The Civil Service People Survey is the annual Civil Service-wide survey of staff attitudes and experiences of work. The 2016 survey ran from 1 October to 31 October, and over 279,708 people working across the...

The Civil Service People Survey is the annual Civil Service-wide survey of staff attitudes and experiences of work. The 2016 survey ran from 1 October to 31 October, and over 279,708 people working across the...

Updated: Added updated Background quality report

This annual statistical notice provides summary statistics on the causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict.

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Progress report on the recommendations made by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against anti-Semitism inquiry into the rise in anti-Semitic incidents following the Gaza conflict in 2014.

Government’s response to the recommendations of the Home Affairs Committee report into anti-Semitism.

Updated: Feedback and Govt response published

The consultation seeks any comments on proposed legal drafting on a number of topics. These include:

Install and Leave Maintenance of Smart Metering...

The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO) was announced as part of the Rollout Strategy in 2015 and introduced into legislation earlier in 2016. This obligation requires qualifying large energy...

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard document.

This document is relevant to:

those looking to apply for an apprenticeship employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations...

On 25 March 2015 Natural England submitted a coastal access report for improving coastal access from Ramsgate to Whitstable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This report...

Guidance and news for tax agents and advisers.

If you’d like HMRC to send you email reminders when future editions of Agent update are published submit your details to HMRC.

Updated: Revised guide and form to include details about round 2 of the fund.

The guide gives an overview of round 2 of the practice and improvement fund.

The following organisations can apply for...

Foreign Office Minister Alok Sharma has today announced a 25% increase in the number of US post-graduate students joining the UK’s prestigious Marshall Scholarships programme.

Marshall Scholarships help...

The government is taking fresh steps in the fight against hatred of Jews by formally adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.

In a speech...

Updated: Update

Latest update

Monday 5 December – A Reaper supported Iraqi troops fighting in eastern Mosul, destroying a heavy machine-gun and keeping watch over civilian refugees in the area.

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

This evening the Prime Minister spoke with President Erdogan of Turkey to express her shock and sadness at the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul.

The...

Updated: Updated guidance.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how decisions are made about applications from Commonwealth citizens to work in the UK because they have a grandparent born in the UK.

Guidance for Home Office staff on document verification checks and what to do when false documents have been submitted in support of an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain.

Updated: Updated GB surveillance data report and epidemiology report for England. Minor errors corrected and 2 paragraphs added to the executive summary (surveillance coverage and inconclusive reactors) on epidemiology...

The terms of the deal commit both the UK Government and Scottish Government to jointly investing up to &pound;250m whilst Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and local partners are committed to investing...

This response covers the lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in the Greater Exeter area (comprising East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge) for multiple financial years. The data is...

Updated: Latest version of Safety and Wellbeing briefing added

Previous years’ briefings, together with outputs from Health and Safety Group workshops are available on The National Archives website

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

This is a practical guide on how contracting authorities in both central government and the wider public sector can design their major projects (involving steel) to ensure best value for money by recognising ...

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Updated: New section 4.4 added making clear that OFSI expects all designated persons planning to visit the UK to possess an appropriate licence to support themselves legally while in the country.

This document...

Updated: Added updated Background quality report

This annual statistical notice provides summary statistics on the causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict.

<...

Progress report on the recommendations made by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against anti-Semitism inquiry into the rise in anti-Semitic incidents following the Gaza conflict in 2014.

Government’s response to the recommendations of the Home Affairs Committee report into anti-Semitism.

Updated: Feedback and Govt response published

The consultation seeks any comments on proposed legal drafting on a number of topics. These include:

Install and Leave Maintenance of Smart Metering...

The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO) was announced as part of the Rollout Strategy in 2015 and introduced into legislation earlier in 2016. This obligation requires qualifying large energy...

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard document.

This document is relevant to:

those looking to apply for an apprenticeship employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations...

On 25 March 2015 Natural England submitted a coastal access report for improving coastal access from Ramsgate to Whitstable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This report...

