MPs to UK Government: Look again at NI funding formula
MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee have called on the Government to review how it calculates Northern Ireland’s funding in a new report published today...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
IFS: Gap between higher- and lower-paid public sector workers falls by more than a third since 2007 as doctors and experienced teachers have faced unprecedented pay cuts
Pay for some public sector workers has risen much more than the economy-wide average in recent years...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
Government rejects Committee’s call to prohibit products from legal deforestation
The Government has rejected the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendation to prevent UK businesses from trading in products linked to deforestation, regardless of whether their production was legal...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
MPs call for new regulatory approach to secure thriving future for defined benefit pension schemes
Changes to proposed regulation and improvements in governance standards are urgently needed to ensure private sector defined benefit (DB) pension schemes remain an active and thriving part of the pensions landscape...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
OfS proposes new guidance on freedom of speech
The Office for Students (OfS) has today launched a consultation on new guidance about freedom of speech, ahead of universities, colleges and students’ unions taking on new free speech duties, which is expected to be from August this year...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
Environment Agency launches whistleblowing portal in latest crackdown on water companies
A new portal has been launched today (Tuesday 26 April) to make it easier for internal water company whistleblowers to safely report serious environmental wrongdoing by their water companies...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
Welsh Government: Don’t miss out on help with school essentials
88% of those eligible have claimed their free School Essentials grant to help with costs like school uniform, shoes, bags, sports kit and equipment...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
Record number of junior doctors take up posts in Scotland
Applications for medical training posts in Scotland are at record levels with more junior doctors joining the NHS than ever before...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
Government delivering on 60,000 more special needs places
Children across the country are to benefit from billions of pounds of investment to ensure they receive an education that meets their needs in high-quality environments for years to come and families are given peace of mind that their children will be looked after...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01
ASCL comment on SEND and capital funding announcement
Responding to the Department for Education announcement about funding for new SEND and AP places and refurbishing school buildings, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:01