A Number 10 spokesperson said:
The Prime Minister and Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, met this afternoon at Chequers before an informal dinner.
Their discussions focused on EU affairs: ...
I welcome today’s vote by the Ukrainian Parliament which was overwhelmingly in favour of a return to the 2004 constitution. This is an important first step in implementing the agreement signed this morning...
HRH in Qatar: Day Five
The Foreign Secretary said:
I condemn today’s attack on Villa Somalia, in Mogadishu, in the strongest possible terms. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured. I’d also like...
Updated: Updated
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance about what it considers when assessing an application for a family permit.
Research misconduct of post graduates and staff. How instances of misconduct is recorded, procedures followed when guidelines are breached,
Updated: Document updated to include further details of risk pooling and allocation protection tables.
This guide explains each element that makes up an academy’s funding allocation for the 2014 to 2015...
The European Union has decided to introduce targeted sanctions, including an asset freeze, against those responsible for human rights violations, violence and use of excessive force in Ukraine. Detailed measures...
Updated: Updated
UK Visas and Immigration operational guidance notes about how it makes decisions on asylum claims from Syria.
David Murdoch, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews, Michael Goodfellow and Tom Brewster win Olympic silver
A university, when asked to put a screw in a wall, advised that this procedure would change the structure of the building, raising health and safety concerns (eg screwing into electrical wiring). It would therefore...
Presents annual statistics on conceptions to women usually resident in England and Wales. Provides estimated numbers of conceptions, conception rates and the percentage of conceptions leading to abortion by age ...
The Cabinet Office investment will support organisations who want to improve their data publication data as part of a government push to increase transparency. The Open Data User Group (ODUG), which acts...
Thanks Mushtak.
I’m very glad to be here this morning…
And to be able to speak about an issue that is – in fact – very personal to me.
53 years ago, my father – a young man called Abdul...
April 2014 will see the official launch of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the successor body to the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading. This new organisation will build on the...
The data is broken down by headcount and number of posts (full-time equivalents). It includes the number of ‘non-payroll staff’, and the paybill costs relating to staff, broken down into component parts (for ...
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
A joint publication from the Skills Funding Agency and Education Funding Agency to support the implementation and operation of traineeships.
To support employers and training organisations, it confirms...
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
Updated: Pack updated
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison
A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
Traineeships are very flexible...
Number of culled badgers tested for Bovine TB
Exact nature of experiments on wild caught and home bred badgers.
Freedom of Information request and response, for copies of correspondence between ministers and special advisers and Alistair Darling MP of the ‘Better together’ campaign about the ‘Scotland analysis’ series.
Secondments from private sector companies since May 2010, what each secondee was working on and if it impacted on Government policy.
Details of secondments from external organisations since 31st May 2010 to the present day.
Number of experienced young people who have been provided with an apprenticeship or a work experience placement since April 2012 to the present day.
A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience. It is designed to give young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
It has 3 core elements.
...
What communication support is offered to deaf people, are NRCPD registered communication professionals available for deaf people, how many people have requested use of a sign language interpreter.
How many Civil servants and ministers have been sent on external media training course in last 3 years, how much spent on these courses, how many Civil servants and ministers have attended National School of ...
A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
Traineeships can last from 6...
Business Appointment rules for SCS2 and below, documents related former Deputy Director, application on outside appointment made. Written recommendation to the applicant setting out the decision on the case ...
Information relating to the licensing of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 – February 2013 to 29th January 2014
The Coalition Government is committed to publishing departmental spend over £25,000 as part of its commitment to transparency and open government.
This is the Foreign Office spend in the UK ...
Use this guidance to find out what work you may be able to do in the UK whilst your asylum case is considered.
Use this information to know your rights and responsibilites if you are an asylum applicant in the UK
Updated: updated to reflect new notice: Terrorism and Terrorist Finance (Renewals)
HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in ...
Updated: added Notice 210214 Terrorism and Terrorist Finance (Renewal)
Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1373 (2001). It denounced terrorism...
