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27 August 2013

Promotional material: National child measurement programme: factsheet for parents
seen at 18:30, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This factsheet explains NCMP and why it is important for children to take part.

Statistics: Energy trends section 4: gas
seen at 18:30, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest JODI table published.

Press enquiries should be directed to the DECC press office: Tel: 0300 068 5223. Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to Clive Evans, e-mail

Statistics: Pre-release access to statistics: DWP arrangements
seen at 18:30, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Pre-release access list for statistics on 'National Insurance numbers allocated to adult overseas nationals' amended.

We’ve published the DWP arrangements for pre-release access to statistics in...

Statistical data set: Other TB statistics
seen at 18:30, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated statistics on the incidents of confirmed M. bovis infection in domestic and companion animals and wild deer in GB.

This data set includes a range of other statistics relevant to the incidence...

Statistical data set: Agri-environment indicators
seen at 18:30, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated indicators A3, A4, A5 and C2.

These indicators monitor agricultural and environmental change in England and are updated as new information becomes available. The date of the last update...

Form: Report a lost or stolen passport - form LS01
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Complete form LS01 to report your passport lost or stolen to Her Majesty’s Passort Office.

The return address is on the form.

Guidance: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games tax exemptions: legislation details
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Section 27 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and Sections 13 and 14 of Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 impose a UK income tax charge on non-resident sportspeople’s employment and self...

Guidance: DFID technical competency frameworks
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

The list of core competencies for advisers set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.

FOI release: Secondments from the royal households
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on secondments to DECC from any of the royal households including, but not exclusively, Clarence House, the Duchy of Cornwall and Buckingham Palace since 2010.

Guidance: Interim guidance to Commons Registration Authorities on Section 15C of the Commons Act 2006
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Removed document - redirected to newer guidance.

In April 2013, the Growth and Infrastructure Act made a number of significant changes to the law on registering new town and village greens under...

Guidance: Manorbier firing/flying notice
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated firing period dates.

The planned firing/flying periods for September/October 2013 are as follows:

There is no firing activity during this period

When the range is active, Practice...

Guidance: Guidance to commons registration authorities in England: Sections 15A to 15C of the Commons Act 2006
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for common registration authorities in England and outlines changes to Sections 15A to 15C of the Commons Act 2006. These authorities maintain the registers of common land and town and village...

Guidance: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games: tax exemption for competitors
seen at 16:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

If you’re a non-resident competitor at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games you’ll be eligible for certain tax exemptions whilst competing at the Games.

The exemptions will apply to any income you earn...

European hunter-gatherers owned pigs as early as 4600BC
seen at 16:31, 27 August in NERC news (Our copy).
European hunter-gatherers acquired domesticated pigs from nearby farmers as early as 4600BC, according to new research part-funded by NERC.
Wallasey care home ordered to pay £40K over pneumonia risk
seen at 16:30, 27 August in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A private care home in Wallasey has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after it failed to manage the risk of elderly residents catching a potentially fatal form of pneumonia.

Op Yewtree: CPS advises no further action against two suspects
seen at 16:30, 27 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
A CPS spokesperson said: "The CPS has carefully considered the evidence gathered as part of Operation Yewtree in relation to a man aged 59 arrested in West London on 2 January 2013 and a man aged 53 arrested in ...
Three serving prisoners to be charged with false imprisonment of HMP Full Sutton officer
seen at 16:30, 27 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Rakesh Sarin, a lawyer in the CPS Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Following an investigation by the police's North East Counter Terrorism Unit, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges against three...
Man faces charge of assisted attempted suicide
seen at 16:30, 27 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Elizabeth Reid, specialist prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime Division, said: "I have concluded that Kevin Howe should face one charge of assisted attempted suicide in relation to an incident...
Open consultation: Smart metering system and equipment testing
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This Consultation Document seeks views on the testing of smart metering systems and equipment under the Smart Energy Code (SEC).

It sets out the proposals for a testing regime that will provide...

FOI release: Leal Services
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Under the FOI Act please disclose for the last 5 years:

Q.The names of organisations/firms of solicitors, and the total monies you paid to each of them, appointed by you for the provision of external ...

FOI release: External Consultants
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Q.Has the Wales Office used external consultants in preparation for Select Committee hearings in the past 12 months? If so, could you provide a breakdown of:

1.How much was spent?

2.On which company...

FOI release: Industrial Action
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

i.How many working days have been lost in your department, and among those you employ, as a result of industrial action since the 2010 general election?

We replied:

A.6 working days have been lost in...

FOI release: Trade Unions
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Q1.A list of trade unions which received payments from your organisation and the total amounts paid to each union for financial years a) 2011-12 and b) 2012-13. If it is not possible to list the amount paid to...

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for 16 to 29 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 ...

FOI release: Retention Payments
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Please restrict this request to senior staff - namely those whose names and salaries are listed in 2012/13 annual reports.

Q1.The names of staff employed by the Department (and its agencies) who received...

FOI release: Trade Unions
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

1.How many employees of the Wales Office work

A.full-time as trade union representatives in

(i) 2011/12 and

(ii) 2012/13 and

B.part-time as trade union representatives in

Guidance: General Description of the Measure
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Section 27 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and Sections 13 and 14 of Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 impose a UK income tax charge on non-resident sportspeople’s employment and self...

Guidance: Universal Credit frequently asked questions
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Changes to reflect the introduction of Universal Credit in more Jobcentres from October 2013.

Frequently asked questions about Universal Credit for partner organisations.

Part of the

Guidance: Universal Credit: your claim journey
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Changes to reflect the introduction of Universal Credit in more Jobcentres from October 2013.

A guide for partner organisations about the claim journey that the first Universal Credit claimants...

