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11 December 2015

Transparency data: UKAEA financial transactions: April 2015 to March 2016
seen at 23:59, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Force published: UKAEA financial transactions November 2015

The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money...

Official Statistics: Charitable Giving Indicators 2014/15
seen at 23:58, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This publication has been updated on 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015 to correct data in the Charitable Giving Indicators statistical release published on 12 November 2015. Amendments on 13 November...

Form: VAT: application for VAT refund by a business person not established in the community (VAT65A)
seen at 23:58, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised VAT65A Notes added to the page.

Use form VAT65A to reclaim the VAT you have paid in an EU state when you are a business that is not registered in any EU state. This form can be completed...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 23:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced Atkins Covenant pledge with a resigned pledge.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support...

Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 9 (2015)
seen at 23:42, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) news uploaded

Health Protection Report (HPR) is a weekly bulletin containing a digest of health protection news and regular reporting from Public Health England on infections (routine...

Policy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, December 2015
seen at 23:42, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 10 December Business Statement.

The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11:30am. Statements are available here shortly after being ...

Guidance: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers
seen at 23:40, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: December 2015 updated public registers - EEE producers public register, WEEE AATFs public register and WEEE AEs public register.

2015 registers of EEE producers, approved exporters and approved...

Transparency data: Academy trusts: notices about poor performance
seen at 23:39, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 5 pre-warning notices and 3 warning notices.

All academy trusts’ pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education about poor performance in academies.

FOI release: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 24 August 2015
seen at 23:32, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new FOI responses - Selection criteria for the vacancy of LaSER Regional Commandant within the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO), Information on service personnel Absent Without Leave (AWOL) 2014, Information...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 23:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 23:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Defence Secretary in talks with US counterpart
seen at 23:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

During bilateral talks, the two Secretaries of State discussed operational activity against Daesh, the UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) and reciprocal defence investment opportunities between...

Guidance: Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises
seen at 23:29, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Great Britain document updated

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details...

Guidance: Safety alerts 2015
seen at 23:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Safety Alerts SA 14/2015, 15/2015, 16/2015, and 17/2015.

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific...

Guidance: Proposals for UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
seen at 23:27, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Article 20(5) of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EC requires EU member states to introduce restrictions on the advertising of electronic cigarettes. The documents on this page include:

an outline...
National Statistics: MOD civilian personnel quarterly report: 2015
seen at 23:26, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised statistics for July and October 2015.

Quarterly statistics on the strength, intake and outflow of MOD civilian personnel, by grade equivalence, top level budgetary area, demographics...

Promotional material: desider 2015
seen at 23:21, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2015 issue of desider magazine.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces ...

Research and analysis: Design of external space on housing developments - seminar report
seen at 23:21, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Over 100 people gathered at the University of East London (UEL) on 24 November 2015 to learn how the design of external space can impact on people’s lives, and how it can be improved. This report summarises ...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 23:02, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced Atkins Covenant pledge with a resigned pledge.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support...

Guidance: Crown Commercial Service agreements
seen at 22:57, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated CCS agreements listing

This list provides a summary of the CCS agreements currently available through which government and public sector organisations can procure common goods and services...

Decision: CAC Outcome: UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd (3)
seen at 22:57, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: TUR1/937(2015) UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd - Acceptance Decision

The decisions set out:

names of CAC panel members name of the case manager issue in dispute views of the parties...
Form: Application for bunker, tanker and wreck removal certificates (MSF 3233)
seen at 22:57, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Postal Applications discontinued unless by prior arrangement.

With effect from the 1st November 2015 this application form has been withdrawn from the MCA website, and from this date the MCA will...

Form: Application to register as British citizen: form T
seen at 22:56, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

Use this form to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 and lived here until you were 10 years old. You should also read the guidance...

Guidance: Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue
seen at 22:56, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

This document is for learners to see whether a particular qualification is eligible for an advanced learner loan.

Where a link is available it will take you to the Awarding Organisation’s website where...

Guidance: Current list of designated persons, terrorism and terrorist financing
seen at 22:55, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new notice added

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1373 (2001). It denounced terrorism and required member states to deny all...

Guidance: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 22:55, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: lists updated

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations under the Terrorist Asset-...

