Press release: ‘Upskirting’ law comes into force
Offenders face up to 2 years in jail, with most serious put on sex offenders register. read more
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Press release: New data shows illegal schools are a huge nationwide problem
Ofsted has published detailed figures revealing the scale of the problem with suspected illegal schools in England. read more
Press release: ‘Upskirting’ law comes into force
Police can now arrest under new offence As of today (12 April 2019) ‘upskirting’ offenders can be arrested and sent to prison as a new law banning the invasive practice comes into force across England and Wales. The criminal offence of ‘upskirting’ wa… read more
News story: New appointments made to strengthen HS2 Ltd board
The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has today (12 April 2019) strengthened the board of High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd with the appointments of Dame Judith Hackitt and Stephen Hughes to the board as non-executive directors (NEDs). Both candidates bring… read more
News story: ONS funding boost for measuring the new economy
The ONS will receive a funding boost of £9 million to develop cutting-edge methodologies for measuring how the UK economy is performing, the Chancellor announced today (11 April 2019). The new data will improve our understanding of the economy and ens… read more