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05 November 2018

News story: HMCTS Reform Programme
seen at 21:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: November 2018 newsletter added.

We have started a very ambitious programme of court reform, which aims to bring new technology and modern ways of working to what is – and will remain – the best...

Press release: Readout of PM call with Justin Trudeau: 5 November 2018
seen at 21:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister spoke to the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this evening.

The Prime Minister said she was delighted that Canada had selected...

Press release: Readout of PM call with Sebastian Kurz: 5 November 2018
seen at 21:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister spoke to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz this evening.

The Prime Minister updated the Chancellor on the progress of Brexit negotiations...

Notice: Powering Past Coal Alliance declaration
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: South Chungcheong Province, South Korea added to list of countries / states.

Coal-fired power plants produce almost 40% of global electricity, and coal-fired power generation emits twice as much...

Guidance: Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2018
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Housing Benefit subsidy circular S12/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy following the end of Public Sector Audit Appointments transitional arrangements (England only).

Housing Benefit...

Guidance: Meningococcal reference unit (MRU): user manual
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the 'Meningococcal reference unit user manual'.

The Meningococcal Reference Unit (MRU) provides:

clinical advice for case and outbreak investigation and management meningococcal...
Guidance: Free movement rights: direct family members of EEA nationals
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: PDF amended.

This document explains how UK Visas and Immigration considers free movement rights of direct family members of EEA and Swiss nationals.

Corporate report: FCO diversity and equality report 2018
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This report is part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) response to the Equality Act. It provides data on the equality impact of the Foreign Office’s employment practices and activities.

Corporate report: Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group
seen at 20:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We have added minutes for June 2017 and May 2018 meetings

Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group

The Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group’s purpose is to provide a forum for early ...

Press release: Statement regarding Grenfell Tower video
seen at 20:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

We are aware that a video is trending on social media showing an effigy of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire. The government condemns this video in the strongest terms.

Secretary of State for Communities...

News story: HMCTS Reform Programme
seen at 20:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: November 2018 newsletter added.

We have started a very ambitious programme of court reform, which aims to bring new technology and modern ways of working to what is – and will remain – the best...

Speech: Renewed Libya Sanctions Regime
seen at 20:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you Mr President.

The United Kingdom welcomes the Security Council’s agreement to renew the Libya sanctions regime. In particular, we welcome the fact that the Council has taken an important step...

Speech: Chemical Weapons in Syria
seen at 20:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you very much Mr President, and as it’s the first time I personally am taking the floor may I congratulate you on the presidency and thank Bolivia for her presidency last month. Thank you too, to the High...

Form: Contribute to the UK’s Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Contribute to the UK’s Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals - deadline extended to 11 January 2019.

Please go to www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals for more...

Notice: Letter to Importers and Agents: Import of various commodities originating in China and Belarus required by Commission Implementing Decision 2018/1137
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Letter from Operations Manager Plant Health Service on 8 October 2018.

Guidance: HS2 contract opportunities
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: contract opportunities table files updated.

Once the spreadsheet is open, click on ‘Enable Editing’ to activate the filter options. If you have any issues downloading the document try using an...

Guidance: Advice for decision making: staff guide
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised ADM chapter P2: Assessment for PIP. Descriptor log has been removed and a link added to the PIPAG in schedule 2 for future guidance.

This advice for DWP decision makers covers:

...
Transparency data: Police financial reserves: March 2018
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This document shows the holdings of police reserves at March 2018, broken down by police force area and showing the breakdown between different types of reserves.

Transparency data: Chart of police financial reserves 2018 as a share of funding
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Chart of police financial reserves 2018 as a share of funding.

Transparency data: Police financial reserves: March 2017
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated document published.

This document shows the holdings of police reserves at March 2017, broken down by police force area and showing the breakdown between different types of reserves.

Independent report: Draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018: SSAC report and government statement
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This report is about the draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018.

The report is by the SSAC under sections 172(1) and 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. It includes...

Guidance: Lulworth access times
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated both 2018 and 2019 access tmes following a change in contact details.

Defence Training Estate access times for Lulworth Range walks and Tyneham Village, Dorset. You can also view our

Consultation outcome: Moving claimants to Universal Credit from other working age benefits
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We published the 'Draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018: SSAC report and government statement' on 5 November 2018 following this consultation.

From 2019 the Department for...

Form: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The bidding window for the expanded CSIIF has now closed and the page has been updated to reflect this.

The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) aims to quickly increase the diversity...