Guidance: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure
seen at 22:55, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated brochure.

From army boots to aircraft and everything in between, the MOD purchases a range of equipment every year to support the armed forces in both UK and overseas operations.

Decision: Designs hearing decision O/586/15
seen at 22:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).
Litigants H. Stebbings and I.P. Joinery Ltd Hearing officer A. James Note

Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded...

Guidance: WeProtect summit 2015 in Abu Dhabi: supporting documents
seen at 22:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated country statement of action published.

These documents are to support the WeProtect summit 2015 delegates and partners. They include statements of action and a model national response for...

Guidance: Military air systems certification of design: related documents
seen at 22:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: MAA Form 30 - Application Form for Military Type Certificate (MTC) or Approved Design Change Certificate (ADCC) updated to version 1.6

These documents are related to the certification area of the...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Brazil
seen at 22:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Colombia
seen at 22:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Peru
seen at 22:53, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Mexico
seen at 22:53, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Research and analysis: Emerging infections: monthly summaries
seen at 22:52, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2015 summary.

The Public Health England (PHE) emerging infections and zoonoses section uses an integrated horizon scanning approach which combines information on both human and animal...

Transparency data: DWP roles and salaries, September 2015
seen at 22:52, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details of staff numbers, roles and salaries every 6 months.

Read this data in an organogram.

Transparency data: UKAEA financial transactions: April 2015 to March 2016
seen at 22:51, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Force published: UKAEA financial transactions November 2015

The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money...

Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 9 (2015)
seen at 22:50, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) news uploaded

Health Protection Report (HPR) is a weekly bulletin containing a digest of health protection news and regular reporting from Public Health England on infections (routine...

Policy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, December 2015
seen at 22:50, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 10 December Business Statement.

The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11:30am. Statements are available here shortly after being ...

Official Statistics: Charitable Giving Indicators 2014/15
seen at 22:50, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This publication has been updated on 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015 to correct data in the Charitable Giving Indicators statistical release published on 12 November 2015. Amendments on 13 November...

Form: VAT: application for VAT refund by a business person not established in the community (VAT65A)
seen at 22:49, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised VAT65A Notes added to the page.

Use form VAT65A to reclaim the VAT you have paid in an EU state when you are a business that is not registered in any EU state. This form can be completed...

FOI release: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 24 August 2015
seen at 22:32, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new FOI responses - Selection criteria for the vacancy of LaSER Regional Commandant within the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO), Information on service personnel Absent Without Leave (AWOL) 2014, Information...

Guidance: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers
seen at 22:30, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: December 2015 updated public registers - EEE producers public register, WEEE AATFs public register and WEEE AEs public register.

2015 registers of EEE producers, approved exporters and approved...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 22:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 22:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

Transparency data: Academy trusts: notices about poor performance
seen at 22:30, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 5 pre-warning notices and 3 warning notices.

All academy trusts’ pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education about poor performance in academies.

News story: Storm Desmond flood appeals - government doubles support
seen at 22:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

On Wednesday (9 December 2015), the Chancellor announced that the government would match funds raised by the Cumbria Foundation’s Flood Appeal, up to £1 million.

Today (11 December 2015...

Guidance: Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises
seen at 22:19, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Great Britain document updated

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details...

Guidance: Safety alerts 2015
seen at 22:17, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Safety Alerts SA 14/2015, 15/2015, 16/2015, and 17/2015.

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific...

Guidance: Proposals for UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
seen at 22:17, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Article 20(5) of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EC requires EU member states to introduce restrictions on the advertising of electronic cigarettes. The documents on this page include:

an outline...
National Statistics: MOD civilian personnel quarterly report: 2015
seen at 22:15, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised statistics for July and October 2015.

Quarterly statistics on the strength, intake and outflow of MOD civilian personnel, by grade equivalence, top level budgetary area, demographics...

Promotional material: desider 2015
seen at 22:09, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2015 issue of desider magazine.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces ...

Research and analysis: Design of external space on housing developments - seminar report
seen at 22:09, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Over 100 people gathered at the University of East London (UEL) on 24 November 2015 to learn how the design of external space can impact on people’s lives, and how it can be improved. This report summarises ...

