Responding to reports that a convoy of Russian vehicles is headed towards the Ukrainian border to deliver aid, the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, said:
Yesterday, the International Committee of...
Natural England EIRs: what Defra has decided after considering amending or tightening the requirements in the best practice guidance or training.
BVA - EIRs on what dates since 1 April 2014 Defra has had discussions with the BVA on the monitoring of the 2014 badger cull and on various other topics relating to Defra’s badger control policy.
Cages EIRs: confirmation that all cages used in both pilot culls (including the extended periods) were purchased by Defra; or if any cages were purchased by the NFU or culling companies and, if so, were the costs...
Bins - EIRs how many councils in England are responsible for the collection of landfill rubbish from residential properties; how many of those councils collect landfill bins with lids on from a) all and b) some...
Controlled shooting EIRs: documentation and records of advice received, which were considered in Defra’s review of controlled and free shooting, prior to the decision to continue with controlled shooting and ...
Following the meeting a No10 spokesperson said:
The Foreign Secretary chaired a COBR meeting this afternoon on the latest situation in Iraq.
Our focus remains the humanitarian situation, ...
The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott met at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office this afternoon.
Speaking after the meeting, Philip Hammond said:
I ...
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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This review aims to find where there may be constraints or barriers with the current terms and conditions of employment (Grey and Gold books), to which the Knight review referred.
Read the ...
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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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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Data sets relating to the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts for the financial year 2013 to 2014.
Updated: Updated with factsheet date 12 August.
This update is correct as of 12 August 2014. Further updates will be published as the situation changes.
Updated: Updated guidance, 12/08/2014.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it carries out sponsor visits before and after licences are issued.
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form to apply to settle in the UK if you came here on a temporary visa as a partner and your relationship has ended because of domestic violence. You should also read...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form to apply to settle in the UK as a retired person of independent means or the representative of an overseas business. You should also read the guidance notes.
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form if you are a member of HM Forces (or their partner or child) with at least 4 years’ service and you have been or are being discharged from service. You should also...
Vessel size Effective date Fishing vessels of 15 metres and over (but less than 18 metres) 31 May 2014 Fishing vessels of 18 metres and over (but less than 24 metres) 31 May 2013...
This document contains the following information: The English Institute of Sport Limited annual report and financial statements 2012 to 2013 ( for the year ended 31st March 2013).
This paper was laid ...
Updated: Replaced both documents with .odt versions. PIP added to request forms.
The DWP Personal information charter explains where to send your request and when you can expect a reply.
...
Updated: Added progress update against the Open Data Strategy at 10 July 2014.
We have changed our Open Data Strategy. It incorporates new cross-government measures from the Cabinet Office publication of...
Version: April 2011
Standard terms and conditions for Land Registry Add Value Services and products.
These terms and conditions will apply to each contract for Add Value products and services ...
Updated: Updated documents
Online reportingPilots and carriers are advised to submit the GAR form online from the AOPA website or the Online GAR website.
Alternatively, you can download...
Updated: added Galloper Offshore Wind Farm and Tees Renewable Energy Project
This table lists the status of projects that are currently prequalified for the UK Guarantees scheme and are seeking finance.
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 11 August 2014.
A Herefordshire timber firm has been fined after a worker was crushed against a machine by a tree trunk.Â
A West Yorkshire company has been fined after a worker was severely burned in a flashover during hot-cutting work at the Fox’s Biscuits factory in Batley.
I am delighted to have been appointed to take on the role as the independent reviewer for the conditions of service of fire and rescue staff in England. To be involved in such a great and well respected...
Updated: Updated with latest humanitarian update summary dated 12 August
The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions have been forced...
The government has today announced the findings of a review of licensed exports to Israel. It has found that the vast majority of exports currently licensed for Israel are not for items that could be used by ...
A small number of aircraft, fitted with state-of-the-art Litening III reconnaissance pods, left Norfolk this afternoon. They will be positioned in Cyprus, available to fly over the crisis area at short notice...
In this edition you will find information on:
HMIC review of domestic abuse Action to tackle female genital mutilation CPS VAWG report Home Office VAWG communications insight pack
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form if you are already in the UK with temporary permission to stay and want to extend your stay on the basis that you have lived here legally for many years.
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form if you are already in the UK and want to extend your stay on the basis of your family or private life, and to get a biometric residence permit.
Use Appendix...