Marksman training providers
This letter provides information on:
flooding business rate relief
How much spent on Life/executive coaching each year. Spend broken down. Procedure for appointing life coach firm and who is entitled to be coached
How Defra monitors former employees commitments that they will seek advice from HR under the Business appointment rules, what penalties are available should former staff give false information
This month’s update outlines the flu vaccination cohorts planned for winter 2014 to 2015 and looks at vaccine wastage and supply issues.
Addressing inconsistencies ensures that Limited Liability Partnership members who are, in effect, providing services on terms similar to employment are treated as “employees†for tax purposes. Members who are...
Updated: Updated to include a link to "Salaried Members Rules: revised technical note and guidance"
At Budget 2013, the Chancellor announced that the government would consult on changes to two aspects of...
Outline of job title, grade and salary bands in Defra.
Number of allegations of sexual abuse reported since 2011 in Defra and its Agencies
A round-up of GB action at Sochi 2014 as well as news from British Sailing and British Athletics
The Committee on Climate Change has today launched a call for evidence in order to identify relevant published information of the risks and opportunities to the UK from climate change. The evidence will inform...
The decision, which will save the country £290 million, is the fourth consecutive win by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) against schemes promoted by NT Advisors. This firm is a well-known promoter of ...
The 22 students, a group of lance corporals, junior corporals and junior officers drawn from the Household Cavalry Regiment, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoon Guards...
The Prime Minister said:
I welcome today’s agreement which offers a real chance to end the bloodshed and to stop the downward spiral into the nightmare that is facing Ukraine and her people. It should...
Scotland Office Minister David Mundell has congratulated Team GB’s Men and Women’s curling teams for their double medal success at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Mr Mundell who met the teams last...
The Cabinet Office investment will support organisations who want to improve their data publication data as part of a government push to increase transparency. The Open Data User Group (ODUG), which acts...
Date: Thursday 27 February 2014
Venue: San Paolo Stadium
Kick-off time: 7pm hours local time (GMT+1)
As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for Italy
Passports...
The draft rules replace the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure (CC1) and make minor changes to reflect the replacement of CC member groups by groups of CMA Panel members, under the Enterprise and...
Updated: Updated to include an extension of a Non-Executive Director to the Care Quality Commission.
Details about appointments made to the Department’s public bodies and expert committees.
For ...
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission for the provision of up to 504 dwellings.
The 2013 to 2014 Cold Weather Payment season started on 1 November 2013.
There were no triggers for Cold Weather Payments at weather stations between 15 February 2014 and 21 February 2014 and no payments...
Updated: Replaced list with updated sponsor details.
This spreadsheet contains contact details for active approved academy sponsors.
It can be used by:
schools looking for a sponsor new...
Software FOI: database software used by Defra.
Facility time - FOI staff working full time and part time on trade union activity during 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 (including total cost of facility time) to the following organisations: Defra; Forestry Commission...
Retention payments FOI: names of senior staff employed by Defra (and its agencies) who received retention payments in 2012 to 2013 (namely those whose names and salaries are listed in the 2012 to 2013 annual ...
Bonuses - FOI how many staff bonuses were paid out in Defra for performance related results or any other bonus and their total value for the financial year 2012 to 2013; what was the percentage of your staff ...
Social media training FOI: money spent on social media training since May 2010, who received the training, what kind of training was received, and who conducted the training.
Twitter - FOI money spent on Twitter training since May 2010, who received the training, what kind of training did they receive and who conducted the training.
Television training FOI: how much has been spent on ministerial television training since May 2010, who received the training, what training did they receive, and who conducted the training.
NFU secondments - FOI have any employees or former employees of the NFU, or of NFU Mutual, how many times, on how many occasions, for how long, and since what date been employed or gained work experience or acted...
Internships FOI: number of internships, age of interns, duration of internship, roles carried out by interns, any payments made to interns.
Badger experiments - EIRs how many badgers were captured and how many were bred; exactly what tests were carried out; how many badgers, if any, were set free; how many were killed; how many are you still testing...
