National Audit Office report on Managing tax debt through the pandemic
Tax debt is more than double pre-pandemic levels, and current staffing at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is unlikely to be enough to manage the increased tax debt workload, according to the National Audit Office...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 00:01
DWP has “lost grip” on fraud and mistakes in benefit system, say MPs
The level of fraud and error in the benefit system almost doubled during the pandemic from what was already the highest rate since records began...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 00:01
Brief pandemic ‘surge’ in teaching applications has all but evaporated, warns NAHT
Today (Weds 17 Nov), Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, is speaking at the Schools and Academies Show on a panel about securing the ‘surge’ of post-pandemic teacher supply...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 00:01
Publication of the National Cyber Security Centre annual review
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay - the Government's lead Minister for Cyber - will be giving a speech alongside Lindy Cameron CEO of the NCSC...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 00:01
Railway Restored: regular trains to run on Dartmoor Line for first time in 50 years
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will today dispatch the first passenger train to run on the Dartmoor Line for over 50 years, as the line once again becomes part of the UK rail network for passengers...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 00:01
Made in the UK – Sold to the World: New strategy sets challenge to boost exports to £1 trillion
The Government today launches an ambitious new ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ plan to help businesses across the UK double exports and sell their world-class products around the globe...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 22:30
£360m investment to transform rail ticketing across the country
£360 million will be invested to radically reform and improve passengers’ experience of fares, ticketing, and retailing on the railways...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 18:28
Guidance published for officers dealing with immigration enforcement
UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement have published guidance and information on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:38
Thousands spared strokes thanks to new NHS drug agreements
More than 20,000 strokes and 5,000 deaths could be averted after NHS England struck new agreements to expand life-saving blood-thinning drugs...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:29
Altmann criticises MPs' "missed opportunity" to restore trust by voting to push more pensioners into poverty
MPs had a chance to restore some public confidence in their integrity. Sadly, they missed the opportunity and, instead, voted to reject the compromise proposals from the House of Lords...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:17