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01 May 2024

Minister for Europe meeting with Evgenia Kara-Murza, May 2024
seen at 20:43, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Minister for Europe meeting with Evgenia Kara-Murza, May 2024
UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution
seen at 17:09, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution
Court increases sentence for violent crime spree thug
seen at 17:06, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Court increases sentence for violent crime spree thug
Scottish Secretary reacts to GDP figures for February 2024
seen at 17:04, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Scottish Secretary reacts to GDP figures for February 2024
First phase of detentions underway for Rwanda relocations
seen at 17:02, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
First phase of detentions underway for Rwanda relocations
Jordan-UK partnership provides essential environmental forecasts
seen at 17:00, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Jordan-UK partnership provides essential environmental forecasts
Peabody Housing Association's further severe maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman
seen at 16:58, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Peabody Housing Association's further severe maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Yemen
seen at 16:56, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Yemen
ESFA Update: 1 May 2024
seen at 16:53, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
ESFA Update: 1 May 2024
UK announces steps to provide more consumer choice through Overseas Funds Regime
seen at 16:50, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
UK announces steps to provide more consumer choice through Overseas Funds Regime
News story: Change to the Plan 2, Plan 5 and Plan 3 (“Postgraduate (PG)”) student loan interest rates announcement
seen at 16:48, 1 May in Student Loans Company - Activity on GOV.UK (Our copy).
News story: Change to the Plan 2, Plan 5 and Plan 3 (“Postgraduate (PG)”) student loan interest rates announcement
What can the Pharmacy First scheme do for me?
seen at 16:47, 1 May in Healthwatch - Your spotlight on health and social care services (Our copy).
The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.
Former magistrates share their experiences of being in the magistracy
seen at 16:44, 1 May in Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (Our copy).

We spoke to a group of former female magistrates about their time as volunteers and what they enjoyed the most.

This is what they had to say:

Jackie, who chaired various courts in North...

Northern Ireland Office section 34 information holding and handling regulations for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR)
seen at 16:30, 1 May in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Northern Ireland Office section 34 information holding and handling regulations for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR)
OISC Code of Standards
seen at 14:57, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
OISC Code of Standards
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Uruguay
seen at 14:55, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Universal Periodic Review 46: UK Statement on Uruguay
The three reasons why the push to increase the role of pharmacies is being undermined
seen at 14:54, 1 May in Healthwatch - Your spotlight on health and social care services (Our copy).
William Pett, our Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Research reports that people welcome the launch of Pharmacy First. To harness the potential of community pharmacies, healthcare leaders need to address access...
Three trends shaping the future of engineering
seen at 14:50, 1 May in Cleaning up our nuclear past: faster, safer and sooner (Our copy).

For head of asset management at Sellafield Ltd, Gary Dixon, harnessing the latest technology and applying them on an industrial engineering level is something that he gets to do every day.

Here he explains...

Voter ID requirements for voting in person
seen at 14:38, 1 May in MHCLG in the Media (Our copy).

The Government has introduced identification for voting in person across Great Britain. Voter identification has been recommended by the Electoral Commission since at least 2014 and is in line with the...

Updating the domestic homicide review statutory guidance
seen at 14:30, 1 May in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Updating the domestic homicide review statutory guidance
Deal could see DJs paying more to keep partygoers entertained
seen at 11:53, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Deal could see DJs paying more to keep partygoers entertained
UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversity
seen at 11:53, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
UK calls for accelerated action to protect global biodiversity
Making the service assessment process easier and more consistent
seen at 11:48, 1 May in DfE Digital, Data and Technology (Our copy).

For the last 18 months, we’ve been investigating and implementing initiatives for how we check and improve our digital services against standards, specifically, the Government Service Standard. Our ...

An Ambitious Civil Service: introducing the Policy System Framework
seen at 11:30, 1 May in A Modern Civil Service (Our copy).

A guest blog by Serena Nüsing, Senior Service Designer in the Policy Profession Unit

Are you a civil servant who’s passionate about improving policy capability at an organisational level? Do you want ...

Scottish firms win in first UK Export Finance deal for oil and gas decommissioning
seen at 11:05, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Scottish firms win in first UK Export Finance deal for oil and gas decommissioning
Ofqual’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation on the approach for the Advanced British Standard (ABS)
seen at 11:02, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Ofqual’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation on the approach for the Advanced British Standard (ABS)
Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands: 1 May 2024
seen at 10:59, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands: 1 May 2024
Applications open - PhD Placements with Open Innovation Team 2025
seen at 10:57, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Applications open - PhD Placements with Open Innovation Team 2025
Why become a charity interim manager?
seen at 10:52, 1 May in Charity Commission (Our copy).

Interim Managers can play a crucial role in turning around a charity that has encountered problems.

The Charity Commission is looking for more firms to join our list of approved practitioners whose...

OFSI launch FAQs
seen at 10:46, 1 May in Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (Our copy).

On 1 May, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) introduced Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a new form of additional guidance aimed at providing technical support to industry partners...

Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’
seen at 10:43, 1 May in Social Security Advisory Committee (Our copy).

As an academic, researching into employment and social security law, I often found myself looking at the wealth of work undertaken by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) from the outside. Therefore...

Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2022-23
seen at 10:33, 1 May in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2022-23
Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2020-22
seen at 10:30, 1 May in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2020-22
Notification of Contingent Liability (Jeremy Hunt)
seen at 10:13, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stocks of UK government bonds and sterling non-financial...

HMICFRS Inspection report Part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption? (Thomas Tugendhat, Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee)
seen at 10:10, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is the national lead agency for tackling serious and organised crime, tasked with reducing the impact it has on the UK, and thereby protect the public from the highest-harm criminals...

Consultation on proposed amendments to PACE Codes of Practice A and C (Chris Philp, Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee)
seen at 10:08, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government is today launching a statutory consultation on revisions to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice A and C.

Strip search involving the exposure of intimate...

Nigel Railton appointed as new Chair of Post Office Limited
seen at 09:55, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Nigel Railton appointed as new Chair of Post Office Limited
Regulator freezes bank accounts of Bristol charity after opening inquiry
seen at 09:52, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Regulator freezes bank accounts of Bristol charity after opening inquiry
Northern Ireland Secretary welcomes operational establishment of ICRIR
seen at 09:50, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Northern Ireland Secretary welcomes operational establishment of ICRIR
Kemi Badenoch asks for examples of bad guidance on single-sex spaces
seen at 09:49, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Kemi Badenoch asks for examples of bad guidance on single-sex spaces
£1.8 million boost for innovation to decarbonise freight
seen at 09:48, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
£1.8 million boost for innovation to decarbonise freight
News story: Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office: 1 month to go!
seen at 09:44, 1 May in Ministry of Justice - Activity on GOV.UK (Our copy).
News story: Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office: 1 month to go!
How reducing the cap on faith school admissions will help to raise standards  
seen at 09:32, 1 May in The Education Hub (Our copy).
How reducing the cap on faith school admissions will help to raise standards  
Government To Lift Cap on Faith School Places
seen at 02:48, 1 May in News and communications (Our copy).
Government To Lift Cap on Faith School Places
Faith school designation reforms
seen at 02:30, 1 May in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Faith school designation reforms