On Wednesday we published our integrated ‘Guidance on recovery from flooding’ for frontline responders which pulls together and expands on all the guidance we have published to date. I want to again express my...
A series of questions on staff turnover, redundancies and recruitment.
Updated: Added amendment 1 firing times for the period 1 to 15 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile...
As a central part of the Summit there will be a significant programme of cultural and other events open to policy experts and the public. We are looking for bids that make use of innovative approaches to conflict...
Read the February edition of DBS disclosure news.
This month’s edition includes:
service availability: the details customer Services enquiries 100,000 join Update Service free webinar
For careers advisers (including those working within the National Careers Service, Connexions, local authorities and schools) to help determine whether young people might be suitable candidates for, and how to...
The data is broken down by headcount and number of posts (full-time equivalents). It includes the number of ‘non-payroll staff’, and the paybill costs relating to staff, broken down into component parts (for ...
Get practical advice on developing your access agreement for 2015-16 at a workshop on 25 February
Introduction Institutions wishing to charge home/EU students more than the basic fee in 2015-16 ...
The demolition of the gasholder on St Peter’s Waterside will begin this week, signalling a key step in Northampton’s regeneration. Once demolished, the northern gasholder site, which is next to the St Peters ...
After a decade of delivery across West Northamptonshire, WNDC has started its formal closure process.
At the start of February, legislation will be laid in parliament to enact the closure of the Corporation...
The aim of this work was to determine the hazards and severity of a realistic ignited spill of liquid hydrogen (LH2)Â focussing on; flammability limits of an LH2Â vapour cloud, flame speeds through an LH2Â vapour...
This report investigates offshore hydrocarbon releases in an attempt to identify whether mists of hydrocarbon droplets were formed, and if these presented a flammability hazard.
Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Males
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
The Collective Rights Management Directive, agreed by the European Council, will simplify the licensing process, saving businesses time and money and making it easier for them to operate right across Europe.
Over 175 UK employers are helping drive forward greater equality for women by pledging to progress and promote female talent in their workplace.
Companies from a wide range of sectors including the entertainment...
This was revealed in a brand new index from the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies that ranks the armed forces of 100 countries by their inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender personnel...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published for public consultation draft rules of procedure for CMA panel member groups.
The draft rules replace the current Competition Commission...
Migrants from the European Economic Area (EEA) who claim to have been in work or self-employed in order to gain access to a wider range of benefits will face a more robust test from 1 March 2014.
Being...
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team, who organised the exercise at Okehampton, were testing their capabilities, and those of several other agencies, in responding...
In mid-March, our journey towards modernising our service starts. This will let us develop our services and eventually offer better and new services built around your needs.
At the same time, we’ll welcome...
What you need to know if you want to apply for a visa to visit the UK and you’re from Hong Kong, including:
the different visa types the application process how long it takes to get a visa who to...
Updated: Updated to show January 2014 receipts
They include historical receipts for all the taxes on a monthly and annual basis, and commentary on year to date receipts within the bulletin.
Public Health England’s board includes non-executive members. The board and its chair support and advise the chief executive officer. The chair and board are also responsible for reviewing strategy for the agency...
This purpose of this guidance is to provide the tables for commutation of pension to lumpsum in the police pension schemes (PPS) in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Produced by the Government...
Updated: Daily update of the unclaimed estates list
The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have not yet ...
The case of Simpson (2012) found that the part of Home Office Circular 46/2004 dealing with reviews of injury benefit at state pension age (SPA) was unlawful. This section of the guidance was withdrawn...
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Updated: Updated with details of Captain Holloway's funeral service
Captain Holloway died after being engaged by enemy fire whilst on operations east of Kabul.
Captain Richard Holloway, Royal Engineers...
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said:
We are pleased that the courts have once again found in our favour and agreed this policy is lawful.
Reform of housing benefit in the...
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said:
We are pleased that the courts have ruled again that the benefit cap complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The benefit...
The Border Force-led teams will be based at major ports and tasked with identifying potential victims of trafficking, disrupting organised crime gangs, and collecting intelligence on trafficked adults and children...