Statistical data set: Vehicle speed compliance statistics: data tables (SPE)
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).
Vehicle speed compliance (SPE01)

SPE0111: Vehicle speed compliance by road type and vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 84.3KB)

SPE0112: Vehicle speed compliance in Great Britain

Transparency data: Free schools and UTCs: successful applications
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2018 successful applications list.

Details of all schools in the pre-opening stage of the free school programme, including:

type of school age group served local authority...
Promotional material: DBS News: Edition Three
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This edition includes updates on:

Identity checking guidance Eligibility in the NHS Reducing recruitment fraud
Form: Application form to remove the wrong father's details from a birth registration
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Form and guidance notes have been updated.

You should use this form to remove the father’s details from a birth certificate, if the man named as the father on the certificate is not the natural...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2011
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2012
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2013
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2014
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2015
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2016
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2017
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2018
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves 2018: share of core spending power
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Chart showing Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves as a share of core spending power.

Guidance: Returns preparation
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated judicial reviews and injunctions.

Guidance for Immigration Enforcement officers on how to prepare and arrange for a single person or a family group to be removed from the UK.

It...

Guidance: Senior Civil Service Database privacy notice
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added MOU attachment.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018, these documents set out how and why we collect data for the Senior Civil Service...

Promotional material: BPDTS: what we do
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a new HTML guide and PDF on product design.

BPDTS is a digital technology company which has been set up to provide specialist digital technology services to the Department for Work and Pensions...

Notice: Powering Past Coal Alliance declaration
seen at 18:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: South Chungcheong Province, South Korea added to list of countries / states.

Coal-fired power plants produce almost 40% of global electricity, and coal-fired power generation emits twice as much...

Guidance: Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2018
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Housing Benefit subsidy circular S12/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy following the end of Public Sector Audit Appointments transitional arrangements (England only).

Housing Benefit...

Guidance: Meningococcal reference unit (MRU): user manual
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the 'Meningococcal reference unit user manual'.

The Meningococcal Reference Unit (MRU) provides:

clinical advice for case and outbreak investigation and management meningococcal...
Guidance: Free movement rights: direct family members of EEA nationals
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: PDF amended.

This document explains how UK Visas and Immigration considers free movement rights of direct family members of EEA and Swiss nationals.

Guidance: Tailored Review of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission: terms of reference
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (MACC) is a non-departmental public body (NDBP) that commemorates of the assistance received by the United Kingdom from the United States under the Marshall Plan...

Corporate report: Tailored Review of the Great Britain China Centre: terms of reference
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The Great Britain China Centre (GBCC) is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. It encourages mutual knowledge and understanding between Britain and China by...

Corporate report: FCO diversity and equality report 2018
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This report is part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) response to the Equality Act. It provides data on the equality impact of the Foreign Office’s employment practices and activities.

Corporate report: Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group
seen at 18:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We have added minutes for June 2017 and May 2018 meetings

Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group

The Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group’s purpose is to provide a forum for early ...

News story: UK cements position in Gulf with new joint base in Oman
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

As part of his visit to Oman for the culmination of Exercise Saif Sareea 3, the UK’s largest exercise in 17 years, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson underlined the UK’s enduring commitment to Oman and highlighted...

Press release: Universal Credit managed migration: reducing the risk to claimants
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (the Rt Hon Esther McVey MP) today presented to Parliament SSAC’s independent advice to reduce risk for millions of claimants on ‘legacy’ benefits when they are due...

Statement to Parliament: Announcement on probate fees
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

I have today laid before Parliament new legislation to implement a new, banded structure of fees for a grant of representation, commonly known as a grant of probate.

Fees are an essential element of funding...

Statement to Parliament: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made a statement to the House today.
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Mr Speaker, I’d like to make a statement on the changes announced to Universal Credit in the Budget last week and on the Managed Migration regulations, which we are laying in the house today.

The Chancellor...

Speech: PM speech at MS Society Reception: 5 November 2018
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

It is wonderful to welcome you all to 10 Downing Street today to celebrate the MS Society and the amazing work that you do in so many different ways, as has just been outlined. The work you do to raise money ...

Press release: Prime Minister hosts reception for the MS Society in Downing Street
seen at 18:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Prime Minister welcomed over 150 volunteers, ambassadors and supporters of the charity as well as its chair Nick Winser to the event at Downing Street.

The Prime Minister also presented one of the...

Transparency data: List of declared subcontractors
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We have published the updated version of the declared subcontractors.

