Further government action to improve school attendance
Parents of pupils absent from school without good reason will face fines, thanks to new national standards to tackle the postcode lottery in how councils issue absence fines and help improve attendance in schools...
Friday, 17 June 2022 15:24
Publication of the ACMD report into the availability and use of naloxone
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has published a report reviewing the availability and use of naloxone in the UK, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose...
Friday, 17 June 2022 14:51
UK military enhancing training through virtual reality
Soldiers, sailors, and aviators will race from arctic warfare to fast jet landings thanks to a new virtual reality training system, under a £7.2 million contract secured by Defence, Equipment and Support...
Friday, 17 June 2022 14:38
NAHT members to join the TUC’s cost-of-living march and rally
NAHT members will be joining thousands of people from across the UK to march in London on Saturday 18 June 2022 to demand government action on standstill wages and the soaring cost-of-living
Friday, 17 June 2022 14:17
Lord Ferrers Awards 2022
The Lord Ferrers Awards recognise outstanding contributions to volunteering in policing...
Friday, 17 June 2022 14:15
Lifelong Loan Entitlement technology is top of the agenda for Secretary of State’s visit to the Student Loans Company (SLC)
Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, visits the Student Loans Company (SLC)...
Friday, 17 June 2022 12:27
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Lebanon - Hamish Cowell
Mr Hamish Cowell CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic...
Friday, 17 June 2022 11:53
All new trade deals must protect ‘core standards’, MPs say
The government should formally commit to upholding animal welfare and environmental standards in all post-Brexit trade deals, says the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in a report on the free trade agreement with Australia...
Friday, 17 June 2022 11:04
Home Office statement on Julian Assange
A Home Office spokesperson said: “Under the Extradition Act 2003, the Secretary of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made...
Friday, 17 June 2022 11:00
Sarah Cardell appointed as interim CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority
Sarah Cardell will take over from current CEO Andrea Coscelli when he leaves in July...
Friday, 17 June 2022 10:15