Today, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms, announced that the UK Government is committed to supporting Bangladesh, over a ten year planning horizon, in its plans to achieve the education Millennium...

Anyone responsible for a business premises in England and Wales must take action from 1st October 2006 to comply with new, simpler and safer fire laws. From that date, fire safety law will be covered by one piece...

Tobacco manufacturers who fail to take sufficient steps to prevent their products being smuggled into the United Kingdom face fines of up to £5 million under new laws coming into force on Sunday 1 October...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Haringey Council to the admission arrangements of La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary Girls School. Haringey Council had objected...

Ofwat has said today the acquisition of Sutton and East Surrey Water by Deutsche Bank and the subsequent sale of some of its shares raise no regulatory issues.

Acas, Britain's leading employment organisation, has warned businesses that ageism is not exclusive to the older generation.

The Model Leniency Programme was introduced to further enhance the detection and punishment of cross-border cartels, and was approved today by the heads of the competition authorities of the 25 EU Member States ...

Works on the A30 at Chiverton Cross Roundabout in Cornwall to improve traffic flows for eastbound traffic are now complete.

Lord Warner today welcomed the appointment by the NHS Appointments Commission of Mr David Edmonds CBE as Chair designate of NHS Direct NHS Trust.

Following an open competition, Sir Alan Collins KCVO CMG has been appointed British Consul-General in New York in succession to Sir Phillip Thomas KCVO CMG who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Sir Alan...

More than three in four Child Trust Fund (CTF) vouchers were used to open accounts according to the latest quarterly statistics published by HMRC today.

This September looks set to be the warmest September on record. The average UK temperature has been 15.4 deg C - 3.1 deg C above the long-term average. The previous record of 14.7 deg C was set in 1949.

LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has today published a decision on objections by Hertfordshire County Council to the admission arrangements of thirteen Voluntary Aided Schools for September 2007.

District Judge Gordon Nuttall retires from the District Bench on the Northern Circuit on 30 September 2006

The Personal Loan Phone Ltd has agreed to change its credit advertising following action by the OFT as part of its continuing monitoring of newspaper credit advertisements.

Approval for the Ministry of Defence to focus the majority of its logistics support staff in the Bristol/Bath area has today been granted by Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram.

From Sunday 1 October 2006 a new law comes into force requiring all gangmaster businesses in agriculture and food processing to be licensed. Gangmasters who continue to trade without a licence will be acting illegally...

Pharmaceutical company Intervet will supply the UK with ten million doses of avian influenza vaccine, following a tendering process announced by Defra in July.

meeting new demands of the 21st century crucial to a better NHS

Medical graduates expected to get training posts under Modernising Medical Careers

John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is pleased to announce that Ms Judith Donovan and Elizabeth Snape have been re-appointed to the Health and Safety Commission (HSC).

The Department for Transport today launched a consultation on how best to put into practice the principles laid out in the Brighton Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy, published earlier this year.

New measures to tackle abuse of the Blue Badge Scheme for disabled people have come into force today.

This is available on-line at http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1146082

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, today launched a public consultation on proposals to tackle money laundering and terrorist finance controls in the money services business sector.

The Government today welcomed evidence from Ofsted that the Creative Partnerships programme is generating good creative approaches and positive attitudes by teachers, school leaders and creative practitioners, while...

Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has today announced the appointment of Derek Mapp as the new Chair of Sport England.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health

A government target to double the number of drug users in treatment has been met two years early, Public Health Minister Caroline Flint announced today.

Patients experiencing fastest access to NHS care

Hazardous spent nuclear fuel, currently stored on a ship, will now be safely transferred to secure storage, thanks to a new UK-funded facility opened today by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent at Atomflot...

'Counter-Terrorism: The London Debate' is the MPA programme of community engagement to counter terrorism. The MPA has been holding pan-London meetings with invited representatives from specific groups but now wants...

The benefits of the fire and rescue services' new regional control centres (RCCs) and a more diverse workforce were set out by the Government today in its response to the House of Commons Select Committee report...

