Thank you, Madam President.
I would like to join colleagues in welcoming the President of the Swiss Confederation, His Excellency Mr Didier Burkhalter, to the Council today and thank him for setting out...
The cards we accept are Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards. We are unable to accept Maestro cards, American Express or Diners Club.
The eMandate programme is a free service to colleges. It provides an estates management benchmarking tool that lets colleges measure their efficiency and identify best practice.
More than 90% of eligible...
FE colleges and providers who applied to WorldSkills UK for equipment and received an offer of grant letter from the Agency should complete this form and return it with supporting documentation to: providercapitalclaims...
Colleges who have made a change to their original project programme for an enhanced renewal grant (ERG) phase 3 project must complete:
a revised expenditure profile form a revised project programme
Colleges with successful CCIF detailed applications and also anonymised lists for values of grants provided for each round of this capital programme.
The CCIF provides capital grant support for modernising and rationalising FE college estate for the benefit of learners and supporting economic growth.
Colleges must submit a detailed application for...
These cost models provide breakdowns of typical capital costs for new build and refurbishment in the further education sector.
Either cost model 2011 or cost model 2013 may be used.
Cost models...
Colleges and training organisations applying for capital funds need to demonstrate how the project is value for money and that it is affordable.
There are supporting guidance notes to help colleges and...
The £550 million capital funding for CCIF is available over a two-year period covering the financial years 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015. The funding is provided each year and there is no scope to move...
Chart showing pay for senior staff at the Skills Funding Agency.
Chart showing pay scales for junior staff and full-time equivalent staff.
The Agency uses a form of credit card known as a government procurement card, which is a cost-effective way of purchasing goods and services, widely used in the public sector. The card provider issues monthly...
HM Treasury guidance requires the SFA to publish expenditure (payments) over £25,000. The details of all expenditure are published in an easy access format (csv) for each month. The files contain...
We have refreshed our expenses report for the 2013-14 financial year onwards.
We will publish one report per financial year, building it up quarterly as the data becomes available.
Once complete...
Mr Speaker, with permission I will make a Statement on the situation in Ukraine and Syria and relations with Iran.
Last week more than 80 people were killed and 600 injured during the worst bloodshed...
Updated: Criminal courts charge impact assessment published.
Impact assessments for the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
Reply to Freedom of Information request 13FOI 104 dated 10th of October 2013.
Updated: Added diversity data for March 2013.
The Public sector equality duty came in to force in April 2011 (s.149 of the Equality Act 2010) and it brought the three previous duties on disability, gender...
Reply to Freedom of Information request 13FOI 105 dated 21st of October 2013.
Updated: Daily update
The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have not yet been claimed by entitled relatives...
The Prime Minister today (24 February 2014) commited to essential steps to increase the economic benefits from North Sea oil and gas, which the Wood Review argues could be worth up to £200 billion...
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey announced a ground-breaking deal with Shell today which could generate enough clean energy to power half a million homes, and capture...
Wales Office Minister, Baroness Jenny Randerson has today (25 Feb) signalled the start of ‘Wales Tourism Week’ with visits to two of the most popular attractions in south Wales.
Wales Tourism Week 2014...
Updated: Added translation
Following his meeting with the Governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank, Riad Salameh this morning, the Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said:
I congratulated...
Sets out the role of the Education Funding Agency and the duties of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding in relation to funding training for Learners with LDD aged 19 to 24 from the academic year 2013 to 2014...
Funding Agreements (1 August 2011 to 31 July 2014) for providers, local authorities and colleges who receive funding from the Skills Funding Agency for education and skills training.
Relevant for all providers of education and skills training who need to make a funding claim return for:
adult skills budget discretionary learner support and 24+ advanced learning loans bursary community...
These funding values are updated during the year as part of the quarterly performance management process.
Detail:Reply to Freedom of Information request 13FOI 100 dated 11th of October 2013.
The Agency regularly reviews the performance of all colleges and training organisations and will intervene formally if a college or training organisation is notified:
that it has failed to meet minimum ...
We expect colleges, training organisations and employers to review their results and proactively identify and address under performance and/or areas for improvement.
Updated: Added Housing Matters magazine issue 128: March 2014
This magazine is produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office and provides advice on housing for service personnel and families
These rules apply to all providers of education and training who receive funding from the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.
The document forms part of the terms and conditions of funding and should ...
Updated: Statement of intent on bank accounts added.
Part 3, and Schedule 3, cover new powers to regulate migrants’ access to services.
