Following receipt of an unsolicited complaint from the public against the Commissioner the matter was recorded as a conduct matter and reference was made to the IPCC.
The Parole Board today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2010/11, reporting on its performance against business plan targets, statistics for determinate sentence and indeterminate sentence prisoners...
Following receipt of an unsolicited complaint from the public against the Commissioner the matter was recorded as a conduct matter and reference was made to the IPCC.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced Government backing for employer led projects to deliver the skills for growth in sectors ranging from healthcare to nuclear manufacturing.
A Wolverhampton plumber has been given a ten-month suspended jail sentence for causing a gas explosion and fire in which a pensioner sustained 21 per cent burns rescuing his nine-year-old granddaughter.
Get out and about with ‘summer fun’
A global packaging firm has been fined £90,000 after two workers suffered life-threatening injuries when they were engulfed by a fireball at a factory in Cumbria.
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The Metropolitan Police Authority Professional Standards Cases Sub-committee met today, Monday 18 July 2011.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, today set out a new system of budgetary flexibility for the Devolved Administrations.
In Budget 2011 the UK Government announced a new Budget Exchange...
The Prime Minister announced today that responsibility for the Land Registry, Met Office and Ordnance Survey will pass to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Get out and about with ‘summer fun’
Skills Minister John Hayes today pledged to provide more effective, targeted help for people who face barriers to learning the English language skills communities need.
The Metropolitan Police Authority Professional Standards Cases Sub-committee met today, Monday 18 July 2011.
Tomorrow (19 July) sees the start of work for the next 16 weeks on a scheme to reduce congestion, increase journey time reliability and improve safety on the busy A52 Derby Road between Bramcote Roundabout and...
Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent."
Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent."
The strength of the UK in engineering, science and innovation is highlighted today (18 July) as the Business Secretary visits Norwich.
The Government will continue to develop a new value-based pricing system that will help NHS patients get better access to innovative medicines Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today confirmed. A Written Ministerial...
Senior experts from the fields of finance, trade and regulation are meeting today to provide insight on the risks caused by technological advances in computer trading for investors, businesses and the public.
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Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent."
UK has second highest death rate in Europe from respiratory diseases Plans to transform the care, quality of life and health outcomes for millions of people with respiratory disease were announced today by Health...
Asked if there was any reaction to the Government's guarantee that no individuals would be left homeless following the announcement that Southern Cross would close, the PMS said local authorities needed to make...
Asked if the Prime Minister (PM) shared the Deputy Prime Minister's (DPM) views about the Rupert Murdoch bid for BSkyB, the PMS said the issue was being dealt with by the Culture Secretary who was seeking advice...
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Asked whether plans had been watered down because of Liberal Democrat concerns, the PMS said this was untrue. He added that if you compared the Public Services White Paper with the PM's comments earlier in the ...
Asked if the PM was aware of the statement put out by Metropolitan Police on phone hacking, the PMS said he wasn't able to confirm this. Asked whether the PM had been made aware of the former PM's upcoming statement...
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Asked if the PM agreed with the French Defence Secretary when he said that bombing Libya was a waste of time' and that it was time to talk to Qadhafi, the PMS said that the Government thought that the actions ...
Asked what the PM would discuss with the Dowler family, the PMS said that they requested the meeting and that the discussion would be along the lines of the ones had with the DPM and Leader of the Opposition. ...
Asked if the Government would table an amendment to labour's motion tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Spokesman confirmed that we would not. Asked why the Government was supporting the motion, the PMS said that yesterday...
Tuesday 12 July 2011 ...
Deficit widened to 4.1bn in May
CPI 4.2%, RPI 5.0%
Rate falls to 7.7 per cent
Deaths remain below half a million
Fertility Rates Rise
International travel returns to growth
The East Midlands’ most enterprising individuals and businesses will tomorrow (Thursday 14 July) attend an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as this year’s winners of the...
Nine Cambridgeshire companies honoured, including UK's only double award winner, plus three from Hertfordshire, two from Suffolk, one from Norfolk, and the University of Bedfordshire.
County Durham man receives this year’s only Lifetime Achievement Award
The South East’s most enterprising and innovative businesses will attend an evening reception on 14 July at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2011.
Small and medium-sized companies hoping to win Olympics contracts are invited to take advantage of an HMRC online advice seminar this month.
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A new Change4Life summer campaign to help get children active over the summer holidays was launched today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley on a visit to the Lincolnshire School Games event.
