Following the meeting, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
Both leaders welcomed the excellent trade and investment relationship between the UK and Japan and set out their intention to build on that...
A major step has been taken today towards a new nuclear power station at Moorside, West Cumbria, that will create at least £10 billion worth of investment and thousands of jobs.
The Nuclear ...
Updated: Added New Homes Bonus and the Local Growth Fund: summary of responses to consultations.
The government is committed to implementing a recommendation of Lord Heseltine’s report No Stone Unturned...
The first members of the World Dementia Council have met for the first time in London in a bid to stimulate the innovation and development of life-enhancing drugs, treatments and care for people with dementia...
Prime Minister Sharif’s visit reaffirmed the growing partnership and friendship between the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
The Deputy Prime Minister welcomed the joint Cultural and Education Roadmap, which...
The Minister responsible for horseracing, Helen Grant has today announced in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament that the Government will be transferring the full outstanding balance of horseracing’...
From Stockton-on-Tees to Southampton, 700 markets across the country are gearing up to showcase all that is great about Britain’s most famous ‘local entrepreneurs’. Love Your Local Market fortnight trading will...
This OCPR course is for emergency planning officers in LAs and national government officers and covers all aspects of spill response from the LA perspective. It provides management staff with an overview of oil...
The course is designed for local authority staff and their contractors who have a role to play in supervising and undertaking shoreline clean-up operations.
MCA does not provide course material on the...
Local authorities can apply to MCA to hold an oil pollution beach supervisor course. This leaflet explains how to do it.
The FCO’s International Cyber Security Capacity Building Fund was launched by the Foreign Secretary at the Budapest Cyber Conference on 4-5 October 2012. The initiative forms part of the Cabinet Office-led National...
Please note: this guidance is provisional until legislation has been made.
Please note: this text has no legal effect - always refer to the original legislation.
Please note: this guidance is provisional until the legislation has been made.
Please note: this guidance is provisional until legislation has been made.
This form lists:
name of vessel personal details of crew certificates of competency held by the seafarers listed (if any)
The guidelines are taken from the provisions in:
section 55 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety At Work) Employment Of Young Persons) Regulations...
Please note: this guidance is provisional until legislation has been made.
Please note: this guidance is provisional until legislation has been made.
A traffic separation scheme operates for vessels using the Dover Strait. This chart shows the traffic lanes in operation.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
The new tug engineer scheme proposes a new structure that will bring about greater flexibility of employment for certificated engineer officers working in the restricted power sector (tugs, fishing, yachts and...
The MCA’s Counter Pollution Branch offers courses to local authorities on planning for and responding to shoreline oil pollution. This leaflet and booking form contains details and dates of current courses.
This manual is for the ADs who carry out the ENG1 medical examinations on seafarers serving aboard UK flagged ships.
It details all the procedures to be followed to MCA’s standards, ensuring:
compliance...
The ‘Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance’ (DMLC-Part I) form is to be filled in by the attending surveyor.
DMLC-Part I:
identifies the topics for inspection lists the relevant pieces of ...
As a fishing vessel owner you’re responsible for making sure you keep relevant and verifiable records of all hull and equipment inspections.
The survey standards spreadsheet is designed for you to record...
Small fishing vessels ie those under 15m length overall (LOA) don’t need a regular statutory survey. However, UK law requires that they are seaworthy and equipped to a safe standard before they can be registered...
Declaring MCEPMaximum continuous engine power (MCEP) is the total power that can be obtained at the flywheel of each engine that’s used to propel your fishing vessel.
You must declare the MCEP or ...
This guidance report is for:
designers manufacturers surveyors insurers and underwriters skippers and owners and any other interested parties, including classification societiesTo be read ...
This guide mainly deals with issues specific to yachts, such as construction and manning standards, and what to do about them. It’s for:
managers masters officers ownersof UK registered large ...
LY2 was updated, and the changes issued as LY3 took effect from 20 August 2013.
The changes reflect developments in the industry, and amendents to international conventions. They offer a way of meeting...
The Aviation Inspection Body (AIB) accepted by MCA for surveys relative to the yacht codes is the Helideck Certification Agency (HCA).
This code of practice applies to pleasure yachts:
of any size in private or trade use carrying 13 to 36 passengers not carrying cargoand sets out relevant technical, safety and operational standards...
This list covers the sections of the current large yacht code that Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for surveying.
