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Cabinet Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 15:25
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan host EdTech roundtable in the heart of government.
Cabinet Office | Official News ReleaseDeputy Prime Minister and Education Secretary host roundtable to harness the benefits of AI in education
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 15:20
A man who sent suspicious packages containing white powder to schools, retail outlets and shopping centres has been jailed.
Crown Prosecution Service | Official News ReleaseMan jailed for sending envelopes of white powder to schools and shopping centres
Office of Rail and Road
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 15:15
The Office of Rail and Road’s report, published today, finds some disabled passengers experience accessibility difficulties with the rail complaints process. There is also a lack of awareness of how to seek redress for booked assistance failures.
Office of Rail and Road | Official News ReleaseRegulator calls on rail operators to improve complaints processes and redress provision for disabled passengers
Care Quality Commission
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 15:10
We recently announced that the Department of Health and Social Care asked us to take a lead on ICETRs for the next 2 years.
Care Quality Commission | Official News ReleaseCQC’s programme of Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (ICETRs)
Serious Fraud Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 15:05
The Serious Fraud Office’s strategy, launched on 18th April 2024, sets our organisation’s direction, shaping our values, approach and goals over the next five years.
Serious Fraud Office | Official News ReleaseSerious Fraud Office Strategy 2024-2029
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RUSI
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 14:25
The world teeters on the edge of a wider conflict in both Ukraine and the Middle East. In Gaza, Kharkiv and Khartoum, life is ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’.
RUSI | Official News ReleaseUK Diplomacy and National Survival in the Global Turmoil of 2024
Crown Commercial Service
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 14:20
Prosecutors charged 10 per cent more hate crime cases in the final three months of 2023, statistics out today (April 18) show.
Crown Commercial Service | Official News ReleaseRacial and religious based offences drive increase in hate crime cases
NHS Wales
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 14:15
Support should be prioritised over punishment when helping young people who want to quit vaping, according to public health experts.
NHS Wales | Official News ReleaseTackle dependency, visibility, and availability to address rapid rise in youth vaping, say public health experts
Home Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 14:10
Home Office criminal and financial investigators arrested 4 suspected people smugglers.
Home Office | Official News ReleaseFour arrested across the UK in people smuggling raids
Welsh Government
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 14:05
Residents and businesses in mid-Wales have helped to create a world-first initiative to by taking part in the trial of a digital deposit return scheme (DDRS).
Welsh Government | Official News ReleaseResults from world’s first full-town digital deposit return scheme trial are in
FSCS
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 13:25
More than 43,000 claims have been received by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) since 2019 for total pensions losses reaching almost £2billion when authorised financial providers and advisors went out of business, according to new analysis of FSCS claims data, with four out of five made by men.
FSCS | Official News ReleaseAlmost £2billion lost in retirement savings since 2019, with men most likely to claim, new data from FSCS shows
Association for Project Management
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 13:20
Participating teams and mentors from our North East Regional Network have been hard at work since November to conceptualise, plan and deliver projects as part of the region’s first ever Project Management Challenge competition.
Association for Project Management | Official News ReleaseAPM North East Regional Network launches Project Management Challenge Finals Night
Met Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 13:15
Each year, from June-October, polar climate scientists from the Met Office produce a series of monthly sea ice briefings for the government and the general public.
Met Office | Official News ReleaseAntarctic sea ice in 2023
Chatham House
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 13:10
The judgement shows litigation can be used to hold governments to account on their climate ambitions – but much will depend on policy outcomes.
Chatham House | Official News ReleaseA new European Court of Human Rights ruling has established a vital new precedent
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 13:05
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) today publishes the Government’s response to its report on scrutiny of international treaties.
Parliamentary Committees and Public Enquiries | Official News ReleaseGovernment rejects Committee’s calls for increased parliamentary scrutiny of treaties
HM Treasury
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 12:25
Consultation on VAT relief on everyday charitable donations will be launched before 23 July 2024.
HM Treasury | Official News ReleaseBoost to everyday charitable donations through new VAT relief
Cabinet Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 12:20
Deputy Prime Minister warns UK is “in cyber and economic contestation with an increasing range of state and non-state actors”.
Cabinet Office | Official News ReleaseDeputy Prime Minister to boost economic defences against threats to British economic model
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 12:15
CBI yesterday responded to inflation data – April 2024.
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) | Official News ReleaseCBI responds to inflation data - April 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 12:10
A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at the Manufacturing Technologies Association exhibition on Tuesday 16 April.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Official News ReleaseSecretary of State speech at the Manufacturing Technologies Association exhibition, Birmingham
YPO
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 12:05
Marking 50 years since its formation, YPO, one of the UK’s largest public buying sector organisations, is celebrating a golden milestone with a celebration event, a national tour of local authorities and a significant dividend for member councils.
YPO | Official News ReleaseYPO celebrates 50 years with landmark dividend
RUSI
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 11:25
On Tuesday 16 April, the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) at RUSI changed its name to become the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS).
RUSI | Official News ReleaseRUSI’s CFCS Becomes the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS)
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 11:20
Help keep our people safe as we push the boundaries of cutting-edge science and technology.
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | Official News ReleaseSafety job opportunities at Dstl
NCFE
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 11:15
A new Care Certificate for social care workers is being launched in June 2024. Craig Wade, Sector Manager for Health and Social Care, explains what it is, who the care certificate is for, and where to get it.
NCFE | Official News ReleaseWhat is the new Care Certificate? Everything you need to know
Home Office
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 11:10
UK and Vietnam agree closer cooperation to stop the boats.
Home Office | Official News ReleaseUK signs new agreement with Vietnam on illegal migration
Welsh Government
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 11:05
Cabinet Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data – February and March 2024.
Welsh Government | Official News ReleaseCabinet Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data – February and March 2024
Crown Prosecution Service
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 10:25
A man who set alight two elderly worshippers as they left mosques in London and Birmingham has been sentenced to a hospital order - and cannot be released without the approval of the Secretary of State.
Crown Prosecution Service | Official News ReleaseMan sentenced to hospital order for setting fire to worshippers as they left mosques
Environment Agency
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 10:20
Fines and costs dwarf licence price as anglers caught in Southampton, Bermondsey and West Drayton
Environment Agency | Official News ReleaseFour fishermen fined
Scottish Government
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 10:10
Annual report for 2023 produced by the Independent Chair of the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS).
Scottish Government | Official News ReleasePolice Negotiating Board for Scotland: annual report 2023
Department of Health and Social Care
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 10:10
As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (16 April 2024).
Department of Health and Social Care | Official News ReleaseTobacco & Vapes Bill Second Reading Opening Speech
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 09:25
Recently I completed a two-day visit to the Middle East, where escalating violence continues to take an unconscionable toll on the lives of children.
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) | Official News ReleaseStatement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, following her two-day visit to the Middle East
Think Tanks
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 09:20
Integrated care systems are enabling the improvement of dementia diagnosis by supporting collaborative working across the health and care system, new research from health and care think tank The King’s Fund finds.
Think Tanks | Official News ReleaseThe King's Fund - System working lays the groundwork for improved dementia diagnosis but more to be done
Scottish Government
Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 09:10
Parliament agrees continuation of policy and increase to 65p.
Scottish Government | Official News ReleaseMinimum Unit Pricing rise