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Integrated Review Refresh 2023 - full report

Please see attached for an embargoed copy of the Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a More Contested and Volatile World...

Monday, 13 March 2023 15:30

NASUWT statement following DfE talks

Following a meeting with the Secretary of State for Education today (Monday 13 March), Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union said...

Monday, 13 March 2023 14:08

School leaders call on government to allocate funding in the Budget to identify schools at risk of collapse

Speaking ahead of the government’s Spring Budget statement on Wednesday (15 March), Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Monday, 13 March 2023 13:00

Treasured pets now safer as microchipping for cats becomes compulsory

New legislation laid in Parliament today introducing mandatory cat microchipping

Monday, 13 March 2023 13:00

New funding agreed to keep BBC world service on air

The Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said: “The BBC World Service is vital in the fight against the spread of disinformation around the world...

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:51

UK announces increased funding for China capabilities programme

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is increasing funding to further boost skills and knowledge for government staff on China, including on economic and military policy as well as Mandarin language skills...

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:49

Written statement on Non-Crime Hate Incidents Draft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data - Mar 13

Minister for Fire and Police (Chris Philp): My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before Parliament the statutory Non-Crime Hate Incidents Draft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data, which police officers and staff must have regard to..

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:28

NEU strike days in England this week

On Wednesday 15 March, the date of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England will begin two consecutive days of strike action as part of our campaign to win a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise...

Monday, 13 March 2023 11:55

Letter from the Commissioner to Police England and Wales

The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner writes to all chief officers of Police England and Wales about the use of drones...

Monday, 13 March 2023 11:53

Investing in University Enterprise Zones (UEZs) could contribute to government goals

In a recent speech, the Secretary of State for the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology outlined the department’s “singular goal” of leading the UK to science and technology superpower status by 2030...

Monday, 13 March 2023 11:09