https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2022-23-annual-report<\/a><\/p>We do not hold data on the proportion of dental practices that have stopped providing NHS services in Somerset in the last five years.<\/p>"}
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Juries are a vital part of our criminal justice system, and jury service is an important civic duty. We want to do everything we can to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important role.<\/p>
<\/p>
If any aspect of jury service has left a juror feeling distressed, they are encouraged to speak to their GP and/or the Samaritans. Their GP can help them to access counselling services and the Samaritans can provide support over the telephone, email or through a local Samaritan branch. A leaflet entitled \u2018Supporting You Through Jury Service\u2019 which offers further advice to jurors is available in courts.<\/p>
<\/p>
Our courts request regular feedback from jurors through Juror Experience Surveys to better understand jurors\u2019 needs which finds most jurors enjoy completing jury service. We are using this research alongside the extensive academic research available and experience from other jurisdictions to inform our approach. We are aware that a small minority of jurors suffer adverse effects and are working to understand their specific needs to ensure that the support we offer is appropriate.<\/p>"}
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Any discrimination in adult social care on the basis of one\u2019s sexual or gender identity, or indeed on the basis of any protected characteristic, is unacceptable. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace, and in wider society.<\/p>
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspects and assesses care homes and other social care providers for compliance against the fundamental standards embedded in regulation. This includes the requirement, as clearly described in the CQC\u2019s guidance, for providers to do everything reasonably practicable to make sure that people who use the service receive person-centred care, that meets their needs and reflects their personal preferences. As part of this, during an inspection, the CQC will take account of how the service considers a person\u2019s protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.<\/p>
The CQC has also published its Equality Objectives, which outline how the CQC is taking a preventative approach to LGBTQ+ people experiencing prejudice or abuse, as well as improving the data it collects around equality risks. Finally, the new duty on the CQC to assess local authorities\u2019 delivery of their adult social care duties went live from April this year. CQC assessment of local authorities will increase transparency, and enable people to hold their local authority to account.<\/p>"}
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Any discrimination in adult social care on the basis of one\u2019s sexual or gender identity, or indeed on the basis of any protected characteristic, is unacceptable. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace, and in wider society.<\/p>
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspects and assesses care homes and other social care providers for compliance against the fundamental standards embedded in regulation. This includes the requirement, as clearly described in the CQC\u2019s guidance, for providers to do everything reasonably practicable to make sure that people who use the service receive person-centred care, that meets their needs and reflects their personal preferences. As part of this, during an inspection, the CQC will take account of how the service considers a person\u2019s protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.<\/p>
The CQC has also published its Equality Objectives, which outline how the CQC is taking a preventative approach to LGBTQ+ people experiencing prejudice or abuse, as well as improving the data it collects around equality risks. Finally, the new duty on the CQC to assess local authorities\u2019 delivery of their adult social care duties went live from April this year. CQC assessment of local authorities will increase transparency, and enable people to hold their local authority to account.<\/p>"}
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We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published in due course.<\/p>
<\/p>
The practice of non-exempted mutilations such as cropping dogs' ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for over 10 years.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government supports the Private Members\u2019 Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by the hon. Member for North Devon on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of dogs with cropped ears.<\/p>"}
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The department recognises the challenges faced by the early years sector in meeting the needs of children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The department has already committed to working with stakeholders across the sector to understand whether changes may be required to the special educational needs inclusion fund (SENIF), and other associated elements of the wider current early years funding system, as part of the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan. \u200b\u200b<\/p>
The department is conducting a review of SENIF funding arrangements, as confirmed in the government\u2019s response to the consultation on expanding the early education entitlements on 20 September 2023. This is so that the department can better support parents, providers and local authorities, as the expanded entitlements are rolled out.<\/p>
\u200bAt the completion of this review, the department will consider what information is most appropriate and helpful for the sector in their delivery of SENIFs. The department will look to draw examples of best practice together with a view to sector-wide dissemination.<\/p>
The department has increased the rate of disability access funding in 2024/25 to £910 per eligible child per year, having increased in September 2023 from £828 to an annual equivalent of £881 per year per eligible child. The department is also increasing high needs funding by £440 million in 2024/25, compared to the high needs funding allocations for 2023/24. The total high needs budget for 2024/25 will be £10.5 billion.<\/p>
The Early Years National Funding Formula also contains an additional needs element to take account of the number of 3 and 4 year old children with additional needs in an area.<\/p>"}
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Schools must record absences as authorised where pupils cannot attend school due to illness, regardless of whether the illness is physical or mental health related. The government recognises the importance of understanding what is driving absence to illness. However, it would be unreasonable to expect teachers, at the point of taking the register, to determine and provide additional detail on each instance of illness for pupils as this would be a considerable additional burden on the workforce.<\/p>
The government acknowledges that some young people are facing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing and providing them with support remains a priority. The government is putting in record levels of investment, including an additional £2.3 billion of funding a year by March 2024 for all NHS mental health services. This will help an extra 345,000 children and young people receive NHS-funded mental health support, compared to 2018. The department expects schools to ensure data is regularly monitored for pupils with long term illnesses and/or Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, including at board and governing body meetings and in targeting support meetings with the local authority so that additional support from other partners is accessed where necessary.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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Nutrient neutrality advice aims to halt further pollution of England\u2019s most important protected waterways whose catchments cover an area of approximately 1.8m ha.<\/p>
<\/p>
Natural England has developed a Nutrient Mitigation Scheme that has so far secured approximately 257 ha of land to reduce nutrient pollution from new housing development. This land will also be managed for the purposes of nature conservation and, where appropriate, public access.<\/p>
<\/p>
Natural England is currently investigating other sites across England which, if considered feasible, would secure approximately 512 ha of land for the purposes of nutrient mitigation and nature recovery.<\/p>
<\/p>
Natural England aims to avoid the best and most versatile agricultural land when investing in nutrient mitigation projects.<\/p>
<\/p>
The nutrient mitigation scheme operates alongside a number of other providers of nutrient mitigation across England, including Local Authorities, environmental Non-Governmental Organisations, private markets and developers. Many of the solutions invested in by these providers will be<\/em> nature-based and will not only reduce nutrient pollution but benefit nature and people.<\/p>"}
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