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08 May

Coverage of Bluetongue virus risk

There has been widespread coverage of our announcement that there is a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) into livestock in Great Britain this year. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), Email this. First seen at 20:39, 8 May 2024

Earl of Minto Malaysia National Security International Seminar speech
Earl of Minto Malaysia National Security International Seminar speech
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Chief of the Defence Staff Ash Carter Exchange Speech
Chief of the Defence Staff Ash Carter Exchange Speech
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Meteor showers and the Milky Way: the UK night sky in May 2024

The shorter nights of May provide a great opportunity to see meteors and the star-dense core of our Milky Way galaxy.  There’s also a chance to see spectacular Noctilucent Clouds and find several galaxies hidden...

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Single-sex toilets announcement coverage

There was widespread coverage earlier this week of the laying of a law to require every new, non-residential building to have single-sex toilets, as well as a fully enclosed universal toilet if space ...

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Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA): Assessment Centre Locations
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA): Assessment Centre Locations
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Warrington Borough Council: Letter to the Chief Executive in relation to the Best Value Inspection
Warrington Borough Council: Letter to the Chief Executive in relation to the Best Value Inspection
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Warrington Borough Council: Best Value Inspector appointment letter
Warrington Borough Council: Best Value Inspector appointment letter
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Marie Hardeman’s site visit to a Lancashire farm

In the first of a series of blogs from Customer Director, Marie Hardeman on her visits to shows, farms and projects, Marie writes about her time at a farm in Lancashire, with RPA field officers on a sheep...

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Transforming for a Digital Future - latest update

For the past two years, teams across government have been making great strides in digital delivery, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and fixing the foundations of data and legacy that will...

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Draft affirmative coming for Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft affirmative coming for Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024. See other results for details.
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Sue Wilkinson is reappointed as a Commissioner of Historic England.
Sue Wilkinson is reappointed as a Commissioner of Historic England.
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Clampdown on non-paying parents Child Maintenance consultation
Clampdown on non-paying parents Child Maintenance consultation
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UK Government announces extra 4.6 million to support UK islands
UK Government announces extra £4.6 million to support UK islands
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South Cambridgeshire District Council: Best Value Notice (May 2024)
South Cambridgeshire District Council: Best Value Notice (May 2024)
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Spelthorne Borough Council: Letter to the Chief Executive in relation to the Best Value Inspection
Spelthorne Borough Council: Letter to the Chief Executive in relation to the Best Value Inspection
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Spelthorne Borough Council: Best Value Inspector appointment letter
Spelthorne Borough Council: Best Value Inspector appointment letter
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Liverpool City Council: Letter to the Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council inviting representations on the proposed extension to the intervention
Liverpool City Council: Letter to the Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council inviting representations on the proposed extension to the intervention
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Liverpool City Council: Ministerial response to Commissioners’ fifth report
Liverpool City Council: Ministerial response to Commissioners’ fifth report
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ESFA Update: 8 May 2024
ESFA Update: 8 May 2024
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Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Vietnam
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Vietnam
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​​Exchange of letters on spray foam insulation, May 2024​
​​Exchange of letters on spray foam insulation, May 2024​
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Director who failed to explain 800,000 spend on company vehicles and keep proper accounts is sentenced
Director who failed to explain £800,000 spend on company vehicles and keep proper accounts is sentenced
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Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Cambodia
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Cambodia
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Russia loses 899 soldiers a day in complete disregard for the lives of its own soldiers: UK statement to the OSCE
Russia loses 899 soldiers a day in complete disregard for the lives of its own soldiers: UK statement to the OSCE
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Council Tax: renovations and repairs
Council Tax: renovations and repairs
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Press release: Man prosecuted for working unlicensed as a school security guard
Press release: Man prosecuted for working unlicensed as a school security guard
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What is UKHSA doing about antibiotic resistance?

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when medicines used to fight infections lose their effectiveness because the organisms they target – whether bacteria, fungi, viruses or parasites – have evolved ...

