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This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:

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The United Nations Security Council met at 1500 (UK time) to discuss and vote on a resolution on Ukraine. The resolution was supported by 13 of the 15 Security Council members with one abstention, but Russia...

Due to a technical fault the usual assistance number for the High Commission in Nicosia is temporarily unavailable. British nationals in need of urgent consular assistance should call the Foreign and Commonwealth...

Now published: The value of arts and culture to people and society – an evidence review

The synthetic stimulant, known as Meow Meow, was banned by the UK 4 years ago and 40 countries have controlled it so far.

After mephedrone was made a Class B drug in April 2010 there was a two-thirds ...

Minister for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime Karen Bradley met delegates from countries including Peru, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna.

The...

The UK has today allocated over £36 million in funding to organisations working inside Syria and across the region. This includes:

Support for girls and women (£5.95 million).

The...

The 12 week consultation was launched in late December 2013 by Business Secretary Vince Cable, following a review of evidence on the extent of the use of zero hours contracts conducted last summer (2013...

Commenting on the US-Russia talks in London today, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

It is deeply disappointing that today’s talks did not produce the diplomatic breakthrough which Secretary Kerry...

Updated: Updated with Foreign Secretary Statement

This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:

Foreign Office travel advice for ...

Minister for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime Karen Bradley met delegates from countries including Peru, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna.

The discussions...

Updated: Added updated part 1A version 1.8

Volume 1: the defence logistics support chain: an introduction to the Defence/Joint Support Chain (D/JSC) and the JSC blueprint.

Updated: Added updated part 1.

JSP 886 Volume 2: Inventory management has been designed to provide ready access and authoritative reference to all aspects of policy and procedures governing the effective...

Updated: Added updated part 13 version 2.5

Volume 3 (support chain management) Policy and procedures for the management of the defence/joint support chain.

Related information JSP 462: financial...

Updated: Added updated versions of Parts 1, 803A, 803B, 803C, 803D, 803E.

Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) is a comprehensive discipline that is applicable to all acquisition activity through life. However...

Updated: Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 April 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices...

A scaffolding firm has been fined after a painter and decorator was injured when he fell through an unprotected ladder opening on scaffolding at a block of flats in Hemel Hempstead.

Updated: Additional government response to the draft secondary legislation published.

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA13) will create a single Competition and Markets Authority...

The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the key global policy forum for the advancement of women. It meets every year at the UN Headquarters in New York to debate and agree global action to improve ...

Care to Learn supports young parents under the age of 20 to study, by helping with childcare and travel costs. Eligible courses must have public funding.

Available in England only.

Responding to decisions on funding by the board of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has today (Friday 14 March):

welcomed funding for a service ...

An employee was told that for reasons relating to health and safety, plasters were no longer stocked in the workplace first aid kit. The employee believes this policy is common in many workplaces but suspects...

A Welwyn Garden City manufacturing firm has been prosecuted after an agency worker suffered a hand injury whilst clearing a blockage on a poorly-guarded palletiser machine.

A senior director of a canal boat company has today (14 March 2014) been ordered to pay £3,600 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to operating passenger vessels in North Yorkshire without valid...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will make the next Budget statement on Wednesday 19 March 2014.

Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer makes the Budget statement to the House of Commons...

Today (14 March 2014) the government has allocated the second tranche of funding from the £10 million Business Support Scheme to help businesses hardest hit by this winter’s flooding. The funding will...

Belgian King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, and deputy prime minister and foreign minister Didier Reynders visited London on 13 March 2014.

During their visit, the King and Queen were welcomed by Her Majesty...

Updated: Added 14 March 'Update on funding for flood-affected businesses' announcement.

Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities...

Updated: Dr Mary Armitage has been appointed as the ACCEA medical director.

Dr Mary Armitage appointed as new medical director

We are pleased to announce that Dr Mary Armitage has been appointed as the ...

The relocation of S4C to Carmarthen could provide a significant boost to local economies, the Welsh language and the creative industries sector in Wales, Wales Office Ministers have said today (14 March 2014). Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), Email this. First seen at 18:30, 14 March

Updated: Joint statement on Syria made by William Hague and Justine Greening on 14 March 2014

The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions...

The 2013 to 2014 Cold Weather Payment season started on 1 November 2013.

There were no triggers for Cold Weather Payments at weather stations between 8 March 2014 and 14 March 2014 and no payments were...

Updated: Consultation response added.

NHS charities were established to receive and manage charitable funds to support healthcare in the NHS. They are typically linked to individual NHS providers (mainly...

Updated: Updated attachment

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how to manage migrants’ biometric information.

Updated: Updated attachment

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it tells foreign offenders about the tariff-expired removal scheme (TERS).

UK Visas and Immigration asylum process guidance about how we make decisions.

Updated: pre-release access list updated

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 required the UK Statistics Authority to publish a Code of practice for statistics. Only those statistics...

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance about section 3C and 3D leave. This prevents an individual from becoming an overstayer while they are awaiting or appealing a decision. A person becomes an overstayer...

Updated: Attachment updated

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance about the action it takes to complete the parole board information form.

Updated: Corrected the estimates of average annual changes to rental agreements having a rent review (see the the last paragraph on page 3 of the statistics notice.)

This publication shows estimates of ...

Updated: Updated attachment

UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how decisions are made about pre and post licence sponsor visits.

Evaluation of TradeMark Southern Africa.

Updated: Contact details updated in section 6.

The Growth Vouchers programme is focusing on the following areas:

raising finance and managing cash flow recruiting and developing your staff...

Review of embedding evaluation in the Department for International Development

Responding to decisions on funding by the board of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has today (Friday 14 March):

welcomed funding for a service ...

