Ofsted warns against use of unregistered children’s homes
Ofsted has issued a fresh warning against the placement of vulnerable children, including those subject to deprivation of liberty orders, in unregistered children’s homes...
Monday, 14 August 2023 09:58
New inserts in cigarette packs to help smokers quit
The government will seek views on adding pack inserts into tobacco products to encourage more smokers to quit as it launches a new consultation today...
Monday, 14 August 2023 00:01
Scottish Government: Financial advice where people need it
People struggling to manage their household finances can now benefit from increased support in a range of community settings thanks to a new accessible advice fund...
Sunday, 13 August 2023 00:01
Labour unveils plan to tackle regional teacher recruitment gaps as supply teacher spend jumps by half in a year
In the run-up to the release of A level and GCSE results, Labour today unveiled more of its plans to target gaps in the teaching workforce and tackle growing regional attainment gaps...
Sunday, 13 August 2023 00:01
Health Secretary steps in to offer long-term waiting list support in Wales and Scotland
The UK Government Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has written to the devolved administrations inviting them for talks about how all parts of the UK...
Sunday, 13 August 2023 00:01
Government confirms measures to reverse the rise of gender-neutral toilets
The Government has announced today it is acting to bring forward changes to regulations that will mean all new non-domestic public and private buildings will be required to provide separate single-sex toilets...
Saturday, 12 August 2023 22:57
Pothole repair funding in UK has reduced more than majority of other OECD nations – LGA analysis
Spending on local road repairs in the UK has been reduced by more than nearly all other OECD countries in almost two decades, new Local Government Association analysis reveals today...
Saturday, 12 August 2023 00:01
Louise Haigh responds to the LGA's pothole expenditure report
Louise Haigh MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the Local Government Association’s report on pothole expenditure, said...
Saturday, 12 August 2023 00:01
Conservative failure has left Britain as most exposed major economy to energy crisis
Thirteen years of failed Conservative energy policy has left Britain as the most exposed major economy in the world to rising energy prices, recent data from the Government has confirmed...
Friday, 11 August 2023 22:30
5G Innovation Regions: open for applications (update)
A £40 million fund for local and regional authorities across the UK to establish themselves as ‘5G Innovation Regions’...
Friday, 11 August 2023 16:25