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.