Submit the relevant form - for an existing or a newbuild yacht - with MSF 5100 (application for survey).
Setting out what Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and classification societies are responsible for when surveying large yachts.
Setting out what Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and classification societies are responsible for when surveying large yachts.
Outlines a series of recommended procedures for inclining tests.
The Asian Development Bank thinks Burma’s economy is growing faster than any in Southeast Asia, at a predicted 7.8% this year.
The State Bank of Pakistan in its latest report forecast GDP growth of 3.5-4.5% for the fiscal year, but sounded caution over agricultural performance.
The strength of the labour market is the most important factor determining Chinese policy response to slowing economic data.
GREAT fund supports the first British Week in Kunming, capital of SW China’s Yunnan province.
2014 Q1 data were published this month. GDP expanded by 7.4 percent (y-on-y), relative to 7.7 percent growth in 2013Q4.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s visit supports UK businesses and gains endorsement from the Premier and Vice Premier on the importance of bilateral healthcare links.
Standard and Poor’s cuts Russia’s sovereign rating to BBB- and retains its negative outlook. Russia now one step from a “C†rating.
Updated: Added mew firing times for the period 15 to 31 May 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: Updated Ministers overseas travel Oct-Dec 2012.
A quarterly updated list of gifts and hospitality received by ministers; travel undertaken and meetings between ministers in MOD and external organisations...
The latest news from British Swimming, Archery GB, GB Taekwondo and the rest of the high performance sports community
The Minister for Africa called Sudanese Foreign Minister Karti to raise our concerns about the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Darfur and to discuss the National Dialogue. He urged the Government of Sudan...
UK-Japan Joint Statement: A dynamic strategic partnership for the 21st centuryThe United Kingdom (UK) and Japan reaffirm the dynamic strategic partnership between our two countries, based on shared values of...
A major step has been taken today towards a new nuclear power station at Moorside, West Cumbria, that will create at least £10 billion worth of investment and thousands of jobs.
The Nuclear ...
To support the move to a school-led system, we’re making changes to the way the following national qualifications are delivered:
National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML) National...
Schools across England that do the most to help disadvantaged pupils improve their results stand to win a share of £4 million, thanks to the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards announced by Deputy Prime Minister...
IntroductionThank you for that introduction. It is an honour to be here today for such a historic anniversary.
Thirty years ago a 9-year-old boy from this city pulled twenty pence out of his pocket. ...
Foreign Secretary William Hague:
On 18 November 2013 I laid a Departmental Minute before the House of Commons on the gifting of non-lethal equipment to the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian...
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis today (1 May 2014) published proposals for better pension management that could deliver substantial annual savings for taxpayers that will build to £660 million...
Foreign Secretary William Hague:
On 30 July 2013 the United States secured the resumption of direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, with the goal of achieving a just and peaceful resolution...
Safety advice from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about ‘tombstoning’ and its possible life-threatening effects.
Updated: New CICs registered in April 2014 data now available
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies publishes monthly updates showing the names and locations of newly formed CICs.
Notice to:
owners masters deck and Engineer Officers and Ratings of Merchant Vessels those concerned with Maritime Training.
Refer to this document to check who’ll be responsible for stability approval for your vessel. Authorisation for stability approval depends on the type of vessel you have.
The authorisation will come ...
This stability information book is arranged in 5 parts:
working instructions simplified check on freeboard and stability voyage cycles reference information background information
Operational information and general requirements for providing a stability information book for ship masters.
Appendix containing recommended method of providing stability information for passenger ships.
Relevant to anyone who takes part in sea-based activities, this paper was put together by a panel of members from:
the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (...
This document details the information which should be provided in the ship’s ‘Stability Information Booklet’ to make sure a vessel complies with the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 199B. Refer to Regulations...
This detailed report by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) looks into:
why people don’t wear lifejackets or buoyancy aids how the safety...
Updated: Added statistics for March 2014.
These are the published service standards of the police disclosure units.
These figures are available because police disclosure units work with the...
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the Department for Transport and the statutory authority for enforcing merchant shipping legislation.
The enforcement action it can...
As part of their ‘Don’t drink and drown’ campaign, over the summer periods MCA hands out promotional material (such as beer mats) to highlight the dangers of mixing sea activities with alcohol.
The data file can be downloaded or viewed online. The file is updated with the latest detentions on a quarterly basis.