The Highways Agency will be resurfacing the A5 eastbound carriageway between Longford roundabout and Churchbridge roundabout in Cannock next week.
Fresh proposals to clamp down on dishonest tax agents were published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today.
Passengers using Heathrow and communities around the airport could benefit from reduced delays, less stacking and fewer unscheduled night flights at the UK's busiest airport as part of a trial of new measures...
Britain’s most enterprising individuals and businesses will today attend an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as this year’s winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2011.
A Nottingham cleaning products manufacturer has been fined after an employee was seriously injured when a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials toppled and fell on him.
Road users are being advised that two forthcoming events at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire will mean increased levels of traffic and potential delays on journeys through the area.
Agents can now find information from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on YouTube at http://youtube.com/user/hmrcgovuk
Coastguard stations will be better coordinated and more resilient to the challenges of the coming decades under updated modernisation proposals announced today by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.
Yesterday, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) made two important decisions in relation to donation policies. This followed a comprehensive review and a three-month public consultation.
A former Edinburgh policeman, who stole over £16k of taxpayers’ money by claiming for childcare costs when his children no longer attended the nursery, has been sentenced today to 150 hours community...
The Serious Fraud Office reported on 6 July 2011, that following an investigation into the Xclusive group of companies, ticket tout Terry Shepherd was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of money laundering, fraudulent...
The South West’s most enterprising individuals and businesses will today (Thursday 14 July) attend an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as this year’s winners of The Queen’s Awards...
A1, Birtley to Eighton Lodge, Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, Tyne & Wear Slight delays are expected overnight on the A1 between Birtley and Eighton Lodge Interchange for inspection works. There will...
Metropolitan Police Authority 14/07/11 34/11 Following their meeting this morning, Sir Paul Stephenson has written to the Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority Kit Malthouse to confirm that the MPS contracted...
Draft Regulations for the scheme that will cut congestion and improve journey times and safety on the M62 in West Yorkshire have been published today (15 July 2011) for consultation.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has appointed Careline Services, in partnership with the Business and Enterprise Group, to provide its new Business Link helpline.
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The link roads from Salford Circus to the M6 northbound and M6 southbound carriageways will be closed overnight from 8.00pm to 6.00am from Monday 18 July 2011 ...
Tower Hamlets residents are benefiting from the extra muscle behind the council’s drive to combat grime, as a new service to clean up the borough ahead of London 2012 launches this week.v
Monday 18 July – Sunday 24 July 2011
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change...
Monday 18 – Sunday 24 July 2011
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to ...
Monday 18 July - Sunday 24 July 2011
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change...
M4 Motorway - Junction 19 Westbound Entry Slip Road
The westbound entry slip road at M4 Junction 19 will be closed overnight from 25 July for four nights to allow contractors to safely carry out the erection...
Routine road maintenance on the A38 in the Glynn Valley between Turfdown Cross and the junction with the A390 at Dobwalls is due to take place between the nights of Sunday 24 and Thursday 28 July inclusive.
Schemes in Cheshire, Merseyside, South Lancashire and Greater Manchester NEW SCHEMES
There will be a series of overnight closures on sliproads and lanes on the M60, M602 and M56 while general maintenance...
Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know when to make use of the available help. That help is at hand for businesses during August when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) continues ...
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The following works are planned on the Highways Agency's roads in Devon and Cornwall w/c 17/8;
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, visited Tyneside yesterday (14 July), where he delivered a key-note speech at the North East Exporters Awards, praising the achievements of businesses in region ...
John Stuart Davies, a former director of SAS Fire & Security Systems Limited ('SAS Fire') in Stockport - the fire alarm sales company wound up in the public interest on 25 March 2011 following an investigation...
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Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: “Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent.
EU Health Ministers met in Sopot, Poland for an informal meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 5 and 6 July. I represented the UK.
There was a discussion on the...
Today I am laying before Parliament “Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Update and way forward” (Cm 8132), which sets out the progress we have made in developing our vision for public health, and a timeline...
I am today issuing a Home Office circular to all chief constables advising them that the code of practice for examining officers introduced by order SI NO 2009/1593, following resolutions of both Houses, contains...
I am pleased to announce that the 2010-11 annual report and accounts for the Criminal Records Bureau is being laid before the House today and published on the CRB website. Copies will be available in the Vote...
Today my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I have written to the Government of the Republic of Yemen announcing that on 14 July 2011 we will be imposing a Direct...
