UK Export Finance and British Business Bank to launch joint scheme to support thousands of smaller exporters
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has today (12 July) announced a joint scheme between UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the British Business Bank which will help small and medium-sized businesses access the finance they need to expand their export potential and grow. Launching in spring next year, the scheme will target support at the […]
Ministers launch crackdown on vapes targeting kids
Plans to keep vapes out of sight in shops and airports Plain packaging for all tobacco products, including cigars and cigarette papers Plans to stop vapes being marketed to children have been unveiled today (10 July 2026) as part of a UK-wide consultation to introduce plain packaging and restrictions on flavour description rules, and keep […]
County lines: Record year for gang busts and knife seizures
Knife murders plummeted by 27% and overall knife crime cut by 10% since Government took office Programme proven to cut knife crime, preventing around 840 stabbings per year Record numbers of drug dealing lines have been shut down, dangerous criminals brought to justice and knives taken off Britain’s streets under the Government’s relentless crackdown on county lines gangs. New figures show last year was the best year on record for the Home Office’s County Lines Programme, set up to tackle the ruthless drug dealing gangs who use children […]
RSH publishes revised consumer standards and requirements
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) is set to introduce new measures aimed at increasing transparency for social housing tenants in England and raising standards across the sector. RSH has published the outcome of its consultation on revisions to the Transparency, Influence and Accountability standard – including Social Tenant Access to Information (STAIRs) requirements – […]
Four landlords get their first consumer grades from RSH
Two housing associations and two local authorities received their first consumer grades from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) in regulatory judgements published today (Wednesday 8 July 2026). Aster Group received a C1, while Charnwood Borough Council, Dover District Council and Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association (ISHA) Limited received C2 grades. Both Aster and ISHA […]
IAA expands training video series with five additional modules
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6/2026 – Electric Vehicle Charging Point Relief local authority guidance
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Sir Ian Bauckham’s speech at the Wellington Festival of Education
So good afternoon everyone; it’s very good to be here. Very good to meet you. My name is Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, and what I’m going to be talking about this afternoon is a little bit about qualifications in general, something specifically about V Levels, and then some reflections on issues like on-screen assessment and the role of AI in assessment. So I’d like to just start by pausing for […]
Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026
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UK and US strengthen military medical partnership through new agreement
Defence Medical Command has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), strengthening cooperation in military medical education, training and professional development. The MoU, signed this week in London, establishes a framework for greater collaboration between Defence Medical Command and the USU – providing […]