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18 August 2017

Guidance: Grenfell Tower fire: handling immigration cases
seen at 20:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and Immigration Enforcement (IE) how to consider the immigration status of those affected by the Grenfell Tower...

Research and analysis: The role of culture, sport and heritage in place shaping
seen at 20:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The place-making research was undertaken by Trends Business Research and NEF Consulting Ltd, and commissioned through the CASE joint strategic research programme led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media...

Research and analysis: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) surveillance: biannual updates
seen at 20:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 11(29) report uploaded.

For numbers of CJD case reports, readers should consult data provided by the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit.

These reports were published...

Research and analysis: Staphylococcus aureus: annual trends in voluntary surveillance
seen at 20:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 11(29) report (2016 data) uploaded.

This publication covers voluntary reports of S. aureus bacteraemia. Analyses are stratified by age, gender and geographical region, and include trends in...

Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 11 (2017)
seen at 20:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 11(29) news and infection reports uploaded.

Health Protection Report (HPR) comprises routine reports on infections (microbiological and epidemiological data and associated commentary) together...

Guidance: Material measures type exam certificates (length and capacity)
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Certificate UK/0126/0046 has been updated to revision 22

A list of certificates issued to manufacturers of material measures of length and capacity under the Measuring Instruments Directive.

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: accounting and taxation professional
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard

This document is relevant to:

employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Guidance: Housing Benefit general information bulletins 2017
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added HB bulletin G8/2017.

Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide general information, updates and reminders on HB and other areas of the Department for Work and Pensions to local authority staff...

Promotional material: Modern slavery: resources for industry
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Factsheets and posters updated.

Reporting suspicions of modern slavery

If you suspect modern slavery, you can report it in a number of ways. Use the modern slavery website or call 0800...

Guidance: Giving evidence in court
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it prepares and gives evidence in court, and what it expects when it gives evidence, and the rules of evidence.

Guidance: Chapter 1a: applications for fee waiver and refunds
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

The Home Office has completed a review of its ECHR application fee waiver policy in light of the judgment of the Administrative Court in the case of R (Carter) v Secretary...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) documents
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 17/20 has been published proposing amendments to the RA 4800 series and the RA 4900 series which closes for comments on 22/09/2017.

If consultation is to be undertaken on an amendment to the...

FOI release: FOI release: pay equality
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0545-17 relates to the salaries of FCO employees

FOI release: FOI release: staff expenses process
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0554-17 relates to the FCO’s staff expenses process

FOI release: FOI release: Operation Tempura
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0656-17 relates to Operation Tempura, an independent police investigation in the Cayman Islands into allegations of corruption within the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), which ran from September...

Guidance: British citizenship: automatic acquisition
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells Home Office staff how to consider whether an individual has an automatic claim to British citizenship.

Guidance: Claims management regulation: direct marketing guidance
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Guidance for authorised claims management companies to make sure your direct marketing activities comply with the rules.

This document covers:

Buying or renting data, leads and referrals Supplying...
Guidance: Grenfell Tower fire: handling immigration cases
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and Immigration Enforcement (IE) how to consider the immigration status of those affected by the Grenfell Tower...

Guidance: Claims management companies: Plevin guidance
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Guidance for authorised claims management companies to make sure you understand the rules and expectations in handling cases relating to Plevin.

This document covers:

Clarity and transparency ...
Guidance: CMR Bulletin 32
seen at 18:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Claims management regulation (CMR) business bulletin number 32 contains guidance and information about:

Direct marketing Rules and guidance in relation to Plevin Misleading price indications Pre...
Research and analysis: The role of culture, sport and heritage in place shaping
seen at 18:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The place-making research was undertaken by Trends Business Research and NEF Consulting Ltd, and commissioned through the CASE joint strategic research programme led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media...

Research and analysis: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) surveillance: biannual updates
seen at 18:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 11(29) report uploaded.

For numbers of CJD case reports, readers should consult data provided by the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit.

These reports were published...

Research and analysis: Staphylococcus aureus: annual trends in voluntary surveillance
seen at 18:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 11(29) report (2016 data) uploaded.

