National Audit Office: Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) reports a lack of transparency and adequate documentation of some key decisions...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
PAC Report: DWP must tackle benefit fraud and error fairly, as numbers of claimants and incorrect payments skyrocket
Public Accounts Committee report warns on destabilising debt collection practices and potential discrimination and bias in using artificial intelligence to tackle ongoing, record levels of benefit error and fraud...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
"Government should be concerned about a ‘post-covid exodus’ of school leaders", says NAHT
Today, education union NAHT is issuing a fresh warning that without a revolution in support for school leaders, the government risks a ‘post-covid’ exodus from the profession...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
NAHT report - Wes Streeting responds
Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Schools, welcoming the report of the National Association of Head Teachers’ School Improvement Commission, said...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Sizewell C threatens stunning wild coast: Proposed nuclear power station would sabotage Government’s 30 by 30 pledge to nature, says Wildlife Trusts
This week the Government has announced ‘greater protections for England’s iconic landscapes’ and has promised to designate more Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Shelter: Homeless at school: 56% of teachers have worked with homeless children
Shelter warns homeless children “must not be the invisible victims” of this pandemic...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Government must extend the £20 a week uplift to legacy benefit claimants says JRF
This month, the Government is expected to deliver the Spending Review and announce its annual decision on benefit rates for next year...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Reviving regions: New approach to levelling-up can enable a sustainable post-covid rebound - CBI
Long-term regional inequalities must end if England is to build back better ...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Wales ready to re-start post-EU funding schemes
New funding arrangements to replace those previously administered by the EU, which will empower local decision-makers to support investment closer to the communities they serve, have been published today by the Welsh Government...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01
Rachel Reeves comments on the NAO Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rachel Reeves MP, Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, commenting on the NAO Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic, said...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:01