Updated: There is now an updated postal address for the online form.

Information you’ll need

You’ll need the following details to hand to help you complete the form:

VAT registration number, if...

Guidance and news for tax agents and advisers.

If you’d like HMRC to send you email reminders when future editions of Agent update are published submit your details to HMRC.

Updated: Added link to 'early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response'.

We’re consulting on proposals to change the way we fund free childcare and early years education. The...

Updated: Revised guide and form to include details about round 2 of the fund.

The guide gives an overview of round 2 of the practice and improvement fund.

The following organisations can apply for...

Wilton Park was pleased to help facilitate a discussion on Brexit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London last week. The event was organised by Bridge International Dialogue (Bridge ID), a forum created...

Zakaria Boufassil, 26, and Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 27, were jailed today at Kingston Crown Court for preparation of acts of terrorism.

Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed new regional British Defence Staffs (BDS) will be set up in the Gulf, Asia Pacific and West Africa to provide greater focus for the UK’s Defence efforts in these regions. They...

The special recording of The Rolling Stones’ hit You Can’t Always Get What You Want, which is due out on Friday, features cross party MPs and musicians including Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson, Cockney ...

Updated: updated the people standards for the profession document.

The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is a cross-government network of senior civil servants with commercial expertise, procuring goods...

Updated: Change to return address.

Use the online form service or postal form to inform HMRC of under payments arising on the import of goods for voluntary disclosures that are dealt with at Grimsby and...

Updated: The Women Leading in Education coaching directory has been updated.

Leadership coaching pledge is one of the measures announced by government to support women in teaching.

Coaching is at...

Based on the third edition of NDA’s Strategy, published in April 2016, this Draft Business Plan sets out objectives and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years, in line with...

Updated: Added briefing for commissioners of Tier 4 children and adolescents mental health services (CAMHS).

The guidance for commissioners provides:

evidence on the effects of smoking on mental...

Basic bank accounts have been available in the UK for over a decade, aimed at supporting financial inclusion for those without a bank account. Previous industry agreements on basic bank accounts were not prescriptive...

Updated: Added 2015 to 2016 report and NHS Trust tables.

Data in this report includes voluntary submissions and data submitted as part of the Department of Health’s mandatory healthcare-associated infection...

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

The meeting discussed the draft order in council and consultation concerning the proposed devolution of the functions of employment tribunals in Scotland.

Updated: Updated data from November 2016.

The spreadsheet includes data about all Collaborative R&D, Feasibility, Smart and Innovation Voucher grants and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between 2004...

Updated: Added competition results from November 2016 Funders Panels.

Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being...

Updated: Issue 2 published

The R&D programme can be broken down into five areas:

Direct Research Portfolio

Technical Innovation – Supply Chain

International...

This newsletter includes updates on:

VAWG service transformation fund national statement of expectations tampon tax fund Mirabal sisters and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...

Updated: Added Dartmoor firing times week commencing 12 December 2016

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry...

In this letter to the Prime Minister, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how to develop high quality entrepreneurship skills for undergraduates in the UK. They argue that having more graduates...

Updated: Added translation

Use these documents to:

apply to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made on forms LP PA or LP PW, which must have been signed and dated correctly before 1 April...

Updated: Added translation

The purpose of this factsheet is to let you know that, if you’ve used arrangements that we consider the general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) may apply to, we may give you a provisional...

Updated: Updated guidance.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how decisions are made about applications from Commonwealth citizens to work in the UK because they have a grandparent born in the UK.

Guidance for Home Office staff on document verification checks and what to do when false documents have been submitted in support of an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain.

Updated: Updated GB surveillance data report and epidemiology report for England. Minor errors corrected and 2 paragraphs added to the executive summary (surveillance coverage and inconclusive reactors) on epidemiology...

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...

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...

Updated: deletion of annual declaration

The OISC is introducing a revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme on 1 April 2017. This guidance booklet explains the CPD requirements of the revised...

