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12 August 2013

Research and analysis: DDRB reports: number 40 (2012)
seen at 18:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Attached document.

Due to the 2-year public sector pay freeze from 2011 to 2012 for public sector workforces earning more than £21,000 per year, the DDRB were not required to make recommendations...

European low carbon infrastructure projects (WP1282)
seen at 18:30, 12 August in Wilton Park (Our copy).

This conference will address the challenges faced by policymakers and potential investors alike in developing European low carbon infrastructure projects.

Key to securing Europe’s energy and economic future...

Open consultation: Proposal to establish a combined authority for Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This consultation seeks views on the proposal that a combined authority for the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield should be established, and on the proposed structure, constitution and functions...

Policy paper: CAP reform in England: Status report on the new Rural Development Programme
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This status report, which sets out a factual update on the next Rural Development Programme (RDP), will be of relevance to those with an interest in how we implement the revised Common Agriculture Policy (CAP...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Top ten registered body applications (July 2013)
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

I note your request for information was as follows:

Please can you confirm the application figures for the full month of July 2013.

Can this be for the top 10 Registered Bodies?

Policy paper: CAP reform in England: Status report on direct payments
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This status report, which sets out a factual update on direct payments (including “greening”), will be of relevance to those with an interest in how we implement the revised Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) in...

Policy paper: Cycling: government’s ambition and funding
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

On 12 August 2013, the Prime Minister set out his ambition for increased levels of cycling, in particular by helping our major cities outside London deliver a surge in cycling similar to that seen in the capital...

Corporate report: Forensic Science Regulator business plan 2013 to 2014
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The business plan contains the aims of the Regulator for the 2013 to 2014 period:

forensic science services are delivered to appropriate standards provide high quality advice and guidance ensure effective...
FOI release: Pest control
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Pest control FOI: confirmation on how much money Defra has spent on pest control over the past 3 years, up to and including July 2013 for its core sites.

Guidance: Briefing on ending violence against women and girls
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This information pack has been developed by the Home Office to support PCCs in their efforts to galvanise local action to protect and support victims, and prevent further violence against women and girls.

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Statistics: Disclosure and Barring Service performance
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added police performance figures for June 2013.

View statistics showing how the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has performed against its targets.

Individual Police force performance...

Guidance: DBS filtering guidance
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to version 1.4 - added a link to Unlock guidance

Guidance about DBS filtering on criminal record check certificates.

Correspondence: Letter on public health appointments to local authorities
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This letter to local authorities provides background and more information on PHE’s role in the appointment of Directors of Public Health.

Correspondence: Circular 011/2013
seen at 16:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Circular 011/2013

Asian Arts Agency kicks off Delhi 2 Dublin UK tour
seen at 16:30, 12 August in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Asian Arts Agency kicks off Delhi 2 Dublin UK tour
Guidance: Cross-government review of major contracts: terms of reference
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The Cabinet Office has commissioned a cross-government review of the management of major contracts held by G4S and Serco. This document sets out the terms of reference for the review. The review has 3 ...

Guidance: North of England PHE region and centres
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The North of England region is made up of 5 centres:

North East Cumbria and Lancashire Yorkshire and the Humber Greater Manchester Cheshire and Merseyside
Guidance: London PHE region and centre
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

PHE London is an integrated region and centre, combining both roles.

Guidance: Scrap Metal Dealer Act 2013: licence fee charges
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Guidance outlines the costs local authorities can charge when issuing licences, the different types of licences, police objections to applications and the revocation of licences. It also supplies definitions ...

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for 2 to 15 September 2013

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

Guidance: Midlands and East of England PHE region and centres
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The Midlands and East of England region is made up of 4 centres:

East Midlands West Midlands Anglia and Essex South Midlands and Hertfordshire
Guidance: South of England PHE region and centres
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The Southern region is made up of 5 centres:

Kent, Surrey and Sussex Thames Valley Wessex Devon, Cornwall and Somerset Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Policy paper: Nuclear decommissioning: statement of funding under section 32(5) of the Energy Act 2004 for 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The Statement sets out the notional funding available from the Consolidated Fund for use by the NDA during 2012-13 on its activities and the funding that the NDA drew down from the Consolidated Fund during that...

Guidance: Farm inspections
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This guide is intended to give you some information about how and when government officials might inspect a farm in England.

It will tell you about who may inspect your farm, what they are looking for...

Correspondence: Circular 010/2013: Police Federation of England and Wales Conference 2014
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).
Broad Subject: Police Service Sub Category: Police-related organisations Distribution Date: 02/08/2013 Date for Implementation: 03/08/2013 Addressed to: chief officers in England and Wales, police...
Research and analysis: Mystery Shopper results
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Mystery Shopper results for November 2012 to July 2013.

On 11 February the Prime Minister, Francis Maude, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Baroness Eaton of the Local Government Group...

Guidance: Kyoto Protocol: Clean Development Mechanism guidance
seen at 14:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated UK Guidance on project approval and authorisation. This guidance, updated previously in June 2011, provides information necessary to obtain a Letter of Approval (LOA).

