National Audit Office report on Protecting and shielding the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown
Today’s report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that the shielding programme was a swift government-wide response to protect clinically extremely vulnerable people against COVID-19...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
‘Secure schools’ call as Committee welcomes drop in youth detention
The House of Commons Justice Committee has called on the Government to guarantee that it will implement, by 2022, a long-delayed plan to build ‘secure schools’ to house detained children and young people...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
New £10 million fund to drive private sector investment in nature
Nature projects which tackle climate change, create and restore habitats, or improve water quality could soon benefit from a new £10 million fund to help them both benefit the environment and attract private sector investment, the Government has announced today...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
More than half a million UK employers at risk of collapse in spring as cash reserves fall perilously low, finds IPPR
Almost 600,000 UK employers are at risk of business collapse in the spring without an urgent extension of government support, according to new analysis by the IPPR think tank...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
Budget must deliver ‘shot in the arm’ for entrepreneurs, says IoD
The IoD is urging the Chancellor to put entrepreneurs at the heart of the recovery, and avoid damaging tax hikes, in its Budget submission published on Wednesday...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
MPs urge Government to put improving air quality 'at core' of post-pandemic rebuild
The Government must set tougher targets to lower air pollution if it hopes to reduce the health inequalities laid bare by covid-19...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
“Inadequate” pandemic plan - and equipment stockpile - left frontline workers “risking their own and their families’ lives to provide treatment and care” say MPs
The Department for Health and Social Care’s decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic meant social care providers were left exposed by lack of PPE...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
UK Finance: Romance scams on the up during lockdown
UK Finance is today urging the public to be vigilant and look out for friends and family to help keep them safe from romance scams this Valentine’s Day...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on shielding the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown
Responding to a National Audit Office report on protecting and shielding the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01
Elton John And Michael Caine Help The NHS Promote Covid Jabs
Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine have joined forces in a new video to encourage people to get vaccinated against coronavirus...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:01