Annual Reports

BIS: The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is prioritising its use of better regulation principles and has made real progress improving its performance as a regulator, according to a new report published by the Better Regulation Executive.
 
The report, part of a series of reviews of national regulators, examined how the SIA matched up to the principles of effective regulation set out by Philip Hampton in 2005. The report highlighted that the SIA could further improve performance by integrating risk assessment into strategic planning, improving customer focus and some aspects of communication with stakeholders.
Press release ~ Better Regulation Executive ~ Security Industry Authority ~ Security Industry Authority: a Hampton implementation review report
 
BIS: The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has made good progress putting better regulation principles into practice according to a new report published by the Better Regulation Executive. The report, part of a series of reviews of national regulators, examined how the GLA matched up to the principles of effective regulation set out by Philip Hampton in 2005.  
 
The GLA regulates businesses that provide workers to farming, the food industry & related sectors which employ up to 450,000 workers or around 10% of the UK employment agency sector.  Among its findings were that the GLA has had an impressive impact in improving the working conditions for some vulnerable workers.
 
However, despite making real progress in implementing better regulation principles into its work, the report also identified some issues the GLA needed to address to improve its performance further, including working with a wider range of partners to improve its intelligence gathering.  The GLA could also benefit by clarifying its decision making process in licensing cases, to help stakeholders understand how better to comply and avoid prosecution.
Press release ~ Gangmasters Licensing Authority ~ Gangmasters Licensing Authority: a Hampton implementation review report
 
DH: Young first time mothers are being helped to improve the life chances of their babies & fathers are more involved in the early years of their children’s lives thanks to the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme, independent research has found
 
FNP is a £36m programme providing intensive support for vulnerable first time young mothers and their families.  Specially trained nurses work with them from early pregnancy until the child is 2 years old, building close relationships and guiding them towards adopting healthy lifestyles for themselves and their babies.
Press release ~ The Nurse-Family Partnership Programme: Implementation in England Second year in 10 pilot sites: the infancy period ~ Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme ~ New updated Child Health Promotion Programme (CHPP) ~ Sure Start ~ DCSF: Children and Families ~ DH – Children’s Services ~ The Contribution of the NHS to Reducing Health Inequalities: Written Evidence to the House of Commons Health Select Committee submitted by Unite (Amicus Section) ~ Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
 
DfT: The Department for Transport has published a new Official Statistics Opinions Survey on public experiences of & attitudes towards rail travel. A similar study was last carried out by the Office for National Statistics in 2006.
Press release ~ Public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel ~ 2006 Survey
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