This publication covers voluntary reports of S. aureus bacteraemia. Analyses are stratified by age, gender and geographical region, and include trends in...

Press release: Key reforms mean big difference to sight impaired
seen at 18:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Changes brought in by the Department of Health after a recommendation from the Minister for the Constitution, will allow local authorities to use records for those with vision impairments to support participation...

Guidance: Decision makers’ guide: Vol 2: International subjects: staff guide
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised DMG volume 2, chapter 7, parts 2 and 6. Annotated to DMG memo 16/17.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that...

Guidance: HS2 Phase One Traffic Management Plan
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Attachment and detail section updated

The Route-wide Traffic Management Plan (RTMP) ensures that the project will be delivered in line with relevant Phase One undertakings and assurances, the Environmental...

Corporate report: DVLA Business Plan 2017 to 2018
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added PDF - progress against performance up to June 2017

Our plans for 2017 to 2018 include:

introducing a new online system for motor manufacturers and dealers to first register a vehicle...
Form: Request by an individual for information from their driving record (D888)
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated PDF.

Fill in the D888 form to get a copy of your driver record. You need to sign and date the form.

Online service

View your driving licence information online - you don...

Guidance: Nigeria – Prisoner Pack
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Nigeria Prisoner Pack Updated

This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison...

Guidance: Manorbier range firing/flying notice
seen at 16:40, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Manorbier firing times September 2017.

The firing times presented in PDF format are web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones and tablets.

Guidance: Regulated payment systems appeals rules: CMA65
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

These rules govern appeals that may be made to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) under section 79 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (the Act) in respect of certain decisions made by...

Guidance: Regulated payment systems appeals guide for participants: CMA66
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

This guide has been prepared to assist participants involved in appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of decisions of the Payment Systems Regulator under the Financial Services (Banking Reform...

Consultation outcome: Regulated payment systems appeals: rules and guide
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consultation response published.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft rules of procedure to govern appeals that may be made to it under section 79 of the Financial...

FOI release: FOI release: aid to Sultanate of Oman
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0471-17 relates to UK aid to the Sultanate of Oman since 2014

FOI release: FOI release: guests at Chevening House
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0519-17 relates to a list of guests at Chevening House since 13 July 2016.

FOI release: FOI release: diplomatic service Fast Stream
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0544-17 relates to the diplomatic service Fast Stream

Map: RDPE Growth Programme rural maps
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

If you want a grant under the RDPE Growth Programme you should consult the relevant map to find out if your project is in an eligible rural area.

The maps are titled and organised according to ...

Notice: HR2 9SJ, Mr Philip Whittal and Mrs Jennifer Whittal trading as PSJ Whittal: environmental permit issued
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

Operator name: Mr Philip Whittal...
Guidance: Material measures type exam certificates (length and capacity)
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Certificate UK/0126/0046 has been updated to revision 22

A list of certificates issued to manufacturers of material measures of length and capacity under the Measuring Instruments Directive.

Guidance: High hedges: complaining to the council
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

This guide explains the powers that local authorities have to deal with disputes between neighbours about high hedges. It also explains how home owners and occupiers can complain...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: accounting and taxation professional
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard

This document is relevant to:

employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Guidance: Housing Benefit general information bulletins 2017
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added HB bulletin G8/2017.

Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide general information, updates and reminders on HB and other areas of the Department for Work and Pensions to local authority staff...

Guidance: Over the garden hedge
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guide.

A leaflet on how to settle your hedge differences without involving the local authority. This process must be attempted before a complaint can be made to your local authority.

Promotional material: Modern slavery: resources for industry
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Factsheets and posters updated.

Reporting suspicions of modern slavery

If you suspect modern slavery, you can report it in a number of ways. Use the modern slavery website or call 0800...

Guidance: Giving evidence in court
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it prepares and gives evidence in court, and what it expects when it gives evidence, and the rules of evidence.