The Clean Development...

Manchester International Festival brings huge audiences into the city
seen at 14:31, 12 August in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Manchester International Festival brings huge audiences into the city
News story: Surveillance camera code of practice comes into force
seen at 14:31, 12 August in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

The code sets out guidelines for CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems to ensure their use is open and proportionate and that they are able to capture quality images that give police a better...

Policy paper: Anaerobic digestion strategy and action plan: annual report 2012 to 2013
seen at 11:32, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

We have published two annual reports on progress since the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Strategy and Action Plan was launched. The second of these was published on 12 August 2013.

The industry has...

Guidance: Quality Managers Conference March 2013
seen at 11:32, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Powerpoint version of document removed.

Documentation for presentations given at the ‘Quality Managers Conference: Quality standards for fingerprint comparison activities’ which was held on the...

Policy paper: Electricity Market Reform: Contracts for Difference
seen at 11:32, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended overview document.

Contracts for Difference stimulate investment in low-carbon technologies (including renewables, nuclear and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) by providing predictable ...

Guidance: Consular Information Vietnam
seen at 11:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: update attached file

All information you need about consular services in Vietnam

Corporate report: OME: stewardship report, 2011 to 2012
seen at 11:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added publication to new document series.

This report gives an overview of the Office of Manpower Economics (OME)’s work during the 2011 to 2012 financial year, including its management and resources...

Guidance: Vietnam – Consular Fees
seen at 11:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update new Consular fee table in Vietnam

A full list of Consular fees

R -v- Neil Wilson
seen at 11:31, 12 August in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Peters QC
RR981 – Accuracy of photo-ionisation detectors at high concentrations of volatile organic compounds
seen at 10:32, 12 August in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This project was designed to develop a system which will allow the generation of vapour from selected VOC liquids at higher concentrations than can be supplied commercially in gas cylinders or from existing HSL...

Update on the Lifetime Allowance & Fixed Protection 2014
seen at 10:32, 12 August in TPAS News (Our copy).

Update on the Lifetime Allowance & Fixed Protection 2014

The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is the maximum amount of tax relieved pension that you can build up over your life. The standard lifetime allowance...

Man convicted of laundering proceeds of radiologist wife's £1.2m private hospital fraud
seen at 10:30, 12 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
A 64-year-old man has been found guilty of money laundering in relation to a fraud of more than &pound;1.2m perpetrated by his wife against her employers.
Cambridgeshire UKIP candidate Hugh Mennie to be charged over false statements in nomination papers
seen at 10:30, 12 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Simon Ringrose, Specialist Prosecutor in the CPS Special Crime Division, said: "Following an investigation by Cambridgeshire Police, we have decided that Hugh Mennie, who ran as a UKIP candidate in a local Council...
Baby Names, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Top 100 names for baby boys and girls in England and Wales.
Guidance: Bovine TB information note: measures for the TB ‘edge’ area strategy
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

An information note for cattle industry representatives and cattle keepers on the new TB ‘edge’ area strategy. This includes the reasons for the strategy and details of new measures to be rolled out from October...

Guidance: Bovine TB information note: Cattle Tracing System links and the ‘edge’ area strategy
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

An information note for cattle industry representatives and cattle keepers about Cattle Tracing System (CTS) links and the new TB ‘edge’ area strategy.

This includes details of options available to farmers...

Guidance: South Korea - Life Certificate witness options
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This document gives information on which recognised professions can witness your Life Certificate if you are claiming State Pension abroad.

Open consultation: Raising the stakes on tax avoidance
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This consultation makes proposals on two avoidance issues. The first proposes a new set of obligations for high-risk promoters, their intermediaries and users. The second is to encourage users of avoidance schemes...

Guidance: MOT special notice 05-13
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This MOT special notice is about the MOT text reminder service and rumoured changes to the smoke test temperature measurement.

Guidance: Cobalt software and user manuals
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

The cobalt software calculates accident analysis for major transport schemes according to Department of Transport guidance. Users should note that the current release is for beta testing.

Research and analysis: Social benefits of buses: valuing the social impacts
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

In January 2012, the department commissioned Mott MacDonald, supported by the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, and Accent Marketing and Research, to carry out research into valuing ...

Guidance: EU cabotage rules: new peak period exemption for goods vehicles moving cars and vans
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

This document features guidance for operators on exemptions from the EU rules on the use of EU-operated heavy goods car transporters. Restrictions are to be temporarily relaxed during peak periods to ensure car...

FOI release: Average weekly State Pension amount by country: 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012
seen at 09:31, 12 August in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information response for statistics on the average weekly State Pension amount (At On Flow) by country: 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.

Baby Names - England and Wales, 2012
seen at 09:30, 12 August in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
Baby Names in England and Wales, 2012
Baby Names, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 02:31, 12 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Top 100 names for baby boys and girls in England and Wales.