Consultation responses
The information sets out the total amount of funding that has been paid and compares this to what was delivered.
The information includes:
Adult Skills Budget, including Additional Learner Support...
Reply to Freedom of Information request 13FOI 101 dated 15th of October 2013.
Updated: Added new firing times for the period 17 to 30 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 devices...
Updated: New country policy bulletin.
UK Visas and Immigration asylum support policy bulletins for staff.
This cost form is for providers and should be:
used to submit estimated costs for the 2013 to 2014 academic year used initially as an estimate for each learner whose learning support costs exceed &...
Updated: Business Taskforce letter of 24 February 2014 added.
Prime Minister David Cameron asked the Business Taskforce to develop a set of recommendations for reform for the British and European governments...
Updated: Updated the spreadsheet to include the schools which were due to convert to academy status.
Details of the 2014 to 2015 capital maintenance and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations.
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This presentation:
sets out the context for Community Learning policy in 2013 to 2014
explains what is required of community learning providers and what this means in practice
All non-regulated provision which the Agency has approved for public funding for community learning for the academic year 2013 to 2014 for:
new learners - starting on or after 1 August 2013, and continuing...
Updated: Updated.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers the free movement rights of nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals, and who can enter and live...
Updated: Updated.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it tells investigators about evidence and how to deal with it during their investigation.
Updated: Updated.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for different checks on migrants’ identity.
Updated: Updated.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it makes decisions about what UK public funds foreign nationals can claim and what action it must take if they claim funds they are...
Reply to Freedom of Information request 13FOI 103 dated 17th of October 2013.
Morecambe Bay Investigation panel meeting on Thursday 13 February 2014. ..
Commenting on the UCAS statistics on applications and acceptances to higher education in 2013, published today [Thursday 19 December 2013, note 1], Professor Les Ebdon, Director of Fair Access to Higher...
I wish to update the House on the government’s ongoing work on flood response and recovery.
Since the East Coast surge in early December, over 6,480 properties have been flooded across England, but over...
Updated: Added Eric Pickles' written statement to Parliament on 24 February
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities at risk...
A new service launched this month making it easier for businesses to meet their legal obligation to deduct child maintenance from employees’ wages. The service is set to benefit around 40,000 employers.
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Mark Simmonds will visit Nigeria this week, his second visit as Minister for Africa. He will join President Goodluck Jonathan and other dignitaries to celebrate 100 years of the creation of Nigeria as a nation...
An HMG spokesperson said
The decision by a Moscow court to sentence seven defendants in the Bolotnaya case to between two and a half and four years in prison highlights the concerns felt by many about...
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):The informal G6 group of ministers of the Interior from the 6 largest European Union countries, including representatives of the United States of America...
Updated: Updated to include additional questions on London lettings.
This discussion document considers what more can be done and how best to tackle rogue landlords, without negatively impacting on the ...
Freedom of Information query and response for statistics on households, with children – aged 0 to 1 year old and 0 to 4 years old, claiming out-of-work benefits for Croydon local authority by lower-layer super...
Updated: The title was changed to include auction fraud
FOI release 29819
online shopping and auction fraud crime figures broken-down by month from January 2013 to June 2013.The information was...
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding assesses a provider’s financial health to understand the degree of risk in contracting with these organisations.
This sets out supplementary documentation an organisation...
For local authorities that intend to set up a separate training company to deliver education and skills training services on behalf of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.
Related information: Bravo...
To remain on the register in 2013/14 and be eligible to compete in any future procurement exercises, all organisations must successfully complete the due diligence assurance gateway when required as part of our...
Before you start your application:
late submissions will not be accepted after the due diligence assurance gateway has closed if you are applying to enter the register of training organisations for...
Organisations are required to complete and pass a due diligence assurance gateway if:
they have an existing funding agreement with the Chief Executive for delivering education and skills training they...
To be eligible to receive funding from the SFA, providers must be entered on the register. Entry on the register does not automatically entitle a provider to funding, but it means that they will be eligible to...
The death of a relative or friend is always distressing. However, if it happens abroad the distress can be made worse by practical problems. Consular Directorate in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the...
The DWP stakeholder bulletin is a monthly publication for chief executives and policy leads in the department’s national stakeholder organisations. Each issue has short articles and links to more information. ...
This report evaluates the third round of the Union Modernisation Fund (UMF3) and the extent to which the projects are embedding new ways of working especially for vulnerable workers.
This report:
...