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...

The terms of the deal commit both the UK Government and Scottish Government to jointly investing up to &pound;250m whilst Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and local partners are committed to investing...

This is a list of water companies that have been granted permission to withdraw from the non-household retail market (known as “retail exit”). These companies will stop providing retail services to their non-...

Updated: AS and A level maths updated and several submission dates updated for both GCSE and AS and A level.

The timetable shows the dates by which exam boards have to send their specifications to Ofqual...

This response covers the lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in the Greater Exeter area (comprising East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge) for multiple financial years. The data is...

Updated: Latest version of Safety and Wellbeing briefing added

Previous years’ briefings, together with outputs from Health and Safety Group workshops are available on The National Archives website

Updated: Greensquare Group Limited added to list (12 December 2016)

The regulator has given the following private registered providers a letter of authorisation to use category 6 (charges to private finance...

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

This is a practical guide on how contracting authorities in both central government and the wider public sector can design their major projects (involving steel) to ensure best value for money by recognising ...

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience. It is designed to give young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

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Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Updated: New section 4.4 added making clear that OFSI expects all designated persons planning to visit the UK to possess an appropriate licence to support themselves legally while in the country.

This document...

Updated: Link added to 'Current EU regulations' section.

In 2011 the European Union imposed asset freezing measures on certain persons identified as being responsible for the violent repression of the civilian...

Baljit Ubhey, the Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said:

In 2017 HMRC is introducing an online, digital system for anti-money laundering supervision. When it launches, businesses will be able to register and renew online.

The online system will:

allow...

The Defence and Security Accelerator recently opened two competitions.

One is looking for highly innovative, ambitious proposals using synthetic biology approaches to produce transparent materials...

Updated: Details of restricted seating at venue.

12 December 2016 Bannister v UNISON: The Public Service Union Burgess and Ors. v UNISON: The Public Service Union Rogers v UNISON: The Public Service Union...

Innovate UK has up to &pound;15 million to fund innovative projects in:

smart infrastructure energy systems connected transport urban living

The competition aims to stimulate innovation...

More than 500,000 votes were cast in the third annual Great British High Street Awards and Blackburn scored well enough to take home the crown, beating 26 other finalists.

Blackburn will now receive the...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Kuwait and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

The Environment Agency’s and Natural Resources Wales’ assessment reports:

identify our 17 Assessment Findings which need to be addressed during the design, procurement, construction or commissioning phase...

Updated: Consultation has opened. Added supporting documents.

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are asking for your views on their environmental assessment of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy ...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both UAE and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Bahrain and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

This review covers four main areas relating to skills demand:

the demand for skilled labour the status of training mismatches in the supply and demand of skills policy recommendations

It was...

This report reviews the policy challenge of increasing the demand for, and investment in, skills from employers in the UK. It covers five main areas:

the goals of the skills system the challenge of ...

This report looks at current trends and challenges for policymakers in the UK skills system, including:

how geography affects provision of skills individual access to skills and training the role ...

Updated: Outcome report published.

Natural England invites interested parties to comment on 4 new policies for the way European protected species (EPS) licensing is handled to reduce the risk of harm against...

This report explores three main areas:

trends and developments in UK skills policy employer views on training issues in realising an employer owned skills system

It was commissioned as part of...

Updated: Final report and government's response published.

In September 2015 Charlie Taylor was asked to lead a departmental review of the youth justice system for the Ministry of Justice.

The Taylor...

This independent report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the increase of drug-related deaths in the UK.

It looks at:

patterns and trends in opioid-related deaths causes...

This version of the Immigration Rules has been replaced by the current Immigration Rules.

Updated: Updated the link to Prof Mike Campbell's blogpost.

This report reviews evidence on UK skills supply, demand, and the mismatches between supply and demand.

It was commissioned as part of...

Updated: 'Operational guidance note: Kenya, December 2013' removed.

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration...

Updated: Variation added 12 December 2016 effective from 13 December 2016

Variations occur to reflect changes in quota limits and closures or openings of sea areas.

