Taxi firms could be required to have criminal record checks for all staff, not just drivers, under plans from .

Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, has called for urgent reform of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) after hosting a Parliamentary Adjournment Debate on the issue.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed in Prime Minister’s Questions on January 14 that Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the Chancellor “did not even realise the impact of her business rates ...

Britain's biggest police forces have hired tens of thousands of officers and staff without checking their employment records. In a scandal which will raise questions about criminals in uniform, some ...

Millions of people claiming benefits could soon see their bank accounts checked in a new way, as the Department for Work and ...

The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to a new digital ID system in order to prove their right to work in the UK. Instead, Labour ministers say existing checks, using documents ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Most Whitehall departments cut spending on consultants last year, increasing the pressure on Labour to deliver ...

“This means that students will learn how AI works, teachers can learn how to integrate AI into their lessons, and parents can guide their children in using AI safely and wisely at home.” President ...

The benefits department will exclude one benefit.

The new eligibility and verification powers, which have sparked widespread fury, have been greenlit and are to become ...