Updated: Consultation response added
This consultation proposes minor technical adjustments to five specific aspects of the existing or planned reporting requirements and sustainability criteria for biomass...
Updated: Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) Climate Services: Research into Sector Based Climate Services WP5.2 closing date change
Information on the £375 million Newton Fund and ...
This document contains the following information: Board of Trustees of the Royal Armouries annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014.
This paper was laid before Parliament in response...
Updated: Split 10-2-1 into separate parts to make it easier for users to be able to complete forms online or download separate parts as required.
This guidance is based on the UK General Medical Council...
This document provides operational guidance for the management of outbreaks of communicable disease in England for all parts of Public Health England (PHE) that hold health protection responsibilities. It is ...
Read more about the The Lyme Bay Designated Area (Fishing Restrictions) Order 2008
More information can be found about the Inshore Vessel Monitoring System Project.
Land Registry has an ambitious Business Strategy to transform and modernise land registration in England and Wales. This includes extending its current legal powers to play a wider role in the land and property...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form if you are already in the UK as a representative of an overseas business or as a retired person of independent means and want to extend your stay and get a biometric...
Updated: Updated contact list added
This page contains detailed guidance for English local authorities, central government bodies and public corporations in England and Wales who are required to complete...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use ‘Form FLR(O)’ to apply to extend your existing visa to stay in the UK (also known as ‘leave to remain’) and to get a biometric residence permit.
Use Appendix 1 ...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in their...
Updated: Updated forms.
The primary academy chain development grant is available to fund a 2-year chain development programme for new multi-academy trust (MAT) partnerships.
A one-off grant of &...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in their...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in their...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use ‘Form FLR(M)’ to apply to extend your existing stay in the UK (also known as ‘leave to remain’) and to get a biometric residence permit.
The form is for the partner...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form if you are already in the UK and are a member of HM Forces (or their partner or child). You should also read the guidance.
Dedicated illicit drugs unit within the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
Updated: New Afghanistan country information and guidance report on security, August 2014.
Country information and guidance reports are used by UK Visas and Immigrations officials to make decisions in asylum...
Updated: Updated document.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it uses standard paragraphs in bail summaries.
Updated: replaced consular fees wef 6 August 2014
List of most used consular fees in France, in Sterling and Euros. With effect from 6 August 2014. Les tarifs consulaires les plus utilisés en France, en...
Updated: Updated guidance.
Use this form to apply for leave to remain in the UK if you are under the age of 18 and the relative of someone with limited leave to enter or remain in the UK as a refugee or...
This document contains the following information: The Horserace Betting Levy Board Annual Report and Accounts 2013 to 2014.
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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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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We chat to Helen Glover, Vicky Thornley and Will Satch ahead of the Rowing World Championships
Better information about further education courses and providers is set to help people understand the real-life benefits of qualifications and training.
Data including learner progression, future earnings...
Updated: Added winner 84: Helene Irving
The following people were given a Points of Light award in August 2014 (the numbering continues from July’s winners):
77. Brian Borland (South Ayrshire...
Visit England’s ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ campaign has generated £416 million in additional tourism spend to date and created over 7,700 new jobs in the sector, latest data reveals.
The...
Liverpool Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public just after midday on Tuesday 12 August 2014. They reported that a car was totally surrounded by the incoming tide and someone was trapped inside...
The Department for Communities and Local Government has developed a new methodology for estimating the number of residential dwellings in England that are privately owned, on long leasehold.
The new methodology...
Details of the workforce management data for MOD. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests of transparency.
If you are intending to fish within the mackerel box and are holding mackerel on board you are required to provide a minimum of 24 hours notice. You must notify ops@marinemanagement.org.uk no more than...
This code of practice has been re-launched following the decision by government to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) on 30 June 2015.
The code’s about the work needed to transfer ILF users to new...
The policy sets out the Independent Living Fund’s (ILF) position where a user’s care and support is either fully funded or jointly funded by the NHS.
Independent Living Fund (ILF) ex-gratia payments to users who have experienced financial loss, gross inconvenience or gross embarrassment caused by maladministration and/or excessive and unwarranted delay on ...
The policy defines more precisely what is meant by independent living within the context of accessing Independent Living Fund (ILF) support.
This consultation sets out proposals for developing and using a new set of outcome based measures of performance for publicly funded post-19 education and skills, excluding higher education.
These measures...
These publications explain what activities the Fish Health Inspectorate have undertaken each quarter and its performance against standards set in their service charter.
