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Improvements to how South Yorkshire Police (SYP) investigates child sexual abuse have been recommended following an investigationby the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into complaints that the force failed to act on allegations about Ian Watkins.

A new fund to support young people from across the North East to engage with their local communities has been launched with £1.7 million committed by The Virgin Money Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund.

Driver info for Queensferry Crossing available

Anglesey-based Halen Môn is spreading the word of its famous sea salt all over the world faster than ever before thanks to Superfast Cymru.

Theresa May visited NCS (National Citizen Service) to unveil a new course to raise awareness of mental health among young people.

Following terrorist incidents in Las Ramblas, Barcelona and Cambrils, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued a statement.

Qualifications offered by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health are no longer regulated as of 18 August 2017.

New owner Macquarie has committed to the GIB’s target of leading £3 billion of investment in green energy projects over next 3 years.

Communities and Children Secretary Carl Sargeant yesterday called on tenants to have their say on legislative proposals to remove the ability of lettings agencies to charge them fees.

We are improving the Contact Us form in Application Enquiry.

The CBI's Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Michelle Hubert, outlines a five-point infrastructure plan for the new Government

The CMA has accepted proposals by Heineken to resolve concerns over its proposed purchase of Punch Taverns.

During his 3-day visit to Turkey, Sir Alan Duncan reiterated the UK's support for Turkish democracy, 1 year after the attempted coup.

New adverse reaction to be included in package leaflet

The CBI has commented on this year’s A-Level results.

Flags on Whitehall government buildings to fly at half-mast on Friday 18 August.

First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones said: “Our thoughts today are with all of those who were affected by yesterday’s terrorist attacks on Barcelona and Cambrils. It is truly horrifying to think that people who were simply going about their daily lives, relaxing and enjoying themselves could be targeted in such an evil way.

The difference in working time between workers in the 28 EU Member States remains large and is especially marked between the ‘older’ 15 EU Member States and the 13 new Member States that joined the EU since 2004, according to new research from Eurofound.  

The CMA has accepted fare controls that address its competition concerns on the London–Exeter rail route.

Public Health England (PHE) announces plans to consider the evidence, set guidelines and closely monitor progress on calorie reduction.

UK steps up support to provide clean water, food and medicines to assist communities worst affected.

The first group of European Solidarity Corps volunteers is arriving in Norcia, Italy, to help with the ongoing efforts to repair damage and rebuild social services for the local community affected by the severe earthquakes that hit the region a year ago.

The Advisory Council on National Records and Archives is looking to appoint eight new members. 

Islington Council failed to keep up to 89,000 people’s information secure on its parking ticket system website.

Students that received their A-level and Welsh Baccalaureate results were yesterday (Thurs 17th August) congratulated by Education Secretary Kirsty Williams.

One of the world’s fastest detectors, capable of capturing images in billionths of a second, has been developed by the UK for use at the world’s largest X-ray laser, the European XFEL.

Yesterday’s announcement that nearly 7,600 students in England took A-level Computing means it’s not going to be party time in the IT world for a long time to come, says BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Government on track to hit target of 2,500 new officers by 2018.

Speaking to the press, Nic Hailey, welcomed NASA’s decision to take their concerns to the Supreme Court, in line with Kenya’s constitution.

Simulation games developer and publishing company Dovetail Games is increasing its Scottish workforce by 40% with 20 new jobs, taking the number of staff to 50.

techUK is engaging with Government Agencies to explore how the tech industry can work with Public Services to deliver digital transformation.

Blog posted by: Charlotte Morison, Senior Consultant, Pitcher Partners Consulting Pty Ltd, 17 August 2017.

Older vulnerable people are often reliant on relatives to raise concerns when things go wrong in hospital, yet over half (51%) of family members with a concern say it is difficult to complain about the hospital care or treatment of an older relative, according to a new survey published yesterday.

Blog posted by: Lisa Raftery, Thursday, 17 August 2017.

The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths has announced ambitious plans to halve food waste in Wales by 2025.

Dstl analysis has helped to bring Britain’s new flagship carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth into service.

A Gaelic music, culture and heritage centre planned in South Uist has been awarded £1 million funding

Transport for London has announced plans to test new safety technology on London buses. Automatic braking and audible warning systems will be trialled alongside measures including new mirrors to improve the driver's vision.

