Culture Minister David Lammy today launched a consultation to seek views on a number of changes to the Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice - which would allow administrative responsibilities relating to the Act to...

JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE UK AND SCOTTISH CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICERS

Following the verdict of unlawful killing reached today by the UK inquest into the death of James Miller in Israel in 2003, Foreign Office Minister Dr Kim Howells commented:

Responses to the Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill Consultation

The Ministry of Defence's largest PFI contract worth £8billion for the building, refurbishment, management and operation of facilities was announced by Under Secretary of State for Defence, Don Touhig ...

New research from the DWP on families demonstrates the improvements that have been made in tackling poverty as well as underlining the importance of the Government's plans to reform the Welfare State in enabling...

This guidance supplements the Scottish Executive Development Department Circular 5/2002. It is intended to assist a local authority in making an application for pressured area designations under the Right to Buy...

Scottish Executive response to George Street research analysis of Headteacher and Depute Headteacher Procedures Consultation.

ISSUED BY THE PAYMENT SYSTEMS TASK FORCE, CHAIRED BY THE OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING

The OFT has made a Warning Order against Newcastle estate agent Barry Davis, a former Company Secretary and Managing Director of the now liquidated Blandford Estates NE Limited, that if he repeats certain specified...

The latest national framework setting out a vision of the Fire and Rescue service for the next two years was published today by the Government.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 come into force today. The regulations replace the existing Noise at Work Regulations 1989 for all ...

Drivers are advised that the approach to the Roehyde roundabout and the roundabout itself will be reduced to one lane for four weeks as part of the £5 million scheme to improve A1(M) Junction 3. The works...

Research published today prompts public sector authorities to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.

New research published today by the Department for Work and Pensions examines public bodies' approach to implementing the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and provides evidence for a baseline against which...

Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have unveiled their plans for securing devolved government for Northern Ireland.

A couple from Yorkshire met Tony Blair before being honoured for their bravery in taking action against nuisance neighbours.

New powers to improve management of private rented sector properties through licensing, to bring long-term empty homes back into use, and to improve the health and safety of occupants in dwellings, have come into...

The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 become law today. They replace the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992.

Local authorities will gain extra powers to help tackle the blight of graffiti, Home Office Minister Hazel Blears announced today.

All 99 Crown courts in England and Wales are now using a computer system providing instant information to the public from across the criminal justice system.

From today those who fail to pay fines handed down by magistrates' courts or sums of money ordered in High Court judgments will find their names recorded in a public register.

England's National Parks and the Broads Authority will receive an extra £3.1 million over the next two years, Landscape Minister Jim Knight announced in the New Forest National Park today.

Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the winning bids for a multi-million pound Government fund to help tens of thousands of people from some of the most deprived areas across England and Wales...

Fourteen more councils have asked to develop housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes to build more social rented homes as part of a drive to regenerate their local communities.

- NHS on target for 625 new GP premises and health centres since 2001 -

Orders in the twelve months to February 2006 rose by eight per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders in the three months to February 2006 rose by 9 per cent compared to the same period a year...

PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE Research published today by the Department for Work and Pensions explores the characteristics and circumstances of...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will shortly be publishing a revised Guide to the European Union (EU). At the same time the FCO will launch an updated Britain in the EU section of its website. The EU guide...

On 2 March 2004 it was announced, in a Written Ministerial Statement, that the Government had decided that the Lord Chancellor's ecclesiastical patronage should revert to the Crown, acting through the Prime Minister...

As part of a review being conducted by Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, into the role and functions of the Cabinet Office, my honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office (Mr Murphy...

Today we are publishing the Government's response to the consultation paper, Restructuring Probation to Reduce Re-offending, published on 20 October 2005.On 9 February 2006 we set out our Five Year Strategy for ...

New powers for local authorities to deal with a plethora of environmental crimes came in to force today.