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22 December 2014

Guidance: Fairer schools funding: arrangements for 2015 to 2016
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with revised version of the operational guide.

The documents on this page provide information about schools funding arrangements for 2015 to 2016. This includes how the Department for Education...

Notice: E16 2PX, London City Airport Limited: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

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...

Notice: CM13 1UL, Mr Ross Jordan and Mrs Lauren Jordan: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

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...

FOI release: Visits to GOV.UK
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

GOV.UK FOI: website visits to Defra, Rural Payments Agency, Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, Science Advisory Council and UK Co-ordinating Body Information.

FOI release: UK energy from waste facilities
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

A list of UK energy from waste facilities with their R1 scoring under the Waste Framework Directive.

FOI release: Video conferencing at Defra
seen at 23:57, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Video conferencing - FOI how many video conferencing systems are in place, the typical monthly usage, the role or person managing the video conferencing and whether video calls take place with external organisations...

Guidance: Ebola: advice for dental care teams
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

This document contains advice and guidance for dental practice staff on Ebola virus disease (EVD), including:

transmission symptoms identifying patients at risk dental care general standards of ...
Corporate report: The Department of Health's agencies and partner organisations
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updates to NICE, HEE, HRA and NHS BSA.

This document provides important information about the agencies and public bodies that the department works with.

Guidance: Overseas registries
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with US registries and grouped by region.

The list contains links to the websites of company registries located worldwide.

Guidance: Vitamin D: for healthcare professionals and the public
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme (2008 and 2009 to 2011 and 2012) suggest that up to 1 in 4 adults in the UK have a low vitamin D status and are therefore at increased...

Guidance: Pet travel: guidance on changes to the EU scheme from 29 December 2014
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The guidance document has updated information under the heading 'Requirements for pets entering the UK/EU', to clarify the new ‘five day’ rule for pet movements.

This guidance explains changes ...

Guidance: Ebola: environmental cleaning guidance for potential contamination (excluding healthcare settings)
seen at 23:56, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version (22 December v5), local health protection team section added.

This document provides guidance on:

precautions to be taken by people carrying out cleaning procedures associated...
Guidance: Legal aid crime tender 2015
seen at 23:34, 22 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: FAQs published on 22 December 2014

All tenders must be completed using the eTendering portal

The invitation to tender (ITT) for 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contracts is now open. ...

Scottish engineers deliver instrument to study 'greenhouse gases' from a NASA unmanned aircraft
seen at 23:33, 22 December in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
Engineers in Edinburgh used to building instruments to look at the atmospheres of stars and distant planets have turned their attention to the atmosphere of Earth. A prototype instrument designed and built at the...
Care homes in Cornwall alive with creativity this Christmas
seen at 23:33, 22 December in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Care homes in Cornwall alive with creativity this Christmas
Athletes celebrate gift of giving back with 10,000 inspiration days since 2012
seen at 23:33, 22 December in UK Sport (Our copy).
Athletes have spent over 10,000 days inspiring and engaging the next generation through sport
Council fined after worker is crushed by bin lorry
seen at 23:33, 22 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
The largest local authority in the country has been fined after a refuse worker sustained leg injuries when he was trapped against a van by a reversing bin lorry.
Ebbw Vale packaging firm in court over worker’s injuries
seen at 23:33, 22 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
An Ebbw Vale packaging company has been has been fined for safety failings after a delivery driver was hit by a forklift truck at its premises.
Plumber prosecuted for illegal gas work
seen at 23:33, 22 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
A plumber from Bude has been fined for carrying out illegal and unsafe gas work that potentially endangered lives. .
Free health and safety training for Fish Island businesses
seen at 23:32, 22 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
Businesses on Fish Island in Tower Hamlets are being offered free training, support and guidance as part of a joint initiative to improve health and safety in the workplace.
Northamptonshire firms fined for asbestos failings
seen at 23:32, 22 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
Two Northamptonshire firms have been fined after a routine safety inspection revealed serious asbestos-related failings.
Christmas and New Year closure dates
seen at 23:32, 22 December in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
Over the festive period, we will be closed to the public from Wednesday 24 December to Saturday 27 December (closing at 17:00 on Tuesday 23 December). We will also be closed on Thursday 1 January.
Extractive sector governance: getting a fair deal for all stakeholders (WP1395)
seen at 23:32, 22 December in Wilton Park (Our copy).

