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January 3, 2021

Inquest into death following restraint by police to begin 4 January

Leon Briggs, a black man experiencing a mental health crisis, died following restraint by Bedfordshire police officers.
October 24, 2020

Institute for Government critical of Johnson's reforms to special advisers' role

The increased powers handed to certain SpAds, including Dominic Cummings, require increased scrutiny, says a new report from the Institute for Government.
September 7, 2020

Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws

A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October.
May 22, 2020

NAO report gives overview of UK government’s response to COVID-19

A new report by the National Audit Office provides an overview of the government’s wide-ranging response to COVID-19.
April 10, 2020

Commons authorities agree plans for 'virtual Parliament’

The House of Commons authorities have agreed plans to move to a ‘virtual Parliament’ if necessary after the recess.
April 8, 2020

Government admits BP drilling permit process was unlawful

The government admits it acted unlawfully when granting BP a permit to drill for new oil in the North Sea.
January 21, 2020

Ofsted prevented from speaking with pupils at failing independent school

Ofsted has been prevented from speaking with any pupils at a Charedi Jewish primary school which has again been graded as an ‘inadequate’ in its latest inspection.
November 9, 2019

Fawcett Society calls for womens' voices to be heard in devolution

The Fawcett Society has published a report calling for women’s voices to be heard in devolution.
October 6, 2019

Complaints about special educational needs system 'at an alarming level'

Children with special educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to support them, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
June 15, 2019

Campaigners launch legal challenge over UK’s ‘secret trade talks’ with United States

Global Justice Now has launched a legal challenge over the Department for International Trade’s failure to release details of numerous trade meetings it has held with the United States and other countries since the EU referendum in 2016.