The Low Pay Commission (LPC) whose purpose is to provide advice to the Government on matters relating to the minimum wage, apprentice and youth rates is visiting Norfolk and Suffolk on 24 and 25 September.
Britain will promote new links with businesses to manage scarce natural resources and stop deforestation in the developing world, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today.
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Updated: Latest news: UK will work with business to tackle deforestation in developing countries
A key priority for the UK government at UNGA will be building broad-based support for the new Iraqi government...
Speaking today, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I would like to extend my best wishes to the Jewish community in the UK and around the world as they prepare to celebrate...
Unilever and the Department for International Development (DFID) have formed a new partnership to create jobs, improve water and sanitation and develop sustainable supply chains in developing countries, Justine...
This document concentrates on core Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) research priorities where we are keen to engage with the wider research community.
The department wants to improve...
Updated: Added new firing times for the period commencing 22 September 2014 in CSV and PDF.
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices...
Updated: Added updated versions of the documents.
Departmental advice for:
local authorities governing bodiesIt applies to:
maintained schools academies and free schools pupil referral...
Summary and analysis into trends in non performing loans of China’s banks, suggesting the issue is not as serious for the economy as first suggested.
Updated: Published details of upcoming ad-hoc statistical release on Household wealth, scheduled for publication on 29 September 2014.
This document provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases...
Summary and analysis in to recent developments in Australia’s economy including growth, trade, interest rates and unemployment.
Updated: Added guidance to the 'conditions of use' sections on migrating content hosted on a non-public sector domain to GOV.UK.
This sets out the rules, principles and process for registering and managing...
Thank you for asking me here to speak on such a valuable topic for the UK.
FDi is one of one of the UK’s big success stories. The current stock of foreign direct investments in the UK is over £...
A key priority for the UK government at UNGA will be building broad-based support for the new Iraqi government and for international action to confront ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and tackle Islamic...
Commercial finance and liquidity may be readily available at the moment, but the aviation sector also needs to consider capital markets as a source of future funding.
That is the message UK Export...
The phone calls followed the agreement to form a National Unity Government in Afghanistan.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
The PM spoke separately to both President-elect of Afghanistan...
Updated: Added recipient 114: Jordan Bone.
The following people were given a Points of Light award in September 2014 (the numbering continues from August’s winners):
98. Gaby Eirew (London) <...
The Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, today met the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. This was their first bilateral meeting.
Speaking...
With slowing growth, the central bank cuts interest rates and the government introduces stimulus measures.
Request for information on communications between DECC ministers and various organisations regarding planning permission relating to shale gas sites from January 2014 to the present day.
Request for information on communications between Ed Davey MP and major energy companies, the trade association and the energy regulator between August 2013 and August 2014.
Updated: Added details about when the notice was lifted.
Improvement notice issued to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council by the Department for Education.
This notice was lifted on 9 June 2014.
This report is structured according to the programme.
The table contains:
case reference decision number (where relevant) amount and date of order who owes the money date the order was posted
Updated: Published latest data on Proportion of new Jobseeker's Allowance claims submitted online and Proportion of State Pension claims completed online.
The government is committed to setting new standards...
Ministerial commission to Les Iversen, the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, regarding the evidence available on time-limiting opioid substitution therapy, and how opioid substitution therapy...
The MMO received an application from the GYPA under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964. The Order is sought to reconstitute the Board of the GYPA, reducing the number of Board members from 11 to 7, in...
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:
<...
Updated: Added Universal Credit to the list of benefits which require someone to declare receipt of a compensation payment.
If you have had an accident, injury or a disease for which someone else is to ...
These files show all purchases on Public Health England held government procurement cards (GPC) over £500 in May 2014.
These files show all Public Health England financial transactions over £25,000 in June 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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Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 22 September 2014.
Updated: Updated England annual time series to 2014, amended UK time series.
These data series show land and crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce estimates for England and the UK...
Updated: Added the figures for July and 60 day figures for June.
These are the published service standards of the police disclosure units.
These figures are available because police disclosure...
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has today welcomed a report (Forging Futures: building higher level skills through university and employer collaboration) from the UK Commission for Employment and ...
We have launched an innovative upgraded version of Discovery, our catalogue. As well as the millions of records held by The National Archives, Discovery now searches over 10 million additional records...
