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RPA’s strong performance helps farmers and rural businesses across the country

Payments help farmers deliver food security through sustainable food production alongside environmental actions to enhance and support nature...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 13:03

Guidance published for users on E-scooter trials (update)

Where you are allowed to ride an e-scooter rented as part of a government trial, how to travel safely, licensing guidance and the rules of the road...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:50

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, speech at the Centre for Social Justice

Can I thank the Centre for Social Justice for hosting me this morning...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:46

New cutting edge bag scanners to halt illegal items at prison gates

Dozens of new cutting edge bag scanners are being fitted at prison gates across 44 prisons to further strengthen the crackdown on drugs and phones behind bars, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:44

Ofqual seeks views on rules for level 2 and below qualifications

Consultation begins on regulation of level 2 and below qualifications leading to employment...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:07

Union leader brands Minimum Services Bill as “another dangerous gimmick”

The evidence from abroad clearly shows this kind of legislation only forces unions to use other tactics, inflaming and prolonging disputes...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:05

CMA secures ESS’s offer for eligible schools to switch contracts

Following CMA intervention, ESS has offered and signed binding commitments meaning eligible schools can now apply to exit longer-term software contracts a year early...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 10:50

Government publish policy paper on Higher Technical Qualification: overview

Find out what a Higher Technical Qualification is and how the funding and approval system works...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 10:08

DfE letter to Ofqual: qualifications at level 2 and below

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills writes to Ofqual about its approach to qualifications at level 2 and below...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 10:05

FCA fines Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited £7.6 million for further failures in its anti-money laundering systems and controls

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited (GT Bank) £7,671,800 for serious weaknesses in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls between October 2014 and July 2019...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 09:52