Stone King - Quick Reads

9/15/2026 10:25:32 AM

Food for thought: New school food standards on the horizon for state-funded schools

By Danielle Francombe

The Department for Education has published updated guidance on school food, alongside details of proposed changes to the school food...

9/14/2026 10:02:14 AM

By Jamie Otter

The debate about academy trusts has been running for more than twenty years and, at times, can feel as though positions have become...

9/11/2026 4:21:56 PM

By Cameron Main

By 286 votes to 270, MPs voted against allowing the reintroduced Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to proceed beyond its Second...

9/11/2026 4:08:11 PM

By Xander May

Have you checked your SMS users recently?UKVI has confirmed its intention to remove inactive Sponsor Management System (SMS) user...

9/11/2026 9:56:57 AM

By Xander May

From 9 September 2026, the UKVI introduced a range of new automated notifications for Authorising Officers, providing greater visibility...

9/11/2026 9:50:32 AM

By Eleanor Reilly

Do you remember the phrase "there are unknown unknowns"? This famous quote is from Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defence,...

9/11/2026 9:17:31 AM

By Cameron Main Jessica Fechner

After the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of time at the end of the last parliamentary session, it has been...

9/10/2026 9:41:53 AM

By Xander May

A significant change to the Sponsor Management System (SMS) took effect from 9 September 2026, when sponsors will no longer be able to...

9/8/2026 10:32:14 AM

By Jacqui Tookey

Looking in the mirror is something I try to avoid as I age, but self-reflection is a crucial aspect of our ongoing personal and...

9/8/2026 10:22:16 AM

By Xander May

UKVI sponsor management system (SMS) updateUKVI has announced the roll out of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sponsor...

9/4/2026 12:29:48 PM

By Julianna Barker

On 3 September 2026, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes setting out reforms to various immigration routes. A number of the...

9/2/2026 9:53:25 AM

By Jacques Cutting

For British nationals with assets in France, succession planning often involves navigating two legal systems, two languages, and two sets...