I am pleased to announce that today my hon. Friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and I are publishing the annual report of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Copies of the report have...
With the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, I will today publish the annual report of the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC). The OJC provides support to the Lord Chief Justice and myself in our joint responsibility...
I am announcing today that I have approved a recommendation by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service that the Justice of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) Regulations as amended (known as “Crombie...
I am today announcing the next step in the Government’s approach to MPs’ pensions.
On 26 July 2010, I issued a written ministerial statement (Official Report, column 70WS) on the publication...
Today I am launching a consultation on the Government’s proposals to modernise the way we regulate aviation security. Better regulation for aviation security proposes a new outcome focused, risk-based approach...
I will be making an oral statement later today, following the Leader of the House’s business question.
I am pleased to announce that I have today laid the Humber Bridge (Debts) Order.2011 before Parliament.
The order provides for the interest rate payable on the debt owed by the Humber bridge board to the...
On 15 June 2010, the Government announced the establishment of the South East Airports Taskforce with representatives from the aviation industry
to explore the scope for measures to help make the most of...
Today the Government will publish a call for evidence as part of Professor Malcolm Harrington’s second independent review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
In November 2010 we published Professor...
The informal meeting of Employment and Social Policy Ministers took place on 7-8 July 2011 in Sopot, Poland. The Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston...
The Secretary of State’s annual report on the Social Fund for 2010-11 is to be laid before Parliament and published later today. Copies will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office.
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food has today made the following Statement.
The 2010-11 annual report and accounts for the Food and Environment Research Agency was ...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement.
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) will work to the following key business outcomes for...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Caroline Spelman) has today made the following Statement.
The Planning Act 2008 provides for national policy statements...
My right honourable friend the Minister for Agriculture and Food (Jim Paice) has today made the following Statement.
On 14 October 2010, the Government announced the outcome of their review of non-departmental...
Sir Ian Wrigglesworth will be in Plymouth at a road show to promote the second round of the Regional Growth Fund and encourage bidders to compete for a share of £950m.
Traffic on the A303 at Stonehenge is expected to be very busy on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st June during the summer solstice celebrations.
The following works are planned by the Highways Agency in Devon and Cornwall this week.
Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset, dorset and bristol
A trainee electrician suffered severe injuries when a metal cage he was using fell 20ft from the fork lift truck supporting it.
Employees at a North Devon decorating supplies firm were not provided with hot water to wash their hands for years, despite being at risk of contracting the skin condition dermatitis.
Drivers are advised that motorways and major A roads leading to and from the Glastonbury Festival site, at Pilton in Somerset are likely to be busy on Tuesday June 21 to Thursday June 23 and Monday June 27 as...
This summer, characters drawn by eight year old Emma and six year old Fiona Barraclough from Chipping Sodbury and eight year old Isobel Broomfield from Clevedon will star in The Itch of the Golden Nit, a half...
There's just over a week remaining for local businesses to register for the South West's major annual international trade event - ExploreExport - which is taking place in Bristol on Tuesday 28 June 2011 at the...
The following works are planned by the Highways Agency in Devon and Cornwall this week.
Weekly Round Up Of Road Works In Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol
Donald Ernest Roberts, a construction company director from Plymouth who breached a disqualification undertaking was this month ordered to pay £30,000 plus the costs of the proceedings or be sent to...
Last year more than 10,000 businesses got free help at a Business Advice Open Day (BAOD). Now HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is bringing its successful programme of Local BAODs to Keynsham, Bristol on 7 July...
Last year more than 10,000 businesses got free help at a Business Advice Open Day (BAOD). Now HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is bringing its successful programme of Local BAODs to Salisbury on 5 July – and anyone...
SWGfL's innovative 360 degree safe has again been shortlisted in the annual Internet awards, competing for recognition in the UK and global Internet community.
Students from the South West are being urged to apply now for student finance to ensure their funding is in place at the start of the new university term.
A weekly round up of road works In Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol.
Trade Suites Limited ('TS’), a furniture retailer which traded primarily via the internet, with a warehouse base in Bridlington, Dorset, was wound up yesterday in the High Court following an investigation by ...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network in Devon and Cornwall w/c 26 June:
Driving test candidates in Wiltshire could benefit from a more local service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) carries out a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
The Insolvency Service is today launching a six-week consultation with its staff on potentially reshaping the way in which it carries out the bulk of its business and delivers its services going forward. The “...
