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26 July 2013

Engineering company fined after worker is seriously injured
seen at 22:30, 26 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A West Lothian engineering firm has been sentenced for safety failings after an employee suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a 400kg metal ring being propelled toward him under high pressure...

Correspondence: Letter supporting transfer of HPA Participant Identification Code to PHE
seen at 18:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

This letter from the Department of Health to the European Commission Research Executive Agency outlines the changes set in place by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, which came into effect from 1 April 2013...

A film for children about The Prince of Wales and his role and duties
seen at 18:31, 26 July in (Our copy).
BBC Learning Film
News story: Home Office appeals High Court decision on family income threshold
seen at 18:30, 26 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Changes to family migration rules, including the introduction of a minimum income threshold, were brought in last July. They were designed to ensure non-EEA spouses/partners and children of British citizens, ...

Notice to SAR Online users
seen at 18:30, 26 July in National Crime Agency - Home (Our copy).

Friday 26th July 2013

 

Essential maintenance work is scheduled from 5.30pm on Friday 26th July and over the whole weekend. Normal service will be restored in readiness for Monday 29th July.

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Policy paper: DFID Climate and Environment Department operational plan 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

DFID Climate and Environment Department operational plan 2013

Policy paper: DFID Growth and Resilience Department operational plan 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

DFID Growth and Resilience Department operational plan 2013

Transparency data: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre expenditure: June 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Spending over &pound;250 for the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre for June 2013.

Policy paper: DFID Europe Department operational plan 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

DFID Europe Department operational plan 2013

Transparency data: Complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).
Complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions encourages staff to record feedback about the services we provide. This helps us to identify and resolve most issues...

Transparency data: DCLG spending data: June 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Available above are the spending report and the Government Procurement Card spending report for June 2013.

HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Ineligible DBS applications process
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

I note your request for information was as follows:

You kindly responded to my inquiry last year, in which you said that the CRB ‘has developed and implemented a process whereby an applicant, following...

Form: Frem exposure drafts
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

The government Financial Reporting team at HM Treasury has published ‘exposure drafts’ of proposed amendments to the government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) to reflect the implementation of new accounting...

Guidance: Rotavirus Q&As for healthcare practitioners
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version provided to v4.

The rotavirus vaccination programme will be introduced in all parts of the UK.

Australia, Canada and the USA already vaccinate against rotavirus. In the ...

Guidance: The role of Local Resilience Forums
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to reflect new legislation, statutory guidance and recent organisational changes.

This is the first revision since initial publication. The document is sourced from the Civil Contingencies...

Form: How do I apply for child maintenance? (Scotland)
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Includes information about the right to claim child maintenance, how to claim it through the Child Support Agency, if you live apart from one or both of your parents and where you can get more help.

Corporate report: CoRWM Eighth Annual Report 2011 to 2012
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added to document series CoRWM annual reports

This report sets out CoRWM’s advice to the Department for Environment & Climate Change and to the devolved administrations from 1 April 2011 to...

Corporate report: CoRWM Ninth Annual Report 2012 to 2013
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added to document series CoRWM annual reports

This report sets out CoRWM’s advice to the Department for Environment & Climate Change and to the devolved administrations from 1 April 2012 to...

Statistics: Destinations of key stage 4 and key stage 5 pupils by characteristics: academic year 2010 to 2011
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The KS5 ethnicity tables were updated on 26th July. Changes have been made to the school sheets in the KS5 Ethnicity tables and the Ethnicity Local Authority sheets in the KS5 All Data tables.

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Corporate report: British Hallmarking Council: 2013 corporate statement
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

The statement looks at powers transferred to the BHC in accordance with the Public Bodies Act 2011 and the Hallmarking...

Guidance: Bonded gold in the UK
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

Clarification of the term ‘bonded gold’ following a Trading Standards query. The British Hallmarking Council, including...

Guidance: Hallmarking guidance notes
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

An explanation of why precious metal articles are hallmarked and the precious metal standards for hallmarking. The official...

