3 March 2021
Introducing his second Budget, emphasising that he will still do “whatever it takes”, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that his focus was on preventing the growth of unemployment as the country emerges from the latest lockdown.
3 March 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has welcomed the fact that dozens of public and private sector employers are now offering rapid testing to those without Covid symptoms.
3 March 2021
A research body looking into the changing relationship between the UK and the European Union has highlighted a number of constraints and pressures that are likely to limit the latitude for regulatory divergence on the part of the UK.
3 March 2021
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a public consultation after councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset submitted proposals for reorganisation in their area by creating a single tier of local government.
3 March 2021
In November 2020, Croner-i reported that Network Rail had relaunched its bridge strike campaign and revealed that Watling Street bridge on the A5 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, had been struck 25 times in the previous year (see “Operators warned about bridge strikes”).
3 March 2021
Environment Secretary George Eustice has written to companies in the food, drink and environmental services sectors urging them to test their staff for coronavirus by registering for free testing kits provided by the Government.
2 March 2021
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned transport operators that, from 1 March, tighter standards will apply in the London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) with regard to heavy vehicles including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and coaches.
2 March 2021
Echoing the statement by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has promised a phased and careful approach to easing lockdown restrictions while continuing to suppress coronavirus.
2 March 2021
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care Kate Terroni has said blanket bans on care home visits are now unacceptable.
2 March 2021
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland QC has said it may be legal for companies to insist on new staff being vaccinated as a condition of their employment.