Guidance: Crown Commercial Service agreements
seen at 21:47, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated CCS agreements listing

This list provides a summary of the CCS agreements currently available through which government and public sector organisations can procure common goods and services...

Decision: CAC Outcome: UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd (3)
seen at 21:47, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: TUR1/937(2015) UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd - Acceptance Decision

The decisions set out:

names of CAC panel members name of the case manager issue in dispute views of the parties...
Form: Application for bunker, tanker and wreck removal certificates (MSF 3233)
seen at 21:47, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Postal Applications discontinued unless by prior arrangement.

With effect from the 1st November 2015 this application form has been withdrawn from the MCA website, and from this date the MCA will...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 21:46, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced Atkins Covenant pledge with a resigned pledge.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support...

Form: Application to register as British citizen: form T
seen at 21:46, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

Use this form to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 and lived here until you were 10 years old. You should also read the guidance...

Guidance: Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue
seen at 21:46, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

This document is for learners to see whether a particular qualification is eligible for an advanced learner loan.

Where a link is available it will take you to the Awarding Organisation’s website where...

Guidance: Current list of designated persons, terrorism and terrorist financing
seen at 21:44, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new notice added

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1373 (2001). It denounced terrorism and required member states to deny all...

Guidance: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 21:44, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: lists updated

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations under the Terrorist Asset-...

Guidance: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure
seen at 21:44, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated brochure.

From army boots to aircraft and everything in between, the MOD purchases a range of equipment every year to support the armed forces in both UK and overseas operations.

Decision: Designs hearing decision O/586/15
seen at 21:43, 11 December in Search (Our copy).
Litigants H. Stebbings and I.P. Joinery Ltd Hearing officer A. James Note

Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded...

Guidance: WeProtect summit 2015 in Abu Dhabi: supporting documents
seen at 21:43, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated country statement of action published.

These documents are to support the WeProtect summit 2015 delegates and partners. They include statements of action and a model national response for...

Guidance: Military air systems certification of design: related documents
seen at 21:42, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: MAA Form 30 - Application Form for Military Type Certificate (MTC) or Approved Design Change Certificate (ADCC) updated to version 1.6

These documents are related to the certification area of the...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Brazil
seen at 21:42, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Colombia
seen at 21:42, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Peru
seen at 21:41, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Mexico
seen at 21:41, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Research and analysis: Emerging infections: monthly summaries
seen at 21:39, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2015 summary.

The Public Health England (PHE) emerging infections and zoonoses section uses an integrated horizon scanning approach which combines information on both human and animal...

Transparency data: DWP roles and salaries, September 2015
seen at 21:39, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details of staff numbers, roles and salaries every 6 months.

Read this data in an organogram.

Transparency data: UKAEA financial transactions: April 2015 to March 2016
seen at 21:37, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Force published: UKAEA financial transactions November 2015

The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money...

Official Statistics: Charitable Giving Indicators 2014/15
seen at 21:37, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This publication has been updated on 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015 to correct data in the Charitable Giving Indicators statistical release published on 12 November 2015. Amendments on 13 November...

Form: VAT: application for VAT refund by a business person not established in the community (VAT65A)
seen at 21:36, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised VAT65A Notes added to the page.

Use form VAT65A to reclaim the VAT you have paid in an EU state when you are a business that is not registered in any EU state. This form can be completed...

Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 9 (2015)
seen at 21:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) news uploaded

Health Protection Report (HPR) is a weekly bulletin containing a digest of health protection news and regular reporting from Public Health England on infections (routine...

Policy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, December 2015
seen at 21:32, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 10 December Business Statement.

The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11:30am. Statements are available here shortly after being ...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 21:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 21:30, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

Press release: Iconic coastal heritage sites set for £3 million makeover
seen at 21:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter thanks to £3 million government funding, Communities Minister Brandon Lewis said today (11 December 2015...

News story: North west England floods 2015: government response
seen at 21:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: More announcements added from 11 December 2015.

Government departments, councils and the Environment Agency are working together to do everything they can to help communities recover from the ...

Guidance: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers
seen at 21:17, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: December 2015 updated public registers - EEE producers public register, WEEE AATFs public register and WEEE AEs public register.

2015 registers of EEE producers, approved exporters and approved...

