More than 130,000 households missed out on free food vouchers last year while the Government “wasted time fighting over Brexit”, health and welfare charities claim. In a joint letter to
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Some decisions on potential modern slavery victims could be independently reviewed under measures introduced by the Government. Ministers say the changes will improve transparency and support for those flagged up
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The Scottish Government has been urged to “pick up the pace” if it is to meet its target of recruiting 800 mental health staff by 2022. Plans to increase the
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Thousands of parents, disabled children and young people across England and Wales have demanded the Government acts to end a “national crisis” in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding.
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A planned new law in Scotland will give women and children thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) more protection. The legislation would enable courts to issue
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The gaps between the richest and poorest parts of the UK will widen without Government action, a former head of the Civil Service has warned. Lord Kerslake, who led the
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The Scottish Government and health board bosses must learn lessons from the “systemic failure of governance” at NHS Tayside, a Holyrood committee said. Members of the Public Audit Committee also
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A list used by the Government to allocate skilled work visas should be expanded, a major review has concluded. Vets, web designers, architects and psychologists are among professions that should
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England has fallen behind other UK countries on adult social care spending, new analysis suggests. The country spent around a third less per person than Scotland and Wales in 2010/11,
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The funding system for English councils is “unsustainable” and the Government must take action to address it, a report has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said funding for
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