UK News Briefing

More than a million homes given planning permission in the last decade have not yet been built, says the Local Government Association.

Without government action to improve incomes we will become a country in which millions of people are permanently reliant on food charity for survival, says IFAN.

The Home Office lacked appropriate oversight, leadership and governance to ensure that progress was made and to manage the programme risks effectively, says the National Audit Office.

The report says that children’s rights have regressed in many areas, and the Government’s response to the pandemic has not prioritised children’s rights and their voices in policy and legislative decisions.