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PC&PE: UK should appoint an Ambassador for the Arctic
PC&PE: Price comparison sites should pay compensation to misled energy consumers ~ Ofgem’s response to report
PC&PE: Government rejects diesel tax increases but will consider emission zones
PC&PE: Next National Security Strategy must provide a truly strategic framework
PC&PE: New Gardens funding must be put on secure footing
PC&PE: Use smart technology to cut peak demand rather than coal
PC&PE: Public Health England's grant to local authorities report published
PC&PE: UK should stand up for Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy
NAO: The role of prescribed persons - The wider government needs to do more to understand the experience of whistleblowers and to act where whistleblowers suffer detriment – (NAO: progress on the Sellafield site: an update ~ NDA: Response to Public Accounts Committee statement)
Audit Scotland: Even tougher years ahead for councils
NO: Man dies of blood clot following GPs failures
Serious Case Review into Child Sexual Exploitation in Oxfordshire: from the experiences of Children A, B, C, D, E, and F - Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (OSCB) ~ Oxfordshire CC accepts findings of Bullfinch serious case review and apologises that the multi-agency child protection system failed to prevent horrific abuse of six girls)
DH: Investigation report into Morecambe Bay published – (CQC responds to Kirkup report)
NIA: Committee Launches Report on its Inquiry into Wind Energy ~ Related links – (NIA: Public Accounts Committee identifies room for big savings in prescribing expenditure
DWP: 70% of children living with both birth parents – government promotes relationship support
DfE: Knuckling down & succeeding in school puts an average of £140,000 in a young person’s back pocket ~ DfE: Short breaks damage young people’s futures - link between attendance & achievement
ACE: Museums economic impact report published as ACE announce £17.5m of new investment in English museums
Ofsted: Schools not doing enough to support most able students
EHRC: More robust data & stronger analysis is needed to safeguard fairness says Commission
CESG: ISC report on ‘Women in The UK Intelligence Community’
CBI: Help firms get finance for future growth, CBI urges next government
‘Productivity puzzle’ is a red herring for our austerity damaged economy, says TUC
IFS: Average income back to around pre-recession level after historically slow recovery in living standards, though still more than 2% below its 2009 – 10 peak
PX: Aligning National Insurance & Income Tax thresholds with the Minimum Wage would take half a million people out of tax altogether ~ No Worker Left Behind
PX: The police & the courts are turning a blind eye to property crime, warns Labour Mayoral candidate, David Lammy MP ~ Taking Its Toll: The regressive impact of property crime in Britain
Almost 150 addicts to every rehab bed in England, warns CSJ – (CSJ: Charities warn against drug legalisation on eve of Clegg announcement)
Civitas: Costs of EU membership should be fully audited prior to UK renegotiation - full membership is "too costly" & unnecessary
JRF Response to Proposals to Reduce the Benefit Cap to £23,000
IEA: Replace tuition fees with a free-market graduate tax – (IEA - The housing crisis necessitates green belt reform ~ IEA: Shadow Monetary Policy Committee votes six/three to hold Bank Rate in March)
RoSPA survey shows the country must do more to protect cyclists – (Size does matter when it comes to children's cycles, says RoSPA ~ RoSPA calling for better infrastructure to get more kids on their bikes ~ RoSPA issues safety advice for those cycling to work)
ESRC: Growing cycling levels have not been accompanied by greater age and gender diversity
CIPD: Majority of UK workers think they should double pension contributions and 1 in 10 worry they will never be able to afford to retire
NHS Eng: February’s Liaison & Diversion (L&D) Bulletin, bringing you L&D news and updates
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