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18 September 2013

Guidance: Social care grants for 2013 to 2014
seen at 18:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Grant Determination and explanatory note setting out the final adults’ personal social services (PSS) specific revenue and capital grant funding for local authorities.

They provide details of 3 grants...

Guidance: The eatwell plate: how to use it in promotional material
seen at 18:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

The UK’s national food guide, the eatwell plate, defines the government’s advice on a healthy balance diet. The eatwell plate is a visual representation of how different foods contribute towards a healthy balanced...

International Inspiration - Leading through example
seen at 18:30, 18 September in UK Sport (Our copy).
Episode four of this International Inspiration series looks at the 'Go Sisters' initiative
Chemical warfare in Syria (WP1260)
seen at 18:30, 18 September in Wilton Park (Our copy).

Chemical warfare in Syria. What happens now and why is it significant?

Contributors are:

Amy Smithson, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, Washington DC

Tim ...

Transparency data: BIS exceptions to spending controls April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Spending data on BIS exceptions to cross-government controls in 5 key areas:

advertising and marketing consultancy information and communication technology (ICT) spend above £1 million property...
Correspondence: Minister's letter to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Attached is a letter from the minister, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, to Dr John Landers, the Chair of the ASC. The letter sets out initial areas of work for the new ASC. The committee discussed these areas of work...

Transparency data: E-payments framework transactions: July to September 2011 travel
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: csv file added

DFID government procurement card travel transactions over £500 for July to September 2011.

Transparency data: E-payments framework transactions: October to December 2011
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: csv file added

DFID government procurement card transactions over £500 for October to December 2011.

Transparency data: E-payments framework transactions: February 2012
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: csv file updated

DFID government procurement card transactions over £500 for February 2012.

Transparency data: E-payments framework transactions: February 2012 travel
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: csv file added

DFID government procurement card travel transactions over £500 for February 2012.

FOI release: Condemned carcasses sold into food chain
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Condemned carcasses EIR: the sale of condemned carcasses entering the food chain.

Research and analysis: Compensating adjustments technical discussion note
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

The government is taking action to stop people avoiding tax by using rules known as compensating adjustments.

The rules, which are designed to avoid double taxation between individuals and connected companies...

FOI release: Release of information relating to TB policies
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Badger culling policies - EIR formal and informal policies regarding release of information relating to badger culling.

Statistics - national statistics: Weekly economic indicators
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: published most recent indicators

The focus of the Pocket databank is to be a quick and concise reference source for monthly and annual historical data.

A comprehensive list of recent UK...

STFC Town Meeting for researchers
seen at 16:31, 18 September in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
Members of STFC research communities (grant funded and facility users) are invited to a town meeting on the 14th October 2013.
News story: Home Secretary visits West Midlands mosque
seen at 16:30, 18 September in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

On Tuesday (17 September), Home Secretary Theresa May visited the Kanz ul Iman Mosque in Tipton where she met local religious leaders and the family of Mohammed Salem who was murdered in April 2013.

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Legal Services Board launches consultation on education and training.
seen at 16:30, 18 September in LSB (Our copy).
(18 September 2013) Legal Services Board launches consultation on education and training.
Correspondence: EFA letter about academy trusts’ audited financial statements
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

On 13 September 2013 Simon Parkes, Chief Financial Officer of the Education Funding Agency, wrote to academy finance directors and school business managers outlining key points about 2012 to 2013 audited financial...

Guidance: Military low flying: RAF operational low flying training timetable
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new low flying timetable for 30 September to 4 October 2013.

A list of timetables for operational low flying (OLF) training by RAF fast jets and Hercules aircraft. These timetables cover ...

Corporate report: Disclosure and Barring Service board constitution
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

The DBS board is responsible for strategic leadership of the organisation and comprises the DBS chair and the appointed members.

The constitution of the DBS is laid down in statute under schedule 8 of...

