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The Supreme Court has found in favour of a local authority that has fined a parent for taking his daughter on holiday during term-time.  Commenting on the news, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary John Pugh said: “Today’s jud...

A two child limit and rape clause for tax credits came into force today, which a campaigning MP says will unleash untold chaos and poverty for 'just about managing families' and rape survivors. In July 2015, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Geor...

Job Track is a innovative scheme run by Greater Anglia to help get people back to work. It's run in conjunction with Job Centre Plus and Igneus to help get people to interviews and even help them with their first 2 months travel to a new job. Greater...

Coventry City Council will host a meeting this Friday (7 April) with other UK areas involved in a pilot project to tackle food poverty. ‘Feeding Britain’ was introduced by the independent charity, the All Party Parliamentary Group, and se...

Latest UCAS figures have revealed the deep damage that Tory government cuts are having on the nursing sector in England – with applications to English nursing courses down 23% this year, after the UK government abolished bursaries that encourag...

The Public Accounts Committee has published a scathing report into the mismanagement of the tax credits renewals system which saw thousands of families wrongly stripped of their benefits. The report concludes that the problems were entirely pred...

Lloyds Bank has announced plans to shrink hundreds of its branches in size, in some cases boarding up the old counter sections. Commenting on the news, Shadow Chancellor Susan Kramer said: “Lloyds and other banks are turning their backs on the...

Well reported in the press already.  The Green Party has announced plans to investigate the possibility of a three day weekend. In their speech to Spring Conference this weekend (Friday 31 March) Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas promised to l...

Acas are the employment relations experts and a trusted source of advice for employers, employees, Government and others. The Government has introduced several new changes in employment law in 2017. Brief details of these changes are listed below.&nb...

The Personal Support Package – Community Partners Community Partners will be introduced to jobcentres in a phased approach from April to August 2017. -They will provide expert knowledge of disability to enhance the support we provide to cl...