Current licensing documents ...

There have been four referendums in the last five years: Welsh devolution (2011); the Westminster electoral system (2011); Scottish independence (2014); and EU membership (2016), which have tested the legislative...

Updated: updated the people standards for the profession document.

The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is a cross-government network of senior civil servants with commercial expertise, procuring goods...

Updated: Change to return address.

Use the online form service or postal form to inform HMRC of under payments arising on the import of goods for voluntary disclosures that are dealt with at Grimsby and...

Updated: The Women Leading in Education coaching directory has been updated.

Leadership coaching pledge is one of the measures announced by government to support women in teaching.

Coaching is at...

Updated: Added briefing for commissioners of Tier 4 children and adolescents mental health services (CAMHS).

The guidance for commissioners provides:

evidence on the effects of smoking on mental...

Basic bank accounts have been available in the UK for over a decade, aimed at supporting financial inclusion for those without a bank account. Previous industry agreements on basic bank accounts were not prescriptive...

Updated: Added 2015 to 2016 report and NHS Trust tables.

Data in this report includes voluntary submissions and data submitted as part of the Department of Health’s mandatory healthcare-associated infection...

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

The meeting discussed the draft order in council and consultation concerning the proposed devolution of the functions of employment tribunals in Scotland.

Updated: Updated data from November 2016.

The spreadsheet includes data about all Collaborative R&D, Feasibility, Smart and Innovation Voucher grants and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between 2004...

Updated: Added competition results from November 2016 Funders Panels.

Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being...

Updated: Issue 2 published

The R&D programme can be broken down into five areas:

Direct Research Portfolio

Technical Innovation – Supply Chain

International...

This newsletter includes updates on:

VAWG service transformation fund national statement of expectations tampon tax fund Mirabal sisters and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...

These numbers have been prepared in response to an external request. This was for the performance statistic as at 31 March 2016 and the current performance indicator, and whether a performance indicator has been...

Updated: Added Dartmoor firing times week commencing 12 December 2016

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry...

In this letter to the Prime Minister, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how to develop high quality entrepreneurship skills for undergraduates in the UK. They argue that having more graduates...

Updated: Added translation

Use these documents to:

apply to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made on forms LP PA or LP PW, which must have been signed and dated correctly before 1 April...

Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, is attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

Speaking to the media outside, the minister said:

I am very pleased to be standing in for Foreign ...

The Rt Hon Lord McNally, Chairman of the YJB said:

“I welcome the publication of Charlie Taylor’s report and the Government’s response. Taken together, they offer a clear road-map for developing the future...

Maintaining the capacity and quality of drug treatment is essential to prevent further increases in opioid-related deaths, government drug advisers have told the Home Secretary today (Monday, 12 December).

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales, working closely with the Office for Nuclear Regulation, are assessing the acceptability of new nuclear power station designs in a process called Generic Design...

The UK’s 9 biggest retail banks are providing completely free basic bank accounts to over 4.1 million customers following a government led initiative to boost financial inclusion and ensure universal access...

At a roundtable discussion at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in London, Mr Davis reaffirmed the importance the government places on the UK’s world leading automotive industry.

The...

Dear Southern rail user,

Many of you have written to me in the past few days to ask what the government is doing to try to bring to an end the planned strike action on the network, and the ongoing work...

Crossrail Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad meets apprentices at Bombardier’s V Shop facility in Derby to ride the Elizabeth line train and inspect production as testing is set to begin in London

Crossrail ...

Updated: Added monthly Legionella report for November 2016.

This publication provides the 2016 reports.

Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports for 2015 are also available.

Updated: Published today: management information - further education and skills as at 1 December 2016.

Management information - further education and skills - as at 1 December...

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal for demolition of existing vacant garden nurseries and associated structures and redevelopment of the site to provide 72 units comprising 6 x 1 bed...

These are the headline results from a data sharing project between the Department for Education (DFE) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The analysis focuses on those young offenders sentenced in 2014 matched...

