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Smart motorway safety system not meeting targets says AA

Following today’s report from the Office of Road and Rail (ORR*) which states that Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) “shows that SVD performance is falling short of the performance requirements the company set itself”...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 10:29

Commons marks 80 years since Holocaust first recognised

MPs stood in silence today [Thursday, 15 December] to mark 80 years since the UK first publicly recognised what we now know as the Holocaust was taking place in Nazi-occupied Europe...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 10:02

Expert panel calls for stronger child protection measures

A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel reveals almost 400 children were seriously abused or neglected in England in 2021...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 09:43

Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2021 to March 2022

Statistics on incidents where police officers use force; including types of force, reasons, outcomes, injuries, and person details (such as age, gender and ethnicity)...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 09:41

Ofqual letter to awarding organisations: VTQs in summer 2022

This letter confirms Ofqual’s expectations for this series and how it will monitor awarding organisations' delivery of exams and results for vocational and technical qualifications...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 09:38

National Cyber Strategy 2022 (update)

This strategy sets out the government’s approach to protecting and promoting the UK’s interests in cyberspace. It is our plan to ensure that the UK continues to be a leading responsible and democratic cyber power...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 09:32

Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Cost of Food - Dec 14

Kate Osborne (Jarrow) (Lab):...We are hearing reports that food prices are so high and wages so low that firefighters, nurses, teachers and many others are now reliant on food banks...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 08:22

Extract from Commons statement on Small Boats Incident in the Channel - Dec 14

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman):...The right hon. Lady mentioned safe and legal routes..

Thursday, 15 December 2022 08:19

Extract from committee stage (Lords) (day 4) of the Energy Bill - Dec 14

Baroness Worthington (CB):...I echo the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, that simply calling it independent does not mean that it necessarily will be independent...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 08:16

Extract from committee stage (Lords) of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill - Dec 14

Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):...I believe it is the product that matters, not the technology used to produce it, provided that all the safeguards and breeding processes are strictly adhered to...

Thursday, 15 December 2022 08:09