This meeting, the third in our extractive transparency and governance series, will explore the conditions for successful and equitable management and governance of natural resources in a range of country contexts...

Press release: Avian flu (bird flu) outbreak in duck breeding farm in Yorkshire
seen at 23:32, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated following lifting of all restrictions on Sunday 21 December 2014.

On 16 November Defra confirmed a case of avian flu (bird flu) in a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire. The strain was identified...

Press release: More support for veterans in the criminal justice system
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced a package of measures to identify and support veterans when entering and leaving prison. This follows the publication of a review into veterans in the criminal...

News story: Eleven new centres to lead genomics project
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The 3-year project, launched by the Prime Minister earlier this year, aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with cancer and rare diseases.

The initiative involves collecting and decoding...

Press release: 85,000 troubled families have had their lives turned around
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The government’s Troubled Families programme has now helped turn around the lives of over 85,000 of the hardest to help households, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced today (22 December 2014).

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News story: Length measures International standards amendment
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The International working standards for material measures of length for general use has been updated.

Download the latest Material measures of length for general use. Part 1: Metrological and technical...

Press release: £191 billion business ‘pipelines’ published
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Potential opportunities worth around &pound;191 billion to businesses are published today by Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude. The spending picture released today will help businesses across ...

Press release: Government reappoints 3 Commissioners to the independent Low Pay Commission
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson has announced today (22 December 2014) the reappointment of 3 Commissioners to the Low Pay Commission, the body responsible for providing advice on the National Minimum...

Press release: Government targets billions of pounds of uncollected debt
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

A new company - Integrated Debt Services Limited - jointly owned by the government and TDX Group, an Equifax company, will provide a single point of access to a wide range of debt management and collection services...

News story: Doing business in Russia and Ukraine: Sanctions latest
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Update on new EU sanctions imposed on 18th December 2014.

The European Union (EU) sanctions have been implemented in response to Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and interventionist policies...

News story: Driving licence changes
seen at 23:31, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Update to timings on the abolition of the counterpart.

From 8 June 2015, the photocard licence counterpart will not be valid and will no longer be issued by DVLA.

What this means for you ...
Press release: Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka & Maldives
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Mr James Dauris has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and British High Commissioner to the Republic of Maldives in succession to Mr John Rankin, who will...

Press release: Bristol steps up effort to end female genital mutilation
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Communities Minister Stephen Williams on Friday (19 December 2014) heard testimony from project workers about the vital work that a government funded organisation in Bristol is doing to end the practice of female...

News story: Self Assessment: changes to your online account
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

From 18 December 2014, if you are a Self Assessment-only customer (that is, you are self-employed with no other source of income, no employees and are not registered for VAT), your new look tax account will make...

News story: Chancellor confirms manipulation of key FOREX benchmark to be made a criminal offence
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Chancellor George Osborne today (22 December 2014) confirmed that the government will extend the legislation originally put in place to regulate LIBOR to cover seven further financial benchmarks, including...

Press release: Final stage of £5.3 million Chester to Wales road scheme
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Highways Agency project at the roundabout linking the A55 to the A483 near Chester will see traffic lights installed as well as road widening improvements made to parts of the junction.

Mark Mosley...

News story: Health leaders set out new year plan for a sustainable NHS
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Titled The Forward View into action: planning for 2015/16, the planning guidance is backed by the recently-announced &pound;1.98 billion of additional funding, with specific allocations for each area...

Press release: UKEF appoints new head of international business development
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has appointed David Ludlow as its new Head of International Business Development.

David’s career has spanned both government, in the Diplomatic...