Today we are making more than 3,300 Security Service records available online, including a file which has been opened revealing the previously dismissed use of an 'agent provocatrice' in Second World War operations...
Findmypast has today published the National School Admission Registers from 1870 to 1914, which capture a snapshot of school life prior to the First World War.
Updated: Added Welsh language translation.
The scheme allows businesses to apply for grants of up to £3,000 each to cover the costs of installing faster and better broadband.
So far, more...
Fiji went to the polls on 17 September to elect fifty members of a new parliament and return the country to democratic rule for the first time since a military coup in 2006.
The Minister for Asia-Pacific...
Commercial use of public information was worth around £1.8 billion in 2013 according to the government-commissioned Shakespeare review. In 2006, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) recommended that more...
IntroductionThank you for that introduction. And thank you to Raj for inviting me to speak at this timely and important conference. I’m delighted to be speaking here with so many key development players, donors...
The Intellectual Property Office website will move to GOV.UK/ipo on 6 October 2014.
We’ve put together a short video showing you how to navigate your way around our new homepage and find key information...
A team of British delegates travelled to China to promote their businesses and products at the recently opened UK Digital Health Demonstration Centre. The event on 12 August 2014 focused on care for the elderly...
IntroductionThank you for that introduction. I’m delighted to be opening this session.
Since becoming the UK’s International Development Secretary I’ve set about putting girls and women at the heart...
On 17 September Environment Agency and partner organisation volunteers caught 300 white-clawed crayfish from a population at risk from the invasive non-native American signal crayfish.
They released them...
The IPO blog is a place for staff from the Intellectual Property Office to share their personal experiences of:
granting patents registering trade marks and designs supporting businesses to use...
Updated: Added booking forms for events in Nottingham and Durham.
This year we have been running a successful and well received programme of free events. These let you know about making safeguarding referrals...
Updated: 2014 to 2015 performance added.
We review these standards regularly to try to improve them.
We will:
respond to over 80% of general e-mail enquiries, letters and faxes to our Information...
Updated: The Ebola virus disease epidemiological update: 22 September 2014 has been added.
Epidemiology of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal (new imported...
Updated: New guidance on fee waiver applications for FLR(O) and FLR (FP).
Use this form if you are applying on the basis of your human rights, and you are destitute and can’t pay the fee to extend your ...
FOI 0641-14 provides a link to information on GOV.UK showing how much has been spent on external legal advice each financial year from 2010 to 2014. Information on the top ten spends is not provided as it is...
FOI 0690-14 provides a link to the FCO social media guidance, along with a link to government wide guidance, both of which are available online. The response also provides details of the number of social media...
FOI 0760-13 provides information on how HMG works with the Republic of Somaliland. It states HMG policy on Somaliland and shows how we are working with authorities in the region. Some information is withheld...
The FCO’s anti-corruption team invites proposals for the development of tools which can be used by the FCO network to tackle corruption overseas.
The criteria and the process for making a proposal is...
Updated: Added new firing times for the period 13 to 26 October 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: Web optimised PDF added
This paper was laid before Parliament in response to a legislative requirement or as a Return to an Address and was ordered to be printed by the House of Commons.
Updated: Web optimised PDF added
This publication also contains the Debt Management Account annual report and accounts 2013 to 2014. It was laid before Parliament in response to a legislative requirement...
The Ministry of Defence publishes details of staff numbers, roles and salaries every 6 months.
Due to a technical fault the Joint Forces Command (JFC) data has not yet been publish. Work is in progress...
Updated: Added Deputy Headteacher, SHAPE School, Mons, Belgium job ad.
A list of current Service Children’s Education teaching vacancies.
Related information Civil Service jobs website <...
The letter from David Bennnett, Chief Executive at Monitor, David Flory, Chief Executive at TDA and Simon Stevens, Chief Executive at NHS England, is attached.
Updated: Added Talk Through: issue 157: July 2014
The magazine of the Ministry of Defence Police.
The letter from Dr Nick P Clarke, Deputy Director of Professional Standards at the Department of Health, is attached.
The letter from Jon Rouse, Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health, is attached.
The letter from Jon Rouse, Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health, is attached.
Updated: Added a signed pledge for 'Commercial Contract Engineering Ltd/ Fix Auto Rochdale'.
About the corporate covenantThe corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to...
Updated: Rochdale Boroughwide Housing have now signed up.
