by Chris Rogers | 3 Mar 2014 | Justice
Welsh Secretary David Jones MP has ruled out devolving police powers to the Welsh Assembly before next year’s General Election after an official report said Wales should be given control over youth justice immediately. Although welcoming the Silk Commission’s final...
by Chris Rogers | 28 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
The NHS in Wales has faced criticism after it emerged that they had spent over £2.1 million since 2010 making up to 25 people redundant. Four health boards had made payments, and one paid almost £800,000 to three people. The Welsh Conservatives have been critical of...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour’s administration in Wales of a “betrayal of patients” after it was claimed that warnings about high death rates in six hospitals had been ignored. Labour MP Ann Clwyd initially raised concerns with the...
by Chris Rogers | 19 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy, Education & Children's Services
Welsh Education Minister Huw Lewis has announced that the Welsh Government has agreed that voluntary PISA-based tests for schools will be made available in Wales. Huw Lewis has encouraged all secondary schools in Wales to take up voluntary PISA-based tests in a bid to...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Welsh Government has launched a new education strategy designed to raise performance in Wales’ weakest schools in a bid to drive up standards and bridge the gap with the rest of the UK. Schools Challenge Cymru will see an extra £20 million a year invested into...
