The Drugs Bill received Royal Assent today. The Drugs Act 2005 brings in powers to:   

The Inquiries Bill received Royal Assent today.   

The Mental Capacity Bill has received Royal Assent today.   

The Inclusiveness report highlights the success of the distinctive key worker, improved partnership working and significant client improvements

The Supported Employment evaluation highlights the value of this experience for inclusiveness clients in terms of improved soft & vocational skills, and better understanding of the world at work

The All-Age Guidance Projects evaluation demonstrates an increase in awareness of Careers Scotland's AAG service and high levels of client satisfaction

The Inclusiveness report highlights the success of the distinctive key worker, improved partnership working and significant client improvements

The All-Age Guidance Projects evaluation demonstrates an increase in awareness of Careers Scotland's AAG service and high levels of client satisfaction

The Supported Employment evaluation highlights the value of this experience for inclusiveness clients in terms of improved soft & vocational skills, and better understanding of the world at work

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) today received Royal Assent.   

Copy of Responses to The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Consultations (issued on 14 December 2004)

Analysis Report of responses to Consultation on an Additional Function Order for the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service

Analysis Report of responses to Consultation on Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Charging Proposals

The first newsletter of the 21st Century Social Work Review

The 2005 edition of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) is published today as a Command Paper (Cm 6521). PESA is a compendium of statistical data on public expenditure, covering both outturns...

JMPI Ltd, a Grimsby based construction company, and, TSL Hygienic of Southampton, were fined a total of £13,000, plus £10,000 costs on Thursday 31 March 2005 at the Old Bailey, London...

The Intelligence and Security Committee's 'Annual Report 2004-05', was laid before Parliament today by the Prime Minister. Commenting about this Annual Report, which was delivered to the Prime Minister...

Defra has today released a set of statistics entitled 'Quantities of Purchases of Food and Drink and derived Energy and Nutrient Intakes in the UK in 2003-04'.   

All cattle on a Derbyshire farm at the centre of a suspected brucella outbreak have undergone further tests.   

Mr Lyn Parker has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in succession to Sir Colin Budd KCMG who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Parker will take up...

This leaflet is intended for use by staff in information and advice agencies to assist them in recognising fuel poverty and referring their clients on to other appropriate agencies

The way has been cleared for a new afternoon or evening newspaper to be distributed to London commuters, following an OFT investigation.   

Regulations for a new suite of financial products came into force yesterday. Known as the Stakeholder suite, and an outcome of the 2002 Sandler Review, the new regulations are a welcome step forward for...

Orders in the year to February 2005 rose by six per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders in the three months to February 2005 fell by one per cent compared to the same...

Manufacturing: 0.4% three monthly rise

I am today publishing a report on Departments' and Agencies' performance on handling Members' and Peers' correspondence for 2004. Details are set out in the attached table. Departmental figures are based on substantive...

I am announcing today the award of a contract to Westland Helicopters Ltd. for phase one of the Sea King Integrated Operational Support Programme, part of the wider Defence Logistics Transformation Programme, which...

The Government are today publishing the summary responses on the key issues raised in our consultation on the implementation of HMO licensing. Copies of these responses have been placed in the Libraries of both ...

In order to ensure that we can provide hon. Members with a better service, both in London and when they travel overseas, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has set up a new database which will enable us to record...

At last November's EuroMed Foreign Ministerial in the Hague, EuroMed Foreign Ministers launched a review of the first 10 years of the Barcelona process and its future direction. A copy of the UK's national contribution...

With the support of Her Majesty's Government, the United Nations Security Council on 29 March 2005 adopted resolution 1591, which extends the Darfur arms embargo to cover all parties to the N'djamena Ceasefire Agreement...

I have written to ministerial colleagues providing guidance on the conduct of Government business during the election period. Guidance for civil servants on their conduct during this period has also been issued ...