Autumn Statement
Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
Speaking at an event today, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the expected arrival of a dual system of regulation at the GMC next year could introduce confusion to an already outdated system of healthcare professional regulation. While speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event today on Next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK,… Read more »
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Rachel Reeves, Labour’s shadow chancellor, has said that a Labour government would not be “able to do everything we want” when taking power because of the economic “mess” caused by the Conservatives. Speaking to BBC Breakfast following Thursday’s autumn statement, Ms Reeves said: “We don’t know the situation that we are going to inherit and… Read more »
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered the autumn statement, announcing a range of tax rises and spending cuts. The headline proposals are: The threshold for when the highest earners start paying the top rate of income tax will be brought down from £150,000 to £125,140 The household annual energy bill cap will rise to £3,000… Read more »
