HRH in Saudi Arabia: Day Three
Good morning Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen and thank you, Ambassador Amaral for hosting this event. I am grateful to the Lula Institute, and to our hosts FAAP.
It is a pleasure to be in your dynamic...
Updated: Removed opportunity – West Yorkshire – Support for claimants aged 50 and over.
Jobcentre Plus wants partnerships with local public and voluntary organisations that will help unemployed people move...
Updated: January 2014 data has been added to this page.
Monthly workforce management information for the period covering April 2013 to March 2014 will be added to this page so that it can be downloaded.
Updated: Added forms and guidance notes for 2014 to 2015.
Council Tax requirement return (CTR) forms to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.
CTR1 for billing ...
Our understanding of advanced materials and how they perform under different conditions will be enhanced thanks to a new research collaboration announced today between the Science and Technology Facilities Council...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its sixth annual Science Report highlighting the year’s achievements in science and engineering research.
There is no shortage of debate over whether the recent storms and floods can be blamed on climate change. In reality any answer will involve probabilities rather than a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. So ...
The Prime Minister said:
I am deeply concerned by the scenes we are witnessing in Ukraine. The violence on all sides is completely unacceptable and President Yanukovych has a particular responsibility...
Speaking about the announcement, Prime Minister David Cameron said:
We will continue to do whatever it takes to support communities across the country who have been affected by flooding. We are taking...
A pioneering programme to support public service mutuals is marking its 2 year anniversary by celebrating the staff who have taken on responsibility for delivering public services in the ways they know best. ...
Commenting on the recent fighting in Malakal, the Minster for Africa Mark Simmonds said:
I am deeply concerned by the recent fighting in Malakal which has led to a senseless loss of life. It is particularly...
Updated: Updated with information about Council Tax refunds for flood hit households
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities...
The data includes bookings made by UKTI senior officials at SCS2 (or equivalent) and above through the department’s central booking systems. It includes the majority of travel undertaken. Individuals may have...
Updated: Added revised release and tables.
The latest national statistics on the final outturn estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing for 2011 to 2012 were released on 28 November...
Updated: Added revised tables.
The data in the above spreadsheets have been used to compile the final outturn estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing for the financial year April ...
Updated: Added previous years of statistics to 2009.
The provisional awards are currently published at the end of April and December. These statistics are as close to real-time as possible and represent...
Key facts on offshore wind covering capacity and pipeline, generation, industrial opportunity and a map showing developments.
FOI release 1131
Provide information on the crimes flagged up on CRB/DBS checks on people applying for jobs in childcare premises (not including schools).
Total number of people who applied...
FOI release 1130
Information on the crimes flagged up on CRB/DBS checks on people applying for teaching positions at schools.
Total number of people who applied for teaching positions and...
FOI release 1134
Request for statistical information relating to the processing of requests for information made under information legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information...
Updated: Amendment to clarify that the information concerning question x66 (working at home address) is answered by the registered body not the applicant.
Code of connection (CoCo) - defines the parameters...
Updated: Consular Fees updated
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Added SA 03/14: working at height: safety in ceiling and roof voids
Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate...
This Education Funding Agency (EFA) ‘High needs students: market entry application process’ is for institutions that do not have an EFA contract for services. It outlines the eligibility criteria and application...
The finalised award statistics relate to the complete retrospective picture for the year, based on a finalised view of family incomes and circumstances. The caseload population will be different between the two...
Updated: Updated page to make it clear that the call for ideas is now closed and linked through to announcement of programmes that have received grant funding.
The Youth Social Action Journey FundThe ...
These documents are available to academies to refer to as they review and develop their own policies.
Updated: Added statistics for January 2014.
We work to a number of published service standards to deliver our checking service.
HRH in Saudi Arabia: Day Two
A Bradford grammar school has been fined after a PE equipment manager suffered multiple fractures when he fell nine metres from a climbing wall.
There is no shortage of debate over whether the recent storms and floods can be blamed on climate change. In reality any answer will involve probabilities rather than a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. So ...
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a delegation of experts on a fact-finding mission to Shanghai’s schools to see how children there have become the best in the world at maths.
She said that...
One year on from its launch in January 2013, Healthcare UK has returned to Dubai, and the Arab Health event. The organisation is celebrating the progress which has been made over the last 12 months, and its work...