Transparency data: Academy trusts: notices about poor performance
seen at 21:17, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 5 pre-warning notices and 3 warning notices.

All academy trusts’ pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education about poor performance in academies.

Guidance: Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises
seen at 21:07, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Great Britain document updated

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details...

Guidance: Safety alerts 2015
seen at 21:05, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Safety Alerts SA 14/2015, 15/2015, 16/2015, and 17/2015.

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific...

Guidance: Proposals for UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
seen at 21:05, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Article 20(5) of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EC requires EU member states to introduce restrictions on the advertising of electronic cigarettes. The documents on this page include:

an outline...
National Statistics: MOD civilian personnel quarterly report: 2015
seen at 21:04, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised statistics for July and October 2015.

Quarterly statistics on the strength, intake and outflow of MOD civilian personnel, by grade equivalence, top level budgetary area, demographics...

Promotional material: desider 2015
seen at 21:00, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2015 issue of desider magazine.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces ...

Research and analysis: Design of external space on housing developments - seminar report
seen at 21:00, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Over 100 people gathered at the University of East London (UEL) on 24 November 2015 to learn how the design of external space can impact on people’s lives, and how it can be improved. This report summarises ...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 20:45, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced Atkins Covenant pledge with a resigned pledge.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support...

Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 9 (2015)
seen at 20:35, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) news uploaded

Health Protection Report (HPR) is a weekly bulletin containing a digest of health protection news and regular reporting from Public Health England on infections (routine...

Policy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, December 2015
seen at 20:35, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 10 December Business Statement.

The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11:30am. Statements are available here shortly after being ...

The Prince of Wales attends The Sovereign’s Parade at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
seen at 20:34, 11 December in (Our copy).
The Sovereign's Parade
Proven Ways to Manage Facebook Likes You Have
seen at 20:34, 11 December in LTG Development Consultants (Our copy).

It means that any updates from friends. Twitter and I will see you guys today, I look at once and not expensive. This is a thing to say that if you really want facebook likes to have enterprise then you are not...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 20:32, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 20:32, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

Press release: Iconic coastal heritage sites set for £3 million makeover
seen at 20:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter thanks to £3 million government funding, Communities Minister Brandon Lewis said today (11 December 2015...

Press release: More local authorities set to sell government assets
seen at 20:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Over 100 councils have been selected to join phase 3 of the One Public Estate programme to release excess government land and property.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Matt Hancock, this week...

Speech: "I hope that together this Council can help ensure that 2016 is a more peaceful year for all people in Ukraine"
seen at 20:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you Madam President.

I welcome the briefings today from the Deputy Secretary-General and from the OSCE, OCHA, and from the OHCHR.

Given the interconnected nature of all of the issues that...

Guidance: Crown Commercial Service agreements
seen at 19:31, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated CCS agreements listing

This list provides a summary of the CCS agreements currently available through which government and public sector organisations can procure common goods and services...

Decision: CAC Outcome: UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd (3)
seen at 19:31, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: TUR1/937(2015) UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd - Acceptance Decision

The decisions set out:

names of CAC panel members name of the case manager issue in dispute views of the parties...
Form: Application for bunker, tanker and wreck removal certificates (MSF 3233)
seen at 19:31, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Postal Applications discontinued unless by prior arrangement.

With effect from the 1st November 2015 this application form has been withdrawn from the MCA website, and from this date the MCA will...

Form: Application to register as British citizen: form T
seen at 19:31, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

Use this form to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 and lived here until you were 10 years old. You should also read the guidance...

Guidance: Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue
seen at 19:30, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

This document is for learners to see whether a particular qualification is eligible for an advanced learner loan.

Where a link is available it will take you to the Awarding Organisation’s website where...

Guidance: Current list of designated persons, terrorism and terrorist financing
seen at 19:30, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new notice added

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1373 (2001). It denounced terrorism and required member states to deny all...

Guidance: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 19:30, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: lists updated

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations under the Terrorist Asset-...

Guidance: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure
seen at 19:29, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated brochure.

From army boots to aircraft and everything in between, the MOD purchases a range of equipment every year to support the armed forces in both UK and overseas operations.

