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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill - copy of Bill and Explanatory Notes

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill was introduced in the Commons (First reading) and is likely to have its second reading shortly...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 07:04

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Mar 8

Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland): What recent legislative steps her Department has taken to help strengthen the sanctions regime against Russia...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 06:47

Members nominated for the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill committee

The following MPs were selected to serve on the Public Bill committee to consider the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 06:27

Leading UK business bosses help prison leavers get work in crime-cutting drive

Leaders from big-name firms such as Lotus Cars and Sodexo will chair new Employment Advisory Boards which are being rolled out across the prison estate...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:52

NFER: Urgent action needed to ensure workers of the future have essential problem-solving and critical thinking skills

A review of recent research and thought leadership pieces on future employment skills suggests problem-solving, critical thinking and communication will become increasingly essential in the next 15 years as technology becomes more embedded in the workforce...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01

Universities should be more tolerant of drug use if they are to keep students safe from drug harms, says new HEPI report

A new report (attached) from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Illicit drug use in universities: zero tolerance or harm reduction? (HEPI Debate Paper 29), suggests a zero-tolerance approach to illicit drug use may cause more harm than it prevents...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01

National Audit Office report on Child maintenance

Reforms to government's child maintenance services have delivered improvements and reduced costs...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01

NEU comments on NFER research on future employment skills 

Commenting on new research published today by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01

Liz Truss in Lithuania to stand with Baltic Allies against Russian aggression

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is in Lithuania today (Thursday) to meet Baltic foreign ministers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01

Multi-million pound boost for new families as adoptions increase

Thousands of vulnerable children in care can find permanent homes faster, through a multi-million pound investment to support new adoptive families settle into their new lives...

Thursday, 3 March 2022 00:01