by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Yesterday’s Health Select Committee hearing looking at the reason for the delay in the Care.data project has found that Atos have been awarded the contract to extract patient records from GP practices as part of the scheme. MPs on the Committee raised concern...
by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Department for Education confirmed that one of the biggest chains of academies in England is to lose control of 10 of its schools. The decision came after Ofsted inspectors raised serious concerns about the performance of some schools run by the E-Act academy...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Economy
Most of the funds set aside by the Government in order to boost regional economies remains unspent, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The Regional Growth Fund was set up in June 2010 to back projects with significant potential for economic...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Local Government
It’s been reported that councils are demanding new powers to stop new pubs, bars and off-licences from opening to stop streets becoming victims of ‘Booze Street Britain’. The Local Government Association has been critical that councils are forced to ignore advice from...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
The Daily Mirror has reported on a leaked document from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) instructing staff to ensure that people being retested for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) via the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) will not automatically be...