Media contacts: Barbara Leech on 07768 902359 (Interviews) Dave Thompson on 0121 345 1006/07778 160808 (Press Office)
The Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to be extra vigilant against...
A weekly round up of road works In Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency's roads in Devon and Cornwall w/c 3 July:
A Poole construction company has been sentenced after a carpenter was seriously injured when he fell three metres off scaffolding while working on a house extension.
Sections of the M5, A38 and A30 near Exeter will be resurfaced between 4 July and 9 July.
The Government has today agreed to transfer land and property assets owned by Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
A father-of-two died after falling through a rooflight and sustaining fatal head injuries, a Southampton court heard today.
Aspiring Welsh inventors have swept the board at this year’s Cracking Ideas competition. After receiving over 6,000 entries from across the UK the three overall winners have been announced by Minister ...
The M5 near Exeter will be closed overnight on Saturday, July 9 between 8pm and 7am to allow Western Power to undertake cable work.
Businesses in Dorset will be supported by a new local enterprise partnership approved today by Business Minister Mark Prisk and Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark.
Two companies that mis-sold green belt land for investment to the public were this week ordered into liquidation in the High Court on grounds of public interest following an investigation by Company Investigations...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency roads in Devon and Cornwall w/c 10 July:
Two Southampton dockworkers who smuggled 100,000 cigarettes into the city’s Western Docks have been sentenced to four months, suspended for 12 months, today following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs...
A Cardiff man, who used fake boarding cards for non-EU flights to buy duty free cigarettes and evade £70,000 in excise duty, has been jailed for 12 months.
The South West’s most enterprising individuals and businesses will today (Thursday 14 July) attend an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as this year’s winners of The Queen’s Awards...
M4 Motorway - Junction 19 Westbound Entry Slip Road
The westbound entry slip road at M4 Junction 19 will be closed overnight from 25 July for four nights to allow contractors to safely carry out the erection...
Routine road maintenance on the A38 in the Glynn Valley between Turfdown Cross and the junction with the A390 at Dobwalls is due to take place between the nights of Sunday 24 and Thursday 28 July inclusive.
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency's roads in Devon and Cornwall w/c 17/8;
Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigating a suspected excise fraud in excess of £20m have arrested five people during early morning raids across South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire...
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A contractor has been prosecuted for exposing workers to asbestos in Derby.
An unregistered gas installation company and its director illegally carried out work on properties across Lincolnshire, putting residents' lives at risk.
A UK firm which provides community training has plans to improve education and IT skills in Jamaica, with help from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and local schoolchildren.
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Music lovers heading to this year’s Download Festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire are being advised by the Highways Agency to plan their journey and allow plenty of time to get to the event. Up to 80,...
Motorists using the M1 in East Midlands and the M40 around Oxfordshire are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys as the British MOTO Grand Prix is being staged at Silverstone this weekend.
The Highways Agency is advising road users of a series of overnight closures on the M69 between Leicester and Burbage / Hinckley between Monday 13 June and Friday 17 June.
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LEICESTERSHIRE
UK Trade & Investment East Midlands, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce and the CBI East Midlands, welcomed the news that East Midlands exports hit &...
The Highways Agency is advising road users of a series of overnight closures on the M45/A45 from Monday 20 until Monday 27 June. Work is taking place between Thurlaston Island near Rugby and junction 17 of the...
Motorists using the A1 and A46 in Lincolnshire tomorrow and Thursday (15 and 16 June) are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys as the Cereals arable event is being held in Boothby Graffoe.
Traffic access arrangements for the 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Northamptonshire have been announced today.
A worker was injured by a falling stack of cookers and washing machines at one of the UK’s largest electrical equipment recycle firms.
A bankrupt property developer, who hid the funds that would have been the main asset in his bankruptcy was today sentenced to an 18-month jail term following investigations by The Insolvency Service and the Department...
East Midlands' students are being urged to apply now for student finance to ensure their funding is in place at the start of the new university term.
South Midlands' students are being urged to apply now for student finance to ensure their funding is in place at the start of the new university term.
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LEICESTERSHIRE
European Mediation Services Limited (“European”), based in Kidderminster, and Probate Solutions Worldwide Wills and Trusts Limited (“Probate”), which traded from premises in Lincoln, were both wound up in the...
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is bringing practical driving tests back to Louth after reaching an agreement to deliver tests from the town's Meridian Leisure Centre.