Decision: Designs hearing decision O/586/15
seen at 19:29, 11 December in Search (Our copy).
Litigants H. Stebbings and I.P. Joinery Ltd Hearing officer A. James Note

Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded...

Guidance: WeProtect summit 2015 in Abu Dhabi: supporting documents
seen at 19:29, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated country statement of action published.

These documents are to support the WeProtect summit 2015 delegates and partners. They include statements of action and a model national response for...

Guidance: Military air systems certification of design: related documents
seen at 19:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: MAA Form 30 - Application Form for Military Type Certificate (MTC) or Approved Design Change Certificate (ADCC) updated to version 1.6

These documents are related to the certification area of the...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Brazil
seen at 19:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Colombia
seen at 19:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Peru
seen at 19:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Mexico
seen at 19:28, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Research and analysis: Emerging infections: monthly summaries
seen at 19:27, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2015 summary.

The Public Health England (PHE) emerging infections and zoonoses section uses an integrated horizon scanning approach which combines information on both human and animal...

Transparency data: DWP roles and salaries, September 2015
seen at 19:26, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details of staff numbers, roles and salaries every 6 months.

Read this data in an organogram.

Transparency data: UKAEA financial transactions: April 2015 to March 2016
seen at 19:26, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Force published: UKAEA financial transactions November 2015

The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money...

Official Statistics: Charitable Giving Indicators 2014/15
seen at 19:25, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This publication has been updated on 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015 to correct data in the Charitable Giving Indicators statistical release published on 12 November 2015. Amendments on 13 November...

Form: VAT: application for VAT refund by a business person not established in the community (VAT65A)
seen at 19:24, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised VAT65A Notes added to the page.

Use form VAT65A to reclaim the VAT you have paid in an EU state when you are a business that is not registered in any EU state. This form can be completed...

Guidance: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers
seen at 19:06, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: December 2015 updated public registers - EEE producers public register, WEEE AATFs public register and WEEE AEs public register.

2015 registers of EEE producers, approved exporters and approved...

Transparency data: Academy trusts: notices about poor performance
seen at 19:06, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 5 pre-warning notices and 3 warning notices.

All academy trusts’ pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education about poor performance in academies.

Guidance: Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises
seen at 18:55, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Great Britain document updated

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details...

Guidance: Safety alerts 2015
seen at 18:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Safety Alerts SA 14/2015, 15/2015, 16/2015, and 17/2015.

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific...

Guidance: Proposals for UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
seen at 18:54, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Article 20(5) of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EC requires EU member states to introduce restrictions on the advertising of electronic cigarettes. The documents on this page include:

an outline...
National Statistics: MOD civilian personnel quarterly report: 2015
seen at 18:53, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised statistics for July and October 2015.

Quarterly statistics on the strength, intake and outflow of MOD civilian personnel, by grade equivalence, top level budgetary area, demographics...

Promotional material: desider 2015
seen at 18:48, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2015 issue of desider magazine.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces ...

Policy paper: Deprivation of liberty standards (DoLS): consultation response
seen at 18:48, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department of Health has published its response to the Law Commission’s consultation on how the law should regulate deprivations of liberty (DoLS) for people who lack capacity to consent to their care...

Guidance: New GCSEs, AS and A levels accredited to be taught from 2016
seen at 18:48, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated GCSE music and GCSE history.

As qualifications from each exam board (called specifications) are accredited, we will list them in this document.

Accredited qualifications must meet...

Research and analysis: Design of external space on housing developments - seminar report
seen at 18:48, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Over 100 people gathered at the University of East London (UEL) on 24 November 2015 to learn how the design of external space can impact on people’s lives, and how it can be improved. This report summarises ...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 18:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced Atkins Covenant pledge with a resigned pledge.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support...

Research and analysis: Foodborne illness in humans: general outbreaks in England and Wales in 2015
seen at 18:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) report added

An outbreak is an incident in which two or more people, thought to have a common exposure, experience a similar illness or proven infection (at least one of them having been...

Research and analysis: Common gastrointestinal infections in England and Wales: laboratory reports in 2015
seen at 18:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) report added

For previous data see the archive of older reports.

Research and analysis: Salmonella infections (faecal specimens) in England and Wales: laboratory reports 2015
seen at 18:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) report added

For previous year’s reports see Salmonella infections (faecal specimens) in England and Wales: laboratory reports 2014.