Greater protection for at least 200,000 residents of park homes comes into force in England on Sunday 1 October, including a right for qualifying residents' associations to be consulted by the site owner about the...

This research explored the provision of support to victims and witnesses of crime, through a review of relevant literature and service provision in Scotland.

This research explored the provision of support to victims and witnesses of crime, through a review of relevant literature and service provision in Scotland.

Child Protection Statistics 2005/06

Members of the Armed Forces are being reminded to register to vote this Autumn or risk losing their voice at election time.

Peter Pippin of Methryr Tydfil was yesterday found guilty of three offences under the Marketing Authorisations for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 1994.

Main Points This Month

Social Work Inspection Agency - Performance Inspection Summary: Inverclyde Council

Social Work Inspection Agency - Performance Inspection of Social Work Services: Inverclyde Council

Programme Launch document outlining scope, shape and targets of the programme

Tony Blair has welcomed President Musharraf of Pakistan to Chequers for talks on terrorism, Afghanistan and relations with India.

Summary of Responses to Consultation Paper: Amendment to Section (1)(2) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of St John the Baptist CE Primary School, Nottingham. Nottingham City Council had objected to the oversubscription...

Research exploring the views and experiences of Right to Buy amongst tenants, Right to Buy purchasers and purchasers of former Right to Buy properties.

Factual, evidence-based report on the effect, in Scotland, of the 'Right to Buy' social rented sector housing. The Report is required under section 52 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.

Research exploring the views and experiences of Right to Buy amongst tenants, Right to Buy purchasers and purchasers of former Right to Buy properties.

The claimant Dost Mohammed was born in 1921 in a village in British India which now forms part of Pakistani Punjab. In 1941 he joined the Indian Army because, as a British subject, he wanted to fight against the...

25 July - Innovation in central government - NAO report

The consultation letter invites views on the new draft guidance on direct payments for self-directed care which may be used by certain categories of people to buy community care and children's services that they...

The OFT is inviting nominations of suitable candidates for appointment as trustees of an educational charitable trust to be established as a result of its investigation into information sharing between independent...

Hundreds of thousands of working mothers are set to receive an increase in their paid maternity leave, as the first changes under the Government's Work and Families Act are introduced today.

Tony Blair has praised Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his "brilliant work" as the actor-turned politician signed a new law cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

The champion for water consumers in England and Wales today urged water companies to get back on track in giving consumers what they have paid for. The water industry spent £3.4bn in 2005-06, compared ...

Water companies have failed to make a prompt start on their £16.8 billion five-year investment programme, according to a new Ofwat report published today.

People who are not party to civil cases will be able to see a greater range of court documents from next week, without needing the permission of the judge. This follows changes to court rules.

The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on passenger satisfaction, bus reliability, age of fleet and bus and light rail patronage in Bus and Light Rail Statistics GB: April to June 2006...

The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on road casualties in Great Britain in 2005 in "Road Casualties Great Britain 2005 Annual Report". It contains final figures giving detailed information...

An update to the 2005/06 data that was published in June 2006, showing achievement points and payments for General Practices. Includes figures for Community Health Partnership Areas for the first time.

An ISD Scotland publication showing the number and cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community in Scotland for year ending March 2006

Statistics on domestic abuse based on incidents recorded by the police in Scotland

The purpose of this statistics release is to present national figures on direct payments

An ISD Scotland publication showing statistics for the General Dental Service including numbers of registrations, treatments, dentists and fees paid for year ending March 2006

Rochdale residents now have a new place to seek free legal help as the home of the borough's law centre was officially opened today by Legal Aid Minister Vera Baird.

Plans announced today to boost sports coaching throughout the UK were welcomed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell.

- Most patients benefitting from excellent GP services -

The following statistics were released today by the Information Centre For Health and Social Care

Experimental: 0.9% 3 monthly rise into July

Full inspection of HM Prison Peterhead

UK Defence Secretary Des Browne will call for greater support for NATO's mission in Afghanistan at today's NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Roadworks on English motorways are safer, better designed and more clearly signposted than the rest of Europe, an independent survey by the AA Motoring Trust and its European partners has shown.

