Lord Chancellor outlines government plans to rebuild criminal justice
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland spoke at the Centre for Social Justice to outline how the government is rebuilding the criminal justice system and looking to its longer-term future...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:41
NHS workforce more diverse than any point in its history, as health service commits to more action on representation
A first of its kind report looking into race equality among England’s doctors has found that the number from black and ethnic minority backgrounds working for the NHS is the highest on record...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:38
OfS confirms funding reforms
The Office for Students (OfS) has today confirmed changes to how it will distribute funding to universities and colleges for 2021-22. OfS funding supplements course fees which pay for the bulk of higher education course costs...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:37
NEU comments on latest school attendance figures
Commenting on week 29 school attendance figures published by the DfE, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:49
Government announces package of measures to support road haulage industry
Measures introduced to support recruitment and retention within the road haulage industry to ease pressure on the sector...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:32
ASCL comment on Social Mobility Commission ‘State of the Nation’ report
Commenting on the publication of the Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the Nation’ report, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:31
NAHT comments on school attendance figures - action needed to reduce Covid transmission in schools
Commenting on the most recent school attendance data released by the government today, which shows another increase in the number of children not attending school for Covid-related reasons...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:30
Clean Up, Green Up and Level Up: how to build a future city - Speech by James Bevan
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive at the Environment Agency, speaks at the launch of the EA’s latest 'State of the Environment', hosted by Global Action Plan...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:29
Lords Covid-19 committee transcript: The long-term impact of the pandemic on towns and cities - July 13
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our relationship with towns and cities, and the dynamic within those areas. This inquiry will look at the long-term impact of the pandemic on large towns and smaller cities, concentrating particularly on housing and green spaces, the changing nature of employment and public transport, and the resulting impact on inequality...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:54
‘Good design is impossible’ under government upheaval of planning, says CPRE
Commenting on the launch of the government’s new national model design code, Paul Miner, head of land use and planning at CPRE, the countryside charity, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:50