Guidance: Chapter 1a: applications for fee waiver and refunds
seen at 16:39, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

The Home Office has completed a review of its ECHR application fee waiver policy in light of the judgment of the Administrative Court in the case of R (Carter) v Secretary...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) documents
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 17/20 has been published proposing amendments to the RA 4800 series and the RA 4900 series which closes for comments on 22/09/2017.

If consultation is to be undertaken on an amendment to the...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) reference table
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 17/20 has been published proposing amendments to the RA 4800 series and the RA 4900 series which closes for comments on 22/09/2017.

If consultation is to be undertaken on an amendment to the...

FOI release: FOI release: pay equality
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0545-17 relates to the salaries of FCO employees

Notice: SY5 7LQ, Mr Alistair Merrick: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:33, 18 August 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...

Notice: PE32 2RJ, Ms Jane Souster-Dolby: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:33, 18 August 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...

Notice: TQ13 0DZ, Haulfryn Group Limited: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:33, 18 August 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...

Notice: CT4 6DA, Quinn Estates Limited: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:33, 18 August 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 ...

Notice: IP12 2AJ, Sudbourne Park Developments Ltd: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:33, 18 August 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...

FOI release: FOI release: staff expenses process
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0554-17 relates to the FCO’s staff expenses process

Guidance: Atypical age admissions letters: funding for local authorities
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated figures to show the 2017 to 2018 funding allocation.

Funding allocations are for 2017 to 2018 and are based on projected pupil data at a cost of 20p per pupil.

Atypical age admissions...

FOI release: FOI release: Operation Tempura
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0656-17 relates to Operation Tempura, an independent police investigation in the Cayman Islands into allegations of corruption within the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), which ran from September...

Guidance: Genuine HM Revenue and Customs contact and recognising phishing emails and texts
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This guidance has been updated to include information on the current HMRC Customer Survey calls and letters.

Phishing is the fraudulent act of emailing a person in order to obtain their personal...

Guidance: British citizenship: automatic acquisition
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells Home Office staff how to consider whether an individual has an automatic claim to British citizenship.

Guidance: Accreditation of GCSEs, AS and A levels for teaching from 2017
seen at 16:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update to A level media studies, AQA, 5th submission due.

The timetable shows the dates by which exam boards have to send their specifications to Ofqual for consideration. As we receive and accredit...

Welsh Rugby Union Player Banned for Failing to Submit a Sample
seen at 16:31, 18 August in News (Our copy).
Graham Hale banned from all sport for one year
Press release: Terrorist attacks in Spain: Foreign Office statement
seen at 16:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

A Foreign Office spokesman said:

Our thoughts are with the victims of these terrible attacks and the people of Spain.

We are currently assisting a small number of British people affected ...

Government response: DFID in the News
seen at 16:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated on 18 August 2017 with response to Guardian coverage of Sierra Leone mudslide.

Emergency response to Sierra Leone flooding – 18 August 2017

There has been widespread media coverage of ...

Press release: Young people to benefit from new mental health awareness course
seen at 16:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Thousands of teenagers will receive additional support to improve their mental health as part of a new youth initiative, the Prime Minister announced on 17 August.

On A Level results day, Prime Minister...

Press release: Nominations open for 2017 awards celebrating police volunteers
seen at 16:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Nominations for the 24th annual Lord Ferrers Awards to recognise the outstanding contribution of Special Constables, Police Support Volunteers and Volunteer Police Cadets opened today (Friday 18 August).

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Press release: Councillors see plans for reducing flooding in Mytholmroyd
seen at 16:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

A guided walking tour of Mytholmroyd to share plans for the new &pound;30m flood alleviation scheme proposed for the village has been hosted for ward councillors.

They were invited to meet the Environment...

Transparency data: Senior Officials Quarterly Returns April - June 2017
seen at 14:38, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Senior Officials Quarterly Returns April - June 2017

FOI release: FOI release: UK, US, EU banks and Iran
seen at 14:38, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0555-17 relates to the meeting between the then Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, the then US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chief Executive Officers of major UK and European Union banks about carrying...

