A new list of organisations qualified to undertake and scrutinise statutory ballots and elections under trade union law was announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills today.
Work began today at Portsmouth on the first of two new aircraft carriers. As steel cutting commenced on a section of the hull, Portsmouth became the fifth UK shipyard to start construction on the programme. The naval base will be the future home of both Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
Progress towards the creation of 10,000 new jobs for young people in the cultural and sports sectors is now well past the half way mark, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Bradshaw announced today.
A report published today by the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency has identified that, based on current staffing levels and the complexity and volume of asylum cases, the UK Border Agencys target of concluding 90 per cent of asylum cases within six months by December 2011 is unachievable. He had significant concerns surrounding the Agencys ability to maintain performance in the face of increasingly challenging targets.
A new approach to managing the UKs land will be vital to meet the challenges of the 21st century, according to the latest report from Foresight, the Governments futures think tank.
An independent review into the sexualisation of young people, conducted by psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos, was welcomed by Home Secretary Alan Johnson today.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Richard Wilfred Hutchinson be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Mr Hutchinson will be assigned to the Birmingham Region with effect from 26 April 2010.
Serious youth violence was the target of a high-profile police campaign in Merseyside today when Home Secretary Alan Johnson visited Liverpool to see Operation Portcullis in action.
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