Most professional lorry and bus drivers must complete 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to maintain their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification. This is evidenced by a Driver CPC card (sometimes called a \u2018driver qualification card\u2019 or \u2018DQC\u2019).<\/p>
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Periodic training is available remotely from commercial providers, via online video platforms. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency encourages drivers to continue to undertake training wherever possible, but not as an activity that needs extra travel and only in compliance with general government advice.<\/p>
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The validity of DQCs with expiry dates from 1 February 2020 to 31 August 2020 have been extended by 7 months.<\/p>
Drivers will not be issued with a new card to reflect the new expiry date, and must continue to carry their DQC.<\/p>
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Drivers who have a DQC that has an expiry date from 1 September 2020 must not drive until it is renewed.<\/p>
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To support the vital role of local news outlets, the government has clarified that all journalists including broadcast journalists, and other ancillary staff, are \u2018key workers\u2019 for the purposes of access to childcare and educational places. The government also issued guidance to local authorities on the importance of newspaper delivery, which has been critical to the continued dissemination of public interest news.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> News publishers in particular are facing existential pressures due to the steep drop in advertising revenues resulting from the impacts of Covid-19. The government has therefore sought to maximise advertising opportunities for the sector, implementing a public information campaign to ensure the distribution of authoritative, up-to-date information about Covid-19, while also alleviating publishers\u2019 financial pressures.. The current partnership brings together over 600 titles across the UK, of which the vast majority are local papers.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> For online media outlets, the government has taken steps to ensure the use of \u2018keyword blocklisting\u2019 technology is not inadvertently damaging news publishers\u2019 online advertising revenues for Covid-19 related stories. Additionally, the Chancellor brought forward the commencement of zero-rating of VAT on e-newspapers in order to bring savings to readers and support digital publishing.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> We are in regular dialogue with stakeholders about ensuring the support offered to local news outlets is as effective as it can be. Ministers are also engaged with national and local broadcasters on a regular basis to understand the impacts of Covid-19 on their day to day operations, including broadcast news provision.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 115096 on Revenue and Customs: Disability, how many HMRC staff have been granted Health Related Special Leave because they are awaiting reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 to be made at the HMRC Regional Centre in 3 Glass Wharf, Bristol.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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