Compliance & Regulation

Half of appointed representative (AR) permission applications made by firms using the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) gateway pilot did not proceed, the regulator has revealed. It also disclosed that HM Treasury will...

St Mary’s Hospital in Warrington has implemented an action plan after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ordered it to make improvements following an inspection this summer. The CQC carried out an unannounced...

Charles Randell has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to start the process to appoint his successor as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Randell, who...

Prospect Hospice in Swindon has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after making "significant" improvements and recovering from enforcement action and warning notices just two years ago. The...

Employers who fail in their duty of care to provide menopause support for staff could face claims for unfair dismissal or discrimination, according to an employment lawyer. Research from health wellness platform...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned regulated financial advisers to ensure remote working staff know they could face visits at home from the regulator. New expectations on remote working set out...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce an excess payment for staff who use its private medical insurance (PMI) cover after soaring premium costs. The regulator said premiums for the...

Health secretary Sajid Javid told the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester that business as usual for the NHS "cannot be good enough". He said his department's review into leadership in the NHS...

Employers who fail to provide mental health support training for line managers, are running the risk of personal injury claims being brought against them. This is according to Melanie Stancliffe, partner at...

The government has charged former vice chief of the defence staff general Sir Gordon Messenger with leading a review of leadership in health and social care. Its Health and Social Care Leadership...