Lancashire Constabulary needs to provide better protection to children at risk of harm – but shows encouraging commitment to improvement
Lancashire Constabulary demonstrates a clear commitment to providing a good service for vulnerable children in need of protection...
Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:01
Give women teachers a better deal, demands the National Education Union
The National Education Union is marking International Women’s Day and the TUC's Women's Pay Day by challenging the Government to take action to make teaching a genuinely equal profession for women teachers...
Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:01
Underfunding of schools resulting in increased class sizes for secondary schools in England, say teaching unions
New research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools in England as a result of the Government’s underfunding of education...
Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:01
Home Affairs Committee to conduct inquiry into Domestic Violence and Abuse
In advance of the Government’s promised draft Bill on domestic violence and abuse, the Committee is seeking evidence on what measures and reforms are needed to address one of the most damaging and prevalent crimes...
Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:01
LGA responds to pothole reports
Responding to separate reports out on the condition of local roads from the AA, RAC and Cycling UK, Cllr Martin Tett, the Local Government Association’s Transport spokesman, said...
Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:01
Number of children in workless households down over half a million since 2010
Since 2010, the number of workless households has fallen by 881,000. Around 9 in 10 children live in a household where at least one working age adult is in work...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 19:27
Readout of the meeting between the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Following this evening's meeting between the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman a Downing Street spokesperson said...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 19:24
Home Office announces new round of funding to tackle knife crime
New funding has been secured to help communities work with young people and prevent them from being drawn into knife crime, Minister Victoria Atkins announces today...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 18:51
Chancellor's HSBC speech: financial services
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond's speech on financial services at HSBC...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 16:02
UK Finance: Hammond "right" that deal on financial services with EU would be a "win-win"
Responding to the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech on Brexit and financial services today, Chief Executive of UK Finance Stephen Jones said...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 15:50