Updated: Published today: quarter 4 2015/16: January to March 2016.

As part of the government’s drive to make public spending more transparent, Ofsted has published details of expenses and hospitality incurred...

The following list of medical facilities/practitioners has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in the Republic ...

The automatic enrolment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

The qualifying earnings band sets minimum contribution levels...

Automatic enrolment aims to increase workplace pension saving in the UK. It forms part of a wider set of pension reforms designed to enable individuals to save towards achieving the lifestyle they aspire to in...

The request was for the number of private beds there are in NHS facilities compared to previous years.

Updated: Updated list

The following list of medical facilities has been prepared by the British High Commission for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in...

The requester asked for the documents relating to the sale and subsequent lease of Darnton Building by Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in November 2013. The requester also asked for a copy of the annual...

The Government is Open for Business and wants to work with more small and medium businesses across the UK and we need your help to spread the word.

By 2020, the government plans to spend &pound;1 ...

Updated: 2105 to 2016 report published.

The Environment Agency has produced this annual report since 2012.

The Environment Agency uses information from its own staff and other risk management authorities...

Updated: Kent and South London, and Hertfordshire and North London, November Water Situation Reports added.

A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and ...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Qatar and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Oman and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Updated: Added report for week 49, 2016.

This report compares the current week’s data on statutory notifications of causative agents to that of the previous 5 weeks.

For historical data, email <...

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

Response to questions about HM Treasury’s payments to, and the receipts from, the European Union.

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Saudi Arabia and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Kuwait and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

The Environment Agency’s and Natural Resources Wales’ assessment reports:

identify our 17 Assessment Findings which need to be addressed during the design, procurement, construction or commissioning phase...

Updated: Consultation has opened. Added supporting documents.

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are asking for your views on their environmental assessment of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy ...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both UAE and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Bahrain and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

This report reviews evidence on UK skills supply, demand, and the mismatches between supply and demand.

It was commissioned as part of the Foresight Future of skills and lifelong learning project

This review covers four main areas relating to skills demand:

the demand for skilled labour the status of training mismatches in the supply and demand of skills policy recommendations

It was...

This report reviews the policy challenge of increasing the demand for, and investment in, skills from employers in the UK. It covers five main areas:

the goals of the skills system the challenge of ...

This report looks at current trends and challenges for policymakers in the UK skills system, including:

how geography affects provision of skills individual access to skills and training the role ...

Updated: Outcome report published.

Natural England invites interested parties to comment on 4 new policies for the way European protected species (EPS) licensing is handled to reduce the risk of harm against...

This report explores three main areas:

trends and developments in UK skills policy employer views on training issues in realising an employer owned skills system

It was commissioned as part of...

Updated: Final report and government's response published.

In September 2015 Charlie Taylor was asked to lead a departmental review of the youth justice system for the Ministry of Justice.

The Taylor...

This independent report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the increase of drug-related deaths in the UK.

It looks at:

patterns and trends in opioid-related deaths causes...

This version of the Immigration Rules has been replaced by the current Immigration Rules.

Criminal intellectual property (IP) offences are also known as “IP crime” or “counterfeiting” and “piracy”.

Counterfeiting can be defined as the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of products...

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 9 December but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...

The facility for lenders to transmit such notifications was removed in January 2010, but any existing notifications where an application to discharge the charge has not been received have remained in our records...

Foreign Office Minister Alok Sharma has today announced a 25% increase in the number of US post-graduate students joining the UK’s prestigious Marshall Scholarships programme.

Marshall Scholarships help...

I attended the only Transport Council under the Slovak Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Thursday 1 December.

The council adopted a general approach to update the civil aviation safety regulatory...

Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, is attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

Speaking to the media outside, the minister said:

We are very saddened and appalled by the bombs in...

Natural England is revolutionising the way it issues licences to provide significant benefits for both wildlife and licence applicants.

Four innovative new policies have been created that will smooth ...