In January 2014 BIS published new earnings data in the ‘Initial outputs of emerging results from earnings analysis of matched data’. This new study by Cambridge Econometrics and Warwick Institute of Employment...
Updated: Added monthly Operating Hours data for June 2014.
Details of cumulative operating hours since 1 January 2008, where limited by the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) are also shown.
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This publication presents experimental new outcome based measures covering the destinations (into employment and learning) and progression of post-19 learners completing funding further education training in ...
This report has been compiled at the request of the National Policing Lead on Self Defence Arrest and Restraint (SDAR) to provide information on the similarities and differences between CS and PAVA sprays.
Updated: Updated page with a link to 'The Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014' and removed 'Revised school food standards regulations' document.
This departmental advice is for governing bodies...
This data analysis by the Ethnic Minority Employment Stakeholder Group also provides:
percentage changes from 2012 to 2013 of employment, unemployment and inactivity rates for the ethnic ...
Updated: Minor amendment to the consultation document
The government is consulting on eligibility for schemes designed to provide relief to electricity intensive industries from the indirect costs of renewables...
This guide describes the environment in which further education (FE) colleges operate and sets out the framework by which they are accountable to the learners, employers and communities they serve.
It...
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...
This guidance will help you complete form C3.5 Application to vary an environmental permit to operate an intensive farming installation.
This guidance will help you complete form B3.5 Application for an environmental permit to operate an intensive farming installation.
Updated: CSV file has been updated
The bulletin presents the latest statistics on the numbers of mortgage and landlord possession actions in the county courts of England and Wales. These statistics are ...
Information on IT services and products used by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
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 ...
Taser deployments against animals.
Domestic violence reported to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
Updated: Updated to include expenses from January to March 2014.
This data is for DH senior officials at Senior Civil Servants level 2 (SCS2), director level, or equivalent grades. It includes bookings ...
Updated: Updated to include business expenses from January to March 2014.
Business costs that have been incurred in pursuit of the department’s aims and objectives for 2013 to 2014.
Misuse of social media by Civil Nuclear Constabulary employees.
Gloucestershire to pilot national Cultural Commissioning Framework
We are working hard to update our systems and we are asking applicants to hold off applying for registration of these new categories of works at the moment.
Updated: Updated links to EU Council decision.
The European Union (EU) sanctions are designed to deter further destabilisation, and convince Russia to engage with the international community. They have ...
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles vowed to introduce the cap after a 93-year-old constituent was landed with a £50,000 bill by her local authority for roof repairs.
Newham Council based...
Britain will give £3 million to help Mercy Corps, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger provide food, medical supplies, water and...
The consultation was launched on 4 August 2014 and will run until 30 November 2014.
It sets out 5 different options for the future and asks respondents:
to set out their preferred option and why...
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrea Leadsom, today encouraged employers and voluntary sector organisations to engage with credit unions to help them provide affordable credit and responsible financial...
New procedureFrom 27 September 2014, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will stop automatically supplying cited patent documents with the search report.
We will supply one copy of patent documents...
Updated: To remove the report document and provide a link to its new location on GOV.UK.
A letter from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools Lord Nash to Oldfield School regarding the breakdown...
Details of the workforce management data for MOD. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests of transparency.
Updated: Update with July information
A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and reservoir stocks for the Yorkshire and north east region.
Updated: July reports added.
A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and reservoir stocks in the south east of England.
If you are intending to fish within the mackerel box and are holding mackerel on board you are required to provide a minimum of 24 hours notice. You must notify ops@marinemanagement.org.uk no more than...
Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "In April 2014 the CPS received a file from the Metropolitan Police and we have today authorised the police to charge Anthony France with two...
As is its normal practice in response to a national appeal such as the Disasters Emergency Committee Gaza appeal, the Charity Commission is providing guidance to the public on giving safely to charity. The Commission...
The Commission used its powers under the Charities Act to appoint Mr Rod Weston of Mazars as Interim Manager of the charity to the exclusion of the charity’s trustees as a temporary and protective measure. He...
Updated: Added video
A second round of lifesaving UK aid for thousands of displaced people has been dropped by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on Mount Sinjar in Northern Iraq.
The supplies dropped over...
Updated: information added about removing tax discs after the 1 October.
From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. If you have a tax disc with...
The £60,000 Highways Agency routine maintenance project involves repairing and repointing sections of the wall around the junction with Rosehill.
