David Hencke

In their representation of women and ethnic minority people, government bodies are moving in the wrong direction, reports David Hencke

The Government is appointing its favourite candidates to powerful external agencies without proper processes or monitoring, David Hencke reports

David Hencke reports on the national vets shortage, caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Coronavirus crisis and a rise in the number of people buying pets

Findings by America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction paint the country’s mission in Afghanistan in a very bad light, reports David Hencke

In a new report, peers also raise concerns about the lack of certificates issued to those who have obtained settled status – raising concerns about how this group can prove that they have a right to be in the country

The Cabinet Manual is 10 years out of date, yet the Prime Minister has shelved plans to refresh it, reports David Hencke

David Hencke reports on a new twist in the Greensill Capital lobbying saga uncovered by the independent public spending watchdog

David Hencke reports how sabre-rattling over sausages, fishing rights and data-sharing has generally ended in climbdowns or delays

The collection of medical information proposed by the Health and Social Care Secretary could have vast consequences, despite limited oversight, reports David Hencke

Downing Street dodged Parliament and sowed confusion, a new House of Lords review has concluded

A new report by the Health and Social Care Committee reveals how staff shortages of doctors, nurses and other clinicians have been exacerbated by the Coronavirus crisis

David Hencke explains why the Home Secretary’s intervention in the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report is so unprecedented and disturbing

David Hencke reports on worrying developments in a longstanding issue: how the criminal justice system treats children and young people in offenders’ institutions

The EU-Mexico Agreement has thrown a spanner in the works, reports David Hencke

UK law enforcement can no longer immediately access real-time data about persons and objects of interest, including wanted and missing persons

Twenty-five committees and five study groups to cover almost every conceivable area of interest between the EU and UK have still not been established

Rebecca Hilsenrath appears to be the only senior figure in Whitehall to have resigned over an apparent violation of Coronavirus restrictions, David Hencke reports

David Hencke reports how the Government’s distribution of ‘levelling up’ funds is being contested by the Good Law Project for not being on the level

Lawyers acting for the NHS have conceded it cannot offer companies such as Palantir a long-term NHS role without consulting the public