FOI release: Review of the Firearms law: guidance to the police - contributing organisations
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

FOI release 26987

A list of all of the organisations that the Home Office has contacted to ask to comment on the proposed firearms licensing guidance (2002) on the review of the Firearms Law.

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Guidance: BFPO commercial contracts list
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated Commercial contracts list.

This British Forces Post Office (BFPO) commercial contracts list contains a list of all companies that are able to send items using the BFPO mail system...

Statistics: Statistical releases: timetable for 2013-2014
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated timetable published today.

DECC’s timetable of statistical releases for twelve months ahead is detailed below; all releases are National Statistics unless stated otherwise. The timetable...

Guidance: Holcombe Moor firing times
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for 28 September to 4 October 2013

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry’...

FOI release: Scientific evidence and humaneness in relation to badger control
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Humaneness EIR: scientific validation, diagnostic test and standard practice information on the culling process for the live capture and dispatch by shooting of badgers.

FOI release: Adoption allowances and settling-in grants
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Date requested: 1 February 2013 Date responded: 1 March 2013 Request

Firstly, in what year were adoption allowances (means test dependent), and settling-in grants (means test dependent under some councils), ...

FOI release: The value of local education authority allocations by government
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Date requested: 4 February 2013 Date responded: 21 February 2013 Request

The value of all local education authority (LEA) allocations by the government for the years 2011 to 2012, 2012 to 2013 and, if possible...

Transparency data: UKAEA prompt payment data: 2013 to 2014
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Prompt payment updates, includes P4 and P5 entries for 5 and 10 day payments.

This shows invoices paid by the UK Atomic Energy Authority within 5 and 10 days of receipt from 2011 to 2012, as part...

Guidance: Armed forces corporate covenant: leaflet for businesses
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

As a business, if you want to go the extra mile to show your support for the armed forces community you may wish to sign up to the corporate covenant scheme. This leaflet explains how to make your pledge...

Guidance: The community covenant e-newsletter
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the September 2013 newsletter

The community covenant quarterly e-newsletter.

Related information:

armed forces community covenant The armed forces covenant
FOI release: Education Funding Agency queries about head count, expenditure, management and IT
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Date requested: 4 February 2013 Date responded: 20 February 2013 Request How many staff (head count) are employed by the agency? What was the gross expenditure for running the agency during the financial...
Transparency data: DFID government e-payments framework transactions August 2013 - Travel
seen at 14:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

DFID government e-payments framework transactions August 2013 - Travel

Open consultation: Additional support for Scottish island renewables
seen at 10:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

This consultation takes forward the commitment in the Consultation on the draft Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan (July 2013) to consider how to provide additional support for renewables projects...

Guidance: Bulletin: August 2013
seen at 10:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Changes to the status of bilateral treaties involving the UK, actions concerning multilateral treaties and those for which the UK is depositary.

Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2013
seen at 10:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts. This edition contains forecasts of the LFS unemployment rate.

Please note that Forecasts for the UK economy is a summary ...

Research and analysis: Adult career decision-making: qualitative research
seen at 10:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Presents qualitative research exploring how adults make career decisions. The research looks at their awareness, use of and satisfaction with the support available. The study is based on 65 interviews with adults...

Spotlight On: Teenage weightlifting sensation Rebekah Tiler
seen at 10:31, 18 September in UK Sport (Our copy).
We speak to one of British Weightlifting's rising stars, 14-year-old Rebekah Tiler.
R (on the Application of Christopher Prothero) -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department
seen at 10:30, 18 September in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Divisional Court judgment
Homelessness in Wales - April to June 2013
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on the number of homeless in Wales.
International Comparisons of Productivity - 2012 - First Estimates
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
An international comparison of productivity across the G7 nations, in terms of the level of and growth in GDP per hour and GDP per worker.
Births by area of usual residence of mother, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by area of usual residence of mother. The tables contain summary data for live births for local authorities and health areas including figures by age of ...
Characteristics of Birth 1, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by birth characteristics. This package contains summary statistics on stillbirths including figures by age of parents and quarter of occurrence. Tables also...
Healthy Life Expectancy at birth for Upper Tier Local Authorities: England - 2009-11
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Estimates of healthy life expectancy by upper tier local authority, using a number of data sources including national surveys, population estimates and death registrations over a range of time periods.
Guidance: Guidance to commons registration authorities in England: Sections 15A to 15C of the Commons Act 2006
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced publication: Version 1 was amended to correct paragraph 26 which incorrectly stated that, in relation to the increase of the 10 year period for highways declarations to 20 years, it applied ...

