Today (16 September 2019), DVSA published new guidance on GOV.UK to help people report lorry, bus or coach drivers and companies to DVSA if they think they're breaking safety rules. We want to use this intelligence and evidence to take strong action against law breakers who are a danger to other road users. This new guidance will make it easier…
The equality watchdog is to launch a new project that will provide funding for disabled and older people to take legal action when they have faced discrimination on public transport. The fund has not yet been officially launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), but it has approached disability organisations and other stakeholders…
Updated Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) rules, which mean that communities will be able to see what developer contributions are spent on, have come into force. The cash is for establishing community infrastructure to support new homes, including roads, schools, GP surgeries and parkland. Previous rules meant that councils did not have to report on the…
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published its 2018-19 annual report, outlining its work throughout the previous year. The 2018-19 annual report shows CIW regulated 5,946 services providing 112,075 places, and carried out 2,499 inspections across adult and children’s services, and childcare and play. The inspectorate dealt with 2,898 changes to services’ registrations and ways of working…