You’ll find details of:
date of detention place of detention vessel name...
Updated: Updated information following the extension of the application deadline.
The first document provides details about the fund. The second document states the eligibility criteria that all bids must...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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Updated: Added Housing Matters issue 130: May 2014
This magazine is produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office and provides advice on housing for service personnel and families.
Updated: Amended formulae in benefit expenditure table 2a.
This page contains historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data for people receiving benefits, consistent with the Budget 2014 <...
Updated: Added 1 PDF: Pollution inventory reporting - general guidance notes Deleted 1 PDF as out of date; EPRTR Pollution inventory reporting - Guidance notes
Sets out the detail on what to include in...
Updated: Renamed 2 document titles - now easier to see who they are for: 1) Pollution Inventory Reporting Form 1 (PI-1) to – Pollution Inventory Reporting Form: Part A(1) processes 2) Pollution Inventory Reporting...
Updated: Added February 2014 data
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published monthly consolidated files of invoice payments, grant payments and other payment transactions in accordance with the Prime...
Updated: Added the GP educator pay scales for 2014 to 2015
Information for employers on the revised GP and dental clinical educators rates.
Updated: Added new firing times for the period commencing 1 May 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...
The document sets out information and guidance on the protection that applies to such wrecks, who to notify and what is required of those wishing to investigate a historic military wreck site.
Updated: New data added for 1 may 2014.
These graphs compare current data with the average, using the latest information gathered from Environment Agency telemetry equipment based at remote stations.
Updated: Updated guidance on general grounds for refusal valid from 30 April 2014.
About this guidance, general grounds for refusal and checks is a document from the modernised guidance used by UK Visas...
Updated: Updated guidance on considering entry clearance valid from 30 April 2014.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for entry clearance officers on what to consider when they refuse clearance...
Updated: Updated guidance on considering leave to remain valid from 30 April 2014.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance on what they must consider when they refuse an application to enter or stay...
Updated: Updated guidance on refusing and refusal wording valid from 30 April 2014.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance on what they must consider when they refuse entry or leave to remain in the...
We are seeking views on a consultation about our proposals for implementing EU directive 2012/33/EU on the sulphur content of marine fuel. The purpose of the draft regulations is to:
take account of changes...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
...
A review of the rainfall and river flow data for England covering the 7 day period (Wednesday to Tuesday).
Updated: New panel meeting dates announced
Full schedule of Morecambe Bay Investigation panel meetings for 2014.
Updated: New customer charter and lock keeping service for 2014-15
The Environment Agency want all their customers to enjoy using the River Thames. They aim to deliver a great service to thier customers...
Updated: PHE board paper enclosures 'PHE/14-19 Air pollution' and 'PHE/14-20 Board minutes 26 march 2014' added.
The agenda and papers available for the PHE Board meeting for 30 April 2014.
The data file can be downloaded or viewed online. The file is updated with the latest detentions on a quarterly basis.
You’ll find details of:
date of detention place of detention vessel name...
Information for owners, operators and surveyors to estimate the number of hours required for approving stability information booklets.
This information can be used alongside the UK Ship Register fees...
This is a list of ports of registry relating to vessels registering on parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register.
List of various fees and costs generally incurred when registering a vessel on the UK Ship Register. Information includes methods of payment.
Work by West Midlands artists acquired for UK’s largest loan collection of contemporary art
Royal Exchange Theatre hosts an event looking at homelessness and theatre
One of Europe’s leading manufacturers of personal protective equipment has been prosecuted and fined after a worker’s hand was crushed when it became trapped in an unsafe machine at their factory in Oxfordshire.
Fife Council has been fined for serious safety failings after workers struck and ruptured an underground gas pipe releasing almost four tonnes of gas.
This conference will seek to build a dialogue between the UK and emerging spacefaring states on the role of space technology in economic development, focusing on how to take next steps towards prosperity.
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Each month, the CPS celebrates the outstanding work of teams and individuals up and down the country by publishing their stories on the CPS website.
Britain will drive economic growth and investment in Pakistan by helping to create jobs, increase tax collection and cut through red tape to make it easier for small and growing enterprises to do business, International...
A foundation set up in honour of Nawazish Bokhari, an inspirational headteacher and campaigner who was the first British Muslim to run a UK secondary school, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society...