Education Secretary Alan Johnson today announced new measures to improve support for children in care, encourage teenagers to achieve more, and clamp down on the minority who cheat on their coursework.

Introduction. Section 158 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 ("the 1993 Act") established a new agency, the Urban Regeneration Agency (the First Interested Party, hereafter referred ...

A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Thursday 28 September 2006 at 10.00 a.m.

MR JUSTICE JACKSON: This judgment is in six parts, namely:

Contents: 1. VAT: The Reduced Value Rule for long-stay guests in hotels - revised interpretation of the law on VAT treatment

Solicitors will be paid for any extra work involved in helping clients fill out an application form to determine whether they are eligible for legal aid under the new Criminal Defence Service Act 2006.

An innovative scheme to boost the use of renewable energy will receive a £10 million investment from the Government, Environment Secretary David Miliband announced today.

Waterways Minister Barry Gardiner has appointed three new members with specialist expertise in property and fair trading law to the Board of British Waterways.

PAN 79 clarifies the role of the planning authority in setting the direction of development to inform the planning and delivery of new water infrastructure in a coordinated way. It explains the roles of Scottish...

Community Planning Advice Note on Engaging Children and Young People in Community Planning - Consultation Report

Figures released by the Department of Health today, based on recent data from the Office for National Statistics, show that mortality figures for people suffering from cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have...

The National Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services and accompanying guidance are intended to improve the consistency and quality of substance misuse service provision in Scotland.

Report on the consultation on National Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services

Summary of report on the consultation on Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services

Report on the pilot projects carried out as part of the consultation on Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services

Report on the workshops held as part of the consultation about National Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services

The UK Defence Statistics 2006 are published today. The statistics are an annual statistical compendium containing a wealth of information on defence expenditure, Service and civilian personnel and defence activities...

Economy rose by 0.7% in Q2 2006

UK deficit falls in Q2 2006

Planning Advice Note 79 (PAN) provides advice on good practice in relation to the provision of water and drainage in a planning context. It encourages joint working in order to ensure a common understanding of any...

Strategic Waste Fund - Multi - Occupancy Recycling Feasibility Project: Final Report

Dance groups throughout the East Midlands will have the chance of expert tuition from professional dancers this autumn, thanks to a grant from the Lottery's Awards for All programme, announced today. The project...

Children in Buxton will get a special half-term treat this autumn with a nine-day arts and events festival, thanks to the Lottery's Awards for All programme. The festival is one of 11 schemes in Derbyshire receiving...

The Duke and Duchess of Kent are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Nicholas to Paola, daughter of Don Louis and Donna Ingrid Doimi de Frankopan of London.

Modifying local connection provisions in homelessness legislation

The Claimant, Six Continents Hotels Inc ("Six Continents"), is the owner of the Holiday Inn trademark, used and registered for hotel services (amongst others). It is a member of the group of companies trading under...

22 September - Strategy for transport needs of all disabled people - DPTAC report

25 September - You can't scare people into getting fit or going green - ESRC research

A report on a consultation excercise with primary school children on school food. This consultation was undertaken as part of the wider consultation on the proposed Schools (Nutrition and Health Promotion) (Scotland...

Today the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) welcomed the launch of an initiative by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA), which helps member...

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Philip John Warr Buckler MA, Canon Treasurer of St Paul's Cathedral, to be appointed Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lincoln.

In recent years, mediation has proved an extremely effective method by which parties to commercial disputes can resolve their differences without going to the cost and disruption of a lengthy trial. Sometimes mediation...

The Claimant, Six Continents Hotels Inc ("Six Continents"), is the owner of the Holiday Inn trademark, used and registered for hotel services (amongst others). It is a member of the group of companies trading under...