Highways Agency project sponsor Peter Gee said...
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles vowed to introduce the cap after a 93-year-old constituent was landed with a £50,000 bill by her local authority for roof repairs.
Newham Council based...
These documents present the findings from the tenth quarterly wave of the DECC public attitude tracking survey. The tenth wave of data was collected between 25 and 29 June 2014 using face-to-face in-home interviews...
The Department for Transport is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the 2007 street works permit scheme regulations.
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) allows local highways authorities...
Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) collects the UK’s international trade in goods data, which are published as two National Statistics series - the ‘Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS)’ and the ‘Regional Trade Statistics...
Updated: Latest figures published.
Table last updated on 12 August 2014.
Weekly fuel pricesMS Excel Spreadsheet, 252KB
This...
This document sets out the information that domestic chargepoint providers and installers need in order to install such chargepoints and the process by which the grant is claimed on behalf of the homeowner. Some...
This document explains who is eligible to apply for the electric vehicle home charge scheme and how to access it.
This scheme is only available for chargepoints installed from 1 September 2014. If you...
Updated: Updated the 'Local authorities seeking proposers’ document to include the specification for a new primary school in Takeley, Essex.
‘Local authorities currently seeking proposers’ contains details...
Updated: Briefing note for 8 August added in place of briefing note for 25 July 2014.
This document explains how the Environment Agency is working with partners in Somerset on a 20 year flood action plan...
Updated: Contact details updated.
The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has developed a new methodology for estimating the number of residential dwellings in England that are privately owned, on long leasehold.
The new methodology...
This roundtable meeting will discuss ways in which to ensure safety and security, and protect privacy in the digital realm, particularly with regard to state responses to threats and dangers.
In partnership...
The new BFG bus and coach contract, which comes into force on 1st September 2014, ensures the provision of a flexible and adaptable transport service until drawdown in BFG is complete. The current...
A second round of lifesaving UK aid for thousands of displaced people has been dropped by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on Mount Sinjar in Northern Iraq.
The supplies dropped over Mount Sinjar last night ...
An outbreak of KHV disease has been confirmed at Baden Hall Fishery, Baden Hall, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire.
The site is now subject to statutory controls to prevent or limit the spread...
A consultation into plans to cut red tape by giving councils the power to approve street works permit schemes they have developed has opened today (12 August 2014).
English local highway authorities...
Belfast Coastguard was first contacted just before 2pm on Monday 11 August 2014 reporting that some of the boats had capsized, while others were struggling to cope in the strong winds and squally showers.
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The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Updated: Published updateds to 'Proven re-offending rate by offenders under the age of 18' (indicator 3) and 'Proportion of adult offenders who did not re-offend' (indicator 6a).
These reports give a summary...
Notice to all:
shipowners fleet managers masters and surveyors
Updated: Old guide replaced with holding text pending new business guide.
A detailed guide on doing business in and with Ukraine. The guide contains information on:
challenges of doing business in...
Notice to all:
shipowners, ship operators and ship managers; employers of seafarers; masters, officers and seafarers on ships and other sea-going vessels which are not subject to the ILO Maritime Labour...
Updated: Nepali version added
Delivering results for the people of NepalDFID Nepal’s focus on results ensures achievements are captured across our entire portfolio of progammes. This also means we can...
An article setting out further detail of the impact of previously announced National Accounts changes on the expenditure components of GDP.
Fri 05 Sep from 1100hrs to 1300hrs
Paderborn Station, with expert advice from the Army Welfare Service, will launch an Internet Safety Campaign for both children and their parents over the Summer Months.
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THE ARMED FORCES CONVENANT
The Armed Forces Convenant can be obtained by following the link below:
Friday, 18th July saw the doors close for the last time for staff and students at three SCE schools serving Westfalen Garrison as part of the HQ BFG Drawdown. Prince Rupert Secondary...
A second round of lifesaving UK aid for thousands of displaced people has been dropped by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on Mount Sinjar in Northern Iraq.
The supplies dropped over Mount Sinjar last night ...
The offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which will be used by the Royal Navy to undertake various tasks in support of UK interests both at home and abroad, will be built at BAE Systems’ shipyards in Glasgow.
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The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
The satisfaction rate for students studying at UK universities and colleges has hit a 10-year high, with 86 per cent saying they are satisfied overall with their course, in this year's National Student Survey (NSS...