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Victims and Prisoners Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 1

Victims and Prisoners Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 1...

Friday, 1 December 2023 06:23

Pedicabs (London) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Nov 30

Pedicabs (London) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Nov 30...

Friday, 1 December 2023 06:22

Media Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Dec 1

Media Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Dec 1...

Friday, 1 December 2023 06:21

20 years of mobile phone driving ban – but many haven’t got the message - AA Trust

Using a mobile at the wheel it is still a common occurrence seen by 93% of drivers, despite today (1 Dec) being the 20th anniversary of the ban on the use of hand-held mobile phones in vehicles, according to The AA Charitable Trust....

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

Recycling reforms stalled by Government’s lack of clarity as delays sap momentum on waste ambitions

Government ambitions to reduce environmental and economic costs of waste are under threat due to a lack of clarity and delays...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

Government warned to proceed with caution in development and use of AI in warfare by Lords committee

While the Government aims to be “ambitious, safe, responsible”, in its application of artificial intelligence (AI) in defence, aspiration has not lived up to reality...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

BRC: Early signs of footfall recovery

Total UK footfall decreased by 0.7% in November(YoY), an improvement on -5.7% in October...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

Council tax – councils should not be chasing arrears from households that can least afford it, say MPs

The Government should act to ensure local councils are not aggressively chasing council tax debt from those who can least afford it, says the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee in a report published today...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

National Audit Office publishes report on The MoD Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033

The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Equipment Plan (the Plan) for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01

Councils need support and funding for adult social care assurance process

The new assurance process for council adult social care services is time and energy intensive, interviews with the pilot councils show...

Friday, 1 December 2023 00:01