Coronavirus UK: Zara Tindall antibody test advert is referred to medical regulator

An advert for a coronavirus ‘passport’ app featuring Zara Tindall having an antibody test has been referred to the medical regulator. The V-Health Passport system developed by VST Enterprises sees people take a test with the results then uploaded by a health administrator onto the user’s app. But an advert promoting it shows the Queen’s … Read more

Wales should scrap GCSE exams next summer and award grades on coursework, says exam regulator

Wales should scrap GCSE exams next summer and instead award grades on pupils’ coursework and assessments, a testing regulator has said. Qualifications Wales said A-Level students should continue to be graded as normal, but younger pupils should face a relaxed system. It comes after the summer’s exam season turned into a fiasco as tests were … Read more

Airline regulator slammed after botching customer complaints review

The Civil Aviation Authority has been forced to extend its review of how airlines deal with customer complaints after critics slammed the body for failing to tell consumer bodies its plans.  In July, the CAA published a consultation paper proposing how to improve the current Alternative Dispute Resolution system – a scheme used to ensure passengers are … Read more

National Trust ‘facing questions over its purpose’ as regulator warns an inquiry could be looming

National Trust is ‘facing questions over its purpose’ by charity regulator after being accused of ‘virtue signalling’ by insisting volunteers wear LGBT badges to tweeting it’s historic links to slavery Trust sparked a woke row after tweeting details about buildings’ links to slavery Dozens vowed to cancel their membership because of charity ‘virtue signalling’ Regulator … Read more

Energy regulator hands SSE £2m fine for power plant error

Energy regulator hands SSE £2m fine for power plant error By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:24 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 3 September 2020 Ofgem has fined SSE £2m fine for a power plant error.  The energy regulator punished the provider for failing to publish information that is likely … Read more

Exam regulator Ofqual chiefs had no prior education experience

A jazz-loving ex-journalist who flunked his A-Levels and a career civil servant with no previous education experience: Calls for six-figure figures behind Ofqual exams shambles to quit Chairman Roger Taylor is a former journalist turned medical businessman Sally Collier is a career civil service but had not worked in education before Both were appointed in … Read more