Councils in England are being urged to check their homelessness procedures are fit for purpose, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found significant fault with a Northamptonshire district council.

Scottish and Welsh Ministers warn progress is being put at risk. 

STFC is to launch a major funding call this September, targeted towards pioneering healthcare research and development.

Blog posted by: Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, 16 August 2017.

17 Welsh employers named for underpaying around 40 workers the National Minimum or Living Wage.

Officers from West Midlands Police and the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) this morning arrested the brother of Lukasz Pawel Herba in connection with the kidnapping of Chloe Ayling.

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP visits the North West of England to look at what is being done to tackle hate crime.

Mayor of London announces a package of measures to boost digital connectivity across London, closely echoing recent techUK report.

Around 230 employers have been named for underpaying their workers the National Minimum or Living Wage.

Statement given yesterday by Stephen Hickey, Political Counsellor at the UK Mission to the United Nations at the Security Council briefing on Kosovo.

Organisations encouraged to get involved in Climate Week 2017.

Transport Minister John Hayes meets Heathrow apprentices and celebrates A-level results day.

ONS labour market figures released yesterday (Wednesday) show that real wages have fallen for the fourth month in a row.

A doctor who retraced the voyage of Captain Bligh, cast adrift following the infamous Mutiny on the Bounty, is the latest guest speaker to sign up for Expo 2017.

On Monday, we hosted a delegation from the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who were here to sign a digitisation contract with us to make information regarding the UAE and other Gulf States more accessible for the first time.

Walking around the Capital, you may not realise there is so much history buried beneath the pavement.

With the release of the UK Government's briefing paper on future customs arrangements the Adam Smith Institute welcomes the government's continued support post-Brexit of the EU's current Everything But Arms initiative with Least Developed Countries. But we can go even further.

A shared apprenticeship pilot programme designed to encourage more people to pursue career opportunities within the technical arm of the creative industries has proved so successful plans are now being progressed to roll it out to more theatres in Wales.

Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb congratulates students on A level results day

A guide dog in training, sponsored and named Hero by staff at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), was given a welcome fitting his name when he visited his sponsors at the ONS headquarters in Newport today (Thursday 17 August).

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its Consultation on Update of the guidelines on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the CRA Regulation.

UNICEF is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed several hundred people including at least 109 children, according to government sources. The death-toll is expected to rise, with over 600 people, including many children, still unaccounted for.

A deal on customs is important to reducing post-Brexit trade friction, but a new paper from the Institute for Government argues that is only half the story. 

The CBI has responded to the latest ONS data on the UK labour market. 

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) reinvestigation into the death of Jordon Begley, in Greater Manchester, is progressing well and is now moving into the final stages.

Blog posted by: Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Wednesday 16 August 2017.

The EC is launching an EU-wide public consultation on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer.

Unemployment and inactivity falls over the quarter.

Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, responded to a study published in the Lancet warning that an extra 71,000 care home places will be needed by 2025 in England as care needs increase

Over five million people want to work, want more hours or are trapped in low paid and insecure work across the UK’s 12 biggest cities, according to new report.

The ScaleUp Institute needs your help to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world for companies to both start up and scale-up!

Four Dstl apprentices have recently won awards.

An additional £500,000 a year will be invested by the Welsh Government to improve the care young people with eating disorders receive when they turn 18, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced.

Arts Council England and the Local Government Association have developed their first ever online resource to help councils develop innovative ways to invest in culture, even where financial resources are under pressure.

More than half of all self-employed people are failing to earn a decent living, according to new research by the New Economics Foundation.

Twenty seven Filipinos awarded by the British government to study in the UK for one year.

British engineers working on combat jets for the UK’s new aircraft carriers have reached a key production milestone.

Official figures released yesterday show the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4% – the lowest level since 1975.

In a unique communications partnership, Socitm and ITN Productions are producing a news and current affairs-style programme exploring the changing digital landscape within public services.

Council leaders say the Government needs to introduce a more efficient UK system regulating how councils buy goods and services when we leave the European Union.

Ashwin Kumar, Chief Economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, responded to testerday's employment figures

Blog posted by: Warren Smith, 16 August 2017 - Categories: Digital Marketplace.

Two groups in Derry/Londonderry are providing more support to young people, thanks to over £1 million of National Lottery funding.

Blog posted by: Esme Winch, Managing Director, Wednesday 16 August 2017.