The schemes at Hylton Grange in Sunderland and Seaton Burn in North Tyneside will get underway in May and June. These ‘pinch point’ schemes provide smaller scale improvements that can deliver big returns by easing...
The schemes at the A19/A689 Wolviston Interchange scheme near Wynyard, Stockton-on-Tees and the A19/A174 Parkway junction near Thornaby-on-Tees are the first of 4 ‘Pinch Point’ schemes taking place in the North...
Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (1 May 2014) confirmed that Citizens Advice is to receive an extra £7.5 million to help consumers who face problems with something they have bought or...
Serving personnel and veterans worked alongside experienced archaeologists from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the Defence Archaeology Group (DAG) and the University of Leicester during the excavation...
The work will involve resurfacing and the installation of signage at junction 7 that will reduce congestion by helping drivers choose the right lane as they exit the M20.
Robert MacKenzie, Highways Agency...
Groups of councils across the country have today been announced as pathfinder champions for the government’s special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms.
The champions will help teams in their...
Good afternoon.
I’d like to thank you for inviting me to speak today (1 May 2014).
Before I begin I’d like to pay tribute to the members of the Lord Mayor’s Cycle Ride who are cycling from Dortmund...
A major step has been taken today towards a new nuclear power station at Moorside, West Cumbria, that will create at least £10 billion worth of investment and thousands of jobs.
The Nuclear ...
A new package of pupil assessment methods, developed by teachers for teachers, was today (1 May 2014) unveiled by the government.
The new methods, one of which will use in-class apps, will help schools...
This paper sets out the government’s proposals for the review and indicates our preferred option. This consultation is seeking views on our proposals and invites suggestions as to whether they are appropriate...
Updated: Updated list with April 2014 version.
This spreadsheet contains contact details for active approved academy sponsors.
It can be used by:
schools looking for a sponsor new sponsors...
Decision letter on applications for Listed Building Consent:
application A: demolition of farmhouse and barn at Pembury Road, Capel application B: demolition of three curtilage listed structures
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission for retention of residential caravan site for one family.
This page sets out the Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for May 2014.
The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11.30 am. ...
Special advisers FOI: breakdown of costs of travel for special advisers which have been booked through the travel company which Defra uses to book travel for special advisers for the years: 2011 to 2012, 2012...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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Updated: Updated calendar for May releases.
Ministry of Defence (MOD) timetable for future releases of National and Official Statistics. Includes changes to announced release dates.
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
<...
Request for information on calls to the 118 and 123 automated service by DECC staff since 13th September 2013 and the cost.
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
<...
Updated: Additional tables 2 - updated 01/05/2014. Figures for Reading local authority have been updated to correct a misinterpretation. Totals for the South East and England have been adjusted accordingly.
The blog will enable staff to discuss innovations with colleagues across the Civil Service and highlight issues of importance.
The blog has been launched with an article from Oliver Robbins, Director...
These standards were published in 2004, and ensure people at work are informed and consulted on developments which may affect them.
Most Civil Service departments and agencies have long-established procedures...
The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
This decision includes the permit and decision document for:
Operator name: Rathlin Energy...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
...
This document was revised in November 2013 to make reference to the new arrangements for the HM treasury Fair Deal policy.
It sets out policy in relation to transfers, which the government expects public...
Request for information on the number of Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency Appropriate Guarantees issued for HTTC to date.
The framework describes the professional attributes, knowledge and understanding and skills relevant to all leaders and managers within school business management. It is designed so that pathways to progression...
Freedom of information request for:
Copies of all correspondence between DECC Ministers and Energy UK, NPower, SSE, British Gas, Scottish Power, E.ON and EDF, (including emails and attachments) ...
Civil Service Employee Policy holds overall responsibility for the integrity of job evaluation and grading support (JEGS). This includes:
maintaining and developing the methodology in consultation with ...
Civil Service Employee Policy has responsibility for maintaining the job evaluation for senior posts (JESP) system. Civil Service Employee Policy supports departments and agencies in the application of JESP by...
Updated: Latest minutes published.
The Chair and members of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board meet regularly and provide advice to the DECC Secretary of State on the suitability of the FDP...
Updated: Updated with final DFC allocations for local authorities, voluntary aided schools and academies
Details of the 2014 to 2015 capital maintenance and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations.
Updated: Replaced chapters F1, J2 and U4 with revised versions annotated with reference to memo 9/14 - Work-related groups and responsible carers.
This advice for DWP decision makers covers:
Universal...