The Defendant (Honeywell) applies for an order that the Claimant (ALS) provide security for Honeywell's costs of these proceedings. The application is made on the ground that there is reason to believe that ALS ...

MR JUSTICE JACKSON: This judgment is in six parts, namely:

Governments and industry from around the world are meeting in London today to discuss the best ways to prevent Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) their means of delivery and related equipment being shipped around...

The Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) published their annual report today. The results of the 2005 monitoring programme show that in 68.1% of the food sampled no pesticide residues were found but 1.7% of samples...

SEA Tool Kit - offers guidance for the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

Homeless Applications during 2005-06 in Scotland.

This document sets out the Scottish Executive’s Hepatitis C Action Plan for the period September 2006 – August 2008. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that can seriously damage the liver and affect its ...

1.6% rise in second quarter 2006

SeaFAR Action Plan

Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells arriving in Kathmandu at the start of official visits to Nepal and India, has made the following statement:

This page links to the releasable responses to the 'mesothelioma' consultation - "proposed amendments to section 1(2) of the damages (scotland) act

Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton joined Tony Blair in the shadow of Old Trafford to celebrate the launch of a new sports facility. While in the north-west the PM also visited a new hospital site.

A former Revenue & Customs officer and his accomplice have been ordered to repay £157,531.78 after pleading guilty to cheating the public revenue and money laundering. Both men are currently serving jail...

The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed backing from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for action it has taken to separate two businesses following a completed merger, pending its decision on whether the...

Ensuring that consumers get a better deal from legal professionals remains the primary objective for ministers leading the legal services reform programme. This was made clear in a response to a report by the Parliamentary...

Asked if there was a response to the CIA report on terrorism, the PMOS said that as the Prime Minister had pointed out yesterday it was worth taking a step back and recalling that Afghanistan and 9/11 were before...

Asked to what extent the Prime Minister would raise the fact that the Taleban and Al Qaeda used Northern Pakistan as a stronghold, the PMOS said that journalists could take it as read that all aspects of the war...

Asked for a reaction to the Michael Stone verdict, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that the Department of Health were putting out a statement. Rosie Winterton would say that there were lessons...

Downing Street and the BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter have joined forces to ask children across the country what it means to them to be growing up in the UK.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Michael Stone, Musharaf and CIA Report

The Ministry of Defence today welcomed the completion of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's (HMIC) first inspection of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch (RMP (SIB)). The HMIC released...

Jamie Pike has been appointed as Chairman of the ABRO Board, Minister for the Armed Forces the Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP announced today. Jamie Pike, currently Chief Executive at Foseco plc and also a non-executive ...

Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire, today announced Elaine Noad as the new Chair of the Disability Employment Advisory Committee (DEAC). The Disability Employment Advisory Committee was established in 2003...

People nearing the end of life will be able to do so in more comfortable and modern buildings thanks to a £50 million funding boost to pay for better facilities in hospices.

Parents with learning disabilities are to be given a new book to help them care for their child.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on linked proposals to close Lea Infant and Junior Schools and establish an Islamic Faith primary school on the same site in Slough, Berkshire. The...

Insolvency Bulletin

Report on the current state and threats to Scotland's soil resource

Review of Greenhouse Gas Life Cycle Emissions, Air Pollution Impacts and Economics of Biomass Production and Consumption in Scotland

Tony Blair has reflected on the "immensely valuable contribution" made by the Jewish community to British life as they celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Insolvency Bulletin

This is an appeal from an order of His Honour Judge Bush made in the Leeds County Court on 9 May 2005 allowing an appeal from the determination of a preliminary issue made by District Judge Giles on 7 January 2005...

"We should not forget the unparalleled experience and determination of the Metropolitan Police Service to tackle terrorism and protect Londoners and the UK from criminals intent on mass murder" said Metropolitan...

People held by police under anti-terror laws are given the same right as other detainees to receive visits from Independent Custody Visitors.

