On a visit to Brazil, Foreign Secretary William Hague today joined with England manager Roy Hodgson in Manaus to promote the Foreign Office’s ‘Be on the Ball’ campaign. The visit also highlighted preparations...
Updated: Published new case study about Maz who started work at the Clear Company after a period off work with depression and anxiety.
Through the Disability Confident campaign, the government is working...
Updated: January figures added.
Invoice payment performance for Public Health England.
Updated: New version of the document which has an updated list of countries in annex B.
This document summarises the conclusions of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in London on 13 February...
Use this guide to find out what public funds are and whether you are able to receive help from them while you are living in the UK.
Deaths where Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection was mentioned on the death certificate by sex, age group and place of death, in England and Wales. Figures are presented for deaths registered in 2012, ...
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in Thailand.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in Vietnam.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in UAE.
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UK Visas and Immigration operational guidance note about how it makes decisions on asylum claims from Eritrea.
This letter provides information on:
flooding business rate relief confirmation of the 2014 to 2015 national non-domestic rate multipliers value of Q (the inflation factor for transitional relief purposes...
Form for English Scholarships British Week 2014. Please use only this form to submit your essay
Updated: Updated venues list
This document provides a list of premises that have been approved for civil marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales. Venues are authorised on a regular basis.
The following projects are listed in volume 1 of 2013:
perceptual decision-making in the primate brain (covering electrophysiology, neuroimaging, temporal cortex, frontal cortex)
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Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission of 7 wind turbines.
Updated: List of proscribed terror groups and organisations updated.
This document lists the terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and provides the criteria that are considered when deciding...
Updated: Updated the firing notice as the 'Willsworthy' firing has been cancelled for 17, 18 and 19 February 2014. It is noted in 'bold' on the firing notice.
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats...
Updated: Version 6 was amended to take account of the amended list of trigger and terminating events introduced by the Commons (Town and Village Greens) (Trigger and Terminating Events) Order 2014. Paragraph ...
Interim report looking at the current availability of economic statistics at different geographical levels
British Ambassador Tom Fletcher today called on Lebanon’s new Prime Minister, Tammam Salam. During the meeting, Ambassador Fletcher and Prime Minister Salam discussed the pressing issues facing the new government...
Speaking in relation to the claims in the Irish News earlier this morning Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP commented:
While these were small, crude devices, those who sent them demonstrated a blatant disregard...
The Advisory Council on Libraries (ACL) was established by the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. The 1964 Act sets out at Section 2 that it is the duty of the Council “to advise the Secretary of State upon...
Use this guide to find out how to aply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in the Russian Federation.
Updated: Updated to include appointments to the following bodies/committees: Public Health England, Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards, Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research and an...
Updated: Replaced the commercial contracts list document with the latest version
This British Forces Post Office (BFPO) commercial contracts list contains a list of all companies that are able to...
Updated: Publication of consultation response
This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 for claims...
The report covers recommendations from the final report of the Winsor review relating to compulsory severance and the management of officers on restricted duties.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in South Korea.
The cost of the pilot badger cull
Submissions in respect of cost of compliance with EIR’s and lost income
National flood risk data in the Climate Change Risk Assessment modelling
Explains how the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Charity Commission will work together to regulate further education corporations and their connected charities in England.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in Turkey.
The NCA Remuneration Review Body has been established to review the pay and allowances of NCA officers designated with operational powers.The body must consider evidence from a variety of sources including the...
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in Uganda.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in Zimbabwe.
Use this guide to find out how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory in South Africa.
Investment process 2015-18: one month to go for applications
A Cambridgeshire farming partnership has been sentenced following the death of a student who was undertaking pest and predator control work at Kingfishers Bridge Wetland in Wicken.
Knowledge Analyst to provide data management expertise for a variety of HSE and external projects. This is a fixed term appointment lasting 12 months. The close date for applications is 7 March 2014.
Working with the Government as part of a national effort to deal with the floods, leading businesses across the country are today setting out how they will be supporting people and communities that have been ...
As part of the government’s ongoing work to deal with the floods, the Prime Minister has today set out further support for businesses in areas affected by flooding.
Building on last week’s package of ...
Updated: £10 million package for flood affected small businesses
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities at risk...
Being part of the UK with its security, scale and influence is benefiting Scottish businesses, Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said today.
Commenting on the latest publication of the Bank of Scotland...
These include reservists from 7th Battalion The Rifles (7 RIFLES) who have been boosting manpower and providing specialist capability in southern England.
After spending Saturday morning reinforcing the...
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced that more than 200 personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and RAF will be trained by the Environment Agency over the next week to act as flood defence assessors.
6 places are up for grabs to join a youth forum set up by the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission with 1 person having the chance to sit on the commission.
The commission is looking at ensuring...
David Downer, 48, of Lozells Wood Close, Lozells, was stopped as he arrived into Gatwick’s North Terminal on a flight from Montego Bay in Jamaica on 15 November 2013.
He was travelling alone and told ...
FCO Human Rights and Democracy Programme 2014-15: Guidance for Potential Implementers at Concept Stage
Before making regulations in exercise of the power in section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to establish pension schemes for fire and rescue workers in England, the Secretary of State for Communities...
Updated: Updated 'Details of local authorities currently seeking proposers' to include Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
‘Local authorities currently seeking proposers’ contains details of all local authorities seeking...
