General News
STFC: A mobile physics lab for young people, run by the Institute of Physics and sponsored by the Science & Technology Facilities Council, has begun a second tour of North West England. The 'Lab in a Lorry’ is designed to inspire the next generation of scientists & engineers, offering 11-14 year olds the opportunity to explore science through specially created interactive experiments.
By the close of this second STFC-supported tour, Lab in a Lorry will have reached 10,000 students across the region, from the south of Cheshire to the north of Cumbria, all of whom will be introduced to key concepts in physics.
Monitor: Monitor is taking regulatory action at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as it has found the Trust in significant breach of 2 terms of its authorisation:
* Condition 2: the general duty to exercise its functions effectively, efficiently & economically
* Condition 5: its governance duty
FDA: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander's announcement that the Government is boosting HMRC's Affluence Unit by 100 staff to crack down on tax avoidance by wealthy individuals does not go far enough, the Association of Revenue and Customs (ARC) said last week. (ARC - the union representing senior HMRC staff - is also a part of the FDA).
ARC President Gareth Hills said: "ARC welcomes measures to tackle avoidance and close the tax gap, but this latest announcement does not go far enough. We have told the Government that it needs to invest more in HMRC. We have told it that senior professionals bring in 30 times their cost. And we have shown how an investment of £260m in HMRC would recoup £6bn in tax currently lost. It's time for the Government to listen to us. It's time to be bold and properly invest in HMRC."
CIPD: The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced plans to make its HR Profession Map, which sets out global standards for the HR profession, freely available to the entire HR community.
TfL: A Transport for London campaign to encourage drivers to switch off their engines when stationary to reduce unnecessary emissions has been launched in London. It comes as new advice is being offered to schools to help cut 'school-run' pollution.
TNA: Do you have a question related to the records The National Archives hold? Are you stuck with your research and need quick & easy advice on the next steps to finding the information you need? Are you just starting out and need help on how to begin using TNA records?
For these answers & more you can now chat online to their research advisers between 13:00 & 15:00 Tuesday to Friday. Click on the 'live chat' button on TNA ‘contact us’ page during this time to begin your session.
GPS: The Government Procurement Service’s Multifunctional Device framework developed in conjunction with YPO and ESPO, with the support of DfE, provides an ideal solution for your photocopier & printer needs. It is EU compliant, with industry recognised leasing agreements and specific contractual terms & conditions to protect the commercial interests of the buyer.
TfL: Young Londoners are being reminded to apply for their 16+ Zip Oyster photocard to get free or discounted travel on public transport as soon as possible..
Unite: Blood transfusion test results will be hit by strike action over the threatened closure of the blood testing centre at Colindale in north London. The strike is set for Wednesday, 10 October until Friday, 12 October..
The situation has taken a new twist by the fact the blood centre at Filton, near Bristol, which is meant to take up the slack when Colindale closes, has been shut for a week because of the recent heavy rain. Unite said that the closure of Filton has doubled the work at Colindale and by 300% at the Manchester blood test centre – and reinforces the case that Colindale should not close.
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