Chancellor backs the North’s industrial strengths with new investments
As part of the £2.3 billion announced for major city regions on Tuesday, communities across Northern cities will benefit from up to £1.7 billion to boost the region’s industrial strengths in the next steps for the government’s Northern Growth Strategy. Manchester and Liverpool’s digital and technologies sectors and South Yorkshire’s defence industry are among the […]
Hundreds of employers handed penalties for illegally underpaying workers
1. ISS Mediclean Limited, Weybridge, KT13, failed to pay £1,506,959.68 to 6,580 workers. 2. ISS Facility Services Limited, Weybridge, KT13, failed to pay £754,760.14 to 5,378 workers. 3. Browns Manufacturing Limited, Sanquhar, DG4, failed to pay £708,731.99 to 1,654 workers. 4. Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, Burntwood, WS7, failed to pay £485,374.05 to 9,056 workers. 5. […]
Call for public views to improve disability benefit for millions
Call for Evidence opens today for public to share their experiences and knowledge of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Views sought from disabled people of all ages as well as organisations that represent them, carers, clinicians, experts and MPs Evidence will inform the Timms Review of PIP, due to report in the autumn, to ensure the benefit is fair and fit for the future The Review is examining whether PIP – which supports nearly four million people in England and Wales with the extra costs of disability – better […]
Iconic Seven Sisters formally declared England’s new National Nature Reserve
The iconic Seven Sisters have been formally declared England’s newest National Nature Reserve today (Thursday 19th March), acknowledging the unique value of one of the nation’s most loved landscapes. The 1,500 hectare new National Nature Reserve is home to globally rare habitats, including chalk grasslands, heath and floodplain meadows, and wildlife such as the chalkhill blue butterfly, yellow hammer, skylark, and bee orchid. The area will now be better protected and restored for nature and people. The landscape’s extraordinary chalk […]
Three Rivers District Council: Local Plan Intervention letter
Local Plan Intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to Three Rivers District Council. Source link
Three Rivers District Council: Local Plan Holding Direction letter
Updates to this page Published 5 February 2026 Last updated 18 March 2026 + show all updates 18 March 2026 Added link to Three Rivers District Council: Local Plan Intervention letter. 5 February 2026 First published. Source link
UK defence industry steps up support for Gulf partners facing Iranian attacks
UK industry explores potential new support for regional allies under indiscriminate attack from Iran. Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard and National Armaments Director Rupert Pearce bring together representatives from 13 key UK-based defence companies to meet Gulf ambassadors and defence attachés. Comes as UK intends to buy further Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM), manufactured by Thales in Belfast, to […]
New plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land
The government has published England’s first ever Land Use Framework – a plan for delivering new homes, nature restoration, clean energy and food security. It demonstrates clearly that there is enough land to deliver the government’s objectives provided we use land more efficiently and for multiple benefits. For too long, fragmented decision-making has led to […]
Internal Audit Competency Framework – GOV.UK
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Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings
Better protections for people’s visitation rights in health and care settings Government to drive cultural change across the system Ministers considering bringing forward legislation as part of wider reforms Patients and residents in care homes, hospitals and hospices will no longer be cut off from their loved ones unless in exceptional circumstances, under a government drive […]