Promotional material: Shingles vaccination: eligibility poster
seen at 14:38, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a new poster for shingles vaccination eligibility by age.

Prior to April 2017, shingles vaccine was offered routinely to individuals aged 70 years with a phased catch up programme based on...

FOI release: FOI release: repatriation of victims of forced marriage (2)
seen at 14:38, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0042-17 relates to the repatriation of victims of forced marriage for 2016

Guidance: Registration as a British citizen: children
seen at 14:38, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells Home Office staff about the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.

Guidance: Afghanistan: country policy and information notes
seen at 14:37, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Note on security situation published.

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

Form: Application for certificate showing right of abode
seen at 14:37, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Guidance updated.

Use ‘Form ROA’ to apply for a certificate of entitlement showing you have the right to live and work in the UK, or ‘right of abode’.

Use ‘Guide ROA’ to find out what ...

FOI release: FOI release: complaints by British nationals detained in Dubai
seen at 14:37, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0088-17 relates to complaints by UK citizens imprisoned in Dubai, suffering from inhuman or degrading treatment from 2011

Policy paper: Northern Ireland Prison Service 2016 to 2017 pay award
seen at 14:36, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Details of the Northern Ireland Prison Service 2016 pay award, which has been duly noted by the Prison Service Pay Review Body.

Notice: HG4 3LT, Mr Oliver Potter, Mrs Susan Potter and Mr Adrian Potter: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:36, 18 August 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...

FOI release: FOI release: issuing consular birth certificates and Japan
seen at 14:36, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0139-17 relates to staff guidance for issuing consular birth certificates and Japan

Guidance: Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide
seen at 14:36, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added DMG memo 16/17: AA, DLA (care), WFP and CA, effect of recent UT decision regarding the past presence test (PPT) and GSL.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and...

Guidance: Decision makers’ guide: Vol 2: International subjects: staff guide
seen at 14:36, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added revised DMG volume 2, chapter 7, parts 2 and 6. Annotated to DMG memo 16/17.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that...

Guidance: HS2 Phase One Traffic Management Plan
seen at 14:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Attachment and detail section updated

The Route-wide Traffic Management Plan (RTMP) ensures that the project will be delivered in line with relevant Phase One undertakings and assurances, the Environmental...

Corporate report: DVLA Business Plan 2017 to 2018
seen at 14:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added PDF - progress against performance up to June 2017

Our plans for 2017 to 2018 include:

introducing a new online system for motor manufacturers and dealers to first register a vehicle...
Form: Request by an individual for information from their driving record (D888)
seen at 14:35, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated PDF.

Fill in the D888 form to get a copy of your driver record. You need to sign and date the form.

Online service

View your driving licence information online - you don...

Guidance: Nigeria – Prisoner Pack
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Nigeria Prisoner Pack Updated

This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back to a UK prison...

Guidance: Manorbier range firing/flying notice
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Manorbier firing times September 2017.

The firing times presented in PDF format are web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones and tablets.

Guidance: Regulated payment systems appeals rules: CMA65
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

These rules govern appeals that may be made to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) under section 79 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (the Act) in respect of certain decisions made by...

Guidance: Regulated payment systems appeals guide for participants: CMA66
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

This guide has been prepared to assist participants involved in appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of decisions of the Payment Systems Regulator under the Financial Services (Banking Reform...

Consultation outcome: Regulated payment systems appeals: rules and guide
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consultation response published.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft rules of procedure to govern appeals that may be made to it under section 79 of the Financial...

FOI release: FOI release: aid to Sultanate of Oman
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0471-17 relates to UK aid to the Sultanate of Oman since 2014

FOI release: FOI release: guests at Chevening House
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0519-17 relates to a list of guests at Chevening House since 13 July 2016.

FOI release: FOI release: diplomatic service Fast Stream
seen at 14:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0544-17 relates to the diplomatic service Fast Stream

Map: RDPE Growth Programme rural maps
seen at 14:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

If you want a grant under the RDPE Growth Programme you should consult the relevant map to find out if your project is in an eligible rural area.

The maps are titled and organised according to ...

