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Environment Agency secures £2.35m for environmental improvements

Small modular reactor: summary programme business case

DVLA: FOI and EIR disclosure log 2026

MHRA annual accountability review minutes

FOI Log - March 2026

Exeter Prison: action plan

Biodiversity net gain: considering a targeted exemption for brownfield residential development

Peat measuring in Holcombe Moor, Lancashire. Credit: Sam Joyce.

My name is Jamie and I work in the Peatland Restoration team in Defra. Part of my job involves working with Natural England...

Over 200 community organisations backed to help bridge divides

AI cyber threats: open letter to business leaders

Recovered appeal: Kings Farm, Parkers Farm Road, Orsett, Essex, RM16 3HX (ref: 3358576 - 15 April 2026)

Martyn's Law guidance published to help businesses

1,200 UK jobs supported by nearly £900 million defence deal to keep military helicopters mission-ready

Government drives forward its 150-day clinical trial target

Asylum hotels close as government scales up use of large sites

Spring into the Mendip National Nature Reserve

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to the Business and Trade Committee: 2 April 2026

Change of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Chair

Digital overhaul of prison system to drive down release errors

The Chief Coroner has made an important update to how Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports are displayed on the judiciary website.

Until now, PFDs were assigned broad categories when published. ...

Local government is an essential part of delivering the ambitious vision of the Blueprint for modern digital government, and creating a joined-up government that works as a joined-up system, where...

England's planning authorities hold a wealth of information that applicants, software developers and researchers use in the planning process. Decades of valuable planning information – conservation areas...

Positive coverages features across press this week after MHCLG announced new funding worth over £41 million to support councils across England, as they prepare for their new enforcement ...

Releases in Error from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Response to the Independent Review into Releases in Error

Defending against biological threats: UKDI launches Biosecurity Frontiers competition

Shared ownership and the Renters’ Rights Act: letter to registered providers of social housing

Fixing the foundations: government fund to fix England's bridges, flyovers and tunnels now open

Road vehicle incursion at York Street, Belfast

Joint Statement from Finance Ministers on the Middle East: 15 April 2026

Chancellor drives global push for ‘responsive and responsible’ international action in face of war

Council tax information letter 3/2026: Response to council tax administration consultation and other issues

UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027

DfE Update 15 April 2026

Guidance: HMPPS information management policy framework

The Judicial Appointments Commission has been asked to identify one candidate for the post of Senior Judge of the Court of Protection.

The Court of Protection makes decisions on financial, or welfare...

This year marks ten years since the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was established.  

Over the last ten years, OFSI has built stronger capability and confidence...

Kinship Zones grant allocations: section 31 grant determination

Competition Act 1998: public register of decisions

Martyn's Law: draft section 12 statutory guidance

OFSI Strategy: 2026 - 2029

Decision No 1/2026 of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, amending Protocol I of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

'Right to work' draft code of practice for employers: avoiding unlawful discrimination

'Right to rent' draft code of practice for landlords: avoiding unlawful discrimination

Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England

Development Consent Granted for Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm

IBCA Community Update, 15 April, 2026

Work begins on Severn Stoke flood scheme

SIA launches consultation on section 12 guidance for Martyn’s Law

The table below lists requests for information we received in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. Reference Number Attachments Request Date Subject Legislation Applied Disclosed (Full/Part/None) Exemption ...

Why post implementation reviews need more regression analysis

Every year the government introduces or amends dozens of regulations. When this happens via secondary legislation, typically the relevant ...

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2025

Draft affirmative coming for Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.

Draft affirmative coming for Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026. See other results for details.

Churches Conservation Trust: 15th April 2026

Appointment of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: 15 April 2026

Better flood protection target exceeded

Update: Speciality Steel UK Limited

Victims of workplace abuse will no longer be silenced

Regulator launches inquiry into Liverpool charity and freezes bank accounts

How to seize the growing opportunities of AI and technology ahead

Council tax shake-up to protect the most vulnerable households

Jennifer Hughes

Edinburgh is one of DBT’s key 7 hubs, forming an important part of the cross-government Places for Growth programme. As part of our commitment to delivering services closer to the ...

Minutes of the Fourth Infected Blood Memorial Committee Meeting- 24 March 2026

Safety digest 02/2026: Cambridge Junction

Safety digest 03/2026: Hopetown Junction

Make Work Pay: misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)

EM on EU Decision on TCA Specialised Committee Erasmus+ position

My hon Friend the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the below statement, a correction to a statement made on 13 April. The addition of the the following The...

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:

On Friday 6 March...

I would like to correct an error in my written statement on 13 April 2026 on the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs (HLWS1495).

The original statement outlined that the criteria used...

Today, I have laid the Government Response to the public consultation on proposed changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. I have also published the accompanying report by the Technical Expert Group...

This government has always supported the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex. The Supreme Court’s ruling last year brought clarity for women and service providers such as hospitals and...

On Friday 6 March 2026, I was informed by representatives of RB Investco Limited that RB Investco Ltd intends to sell its call option to purchase the Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited, owner of the Telegraph...

The role of the Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements in Northern Ireland is to monitor compliance with Annex E of the St. Andrews Agreement 2006, reviewing the relationship between MI5 and PSNI...

I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following Machinery of Government changes.

First, the management of the Integrated Security Fund, and associated funding, has permanently...

Further education colleges are the bedrock of technical education and training in England. They are critical to delivering growth across the Industrial Strategy sectors and can transform lives by offering young...

In line with the Government’s Regulatory Action Plan, which seeks to ensure the UK’s regulatory system is targeted, proportionate and supports growth, I am today publishing and laying before Parliament...

On 2nd April the Government published Better Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport to deliver simpler, more reliable and better joined-up journeys for people across England.

For too long, the transport...

East West Rail (EWR) is central to the Government’s economic growth mission and plans to unlock the potential of the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor. By delivering new east to west connectivity, EWR...

CMA orders the AA and BSM driving schools to refund learner drivers over drip pricing

RSH publishes six regulatory judgements including C4 for council

UK announces biggest ever drone package for Ukraine to push back Putin

UK scientists unite for seabed survey off the south‑west coast

The table below lists requests for information we received in the first and second quarter of 2019. Reference Number Attachments Request Date Subject Legislation Applied Disclosed (Full/Part/None) Exemption Applied...

By Anna Oliveri, Senior Landscape Officer, Natural England  

Abbotts Hall Farm on the Essex coast is quietly becoming one of England's most compelling examples of landscape-scale nature recovery...

UK boosts funding to local responders to help more than 1.8 million people in Sudan's humanitarian crisis 

Major clean-up begins at notorious Kidlington waste site

Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy

PM meeting with Prime minister Jetten of Netherlands: 14 April 2026

Changes to infected blood compensation scheme will improve support for victims

Guidance: Probation Professional Register policy framework

Today’s resolution strengthens measures to counter illicit oil exports in Libya: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council

Legal Aid Provider Survey 2026

River Test diesel spill results in £350,000 for river project

Recent Houthi attacks against Israel threaten to further destabilise the region and undermine Yemen’s security: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Water pollution probes net £2.1m to improve River Trent catchment

image from freepik As we launch the Management and Leadership Code for Health and Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse – Adult Social Care, discusses what this means for leaders and managers across...

A lamb creep feeder with shelter (item FETF238A). This item is eligible for funding under the animal health and welfare theme of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. Credit: Philip Halling

Investing...

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Monisha Shah as Chair of the Legal Services Board for four years from 1 April 2026. The appointment follows a Justice Select Committee pre-appointment scrutiny...