Annual Reports
DCMS: A new report highlighting the successes of the Government’s body confidence campaign was published last week. The campaign was launched in 2010 to ‘raise awareness of the issue of low body image, work with industry to create positive change and help people to challenge the images they see which can impact on their self-esteem’.
PC&PE: In a report on Communicating Statistics released last week, entitled ‘Not Just True, but Also Fair’ the Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) recommends that departmental press officers and government statistics staff should work together much more closely to ensure that press releases give an accurate & meaningful picture of the truth behind the figures.
Cebr: The average UK family had £155 a week of discretionary income in April 2013, down £1 a week from the same month last year and £10 a week from its peak in February 2010 according to the Asda Income Tracker, compiled by think tank Cebr – the second consecutive year-on-year decline.
HMRC: In 2012-13, HMRC investigated 1,693 complaints against employers for allegedly breaching minimum wage rules. This resulted in 708 employers receiving automatic penalty charges of up to £5,000 and 26,519 employees receiving an average of £300 in back pay, topping up wages that had previously been below the legal minimum rate.