Cities, communities and local organisations across the UK are being asked to host an Armed Forces Day event this summer to show their support for our servicemen and women, past and present, with funding available...
‘Social action’ means young people taking action to benefit others, communities or society to bring about change.
The cash will come from 2 funds – The Youth Social Action Fund and Youth Social Action...
Bill Worth appointed as new chairBill Worth succeeds Professor Jonathan Montgomery, whose term ends on 31 March 2014.
Bill WorthBill has been the chair of the North East ACCEA regional sub-committee...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now advising against all but essential travel to South Sinai except for the area within the Sharm el Sheikh resort areas. Advice for other areas of the country...
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Following this morning’s terrorist attack in southern Beirut which killed at least five people and injured many more, Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said...
Use this guide to find the details of local authorities in England that offer a checking service for UK nationality applications.
Updated: Published updated versions of Work Choice DWP Provider guidance - Sections 13, 14 and 16.
The DWP provider guidance supports the prime provider, in the delivery of the Work Choice Programme on ...
Updated: Updated.
This is the full policy guidance on sponsoring a worker. Use this guide to find out how to:
apply for an employer’s sponsor licence employ people from outside the EEA who will ...
The Aerosol Dispensers Directive 75/324/EEC (the ADD) relates to the safety of aerosol dispensers. Commission Directive 2013/10/EU of 19 March 2013 amends the ADD to include several changes, and will be brought...
This guidance sets out how the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) funding system will work from 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014. It also provides information on broader policy and guidance for training...
This governance guidance note sets out the agreed governance arrangements for managing the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) from August 2013, detailing accountabilities and responsibilities.
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Updated: Updated to include a referral reason category previously omitted.
All JSA and ESA sanction decision statistics are now released through Stat-Xplore with a limited number of excel tables ...
The British High Commission Gaborone is happy to announce that The Human Rights & Democracy Programme 2014-2015 Bidding Round is now open. Please forward to potential implementers.
How to bidPlease...
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report relating to a planning appeal and enforcement for a mobile home.
Updated: December 2013 data added.
This is intended to help you understand and interpret the data published by the Home Office, its agencies and NDPBs.
General details relating to the publishing...
Updated: November 2013 data added.
This is intended to help you understand and interpret the data published by the Home Office, its Agencies and NDPBs.
Background informationThe government procurement...
If you’re going to be putting together a 2015-16 access agreement and would like some practical help, we’re running a conference on 25 February 2014 with Action on Access, Universities UK, and the...
Following the success of the last two year’s events, the School of International Futures (SOIF) returns to Wilton Park this August to run another strategic foresight retreat.
Strategic foresight helps ...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today by Ambassador Sérgio Eduardo Moreira Lima, President of The Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão of the Federative Republic of Brazil (FUNAG), and Wilton Park...
Changes to the government’s Green Deal cash-back scheme have been announced, to help more households drive down fuel bills and reduce carbon emissions by carrying out energy efficiency improvements.
The...
New figures show 3,610 people claimed Universal Credit up to 30 November 2013 – as the national roll-out of the new benefit continues.
Universal Credit is now available to some new jobseekers in 7 sites...
The full list in seniority order is attached.
List of Queen's Counsel appointed February 2014PDF, 61.1KB, 3 pages
Alongside the advocates being...
A fair deal for young people video speech
I’d like to thank Liam [Robinson, Chair Merseyside Integrated Transport authority] for inviting me to speak today (24 January 2014).
I am very ...
Thank you for inviting me to join you at Bristow’s 30th Anniversary celebrations in Shetland, and my apologies for not being able to join you in person because of my ...
At the height of the Kosovo War, back in 1999, teenager Arben Islami saw Nato troops enter his country as part of the campaign to end Slobodan Milosevic’s persecution of ethnic Kosovo Albanians. Among those forces...
The Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, Ed Davey, has today announced the appointment of Stephen Henwood CBE for a further three-year term as Chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (...
It is sometimes said that the Church should not get involved in politics. I disagree. Many of the great political questions of our time are also moral questions – we should not be surprised, and nor should we...
Maximising the economic benefit from offshore wind is a key priority for Government, reveals a new report today. The Offshore Wind Programme Board (OWPB) annual report explains how the board is pursuing...