News story: New members appointed to Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Home Secretary Theresa May has announced the appointment of two new members to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.

Professor Rodney Morgan and Samuel Pollock OBE have joined the ongoing review of how...

Press release: Petrol station merger given chance to offer solution
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Motor Fuel Group Limited (MFG) has acquired 228 Murco branded petrol stations and 226 fuel supply contracts for independent dealers from Murco Petroleum Limited.

Pre-acquisition, MFG owned and operated...

Press release: Final stage of £5.3 million Chester to Wales road scheme
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Highways Agency project at the roundabout linking the A55 to the A483 near Chester will see traffic lights installed as well as road widening improvements made to parts of the junction.

Mark Mosley...

Press release: Improvement schemes on M6 North of Birmingham and the Gravelly Hill Interchange
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The schemes, on structures on the link road between the southbound M6 at junction 8 and the M5, north of Birmingham and at the M6/A38(M) Gravelly Hill Interchange, will involve concrete repairs and associated...

Press release: Highways Agency and National Express working together this festive season
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

While they prepare to celebrate, the Highways Agency and National Express will be working to ensure they arrive safely and in time to spend the season with their loved ones.

The two organisations signed...

News story: An update of changes to birth and death registration overseas
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is changing the way that it registers the birth and death of British Citizens overseas. Registration at British Consulates overseas are being gradually withdrawn throughout...

Press release: Highways Agency invests £330,000 on A40 to reduce congestion and boost economy
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Highways Agency is beginning &pound;330,000 of improvements next month around Over Roundabout on the A40 at Gloucester.

The Over Roundabout is located to the northwest of Gloucester and is the...

News story: Retail banking investigation presses ahead
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

We published an issues statement on 12 November and have now appointed GfK NOP Ltd to conduct a survey of personal account customers. In the New Year the team will be conducting site visits across the ...

Press release: Fundamental reform to fight ageism in the workplace: older workers’ scheme to tackle age discrimination
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Over-50s jobseekers fighting ageism to get back to work will be given a boost through a world-leading new approach to preventing their talents being wasted, Employment Minister Esther McVey announced today (22...

News story: UK Competition Network launches pages on GOV.UK
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The UKCN is a forum of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and all the UK regulators that have powers to apply competition law in their sectors concurrently with the CMA. The network aims to encourage...

News story: Over 70 NHS heroes fighting Ebola this Christmas
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The government extends a special thanks to the doctors, nurses and health specialists from across the UK who will spend Christmas Day in Sierra Leone helping to treat Ebola patients, Development Secretary Justine...

News story: CICA's Christmas and New Year opening times
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

CICA will be closed between 1pm on Wednesday 24 December and 8.30am on Monday 29 December.

Our helpline will be open from 8.30am to 5pm on 29 and 30 December, and from 10am to 3pm on 31 December.

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Press release: Foreign Secretary welcomes election of Tunisian president
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Commenting today, the Foreign Secretary said:

I congratulate Beji Caid Essebsi on his victory in Tunisia’s historic first democratic presidential elections.

I commend the Tunisian people’...

Press release: New initiative to unlock £100m of finance for regional businesses
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Six years on from the financial crisis, whilst conditions are improving, small businesses can still face barriers when borrowing the money they need to grow. Businesses who can’t get the financial help they need...

News story: Points of Light: December 2014 winners
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added recipient 181: Mario Di Maio.

The following people were given a Points of Light award in November 2014 (the numbering continues from November’s winners):

166. Vince Knight (Essex...
Speech: Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to UN reviews year, looks ahead to 2015
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you Mr President,

I congratulate you and the Chadian Mission on having steered the Council through a busy and compressed month. The two open debates and the Sahel briefing brought the African perspective...

Press release: £1.2 million of improvements planned on M5 Junction 17
seen at 23:30, 22 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Highways Agency is carrying out extensive work at the junction in South Gloucestershire as part of the Government’s pinch point programme.

Pinch points provides smaller scale improvements that can...