Research and analysis: Reported norovirus outbreaks in hospitals: suspected and laboratory-confirmed outbreaks in 2015
seen at 18:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 9(44) report added

These data are collected through the hospital norovirus outbreak reporting scheme (HNORS).

For previous data see the archive of older reports.

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 18:31, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 18:31, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

Press release: Descendants invited to Jutland centenary commemorations
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Descendants of those who served at sea in the First World War are invited to take part in commemoration events marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced...

Press release: Iconic coastal heritage sites set for £3 million makeover
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter thanks to £3 million government funding, Communities Minister Brandon Lewis said today (11 December 2015...

News story: RPA provides flood support for farmers and continues to make BPS payments
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Minister of State, George Eustice, recently announced that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will not carry out inspections in the flooded areas and will make use of any flexibility in cross compliance and ...

News story: Court closures due to severe weather and flooding
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Update

Several courts in Cumbria and Lancashire were closed on Monday 7 December due to severe weather and flooding.

The position from Monday 14 December is:

Carlisle Magistrates...
Press release: People given choice by national health and care programme
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

A programme which aimed to radically change how people interact with health and social care services has successfully put patients in four areas of the UK at the centre of decision making about their own care...

Press release: Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region condemns violence in Burundi
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Ms Dholakia said:

The UK condemns the violence in Burundi overnight and this morning. We condemn all those that have chosen to perpetrate acts of violence instead of pursuing a path of peace and dialogue...

Speech: Stronger defence in a more dangerous world
seen at 18:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

I’m delighted to be back in the United States, a place where I always feel at home.

That familiarity reminds me of something President Reagan once said:

“Great Britain and the United States are...

Transparency data: NOMS service specifications for bail court and victim work
seen at 17:26, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version of NOMS service specification for Victim Liaison

Bail accommodation support service

This service covers contracted out service delivery, particularly in respect of:

Management...
Guidance: Points-based system: Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
seen at 17:26, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers applications in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category of the points-based system (PBS).

Guidance: Care leavers: skills support
seen at 17:25, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Document updated.

This guidance is of use to all personal advisers and care leavers seeking learning resources to gain new skills and open up new opportunities for work.

FOI release: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 7 December 2015
seen at 17:21, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added FOI responses for Wessex helicopter crash near Setermeon, Number of British soldiers, seamen and airmen detained at the MCTC, Percentage of Royal Engineer Lance Corporals promoted to Corporal and...

Corporate report: NHS England annual accountability statements
seen at 17:21, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The NHS Public Health Functions Agreement requires NHS England to produce an annual report on its achievement against the outcomes set out in the agreement.

This accountability statement assesses NHS...

Guidance: Pathogenic vibrio scheme: recent reports
seen at 17:20, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V045 EQA report.

The examinations covered are for the presence, absence and enumerations of:

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio cholerae (non-...
Guidance: Your State Pension statement explained
seen at 17:20, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced DWP040B and DWP040BW with updated versions. Changes include information for people who have lived and worked in the Isle of Man.

Read more about the State Pension and how much you...

Correspondence: Duncan Selbie's Friday messages: 2015
seen at 17:16, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 11 December 2015 message.

See Duncan Selbie’s Friday messages for 2014.

Guidance: Crown Commercial Service agreements
seen at 17:16, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated CCS agreements listing

This list provides a summary of the CCS agreements currently available through which government and public sector organisations can procure common goods and services...

Decision: CAC Outcome: UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd (3)
seen at 17:15, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: TUR1/937(2015) UCATT & Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd - Acceptance Decision

The decisions set out:

names of CAC panel members name of the case manager issue in dispute views of the parties...
Form: Application for bunker, tanker and wreck removal certificates (MSF 3233)
seen at 17:15, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Postal Applications discontinued unless by prior arrangement.

With effect from the 1st November 2015 this application form has been withdrawn from the MCA website, and from this date the MCA will...

Form: Application to register as British citizen: form T
seen at 17:15, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

Use this form to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 and lived here until you were 10 years old. You should also read the guidance...

Guidance: Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue
seen at 17:14, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

This document is for learners to see whether a particular qualification is eligible for an advanced learner loan.