Updated: Replaced chapter 5 with revised version annotated with reference to memo 11/14 - Work-related activity and work-focused interviews for lone parents.
This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions...
Updated: Replaced chapter 53 with revised version annotated with reference to memo 11/14: Work-related activity and work-focused interviews for lone parents.
This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions...
This is the main forum for engaging with the local authority associations.
The group meets monthly and considers all significant strategic issues on the design and administration of Housing Benefit and...
This is the main forum for engaging with the local authority associations.
The group meets monthly and considers all significant strategic issues on the design and administration of Housing Benefit and...
This is the main forum for engaging with the local authority associations.
The group meets monthly and considers all significant strategic issues on the design and administration of Housing Benefit and...
This is the main forum for engaging with the local authority associations.
The group meets monthly and considers all significant strategic issues on the design and administration of Housing Benefit and...
Updated: MIN 480 (M) replaces MIN 472 (M).
This notice is for:
ship owners crewing agents masters officers seafarers other shipboard personnelThis MIN expires 1 July
This is the main forum for engaging with the local authority associations.
The group meets monthly and considers all significant strategic issues on the design and administration of Housing Benefit and...
This command paper is published in response to the home affairs select committee’s report Drugs: new psychoactive substances and prescription drugs, published on 20 December 2013.
This list of contact details for Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved service stations is updated regularly.
This zip file contains the liferaft types and certificate numbers and the conditions which apply for extended servicing arrangements. There are 3 manufacturers’ documents for:
Viking Zodiac RFD Endura...
This document lists service suppliers other than the original equipment manufacturer who are authorised to carry out the thorough examination, operational testing, repair and overhaul of lifeboats, rigid rescue...
On behalf of the steering group for the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment, HEFCE has launched a call for evidence to gather views and evidence relating to the use of metrics in research...
Own Art’s tenth anniversary: be part of the celebration and own some art!
Peter Mann, Head of the CPS Yorkshire and Humberside Complex Casework Unit, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has been working closely with West Yorkshire Police in connection with the death of Ann Maguire...
A scheme offering grants of up to £500 to people in England who want to start their own childcare business has been extended until 31 December 2014.
The government’s Childcare Business...
Good morning and thank you Nick.
This is my third Academies Show. Time flies. If we sat down in the summer of 2010 and tried to predict where we are now I certainly would not have predicted where I am...
Dominic Jermey will be the new Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), it was announced today (1 May 2014).
Currently British Ambassador to the UAE, he was previously Managing Director of ...
IntroductionI’ve been asked to speak this afternoon about international tax competitiveness, and how the UK’s system fares against our international competitors. And in some respects, I’m actually the worst...
The Environment Agency is organising two introductory sessions over the half-term holidays. The first is at Sibleyback Lake near Liskeard on Wednesday May 28 closely followed by a similar event at Stithians Lake...
More than 3,400 trees have been planted on the Frome and Piddle catchment in a partnership project.
Woodlands are not only an important part of the British landscape – they also improve water quality ...
The sessions, planned for next week, follow a successful drop-in event at the Willows and Wetlands Centre at Stoke St Gregory attended by more than 50 local residents.
Anyone who has been affected by ...
Highly-skilled work will be carried out on the Tornado GR4 fleet to ensure they are ready to support operations over the next 5 years, as they have done in Afghanistan and Libya.
The work will ...
The decision, announced by Roads Minister Robert Goodwill, follows a public inquiry that was held in May 2013.
A 2.5 mile section of the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury in Kent will be upgraded from...
Nigeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan have this week announced their endorsement of the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, launched as part of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative...
Advance work on the ‘Dunstable Northern Bypass’ will start on 27 May following approval of the scheme by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
The work will involve utility companies diverting some ...
The bridge operates independently of the harbour’s lock gates so access for vessels will be unaffected. An alternative pedestrian route is available around the perimeter of the harbour and will be clearly signposted...
Public Health England, environmental health officers from across Lancashire and officials from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency are investigating a number of cases of gastrointestinal illness...
The withdrawal takes effect from 1 May 2014, and Royal Hampshire Count Hospital in Winchester will not accept any new referrals.
PHE supports the concept of specialist clinics for the investigation ...
IntroductionI am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you this afternoon at the end of the Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery.
I would like to thank the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for...
