During a three-year suspended sentence they would be required to enrol on a course, undertake a community project, and participate in sport.
The Government needs to expand the definition of ‘vulnerable’ to include carers and families with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
This crisis is teaching us the value of religious freedom, and the need to speak up for our faith at home and abroad.
Our safety net is worn and fragile because it carries too many of the burdens that used to be shared with the little platoons of civil society.
The Treasury’s decision is a vital moment in the battle against coronavirus and in the emerging consensus about the country we want to be in future.
Despite help being set out for companies during the pandemic, there have been issues with the implementation of schemes. Ministers must keep an eye on this.
From healthcare to housing to trade, there are numerous areas that need transforming when we return to normality.
The part of the country that is working well is the part that is not waiting for people in a risk-averse chain of centralised command to make a decision.
Whatever model is adopted or whatever alternative proposal is deemed better, the public need to know that there is an exit strategy in place.
The debt to GDP ratio will now surely soar past the 100 per cent mark in the next couple of years into what used to be seen as banana republic territory.
The former’s exclusion of the latter from the WHO has become a risk to international public health.
And as the Easter holidays begin, here are a few ways to keep children intellectually and socially engaged which don’t depend on online learning.
The right measures now will not only keep companies afloat in the short term but equip them to support an economic rebound when the crisis is passed.
The Government has sat on its hands over the National Retraining Scheme. Ministers need to deliver it – with laid-off workers in the fast lane.
I am redoubling my engagement with its business community, which needs to know that our committment to ensuring UK connectivity remains strong.