Where a link is available it will take you to the Awarding Organisation’s website where...

Guidance: Current list of designated persons, terrorism and terrorist financing
seen at 17:14, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new notice added

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1373 (2001). It denounced terrorism and required member states to deny all...

Guidance: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 17:14, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: lists updated

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations under the Terrorist Asset-...

Guidance: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure
seen at 17:13, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated brochure.

From army boots to aircraft and everything in between, the MOD purchases a range of equipment every year to support the armed forces in both UK and overseas operations.

Promotional material: IPO events calendar
seen at 17:13, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New events for January and February 2016 added.

There are numerous events throughout the UK and abroad which have an intellectual property or business focus. The calendar is updated regularly so...

Decision: Designs hearing decision O/586/15
seen at 17:13, 11 December in Search (Our copy).
Litigants H. Stebbings and I.P. Joinery Ltd Hearing officer A. James Note

Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded...

Guidance: WeProtect summit 2015 in Abu Dhabi: supporting documents
seen at 17:12, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated country statement of action published.

These documents are to support the WeProtect summit 2015 delegates and partners. They include statements of action and a model national response for...

Guidance: Military air systems certification of design: related documents
seen at 17:12, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: MAA Form 30 - Application Form for Military Type Certificate (MTC) or Approved Design Change Certificate (ADCC) updated to version 1.6

These documents are related to the certification area of the...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Brazil
seen at 17:12, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Colombia
seen at 17:12, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Peru
seen at 17:12, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Promotional material: Financial and professional services in Mexico
seen at 17:11, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

A report by Peter Hewitt, who is an Alderman in the City of London and an advisor to the Financial Services Organisation (FSO) of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

All opinions expressed are the personal...

Research and analysis: Emerging infections: monthly summaries
seen at 17:10, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2015 summary.

The Public Health England (PHE) emerging infections and zoonoses section uses an integrated horizon scanning approach which combines information on both human and animal...

Notice: SL7 2PN, Mrs Caroline McCrorie: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 17:10, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in its...

Transparency data: DWP roles and salaries, September 2015
seen at 17:10, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details of staff numbers, roles and salaries every 6 months.

Read this data in an organogram.

Transparency data: UKAEA financial transactions: April 2015 to March 2016
seen at 17:09, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Force published: UKAEA financial transactions November 2015

The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money...

Official Statistics: Charitable Giving Indicators 2014/15
seen at 17:08, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This publication has been updated on 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015 to correct data in the Charitable Giving Indicators statistical release published on 12 November 2015. Amendments on 13 November...

Form: VAT: application for VAT refund by a business person not established in the community (VAT65A)
seen at 17:07, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised VAT65A Notes added to the page.

Use form VAT65A to reclaim the VAT you have paid in an EU state when you are a business that is not registered in any EU state. This form can be completed...

Guidance: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers
seen at 16:49, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: December 2015 updated public registers - EEE producers public register, WEEE AATFs public register and WEEE AEs public register.

2015 registers of EEE producers, approved exporters and approved...

Transparency data: Academy trusts: notices about poor performance
seen at 16:49, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 5 pre-warning notices and 3 warning notices.

All academy trusts’ pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education about poor performance in academies.

Guidance: Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises
seen at 16:39, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Great Britain document updated

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details...

Guidance: Safety alerts 2015
seen at 16:37, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Safety Alerts SA 14/2015, 15/2015, 16/2015, and 17/2015.

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific...

Guidance: Proposals for UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
seen at 16:37, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Article 20(5) of the Tobacco Products Directive 40/2014/EC requires EU member states to introduce restrictions on the advertising of electronic cigarettes. The documents on this page include:

an outline...
National Statistics: MOD civilian personnel quarterly report: 2015
seen at 16:36, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised statistics for July and October 2015.

Quarterly statistics on the strength, intake and outflow of MOD civilian personnel, by grade equivalence, top level budgetary area, demographics...

Promotional material: desider 2015
seen at 16:33, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2015 issue of desider magazine.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces ...

Entrepreneurial scientists scoop prizes at anniversary finals
seen at 16:33, 11 December in NERC news (Our copy).

Two teams of entrepreneurial researchers have triumphed in a business plan competition for hypothetical biotechnology and environmental start-up companies in London on Thursday.

