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Home Office criticised after inspectors discover workers without criminal record checks had access to master keys Unaccompanied children seeking asylum have been living in hotels alongside adults whose backgrounds have not been checked, a damning report has revealed. An independent inspection has severely criticised the Home Office after staff in two hotels had not been checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), as required by government rules. Staff had access to master keys while young refugees stayed in the building. Continue reading… ​Home Office criticised after inspectors discover workers without criminal record checks had access to master keysUnaccompanied children…

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Truss’s PMQs comment at odds with Downing Street and Treasury’s refusal to commit to pledge Liz Truss has called off a planned visit and media clip amid continued chaos, shortly after she pledged to maintain the so-called triple lock guarantee on pension increases. Downing Street and the Treasury had for days refused to commit to the triple lock, which says that the state pension will rise by whichever is the greatest of inflation, average earnings or 2.5%, amid a review of spending by Jeremy Hunt, the new chancellor. Continue reading… ​Truss’s PMQs comment at odds with Downing Street and Treasury’s…

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