EFRA and Environmental Audit Committee report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Natural England - Mar 1
Following the conclusion of the hearing, we are satisfied that the recruitment campaign and Tony Juniper’s selection as the Government’s preferred candidate were in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments...
Friday, 1 March 2019 07:26
National Audit Office report on Transforming Rehabilitation: Progress review
Reforms to probation services have failed to meet the Ministry of Justice’s targets to reduce reoffending and cancelling contracts with probation providers early comes at an additional cost to the taxpayer, according to today’s report by the National Audit Office...
Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01
Parents more likely to advise their child to go to university than take a degree-level apprenticeship, says new Sutton Trust research
Parents are more likely to advise their child to go to university than take a degree-level apprenticeship, with middle-class parents more likely than poorer parents to offer this advice, according to new polling published by the Sutton Trust today...
Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01
NEU: Work Your Proper Hours Day – Teachers Top League Table for Unpaid Overtime
Commenting on data from the TUC to mark Work Your Proper Hours Day (1 March), showing that teachers do more unpaid overtime than any other workers...
Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01
NAPO: National Audit Office calls for a halt to failed probation reforms
The NAO has today published a damming report into Transforming Rehabilitation (TR), the probation reforms introduced by Chris Grayling in 2013...
Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01
LGA responds to Rural Services Network call for rural strategy
Responding to a Rural Services Network call for a rural strategy ahead of Brexit, Cllr Mark Hawthorne, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s People and Places Board, said..
Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01
The Customs (Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
This instrument forms part of legislation to be made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) to ensure that, in the event of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 23:38
The Police and Firefighters’ (Pensions etc.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019
Part 2 of these Regulations, which extends to England and Wales, make amendments to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 23:35
Children and Families Minister announces new early years funding
Nadhim Zahawi gives the keynote address at the Manchester School Readiness Conference...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 18:08
Guidance - Due diligence in academies and maintained schools
The Department for Education has published best practice guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 18:01