The Insolvency Service is today launching a six-week consultation with its staff on potentially reshaping the way in which it carries out the bulk of its business and delivers its services going forward. The “...
The Government and the Health and Safety Executive are calling the East Midlands to give their thoughts on red tape.
Media contacts: Barbara Leech on 07768 902359 (Interviews) Dave Thompson on 0121 345 1006/07778 160808 (Press Office)
The Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to be extra vigilant against...
New official statistics published today show the number of workers killed in Britain last year has increased.
Road users will benefit from safer driving conditions during the night and in wet conditions as a result of forthcoming road markings and stud renewals on the M1 Southbound at junctions 15 for a four mile stretch...
A specialist plastering contractor has been fined after two workers were seriously injured during construction of Derby’s Westfield shopping centre.
Media contacts: Dave Thompson on 0121 345 1006/07778 160808 (Press Office)
Severn Trent announced this week that it plans to install up to 10,000 compulsory water meters in the homes of people who move ...
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS:
A scheme to reduce congestion, increase journey time reliability and improve safety on the busy A52 Derby Road between Bramcote Roundabout and the Queen’s Medical Centre Roundabout, Nottingham, will begin this...
Road users are reminded of traffic access arrangements for the 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Northamptonshire. Measures will help race goers to get in and out of the event as smoothly...
The Business Secretary announced today that he is to set up an Economic Response Task Force as a result of the ongoing review by Bombardier Transportation of its UK rail operations and today’s announcement that...
The Government has today agreed to transfer land and property assets owned by Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
- full overnight closure on Monday, 18 July -
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ECGD, the UK’s export credit agency, has published its Annual Review and Resource Accounts 2009-10, showing it provided 33 per cent more support to UK exporters in 2010-11 - £2.92 billion, up from &...
The East Midlands’ most enterprising individuals and businesses will tomorrow (Thursday 14 July) attend an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as this year’s winners of the...
A Nottingham cleaning products manufacturer has been fined after an employee was seriously injured when a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials toppled and fell on him.
Road users are being advised that two forthcoming events at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire will mean increased levels of traffic and potential delays on journeys through the area.
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A lorry driver was killed when he was hit by steel gates falling off his vehicle as it was unloaded by a forklift truck.
Communities wanting to organise celebrations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are being urged not to be fobbed off by jobsworths citing ‘health and safety’.
Two companies have been fined a total of £400,000 for breaches of health and safety legislation that resulted in the death of a stonemason's labourer at a Glasgow construction site.
First charity with new legal form announced
A Glasgow man, involved in smuggling 550,000 cigarettes into Scotland hidden inside sofas, has been jailed for 12 months following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
David Cassells, 52...
Road users are reminded that the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost 80 per cent of roadworks on motorways and major A roads from six o’clock this morning, leaving 99 per cent of its road network...
Patrick Anderson Painters and Decorators have invested in the future through Skills Development Scotland’s Employer Recruitment Incentive. Their newest recruit, Neil Docherty, has started as a modern apprentice...
The details of how the Government scheme to make payments to Equitable Life policyholders will work were published by Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, today.
Construction workers across the Highlands are being urged to pick up lifesaving advice at an event on Tuesday 24 May.
The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, has amended the Dundee City Council taxi fares scales following an appeal by a taxi operator.
John Vine CBE QPM, the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency, has published three reports focusing on the Agency’s operations in Scotland and Northern Ireland: border operations, countering abuse...
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Speakers including Caroline Stuart, the Director of Oracle in Scotland, will tomorrow outline to more than 60 careers professionals the significant job opportunities becoming available in the ICT/e-commerce sector...
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OSCR Chief Executive, Jane Ryder, is to leave at the end of September after eight years in post.
A Glasgow landlord who allowed his tenants to live with dangerous gas appliances and carried out gas work in a house and flat he owned despite not being legally qualified to do so has been sentenced.
Public and charities value OSCR and its work An independent report published today [31 May 2011] has found that regulation encourages confidence in the Scottish charity sector, with 95% of the public in Scotland...
LIFE Sciences businesses continue to invest in training staff despite the challenges of the recent economic downturn, a survey of the sector has revealed.
Employers across Scotland are being encouraged to take on people with barriers to getting in to work through assistance from Skills Development Scotland (SDS).
A new taskforce to tackle tax dodgers in the Scottish restaurant trade was announced today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).