Notice: HR2 9SJ, Mr Philip Whittal and Mrs Jennifer Whittal trading as PSJ Whittal: environmental permit issued
seen at 14:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

Operator name: Mr Philip Whittal...
Roundtable meeting: Opportunities for sharing and linking data
seen at 14:30, 18 August in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).

Statistics on crime and on justice are used a lot — inside and outside of government —but more could be done to look at crime and justice from the perspective of its effect on people and organisations. Increasing...

Roundtable meeting: Sharing information on crime statistics across the UK
seen at 14:30, 18 August in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).

Crime statistics are well used and highly valued across the UK by people and organisations inside and outside of government. Producer organisations’ resources are stretched at a time when information needs...

Ronald Cooke jailed for murdering partner with ornamental sword
seen at 14:30, 18 August in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
A 55-year-old man with a history of domestic violence has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering his partner.
News story: Guide to AS and A level results for England, 2017
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).
 Key points Overall results are stable for reformed and unreformed A levels. It is important not to over-interpret relatively small changes in year-on-year results. Entries for reformed AS have dropped which...
Press release: Next stage of world-leading childhood obesity plan announced
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

As set out in the plan, PHE will now consider the evidence on children’s calorie consumption and set the ambition for the calorie reduction programme to remove excess calories from the foods children consume ...

News story: Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Announcement of forthcoming hearings.

Penkethman & Walker v Communication Workers Union Hearing

The applicants make one complaint alleging that the Midland No.7 Branch of the union breached...

News story: UK flags to be flown at half-mast for Barcelona victims
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Flags on Whitehall government buildings will fly at half-mast on Friday 18 August 2017, as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives and all others that were affected by the attacks in Barcelona on Thursday...

Press release: Terrorist attacks in Spain: Foreign Office statement
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

A Foreign Office spokesman said:

Our thoughts are with the victims of these terrible attacks and the people of Spain.

We are currently assisting a small number of British people affected ...

News story: Join the HMRC user panel and help improve GOV.UK
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

HMRC needs your help to improve our online services and GOV.UK content.

If you’d like to get involved, you can join the HMRC user panel to test our services and give your feedback.

You...

Press release: Highways England gearing up for CarFest fun
seen at 14:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Traffic officers will be at the three-day event next week, organised by BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans in aid of Children in Need, to run a kids’ driving school.

Motorists heading off on long journeys and...

Research and analysis: Environmental monitoring following the Grenfell Tower fire
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added data update, 17 August 2017.

An air quality report for survivors and residents of the areas surrounding Grenfell Tower.

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: professional accounting / taxation technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated standard attached

This document is relevant to:

employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Guidance: Lord Ferrers Awards 2017
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The awards, previously known as the Special Constable and Police Support Volunteer Awards, highlight the vital role volunteers play in support of policing, by giving up their free time to make communities safer...

Transparency data: Senior Officials Quarterly Returns April - June 2017
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Senior Officials Quarterly Returns April - June 2017

FOI release: FOI release: UK, US, EU banks and Iran
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0555-17 relates to the meeting between the then Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, the then US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chief Executive Officers of major UK and European Union banks about carrying...

Guidance: Libraries and makerspaces
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to co-create, share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build.

A growing number of libraries in England have makerspaces and...

Transparency data: School land: decisions about disposals
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update of new land decisions

This document explains decisions about the disposal of school land and the background to how these decisions are made.

Schools themselves and their local authorities...

Promotional material: Shingles vaccination: eligibility poster
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a new poster for shingles vaccination eligibility by age.

Prior to April 2017, shingles vaccine was offered routinely to individuals aged 70 years with a phased catch up programme based on...

Guidance: Rural Payments: registering and updating your details
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Removal of information about RPA using all available data sources. More information about this is published on the RLE1 GOV.UK page.

What is the Rural Payments service?

The Rural Payments service...

FOI release: FOI release: repatriation of victims of forced marriage (2)
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0042-17 relates to the repatriation of victims of forced marriage for 2016

Guidance: Registration as a British citizen: children
seen at 11:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance published.