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SIA response to a FOI request about guide dogs
SIA response to a FOI request about guide dogs
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Network and Information Systems Regulations (2018)- FOI2024/06092
Network and Information Systems Regulations (2018)- FOI2024/06092
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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2023 UK annual report
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2023 UK annual report
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Intellectual Property Office Corporate Plan 2024 to 2025
Intellectual Property Office Corporate Plan 2024 to 2025
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CCS’s business appointment rules advice, April 2023 to March 2024
CCS’s business appointment rules advice, April 2023 to March 2024
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DSIT: workforce management information, March 2024
DSIT: workforce management information, March 2024
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DESNZ: workforce management information, March 2024
DESNZ: workforce management information, March 2024
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Self-employment, the gig economy and the National Minimum Wage
Self-employment, the gig economy and the National Minimum Wage
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Agenda of the third meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council, 16 May 2024
Agenda of the third meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council, 16 May 2024
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Agenda of the 13th meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, 16 May 2024
Agenda of the 13th meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, 16 May 2024
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Meet the Modern Civil Service: Neil Couling

Neil Couling, DWP Change and Resilience Director General and Senior Responsible Owner Universal Credit, spoke with Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe from the Modernisation and Reform Unit about what A Modern Civil...

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Draft affirmative coming for Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2024
Draft affirmative coming for Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2024. See other results for details.
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Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality
Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality
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Local fishers to benefit from extra post-Brexit fishing quota
Local fishers to benefit from extra post-Brexit fishing quota
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7m beach management reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
£7m beach management reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
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Guidance: Traffic Angel privacy notice
Guidance: Traffic Angel privacy notice
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Coverage of Thames Barrier celebrating 40 years protecting London

There has been widespread positive media coverage today following the 40th anniversary of the late Queen officially opening the Environment Agency’s largest asset, the Thames Barrier, on 8 May ...

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School’s working to close the attainment gap using tutoring

Executive headteacher at The Green Way Academy, Simon Bush, shares his experience of using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support disadvantaged pupils during the school holidays.

Our ...

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We Are Strategic Command with Jan Flitcroft

Jan Flitcroft, a Dental Nurse at Strategic Command, shares her journey from a Foods Manager to Dental Nurse in the Defence Medical Services and her passion for teaching.

Interviewer: Can you introduce...

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Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments
Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments
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WorkWell Update (Mel Stride)

Today, with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, we are announcing the 15 pilot sites that will deliver WorkWell services.

Good work is good for people’s physical...

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300,000 file tax returns in the first week of the tax year
300,000 file tax returns in the first week of the tax year
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Ship outfitter lands 1 million growth funding with UK Export Finance support
Ship outfitter lands £1 million growth funding with UK Export Finance support
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CMA calls on grocery stores to make accurate pricing a priority
CMA calls on grocery stores to make accurate pricing a priority
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Ofwat comments on customer payments for Thames Tideway Tunnel

Following the publication of a report in the Financial Times Thames Water customers will have paid £540mn for London’s ‘Super Sewer’ on 27 April 2024, Ofwat has responded with the following statement...

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Summer 2024 exams are starting

Students across the country are getting ready to take their exams and assessments, making sure they’re ready to show the knowledge, skills and understanding that they have gained over the course of their studies...

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Report 03/2024: Uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common London Underground station
Report 03/2024: Uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common London Underground station
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Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
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UK and Singapore strengthen collaboration in sustainable finance and FinTech
UK and Singapore strengthen collaboration in sustainable finance and FinTech
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UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029
UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029
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UK launches search for industry partners to develop fusion plant
UK launches search for industry partners to develop fusion plant
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Setting the direction for flood and coastal erosion research
Setting the direction for flood and coastal erosion research
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RSH publishes the results of its fees consultation
RSH publishes the results of its fees consultation
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Worming medicines for cats and dogs seized
Worming medicines for cats and dogs seized
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Five vasodilator injectable medicines for dogs and horses seized
Five vasodilator injectable medicines for dogs and horses seized
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Dog worming granules seized
Dog worming granules seized
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Recruitment for two Senior Efficacy Assessors
Recruitment for two Senior Efficacy Assessors
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Space sustainability conference kicks off with 1.8 million for tech innovation
Space sustainability conference kicks off with £1.8 million for tech innovation
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Joint supplement for dogs seized
Joint supplement for dogs seized
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Report 03/2024: Uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common London Underground station
Report 03/2024: Uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common London Underground station
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News story: Three Commissioners appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission
News story: Three Commissioners appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission
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News story: Reappointment to the Legal Services Board
News story: Reappointment to the Legal Services Board
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Press release: Pioneering free therapy pilot to support jurors
Press release: Pioneering free therapy pilot to support jurors
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Operation Angola – we need your help

Emma Viner, Enforcement and Investigations Manager, writes about just one of the many waste crime investigations the Environment Agency is dealing with.