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 16:31, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

News story: Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015
seen at 16:31, 11 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Updated: Added - Annex to the Joint Statement on the United Kingdom-India Summit 2015: Commercial announcements made during the visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron met in...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: collaboration, consensus and communication (WP1443)
seen at 16:31, 11 December in Wilton Park (Our copy).

Talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have been proceeding since 2013, and both sides want to see consensus reached in 2016.

This event will discuss how we can deliver a genuinely...

"Ambulance" drug smugglers sentenced to 70 years
seen at 16:31, 11 December in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Olof Schoon, Leonardus Bijlsma and Richard Engelsbell were sentenced today at Birmingham Crown Court to a total of 70 years for smuggling more than a billion pounds worth of drugs into the UK, hidden inside Dutch...
Press release: £3.5 million awarded to make sure domestic abuse victims get help
seen at 16:31, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The funding will mean that there will now be 710 new bed spaces in a range of safe accommodation providing shelter to victims of domestic abuse across the country.

With successful bids from every corner...

Press release: Descendants invited to Jutland centenary commemorations
seen at 16:31, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Descendants of those who served at sea in the First World War are invited to take part in commemoration events marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced...

Press release: Iconic coastal heritage sites set for £3 million makeover
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter thanks to £3 million government funding, Communities Minister Brandon Lewis said today (11 December 2015...

News story: OPG contact centre opening times over Christmas and New Year 2015
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).
Contact centre opening times Date Opening times Christmas Eve Closed Christmas Day Closed Boxing Day Closed ...
Press release: Planned road works in the North West: summary for Monday, 14 December to Sunday, 20 December 2015
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday, 11 December and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances...

Press release: Pharmacy merger faces in-depth investigation
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Celesio AG (Celesio), through its subsidiary Lloyds Pharmacy Limited (Lloyds), operates 1,542 pharmacies across the UK, whilst Sainsbury’s owns 277 pharmacy stores, generally within or next to existing Sainsbury...

News story: How charities can help communities affected by flooding
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Following the recent floods in Cumbria, communities are pulling together to help those people affected and local charities can play an important role. The same rules apply to helping the victims of the Cumbria...

Press release: Planned roadworks in the North East: summary for Monday 14 to 20 December
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 11 December but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances...

Press release: Planned roadworks in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, BANES, Wiltshire, West Dorset and Devon: weekly summary for Monday 14 December to Sunday 20 December 2015
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).
Bristol M4 between Slips junction 19: drainage

Full eastbound carriageway will be closed nightly between the off and on slips from 10pm on 12 December until 6am 14 December. Diversion will be clearly signposted...

News story: Webinars, e-learning and videos if you're a tax agent or adviser
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Dates and times of live webinars have been updated.

E-learning

An online course on resolving disputes through reviews and appeals.

Webinars and videos

HMRC is running interactive...

News story: Webinars, e-learning, emails and videos if you're self-employed
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Dates and times of live webinars have been updated.

Emails

You can get business emails from HMRC to help you start your business.

E-learning

Find out about online courses

News story: Webinars, e-learning, emails and videos on employing people
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Dates and times of live webinars have been updated.

Live webinars last for an hour. You can ask questions during the presentation and get answers from the HMRC host.

Register and log ...

News story: Webinars, e-learning, emails and videos on VAT
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Dates and times of live webinars have been updated.

Emails

You can get business emails from HMRC to help you with VAT.

E-learning

An online course on getting started with VAT.

News story: Scottish firms set to benefit as UK business gains from Rio 2016 Olympic contracts
seen at 16:30, 11 December in News and communications (Our copy).

£100m in business ‘wins’ have already been reported following previous trips organised by UK Trade & Investment and the Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell visited leading Scottish bus...

Research and analysis: Wildlife: disease surveillance reports, 2015
seen at 15:01, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published July to September 2015 report

These reports are produced by the Great Britain Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership which monitor trends in wildlife diseases.

The documents...

Guidance: Unregistered schools: Ofsted advice notes
seen at 15:01, 11 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added advice note sent by Sir Michael Wilshaw to the Secretary of State for Education on 11 December 2015.

Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI), wrote to the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan...