25 May 2022
The Government’s plans to cut thousands of jobs in the civil service and put restrictions on new recruitment has not been well received by one of the UK’s leading business groups.
25 May 2022
We reported recently on Government proposals to shake up fire services in England (see White Paper sets out plans to reform England’s Fire and Rescue Service) and to take forward certain Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations (see Home Office invites comments on revised proposals for Emergency Evacuation Plans).
25 May 2022
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has launched negotiations on a new UK–Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which would, she said, transform the UK’s relationship with the world’s 16th biggest economy.
25 May 2022
The Government has named and shamed over 30 companies for breaching emissions regulations, as part of efforts to clamp down on climate change offenders.
24 May 2022
The Home Office has published a White Paper, Reforming our Fire and Rescue Service: Building Professionalism, Boosting Performance and Strengthening Governance, and launched a consultation seeking views on these proposals to introduce system-wide reform of services in England.
24 May 2022
In June 2021, the Home Office launched a consultation into proposals to implement the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) in high-rise residential buildings.
24 May 2022
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that it is on track to deliver 26,000 more primary care staff to help improve patient access to appointments.
24 May 2022
NHS England has revealed that the development of a “long-term NHS vaccination service” has now commenced.
24 May 2022
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that a new oral tablet could be offered to thousands of women with fibroids to help avoid invasive surgery.
24 May 2022
Food and drink exports across the UK are recovering from the challenges of the pandemic with manufacturers taking advantage of new trading relationships across the world, according to research by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).