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Returning to work after time out for caring 1 September 2017

The government has published a call for evidence to find out about the experiences of people who want to return to work, employers’ experiences of recruiting these people and other evidence on the barriers that they face and the support available to them. In the Spring Budget 2017, the government committed “to promoting returnships to the public and private sector, helping people back into employment after a career break." This commitment focusses on supporting returners, who are defined as those that have taken time out of paid employment to care for children or other family members.

Following this commitment, the government wants to know more about returners’ experiences, employers’ experiences of recruiting returners, and evidence on the barriers they face and support available to them.

The call for evidence is for:

1. Those who have returned to work after time out caring for children or family 2. Those currently caring for children or family who would like to return to work 3. Employers 4. Organisations or individuals with knowledge of returners

The call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on 22 October 2017.

Ways to respond:

You can respond online by completing a survey and access further background to this call for evidence. This background also includes a form for you to complete if you are happy to participate in this call for evidence.

You can email Returners.Consultation@Education.gov.uk; or write to:

Government Equalities Office Department for Education 6th Floor, Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street London SW1P 3BT

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Phased roll-out of faster cheque clearing system has begun 7 November 2017

The phased roll-out of a new, image-based cheque clearing system will speed up cheque processing significantly for customers across the UK.

The roll-out began on 30 October by the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company (CCCC). Cheques processed via the new system will mean that if a customer pays in a cheque on a weekday they will be able to withdraw the funds by 23.59 on the next weekday (excluding bank holidays) at the latest. Many banks and building societies are likely to allow access to the funds earlier than this. Initially, the volume of cheques going through the new system will be small and the vast majority of customers will not notice any change to how quickly their cheques clear. However, over time, increasing numbers of cheques will be cleared using the new system and more and more customers will benefit from the faster timescale.

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