tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from John Penrose 2020-06-08T21:21:39+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-advice-to-help-councils-fight-procurement-fraud 2020-06-08T21:21:39+01:00 New advice to help councils fight procurement fraud Local government procurement fraud and corruption risk review provides advice on how councils can strengthen their processes and implement prevention measures. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/regius-professorships-awarded-to-leading-universities-to-mark-queens-90th-birthday 2016-06-06T08:00:00+01:00 Regius Professorships awarded to leading universities to mark Queen’s 90th birthday Her Majesty the Queen will honour 12 of Britain’s leading universities today by creating Regius Professorships as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/eu-referendum-counting-officers-regulations 2016-03-23T14:35:21+00:00 EU Referendum: Counting Officers' Regulations The European Union Referendum (Counting Officers� and Regional Counting Officers� Charges) Regulations 2016 come into force today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/electoral-law 2016-03-17T11:12:57+00:00 Electoral law The Minister for the Constitutional Reform laid a written statement in Parliament on electoral law and the Third Party Campaigning Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/eu-referendum-bill-receives-royal-assent 2015-12-17T11:32:22+00:00 EU Referendum Bill receives Royal Assent The EU Referendum Bill received Royal Assent on 17 December 2015. It is now an Act of Parliament. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/young-gifted-and-democratic-getting-young-people-involved-in-democratic-processes 2015-12-07T15:57:00+00:00 Young, gifted and democratic: getting young people involved in democratic processes Mehvash Ahmad, a UK Youth Facilitator, summarised a Parliament Week 2015 event hosted by John Penrose for Youth Ambassadors for democracy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/john-penrose-attends-voter-registration-workshop-in-parliament-week-2015 2015-11-18T13:45:00+00:00 John Penrose attends voter registration workshop in Parliament Week 2015 The Minister for Constitutional Reform attended a voter registration workshop for young people with learning disabilities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/john-penrose-championing-the-changemakers 2015-11-17T08:00:10+00:00 John Penrose: Championing the changemakers John Penrose, Minister for Constitutional Reform, encourages young people to get involved in democratic processes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-queen-to-award-prestigious-regius-professorships-to-12-universities 2015-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 The Queen to award prestigious Regius Professorships to 12 universities Jo Johnson and John Penrose launched a national competition to mark the Queen’s birthday by awarding Regius Professorships to universities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/vision-for-electoral-registration-speech-by-john-penrose 2015-10-23T17:41:47+01:00 Vision for electoral registration: speech by John Penrose The Minister for Constitutional Reform John Penrose spoke at the Policy Exchange about electoral registration. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/international-democracy-day-sparks-search-for-the-uks-most-democratic-schools 2015-09-15T11:15:00+01:00 International Democracy Day sparks search for the UK’s most democratic schools A new award for schools that encourage pupils to get interested in the democratic process has been launched on International Democracy Day. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sir-eric-pickles-to-examine-electoral-fraud 2015-08-13T10:15:48+01:00 Sir Eric Pickles to examine electoral fraud Sir Eric Pickles, the Government’s Anti-Corruption Champion, is to review electoral fraud and make recommendations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/individual-electoral-registration-hits-major-milestone 2015-08-12T15:21:14+01:00 Individual Electoral Registration hits major milestone The government announced 10 million voter registrations with 77% made online. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/individual-electoral-registration-ending-the-transition 2015-07-16T16:01:15+01:00 Individual Electoral Registration: ending the transition Minister for Constitutional Reform John Penrose made a written statement about ending transition to Individual Electoral Registration. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/details-of-ministerial-appointments-announced 2014-02-08T16:07:00+00:00 Details of ministerial appointments announced The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/stonehenge-visitor-centre-to-rise-again 2012-09-07T01:00:00+01:00 Stonehenge visitor centre to rise again A new dawn at Stonehenge. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/olympics-tickets-go-on-sale 2012-08-13T01:00:00+01:00 Olympics tickets go on sale Website opens to apply for tickets as London marks 500 days to the Games. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/and-in-the-end-the-abbey-road-zebra-crossing-is-listed 2012-07-26T01:00:00+01:00 ‘And in the end...�: the Abbey Road zebra crossing is listed The world-famous zebra crossing near Abbey Road Studios in London has been listed Grade II by John Penrose Minister for Tourism and Heritage tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-celebrities-invite-the-world-to-visit-britain 2012-07-12T01:00:00+01:00 British celebrities invite the world to visit Britain Global TV campaign kicks off four-year marketing programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/irish-restaurateur-oliver-peyton-awarded-honorary-obe 2012-07-09T01:00:00+01:00 Irish restaurateur Oliver Peyton awarded honorary OBE Irish-born restaurateur Oliver Peyton was today presented with an honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).