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20 May 2013

Celebrating Biodiversity
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Between June 8 – 15, residents and visitors to Snowdonia will be able to join in a series of activities which will focus on identifying and appreciating wildlife in the National Park.
Policy paper: Regulation of NHS hospitals
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This joint policy statement provides further information on the changes to the regulation and oversight of NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts proposed in the government’s initial response to the Mid Staffordshire...

Corporate report: Criminal Records Bureau annual report and accounts 2012
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The Criminal Records Bureau annual report and accounts for the period 1 April 2012 to 1 December 2012.

FOI release: Lessons learned from SMP: FoI request 13/0548
seen at 18:31, 20 May in Search (Our copy).

Request for a copy of report on “Lessons Learned from Sellafield MOX plant (SMP)”.

FOI release: Small Firms Loan Guarantees (SFLG) Scheme: loans made 1 December 2005 to 31 January 2009
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This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: Freedom of Information (FOI) within BIS: performance and provision
seen at 18:31, 20 May in Search (Our copy).

Explains how to find the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has received in the years since the Freedom of Information Act came into...

FOI release: Unpaid internships and interns: BIS guidance
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This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Streets alive in Brighton with final week of Brighton Festival and HOUSE
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Streets alive in Brighton with final week of Brighton Festival and HOUSE
Millais portrait that triggered a pre-Raphaelite love triangle acquired for the nation
seen at 18:30, 20 May in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Millais portrait that triggered a pre-Raphaelite love triangle acquired for the nation
Durham firm sentenced after worker’s arm amputated
seen at 18:30, 20 May in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A Durham firm has been fined after a worker suffered horrific injuries and had to have his arm amputated when he fell into dangerous machinery in an asphalt production plant.

Recycling giant fined for worker death failings
seen at 18:30, 20 May in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A worker at one of the world’s largest metal recycling firms was killed because of a failing to properly segregate people and moving vehicles, a court has heard.

Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, May 2012
seen at 18:30, 20 May in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
The Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR) is a summary of the quarterly releases of official international migration data. This edition covers those quarterly datasets released on 24 May. It also links to...
Impact assessment: Antibiotic Resistance - a Threat to Global Health Security and the Case for Action
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The UK delegation to the World Health Assembly in Geneva, led by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, is calling for international action to tackle the growing problem...

Statistics: DWP statistical summaries 2010
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This page contains DWP statistical summaries for 2010.

Guidance: Assessment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008
seen at 16:31, 20 May in Search (Our copy).

This memorandum to the House of Commons Health Select Committee considers whether the Health and Social Care Act 2008 met its objectives, which were to:

establish the Care Quality Commission

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Transparency data: DFID Government e-payments framework transactions April 2013
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DFID Government e-payments framework transactions April 2013

Transparency data: DFID Government e-payments framework transactions travel April 2013
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DFID Government e-payments framework transactions travel April 2013

Closed consultation: Directors' Pay: Revised Remuneration Reporting Regulations
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Updated: Public responses to the consultation published

Directors’ pay: consultation on revised remuneration reporting regulations

On 20 June 2012, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills...

OFFA welcomes Part-Time Matters campaign
seen at 16:31, 20 May in OFFA (Our copy).

The Office for Fair Access welcomes the launch today of the Part-Time Matters campaign to champion the benefits of part-time study.

Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, Professor Les Ebdon...

More illegal machines off the streets following London swoops
seen at 16:31, 20 May in Gambling Commission - Latest news (Our copy).
The number of gaming machine seizures in London this year went beyond the 150 mark following another series of co-ordinated multi-agency operations supported by the Gambling Commission.
Commission briefs more licensing authorities on tackling illegal gaming machines
seen at 16:31, 20 May in Gambling Commission - Latest news (Our copy).
Cracking down on illegal gambling was top of the agenda at a training event run by the Gambling Commission’s Local Authority Liaison Unit at Liverpool City Council this month.
Latest e-bulletin newsletter now available
seen at 16:31, 20 May in Gambling Commission - Latest news (Our copy).
The Gambling Commission publishes a fortnightly newsletter (e-bulletin) containing latest news, notifications of approaching consultation deadlines, and publication announcements.
A celebration of Welsh culture on the coast at the Urdd Eisteddfod
seen at 16:31, 20 May in National Parks News (Our copy).
Come and visit the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority stand at the Urdd Eisteddfod near Boncath during Whitsun half-term week, where you'll find a celebration of the coast's in
Park Authority helping people find their feet
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Popping out for a quick saunter around the block sounds easy to achieve, but if you have a mental or physical illness or disability even getting to the start of a walk can be a challenge.
Download and discover the Park this holiday
seen at 16:31, 20 May in National Parks News (Our copy).
With castles, forts, beaches and trails on the doorstep, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is the place to try something new this half-term.
HSE Jobs – Senior and Higher Statistical Officers
seen at 16:31, 20 May in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

HSE’s statisticians collect, analyse and disseminate statistics and epidemiological research related to health and safety at work as well as providing tailored advice and analyses for HSE’s policy...

