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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England: Report of pre-appointment hearing

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today published a Report following its pre-appointment hearing on Monday 19 September with Amerdeep Somal, the Government’s preferred candidate for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England (CLAE).

Tackle school absence crisis with better mental health and SEND support and urgent legislation, says Education Committee

The Education Committee has proposed a range of measures to reverse the worrying trend of children’s absence from school.

Football governance: CMS Committee publishes Government response to report

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has today published the Government’s response to its report on football governance.

Draft Media Bill: CMS Committee amendments would ensure legislation is in best interests of audiences

How would new strikes laws actually work? Transport Committee sets 9 tests for Government

A new Transport Committee report outlines key principles for what the Government should include in ‘minimum service levels’ regulations for railway worker strikes.

Children still at risk of detention and removal to Rwanda

The Government has refused to rule out the detention and removal of children to Rwanda, after facing pressure from a cross-party committee of MPs to abandon any intention to do so.

Levelling Up Committee criticises ‘repeat offender’ DLUHC for delayed Government responses to Committee reports

The cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee recently (19 September 2023) published a Special Report which expresses ‘concern and disappointment’ at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance in the timeliness of Government responses to Committee reports.

MoJ must investigate Official Injury Claim Service case backlog after whiplash reforms, Justice Committee says

There are a “growing number” of unresolved cases in the Official Injury Claim (OIC) Service portal, which now stands at 349,000, the Justice Committee has warned, as it called on the Ministry of Justice to investigate the backlog.

Government rejects MPs’ calls to legally define honour-based abuse

The Government has rejected calls by MPs to introduce a statutory definition of so-called honour-based abuse, despite warnings that it risks remaining a hidden crime without improved understanding of its complexities among frontline agencies and better victim support.