Policy Statements and Initiatives
HO: Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced that children of failed asylum seekers will no longer be held overnight at Dungavel Immigration Removal centre.
Families detained in Scotland may undergo initial health & welfare screening at the facility, but will then be moved to Yarl's Wood centre in Bedfordshire which has specialist facilities & support services.
Families detained in Scotland may undergo initial health & welfare screening at the facility, but will then be moved to Yarl's Wood centre in Bedfordshire which has specialist facilities & support services.
DFID: An immediate freeze on new funding for ‘awareness projects’, in a drive to refocus aid spending, has been announced by DFID Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell.
5 existing projects will be stopped at once, saving over £500k, while all other UK-based projects will be scrutinised in an urgent review. A further stop has been put on projects totalling more than £6.5m, with immediate effect.
5 existing projects will be stopped at once, saving over £500k, while all other UK-based projects will be scrutinised in an urgent review. A further stop has been put on projects totalling more than £6.5m, with immediate effect.
Projects will be tested to ensure they are providing maximum value for money, with a halt on funding for any project that fails to meet tough results-based criteria. Funding will be redirected to areas where it will have a greater impact on global poverty.
DH: A new independent commission will be established to advise the Government on the future funding of long-term care and the NHS will be reformed to improve patient outcomes, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced last week.
The Government has also announced that it will not be commencing the provisions in the Personal Care at Home Act, 2010 relating to free care at home. However, the Government will be considering what more can be done on re-ablement and carers' breaks in the light of available resources.
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