Corporate report: British Hallmarking Council: annual report and accounts
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

The Chairman of the British Hallmarking Council reports on annual trading conditions, noting particularly:

new legislation...
Policy paper: Sub-offices of assay offices: policy paper
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) has the power to authorise an assay office to assay and mark items at locations ...

Guidance: Hallmarking Act 1973
seen at 16:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

The act is affected by European Court of Justice rulings which permit equivalent EU hallmarks to be recognised throughout...

R -v- David Minto
seen at 16:30, 26 July in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Russell QC, Recorder of Preston
R v (1) Frankie Parker, (2) Gary Smith and (3) John Smith
seen at 16:30, 26 July in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks by Mr Justice Singh
CPS decision on female genital mutilation case
seen at 16:30, 26 July in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
A CPS spokesperson said: "The CPS has been looking at eight cases of FGM, four of which are re-reviews of previous cases and four are new cases that have been referred to us for consideration and which we have...
Police sergeant found guilty of common assault
seen at 16:30, 26 July in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Malcolm McHaffie, Deputy Head of Special Crime at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Police Sergeant Richard Miller has today been found guilty of common assault that occurred during the detention of a 32...
Form: Employment Appeal Tribunal notice of appeal form
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

You can use this form to appeal against an employment tribunal judgment, decision, direction or order.

Correspondence: Support for local authorities to collect additional data on adult social care services
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

This local authority social services update (LASSL(DH)(2013)2) sets out details of financial support to local authorities in England towards additional expenditure incurred (or to be incurred by them) following...

Correspondence: Crime and policing news update: July 2013
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

This month’s news update contains information on the following:

alcohol strategy consultation response legal highs campaign drug driving: proposed regulations Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing...
Guidance: DVLA ICT contract let supplier event - 18 July 2013
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Supplier event attendee list (PDF) and questions and answers (PDF) added.

Information for customers prior to our supplier event. This includes:

outline agenda 18 July 2013 list of invited...
FOI release: 'Best councils to do business with' competition 2013
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).
Date of disclosure

14 May 2013

Request

For copies of all completed entry forms to the competition submitted by local authorities.

Disclosure

The Department for Communities and Local Government...

Form: Employment tribunal response form
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

To be used if someone takes you to an employment tribunal.

Consultation outcome: Development cooperation and humanitarian aid report: review of the balance of competences
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: uploaded italian evidence

The Foreign Secretary launched the balance of competences review in Parliament on 12 July 2012. This follows the government’s commitment to examine the balance of competences...

Consultation outcome: Contractual schemes for collective investment
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated page with links to new regulations 26/07/2013

The establishment of a tax transparent fund vehicle is an important part of our programme to ensure the UK remains competitive as a fund domicile...

Form: Employment tribunal claim form
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

You can also apply online.

FOI release: DBS FOI: Criminal record checks disputes
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

I note your request for information was as follows (numbered for ease):

I would like to make a Freedom of Information Act Request for the following information for each month during the period from 1 ...

FOI release: DBS FOI: DBS research
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

I note your request for information was as follows:

I wondered if you had done any analysis on the DBS and it’s “success”. I would like to find out if there has been a correlation in reduction of unsuitable...

Statistics: Prison population figures
seen at 14:31, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: file added

Latest prison population figures for 2013.

Earlier editions

Prison population 2012

Prison population 2011

Population in custody - Jan 2009 to...

The Prince of Wales opens the new garden at Kemble Railway Station
seen at 14:30, 26 July in (Our copy).
Garden opening Kemble
News story: Immigration Minister sees Border Force in action
seen at 14:30, 26 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added a You Tube video

Immigration Minister Mark Harper this week saw first-hand Border Force prevent six would-be illegal immigrants from reaching the UK as he visited Calais and Coquelles.

FOI release: Papers of independent scientific group on cattle TB
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Papers of independent scientific group on cattle TB.

Guidance: Flu plan: Winter 2013 to 2014
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

This plan sets out a coordinated and evidence-based approach to planning for and responding to the demands of flu across England taking account of lessons learnt during previous flu seasons. It will aid the development...

