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Guidance updated on MOD contracting, purchasing and finance: e-procurement system

Details of the online electronic procurement system, project milestones and implications for defence suppliers...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 15:26

Government acts to improve patient safety in mental health care facilities

An inquiry into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex will become statutory, as the government presses ahead with action to improve patient safety and boost the quality of mental health care in England...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 14:38

REA publishes REMA report: Enabling a secure, flexible, and decarbonised electricity market fit for the future

The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) have launched their Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) Report; “Enabling a secure, flexible, and decarbonised electricity market fit for the future.”

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 14:36

£80 million boost to help UK businesses tackle carbon emissions

Businesses across the UK have today received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 13:12

Change of High Commissioner to Sri Lanka: Andrew Patrick

Mr Andrew Patrick has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in succession to Mrs Sarah Hulton OBE....

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 13:08

Written statement on Contingent Liabilities for the Astute Replacement Programme - Jun 28

Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace): I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approval from His Majesty’s Treasury to recognise new contingent liabilities associated with the Detailed Design and Long Lead Items contract with BAE Systems for the Ship Submersible Nuclear AUKUS (known as “SSN-A”)...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 12:49

Pioneering initiative to force offenders to get clean or face jail time

Criminals serving community orders for low level offences will be closely monitored by judges as part of a new pilot forcing offenders to clean up their acts or be put behind bars...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:47

Lisa Nandy speech to Housing 2023

"I was born and brought up in this great city in a time of huge upheaval...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 10:21

NEU comments on Health practitioners survey: child hunger leading to deterioration in children’s health

In a survey of 313 health practitioners conducted between 8th – 22nd June, members of the School and Public Health Nurses Association and the British Dental Association were asked about the impact of child hunger on children’s health...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 09:00

Community organisations invited to bid for life-saving defibrillators

Organisations across England are being invited to bid for a share of £1 million of government funding to buy life-saving defibrillators for community spaces like town halls, local parks or post offices...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 08:59