Waste crime is a major issue across the ...

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A user-centred approach to renaming a service
Why names matter

We talk a lot about access and inclusion in public services, but we do not always consider the role of our service names. The name you give your service could be the difference between making...

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NRS Oldbury Site Environmental Management Plan
NRS Oldbury Site Environmental Management Plan
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Severe Disablement Allowance in Scotland: Agency Agreement
Severe Disablement Allowance in Scotland: Agency Agreement
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Urinary tract infection: diagnostic tools for primary care
Urinary tract infection: diagnostic tools for primary care
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DWP’s Access to Work applications go digital
DWP’s Access to Work applications go digital
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UK first in Europe to invest in next generation of nuclear fuel
UK first in Europe to invest in next generation of nuclear fuel
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The Thames Barrier – protecting London and the Thames Estuary for 40 years
The Thames Barrier – protecting London and the Thames Estuary for 40 years
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New five-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
New five-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
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07 May

Minister for Europe calls out Russian attempts to erase Ukrainian culture, during UK-German forum for cultural co-operation
Minister for Europe calls out Russian attempts to erase Ukrainian culture, during UK-German forum for cultural co-operation
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The fighting in Sudan must end now: UK statement at the UN Security Council
The fighting in Sudan must end now: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Lety Holocaust memorial opening ceremony in Czechia: Lord Pickles’ speech
Lety Holocaust memorial opening ceremony in Czechia: Lord Pickles’ speech
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Planned Roma Holocaust memorial in Newcastle: Lord Pickles’ statement
Planned Roma Holocaust memorial in Newcastle: Lord Pickles’ statement
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Defence Secretary Oral Statement to provide a Defence Personnel Update - 07 May 2024
Defence Secretary Oral Statement to provide a Defence Personnel Update - 07 May 2024
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Innovating Interchange: STEM Futures Partner event
Innovating Interchange: STEM Futures Partner event
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ICAI recommendations on tackling fraud in UK aid, country case studies: FCDO response
ICAI recommendations on tackling fraud in UK aid, country case studies: FCDO response
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Open access restriction at Symonds Yat: how to comment
Open access restriction at Symonds Yat: how to comment
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Open access restriction at Hollins Hill (2): outcome
Open access restriction at Hollins Hill (2): outcome
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'Don't let perfection be the enemy of good'

In this latest Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) update, members of the scope 3 emissions working group outline what scope 3 emissions are, they reflect on their panel discussion at the...

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Headline Intentions for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract
Headline Intentions for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract
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Discover nature with this year’s National Nature Reserves Week
Discover nature with this year’s National Nature Reserves Week
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Asking for guidance part 2: The case of the vexing restrictions

Approximately 65% of complex applications receive requisitions. This is because some points are hard to anticipate in advance and we are keen to work directly with customers to ensure everything is in...

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Anonymity Ruling: "Partner of HN91” - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 7 May 2024. Category: Anonymity. Originator: Inquiry.
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Anonymity: "Partner of HN91" - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 7 May 2024. Category: Anonymity. Originator: Inquiry.
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UK offer 6m to organisations to help creation of a new UK National Academy dedicated to maths
UK offer £6m to organisations to help creation of a new UK National Academy dedicated to maths
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Cardiff Business Club signs Armed Forces Covenant
Cardiff Business Club signs Armed Forces Covenant
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Non-Executive Directors update
Non-Executive Directors update
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Government teams up with football bosses to kick off Euro 2024
Government teams up with football bosses to kick off Euro 2024
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New plans to drive carbon capture industry forward
New plans to drive carbon capture industry forward
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