During the week that famine has been declared in some parts of South Sudan, Minister Wharton saw the life-saving impact of UK aid in Uganda when he visited a centre where refugees are registered and longer term...
Earlier today, I notified the market via the London Stock Exchange group that I would today lay a Statutory Instrument to change the discount rate applicable to personal injury lump sum compensation payments, ...
Defence Innovation Advisory PanelAddressing engineering students, academics and apprentices, Sir Michael Fallon announced three members of the new Defence Innovation Advisory Panel. The Panel will be charged...
The Low Pay Commission’s purpose is to provide advice to the Government on the rates of the National Living Wage and the other National Minimum Wages, as well as other related issues.
We want to hear ...
The introduction of the National Living Wage is a major change for the labour market - likely to represent a sharp increase in the nominal, real and relative value of the UK’s pay floor. Coverage is set to triple...
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The MOD is investing hundreds of millions of pounds in developing HM Naval Base Clyde as the Royal Navy Submarine Centre of Specialisation.
This will see all UK attack submarines based in Argyll and Bute...
At the event in London, a series of presentations provided details of three challenges that make up the Defence and Security Accelerator competition ‘Revolutionise the human information relationship for Defence...
A recording of this webinar is available to view now.
The webinar provided information about the £6 million Innovation Fund competition, for those who couldn’t make it to the main...
Putting the public finances on a sustainable path is vital to securing a strong and stable economy, and the government will ensure it is delivering value for money while maintaining its commitments on public ...
CCS have been working with a number of suppliers on our Technology Products 2 agreement (RM3733) to offer you huge savings on a range of products including desktops and laptops.
The sale begins on 1 March...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 17 February but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...
UK to be safest place in the world for young people to go online
Parents now more concerned about their children sexting than drinking or smoking
Ministers have begun work...
A prison officer is to be charged with gross negligence manslaughter and misconduct in public office in relation to the death of an inmate at HMP Woodhill.
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, will hold its next public meeting on 30 March 2017 at York CVS.
William Shawcross, Chairman of the Commission, will...
CCS have been working with a number of suppliers on our Technology Products 2 agreement (RM3733) to offer you huge savings on a range of products including desktops and laptops.
The sale begins on 1 March...
The main building blocks for the Institute for Apprenticeships have been put in place today (27 February 2017) with the announcement of Antony Jenkins as the Chair.
Appointed as Shadow Chair in June 2016...
Rohan Gye, DVLA Vehicle Service Manager, said:
These changes won’t affect any vehicles that are registered before 1 April 2017. So, for anyone who already owns a car or is thinking of buying a used...
Sir Mark Lyall Grant will retire from the Civil Service and his role as National Security Adviser on 13 April 2017.
He will be succeeded by Mark Sedwill who is currently the Permanent Secretary at the...
The stem cell lines are produced and quality-controlled under European regulation and are therefore suitable for use as starting materials in manufacturing therapies for clinical trials, saving researchers precious...
The Government Legal Department is one of the 21 founding signatories of the Law Society’s landmark Pro Bono Charter.
Stephen Braviner Roman, Director General at GLD, said:
I’m really...
Boris Nemtsov, a former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of Russia’s opposition, was shot dead two years ago on 27 February 2015. The suspected murderers are currently on trial, with verdicts expected in March...
Defence Innovation Advisory PanelAddressing engineering students, academics, and apprentices, Sir Michael Fallon announced three members of the new Defence Innovation Advisory Panel. The Panel will be charged...
Minister Jaitley, it’s a pleasure to see you again and to welcome you here for your visit to launch the UK / India Year of Culture, as part of India’s independence celebrations.
It is an important opportunity...
Award-winning Welsh marmalade, mozzarella from Durham, and shortbread from Glasgow are among nearly 100 UK food and drink specialities showcasing the best of British today at the world’s largest annual food trade...
NatCen Social Research has today published the results of a survey of public confidence in official statistics, commissioned by the UK Statistics Authority. Among the survey’s findings are that:
Public...
Healthcare UK secured the first commercial Letter of Intent to participate in a new diabetes prevention programme in the Middle East. The programme has been developed in partnership with NHS England, Public Health...
Updated: Status update noting access to online services has been restored.
Access to the Insolvency Register, ISCIS Online, Find an Insolvency Practitioner, Find an Official Receiver, the Debt Relief Order...
Earlier today, I notified the market via the London Stock Exchange group that I would today lay a Statutory Instrument to change the discount rate applicable to personal injury lump sum compensation payments, ...
The government has today, Friday 24 February, tabled amendments to the Higher Education and Research Bill to encourage more flexible learning and increased choice for students.
These include...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 24 February and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances...
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The framework, which launches today (24 February 2017), has attracted 2,018 suppliers in total, with 94% of them small and medium-sized enterprises.
Digital Outcomes and...
People still have a chance to give their views on proposals to improve the A303 past Stonehenge as part of a major roads package to cut congestion in the south west.
Consultation on the proposals for ...
An exhibition of the shortlisted teams’ designs for the National Holocaust Memorial and education centre is on display and open to the public in Westminster Hall in Parliament from Monday 26 February.
When victims of life-changing injuries accept lump sum compensation payments, the actual amount they receive is adjusted according to the interest they can expect to earn by investing it.
In finalising...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 24 February 2017 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. ...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 24 February but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...
Updated: Updated because of removal of the Protection Zone restrictions at two of the sites near Pilling, Wyre, Lancashire.
Avian influenza (bird flu) is a disease of birds. The H5N8 strain of the disease...
Children from poor backgrounds experience a worrying drop off in progress at secondary school, new research by the Social Mobility Commission reveals today (Monday 27 February).
It finds that the...
Government advertising campaign goes live across the country today to raise lowest paid workers’ knowledge of their rights ahead of the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates rise on 1 April New poll...