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NEU survey on State of Education: Poverty 

The latest annual survey of 1,788 National Education Union members, conducted ahead of Annual Conference in Bournemouth, shows the strength of feeling...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 11:07

Health experts share priorities for Women's Health Strategy

Health experts have called for a greater focus on care for older women and improved support services for people experiencing pregnancy loss to help shape the government’s first-ever Women’s Health Strategy...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 10:24

Government awards nearly £2 million to innovative transport proposals

Entrepreneurs and innovators pioneering new ways of creating a more efficient transport system are being backed by government funding announced today...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 10:18

Senedd Committees critical of the Welsh Government’s approach to tax

Two Senedd committees have criticised the Welsh Government’s approach to new tax legislation that it is pushing through the Welsh Parliament...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 10:14

‘Lack of collective knowledge’ on needs of children in care, says Ofsted study

There is a ‘lack of collective knowledge’ around the needs of children in care, according to a study by Ofsted, published today...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 09:38

Harsher sentences introduced for ‘spiking’ drugs

GHB, a drug that is used to spike drinks, has been reclassified as a Class B drug today along with two related substances, GBL and 1,4-BD, meaning that those found in possession...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 09:32

Guidance on the Charities Act 2022: implementation plan

This plan explains how the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will implement the Charities Act 2022...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 09:29

Agreement with major developers to fund building safety repairs

The government has today revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal...

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 09:21

Bedfordshire Police continues to improve, says police inspectorate

Bedfordshire Police continues to improve its performance in keeping people safe and reducing crime, the police inspectorate has said.

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 00:01

Protective security grant funding for Jewish institutions to continue

The Home Office has today announced that it will continue to grant the Community Security Trust (CST) £14 million to help keep members of the Jewish community safe in their daily lives...

Tuesday, 12 April 2022 16:33