Updated: Monthly stats updated for January 2014.
Statistics presented in the monthly table below show the number of installations and capacity installed by technology type and tariff band that are confirmed...
Updated: updated weekly banana prices
Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends on the ...
Updated: Updated data to January 2014
This publication presents monthly estimates of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries. The figures...
Updated: Monthly stats updated to include January 2014.
The MCS and ROOFiT pipeline statistics show the number of installations each month that are registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme...
Updated: updated with january bulletin
The public sector finances statistical bulletin is published jointly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and HM Treasury on a monthly basis and provides the...
The following data details where approvals have been given for exceptions to controls on 5 key categories of spending (ICT, Consultancy, Recruitment, Advertising and Marketing and Property).
Updated: Prison population figures for 21 February 2014 published.
Latest prison population figures for 2014.
Details of the Independent Living Fund’s expenditure for December 2013, including:
administrative expenditure, in relation to the direct running of the organisation programme expenditure, which includes...
Approved spending for Department for Communities and Local Government for 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013.
Worcestershire Museums take to the streets with Magnificent MOTHS Parade
Museums in Cumbria bring arts and culture to dementia sufferers
Contains a first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
On Wed 19 Feb a farewell event was held in Hermann's Bar in Detmold for Major's Jonathan & Katrina Greetham of the Salvation Army.
'Read More' for full article and photos...
Action against claims management companies (CMCs) which have failed to comply with industry standards has been stepped up over the last 12 months, as part of wider action to clamp down on bad practice, including...
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major Michael Ingouville Williams MBE DL as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for East Lothian.
Biographical notesMajor Williams attended RMA Sandhurst in 1964 and ...
Jonathan, who is currently the Legal Adviser to the Home Office and Northern Ireland Office, was chosen following an open competition. This follows Paul Jenkins’ announcement of his retirement at the end of February...
Presents a summary of the latest economic and labour market statistics for Wales.
Contains a first estimate of retail sales in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted
Latest data on the Public Sector Net Borrowing, Net debt and the cash requirement.
Numbers of VAT and PAYE registered businesses in Northern Ireland, by region, size and industry.
Provides details of the quantities of products that have had UK excise duty paid on them and revenue receipts.
Monthly estimates of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries, with value £40,000 or above. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes...
Bulletins provide a full historic series of data detailing amounts of goods cleared and amount of duty collected.
Monthly statistics on clearances of cigarettes & tobacco products and duty receipts for the UK.
Total installed capacity and the number of installations by tariff band and technology type.
Updated: The version is being updated upon the request from Consular Hanoi.
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to...
Updated: Updated English version added and new Welsh version added.
This policy tells staff, contractors, suppliers and the public that DVLA is committed to reducing any negative effect it has on the environment...
IntroductionInstitutions wishing to charge home/EU students more than the basic fee in 2015-16 will need to submit an access agreement to OFFA by Thursday 1 May 2014. This guidance note explains how to write...
Following the recent collapse of three luffing jib tower cranes in high winds, HSE is making this information available to tower crane users as supplementary guidance to that contained in BS7121 Part 5:2006, ...
The PSF Statistical Bulletin, is published jointly by ONS and HM Treasury on a monthly basis, and provides the latest available measures for key public sector financial statistics such as Public Sector Current ...
Rona Stewart is your Community Link Officer.
Please click 'Read More' for details of what she can do for you, our Community and how you can contact her.
Presents a summary of the latest economic and labour market statistics for Wales.
Contains a first estimate of retail sales in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted
Latest data on the Public Sector Net Borrowing, Net debt and the cash requirement.
Numbers of VAT and PAYE registered businesses in Northern Ireland, by region, size and industry.
Provides details of the quantities of products that have had UK excise duty paid on them and revenue receipts.
Monthly estimates of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries, with value £40,000 or above. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes...
Bulletins provide a full historic series of data detailing amounts of goods cleared and amount of duty collected.
Monthly statistics on clearances of cigarettes & tobacco products and duty receipts for the UK.
Total installed capacity and the number of installations by tariff band and technology type.