Draft Sentencing Council guideline on child cruelty offences: Committee calls for change
The Justice Committee makes a number of observations regarding the Sentencing Council’s draft guideline on child cruelty offences, including that changes should be made to the section on failure to protect...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
Families hit by crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet – JRF report
Low income families need a third more disposable income to make ends meet and are facing bigger barriers to meet rising costs - despite tightening their belts and shopping around online for better deals and tariffs...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
UK Government should start work on securing a Data Adequacy Decision from the EU as soon as possible, says Exiting the EU Committee
As the UK leaves the EU, it will also leave the legal framework for moving data between the UK and the EU...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
Major reforms to policy, culture, operations and oversight needed in Home Office to avoid repeat of Windrush scandal say MPs
The appalling treatment of the Windrush generation and their descendants shows the need for root and branch reform to the Home Office’s culture, policy and approach to immigration...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
Andrew Gwynne responds to LGA analysis showing that councils face a funding black hole of almost £8 billion by 2025
Andrew Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, responding to new Local Government Association analysis that councils face a funding black hole of almost £8 billion by 2025, said...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
Eddie Hughes MP says embracing blockchain will lead to increased social freedom, trust, and efficiency savings in new FREER paper published today
Launching today, Unlocking Blockchain: Embracing new technologies to drive efficiency and empower the citizen is an enthusiastic call for government to embrace the opportunities of blockchain and associated technologies...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 00:01
Tax chiefs unite to tackle international tax crime
The UK has joined forces with Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and Australia to launch the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement...
Monday, 2 July 2018 18:02
Surveillance camera system buyers’ toolkit launched
Tony Porter, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, has launched a buyers’ toolkit – a key deliverable of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales...
Monday, 2 July 2018 17:57
Longer tenancy plans to give renters more security
Renters who may be forced to leave their homes at short notice will be given more security thanks to government action to introduce longer tenancy terms...
Monday, 2 July 2018 17:55
Government reforms failing to tackle inequality, says NEU
Commenting on the latest report of the UCL Institute of Education, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said: “This astonishing report confirms what the NEU has been warning about for some years..."
Monday, 2 July 2018 17:33