Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb branded the figures 'shocking' and said: 'Urgent action is needed to drive up standards of administration so that pensioners can have confidence that the pension they are being paid is correct.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/pensions/article-12075107/Civil-servants-making-admin-errors-blame-short-changing-pensioners-670million-year.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

ICS chief executive Averil Power said: “Urgent action is also needed to address the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on cancer patients and their families.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cancer-patients-forced-to-pay-up-to-300-a-month-in-car-parking-fees-as-hospitals-rake-in-74m/a169831276.html

TORONTO — Urgent action is needed to fix systemic issues in Ontario’s correctional facilities, an expert panel with the chief coroner’s office said as it found the number of inmates who died in custody had almost doubled in recent years.

Source: https://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/ontario-news/action-needed-as-inmate-deaths-rise-ontario-report-says/