Care for vulnerable babies examined
This National Audit Office (NAO) Report
‘Caring
for Vulnerable Babies’ (HC 101) examines the reorganisation of neonatal
services in England.
EU reform Treaty signed
‘The
Treaty of Lisbon’ (Cm. 7294), also known as the reform Treaty, was signed
on 13 December 2007 at an EU summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
Environment Agency flood defence criticised
In this Report,
‘Environment
Agency: Building and Maintaining River and Coastal Flood Defences in England’
(HC 175), the Committee of Public Accounts examines how well the Agency
carries out its role to protect people and properties from the risk of flooding
and whether it adequately monitors and maintains the standards of existing
flood defence systems.
Fulton Report into Iran hostages reviewed
In this Report,
‘The
Iran Hostages Incident: The Lessons Learned’ (HC 181), the House of Commons
Defence Committee reviews the Fulton Report into the capture of Royal Navy
personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in March 2007.
42 day detention human rights reviewed
'Counter-Terrorism
Policy and Human Rights: 42 Days’ (HL 23 / HC 156) examines the
Government's intention, as part of its counter-terrorism measures, to increase
the pre-charge detention limit from 28 to 42 days.
Full employment plans revealed
This White Paper from the Department of Work and Pensions
'Ready
for Work: Full Employment in Our Generation (Cm. 7290)' sets out the
Government's strategy for moving people from being passive recipients of
benefits to becoming active in seeking and preparing for work.
Plan for children, young people and families set
out
'The
Children's Plan - Building Brighter Futures' (Cm. 7280) from the Department
for Children, Schools and Families sets out the Government's ambitions for
improving children and young people's lives over the next decade and was
conceived after consultation with both parents and professionals.
Air travel health issues examined
In this Report,
‘Air
Travel & Health: An Update’ (HL 7), the House of Lords Select Committee
on Science and Technology sets out the current situation and still finds issues
that remain of concern, particularly the risk to air travellers of venous
thromboembolism (VTE).
Mental Health Crisis services reviewed
This National Audit Office (NAO) Report,
'Helping
People Through Mental Health Crisis' (HC 5), examines the role of Crisis
Resolution and Home Treatment services (CRHT) in helping people through mental
health crisis.
Improving health services in England and Wales
This report,
'State
of Healthcare 2007: Improvements and Challenges in Services in England and
Wales’ (HC 97), is the fourth annual State of Healthcare Report from the
Healthcare Commission.
BBC risk management criticised
This Report
‘The BBC's management of risk’
(HC 643) makes recommendations on dealing with a variety of risk factors,
from damage to the Corporation's reputation to personal risk to staff.
Proposed Counter Terrorism Bill reviewed
These publications both focus on the proposed Counter
Terrorism Bill.
'Report
on Proposed Measures for Inclusion in a Counter Terrorism Bill (Cm. 7262)'
examines the range of measures proposed for inclusion in the Counter Terrorism
Bill while
'Summary
of Responses to the Counter Terrorism Bill Consultation (Cm. 7269)'
summarises responses gathered during the 2007 consultation period.