Open consultation: A review of two aspects of the tax rules on partnerships
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At Budget 2013, the Chancellor announced that the government would consult on changes to two aspects of the tax rules on partnerships in order to prevent tax loss arising from:

disguising employment relationships...
Open consultation: EU and UK action on environment and climate change review
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The government is carrying out a review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK. This is an audit of what the EU does and how it affects the UK. The review, which commenced in autumn last year...

Corporate report: National DNA Database biennial report 2009 to 2011
seen at 14:31, 20 May in Search (Our copy).

The period 2009 to 2011 was unprecedented in the number of reviews and scrutiny of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) - notably by the Human Genetics Commission, Liberty, Genewatch, the Nuffield Foundation, the...

Corporate report: National DNA Database annual report 2011 to 2012
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach introduces the annual report with the following statement.

It is with great pleasure that I write this foreword as the new minister responsible for the National DNA Database...

Policy paper: Regulation of NHS hospitals
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This joint policy statement provides further information on the changes to the regulation and oversight of NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts proposed in the government’s initial response to the Mid Staffordshire...

Consultation outcome: Energy intensive industries compensation scheme
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Updated: Government response published 20 May 2013

In his Autumn Statement on 29 November 2011 the Chancellor announced the government’s intention to reduce the impact of policy on the costs of electricity...

Statistics: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit caseload statistics 2013
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This document contains Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit caseload statistics 2013.

Guidance: Otterburn firing times
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Updated: Updated to include firing times for 1 to 15 June

Otterburn’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable on ...

Corporate report: State of the estate in 2012
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The State of the Estate in 2012 report was laid before Parliament on 20 May 2013. The report provides an assessment of the efficiency and sustainability of the government’s civil estate in 2012. It provides a...

Correspondence: Flying England’s national flag
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A letter from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to Radstock Town Council about the flying of the St George’s flag.

Statistics: DWP statistical summaries 2013
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This page contains DWP statistical summaries for 2013.

Promotional material: DBS News: May 2013
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Updated: One sentence added at the bottom of the news story.

Read the May 2013 edition of DBS News.

This month’s edition includes:

Note on the Update Service Umbrella Body Directory Using...
Statistics: DWP statistical summaries 2012
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This page contains DWP statistical summaries for 2012.

Statistics: DWP statistical summaries 2011
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This page contains DWP statistical summaries for 2011.

Transparency data: HM Treasury group payment performance
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HM Treasury aims to reduce invoice payment times to 5 working days and all valid goods and services invoices received are paid as soon as they have been authorised by the HM Treasury officials responsible for...

Policy paper: Women on Boards 2013: second annual review
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Updated: Updated list of Executive Search Firms signed up to the ‘Voluntary Code of Conduct for Executive Search Firms’.

Reports on the progress made on each of the recommendations produced in Lord Davies...

Guidance: International Climate Fund Business Case and Intervention Summary: Additional £75 million contribution to the Clean Technology Fund
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This business case proposes a new contribution of &pound;75m to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), one of the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs). The CIFs were set up in 2008 to provide learning for the international...

Policy paper: Bathing waters in England: 2013 list
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List of all the bathing waters that are being monitored in England in 2013.

Guidance: Vehicle Testing Station site assessment FAQs
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A list of common questions and answers to help authorised examiners make sure their Vehicle Testing Station (VTS) meets VOSA standards.

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
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Updated: New firing times added

Tregantle’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable on mobile devices such as Blackberry...

Guidance: DBS application forms: guide for applicants
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Updated: Correct guidance added.

Step by step guidance for applicants filling out the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.

Policy paper: DBS privacy policy
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Updated: Correct version added.

This privacy policy explains your rights as a customer of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) under the Data Protection Act 1998. It explains why we require your personal...

Research and analysis: Evaluation of the Phonics Screening Check: first interim report
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Since the 2010 schools white paper, there has been a clear commitment to ensure that the teaching of phonics is firmly established in the first years of school. This is supported by the core criteria for phonics...

Guidance: Operational training guidance: breathing apparatus
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Updated: Document amended with reference to unpublished document removed.

The fire and rescue operational training guidance: breathing apparatus, provides robust yet flexible guidance that supports the ...

News story: Birds smuggled in suitcases found at Leeds Bradford Airport
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Two separate attempts to smuggle birds into the UK inside suitcases have been prevented by Border Force officers at Leeds Bradford Airport.

A total of nine Grey Francolin birds, native to South Asia and...

Combat Cadet Competition
seen at 14:30, 20 May in Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (Our copy).

At the start of the Autumn Term, around 30 students signed up to do the COMBAT CADET training for their General Activities (GA) once a week. Many ...

