Fraudsters face tougher action as Government gains new powers to tackle benefit fraud
Fraudsters and debtors face tough consequences including direct deductions from bank accounts as the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act receives Royal Assent today. New powers to investigate fraud, identify benefit overpayments and recover debts expected to save £1.5 billion by 2030, as part of wider action to save £14.6 billion by 2031. Measures […]
Boost for businesses as new powers save contracts for local areas
Councils, police and fire authorities in England to now be able to reserve bidding for lower-value contracts to just local and UK suppliers. Reforms pave way for more than £1 billion of potential spend to be reserved every year for local and UK firms. Latest in a series of reforms to open up government work […]
Better data, stronger enforcement and greater powers enable the Environment Agency to protect the environment and deliver sustainable growth
Better data, stronger enforcement and greater powers are helping the Environment Agency to hold businesses to account, protect the environment and support sustainable growth, Chief Regulator Dr Jo Nettleton has said today (21 November). In her latest report , the Chief Regulator outlines how the Environment Agency’s regulatory approach is evolving to meet modern environmental […]
Top NHS trusts given new powers to improve care
Thousands of NHS patients are set to benefit as the country’s best-run hospitals and community health trusts are set to be handed more independence – freeing local leaders from central bureaucracy so they can deliver faster, better, and more personalised care. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting today announced a major shift in how […]