Get practical advice on developing your access agreement for 2015-16 at a workshop on 25 February
Click here for a printer-friendly version of this page Introduction Institutions wishing...
Former Welsh Rugby Union player Dean Colclough handed eight year ban for trafficking and possession of steroids
This free Bradford Area Occupational Health and Safety Forum this seminar will examine the traditional risks of mobile working. Covering such areas as Health related implications, MSD issues and Ergonomic equipment...
High Court of Justice (Family Division)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
Annual statistics on civil partnerships that were formed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, as well as those which were dissolved. Civil partnership statistics are analysed by sex, age, previous marital status ...
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 ...
Do you have views about your life in the Army? If so then… SPEAK OUT! The CGS’s BRIEFING TEAM want to speak to you and listen to your views - taking them back to the head of the ...
Hospital Helpline Number - 0800 588 99 36
The helpline is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Click 'Read More' for the poster with full details and links to other useful...
The Base Admin Office is experiencing a prolonged period of staff turbulence and problems recruiting suitable team members. As a result our staffing levels are falling and we find ourselves in a position ...
The Prime Minister will today (24 February 2014) commit to essential steps to increase the economic benefits from North Sea oil and gas, which the Wood Review argues could be worth up to £200...
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins today (24 February 2014) emphasised the need to create a fairer, more flexible private rented sector, raising standards of property conditions and rooting out the rogue landlords...
From today (24 February 2014) self-builders will be exempt from paying a levy which until now was placed on most new buildings over a certain size.
The previous charge added considerable cost in some ...
RFA Wave Knight and the US Coast Guard worked together to seize cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of £8.5 million in what was Wave Knight’s second successful counter-narcotics operation in 3...
Cabinet Minister and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, addressed the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Western Balkans investment forum in London today...
On 24 February 2014 William Hague said:
I am deeply saddened and disappointed that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda has been signed into law. The UK strongly opposes all discrimination on any...
Updates and advice on vehicle tax changes and introduction of paying by Direct Debit.
From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer be issued and required to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen...
This extra information will enable those running defined contribution schemes to see exactly how much they are paying for asset management services to get the best value for scheme members, who will also benefit...
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. Associated changes...
These licences are periodically reviewed, and Natural England consults with stakeholders and the general public on proposed changes and seeks views on broader topics.
The themes of this consultation include...
The rules contained in this document:
apply to all providers who receive funding from the Agency for:
adult skills budget (including apprenticeships) OLASS (Offenders’ Learning and...
HM Revenue & Customs is taking more action than ever before to crack down on tax cheats who evade taxes by concealing income, assets or gains offshore. As a result, we have already collected more than &...
In accordance with section 16 of the Education Act 2002 this document outlines the terms and conditions on which this grant is payable to the authority for the financial year beginning 1 April 2013.
We have allocated £500 for each pupil in a state-funded school who did not achieve at least level 4 in reading and/or mathematics at key stage 2. The final figures have been calculated using the 2013...
It explains the coroner investigation process, including the inquest, and sets out the standards of service that coroners should meet. It also explains what someone can do if they feel those standards are not...
The measure enables HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to calculate the amount of tax due where workers whose employment status has been recategorised have made self assessed payments. It also provides HMRC with...
Updated: Outcome published
The legislation would enable vulnerable individuals to vote without the risk of being traced via the full electoral register. This would address concerns from those whose personal...
The Bidder’s Morning was held on 13 February 2014. It gave Cabinet Office the chance to present the scope of Delivering Differently and get feedback from potential suppliers.
This writeup of the event...
Updated: Added final impact assessment and a web link to the published regulations.
As set out in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, early conciliation will mean that other than in specific...
An historic four medals ensured Sochi 2014 equalled the most successful Winter Olympic Games in history for Great Britain.
Minister of State for Criminal Information (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):I am today announcing arrangements for the appointment of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner under Section 34 of the Protection of Freedoms...
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...
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has today travelled to Madrid, Spain, for a joint UK-Spain Asset Recovery Forum. In a speech to delegates tomorrow, she will outline plans to deprive British...
Attractions and events to visit in the local area - March-April 2014
updated 24/02/2014
FRI 28 FEB - FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTHIE @ 6.30-8.30PM FRI 07 MAR - FRIDAY NIGHT DISCO @ 6.30-9PM
Please find details of events happening at the Sennelager Youth Centre, both events cost just...
Barker's Bingo Tigers Den on Barker Bks from 7.30pm, Eyes Down at 8pm. 'Read More' for full details
SUN 30 MAR - 35 ENGR REGT MOTHERING SUNDAY LUNCH 3 course lunch at Chards Restaurant on Barker Bks, Paderborn from 2pm.
Names and payment must be made to the Welfare Office by Fri 07 Mar...
SUN 16 MAR - QDG FAMILIES PRE-DEPLOYMENT BRIEF Dempsey Briefing Room from 11am to 1pm for your chance to ask any questions regarding deployment. Information can be sought from the Welfare Office...
A Maersk shipping container has washed ashore near Axmouth.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was informed that a number of containers were lost from a Maersk cargo ship as it crossed the northern...
The Prime Minister will today (24 February 2014) commit to essential steps to increase the economic benefits from North Sea oil and gas, which the Wood Review argues could be worth up to £200...
As G20 ministers welcome a new global standard to automatic tax information exchange and call on the governments of financial centres to sign up to new international tax information sharing agreements, the Chancellor...
The British economy could receive a potential £200 billion boost over the next 20 years, through the recovery of an additional 3-4 billion barrels of North Sea oil and gas, according to a report commissioned...
Today Sir Ian Wood has published the final report from his review of how to maximise recovery of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). I am grateful to Sir Ian and his review team for the work they...
I am pleased to inform Parliament that today, the Prime Minister and I are signing a contract with Shell to take their world leading gas carbon capture and storage (CCS) project into the next stage of development...
On 18 February 2014 my department announced the successful conclusion of negotiations for the direct award of a new, 6 period franchise agreement to First Capital Connect that will see that company continue...
The new ‘Guide to Coroner Services’ explains simply to bereaved people how the inquest process works, what they should expect to experience, what standards of service they should receive from those involved, ...
Edward Davey is at Peterhead today announcing funding for the next stage of Shell’s Peterhead CCS project.
Find out more:
read the Peterhead press notice read the Written Ministerial...
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey announced a ground-breaking deal with Shell today which could generate enough clean energy to power half a million homes, and capture...
A new world class exhibition centre will be built in Adam Smith’s hometown using Coastal Communities Funding, Secretary of State, Eric Pickles announced today (24 February 2014).
The announcement came...
Universal Credit rolls 6 benefits into 1 and is a vital reform to the welfare state that rewards work, as part of the government’s long-term economic plan.
Jobseekers will also be required to sign the...
Supplementary tables containing additional data relating to the Public Sector Finances statistical bulletin.
We want to know what you think about the proposal to remove Roanhead, and Askam in Furness, from the list of designated bathing waters. This proposal follows an application we have had from Barrow in Furness ...
Read the proceedings of the UK-India workshops on offshore wind energy held in Ahmedabad (3 February 2014) and Chennai (6 February 2014).
Spend on business performance coaching.
Experiments on wild caught badgers
Number of badgers culled
Compliance with the EC Zoo Directive
TB in culled badgres
The college accounts 2011 to 2012 data is taken from the combined Skills Funding Agency and Education Funding Agency database of college finance records for the financial year ended 31 July 2012. The data file...
The data used in this benchmarking package is taken from the finance record returns submitted by further education and sixth form colleges for the financial year ended 31 July 2012.
The 2011 and 2012 ...
This research project aims to increase understanding of the impact of transport infrastructure investment on economic performance. The project seeks to improve the quality of debate around transport infrastructure...
This call for evidence seeks your views on the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). The results will feed into the triennial review of the UKCES. This is part of the government’s commitment to review...
This seminar will make safety real, relevant and specific for the care sector. Keep up to date with important topics, explore practical issues of current concern, and take away solutions.
The Royal British Legion Car Boot Sale
11am to 4pm on Dempsey Bks, Sennelager
'Read More' for full details, including how to book a pitch.
WED 26 FEB - DETMOLD COMBINED COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING The next coffee morning is being held this Wednesday from 10-11am. There will be cake, coffee and toys for the children. Also attending there...
AWS Big Carnival Party
Sennelager Youth Centre from 10.30-12.30 'Read More' for further information
IntroductionIt’s a pleasure to be back in the Gulf among friends.
I was here in Dubai in October last year for the GITEX conference to discuss the digital revolution – from the opportunities ...
Supplementary tables containing additional data relating to the Public Sector Finances statistical bulletin.
The Prime Minister will today (24 February 2014) commit to essential steps to increase the economic benefits from North Sea oil and gas, which the Wood Review argues could be worth up to £200...