Following this morning’s terrorist attack in southern Beirut which killed at least five people and injured many more, Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said:
I strongly condemn the...
The film shows how a crime is processed through the criminal justice system from beginning to end has been launched on police.uk. Viewers hear from a Police Constable, a Crime Scene Investigator and Detective...
Where you live, what you earn and how long you stay in education may all affect your health.
For example, people living in the poorest neighbourhoods will on average die 7 years earlier than people living...
The code sets out 12 guiding principles which strike a balance between protecting the public and upholding civil liberties.
The principles provide a coherent and comprehensive structure to enable good...
Later life newsletter 52 (February 2014) has the latest news on policy changes, good practice and initiatives and their impact on older people.
To subscribe to the later life newsletter, email: simon...
This guide explains each element that makes up an academy’s funding allocation for the 2014 to 2015 academic year.
It includes examples and explanations to help academies understand how the EFA generates...
Record-breaking numbers of women are now in work – the employment rate of 67.2% is the highest since records began and over 14 million women are in employment, according to figures published by the Office for...
Updated: Page updated with the factsheet on the UK's humanitarian aid response to the Syria crisis and region dated18 February 2014.
The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being...
Updated: Added ISN 2014/01: Government Security Classification Scheme
A Industry Security Notice (ISN) is an official document that tells people in the services or the Ministry of Defence about important...
Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts. This edition contains forecasts to 2018.
Please note that Forecasts for the UK economy is a summary of published material...
All JSA and ESA sanction decision statistics are now released through Stat-Xplore with a limited number of excel tables published on this page.
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 published
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in the East of England for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 published
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in the north west for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment...
Details of the forecasts of national non-domestic rates to be collected by local authorities in England were announced on 19 February 2014.
The key points from the latest release are:
local authorities...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 added
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in east England for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 added
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in Wales for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment and ...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 added.
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in the north east for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment...
Updated: Data for August 2013 added.
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in the south west for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment and...
These statistics are for the period April 2013 to 30 November 2013. They cover total live caseload and starts on Universal Credit, with breakdowns by Jobcentre Plus office, local authority, parliamentary constituency...
This statement records the decision of the UK National Contact Point (NCP) to accept for further consideration a complaint from Reprieve against British Telecommunications plc.
Reprieve is a UK...
Over most of the last decade, employment levels in the UK rose faster among foreign nationals than among UK nationals. In 2012 and 2013 the share of employment growth attributed to UK nationals increased, as ...
On 24 October 2013, an application was made by a UK-based NGO for review of an initial assessment by the UK National Contact Point.
This records the recommendation of the Review Committee, appointed ...
Updated: From August 2013, Housing Benefit statistics are released only via Stat-Xplore. This page now shows a set of summary tables for Housing Benefits claimants, derived from Stat-Xplore. The latest table ...
Updated: Quarterly statistical summary: Feb 2014 added to page
This page contains monthly and quarterly DWP statistical summaries for 2014.
Monthly statistical summariesMonthly statistical summaries...
Updated: Updated to correct erroneous data on the number of sanctions imposed on lone parents in receipt of Income Support.
These are the official statistics relating to the Income Support lone parent (...
Contains details of policy changes, together with information on changes to immigration legislation that affect immigration statistics from January 1983 to April 2013.
This publication provides evidence on the behaviour of migrants entering the UK immigration system for the 5 main routes of entry to the UK and the common pathways through the immigration system that result in...
Updated: Data tables added for August 2013.
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in Yorkshire and the Humber for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance...
Updated: Added exhibtion related documents.
As part of the Army Basing Programme, 4,300 army service personnel and their families are relocating to the Salisbury Plain area. The Ministry of Defence (MOD...
Updated: Updated to correct erroneous data on the number of sanctions imposed on lone parents in receipt of Income Support.
These are the official statistics relating to the Income Support lone parent (...
Updated: Updated to correct erroneous data on the number of sanctions imposed on lone parents in receipt of Income Support.
These are the official statistics relating to the Income Support lone parent (...
These are the official statistics relating to the Income Support lone parent (ISLP) regime. They contains figures on lone parent work-focused interviews (WFIs) and ISLP sanctions up to September 2013.
Main...
