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New large-scale data project will get to the heart of disparities

The Minister for Women and Equalities has today announced the Government's Equality Data Programme to better understand the barriers people face across the UK...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 16:19

Scottish Government: Drinks producers urged to register for deposit return scheme

The First Minister has encouraged drinks producers to register for Scotland’s deposit return scheme, which will go live on 16 August 2023...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 16:04

Police Pension Scheme retrospective remedy

This consultation document sets out the background to the second, retrospective, part of the remedy and an explanation of legislative and policy changes required to implement it...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 16:02

ICAI recommendations on the UK’s approach to democracy and human rights: UK government response

This document is the UK government’s response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) review of the UK’s approach to democracy and human rights...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 15:13

Stopping child benefits for persistent absenteeism 'counter-productive', says NAHT

Commenting as Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove suggests that child benefits could be stopped for families where children are persistently absent, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 15:11

Tony Lloyd: 'Fix football regulation before it's too late’

Labour is calling on the government to fix football regulation before more clubs change hands or go under, as Rochdale A.F.C. misses out on £1million this season...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 15:10

US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue: joint statement of 3rd meeting

The third meeting of the US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue was held in London on 28 February 2023, chaired by US and UK Energy Secretaries Jennifer M. Granholm and Grant Shapps...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 15:00

Joint statement on international collaboration on cleaning up nuclear legacy sites

Leaders from the United States Department of Energy, the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency statement on building their long-standing collaboration of clean up of nuclear legacy sites...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 14:13

New Chief Executive for defence regulator

New Chief Executive appointed by Single Source Regulations Office Board...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 14:12

Homelessness numbers will continue to rise without urgent action – LGA on homelessness statistics

Responding to the latest homelessness and rough sleeping statistics published today, Cllr David Renard, housing spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 13:46