High court challenge against legal aid cuts highlights growing risk of miscarriages of justice says Law Society
The Law Society today issued proceedings against the Ministry of Justice to challenge a decision to implement further cuts to legal aid...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:46
LGA responds to rough sleeping statistics
Responding to new government statistics which show an increase in the number of people sleeping rough, Cllr Martin Tett, Local Government Association Housing spokesman, said...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:32
ASCL comment on secondary school performance tables
The Department for Education today published revised GCSE data and secondary school performance tables...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:15
Working together for a thriving aviation sector - Speech by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
How government is working with partners on the future of aviation strategy, Heathrow expansion, Brexit and the independent airlines insolvency review...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:13
Education standards continue to rise at GCSE and A level
New results pubished today show standards are rising across England's secondary schools...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:12
Government at risk of failing to meet 3m apprenticeship target – IoD
Responding to Department for Education figures showing that the number of apprenticeship starts dropped by 27% to 114,000 compared to this time last year, Seamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Directors, said...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:09
Shelter comment on English Housing Survey
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “With the number of renters having risen substantially over the past decade, it’s time to start paying attention to the needs of people who rent long term, not just those who have a chance to own...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 10:53
Crime figures are truly shocking and should put an end to Government complacency - Abbott
Diane Abbott MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the latest ONS crime data which show that police recorded crime is up 14%, with knife crime up by 21% and gun crime by 20%, said...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 10:52
Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2017
Crime statistics from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 10:51
Rough-sleeping rockets by 169% since 2010 says Shelter
In Autumn 2017, 4,751 people were rough sleeping in England – a 15% increase in a year and a 169% increase since 2010 when the figures first started being recorded - this is the highest number yet...
Thursday, 25 January 2018 10:34