Guidance: Claiming Universal Credit from April 2013
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Changes to reflect the introduction of Universal Credit in more Jobcentres from October 2013.

A guide for partner organisations about the Universal Credit claim process for claimants in our Universal...

Transparency data: Workforce management information
seen at 14:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new workforce information for July 2013

Details of the workforce management data for MOD. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published...

St Andrews ecologist wins photo prize
seen at 14:31, 27 August in NERC news (Our copy).
A NERC-funded researcher from the University of St Andrews, Dr Gavin Ballantyne, has won a prize in the British Ecological Society's annual photographic competition.
New Web Chat tool launched
seen at 14:30, 27 August in TPAS News (Our copy).

Today The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) is pleased to announce the launch of its newest online service -  Web Chat.

Web Chat brings a new and exciting way for our pension experts to talk online...

R -v- Neil Wilson
seen at 14:30, 27 August in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Nigel Peters QC
Transparency data: Air travel: January to December 2011
seen at 11:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Details of air travel by the Department for Education during the calendar year January to December 2011.

Transparency data: DFID government e-payments framework transactions July 2013
seen at 11:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

DFID government e-payments framework transactions July 2013

Guidance: Living in Hungary
seen at 11:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This information is provided as a general guide and is based upon information provided to the embassy by the relevant local authorities and may be subject to change at any time with little or no notice. Accordingly...

Consultation outcome: Changes to the scope and governance of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
seen at 11:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added summary of responses.

This consultation sought views on the government’s plans to change legislation relating to the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).

These plans include ...

Wrestler banned following anti-doping rule violation
seen at 11:30, 27 August in News (Our copy).
Afghan wrestler Jami Mirwaise has been suspended from all sport for two years following an anti-doping rule violation.
Wallasey care home fined £40K over pneumonia risk
seen at 11:30, 27 August in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A private care home in Wallasey has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after it failed to manage the risk of elderly residents catching a potentially fatal form of pneumonia.

Research and analysis: Decarbonisation of heat in industry; a review of the research evidence
seen at 10:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This is the final report from an evidence review on the decarbonisation of heat in industry by Ricardo-AEA and Imperial College for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) between January and March...

Statistics - national statistics: Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices
seen at 10:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include latest weekly prices.

This weekly publication includes averages of the most usual prices charged at the English wholesale markets in Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and New Spitalfields...

Transparency data: Departmental spend over £500: July 2013
seen at 10:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency in expenditure. Returns...

Transparency data: Government procurement card spend over £500: July 2013
seen at 10:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made on the Government Procurement Card by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment...

Guidance: Supporting working carers: the benefits to families, business and the economy
seen at 10:31, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

This report outlines the business benefits of supporting working carers including:

increasing staff morale and loyalty staff retention reducing sick leave and absenteeism improving staff engagement...
Latest industry perceptions of the regulator published
seen at 10:30, 27 August in Latest news from The Pensions Regulator (Our copy).
Industry views of The Pensions Regulator have improved in a number of areas, particularly in the regulation of defined benefit funding, its latest ‘perceptions tracker’ research results show.
Housing Statistics for Scotland - 2013 - Annual Update
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Routine update of housing statistics web tables to March 2009, plus summary of key trends
Weekly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered in England and Wales - Week Ending 16/08/2013
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Monthly Figures on Deaths Registered by Area of Usual Residence, England and Wales - July 2013 (Provisional)
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Monthly death figures provide counts of the number of deaths registered by area of usual residence, England and Wales
Births in Scottish Hospitals - Year Ending 30 March 2012
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Births in Scottish Hospitals
Scottish Bowel Screening Programme Statistics - November 2010 - October 2012
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Uptake, laboratory and clinical outcomes of the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. As from May 2010 these statistics can be designated as National Statistics products.
Cervical Screening Statistics - 2012/13 Results
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Cervical Screening Statistics
NHS Scotland Workforce Statistics - August 2013 release
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
The release includes information on a range of workforce statistics that will vary each quarter.
Workforce Planning for Psychology Services in NHSScotland - Characteristics of the workforce within Psychology Services - to 30 June 2013
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Psychology Services - All staff survey: national Oracle database of NHSScotland psychology services workforce. Statistical information to describe the clinical workforce employed in NHSScotland Psychology services...
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) workforce in NHS Scotland - As at 30 June 2013
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) workforce in NHS Scotland. As from May 2010 CAMHS can be designated as National Statistics products.
NHS Scotland Waiting Times - August 2013 release
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Update of Waiting Times Statistics • Quarterly waiting times statistics for the 18 weeks Referral to Treatment standard. • Stage of treatment - Summary of waiting times and waiting lists in the acute sector of...
Delayed Discharges in NHSScotland - Figures from July 2013 Census
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Delayed Discharges in NHSScotland. From February 2010 there is no more additional Supplementary Information released. All information is published as part of the main Delayed Discharges' releases.
Ophthalmic Workload Statistics - Year Ending 30 March 2013
seen at 09:33, 27 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Sight tests, vouchers claimed, tints and repairs and replacements paid for by the NHS boards in Scotland. Data is also presented by type of claimant.
Form: Application form - job vacancy in Azerbaijan
seen at 09:32, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new deadline

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 29 August 2013.

Statistics: Environmental Protection Expenditure Survey 2012 - survey materials
seen at 09:32, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

Environmental Protection Expenditure Survey 2012 - survey materials

Research and analysis: SME Business Barometer: June 2013
seen at 09:32, 27 August in Search (Our copy).

The SME Business Barometer assesses how well or badly small businesses are performing, their needs, concerns and barriers to growth. It highlights changes in the findings between the waves of the Business Barometer...

Case 206 – Wearing personal headphones in the workplace
seen at 09:31, 27 August in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

Employer says it is against health and safety regulations to wear just one personal headphone in the workplace.