A new competition for 2018 will make up to £10 million available to UK organisations to work with Chinese partners.

A cliff-edge Brexit in early 2019 would pose serious risks to farming in Scotland, an independent study has concluded.

UK Government publishes new position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland, proposing no physical infrastructure at the border.

An organic hairdresser in Cardiff, a cheese shop in Denbighshire and an outdoor activities company in Glynneath are just 3 of nearly 2,000 Welsh start ups that have benefited from over £15.5m of Welsh Government-backed loans aimed at getting new businesses off the ground.

techUK welcomes the roll-out to local government and encourages continued collaboration with industry as service develops.

Eurofound has launched a stakeholder survey in an effort to improve the way in which it reports on collective bargaining, and to transition from an initial focus on wage-bargaining outcomes to cover collective bargaining in a more holistic way,

The UK government has released its paper on future UK-EU customs arrangements.  Open Europe's Aarti Shankar argues that plans for an interim deal are sensible, but, longer-term, the UK should opt for a customs facilitation agreement over a "mirroring" arrangement with the EU.

First generation to benefit from expanded free childcare.

Blog posted by: Esme Winch, Managing Director, Wednesday 16 August 2017.

The TUC yesterday (Tuesday) supported the decision to silence Big Ben during important restoration works.

Despite historical and current parallels in their policies, China is now more clearly becoming a leading power in science and innovation than Russia, suggests research.

Employees from Socitm, the body representing IT and digital professionals across the public and third sectors, have swapped office life for a day of volunteering to support one of its members.

The response by Northamptonshire Police to a missing person report for India Chipchase prior to her body being found in January 2016 was appropriate and in line with policy, an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found.

The A90 Average Speed Camera (ASC) system between Dundee and Stonehaven is due to go live in October 2017.

Sir Alan Duncan’s visit on 15 -17 August will support democracy and focus on increased UK-Turkey cooperation, particularly in science

The CBI has responded in detail to the Government’s publication of the future partnership paper on the Customs Union.

The Prime Minister spoke aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth as the ship arrived in Portsmouth harbour.

The Electoral Commission yesterday published details of concluded investigations where sanctions have been applied.

Homeless Link is one of the 21 voluntary sector members of the Department of Health funded Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease.

On the occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Persons we invite you to download or order our publication on Regulation of labour market intermediaries and the role of social partners in preventing trafficking of labour.

Kirsty Williams today visited Llandrindod Wells CiW School to see the effect their summer lunch club is having on children from the area (Tues 15th August).

Reacting to the latest CPI inflation figures released yesterday but the ONS NIESR’s Head of UK macroeconomic forecasting, Amit Kara said: “CPI inflation was 2.6 per cent over the 12 month period to July, unchanged from the previous month and broadly consistent with our forecast published in the August  Economic Review.”

Britain's future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time today.

Britain working with Sierra Leone to help coordinate rescue efforts for victims of mudslides and torrential flooding in and around Freetown.

The CBI has responded to the Government’s announcement of a future partnership paper on the UK-Irish border.

A company has applied to the FSA for chia seeds to be approved for use in the European Union (EU) under the simplified approval procedure. 

Following confirmation of the latest RPI figures by the Office of National Statistics.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and Nicholas William Edward Boden, Senior Statutory Auditor and Audit Engagement Partner, have been fined and severely reprimanded after admitting Misconduct in relation to the audit of the financial statements of RSM Tenon Group plc, for the financial year ended 30 June 2011. 

Blog posted by: Suresh GP, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, TauB Solutions, 15 August 2017.

Whether we have the power to make healthy choices or to influence decision makers to create more green space, the amount of power we have over the decisions that affect us has an impact on our health.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is running a survey to gather data on the UK's cyber security industry.

Deaths in older age group continue to increase.

New guidance sets out process for multinationals in line with OECD requirements.

All 34 of the bathing waters in the North East have been classed as either ‘excellent’ or ‘good’, passing high standards for water quality.

The CMA is considering proposals to overcome competition concerns regarding Wood Group’s purchase of Amec Foster Wheeler.

Rebecca Evans, Minister for Social Services and Public Health, yesterday announced the appointment of a new Chair to the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse.

Filipinos can now enjoy British beef following a new export deal estimated to be worth £34 million.

Annual patient-led assessments of non-clinical elements of care such as food and waiting areas were published yesterday by NHS Digital.