Updated: Quarterly statistical summary - February 2014 released
This page contains:
questions and answers about early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups technical ...
Updated: Statistics for week ending 16 February 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...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 added.
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in East Midlands for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment...
Updated: Statistics to December 2013 added to document.
This statistical data set provides a monthly count of lone parent Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Great Britain between April 2005 and December...
These are official statistics relating to take-up of the In Work Credit (IWC), a financial incentive available to lone parents moving into work. It contains figures on IWC starts up to September 2013.
Main...
Updated: Statistics for the period November 2008 to November 2013 published.
Housing Benefit (HB) flows national statistics published on 19 February 2014 update previously published national statistics ...
The user guide is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the issues and classifications which are key to the production and presentation of the Home Office’s migrant journey.
This publication provides quarterly statistics on claims paid under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) scheme up to the end of June 2013.
To get the basic benefit the customer needs a ...
A woman who has worked and paid full National Insurance (NI) contributions in the relevant test period can get Maternity Allowance (MA). It is paid for 39 weeks, at the earliest starting 11 weeks before the baby...
Updated: Data table for August 2013 published.
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in the West Midlands for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance ...
Updated: Summary of responses document added
This consultation is relevant to those who have a marine licence interest.
We are seeking your views on proposals to extend the Marine Management Organisation...
Updated: Data tables for August 2013 added
These data tables show the number of benefit claimants in London for the following out of work benefit categories:
Jobseeker’s Allowance Employment and...
Details of Visits to the US and Canada by Defra staff on official business
Aimed at partners and at businesses in the night-time economy, this document offers advice on preventing TFTP, which ranges from pickpocketing to cycle theft.
It is illustrated with examples of past ...
Updated: Added the provisional allocations spreadsheet.
Details of the 2014 to 2015 capital maintenance and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations.
DFC is capital funding based on school census...
High Court of Justice (Divisional Court)
Official statistics on employment, unemployment, inactivity, jobs and the Claimant Count for regions, local authorities and parliamentary constituencies.
The CEOs of Aviva, Direct Line Group, Axa, Lloyds Banking Group and Ageas, along with the Claims Director of RSA and the Association of British Insurers restated their commitment to voluntarily maintaining the...
The government is granting the Scottish government the power to issue its own bonds, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has today announced.
This will broaden the sources of financing available...
Minister for Portsmouth, Michael Fallon, today (19 February 2014) announced a new research project to help attract more investment in the maritime and marine engineering industry in the Solent area.
Ministers...
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 3,000, to 195,000 in the period October to December 2013, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 7.1 per cent...
The figures published today (19 February 2014) by the Office of National Statistics have revealed an increase in employment in Wales over the last quarter, with 7,000 more people in work.
Over the last...
Record-breaking numbers of women are now in work – the employment rate of 67.2% is the highest since records began and over 14 million women are in employment, according to figures published by the Office for...
Updated: Added link to the guidance on recovery from flooding for frontline responders.
Flooding is affecting people’s properties, communities, transport, and infrastructure. Elsewhere, extensive clean-...
Provides data on Cancer waiting times for Welsh NHS Trusts.
Monthly Turnover, Exports, and Orders data for Production and Services industries.
Quarterly estimates of people who have ever or never used the Internet
The Labour Market release contains the latest data for employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, claimant count, average earnings, labour productivity, vacancies and labour disputes.
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.
Updated: 19 Feb 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 to...
Over the past year, Healthcare UK has established itself as the central body for collaboration between British healthcare organisations, governments and healthcare providers around the world. The range of activities...
Labour market statistics (including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) for the United Kingdom.
This bulletin presents the latest figures for alcohol-related deaths in the UK, its four constituent countries and regions of England. Comparisons are made between 2012, the latest year, and previously published...
This statistical bulletin provides estimates of adult internet users and non-users in the UK.
The government is granting the Scottish government the power to issue its own bonds, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has today announced.
This will broaden the sources of financing available...
Provides data on Cancer waiting times for Welsh NHS Trusts.
Monthly Turnover, Exports, and Orders data for Production and Services industries.
Quarterly estimates of people who have ever or never used the Internet
The Labour Market release contains the latest data for employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, claimant count, average earnings, labour productivity, vacancies and labour disputes.
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.