Lord Chancellor’s Speech: White Paper Launch - A Smarter Approach to Sentencing
Full text of the speech given by Robert Buckland QC to launch the White Paper - A Smarter Approach to Sentencing...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 12:19
Criminal record reform to support ex-offenders into work
New legislation will help ex-offenders to find a job – allowing them to turn their lives around and ending the cycle of crime...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:45
Union puts Government and employers on notice as it launches Covid monitoring in colleges and universities
Colleges and universities need to ensure they have proper plans in place to deal with the Covid threat warned the University and College Union (UCU) today...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:44
Radical sentencing overhaul to cut crime
The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC has today set out his plan for "smarter sentencing" to crack down on crime and protect the public by ensuring dangerous criminals are kept in prison for longer...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:23
Failure to be ready will only add stress for workers and businesses at end of Brexit transition period – Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, responding to reports that key IT systems will still be in testing mode when the Brexit transition period ends, said...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 10:50
Ministerial incompetence leads to restricted testing – Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, responding to reports that plans are underway to prioritise coronavirus tests, said...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 10:26
Less than half of school staff have had Covid-19 health and safety train, GMB survey shows
It's as if covid never happened and they are playing Russian roulette, says one of more than 2,600 respondents...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 10:24
Brooks Newmark: How to eradicate the blight of rough sleeping once and for all by the end of this Parliament
Article on ConservativeHome by Brooks Newmark, who was the MP for Braintree (2005-15), Minister for Civil Society (2014) and currently sits on the Government’s Roughsleepers Advisory Panel...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 09:58
Ofsted seeks to make oversight of subcontractors more comprehensive and transparent
Ofsted has published new research looking at subcontractors in the further education and skills sector...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 09:47
Kia Motors accelerates business transformation to become a leading EV brand
Kia Motors Corporation has shared a glimpse of its global electric vehicle (EV) business strategy today, revealing an early sketch of several of the brand’s future dedicated Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)..
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 09:39