General Reports and Other Publications
PC&PE: MPs on the International Development Committee are warning of a mounting humanitarian crisis in South Sudan as the country tries to cope with hundreds of thousands of refugees and the loss of oil revenues following a dispute with the Northern Republic of Sudan.
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from the Northern Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011, following long civil wars that left more than 2m dead. The country has some of the worst development indicators globally, particularly in health & education.
NIESR: Using temporary agency workers (TAW) improves firm performance, but at the cost of permanent employees' wellbeing, according to a new study by the National Institute of Economic & Social Research.
Profitability is higher in workplaces using TAW and those using TAW experienced greater improvements in their performance than ‘like’ workplaces that did not use temporary agency workers.
Profitability is higher in workplaces using TAW and those using TAW experienced greater improvements in their performance than ‘like’ workplaces that did not use temporary agency workers.
IISS: Comment from the International Institute for Strategic Studies in an IISS Voices item on the failed launch of North Korea’s ‘earth observation satellite’.
IPPR North: The UK economy would be £40bn better off if Northern economic potential was properly utilised and brought closer in line with other English regions. Narrowing the difference in output by only 50% between the North of England and the other English regions would be equivalent to over £1,600 per English worker, a new report by the Northern Economic Futures Commission finds.
CSPL: The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life, chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly, has published its submission to the government’s consultation on the proposal for a statutory register of lobbyists.
NO: The London Borough of Hillingdon delayed in finding a school place for a boy who was out of school finds Local Government Ombudsman, Dr Jane Martin. In her report, she finds the delay caused the boy to lose almost two-and-a-half terms of education, which was a very significant disadvantage.
DWP: Young people taking part in a Government-backed work experience placement are more likely to get off benefits and into work, according to recently published research.
The first 3,490 young people who took part in the Government placements were 16% more likely to be off benefits 21 weeks after starting than those in a similar group who did not take part.
The first 3,490 young people who took part in the Government placements were 16% more likely to be off benefits 21 weeks after starting than those in a similar group who did not take part.
TUC: The manufacturing & construction sectors have suffered the biggest loss of jobs since the eve of the recession, while finance & business services is the only sector with a bigger workforce today, according to a TUC analysis published last week.
The analysis finds that the types of jobs that account for over half of all youth employment - manufacturing, construction and retail, hotels & restaurants - have shed nearly 1m jobs since 2007.
The analysis finds that the types of jobs that account for over half of all youth employment - manufacturing, construction and retail, hotels & restaurants - have shed nearly 1m jobs since 2007.
IfG: The government has recently faced a wave of negative media headlines over pasties, grannies, charities, and jerrycans. Each of these problems has led to the bigger question: how effective is the centre of government?
Over the past 2 years the Institute for Government has examined the challenges facing the Centre and the press release has links to a sample of some of IfG’s views on this issue.
Over the past 2 years the Institute for Government has examined the challenges facing the Centre and the press release has links to a sample of some of IfG’s views on this issue.
EHRC: Research released by the Equality and Human Rights Commissionat last week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings (1.8%) by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.
FSA: The Food Standards Agency has published results from its latest study looking at levels of process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a range of UK foods.
CCC: There is no longer any reason to exclude international aviation & shipping emissions from carbon budgets according to the Committee on Climate Change. This was the conclusion in the Committee’s report ‘Scope of carbon budgets – Statutory advice on inclusion of international aviation and shipping’.
ScotGov: The Commission on Women Offenders, established to examine how female offenders are dealt with in the criminal justice system, has produced its final report: ‘Commission on Women Offenders: Final Report 2012’.
NE: Natural England has made its publicly available Geographic Information datasets available under the Open Government License.
PC&PE: New research shows a significant increase in the quantity and quality of parliamentary debate about human rights: ‘Arts and Humanities Research Council: Parliament and Human Rights: Redressing.’
CBI: In a speech last week at a CBI / Policy Exchange business taxation debate, John Cridland, the CBI Director-General, said that UK businesses pay around a quarter (£163bn) of the country’s total tax revenue, and that a competitive tax system is essential to the economy & prosperity.
He also launched a major new CBI report, Tax and British Business: Making the Case.
He also launched a major new CBI report, Tax and British Business: Making the Case.
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