by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Employment, Outsourcing, Third Sector, Welfare
Following news that 32% of new claimants for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) were deemed as fit for work between October 2008 and March 2013, high profile disability groups have renewed their criticism of the assessments. More than a million others withdrew...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Politics
A team of academics and researchers is being set up by the Welsh Government to give ministers new ideas on how to improve Wales’ public services. The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) is being launched at a cost of up to £450,000 over three years. It will...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Sir Michael Wilshaw said he was “displeased, shocked, angry and outraged” by what he claimed were attempts from the Government to brief against the school inspection body Ofsted. Sir Michael was angry that that two think tanks were preparing to back a...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Jan 2014 | Outsourcing
The Public Accounts Committee has found that public sector organisations are spending millions on “special severance payments”. Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, has expressed deep concern over the use of confidentiality clauses in...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Macmillan Cancer Support has claimed that older cancer patients are being “written off” because of their age. The cancer charity has said some patients were being deemed as too old for treatment and were not assessed on their overall fitness. Research from...