19 September - Developmental prevention in a disadvantaged community - AIC report

19 September - Prisoners' health after release - AIC report

Mohammed Nasheed, Chair of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), was released today following a series of recent talks between the Government of Maldives and the MDP, which were hosted by the British High Commissioner...

BM Trada Certification Ltd v Tariq [2006] DRS 3737 (21 August 2006)

National Counties Building Society v Webster [2006] DRS 3811 (21 August 2006)

CC Automotive Group Ltd v FP [2006] DRS 3830 (22 August 2006)

Mercer Human Resource Consulting Inc v IMO International Ltd [2006] DRS 3733 (24 August 2006)

Welconstruct Group Ltd v Brainfire Group [2006] DRS 3817 (24 August 2006)

Med Playa Management SL & Anor v Barrington [2006] DRS 3713 (25 August 2006)

Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company v Alliance Ltd [2006] DRS 3846 (31 August 2006)

Parties Playboy Enterprises International Inc v JML [2006] DRS 3847 (11 September 2006)

Alberto-Culver Company v Balata.com LLC [2006] DRS 3816 (12 September 2006)

Artex Ltd v Ceildoor Products Ltd [2006] DRS 3857 (13 September 2006)

Daniel Thwaites Public Ltd v Clues Internet Ltd [2006] DRS 3841 (14 September 2006)

Jaguar Cars Ltd v Szlamp [2006] DRS 3912 (15 September 2006)

Sylvia Broeckx t/a Ever After Video Productions v Branchcom Ltd [2006] DRS 3853 (18 September 2006)

Framepak Ltd Four x Ninety Ltd [2006] DRS 3835 (18 September 2006)

This action concerns the alleged existence of major defects in the large house that the Claimant, Mr.�Ian McGlinn, had built in Jersey between 1998 and 2002. It is his case that, so extensive were these defects...

On the 1 1 September 2002, following his conviction for murder before His Honour Judge Forrester QC, after a trial at the Central Criminal Court, Samir Aktar was sentenced to the mandatory term of custody for life...

These appeals raise the question of the enforceability in England of judgments of the courts of the Republic of Cyprus concerning land within the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic is not ...

Between 1976 and 13th October 1999 the claimant worked as a constable in the Essex Police Force. On 13th October 1999 he stopped work, suffering from shingles and depression. On 7th December 2001 a Certificate...

This is an application to set aside an injunction made by Patten J on 9th September 2005. The action in which the injunction was granted is concerned with the ownership of an invention, the subject matter of international...

This case concerns various rights to a plot of land known as Part OS 50 relating to Perton Quarry, a working quarry on the Stoke Edith estate, Herefordshire. The Stoke Edith estate has been owned by the Foley family...

This is a dispute about the management of a well-known hotel and golf resort at Wishaw, Warwickshire called The De Vere Belfry but also known more shortly as The Belfry. It should not be forgotten that its formal...

This is an application under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("the Act") for an order sanctioning a scheme ("the Scheme") for the transfer of the entire long term insurance businesses carried...

On 28th July 2006 Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs ("Customs") presented a creditors' petition for the winding up of C&E Enterprises UK Limited ("C&E") based upon unpaid VAT amounting in aggregate to £35,876...

This is an appeal by MBNA Europe Bank Ltd ("MBNA") from a decision of the Manchester VAT and Duties Tribunal, originally issued on 5th January 2006 and later reissued on 3rd March 2006. Subject to one relatively...

MR JUSTICE OUSELEY: This is an appeal under section 49 of the Solicitors Act 1974 in respect of a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal made on 19th January 2006 with the detailed reasoning following...

The claimants seek to set aside a resolution by the defendant Council to refuse to sell some land owned by it to the claimants. The resolution in question was made as long ago as 26 January 2005 and these proceedings...

In the United States case (CO/1111/2006, [2006] EWHC 1400 (Admin) - Mr and Mrs Tollman) the Divisional Court (Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Silber) on 15 June granted permission in respect of the entirety...

Three young men appeal by way of case stated against a decision of Central and South West Staffordshire Justices, sitting at Cannock Magistrates Court on 23 March 2006. By that decision the Justices refused to permit...