Information about subcontractors that hold contracts worth at least £100,000 in aggregate with one or more ESFA-...

Guidance: Ecuador – Consular Fees
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consular Fees Table, updated 1 November 2018

Full list of consular fees at the British Embassy Quito.

International treaty: [MS No.10/2018] International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Published title: International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance

International treaty: [MS No.11/2018] Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Published title: Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

Notice: Excise Notice LFT1: a general guide to Landfill Tax
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Sections 1.2, 3.1, 11.1, 15.1.2 and 24.3 have been updated in relation to the recent Budget announcement.

This notice cancels and replaces Notice LFT1 (April 2018). Details of any changes to the...

Form: Register to vote if you're living in the UK
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the 'large print' attachments.

You can register to vote if you are a resident (usually live) in the UK and aged 16 or over (but you will not be able to vote until you are 18).

If...

Decision: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Liam Nolan
seen at 16:53, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions himself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher reference number: 8841101 ...
Form: Contribute to the UK’s Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals
seen at 16:52, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Contribute to the UK’s Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals - deadline extended to 11 January 2019.

Please go to www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals for more...

Notice: Letter to Importers and Agents: Import of various commodities originating in China and Belarus required by Commission Implementing Decision 2018/1137
seen at 16:52, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Letter from Operations Manager Plant Health Service on 8 October 2018.

Guidance: HS2 contract opportunities
seen at 16:52, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: contract opportunities table files updated.

Once the spreadsheet is open, click on ‘Enable Editing’ to activate the filter options. If you have any issues downloading the document try using an...

Guidance: New and retreaded tyres for buses and lorries, originating in China (Anti-Dumping Duty 2301)
seen at 16:52, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Anti-Dumping Duty is an Import Duty charged in addition to normal Customs Duty and is applied across the whole EU.

It is designed to allow the EU to take action against goods that are sold at less than...

Guidance: Advice for decision making: staff guide
seen at 16:45, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised ADM chapter P2: Assessment for PIP. Descriptor log has been removed and a link added to the PIPAG in schedule 2 for future guidance.

This advice for DWP decision makers covers:

...
Transparency data: Police financial reserves: March 2018
seen at 16:45, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This document shows the holdings of police reserves at March 2018, broken down by police force area and showing the breakdown between different types of reserves.

Transparency data: Chart of police financial reserves 2018 as a share of funding
seen at 16:45, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Chart of police financial reserves 2018 as a share of funding.

Transparency data: Police financial reserves: March 2017
seen at 16:45, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated document published.

This document shows the holdings of police reserves at March 2017, broken down by police force area and showing the breakdown between different types of reserves.

Independent report: Draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018: SSAC report and government statement
seen at 16:35, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This report is about the draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018.

The report is by the SSAC under sections 172(1) and 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. It includes...

Guidance: Lulworth access times
seen at 16:35, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated both 2018 and 2019 access tmes following a change in contact details.

Defence Training Estate access times for Lulworth Range walks and Tyneham Village, Dorset. You can also view our

Notice: BN6 9GL, Danworth Farm Limited: environmental permit application advertisement- EPR/LB3897EG/A001
seen at 16:35, 5 November 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...

Consultation outcome: Moving claimants to Universal Credit from other working age benefits
seen at 16:35, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We published the 'Draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018: SSAC report and government statement' on 5 November 2018 following this consultation.

From 2019 the Department for...

Notice: SO32 3QG, Mr Peter Lickiss: environmental permit application advertisement- EPR/LB3792WZ/A001
seen at 16:35, 5 November 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...

Form: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The bidding window for the expanded CSIIF has now closed and the page has been updated to reflect this.

The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) aims to quickly increase the diversity...

Statistical data set: Vehicle speed compliance statistics: data tables (SPE)
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).
Vehicle speed compliance (SPE01)

SPE0111: Vehicle speed compliance by road type and vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 84.3KB)

SPE0112: Vehicle speed compliance in Great Britain

Correspondence: Teacher Recruitment Bulletin
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2018 Teacher Recruitment Bulletin.

The Teacher Recruitment Bulletin has replaced the School Direct bulletin. This is a monthly bulletin with the latest news on teacher recruitment...

Transparency data: Free schools and UTCs: successful applications
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added November 2018 successful applications list.

Details of all schools in the pre-opening stage of the free school programme, including:

type of school age group served local authority...
Transparency data: Defra: workforce management information September 2018
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Defra publishes details about staff numbers and payroll costs for payroll and non-payroll staff on a monthly basis.