This guidance tells Home Office staff about the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.

Five whys: the Code of Practice
seen at 11:30, 18 August in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).

A useful rule of thumb from the world of Lean process improvement is to never ask ‘why’ just once. If you want to improve something, ask ‘why’ several times. That way, you can get to the real drivers of...

Press release: Next stage of world-leading childhood obesity plan announced
seen at 11:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

As set out in the plan, PHE will now consider the evidence on children’s calorie consumption and set the ambition for the calorie reduction programme to remove excess calories from the foods children consume ...

Decision: Neston High School
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Decision reference: ADA3328

Type of decision: objection to admission arrangements – partially upheld

School type: academy

School phase: secondary

Local authority: Cheshire West...

FOI release: FOI release: assistance provided to Hercules Support Limited, Uganda
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0044-17 relates to assistance provided to Hercules Support Limited, Uganda

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: police constable degree apprenticeship
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated standard attached

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: HR consultant/partner (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added assessment plan and funding bands

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Statistical data set: Unclaimed estates list
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

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...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: auto glazing technician
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

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The approved standard outlines the skills...

Official Statistics: Prison population figures: 2017
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Prison population for 18 August 2017.

Latest prison population figures for 2017.

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: project controls technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

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Decision: Thames Tideway Tunnel development consent order
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Documents updated

On 12 September 2014, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs granted a Development Consent...

Guidance: 2018 Government Economic Fast Stream Scheme
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: scheme dates added

To apply for a Fast Stream Assistant Economist post, you should already have, or hope to obtain in 2018, a first or upper second class honours degree in economics, or a postgraduate...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: metrology technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: passenger transport driver - bus, coach and rail (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: rail infrastructure operator (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Assessment plan and funding band added

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Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated weekly banana price dataset.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: building services engineering ductwork craftsperson (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: funding band and assessment plan added

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Research and analysis: Environmental monitoring following the Grenfell Tower fire
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added data update, 17 August 2017.

An air quality report for survivors and residents of the areas surrounding Grenfell Tower.

Guidance: DH non-executive appointments
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added announcement of 2 Health Education England non-executive director appointments.

Details about appointments made to the Department’s public bodies and expert committees.

For further...

Notice: PE32 1SW, William George Sand & Gravel Limited: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 10:33, 18 August 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...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: professional accounting / taxation technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated standard attached

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Guidance: How to become a Crown Commercial Service supplier
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Slight amendment to bid terms text.

This introduction to the Crown Commercial Service is for potential suppliers of goods and services to the public sector. It includes guidance on how to find ...

Guidance: Simplified Bid Pack - Split Terms
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: edited text slightly

We are developing our simplified bid pack for bidders. This is replacing the existing ‘Invitation To Tender’ pack which has been used for several years.

We are also...

Guidance: Lord Ferrers Awards 2017
seen at 10:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The awards, previously known as the Special Constable and Police Support Volunteer Awards, highlight the vital role volunteers play in support of policing, by giving up their free time to make communities safer...

UK Anti-Doping kick starts Clean Games Policy with Youth Commonwealth Games Teams
seen at 10:31, 18 August in News (Our copy).
Youth athletes receive pre-Games anti-doping education
Tata Steel UKÂ’s proposal to restructure the British Steel Pension Scheme agreed by TPR
seen at 10:30, 18 August in Latest news from The Pensions Regulator (Our copy).
TPR) has given initial approval to a proposal from Tata Steel UK to restructure the British Steel Pension Scheme and prevent the company becoming insolvent.
Court ruling on Box Clever clears way for TPRÂ’s first substantive anti-avoidance hearing before the Upper Tribunal
seen at 10:30, 18 August in Latest news from The Pensions Regulator (Our copy).
The Court of Appeal has rejected ITV's latest legal challenge in the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme case which will now move to a substantive hearing in the New Year.
News story: CIEH are no longer regulated by Ofqual
seen at 10:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) announced in November 2016 that it would be voluntarily surrendering its status as an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation this summer. From 18 August...

