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 hearing to take part remotely...
Politics
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 the government launched a major...
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 can bid for funds for...
Councils given flexibility with free childcare funding
Councils can move free entitlements funding between settings in exceptional cases to meet demand during Coronavirus outbreak Councils will be...
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 already testing thousands of patient...
Councils given greater financial relief against cash flow pressures
New measures to help ease immediate financial pressures faced by councils in England due to the coronavirus outbreak have been...
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 All patients discharged from hospital...
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 coming to the UK by...
Furlough scheme cut-off date extended to 19 March
Thousands more employees will able to receive support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after the eligibility date was...
Coronavirus: £1million Defence innovation funding
A £1million fund to fast-track innovation to aid the Armed Forces in the fight against Coronavirus is today launched by...