This consultation sets out ways to strengthen the regulation of insolvency practitioners, by introducing regulatory objectives and giving the oversight regulator additional powers to deal with failure to comply...
Updated: Added the Intellectual Property Office to the list of supporting organisations.
The government is carrying out a review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK. This is an audit...
New speakers, themes and schedule announced for No Boundaries: a State of the Arts event
Investment process - one month to go
One of the country’s largest plastic recycling plants, based in north Nottinghamshire, has been fined after a worker suffered a broken arm when it became caught in machinery.
A Littleborough factory has been sentenced for safety failings following a major fire which left an employee with severe burns.
A part-time farm worker was left permanently disabled after being crushed by two straw bales that fell on him as he tried to remove them from a seven-metre stack at a farm in North Yorkshire.
A landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to carry out 150 hours of community work for endangering a family with young children after he authorised illegal gas work at a Luton home.
A Northamptonshire engineering firm has been fined after a worker sustained a serious foot injury when lifting equipment failed at company premises in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
An Aberdeen-based demolition firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured by falling cast iron guttering.
Coastguard Rescue Officers rescued people from cars tonight on Slapton Road at Torcross, Devon after the waves broke across the coast road depositing water, sand and rocks.
At 5pm tonight (14 February...
As part of the government’s ongoing work to deal with the floods, the Prime Minister has today set out further support for businesses in areas affected by flooding.
Building on last week’s package of ...
Updated: £10 million package for flood affected small businesses
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities at risk...
Speaking on the anniversary of the Libyan Revolution, William Hague said:
On the third anniversary of the 17 February Revolution, I pay tribute to those Libyans who paid the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit...
The ‘cash basis’ scheme can be used by sole traders and other unincorporated businesses with an annual income of less than £79,000 to simplify their accounting processes, saving both time and money.
The changes are a result of the introduction of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) real time information reporting.
A flyer has been issued jointly by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with the Chartered Institute of...
This letter responds to a Freedom of Information request for information on legal work and advice provided to DfT on the HS2 project. It asks for:
names of law firms which have provided advice or work on...
We are proposing to put in place a statutory instrument (SI) to enable the holding of planned stages of the Tour de France cycle race in England in 2014.
The SI will raise the normal maximum imposed ...
Freedom of Information query and response for statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) outcomes and mental and behavioural disorders: September 2012.
Freedom of Information query and response for statistics on the estimated number of disabled individuals by age group: April 2011 to March 2012.
LR22 Provider Memo - Mandatory Work Activity: Revised provider guidance
Updated: Published revised Mandatory Work Activity provider guidance (January 2014 version).
Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) is intended to help claimants move closer to the labour market, enabling them to...
Updated: Added 'Grant funding to support the transportation of freight by rail and water, January 2014'
The Department for Transport manages the sustainable distribution fund. This is funding provided to...
Detailed terms of reference of the independent review of the Northern Lighthouse Board and Trinity House as General Lighthouse Authorities which is required to be undertaken on a 3 year cycle, originally referenced...
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This document lists Tier 4 sponsors. It includes information about the category of students they’re licensed to sponsor and their sponsorship rating.
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This document lists Tier 2 and 5 sponsors. It includes information about the category of workers they’re licensed to sponsor and their sponsorship rating.
Updated: change to title of item 9 and timings
CoRWM have published their agenda for their next plenary to be held on 20 February in Cardiff.
Venue: Cardiff Marriot, Mill Lane, Cardiff, CF10 1EZ...
Updated: Update: the 2014 exercise of approval functions replaces the 2013 documents previously on this page.
These instructions lay out the function of approving registered medical practitioners and...
This form should be submitted prior to putting forward a full Project Proposal. The Post may accept or reject Project Concepts
Updated: Classification and receipt classification questionnaires published
Classification is about how to record entities and their transactions in an accounting system. The classification rules of the...
The Students’ Green Unit at the University of Exeter is an innovative two-year project funded by the NUS Students’ Green Fund, which enables students to encourage changes in behaviour by proposing and leading projects...
As part of the government’s ongoing work to deal with the floods, the Prime Minister has today set out further support for businesses in areas affected by flooding.
Building on last week’s package of ...
Updated: £10 million package for flood affected small businesses
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities at risk...
As a UK Government Cabinet Minister, Mr Jones will take the opportunity to meet with key business leaders to build on existing and new business links, as well as look at further opportunities for UK companies...
Latest data on the Public Sector Net Borrowing, Net debt and the cash requirement.
Updated: Update of the List of Lawyers in Hanoi and Northern Provinces, Vietnam.
The following list of English speaking lawyers has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal...
The following list of English speaking lawyers has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice.
The following list of interpretation and translation companies in Hanoi has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require interpretation and translation services.
The following list of interpretation and translation companies in Hochiminh city and other Southern provinces has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require interpretation and translation...
Updated: Updated versions of manuals added.
TUBA Transport user benefit appraisalTUBA is transport economic appraisal software developed by Atkins Limited on behalf of the Department for Transport. It...
The Prime Minister said:
At this evening’s COBR I received an update on the weather conditions tonight and over the coming days. After a thankfully calm day today, some rain is expected at times next...
Updated: This is updated version for the Adoption Guidance (3 January 2014).
Adoption in Vietnam for British nationals
Updated: February 2014
The British Embassy/High Commission certify that Mr [name] and Mrs [name] are British citizens (at least one of them is) and, not being habitually resident in the UK, are eligible...