Promotional material: DBS News: Edition Three
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This edition includes updates on:

Identity checking guidance Eligibility in the NHS Reducing recruitment fraud
Form: Application form to remove the wrong father's details from a birth registration
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Form and guidance notes have been updated.

You should use this form to remove the father’s details from a birth certificate, if the man named as the father on the certificate is not the natural...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2011
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2012
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2013
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2014
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2015
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2016
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2017
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2018
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the...

Transparency data: Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves 2018: share of core spending
seen at 16:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Chart showing Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves as a share of core spending power.

Guidance: Returns preparation
seen at 16:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated judicial reviews and injunctions.

Guidance for Immigration Enforcement officers on how to prepare and arrange for a single person or a family group to be removed from the UK.

It...

Guidance: Senior Civil Service Database privacy notice
seen at 16:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added MOU attachment.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018, these documents set out how and why we collect data for the Senior Civil Service...

Promotional material: BPDTS: what we do
seen at 16:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a new HTML guide and PDF on product design.

BPDTS is a digital technology company which has been set up to provide specialist digital technology services to the Department for Work and Pensions...

Introduction of car parking charges
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).

HLG 131/100 Queues at Oxford Circus underground station, 1960s

The National Archives will implement new charges in our visitor car park on 3 January 2019.

The new controlled car parking will be ...

Press release: Government and CMA to research targeting of consumers through personalised pricing
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).
New research commissioned to explore how widespread the practice of targeting consumers through personalised pricing and search results is Companies can use customer data and technology to offer different prices...
Press release: Minister for the Middle East statement on the sentencing of Sheikh Ali Salman in Bahrain
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, said:

I am very concerned about the life sentence handed down by the Appeals Court of Bahrain today to Sheikh Ali Salman, in addition to the sentence he...

News story: London seminar: How is the criminal justice voluntary sector doing? (5 Dec, 2018)
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).
How is the criminal justice voluntary sector faring? Clinks 2018 State of the Sector research

Wednesday, 5 December, 2018

featuring

Nicola Drinkwater I Policy Manager I Clinks

Please see the...

Speech: Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you Kirsty and the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) for inviting me to speak today. It is an absolute pleasure.

But more importantly – thank you for publishing this interesting

News story: UK leading Europe for FDI as Fox hunts future investors in China
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox will attend China’s biggest international import show alongside a 50-strong UK business delegation. He will be beating the drum for UK businesses during the inaugural...

News story: HMCTS sign lease for the Civic Centre with Newcastle City Council
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Work to bring civil, family and tribunal hearings into one accessible building in Newcastle city centre have taken a step forward with the signing of a new lease.

The development will provide a modern...

News story: Breathe easy with cleaner air: new funding to fight pollution
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Air pollution can have a huge and potentially fatal impact on human health, particularly vulnerable groups such as children and people suffering from lung and heart conditions.

A new competition from ...

News story: Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to address the inaugural international forum on online courts
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Lord Chief Justice, The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon, will open this inaugural forum in London on 3 December 2018.

He will welcome delegates and speakers from over 20 countries to the...

Speech: Jeremy Wright - Society of Editors speech
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Good morning.

Appearing at the Society of Editors is a challenging prospect for most politicians.

But I was keen to come here today both to celebrate our press and to contribute to this critical...

Press release: UK Export Finance appoints Kimberly Wiehl to Board
seen at 16:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has appointed Kimberly Wiehl, a leading finance professional with specialist experience in international export credit, as a non-executive member of its Board.

Ms Wiehl brings...

Guidance: Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP)
seen at 14:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Housing Benefit Assurance Process Module X: DWP Reorting Framework Insruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only).

We update the Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) annually...

Research and analysis: Notifiable diseases: causative agents report for 2018
seen at 14:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added report for week 44, 2018.

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

Older weekly NOIDS causative...

Guidance: Pakistan – Consular Fees
seen at 14:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Changes in the consular fee

A full list of Consular fees

Corporate report: The defence equipment plan 2018
seen at 14:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This is the seventh annual published summary of the ‘Defence equipment plan’. Building on the 2017 summary, it sets out our plans for the next 10 years to deliver and support the equipment our armed forces...

Guidance: Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme - Amendment
seen at 14:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The schedule to this Scheme amends the rules of the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme. The amendments take effect from 1 September 2018. Retrospective amendment is permitted by s2(4) of the...

Guidance: MSN 1882 ILO work in fishing convention minimum age
seen at 14:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This notice should be read with the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) regulations 2018 and replaces MGN 473 (M+F) for the fishing industry.

Notice to

approved doctors shipowners...
Guidance: MSN 1885 ILO work in fishing convention survey and inspection
seen at 14:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This notice should be read with the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) (survey and certification) regulations 2018 and the ILO guidelines for flag state and port state inspections for the work in ...

Research and analysis: Non-lethal deterrents suitable for control of seals from fishing vessels (MMO1131)
seen at 14:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Interactions between seals and fishing gear include depredation (taking catch) of fish catches by seals and bycatch of seals in fishing gear. Throughout England, particularly in the south-west, north-east and...

Guidance: Evidence and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: MMO 1131 added

Our seas are vast and complex and there is much still to learn and understand about their delicate ecosystems. Access to high quality evidence is critical to this.

Evidence...

Guidance: Exporting to Iran
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update on reimposition of US nuclear-related sanctions on Iran as of 5 November 2018.

The guide contains information on:

Iran export overview preparing to do business in Iran Iranian...
Transparency data: GLD, AGO, HMCPSI: transactions over £25,000: August 2018
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

All government departments have committed to publish any spend over £25,000.

Guidance: GovTech Catalyst round 3 live question and answer session
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The GovTech Catalyst team agreed to publish:

the webinar slides the webinar transcript a recording of the webinar Webinar recording

GovTech Catalyst live question and answer session

Transparency data: GLD, AGO and HMCPSI GPC transactions over £500, August 2018
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

As part of the commitment to greater transparency, GLD is publishing data on all Government Procurement Card transactions of £500 and above.

Transparency data: Workforce management information for GLD, AGO and HMCPSI 2018/19
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Attached 2018/19 workforce management information with the September 2018 data added.

This workforce management information on staff numbers and paybill costs is published as part of the government...

Official Statistics: NI Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2016/17 (Revision)
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Revisions to an Official Statistics publication.

Revisions have been made to some tables included within the ‘Northern Ireland Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2016/17’ report. Only tables affected...

Official Statistics: NI Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2017/18
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

NI Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2017/18 Pre-release Access

The following individuals will receive pre-release access to the NI Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2017/18, as detailed...

Guidance: HM Prison and Probation Service Twitter Policy
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Read more about how the HM Prison and Probation Service Twitter account is run and what you can expect from this channel.

Policy paper: Women in Finance Charter
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated Charter guidance attached.

In summer 2015 the Government asked Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money, to lead a review into the representation of women in senior managerial roles in financial...

Guidance: Rural Payments: registering and updating your details
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Downtime for Wednesday 7 November added

What is the Rural Payments service?

The Rural Payments service is Defra’s online registration system for farmers, animal keepers and rural traders and businesses...

Guidance: Referring influenza samples to respiratory virus unit, PHE Colindale
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated 'Guidance: referral of influenza samples to Respiratory Virus Unit' document.

Influenza strain surveillance informs pandemic early warning systems, the global vaccination programme as well...

Form: Typing of influenza strains request form
seen at 14:37, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated 'typing of influenza strains' request form.

Send completed forms with clinical samples to:

Virus Reference Department (VRD)

Public Health England 61 Colindale...

Consultation outcome: Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Documents: 2018 revisions
seen at 14:34, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Outcome of consultation completed.

The Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Documents describe how traffic commissioners apply the law and take a proportionate approach in their regulatory ...

Corporate report: International Health Regulations strengthening project annual review: 2018
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The IHR strengthening project underwent its first annual review in July 2018. The annual review sets out reflections on:

project management finance lessons learned

The Department of Health and...

Form: Gift Aid schedule spreadsheets to claim back tax on donations
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: A new link has been added to provide guidance on getting the right software to open the schedule spreadsheets.

Download the appropriate schedule spreadsheet to tell HM Revenue and Customs about...

Corporate report: UK Public Health Rapid Support Team annual review: 2018
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) had its first annual review in July 2018. The annual review sets out reflections on:

project management finance lessons learned

The Department...

Guidance: Public Services Network (PSN): compliant services
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We've updated the list to include the latest compliant services and remove non-compliant services.

Find out which services are PSN-compliant.

Form: Notice of landing form
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated notice of landing form.

You cannot land material unless you give advance notice of at least 4 working hours to an inspector for air cargo, and 3 working days for any other case.

<...
Guidance: Local area SEND inspections: information for families
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added inspection dates for Staffordshire County Council and Sheffield City Council

Information for families

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspect local areas together to see how...

Guidance: LRS organisational portal
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added information about LRS release 1811.01

Access the Learning Records Service organisational portal.

Learners retain the same unique learner number (ULN) for accessing their...

Open consultation: Future assessment arrangements for GCSE computer science
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This consultation follows interim changes we made to the qualification’s assessment arrangements in early 2018. It does not concern the subject content for GCSE computer science, which is set by the government...

Guidance: Contact lists of providers who support Customs Freight Simplified Procedures
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The contact lists have been changed to improve the page layouts.

The documents attached contains details of specific CFSP contacts, including contact list for traders:

air or port community...
Guidance: Information about appeals for victims of crime (EX380)
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

For more information about the support available to victims of crime see https://www.gov.uk/get-support-as-a-victim-of-crime. For information on being a witness in a criminal court see https://www.gov...

Guidance: Allocation of ECMT haulage permits: guidance for hauliers
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Permits for international road haulage will be allocated to hauliers using criteria set by the Department for Transport. This guidance explains how permits will be allocated and what hauliers need to do next.

Transparency data: List of declared subcontractors
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: We have published the updated version of the declared subcontractors.

Information about subcontractors that hold contracts worth at least &pound;100,000 in aggregate with one or more ESFA-...

Guidance: Ecuador – Consular Fees
seen at 14:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consular Fees Table, updated 1 November 2018

Full list of consular fees at the British Embassy Quito.

International treaty: [MS No.10/2018] International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
seen at 14:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Published title: International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance

International treaty: [MS No.11/2018] Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
seen at 14:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Published title: Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

Guidance: Check the Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme register
seen at 14:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme register has been updated with 49 additional entries and 8 corrections.

If your company’s registered for the Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme...

Notice: Excise Notice LFT1: a general guide to Landfill Tax
seen at 14:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Sections 1.2, 3.1, 11.1, 15.1.2 and 24.3 have been updated in relation to the recent Budget announcement.

This notice cancels and replaces Notice LFT1 (April 2018). Details of any changes to the...

Press release: Iran Nuclear Deal: joint statement by UK, France and Germany
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Joint statement by High Representative Federica Mogherini, Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian of France, Heiko Maas of Germany and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt of the United Kingdom, and Finance Ministers ...

News story: Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Ministry of Defence has announced today that Britain’s military will increase the number of Commonwealth recruits to 1350 per year, that will be introduced over several years.

The move builds on ...

News story: Essential maintenance to our online services
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Maintenance on Saturday 10 November and Sunday 11 November.

You might experience issues with our online services from 7am on Saturday 10 November to 8pm on Sunday 11 November.

We’re sorry...

News story: Innovate with a business-academic partnership: apply for funding
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Businesses can apply for a share of up to &pound;40 million to take part in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).

The programme aims to promote competitiveness and productivity in a business by ...

Speech: Prevention is better than cure – Matt Hancock's speech to IANPHI
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

We’re here to talk prevention. And if there’s one thing that everybody knows it’s: ‘prevention is better than cure’.

When I was thinking about prevention I looked into where this comes from. I’m told ...

News story: London seminar: How is the criminal justice voluntary sector doing? (5 Dec, 2018)
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).
How is the criminal justice voluntary sector faring? Clinks 2018 State of the Sector research

Wednesday, 5 December, 2018

featuring

Nicola Drinkwater I Policy Manager I Clinks

Please see the...

Press release: HRH Prince of Wales hears how UK aid is helping cocoa farmers
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

HRH The Prince of Wales has visited a cocoa farm in Ghana to see how UK aid is helping farmers across the country to produce sustainable chocolate, create jobs, and reduce the impacts caused by climate change...

News story: Health Secretary launches 'Prevention is better than cure' vision
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The document, ‘Prevention is better than cure’, builds on the government’s previous work in areas such as childhood obesity and social prescribing. It shifts the focus to primary and community care services...

News story: WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC)
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Senior Enlisted Advisor post is a welcome addition to the senior Defence team and will bring the perspective of the Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Junior Ranks in to strategic level decision...

Press release: Tightened measures to protect the country from Xylella
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Olive trees (Olea europaea) will soon be added to the government’s list of tree species included in the plant health statutory notification scheme for imports from the EU. These new measures, coming into force...

News story: Future assessment of GCSE computer science
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Ofqual today (5 November) launched a consultation on long-term arrangements for the assessment of programming skills in GCSE computer science.

Earlier this year, following consultation, we changed...

Press release: Readout of PM call with Leo Varadkar: 5 November 2018
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister spoke to the Taoiseach this morning to take stock of the progress being made in the negotiations, including on the Northern Ireland backstop. ...

News story: Innovation loans will help UK businesses improve manufacturing
seen at 14:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

In the second round of innovation loans funding, &pound;12 million has been offered to 17 businesses developing innovative manufacturing processes or using new materials in production. The companies will ...

Guidance: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guide for assessment providers
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Various updates to part 1 of the guidance. HTML and PDF updated. Clarification in paragraph 1.4.3 on handling further evidence at a face-to-face consultation. Addition of 'audiologist’s report' to ...

Policy paper: Prevention is better than cure: our vision to help you live well for longer
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The document sets out the government’s vision for:

stopping health problems from arising in the first place supporting people to manage their health problems when they do arise

The goal is to improve...

Transparency data: CMA: spending over £500, September 2018
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This information has been made available in line with the government’s aim to improve transparency.

Corporate report: IPO diversity and inclusion report for 2017-2018
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) diversity and inclusion report for 2017-2018 is our first edition and outlines the work we have been doing to help make IPO a truly inclusive employer. The report includes...

Corporate report: The Cross-Government Trial Advice Panel: Update Report
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

In 2015, the Cabinet Office and the Economic and Social Research Council set up the ‘Cross-Government Trial Advice Panel’. Its launch marked the first time that the UK government had brought together a team of...

Guidance: Luxembourg – Consular Fees
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with latest fee table.

A full list of consular fees for Luxembourg.

Policy paper: Statutory security of supply report: 2018
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

BEIS/Ofgem’s joint annual ‘Statutory Security of Supply Report’ provides an assessment of the availability of secure, affordable electricity, gas and oil for meeting the needs of consumers.

This report...

Policy paper: Contract for Difference and Capacity Market scheme update 2018
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This is the fifth annual update outlining the progress that has been made on the policy mechanisms implemented under the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme, which closed in 2015.

The key mechanisms...

Open consultation: Regulating Basic Digital Skills Qualifications
seen at 11:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

New Basic Digital Skills Qualifications form part of the government’s plans to improve adult basic digital skills.

The purpose of these qualifications, set out by government, is to provide learners with...

Guidance: Guidance on policy for UK visas under Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
seen at 11:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

Use this guidance if you are applying for an initial visa or a visa extension under Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) and you want to understand the details of the policy for this immigration...

Guidance: Guidance for dependants of UK visa applicants (Tiers 1, 2, 4, 5)
seen at 11:38, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

This guidance gives the full UK Visas and Immigration policy on applications by ‘PBS dependants’ (the dependant family members of people who have, or are applying for, visas under...

Research and analysis: Teachers working longer review: final report
seen at 11:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Final report of the review into the health and deployment implications of teachers working longer as a result of the increase in normal pension age in the teachers’ pension scheme.

Teacher trade unions...

Guidance: Guidance on application for UK visa as Tier 2 worker
seen at 11:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

This guidance will help you apply for a Tier 2 skilled worker visa or extend your stay in the UK.

Transparency data: CMA: spending over £25,000, September 2018
seen at 11:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

CMA publishes details of all departmental spending over &pound;25,000 on a monthly basis.

Consultation outcome: Bovine TB: Extending the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) to perform skin tests on cattle in England
seen at 11:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the summary of responses and government response.

We want to know what you think about our proposal to extend the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in England. The extension would...

Guidance: Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP)
seen at 11:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Housing Benefit Assurance Process Module X: DWP Reorting Framework Insruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only).

We update the Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) annually...

News story: Consultation into regulating Basic Digital Skills Qualifications
seen at 11:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Ofqual has today (Monday 5 November) launched a consultation on how it proposes to regulate new Basic Digital Skills Qualifications (BDSQs), which form part of the government’s plans to improve adults ...

Press release: Foreign Secretary commits to action in UN Security Council on Yemen
seen at 11:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today (Monday 5 November) that the UK is discussing with UN Security Council partners what more the Council can do to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and step...

News story: Angler rescued from cliff face and aggressive seals
seen at 11:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The man, who had been angling in the area, was walking along the beach when he came across approximately 50 grey seals and their young pups, who quickly became agitated and turned aggressive.

In order...

Press release: Commission appoints interim manager to education charity
seen at 11:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to Grove Mountain (1162684) due to continued concerns over the management of the charity.

Interim managers are appointed to take over the...

Research and analysis: General Election 2017 reports: government response
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The government’s response to the Electoral Commission’s reports on the 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election, which also responds to the Association of Electoral Administrators’ review of the 2017 General Election...

Guidance: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guide for assessment providers
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Various updates to part 1 of the guidance. HTML and PDF updated. Clarification in paragraph 1.4.3 on handling further evidence at a face-to-face consultation. Addition of 'audiologist’s report' to ...

Research and analysis: Early career continuing professional development (CPD): research
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This research was carried out in 2018 to gather evidence on issues for early career teachers and good practice within early career.

The research was mainly qualitative, involving interviews with early...

Research and analysis: Tuberculosis (TB): regional and devolved administration reports
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 'Tuberculosis in East of England: annual review (2017 data)'.

Annual regional reports for the recent epidemiology of TB for:

East of England East Midlands London North East ...
Statistical data set: Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices, weekly average
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated weekly datatsets.

Weekly publications give the average wholesale prices of selected home-grown horticultural produce. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged by...

Guidance: Further education and skills inspection handbook
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Minor changes to address the introduction of a provider staff questionnaire.

This handbook describes the main activities Ofsted inspectors undertake when they inspect further education and skills...

National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: October 2018
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK’s official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.

Policy paper: Prevention is better than cure: our vision to help you live well for longer
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The document sets out the government’s vision for:

stopping health problems from arising in the first place supporting people to manage their health problems when they do arise

The goal is to improve...

Transparency data: CMA: spending over £500, September 2018
seen at 10:33, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This information has been made available in line with the government’s aim to improve transparency.

Corporate report: IPO diversity and inclusion report for 2017-2018
seen at 10:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) diversity and inclusion report for 2017-2018 is our first edition and outlines the work we have been doing to help make IPO a truly inclusive employer. The report includes...

Corporate report: The Cross-Government Trial Advice Panel: Update Report
seen at 10:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

In 2015, the Cabinet Office and the Economic and Social Research Council set up the ‘Cross-Government Trial Advice Panel’. Its launch marked the first time that the UK government had brought together a team of...

Guidance: Luxembourg – Consular Fees
seen at 10:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with latest fee table.

A full list of consular fees for Luxembourg.

Policy paper: Statutory security of supply report: 2018
seen at 10:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

BEIS/Ofgem’s joint annual ‘Statutory Security of Supply Report’ provides an assessment of the availability of secure, affordable electricity, gas and oil for meeting the needs of consumers.

This report...

Policy paper: Contract for Difference and Capacity Market scheme update 2018
seen at 10:32, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This is the fifth annual update outlining the progress that has been made on the policy mechanisms implemented under the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme, which closed in 2015.

The key mechanisms...

Open consultation: Regulating Basic Digital Skills Qualifications
seen at 10:31, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

New Basic Digital Skills Qualifications form part of the government’s plans to improve adult basic digital skills.

The purpose of these qualifications, set out by government, is to provide learners with...

News story: Member Appointed to the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
seen at 10:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Pippa Shirley read History at Oxford before an MA in Art History at the Courtauld Institute, London. She worked in publishing as a Commissioning Editor for the Grove Dictionary of Art, then went to the British...

News story: More support for school leaders to tackle workload
seen at 10:30, 5 November in News and communications (Our copy).

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has pledged to help school leaders cut “unnecessary” workload and support teachers to focus their energies in the classroom.

In a joint letter sent to all school...

Guidance: Addressing workload in initial teacher education (ITE)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

This information is for initial teacher education (ITE) providers.

It contains practical examples to help you reduce the workload of trainee teachers and their partnership schools, covering:

principles...
Guidance: Points-based system: Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced the document with a new version.

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

Guidance: Points-based system: Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced document with a new version.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how it considers applications in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category of the PBS.

Guidance: Points-based system: Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced document with a new version.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how it considers applications on the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) category of the points-based system (PBS).

Form: Application to extend stay in the UK: FLR(HRO)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated application form and guidance notes

You can now apply online. The online form will ask questions that are relevant to you based on the information you enter. You can edit and ...

Form: Application to extend stay in UK as child of a refugee: FLR (P)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated application form

Use this form to apply for leave to remain in the UK if you are under the age of 18 and the relative of someone with limited leave to enter or remain in the UK as a refugee...

Form: Extend stay or settle in the UK as a person who was refused asylum: form FLR(DL)
seen at 09:39, 5 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated application form

You can now apply online. The online form will ask questions that are relevant to you based on the information you enter. You can edit and download the application...