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Government acts after report highlights failings at regulator
Source: Department of Health and Social Care published on this website Friday 26 July 2024 by Jill Powell
An independent review of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified significant internal failings which is hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices.
The interim report, led by Dr Penny Dash, chair of the North West London ...
Read More..........Regulator investigates aid charity over concerns about links to a terrorism-promoting news outlet
Source: Charity Commission published on this website Thursday 25 July 2024 by Jill Powell
The regulator is investigating aid charity World Aid Convoy over concerns that the charity has links to a Hamas supporting news agency.
World Aid Convoy has purposes to provide relief and assistance to victims of war and natural disaster. It was registered with the Charity Commission in 201...
Read More..........Essex school reprimanded after using facial recognition technology for canteen payments
Source: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published on this website Wednesday 24 July 2024 by Jill Powell
The ICO have issued a reprimand to a school that broke the law when it introduced facial recognition technology (FRT).
Chelmer Valley High School, in Chelmsford, Essex, first started using the technology in March 2023 to take cashless canteen payments from students.
FRT processes biom...
Read More..........Ofcom research: A deep dive into deepfakes that demean, defraud and disinform
Source: Ofcom published on this website Tuesday 23 July 2024 by Jill Powell
Two in five people say they have seen at least one deepfake in the last six months – including depictions of sexual content, politicians, and scam adverts
Only one in ten are confident in their ability to spot them
Ofcom sets out what tech firms can do to tackle harmful deepfakes
As new Ofcom research reveals the p...
Read More..........The Charity Commission is calling on charities that hold online meetings to review their governing document to ensure it is up to date.
Source: The Charity Commission published on this website Monday 22 July 2024 by Jill Powell
The call comes in the regulator’s redesigned guidance on charities and meetings (known as CC48), published Friday 19 July 2024.
The refreshed guidance emphasises the importance of complying with a charity’s governing document when holding meetings.
The guidance stresses that trustees should make sure any...
Read More..........Headteacher guilty of harassment
Source Norfolk Police published on this website Friday 19 July 2024 by Jill Powell
A Norfolk headteacher has been found guilty of harassing a colleague who said she lived in constant fear of his reprimands and hounding. Gregory Hill, age 48, of Valley Way, Fakenham, appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court Thursday 18 July 2024 and was found guilty of one count of harassment between 12...
Read More..........Professional Standards Authority (PSA) responds to publication of Independent Culture Review of the NMC
Source: Professional Standards Authority (PSA) published on this website Thursday 18 July 2024 by Jill Powell
The independent culture review conducted by Nazir Afzal OBE and Rise Associates on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has found that people working in the organisation have experienced racism, discrimination and bullying, and evidence of safeguarding failures. This is concerning...
Read More..........Fraudster convicted for lying about qualifications to gain employment as senior nurse in neonatal unit
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Wednesday 17 July 2024 by Jill Powell
A woman who gave false information and lied about her qualifications when applying and interviewing for a job as a senior nurse at a Welsh neonatal unit has been found guilty today of fraud.
Following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court, Tanya Nasir, 45, from Hertfordshire, was found guilty o...
Read More..........Teesside crime group convicted of trafficking migrants into the UK
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Tuesday 16 July 2024 by Jill Powell
A National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation has dismantled a prolific criminal network responsible for smuggling hundreds of migrants into the UK illegally.
Teesside-based network, including its figurehead, 43-year-old Muhammad Zada, were found guilty by a jury on 11 July following a six-week trial....
Read More..........Stability AI joins IWF’s mission to make internet a safer space for children
Source: Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) published on this website Monday 15 July 2024 by Jill Powell
The world’s leading independent open source generative AI company Stability AI, has partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to tackle the creation of AI generated child sexual abuse imagery online.
As an IWF Member, Stability AI now has access to a suite of cutting-edge tools developed...
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