The first of a series of papers on the UK’s future partnership with the EU.

A total of 867 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland in 2016, according to statistics published yesterday by the National Records of Scotland.

The CBI has responded to the Government’s publication of the future partnership papers on the Customs Union.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson expresses sympathy with Sierra Leone.

Grassroots and elite sport come together at annual Daily Mirror Pride of Sport Awards.

UK's Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart statement on terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.

The CBI will be establishing a new Manufacturing Council to help support the UK’s makers.

Whitehall is consulting on new sanctions legislation fit for the country’s diminished global position.

Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his first visit to the country

Emma Howard Boyd meets a staff member inspired to cycle by her visit and sees how Coverack has recovered since flash flooding in July.

Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Japan from Wednesday 30th August to Friday 1st September.

New facility to produce 400 million vaccinations a year.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson celebrates Indian Independence Day and the longstanding friendship between the UK and India.

Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, responded to Action for Children’s ‘Revolving Door’ report

This paper  is primarily of interest to competent authorities and firms that are subject to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (MiFID II). 

The BBC, in partnership with Microsoft, are experimenting with voice prints and user voice controlled content applications.

The UK House Price Index shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We're consulting on changes to the UK’s Package Travel Regulations to provide clearer and more comprehensive protection for holidaymakers.

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) consultation on amendments to its Guidance on the Strategic Report, published today, encourages businesses to consider the interests of stakeholders. 

Hiring demand remains strong whilst unemployment is at a record low

HM Land Registry have improved the Application Enquiry service which business customers use to check details of any application.

The latest wall cladding combination tested as part of the government’s series of large-scale fire safety tests has passed and meets current Building Regulations guidance.

An airline industry code of conduct on disruptive passengers is failing to stem the tide of drunken and anti-social behaviour at UK airports and on flights from the UK, according to a major survey involving over 4,000 cabin crew working for British-based airlines.

Applications are now being accepted for Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund and Darwin Initiative.

More than 600 children and teenagers are being treated for a type of diabetes normally only seen in adults aged over 40 – an increase of 14 per cent in a year – which reinforces the need for urgent action on obesity, councils have warned..

In 2012, more than one-in-three men from disadvantaged backgrounds lived alone in their early 40s. This compared with only one-in-seven men from rich backgrounds living without a partner. This disparity has strengthened the link between the incomes of families across generations, thus reducing social mobility.

Thirteen companies have been placed in provisional liquidation following an investigation by Company Investigations of the Insolvency Service.

Nine nominees make up the final shortlist for this year’s Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards.

To improve our focus on delivery and the flexibility to sensibly reprioritise our work throughout the year, we’ve moved to a new way of working in theGOV.UK team.

Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson has announced the appointment of the third Judicial Complaints Reviewer.

Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents health organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and chief executive of NHS Employers, responded to the latest NHS performance figures

Joe Dromey, IPPR senior research fellow, commented on the news that LearnDirect, the UK's largest adult training provider, is 'on the brink of collapse'

Jawad Raza, FDA National Officer for DWP yesterday responded to a report in the Mirror naming and shaming civil servants working in the DWP for their remuneration.

Transport for London (TfL) yesterday announced that it has awarded a five-year contract for the provision of cleaning and associated services to ABM UK - guaranteeing 2,800 people will receive the London Living Wage.

Consumer Minister Margot James launches proposals to better protect travellers booking package holidays online.

EU funds of £3.5m will be invested in the first stage of a major development to create a new business hub in Port Talbot’s former docks.

The Local Government Association said councils need powers and funding to create a mix of affordable housing options, both for renters hoping to save up for a deposit and those looking to buy, to help boost affordability and home ownership.

Responding to the NHS monthly performance figures for June 2017, Richard Murray, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund, said: ‘The fact that there are now more than four million people waiting for treatment is a symbolic moment for the NHS. 

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson condemns the murder of seven members of the Syrian Civil Defence, otherwise known as the White Helmets, in Sarmin, Idlib.

A jailed cocaine smuggler is still being pursued for his profits a decade after he was ordered to hand over more than £1m of criminal assets.

Visit Healthcare UK on stand 103 at the UK’s most significant health and care event of the year, 11 to 12 September 2017 in Manchester.

All babies in Scotland due from today will be gifted a box full of essential items aimed at tackling inequality and promoting health.