Guidance: Children’s flu immunisation programme 2013 to 2014
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

There are 2 elements to the children’s flu immunisation programme this year:

a routine offer of vaccination to all 2 and 3 year olds (but not 4 years or older) on 1 September 2013 geographical pilots...
Statistics: New Enterprise Allowance: analysis of benefit status of participants
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

This analysis assesses the level of benefit receipt for the first cohort of individuals receiving New Enterprise Allowance in the year after starting the allowance. It assesses the proportion of individuals continuously...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated banana weekly prices.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends on the...

Guidance: JCVI summary on the number of doses of flu vaccine for children
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) summary provides advice on the number of doses of flu vaccine that children should be offered depending on:

their age whether they have received...
Guidance: Lulworth access times
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new Lulworth access times

Access times at Defence Training Estate Lulworth and Tynham village 2012 and 2013 Dorset.

Research and analysis: DECC Electricity Generation Costs 2013
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Report updated since the version published on 17/07/2013 to include the further technologies in Table 20

This report presents levelised costs for electricity generation technologies. A ‘levelised...

HSE announces senior management changes
seen at 11:30, 26 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today confirmed that Kevin Myers will become Acting Chief Executive following the departure of Geoffrey Podger on 31 August. Gordon MacDonald, currently Director of Hazardous...

Annual Review outlines most common pension complaints & queries
seen at 11:30, 26 July in TPAS News (Our copy).

Over 60,000 calls were made to the Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), an independent organisation providing free information and guidance on pension matters, in the last year. The Pensions Advisory Service's...

Counterfeit and falsified medicines (WP1185)
seen at 11:30, 26 July in Wilton Park (Our copy).

In 2008 in Ghana, 35% of anti-malarias were found to be substandard or counterfeit. To address this, companies that have produced fake products are being named and shamed. Through collaborative work, in 2011, ...

Postgraduate research degree qualification rates improving
seen at 10:31, 26 July in HEFCE news (Our copy).
A report published by HEFCE presents projected rates of qualification for a cohort of students studying for postgraduate research degrees [Note 1]. Data on students who began their studies in 2010-11 show that their...
Firms fined for North Devon quarry blast damage
seen at 10:31, 26 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

Two companies have been fined after a quarry explosion sent rocks flying 200 metres into the air and onto a public road, causing damage to waiting cars.

Annual Review outlines most common pension complaints & queries
seen at 10:31, 26 July in TPAS News (Our copy).

Over 60,000 calls were made to the Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), an independent organisation providing free information and guidance on pension matters, in the last year. The Pensions Advisory Service's...

Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Pensions - Individual Savings Accounts (Table 9.4) - July 2013
seen at 09:31, 26 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Provides general information on all HMRC taxes, including tax receipts, the number of taxpayers, personal tax credits, child benefit and estimates of the cost of tax expenditures and structural relief.
Local Government: Finance (Baroness Hanham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government)
seen at 09:31, 26 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

To help tackle the deficit left by the last Administration, in the recent Spending Round, the Coalition Government set out a saving of 2.3 per cent for 2015-16 in overall local government spending, including ...

Railways: Crossrail (Earl Attlee, Whip, House of Lords)
seen at 09:31, 26 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to inform the House that the Crossrail Sponsors (the Department for Transport and Transport for London) yesterday instructed Crossrail Limited to complete the Crossrail station at Woolwich. This ...

Case 186 – Customer requested the service/parts manual for his recently purchased appliance and was refused on health and safety grounds
seen at 09:30, 26 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A private consumer asked for detailed information (service and/or parts manual with parts listings) from the appliance manufacturer to assist with own repairs of own household appliances. The manufacturer claimed...

Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Pensions - Individual Savings Accounts (Table 9.4) - July 2013
seen at 02:31, 26 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Provides general information on all HMRC taxes, including tax receipts, the number of taxpayers, personal tax credits, child benefit and estimates of the cost of tax expenditures and structural relief.