People and businesses across the UK are being provided with additional financial support as part of the government’s plan for the next phase of its response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Prime Minister announced today (31 October). Throughout the crisis the government’s priority has been to protect lives and livelihoods. Today the Prime Minister said […]
Unfair private parking tickets will be eliminated through the introduction of new rules for private car parks, the Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has announced today (31 August 2020). The government has put forward proposals designed to crack down on rogue car parking firms that will form part of a new Parking Code […]
The government has today (12 December) launched proposals to ban keeping primates as pets in England, inviting the public to have their say on the issue over the next eight weeks. This public consultation on the government’s manifesto commitment to ban keeping primates such as capuchins, lemurs and squirrel monkeys forms part of a renewed […]
Prince Philip has died at 99. Follow the latest updates as the royal family and people around the world react to his death
SIA is making some changes to the training you need to take before you can get a front line SIA licence. These changes will happen in April and October 2021. The changes are: on 1 April 2021, SIA will introduce updated qualifications for all sectors except close protection. from 1 April 2021, you must have […]
New guidance for councils to help ensure care leavers have the stable homes they need, and prevent them from becoming homeless has been published today (26 October 2020) by Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst. Care leavers can often struggle to cope with the challenges of living independently at a young age without […]
Five men have been arrested and around £30,000 cash seized as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the smuggling of migrants into the UK. Cash in bag on car seatThe five, a 29-year-old Albanian and four Afghan nationals all aged between 39 and 43, were detained by NCA officers on suspicion of facilitating […]
Millions of renters across England and Wales will receive greater protection after the government extended the suspension of new evictions until 23 August. The extension announced by the Housing Secretary today (5 June 2020) takes the moratorium on evictions to a total of five months to ensure that renters continue to have certainty and security. […]
New figures show that the number of people testing positive increased by more than 35,000 during the first week of October. The number of people testing positive during the first week of October increased by more than 35,000 compared with the previous week, with the number of tests processed during the week increasing by more […]