Weston’s MP Calls for Faster Progress on Improving Local Special Educational Needs

Weston’s MP John Penrose today called for North Somerset Council and local health chiefs to move faster in fixing the troubled Special Education Needs & Disabilities service, after Ministers issued an ‘Improvement Notice’ because previously-identified problems aren’t being solved fast enough.  In 2018 a joint inspection by Ofsted and CQC the service…

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Sunday Telegraph: Bring in points-based honours to end donor rows, says John

THE anti-corruption tsar has called for a points-based honours system, to sever the perceived link between political donations and peerages. John Penrose proposes an overhaul of the regime so that peerages, titles and other awards are clearly distributed based on “talent, ability and hard work” rather than “who you knew, where…

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Video: John asks Equalities Minister whether improving trust and legitimacy of key public official is a priority

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John asks Kemi Badenoch, The Minister For Equalities whether improving trust and legitimacy of key public officials and institutions is a priority. John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con)Sharethis specific contribution Does the Minister agree that improving trust in and legitimacy of key public officials and institutions in areas such as law enforcement, immigration…

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Video John asks what the Government is doing to increase public trust in public officials such as police

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John asks the Minister to confirm improving trust in and legitimacy of key public officials and institutions in areas such as law enforcement, immigration and health is a priority. John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con) T10. Does the Home Secretary agree that successive studies, including even the 2017 Lammy review, have concluded that improving…

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