Decision: Neston High School
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Decision reference: ADA3328

Type of decision: objection to admission arrangements – partially upheld

School type: academy

School phase: secondary

Local authority: Cheshire West...

FOI release: FOI release: assistance provided to Hercules Support Limited, Uganda
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

FOI 0044-17 relates to assistance provided to Hercules Support Limited, Uganda

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: police constable degree apprenticeship
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated standard attached

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: HR consultant/partner (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added assessment plan and funding bands

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Transparency data: DWP official Twitter accounts
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added official jobcentre accounts for north-east England, north-west England, southern England and Wales.

This document lists official Twitter accounts in use by the Department for Work and Pensions...

Statistical data set: Unclaimed estates list
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

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...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: auto glazing technician
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

This document is relevant to:

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The approved standard outlines the skills...

Official Statistics: Prison population figures: 2017
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Prison population for 18 August 2017.

Latest prison population figures for 2017.

Guidance: Find an opportunity with Tier 2 suppliers
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and specialist suppliers can supply directly to Sellafield Ltd and indirectly, through organisations who have been awarded contracts or frameworks with Sellafield Ltd...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: project controls technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:34, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

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Decision: Thames Tideway Tunnel development consent order
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Documents updated

On 12 September 2014, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs granted a Development Consent...

Guidance: 2018 Government Economic Fast Stream Scheme
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: scheme dates added

To apply for a Fast Stream Assistant Economist post, you should already have, or hope to obtain in 2018, a first or upper second class honours degree in economics, or a postgraduate...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: metrology technician (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

This document is relevant to:

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: passenger transport driver - bus, coach and rail (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: assessment plan and funding band added

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Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: rail infrastructure operator (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Assessment plan and funding band added

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National Statistics: Overseas travel and tourism, monthly provisional results: June 2017
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

Official Statistics: Quarterly Direct Payments Statistics for NI (April - June 2017)
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Direct payments are cash payments, made in lieu of social service provisions, to individuals who have been assessed as needing services. Direct payments increase choice and promote independence.

The following...

Notice: Jonathan Lewis and Lucy Lewis trading as J B Lewis & Son: application made to abstract water
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for the abstraction and impoundment of water.

These notices explain:

what the application is about which Environment Agency ...
Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated weekly banana price dataset.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: building services engineering ductwork craftsperson (approved for delivery)
seen at 09:33, 18 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: funding band and assessment plan added

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News story: CMA accepts Heineken/Punch pub sales
seen at 09:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

In June, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that Heineken’s proposed purchase of part of the Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in 33 local areas across Great Britain. Before the...

Press release: CMA protects London–Exeter passengers with fare cap
seen at 09:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Earlier this year, the Department for Transport awarded the South Western rail franchise to FirstGroup and MTR. FirstGroup already operates Great Western Railway (GWR), which runs the only other train service...

News story: UK government’s sale of Green Investment Bank completed
seen at 09:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

The Climate Change and Industry Minister, Claire Perry, confirmed today (18 August 2017) that the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to Macquarie Group Limited has now been completed.

The &...

News story: Bids for government funding prove strong interest in LaunchUK
seen at 09:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).
26 proposals were submitted in response to the call Proposals came from spaceports all over the UK, working with vehicle operators from the UK, other European nations and the US Multiple proposals have been...
Press release: New emergency UK aid for Sierra Leone landslide victims
seen at 02:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

The UK is stepping up with new emergency support that will provide clean water, food and medicines to assist people in the communities worst affected by the devastating floods and mudslide in Sierra Leone, International...

Press release: Next stage of world-leading childhood obesity plan announced
seen at 02:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

As set out in the plan, PHE will now consider the evidence on children’s calorie consumption and set the ambition for the calorie reduction programme to remove excess calories from the foods children consume ...

News story: £5 million investment for new obesity policy research unit
seen at 02:30, 18 August in News and communications (Our copy).

The Department of Health has announced &pound;5 million of funding for a new obesity policy research unit at University College London.

One year on from the launch of the childhood obesity plan, the...