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OfS: New conditions will allow regulator to clamp down on poor quality and standards in higher education

The Office for Students (OfS) is consulting on new regulation to protect quality and standards in higher education in England...

Tuesday, 20 July 2021 00:01

LGA: Adult Social Care Leaders come together with a vision for a future workforce strategy

Adult social care leaders have come together for the first time to offer a collective vision of what should be in a workforce strategy for the growing sector...

Tuesday, 20 July 2021 00:01

Government unveils proposals to increase competition in UK digital economy

Proposals have been set out for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets that will support the UK’s growing tech sector and protect consumers...

Tuesday, 20 July 2021 00:01

Consultation outcome - Making vaccination a condition of deployment in older adult care homes

The government hosted a public consultation from 14 April 2021 to 26 May 2021 on a proposal to make COVID-19 vaccination a condition of employment in care homes with older adults...

Monday, 19 July 2021 23:55

Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware, says UN human rights chief

The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to illegally undermine the rights of those under surveillance...

Monday, 19 July 2021 23:52

Ministers seek to stamp out rip-offs with new consumer protections

An arsenal of planned reforms to boost competition and shield the public from rip-offs as the UK builds back fairer from the pandemic have been unveiled by the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng...

Monday, 19 July 2021 22:30

Which?'s response to government's planned reforms to competition and consumer policy

Rocio Concha, Which? Director of Policy and Advocacy, said...

Monday, 19 July 2021 22:30

Statement following the meeting of the Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland

The eighth meeting of the Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland was held today via video conference...

Monday, 19 July 2021 22:20

Transparency data - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency GPC spending over £500: 2020 to 2021

MHRA transactions over £500 made using the government procurement card (GPC)...

Monday, 19 July 2021 19:25

Guidance published on teacher assessment frameworks and other issues

Guidance for teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS1...

Monday, 19 July 2021 19:15