child poverty
Speaking at an event today, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the expected arrival of a dual system of regulation at the GMC next year could introduce confusion to an already outdated system of healthcare professional regulation. While speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event today on Next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK,… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »
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The government needs to spend £1.7 billion more every year to lift children out of poverty and give them a better start in life, a leading campaign group has claimed. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) today launched its ‘Make Child Benefit Count’ campaign on the 60th anniversary of the child benefit tax credit’s predecessor,… Read more »
The beleaguered Child Support Agency (CSA) is to be scrapped and replaced by a tougher and more streamlined organisation, John Hutton announced today. The work and pensions secretary said the new body would “come down like a ton of bricks” on absent parents who refused to pay maintenance for their children. It would have the… Read more »