The following people were given a Points of Light award in May 2014 (the numbering continues from April’s winners):
9. Amir Cheema (Bristol)For the past 11 years, Amir Cheema has dedicated his...
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Japan on the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister Abe to the UK on 1 May 2014.
The UK and Japan recognise...
As part of a two day visit to the UK, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan met UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey, and both countries reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring security of supply and ...
Mr Anwar Choudhury has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Peru in succession to Mr James Dauris, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Choudhury will take up his appointment...
Thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £6.3 million Van Dyck’s last self-portrait has been saved for the nation and acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.
The grant follows a public ...
The first members of the World Dementia Council have met for the first time in London in a bid to stimulate the innovation and development of life-enhancing drugs, treatments and care for people with dementia...
Field work has now begun on the UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ (UKCES) 2014 Employer Perspectives Survey (EPS).
The survey, which is based on interviews with more than 18,000 UK employers, will...
Updated: Added new response to the latest call for strike action.
A spokesman for the department said:
This weekend’s unnecessary strike action shows the FBU is not serious about finding a resolution...
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Olympic Park tomorrow (Friday 2 May 2014) to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation paving the way for close collaboration between the UK and ...
An independent review of the quality and effectiveness of ITT courses has been announced today (1 May 2014) by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.
Providing the best possible training ...
The Minister for Africa called Sudanese Foreign Minister Karti to raise our concerns about the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Darfur and to discuss the National Dialogue. He urged the Government of Sudan...
William Hague and Nawaz Sharif discussed a shared vision for a safe and secure Pakistan achieving its economic and social potential. They also talked about cooperation on enhancing trade and investment which...
The work will involve overnight closures of one tunnel at a time, with the other tunnel remaining open and a contraflow system in place so traffic can continue in both directions. It is due to be completed at...
UK-Japan Joint Statement: A dynamic strategic partnership for the 21st centuryThe United Kingdom (UK) and Japan reaffirm the dynamic strategic partnership between our two countries, based on shared values of...
In late 2013 the Government announced that £450m would be available for a new package of incentives to boost home energy efficiency, one element of which was expected to involve an incentive for recent...
This letter conveys the decision of the Secretaries of State for Transport and Communities and Local Government on whether the A21 Tonbridge to Pembury dualling scheme orders should be made. The Secretaries of...
This is the report of the inspector who looked into whether A21 Tonbridge to Pembury road dualling scheme orders should be made. The orders have been proposed to improve the A21 and this report confirms the inspector...
Updated: Hate crime action plan progress report published.
The action plan brings together the activities of government departments (who work with local agencies, voluntary organisations and the independent...
Education Funding Agency has appointed Bowmer and Kirkland Construction as the contractor for the £36million contract for the east midlands capital batch. All nine schools are located in the Leicester...
Guidance on Ministry of Justice arms length bodies spending over £25,000 data for August 2013.
Guidance on Ministry of Justice arms length bodies spending over £25,000 data for August 2013.
Guidance on Ministry of Justice arms length bodies’ spending over £25,000 data November 2013.
Guidance on Ministry of Justice arms length bodies’ spending over £25,000 data December 2013.
Updated: Further months' data added
Guidance on National Offender Management Service (NOMS) spending over £25,000 data 2013.
HM Treasury (HMT) require that all central government departments...
Updated: Further months' data added
Guidance on probation trusts’ spending over £25,000 data 2013.
HM Treasury (HMT) require that all central government departments publish monthly data...
Updated: Updated with details of the consultation outcome
This consultation proposes the removal of the statutory rule requiring cheques and other orders for the payment of money by parish councils (in ...
This page contains September to December 2013 data. Previous months’ data are contained within the Ministry of Justice data files.
Guidance on Ministry of Justice arms length bodies’ spending over £25,000 data February 2014.
These documents contain details of HMCTS spend over £25,000 from Sept to Dec 2013. Previous months’ data are contained within Ministry of Justice data files.
Updated: Further months' data added
Guidance on Ministry of Justice over £25,000 data 2013.
Over £25,000 transparency spend data are taken from the Ministry of Justice Aramis...
Guidance on Ministry of Justice over £25,000 data 2014.
Over £25,000 transparency spend data are taken from the Ministry of Justice Aramis finance system.
As required by HMT...
Guidance on National Offender Management Service (NOMS) spending over £25,000 data 2014.
HM Treasury (HMT) require that all central government departments publish monthly data of their spend...