MR JUSTICE SILBER:

Thomas Lindley suffers from cerebral palsy. He is 69 years of age. His condition means he is doubly incontinent. He also has arthritis and dysarthia, a speech impediment. He was able to attend Court in a wheelchair...

Altrincham General Hospital was established in the 1870's. It has 3 inpatient wards located in the original 1870 building. The hospital offers a range of services to the local community including a nurse-led minor...

THE VICE PRESIDENT: This is a reference under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 in which Her Majesty's Solicitor General seeks leave to refer to this court a sentence imposed on the offender by His Honour...

This is a renewed application for leave to appeal against sentence following refusal by the single judge. On 10 February 2006 at the Crown Court at Southwark, the applicant, Levaun Forrester pleaded guilty to ...

Two brothers, Patrick Gary Owens and Mark James Owens, among other co-accused, were convicted (by unanimous verdicts) on two counts of conspiracy connected with the laundering of red diesel fuel into the more valuable...

Having pleaded guilty before Magistrates to an offence of doing an act prohibited under the terms of a Sex Offender Order, this appellant was sentenced on 24th February 2006 by His Honour Judge Spence in the Crown...

LORD JUSTICE SEDLEY: The applicant is from Burundi. He claimed both asylum and human rights protection. The asylum claim failed before the adjudicator and has not been revived. The human rights claim succeeded...

This is another case in which the procedure followed by the Parole Board is challenged. Here the question is whether the Board has power to exclude a prisoner from part of a hearing whilst evidence is being taken...

Two associated Birmingham-based companies which promoted a competition, in which the prize was a house valued at £315,000, have been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies...

A report published today finds that the emergency response to the 7/7 bombings in London last year was sound, and that there were incredible acts of bravery by the emergency services, voluntary organisations and...

Culture Minister David Lammy has today announced the re-designation of the wreck site of the St Anthony, located off Gunwalloe Fishing Cove, Cornwall. This will ensure that the whole of the St Anthony wreck site...

The Office of Climate Change (OCC) will work across Government to provide a shared resource for analysis and development of climate change policy and strategy, Environment Secretary David Miliband said today.

Following a public consultation exercise, Food and Farming Minister Jeff Rooker today announced decisions on how almost £500 million of additional support for sugar reform will be incorporated within the...

Following the continued deterioration of the security situation in the north and east of Sri Lanka, the Foreign Office has today amended its Travel Advice to include advise against all travel to Ampara town and ...

When asked about the Prime Minister's plans for travelling to Party Conference the PMOS referred journalists to the Labour Party....

Asked if the announcement from the Home Office regarding the Head of Identity and Passport service related to ID cards the PMOS said that it would be best to check with the Home Office....

Asked whether the Police had contacted the Prime Minister or any Downing Street officials, the PMOS said there was no change from what he had said previously and he would not be giving a running commentary. The ...

When asked about whether the UK was prepared to give up its veto on EU matters related to the criminal justice system in favour of qualified majority voting, the PMOS said, as he had done previously, that today'...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman told journalists that, at the UN today, the US and Denmark are holding a meeting of Security Council, African Union and EU Foreign Ministers on Darfur. He also highlighted...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Darfur, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Police Inquiry, Home Office/Identity and Passport Service and Party Conference

London Resilience - preparing for emergencies

The OFT has made a prohibition order against an Essex estate agent banning him from estate agency work.

Defra has today launched an important new initiative to work towards addressing any potential risks posed by the products of nanotechnologies.

Secretary of State for Health Patricia Hewitt has today lifted the special measures imposed on North West London Hospitals NHS Trust in April 2005 following a recommendation made by the Healthcare Commission. The...

Improved care for patients means less beds are needed, says NHS Chief Executive

The Parole Board today published its response to the wide ranging review of the criminal justice system announced by the Home Secretary on 20 July 2006. The review entitled "Rebalancing the criminal justice system...

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