Committee calls for proxy voting scheme for parental absence to be made permanent
The House of Commons Procedure Committee today publishes its extensive report on proxy voting in the House.
Thursday, 10 September 2020 00:01
Children’s Commissioner for England calls for ban on the use of unregulated accommodation for under 18s in care
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Wednesday) calling for the Government to change the law to stop councils placing under 18s in care in unregulated accommodation...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 23:00
LGA responds to Children's Commissioner report on use of unregulated accommodation
Responding to the call for a ban on the use of unregulated accommodation by the Children’s Commissioner, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 23:00
Sport pilots to be reduced in capacity to 1,000 people socially distanced
The government is to reduce the number of people that can attend sporting events to pilot the safe return of spectators to 1,000...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 22:02
Prime Minister’s “ridiculously irresponsible” plan to force students to stay at university in event of Covid outbreak - UCU
The University and College Union said today that the Prime Minister’s plan to force students to stay in their university town or city in the event of a future lockdown was “ridiculously irresponsible”...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 21:27
New campaign to prevent spread of coronavirus indoors this winter
A new science based public information campaign will be launched ahead of winter to highlight how everyone can help to stop the spread of the virus...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 21:22
Six weeks to the furlough cliff-edge: Labour condemns Government for voting to put millions of jobs at risk
Anneliese Dodds, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, has condemned the Tories for voting to put millions of jobs at risk and pledged Labour will do “everything we can to save jobs”...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 21:17
Former HMS Atherstone being put up for sale
The Defence Equipment Sales Authority are inviting expressions of interest from companies interested in being considered for receiving an Invitation to Tender...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 17:55
COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of council buildings
This is guidance for those managing council buildings. It signposts to relevant guidance on a range of different activities that can take place in these buildings...
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 17:40
MP sets up Future of Aviation all-party group
Henry Smith, Conservative MP for Crawley, has established and Chairs the Future of Aviation Group, a cross-party coalition of MPs supporting the sector and urging the Government to take further action to assist this world-class industry.
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 17:31