Statistics: NDNAD annual statistics: 2009 to 2010
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National DNA Database annual statistics published in an open data spreadsheet (ODS) file format.

Statistics: NDNAD annual statistics: 2010 to 2011
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National DNA Database statistics for the year 2010 to 2011.

Guidance: MOT special notice 02-13
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This special notice contains information about changes to the MOT testing guide and inspection manual, use of inspection mirrors and update on Class 5 exhaust systems.

Statistics: NDNAD annual statistics: 2011 to 2012
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National DNA Database statistics for the year 2010 to 2011 published in an open data spreadsheet (ODS) file format.

Guidance: Impact assessment guidance
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This guidance outlines the process required in impact assessment - and is in line with Green Book guidance.

Access the Green Book in full

Guidance: EU Emissions Trading System: compensation for indirect costs in 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015 - guidance
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Detailed guidance for the most electricity intensive industries. It explains who is eligible for compensation for the indirect (passed through) costs of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The guidance includes ...

Consultation outcome: Energy intensive industries compensation scheme
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Updated: Government response published 20 May 2013

In his Autumn Statement on 29 November 2011 the Chancellor announced the government’s intention to reduce the impact of policy on the costs of electricity...

Do you know how lasers have changed your world?
seen at 11:31, 20 May in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
STFC's Central Laser Facility is host to a range of advanced laser systems that are super fast, super precise and super intense. A multi-national community of chemists, biologists and physicists are using them to...
Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 1 November 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector
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1 November 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 29 November 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector
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29 November 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 17 December 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector
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17 December 2010 types of UKaid funding by sector

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 18 January 2011 types of UKaid funding by sector
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18 January 2011 types of UKaid funding by sector

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 12 April 2011 types of UKaid funding by sector
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12 April 2011 types of UKaid funding by sector

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 6 September 2010 top 20 global donors
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6 September 2010 Top 20 global donors

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 24 September 2010 top 20 global donors
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24 September 2010 Top 20 global donors

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 5 October 2010 top 20 global donors
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5 October 2010 Top 20 global donors

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 1 November 2010 top 20 global donors
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1 November 2010 Top 20 global donors

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 6 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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6 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 15 October 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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15 October 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 1 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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1 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 29 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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29 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners
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17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners
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12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 19 July 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners
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19 July 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)
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20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 29 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)
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29 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)
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17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)

Open consultation: Call for evidence: role of UK refining and fuel import sectors
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in collaboration with other government departments, is working with the downstream oil sector to conduct a review of the role of the UK’s refining and import...

Form: At a glance
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Guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive.

Corporate report: NDNAD Biennial Report 2009 to 2011
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The period 2009 to 2011 was unprecedented in the number of reviews and scrutiny of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) - notably by the Human Genetics Commission, Liberty, Genewatch, the Nuffield Foundation, the...

Corporate report: NDNAD annual report 2011 to 2012
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach introduces the annual report with the following statement.

It is with great pleasure that I write this foreword as the new minister responsible for the National DNA Database...

Policy paper: Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce: Final report
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In the last few years, several new or previously unrecognised pests and pathogens have emerged as significant risks to the UK’s plants, including trees in woodlands, commercial forests and in the urban environment...

Policy paper: Chalara and the Social Amplification of Risk
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A short review of the academic literature on the social amplification of risk was undertaken to help inform Defra’s response to Chalara and wider plans for improving tree health. The review was designed to better...

Policy paper: Chalara in Ash Trees: A framework for assessing ecosystem impacts and appraising options
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This paper develops a framework for assessing the economic, environmental and social risks and impacts of Chalara.

Although the evidence synthesised here helped to inform the Chalara Management Plan this...

Neville Neville charged with sexual assault
seen at 10:30, 20 May in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Neville Neville, aged 63, from Bury, Greater Manchester with sexual assault.
Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)
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12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (NGO breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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20 September 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 15 October 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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15 October 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 1 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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1 November 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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17 December 2010 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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12 April 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Transparency data: Pakistan floods monitor 19 July 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)
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19 July 2011 UKaid by allocation to partners (UN breakdown)

Guidance: MOT special notice 03-13
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This special notice contains information about changes to brake performance procedure and standards which will be introduced June 23 2013.

Research and analysis: Scotland analysis: Financial services and banking
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Analysis paper

This paper, the third in the series, analyses how the financial services sector currently operates across the UK; and considers the implications of independence on the financial system, the industry...

FOI release: Video conferencing at DfT
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This Freedom of Information response concerns video conferencing at DfT.

Guidance: List of English bus operators claiming smartcard, automatic vehicle locations or low carbon emission buses incentives
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This document features a list of bus operators claiming smartcard, automative vehicle location (AVL) or low carbon emission (LCEB) incentives as part of the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG).