Defence Secretary joins AUKUS partners in landmark first meeting
Newton Fund Partners with Top Mexican Scientist to Advance Vaccine Development for Mosquito-borne Diseases
Facilitating civil society access to enrich the work of the UN
Called-in decision: former Marchon Site, Pow Beck Valley and area from the former Marchon Site to St Bees coast, Whitehaven, Cumbria (ref: 3271069 - 7 December 2022)
Called-in decision: former Marchon Site, Pow Beck Valley and area from the former Marchon Site to St Bees coast, Whitehaven, Cumbria (ref: 3271069 - 7 December 2022)
Mortgage lenders' commitments to borrowers
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common bacteria. Lots of us carry it in our throats and on our skin and it doesn’t always result in illness. However, GAS does cause a number of infections, some mild ...
Animal medicine seizure notice: Parcel shipped from Australia to residential premises in County Tyrone
Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station development consent decision announced
Dounreay's robotic collaboration recognised by Time Magazine
Vehicle tester and traffic examiner strike: December 2022 and January 2023
Government to take no further action under NSI Act 2021 on Aveva group acquisition
Urging all Sudanese parties to unite behind a civilian-led government
News story: Dounreay's robotic collaboration recognised by Time Magazine
To mark international volunteering day, Defra’s user centred design (UCD) team talk about what inspired them to take part in volunteering days and how they went. This is our first instalment of a two-...
Draft affirmative coming for Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023. See other results for details.
HS2 Ltd response to Construction Commissioner’s 20th, 21st and 22nd reports
Putin made a grave miscalculation when he chose to invade Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE
Minister Stuart Andrew's speech at the Age UK Christmas Parliamentary Reception
Minister Paul Scully's speech at the GambleAware annual conference
Environment Secretary speech at the Natural History Museum
GLD at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference
UK orders thousands more anti-tank weapons to bolster stockpiles
ESFA Update: 7 December 2022
In March 1962 a secret report landed on the desks of senior officials in the Foreign Office. Written by Foreign Office Historian Rohan Butler it was a forensic and critical account of the loss in 1951 of Britain...
There are many places on GOV.UK where users enter their postcode to find services local to them. These include services provided by their local authority, such as paying council tax or disposing...
Knowing about and understanding tyre condition is very important. It’s even more important when it comes to issues surrounding part-worn tyres.Â
What are part-worn tyres?ÂPart-worn tyres are in...
During November we have published a series of blogs focussing on the RPA’s new partnership-based approach to site visits and the improvements made to RPA’s geospatial mapping process. You can find below...
HS2 Ltd response to Construction Commissioner’s 20th, 21st and 22nd reports
Barnaby Wylder is our Plant Health Forestry Lead in the North West of England. In this blog he reflects upon ten years of handling ash dieback cases, and what the future might hold for our ash trees.
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Twelve Welsh organisations strike Gold at Hensol Castle
Northern Ireland Secretary announces 27.5% reduction to MLA pay
Trevor Renals is the senior technical advisor on invasive species for the Environment Agency. He started his career working on Japanese knotweed management in his native Cornwall, which ...
Recruiting, training and retaining high-quality teachers and leaders is fundamentally important. It forms the foundation for giving pupils the very best experience in education.
In March, we published...
A fortnight ago, we made full guidance for the new Slurry Infrastructure grant available on GOV.UK. Â
I said I’d blog again when it was time to apply. I’m pleased to say that the first round...
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadline for the decision for...
By the end of this year, the Government will undertake a technical consultation on the national planning framework for onshore wind development in England. That consultation will conclude by the end of March ...
I will be making further changes to the planning system, alongside the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, to place local communities at the heart of the planning system.
I will set out more detail on the...
The provision of Defence support to civil authorities in the UK is governed by through the Military Aid to the Civil Authority (MACA) process which is driven by a robust and well-defined set of principles, set...
Today, I am confirming £500 million of additional capital funding for schools, sixth form colleges and Further Education colleges to help improve energy efficiency this financial year.
This comprises...
New Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority appointed
Tyre pyre fire-risk
New plans to strengthen tech ties between UK and Japan
Compensation scheme for postmasters who helped expose Post Office Horizon scandal unveiled by Business Secretary
The Scottish Government lacks a clear delivery plan and has not offered a coherent explanation for how its policies will achieve Scotland’s bold emissions reduction targets – the conclusion of the latest...
As set out in the Government’s National AI Strategy, the UK aims to establish the most trusted and pro-innovation system for AI governance in the world. A key component of getting this light-touch and ...
Quarries
Quarries are excavations or pits, open to the air, from which minerals are extracted to be used for construction or other practical uses. These minerals range from the relatively abundant...
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There are around 7,000 petrol stations in England and Wales, ranging from sole traders with a single garage to large dealers operating close to 1,000 sites. Â
Many petrol station...
Small shops
Small shops are defined as any shop less than 1,850m² (or 20,000 ft²). There are around 500,000 small shops in England and Wales – accounting for £11.5bn worth of rateable...
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) creates and maintains lists of the ‘rateable value’ of over two million non-domestic properties (properties that aren’t just private homes) in England and Wales.Â
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The sector
The VOA is required by law to value almost all non-domestic properties (properties that aren’t just private homes) in England and Wales. Once these properties have been valued, they ...
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The recent rise in ‘staycations’ has increased the popularity of caravan parks. We currently value over 8,500 sites across England and Wales. This includes holiday parks and sites for...
The Valuation Office Agency regularly updates the rateable values of all business, and other non-domestic, properties in England and Wales.
We do this to reflect changes in the property market. ...
At a revaluation, we reassess the rateable values of all non-domestic properties in England and Wales. Non-domestic properties are properties that are not private homes. As well as shops and offices, ...
Government turbocharges efforts to tackle Covid backlogs
Trade Minister kicks off multi-state US tour to boost state-level trade ties
Foreign Secretary promises honest, reliable UK investment in Africa
First Freeports launched in major economic boost
UK and US announce new energy partnership
UK Government urges countries to agree a deal for nature as UN Convention of Biological Diversity gets underway
New 24/7 support service for victims of rape launched
It’s important that schools and colleges are energy efficient so they can provide the best possible learning environments for young people, minimise operating costs and reduce carbon emissions.