About the corporate covenantThe corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support ...
A trial has been carried out on a trawler fishing under a discard ban for Area VIIb-k haddock, which is caught amongst a diverse range of over 20 species in the south west mixed fishery.
On-shore observers...
Updated: Large employer file (CSV) uploaded on 22 September 2014.
This data is used in funding calculations by both the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to...
The visit covered opportunities in infrastructure, energy, education, cyber crime and science as well as the national development plan.
A new project will analyse the wider impact of the research undertaken by UK universities.
The next meeting of the Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) will take place at Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1SZ on the 27th/28th/29th October 2014.
SUN 28 SEP - AWS Kletterhall Trip
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Eleven year olds attending MOD schools within Service Children’s Education (SCE) have attained outstanding results in reading, writing and mathematics at Key Stage 2 with many...
The 5RIFLES Cake Bake Off was held in JB’s Restaurant on Alanbrooke Barracks in Paderborn Fri 19 Sept. Military and civilian chefs entered the competition, where the cakes were...
Commenting on the terrorist attack, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:
The UK condemns today’s terrorist attack in central Cairo. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims. ...
Farmers applying in 2015 for the new BPS, which replaces the current Single Payment Scheme (SPS), will need to use the new Common Agricultural Policy Information Service – an online system which is designed to...
Job title Lawyer Location Bristol Salary £49,161 Application deadline Midday on Wednesday 15 October 2014 Interview dates Monday 17 November to Friday...
Run by The Clink Charity and the Prison Service, the restaurant will be the first to be established in a women’s prison and will improve ex-offenders’ prospects of employment, helping to reduce the chances of...
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the most prestigious award for volunteer groups across the UK to recognise their outstanding work in local communities. You can nominate any group of 2 or more people...
On the occasion of Saudi National Day, I am reminded of the great history of Saudi Arabia. Today, the Saudi people can be rightly proud of their nation, of their history and their developments. Saudi Arabia ...
The contracts awarded will be for 5 years, with the option by UKTI to extend by up to one more year.
UKTI is inviting bids against 9 lots:
Lot 1 – South West Lot 2 – South East Lot 3 – London...
This month UKAEA has won two different awards for development of our staff. The first is the BAE Systems Large Employer of the Year in the Thames Valley final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2014. The ...
The extra fishing days were confirmed after industry-led negotiations between UK and French representatives, which have been taking place since the start of the year. Vessels in the UK over-15 metre scallop fleet...
HM Revenue and Customs has published for external comment a draft Statutory Instrument and Tax Information and Impact Note amending The Value added Tax (Refund to Museums and Galleries) Order 2001.
Questions...
Updated: August monthly report added.
The business plan details our 15 key performance measures covering:
reform customer service corporate responsibility finance and efficiencyDuring 2014...
This letter to Medical Directors and Nursing Directors in the NHS asks staff to balance volunteering in West Africa with the need to make sure the NHS remains properly staffed.
If NHS staff do want to...
Updated: Government response published.
Government’s aims for the new CCA Scheme are to increase transparency and reduce administration costs for both industry and Government. As such, the CCA (Administration...
Updated: Government response published.
This discussion paper invites comments from CRC participants to consider proposals for enhancing the Annual Report publication:
presenting renewables data currently...
This bulletin contains information about:
an increase in the higher permitted work disregard for Housing Benefit financial support for students for the academic year 2014 to 2015 improving how the Social...
This circular asks local authorities to provide details of Discretionary Housing Payments paid from 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014.
Please send the form to dhp.monitoringinbox@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
From 1 September 2014 the way that parents of children with special educational needs can access the support their children need is changing. This circular explains how this affects Housing Benefit.
Updated: Added new defence housing guide.
The announcement by the Ministry of Defence that the National Housing Prime Contract has been awarded to CarillionAmey (Housing Prime) Ltd for the support of the...
FOI 0021-14 provides information on the number of diplomats working in the UK on behalf of the following countries: Japan, India, Australia, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia...
The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund MI return form is concise and straight forward to complete. The information provided by institutions tells the EFA how they used 16 to 19 Bursary funding during the 2013 to 2014 academic...
GB patent data 2013 (excel file 28 Mb)This data is already available to the public in weekly XML snapshots via our online register but has been compiled into one snapshot to make it easier for...
Updated: Added Part 9.
Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) is a comprehensive discipline that is applicable to all acquisition activity through life. However, the cost effective application of ILS requires...
T-Junction features international poets and launches John Berger's Collected Poems
Five new dates added to the Agriculture Safety and Health Awareness days diary, taking place in Inverurie, Hamilton, Todmorden, Thirsk, and Malvern.
Home Start are running Happy Nappies, a parent and baby group for 0 - 18 months, the first session will run this Friday, 26th September, from 09.30 - 11.30. The group will run once a month, ...
Job title Lawyer Location Bristol Salary £49,161 Application deadline Midday on Wednesday 15 October 2014 Interview dates Monday 17 November to Friday...
The scheme allows businesses to apply for grants of up to £3,000 each to cover the costs of installing faster and better broadband.
So far, more than 170 businesses in Cardiff and Newport have...
Forging Futures: Building higher level skills through university and employer collaboration, published by Universities UK and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), examines how employers...
Freedom of Information query and response for statistics on the number of Work Programme leavers aged 50 or over in London each month from 1 June 2011 to 31 March 2014.
Updated: List of signatories updated
The voluntary code of conduct sets out the basis on which public and private sector partners agree to work together to make savings in operational Public Private Partnership...
Updated: Amended to correct the onshore Corporation Tax receipts figure for 2013-14
Includes data for onshore companies and North Sea companies.
Bank Levy is a new tax introduced from 1 January ...
Official statistics are produced impartially and free from any political influence.
Updated: Amended to correct the onshore Corporation Tax receipts figure for 2013-14
All statistics relate to the UK. No sub-national geographic breakdowns are available. Broad industry sector breakdowns...
A carer is anyone who looks after, unpaid, a friend or family member who cannot cope without their support. This may be due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction.
Organisations...
Updated: Updated fruit and vegetable weekly prices.
Weekly and monthly publications give the average wholesale prices of selected home-grown horticultural produce. The prices are national averages of the...
Names, grades, job titles and annual pay rates for most senior civil servants and NDPB officials with salaries higher than the lowest permissible in pay band 2 of the SCS pay scale.
Pre-2013 datasets...
Comments on these draft amendments to the HMRC Tonnage Tax Manual are invited and should be sent by 30 November 2014 to marion.williams@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk.
The information is based on payment date and published in monthly comma delimited files. Each record is made up of standard fields which are used across all departments.
These are:
department family...
We publish information each month based on:
number of invoices paid during the month number of invoices paid within 3 working days or less number of invoices paid over 3 working days number of disputed...
Updated: Consultation outcome
The DCC must have a ‘Procurement strategy for relevant service capability’ and a ‘Statement of service exemptions’ in place and approved by the Secretary of State within 12...
Anti-Dumping Duty is an import duty charged in addition to normal customs duty and is applied across the whole European Community (EC). It is designed to allow the EC to take action against goods that are sold...
The work we do at the HSE has a positive and far-reaching impact on UK industrial safety. Explore this site to learn more about the Specialist roles we’re offering.
Sun 28 Sep 14 @ 1100hrs Dempsey Bks, Sennelager
1st Battalion the Princes of Wales Royal Regiment (1PWRR) famously known as "The Tigers" were visited by the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II on Mon 11 Sep.
The Queen has been the...
Businesses in 22 cities around the UK have until March 2015 to apply for a Government grant worth up to £3000 to start reaping the business benefits of faster broadband speeds and better connectivity...
Farmers applying in 2015 for the new BPS, which replaces the current Single Payment Scheme (SPS), will need to use the new Common Agricultural Policy Information Service – an online system which is designed to...
The Carers Social Action Support Fund is accepting applications up to 22 October from organisations with plans to expand or develop ambitious social action projects that will help to improve the lives ...
Updated: Update to other tb statistics.
This data set includes a range of other statistics relevant to the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle.
Incidents of confirmed M. bovis infection...
Festival of South African art kicks off across England
Due to on-going building work in The Village Hall, Arndt Strasse, Paderborn all Home-Start Paderborn groups will now not reopen until Monday 13th October. We very much regret any inconvenience...
Businesses in 22 cities around the UK have until March 2015 to apply for a Government grant worth up to £3000 to start reaping the business benefits of faster broadband speeds and better connectivity...
This joint publication, created by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and Universities UK (UUK), looks in detail at the ways in which universities and employers can form collaborative partnerships...