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UK ministers ‘have failed to convince public of smart meter benefits’

Rollout of devices across households has been lacklustre, says the public accounts committee in a report

The Guardian - UK

Government must soon make visa and funding decisions for Ukrainians in UK – NAO

The Homes for Ukraine Scheme launched in March 2022.

The Independent UK

Pound hits three-month low as Bank of England governor predicts ‘quite marked’ fall in inflation – as it happened

Governor Andrew Bailey tells MPs that BoE is “much nearer” to ending its run of interest rates increases

The Guardian - UK

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Labour plots vote to force ministers to reveal list of schools with crumbling concrete

Furious row escalates as opposition hopes to force government to publish details of all schools at risk from potentially dangerous RAAC

The Independent UK

Pandemic-style learning should last days, not weeks, amid school closures – DfE

The Department for Education said it was working with education leaders to make sure remote lessons are limited.

The Independent UK

‘Eye-watering’ sums used to make unstable concrete safe at hospitals as schools thrown into crisis before term begins

It is estimated that around 24 schools in England have been told to close due to the discovery of Raac

Evening Standard

Revealed: Obese patients treated on hospital ground floor because of fears of crumbling concrete collapse

Senior MP tells of ‘jaw-dropping’ sight on hospital visit

The Independent UK

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Ministers facing calls for transparency over scale of Raac in public buildings

Chairwoman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Dame Meg Hillier has warned Raac is just “the tip of the iceberg” of a crumbling school estate.

The Independent UK

Staff shortages and work pressure blocking mental health improvements – report

The Public Accounts Committee has given a number of recommendations to NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Independent UK

MPs criticise ‘staggering’ failures at UK Health Security Agency

Damning report highlights lack of spending controls and no stockpile plan for future pandemic at flagship agency set up under Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly, damning report finds

The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled

Daily Mirror

Public confidence in justice system at risk due to delayed reforms, MPs warn

The courts service has almost ‘burnt through’ its entire budget to deliver a programme that is just over halfway complete, Dame Meg Hillier said.

The Independent UK

MPs warn audit backlog threatens transparency over £100 billion spend

The Public Accounts Committee said the Government must act to prevent further financial failure in local government.

The Independent UK

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge

National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Alarm sounded over ‘worsening’ access to NHS care when people need it most

The National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’.

The Guardian - UK

UK government urged to outline plans to help with winter energy bills

Report by cross-party MPs criticises previous ‘lack of urgency in addressing market failures’

The Independent UK

Government failing to tackle alcohol harm, MPs say

Existing data suggests 10 million people in England regularly exceed recommended guidelines on drinking.

The Independent UK

Government took ‘laissez-faire approach’ on multibillion-pound schemes, MPs say

The Public Accounts Committee said the Government was only making ‘slow progress’ in combating fraud in the Bounce Back Loan scheme,

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The Independent UK

Britain ‘haven for fraudsters’ as 1% of cases result in charges, say MPs

The ‘Inaction Fraud’ hotline was criticised by MPs

The Independent UK

Three million people suffer driving licence delays since April 2020 – report

MPs say the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s system to process applications is ‘slow, inefficient and in need of major improvement’.

Daily Mirror

Thousands of teenagers owed share of huge £394million cash pot - check your eligibility

Around 145,000 young people are entitled to a share of the £394million child trust funds cash pot - which works at an average of £2,717 each, according to the official spending watchdog

The Independent UK

Efforts to recoup billions in wrongly claimed furlough cash ‘woeful’, claim MPs

The Public Accounts Committee report on Covid employment support said HMRC was too slow to tackle problems in the design of the schemes.

Daily Mirror

Billions of pounds lost to fraud and error during Covid likely to be lost 'forever'

Cross-party MPs on the Public Accounts Committee claim HMRC's attempts to claw back some £2.3 billion incorrectly paid to employers claiming furlough has been 'woeful'

The Independent UK

NHS in ‘full blown crisis’ and will miss targets to cut cancer waiting lists, MPs warn

’The metrics are going in the wrong direction’

Daily Mirror

Young black boys almost THREE times more likely to enter youth justice system

Children from ethnic minority backgrounds make up more than half all children in custody. The proportion has increased from 32% in 2010 to 53% in 2020

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