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Change measurement of school funding amid falling pupil numbers – ex-minister

Former education secretary Damian Hinds pointed out that many running costs for schools remain the same despite fewer pupils.

Evening Standard

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist

Rupa Huq argued the amount of VAT imposed on private schools should be based on turnover, to prevent smaller schools getting ‘caught in this trap’.

The Independent UK

Government accused of having ‘rogue algorithm’ for deciding housing targets

Conservative former minister Damian Hinds told MPs the number of houses expected to be built in his constituency of East Hampshire had ‘doubled’.

Evening Standard

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Former education secretary warns against ‘politicisation’ of national curriculum

Conservative MP Damian Hinds said the ‘broad framework’ has ‘helped to guard against the politicisation’ of subjects like history and religion.

Evening Standard

No rise in private school closures in England since Labour’s VAT proposal, data shows

Figures for 2024 show 46 private schools have closed with 77 opening, despite reports claiming VAT threat has toppled some schools

The Guardian - UK

Ministers press ahead with 'destructive, disruptive and divisive' VAT on private school fees policy

MPs clashed in the Commons as the Tories piled pressure on the Government to rethink the controversial policy

Evening Standard

Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid

Pro-Gaza independents spoke out against Starmer’s plans to levy VAT on independent schools

The Independent UK

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Parents 'crying out' for advice on screen time, MP warns

Most children have a mobile phone by the time they start secondary school, MPs hear

Evening Standard

Government undermined financial education for children in England, Martin Lewis says

Campaign to add financial topics to national curriculum in 2014 ‘counterproductive’ says founder of Money Saving Expert

The Guardian - UK

Reports Government plans to curb under-16s’ social media use ‘speculation’

Science minister Andrew Griffith would not be drawn on reports the Government was considering plans to restrict social media access for teenagers.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak considers crackdown on social media use for under-16s

Ministers mulling new action to limit children’s exposure to harmful content

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s

Reports suggest a ban is among potential options to protect young people from online harm

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps tells Gary Lineker to ‘put a sock in it’ - but Tory minister defends pundit’s right to speak out

The defence secretary said the former England star knows ‘almost nothing’ about politics and should stick to football commentary

The Independent UK

Don’t make it harder to catch online ‘paedophiles,’ minister tells Facebook chiefs

Police fear use of encryption could lead to thousands fewer reports of online child abuse a year

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Old tradespeople should be re-employed as teachers to tackle school shortage, MPs told

Schools minster admits there is "clearly a lot of work to do" to boost teacher numbers

Evening Standard

Eighty prison officers at HMP Wandsworth skipped shifts on day of Daniel Khalife escape

Khalife allegedly escaped from HMP Wandsworth on September 6 by strapping himself to a food delivery lorry

The Independent UK

80 prison officers skipped shifts on day of Daniel Khalife escape

Khalife allegedly escaped from HMP Wandsworth on September 6 by strapping himself to a food delivery lorry.

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife: 80 prison officers didn’t show up for work on day terror suspect escaped

Nearly 40 per cent of HMP Wandsworth staff failed to turn up on the day of the prison break, Tory minister admits, as National Crime Agency boss is brought in to investigate

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The Independent UK

Youth jail shut down over safety fears to be turned into men’s prison

The Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre will be refurbished and reopened in two years.

The Guardian - UK

Fix ‘endemic’ problems in youth custody, urges prisons watchdog

Monitoring boards chief warns of poor conditions at four young offender institutions in England

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Danny Weatherson case: Newcastle MP calls for change to prevent others from becoming trapped in prison system

Danny is set to be released 17 years after he was handed a controversial indefinite prison sentence for attempting to steal a coat and mobile phone

The Independent UK

Minister: No sexual assaults by trans inmates in women’s prisons since reforms

Damian Hinds updated MPs on the data for England and Wales.

The Independent UK

Prisoners to be held in police cells after surge in jail overcrowding

Last year, the Government announced it had asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in overcrowding.

The Guardian - UK

Zara Aleena’s family may sue over murder by released prisoner

Legal action being considered after report highlights failings that allowed Jordan McSweeney to kill London woman

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena murder: Probation have ‘blood on their hands’, aunt says

Jordan McSweeney was released from prison just days before carrying out the brutal attack.

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