Highways England will complete or lift 448 miles of roadworks – leaving 98 per cent of its 9,534-mile network free of roadworks in time for the Christmas getaway.

Highways England is completing 407 and...

The following The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 9 December 2016 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances...

The following information summarises the work being carried out this coming week. It is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...

Baroness Anelay will make her first official visit to Central America and Mexico this week. The Minister will discuss our shared values, priorities and interests in the region in a programme which will focus ...

Updated: Two new applications being considered for exemption orders.

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations standardise the requirements for new rail vehicles to meet the needs of disabled passengers. Some...

List of translators and interpreters in the Republic of Congo

Prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa

https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-kinshasa

The following...

Updated: An online forms service is now available.

You can either:

use the online form service (sign in to, or set up a Government Gateway account) print the postal form, fill it in by hand and...

The 8th annual Civil Service people survey was conducted across 98 Civil Service organisations, including the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

The fieldwork for the survey ran from 3 to 31 October 2016...

The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in the Republic of Congo (RoC). It is provided...

Updated: Daily update of the unclaimed estates list

The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have been administered...

Updated: Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit

A licensed finishing unit (LFU) is a type of TB unit approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) appraisal guide sets out the framework, assumptions and metrics used in the economic appraisal of DCLG policies.

Although the focus is on DCLG...

Step by step guide on how to complete the registration for the OCRS and vehicle maintenance and encounter reports services.

Before you start this process you’ll need to have:

completed ...

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Sellafield Ltd and Innovate UK are to invest up to &pound;3 million in projects that will integrate and demonstrate flexible innovative technologies for the nuclear...

Innovate UK is to invest up to &pound;15 million in projects to stimulate innovation that creates UK business growth in infrastructure systems. We want businesses to collaborate to develop new integrated ...

Lincolnshire Council has significantly improved the quality of leadership and management, and teaching in South Holland.

As a result, almost 9 out of every 10 pupils living in South Holland now attend...

Updated: Added monthly Legionella report for November 2016.

This publication provides the 2016 reports.

Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports for 2015 are also available.

Updated: Published today: management information - further education and skills as at 1 December 2016.

Management information - further education and skills - as at 1 December...

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal for demolition of existing vacant garden nurseries and associated structures and redevelopment of the site to provide 72 units comprising 6 x 1 bed...

These are the headline results from a data sharing project between the Department for Education (DFE) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The analysis focuses on those young offenders sentenced in 2014 matched...

Updated: Announced publication on 16 December 2016 of 'Child Maintenance Service client satisfaction' and 'Child Maintenance Options service client satisfaction' statistics.

This document provides details...

Updated: Published today: quarter 4 2015/16: January to March 2016.

As part of the government’s drive to make public spending more transparent, Ofsted has published details of expenses and hospitality incurred...

The following list of medical facilities/practitioners has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in the Republic ...

The automatic enrolment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

The qualifying earnings band sets minimum contribution levels...

Automatic enrolment aims to increase workplace pension saving in the UK. It forms part of a wider set of pension reforms designed to enable individuals to save towards achieving the lifestyle they aspire to in...

The request was for the number of private beds there are in NHS facilities compared to previous years.

Updated: Updated list

The following list of medical facilities has been prepared by the British High Commission for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in...

The requester asked for the documents relating to the sale and subsequent lease of Darnton Building by Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in November 2013. The requester also asked for a copy of the annual...

The Government is Open for Business and wants to work with more small and medium businesses across the UK and we need your help to spread the word.

By 2020, the government plans to spend &pound;1 ...

Updated: 2105 to 2016 report published.

The Environment Agency has produced this annual report since 2012.

The Environment Agency uses information from its own staff and other risk management authorities...

Updated: Kent and South London, and Hertfordshire and North London, November Water Situation Reports added.

A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and ...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Qatar and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Oman and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Updated: Added report for week 49, 2016.

This report compares the current week’s data on statutory notifications of causative agents to that of the previous 5 weeks.

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