Ladies and Gentlemen, am delighted to welcome you all this evening to celebrate the work of AMREF
Kenya has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, at 488 per 100,000 live births...
Following the European Court of Justice and House of Lords’ rulings in 2000/2001 in favour of part-timers gaining retrospective access to occupational pension schemes, provided they meet the necessary legal requirements...
This report, from the Data and Research Working Group of the National Inclusion Health Board (NIHB):
identifies where to find good data and the gaps in information and data where the burdens of ill health...
The Town and Country Planning (Demolition - Description of Buildings) Direction 2014 (“the 2014 Directionâ€) replaces the partially quashed Town and Country Planning (Demolition - Description of Buildings) Direction...
Updated: Updated to include link to ne planning practice guidance.
This Direction was issued by Secretary of State on 28 April 1995 and requires local planning authorities to consult the Garden History...
Updated: On the graph, the number of cases has been amended in the vertical axis.
The first issue of 2014 covers a wide range of topics, including:
the pertussis vaccination-in-pregnancy programme...
Updated: Updated version of leaflet (English version)
Rape and sexual assault can happen to women and men of all ages and backgrounds. While most visits abroad are trouble-free, the Foriegn & Commonwealth...
Updated: Added Top Level message for March 2014.
The Ministry of Defence top level messages help defence personnel and external audiences understand the MOD’s position on current departmental issues each...
Updated: Added research tools annex.
In August 2012, after a review and consultation, we introduced new community learning policy objectives. We set up Community Learning Trust (CLT) pilots to test different...
A local council installed a disabled access ramp at the front of a domestic property. A request by the tenant for a gate to be installed at the bottom of the ramp was declined by the Council for health and safety...
A Wednesbury-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning manufacturer has been fined £150,000 after a worker was crushed to death while working in its warehouse.
The Coca-Cola Company and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have joined forces to bolster the educational and economic opportunities of more than 10,000 marginalised girls and young women...
2 Italian men have been jailed for a total of 24 years at Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle 63 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
The drugs had an estimated street value of £13 million...
The Foreign Secretary William Hague:
On International Women’s Day we celebrate the political, social and economic achievements of women, and reflect on the struggles they face in many parts of the world...
The application was submitted on 7 February 2014 and the decision to accept the application to proceed has been made in accordance with section 55 of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011...
Ms Sarah Gillett CMG CVO has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Norway in succession to Ms Jane Owen, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Gillett will take up her appointment...
The application was submitted on 7 February 2014 and the decision to accept the application to proceed was made on 6 March 2014 in accordance with section 55 of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended by the Localism...
My Lord Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to speak once again to this distinguished and important annual gathering. Some of you may not regard that as a bonus, but even those of you who aren’t fans...
Updated: More than 20,000 new apprenticeships have been pledged by employers as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2014.
On Thursday 6 March, 10 Downing Street hosted a #madebyapprentices reception...
Thank you Madam President,
I thank you for convening today’s important debate to discuss progress towards the full implementation of the Children and Armed Conflict agenda. I also thank Foreign Minister...
JACO’s aim is to maintain an effective, responsive and professional service when undertaking independent investigations into complaints. This business plan outlines the organisation’s outcomes, indicators, summary...
The government is introducing a statutory mechanism that will permit members of an Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) partnership to allocate certain restricted profits to the partnership. These are...
Updated: New ad-hoc Sorting Out Separation Web App: Analysis of Management Information announced for release on 13 March 2014.
This document provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases.
Registration documents Learning records service (LRS) registration form - used to gain access to the LRS portal and servicesLearner registration bodies (LRBs) need to submit this along with the learning provider...
Updated: Alternative Investment Fund Managers mechanism: election form and guidance has been added to this consultation.
At Budget 2013, the Chancellor announced that the government would consult on changes...
JACO’s aim is to maintain an effective, responsive and professional service when undertaking independent investigations into complaints. This business plan outlines the organisation’s outcomes, indicators, summary...
Updated: Added model article for co-operative alternative provision academies.
The memorandum of association sets out the name of the academy trust and provides for details of the 3 subscribers who wish...
Updated: Added quarter 3, 2013 to 2014 approvals data for advertising and marketing, property, ICT and consultancy.
This publication shows the expenditure items approved by the Cabinet Office as exceptions...
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 1 March 2014 and 7 March 2014 and no payments were...
Updated: Added detailed local authority level homelessness figures: October to December 2013.
Live tablesFigures for individual local authorities are given in tables 784, 784a, 792 and 793.
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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...
Updated: Added workforce data for January 2014.
Monthly management information on staff numbers and paybill costs in Cabinet Office and non-consolidated performance related pay data for Cabinet Office.
This month’s update outlines new vaccines, vaccine delivery schedules and eligibility criteria for the 2014 to 2015 shingles vaccine programme.
This document takes groups interested in opening a UTC through the application process.
It includes information on:
what you need to consider before you apply how to complete and submit your...
All UTC applicants must fill in the 2 forms on this page.
The general application form asks for details on:
education vision education plan evidence of need capacity and capability budget...
This document takes groups interested in opening a studio school through the application process.
It includes information on:
what you need to consider before you apply how to complete and ...
All UTC applicants must fill in a financial template.
If your UTC is opening in September 2014, please fill in the ‘UTC financial template: colleges due to open in 2014’ version.
If your UTC ...
All studio school applicants must fill in the 2 forms on this page.
The general application form asks for details on:
education vision education plan evidence of need capacity and capability...
Before opening a UTC, the college’s trust must enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education. The funding agreement provides the framework within which the college will operate.
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All studio school applicants must fill in a financial template.
If your studio school is opening in September 2014, please fill in the ‘Studio school financial template: schools due to open in 2014’ ...
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Frequently asked questions about the new AFPS 15 pension scheme. It covers areas including:
who is affected? when change will happen? what happens to the ...
Before opening a studio school, the school’s trust must enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education. The funding agreement provides the framework within which the school will operate...
This guide explains how revenue funding for UTCs is allocated in the 2013 to 2014 academic year.
It includes details of the following types of funding available to UTCs:
local pre-16 formula funding...
Before opening a studio school, the school’s trust must enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education. The funding agreement provides the framework within which the school will operate...
These ready reckoners allow UTCs to estimate how much revenue funding they will receive.
This guide explains how revenue funding for studio schools is allocated in the 2013 to 2014 academic year.
It includes details of the following types of funding available to studio schools:
local...
These ready reckoners allow studio schools to calculate how much revenue funding they will receive.
The list of all open and pre-opening UTCs and studio schools gives the following details of all UTCs and studio schools that have been approved:
year opened school name local authority school specialism...
This bulletin from the neighbourhood planning team in the Department for Communities and Local Government provides an update on the latest news and policy developments, how the neighbourhood planning team can...
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Click here to see presentation slides from our conference on preparing your 2015-16 access agreement
Introduction Institutions...
A Chester-based dairy firm has been fined £54,000 after two employees were badly scalded when hot water escaped from the top of a 600 litre tank.
Research from Prudential has found that nearly 40% of those who are planning to retire this year will also be supporting family members or other dependants.
These future pensioners are most likely...
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Divisional Court - Order.
Following the recent extreme episodes of flooding, Lord Krebs, Chairman of the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) has written to Owen Paterson MP advising on the preparation of a sustainable, long-term plan to address...
It is a great pleasure to speak to the Association of European Journalists here in Belfast this afternoon and I am grateful to Eileen Dunne, Martin Allioth and Michael Fisher for their kind invitation to do so...
Two Italian men have been jailed for a total of 24 years at Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle 63 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
The drugs had an estimated street value of £13...
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said:
This evening I chaired the final meeting of the government’s emergency committee (COBR).
While the weather forecast is improving, groundwater flooding...
From 31 March 2014 the Foreign & Commonwealth Office´s new commercial partner, Teleperformance Ltd, will take over the running of the Visa Application Centre in ReykjavÃk. The Visa Application Centre will...
Updated: Added link to Eric Pickles’ update following the final COBR meeting.
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities at...
The passion and commitment for apprenticeships has been celebrated with pride across the country by employers, apprentices and training organisations.
Even more people will get an opportunity to earn...
One year on from Francis, my top priority remains to support you in creating a more patient-centred, compassionate NHS. So this week I have written to all NHS Trusts to reiterate how strongly I feel that staff...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP today hosted a reception in Hillsborough Castle for the Women’s Forum Northern Ireland, marking International Women’s day 2014 which falls...
The Foreign Secretary William Hague:
On International Women’s Day we celebrate the political, social and economic achievements of women, and reflect on the struggles they face in many parts of the world...
Updated: Added expenses for quarter 3: July - September 2013
Quarter 2 and 3 expenses for Mark Bassington, DBS change director.
Updated: Added expenses for quarter 3: July - September 2013
Expenses for Bill Griffiths, non-executive director and DBS board chairman.
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Expenses for Bernard Herdan, non-executive director - DBS board member.
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Expenses for Adriènne Kelbie, DBS chief executive - DBS board member.
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Expenses for Adele Downey, deputy chief executive & director, corporate services - DBS board member.
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Expenses for David Clarke, non-executive director - DBS board member.
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Expenses for Donald Findlater, non-executive director - DBS board member.
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Expenses for Tom Davies, non-executive director (Welsh representative) DBS board member.
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Expenses for Janet Gauld, DBS director of operations (barring).
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Expenses for Richard Black, non-executive director (Northern Ireland representative) DBS board member.
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Updated: Added expenses for quarter 3: July - September 2013
Expenses for Mehmuda Mian, non-executive director - DBS board member.
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3
Updated: Added expenses for quarter 3: July - September 2013
Expenses for Sue Quigley, director, operations (disclosure) & DBS board member.
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3
Selecting colleges for funding assurance reviews 2012 to 2013Sets out proposals for how the Agency will select colleges for funding assurance reviews of their 2012 to 2013 data. It will be of interest to all...
FE colleges funded by the SFA must comply with the regularity framework in order to obtain, from the auditors of their financial statements, an audit report on regularity that will be published as part of their...
This change will make sure that a salaried member of an limited liability partnership (LLP) is treated as an employee of the LLP for income and Corporation Tax purposes. Associated changes to the National Insurance...
The government has published a revised explanatory note for the revised draft Finance Bill 2014 legislation about salaried members.
The government has published this revised draft Finance Bill 2014 legislation about salaried members.
Explains for colleges and training organisations and Agency staff why accountability reviews have been introduced, and their scope and purpose.
This guidance supports colleges and training organisations...
A key finding from these reviews concerns the use of the Provider Data Self-Assessment Tool (PDSAT):
not all providers are fully using or regularly running the PDSAT reports to review their learner data...
These two JACOP documents only affect further education colleges.
This is the revised joint audit code of practice following the bureaucracy reduction programme and consultation and feedback through...
This policy sets out criteria which would prevent a provider being considered for funding. This is in order to identify and control the minority of providers and persons that are not using monies for the purposes...
Updated: Summary of responses added.
Seeking views on a proposed update to the Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) and Milk and Milk Products (Protection of Designations) (England) Regulations 2008...
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...
Updated: A link to the document collection which includes Salaried members: revised draft Finance Bill 2014 legislation, explanatory note and tax information and impact note has been added to this page.
Updated: Document upload: FIS: POL process update v24.0
Funding Information System (FIS)FIS is one of a number of software packages freely available to further education providers, to assist with preparing...
Updated: Added January 2014 Workforce Management Information files.
Details of the workforce management data for MOD. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information...
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers applications from dependants of part 5 migrants.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers applications on the Tier 1 (investor) category of the points based system.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers applications on the Tier 1 (entrepreneur) category of the points based system (PBS).
Updated: Updated LRS registration form uploaded
Awarding organisations (AOs) authorise and award learner qualifications in the UK and upload these into the personal learning record (PLR).
The learning...
Any queries should be sent to:
HMRC AIFM Team – S1278 PO Box 202 Bootle L69 9AL
Telephone: 03000 527 405
The Government Response to the review accepted these recommendations. It committed to work with the Family Justice Board to facilitate the provision of social research evidence to family justice practitioners...
New Director of Finance and Resources shared between the Human Tissue Authority and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
8 March, International Women’s DayBeginning in the early 20th century, International Women’s Day (IWD) represents and celebrates women’s achievements across the ages and highlights the problems that women...
PADERBORN GARRISON RISING 5'S ENTRY TO SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 If your child is 5 years of age between 1st September 2014 and 31st August 2015 (that is born between 1st September...
Used for training troops before they were sent to the Front, the practice battlefield is the size of nearly 17 football pitches, and has 2 sets of opposing trench systems with a no-man’s land in between.
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Around 50 members of the London Regiment have been finalising their training alongside the 1st Battalion Irish Guards under the watchful eyes of UN assessors ahead of a 6-month tour in Cyprus as part of Operation...
One hundred and twenty-three councils across England have now signed up to the ‘Care leavers’ charter’, pledging to provide young people leaving care with comprehensive support and advice until they reach...
When our athletes take to the slopes and ice of the curling sheet at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, they will be continuing a proud tradition of competing in every event since the first one was held in Sweden back...
IntroductionThanks Joanne [Segars].
When I was asked to come here to Edinburgh this morning…
And talk to you about the role pension funds might play in the future UK economy…
It was ...
International Women’s Day: message from Nick Clegg
Transcript:
Throughout my life, I’ve been inspired by the courage, success and determination of so many women - friends, family and...
Updated: Added link to 'Flood support schemes: funding available from central government' under flood recovery and updated image.
Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together...
Updated: Information added about activity during National Apprenticeship Week 2014.
On Thursday 6 March, 10 Downing Street hosted a #madebyapprentices reception to celebrate the Apprenticeships Trailblazers...
The rebuilding and extension of RAF Waddington’s runway will be the first major upgrade work carried out at the Lincolnshire airfield since the 1960s.
Alongside airfield design improvements, the work...
It is a great pleasure to speak to the Association of European Journalists here in Belfast this afternoon and I am grateful to Eileen Dunne, Martin Allioth and Michael Fisher for their kind invitation to do so...
Ahead of International Women’s Day 2014, Baroness Warsi has called for more women from all backgrounds to volunteer as mentors to support young women in realising their full potential.
Speaking at a ...
Updated: Changes made to the national minimum wage financial penalty.
This documents sets out:
how the revised scheme to name employers who break national minimum wage law (which came into effect ...
Two days of debate and discussion on improving the health of the most excluded at the second international symposium of the Faculty of Homeless and Inclusion Health drew to a close yesterday. I was privileged...
UK Defence Statistics compendium 2010 to2013 1992 to 2009 Finance and economics Departmental resources Defence inflation estimates Trade, industry and contracts ...
Touchbase is a monthly publication for external organisations and people who work with or advise our customers. It has news about:
benefits pensions and DWP services relevant news from other government...
HB Bulletin U5/2013 gave information about the judgement that was handed down on 30 July 2013 in the cases of MA and Others. This challenged the government’s policy to reduce Housing Benefit for working...
Turnover and costs FOI: number of staff who left, number of redundancies, number recruited, advertising costs and average % of pay rises during the periods 2012 to 2013 and 1 April 2013 to 31 December 2013.
Updated: Added amended firing times for the period 15 to 31 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...
Need contact/address information for the Sennelager HIVE, Paderborn HIVE, Detmold HIVE or Hameln HIVE? 'Read more' to find out all the information you need!
Your local HIVE is jam packed with loads of useful, interesting information!
Did you know relate services are available in Paderborn? Click on 'Read more' to find out what services are available to you!
To see and read the Germany specific extract from the Army basing newsletter, please click on 'Read more'
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander and Communities Secretary, Rt Hon Eric Pickles announced a multi-million pound package to create jobs and apprenticeships in coastal towns across the country...
The Coca-Cola Company and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have joined forces to bolster the educational and economic opportunities of more than 10,000 marginalised girls and young women...
I am delighted to be here in north Wales.
Only last week I was hosting a delegation from the Indonesian Embassy to showcase what the region has to offer to inward investors.
One of the visits...
Even more people will get an opportunity to earn while they learn, after more than 20,000 new apprenticeships have been pledged by employers as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
From Lloyds Banking...
Earlier this week the government published the Future of apprenticeships in England: guidance for trailblazers and the Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles...
Used for training troops before they were sent to the Front, the practice battlefield is the size of nearly 17 football pitches, and has 2 sets of opposing trench systems with a no-man’s land in between.
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Government procurement card spend over £500 January 2014
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published a prospectus which invites expressions of interest for potential occupation of facilities within Portsmouth Naval Base.
The document outlines possible opportunities...
Updated: Updated the third annual list of non-GCSE qualifications that will count in the key stage 4 performance tables. The first lists of Tech Levels and Applied General qualifications for 16- to 19-year-olds...
Details of the DWP workforce including numbers of payroll and non-payroll staff and costs: January 2014.
DfT has published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for the procurement of a private sector partner (PSP) to participate in a joint venture with DfT to operate and own a new...
Updated: September data added.
In March 2013 the Home Secretary announced reforms to the UK Border Agency including ending its executive status and moving its functions back into the Home Office, creating...
Updated: Prison population February 2014 monthly figures and weekly figures for 7 March 2014 published.
Latest prison population figures for 2014.
The Everyman Theatre reopens with a spectacular parade and light show
We take a look at the sport of wheelchair curling and explore their journey to Sochi 2014
We take a look at the sport of disability skiing and explore their journey to Sochi 2014
The National Archives has released more than a hundred Security Service files today, including never-seen-before material on the actor Michael Redgrave and the playwright JB Priestley.
On 24 February 2014 procedures changed and official printing ceased. Instead, new arrangements appropriate to digital publication allow any publisher to produce and sell print copies.
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Sapper Moralee deployed to Afghanistan on 10 September 2013 as a section sapper in the Close Support Engineer Squadron of the Task Force Helmand (TFH) Engineer Regiment Group. He...
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander and Communities Secretary, Rt Hon Eric Pickles announced a multi-million pound package to create jobs and apprenticeships in coastal towns across the country...
The research also found that while the number of TB cases continues to reduce in some countries in Europe the rate of TB within some of Europe’s big cities continues to increase.
The study took cities...
In June 2013 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills employed 3 communications apprentices to spend 18 months working in the department.
Now half way through their apprenticeships Joyce Omope...
The Coca-Cola Company and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have joined forces to bolster the educational and economic opportunities of more than 10,000 marginalised girls and young women...
The Minister for the Cabinet Office met students and lecturers working on developing tools and designs to make sure that today’s cities are fit for the future.
View photos of the trip.
Spatial...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. 2011 Census Analysis products present specific analyses on a...
Statistics on designated Green Belt land.
The coalition Government are committed to reforming the planning system to make it simpler, clearer and easier for people to use, allowing local communities to shape where development should and should not go...
With the expiry of the call-out order made on 11 March 2013, a new order has been made under section 56(l)(a) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out into service to support...
On 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 1WS, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence made a written statement to the House on the response to the developing situation in the Central African...
I would like to set out for the House some actions we have taken to address weaknesses which have recently been identified in the marking of skills tests for prospective teachers.
The numeracy and literacy...
Following a commitment made in June 2013, I have today launched a consultation on a proposed national pollinator strategy to safeguard the future of pollinators and pollination services. Bees and other insect...
Since the start of December we have experienced serious flooding from the sea, rivers, and from groundwater. It has officially been the wettest winter on record.
These extreme conditions have led to the...
I wish to update the House on our work to protect the environment of the British Indian Ocean Territory and, in particular, the island of Diego Garcia which is home to a large UK-US military base.
This ...
I attended the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council called to discuss Ukraine on 3 March in Brussels, chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness...
Schedule 7 to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill provides for new powers to search for and seize invalid travel documents, including cancelled passports, for police officers, immigration officers...
On Saturday 8 March, to coincide with international women’s day, the Government are publishing an updated violence against women and girls action plan. A copy will be placed in the House Library.
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I am pleased to take this opportunity to update the House for a second time on my role as ministerial champion for tackling violence against women and girls overseas. Since my previous written ministerial statement...
Her Majesty the Queen will open a new Session of this Parliament on Tuesday 3 June 2014.
This is a summary of the main findings from the report by Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of national security arrangements in Northern Ireland, over the period from 1 December 2012 to 31 December 2013...
The right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Mr Burns) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation on Security and Co-operation in Europe in...
The hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr Mahmood) has been appointed as a substitute member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the hon. Member...
The three general lighthouse authorities (GLAs) for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland provide an essential service for mariners through the deployment of coastal aids to navigation and inspection of ...
On 18 December 2012, the Government announced that the independent living fund (ILF) would close on 31 March 2015 with funding transferred to local authorities in England and to the devolved Administrations in...
I am pleased to announce that Dr Paul Litchfield, who recently published the fourth independent review of the work capability assessment (WCA), will be continuing in his role as independent reviewer for the fifth...
I am today announcing that the payments made under the Mesothelioma Act 2014 scheme will be increased ahead of the first payments being made later this year. Eligible individuals can now expect to receive an ...
Having now helped 444,000 people into jobs and 208,000 into lasting work, the Work programme is succeeding—transforming the lives of those furthest from the labour market, who are the hardest to help into...
Updated: 'Statistical policy statement on user engagement' document added to page.
The following policy document is being updated and will be published on this page soon:
Statement of administrative...
Updated: New file uploaded: Learner participation, outcomes and level of highest qualification: March 2014 table templates
This is a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) statistical first...
Broads Authority FOI: appointments by the SoS to the Broads Authority 2004 to date.
We want to know your views on how we will issue funding for apprenticeships directly to employers.
We want the standards of all apprenticeships to be raised to the level of the best, by making them more...
The latest national statistics on the extent of the green belt in England were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 7 March 2014.
Main points are:
the extent of the designated...
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...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. 2011 Census Analysis products present specific analyses on a...
Statistics on designated Green Belt land.
We’re gathering information to help make a decision on where the main site for a new high speed rail college would be best located to meet its aims.
This college will be an important part of the government...
Updated: Changes made to the national minimum wage financial penalty.
This documents sets out:
how the revised scheme to name employers who break national minimum wage law (which came into effect ...
The search for the location of the main site for the new High Speed Rail College was launched today (7 March) by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock. The new college will work with a network of employers, other educational...