Research and analysis: Massive open online courses and online distance learning: review
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

This report updates our knowledge on the development and impact of massive open online courses on learners and institutions at further education and higher education level. The study assessed available literature...

Statistics: Accessibility statistics: 2012
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Accessibility statistics provide a local-level measure of the availability of transport to key services (covering food stores, education, health care, town centres and employment centres) for the populations ...

Statistical data set: Availability of transport to key services or work, among households (ACS01)
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Table ACS0101

Average minimum travel time to reach the nearest key service by mode of travel, England, from 2007 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 26.5KB]

Table ACS0102

Average minimum travel ...

Statistical data set: Availability of transport to key services or work, among users (ACS02)
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Table ACS0201

Users with reasonable access to key services by mode of travel, England, from 2007 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 31.5KB]

Table ACS0202

Users with access to key services within...

Statistical data set: Travel time, destination and origin indicators to key sites and services, by local authority (ACS04)
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Table ACS0401

Travel time, destination and origin indicators to Employment centres by mode of travel, by local authority, England, from 2007 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.05MB]

Table ACS0402

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Statistical data set: Travel time, destination and origin indicators to key sites and services, by Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) (ACS05)
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Table ACS0501

Travel time, destination and origin indicators to Employment centres by mode of travel, Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), England, from 2007 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 183MB]

Table ACS0502...
Statistics: Local authority borrowing and investments 2012 to 2013
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

The latest local authority borrowing and investments statistics produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government were released on Wednesday 18 September 2013.

Key points from the latest...

Statistical data set: Number of employment and key service sites available (ACS03)
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).
Table ACS0301

Number of key service sites available within a reasonable time by service, mode of travel, England, from 2007 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 25KB]

Table ACS0302

Number of Employment...

Statistical data set: Weekly solar PV installation & capacity based on registration date
seen at 09:31, 18 September in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest table published.

The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each week, that are recorded...

International Comparisons of Productivity - First Estimates, 2012
seen at 09:30, 18 September in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
An international comparison of productivity across the G7 nations, in terms of the level of and growth in GDP per hour and GDP per worker.
Healthy Life Expectancy at birth for Upper Tier Local Authorities: England 2009-11
seen at 09:30, 18 September in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
Estimates of healthy life expectancy by upper tier local authority, using a number of data sources including national surveys, population estimates and death registrations over a range of time periods.
Homelessness in Wales - April to June 2013
seen at 02:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on the number of homeless in Wales.
International Comparisons of Productivity - 2012 - First Estimates
seen at 02:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
An international comparison of productivity across the G7 nations, in terms of the level of and growth in GDP per hour and GDP per worker.
Births by area of usual residence of mother, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 02:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by area of usual residence of mother. The tables contain summary data for live births for local authorities and health areas including figures by age of ...
Characteristics of Birth 1, England and Wales - 2012
seen at 02:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by birth characteristics. This package contains summary statistics on stillbirths including figures by age of parents and quarter of occurrence. Tables also...
Healthy Life Expectancy at birth for Upper Tier Local Authorities: England - 2009-11
seen at 02:31, 18 September in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Estimates of healthy life expectancy by upper tier local authority, using a number of data sources including national surveys, population estimates and death registrations over a range of time periods.