LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you all for being here on this significant day, for the publication of this landmark review. I want to begin by thanking Rethink for hosting us here today, and to thank especially Mark Winstanley on his upcoming retirement after more than 40 years at this incredible charity. Thank you Mark for all you have done to improve the quality of life for people severely affected by mental illness. And I'd...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: From today, victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas will be free to leave abusive employers without risking their immigration status. Once an individual is formally recognised as a victim of modern slavery, they will no longer be tied to a specific sponsor and can take up any lawful work for the rest of their visa. Until now, victims who left an abusive sponsor risked losing both their immigration stat...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: With migratory wild waterfowl including ducks and geese now returning to the UK to overwinter, the risk of avian influenza incursions is set to increase. All bird keepers, including poultry farmers and pet bird keepers, are urged to take action now to review and improve their biosecurity arrangements. A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Scotland last week, with bird flu continuing ...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Over the course of this blog series, we have deliberately created space for voices beyond the MHRA to challenge, reflect and help shape our thinking. That has been a critical part of how we have developed our five-year strategy. The contributions from external experts across academia, industry and the wider health system have been both thoughtful and constructive. They have not simply endorsed our direction, they...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Hull and East Yorkshire has taken a major step towards getting more homes built and bringing underused land back into use through a new long-term partnership with Homes England. Mayor Luke Campbell MBE and Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair of Homes England, signed the agreement at Hull Guildhall, marking the start of a long-term approach to bringing forward housing and regeneration priorities across the region. The Strateg...
LONDON, Oct. 9 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Government sets out move towards earlier, needs-led support for children, young people and adults, without long waits for clinical diagnosis * Early support will keep young people in school, enable them to join the workforce and continue playing a full part in their local communities * Response to Fonagy review will also see strengthening of regulation around attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH...
U.K., Oct. 1 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Chair of the Justice Committee and Labour MP Catherine Atkinson said: “The early release of prisoner cohorts from 1 October is regretfully a matter of necessity after more than a decade of policy failure to manage the estate’s long running capacity issues. "The safety and wellbeing of all victims impacted, as well as the wider public, must be paramount. “Serious questions remain over the pressures on probation and prison staff, the e...
U.K., Oct. 1 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Read the letter The Treasury Committee Chair has written to JP Marks, Permanent Secretary of HMRC, about any tax implications of the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City Football Club Ltd. On Tuesday, the Premier League published a report which concludes that “well over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules across the course of many seasons” have taken place. Dame Meg Hillier MP asks for reassurance that t...
U.K., Oct. 1 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is inviting farmers in England to share their experiences of applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Take part in the survey The SFI had a budget of £233m for this application window, designed to pay farmers and land managers to undertake activities that will protect and benefit the environment, support food production and improve productivity. Defra explained that ...
U.K., Oct. 1 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Select Committee, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to introducing the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill to Parliament by Christmas. Abena Oppong Asare MP, Housing Chair, also welcomed the announcement of plans for an independent regulator for property management agents, a key recommendation from the HCLG Committee’s pre-legislative repo...