New tech will help keep the criminal justice system moving during COVID-19 pandemic
HMCTS is bringing in a new video platform to enable all parties in a criminal…
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More than 3,000 extra officers join police in recruitment drive
Police ranks across England and Wales have been bolstered with an additional 3,005 officers since…
From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches
New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood Seafood businesses…
Councils given flexibility with free childcare funding
Councils can move free entitlements funding between settings in exceptional cases to meet demand during…
Britain’s biggest network of diagnostic labs are completed in 5 weeks
Sites in Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Alderley Park in Cheshire are now live and are…
Councils given greater financial relief against cash flow pressures
New measures to help ease immediate financial pressures faced by councils in England due to…
Government to offer testing for “everyone who needs one” in social care settings
All symptomatic care residents will be tested for COVID-19 as testing capacity continues to increase…
UK leads global fight to prevent second wave of coronavirus
UK aid will protect the British public and help prevent a second wave of coronavirus…
Furlough scheme cut-off date extended to 19 March
Thousands more employees will able to receive support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)…
Coronavirus: £1million Defence innovation funding
A £1million fund to fast-track innovation to aid the Armed Forces in the fight against…