New projects developing resilience for Birmingham and East London

Norfolk and Norwich Festival launches the 2014 programme – including the brand new ‘It’s Your Festival’!

BAE Systems technology set to give GB Short Track the edge.

Sunderland, South Tyneside and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership have agreed with the government a multi-million pound City Deal to strengthen the foundations of economic growth for future generations...

We have developed a free event that outlines the changes to the DBS because of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - and just as importantly, clarifies what hasn’t changed.

The events are targeted to...

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Today the UK is experiencing high levels of air pollution due to cool, still and foggy weather conditions.

This is a result of local ...

The Court of Appeal has today increased the sentence given to Lee David Hosking from 9 and a half years’ imprisonment to 13 years for a brutal and sustained rape attack on a Penzance woman in 2008.

Speaking...

I am today confirming the student support package for higher education students undertaking a course of study in the academic year beginning September 2015.

Tuition charges and loans

For all new full...

A British boost to the Palestinian economy will help businesses expand, create jobs and support increased agriculture, Prime Minister David Cameron announced during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories...

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This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:

Foreign Office travel advice for ...

The Big Bang Fair is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK.

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable at The...

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Israeli Prime Minister’s office by Liam Maxwell, Government Chief Technology Officer, on behalf of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), and by Harel...

While there he met a cross-section of personnel and their families and visited HMS Diamond which is supporting Operation Recsyr, the international operation to remove chemicals from Syria.

Throughout ...

Following the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, the FCO has called on authorities to allow all detainees proper medical care. Ms Shunli had been detained since September 2013 whilst travelling from China...

Welcome! Special invited guests all! And thank you so much for being here on this important day to celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

I want to talk to you today about what I think...

In advance of the third anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict on Saturday 15 March, Foreign Secretary William Hague and International Development Secretary Justine Greening have issued the following ...

Updated: Added new firing times for April 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry...

Updated: Added firing times for ther period commencing 13 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices...

Updated: Added minutes for 21 January 2014

The Secretary of State for Health and officials from the Department of Health met representatives from NHS England to talk about issues of accountability.

This memorandum provides a preliminary assessment of the operation of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 (the 2008 Act) and has been prepared by the Home Office for submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee...

These schedules set out judicial salaries and fees for 2014-15.

Updated: Updated to include the latest version of the pocket guide.

This publication contains key data about the varied and often complex work which takes place at HMRC.

This is the government’s response to the Witty review of universities and growth. The response sets out what the government will do to build on our outstanding global reputation for science and research...

This document is the publication of equality information required by Regulation 2 of the Equality Act Specific Duty Regulations (SI 2011/2260). It shows how HMRC complies with the public sector equality duty ...

Updated: added notice Terrorism and Terrorist Finance (Final Designations), updated designated persons list

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution...

The Open Public Services (OPS) White Paper, published in 2011, set out the government’s approach to reforming public services, based on the principles of choice, diversity, accountability, decentralisation...

This letter and its annexes serve as a written notice to improve financial management, control and governance at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Trust.

A full list of new consular fees for Ghana

Updated: The Education Funding Agency has made minor revisions to the Financial Management and Governance Self-Assessment template to reflect the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook, updated in October...

Updated: updated list to reflect notice: Terrorism and Terrorist Finance (Final Designations)

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in...

Updated: Added summary of consultation responses and government response.

Currently, property owners can make voluntary contributions towards a ratepayer business improvement district and some do...

Later life newsletter 53 (March 2014) has the latest news on policy changes, good practice and initiatives and their impact on older people.

Subscribe to the Later life newsletter <...

Studies show that vaccination against meningococcal C (MenC) disease in early childhood provides a relatively short-term protective immune response. Protection given by vaccination at 12 months wanes by the teenage...

Since the original publication of this assessment in February 2013, the Better Regulation Executive has updated the inflation assumptions that are used to discount the costs and benefits of all policies. As a...

Since the original publication of this assessment in November 2012, the Better Regulation Executive has updated the inflation assumptions that are used to discount the costs and benefits of all policies. As a...

Updated: Links to updated impact assessments added.

The modern workplaces consultation sought views on four key areas:

introducing a new system of flexible parental leave which will allow mothers ...

Updated: Government response published under final outcome.

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA13) will create a single Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to succeed the Office...

Updated: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, Employment and EAT Tribunals and SENDS tables published.

This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of Tribunal cases that are received, disposed...

We will consider with interest the OFT's report.

The Government's response to the Witty Review shines a spotlight on the role of universities as anchors of local and national growth.

Telford & Wrekin Council named creative apprentice Employee of the Year

Shakespeare Week set to take schools by storm

Published today: The value of arts and culture to people and society – an evidence review

Representatives from 11 of the UK’s leading universities attended the inaugural University Accreditation Scheme Forum.

Jamal Edwards, who runs music site SBTV, and comedy trio Mandem on the Wall have produced video blogs talking about issues affecting teenage relationships.

They have been joined by Charlie McDonell and...

Attractions and events to visit in the local area - March-April 2014

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Do you want to play Rugby?

Training session every Sunday between 10:00 - 12:00, Princess Royal Bks Gym

 

Qualified and experienced coaches Suitable for all ages...

 

BFG personnel resident in Marienfeld have once again been invited to take part in the annual spring clean of the village. This includes adults and children as well as pets. The event is co...

Counselling by Telephone and Email now available for Personnel in Afghanistan or away on exercise.

To make an appointment in your area clients should email us at office.relatebfg@googlemail...

Government plans will make it easier and cheaper to build homes to a high standard, Communities Minister Stephen Williams said today (13 March 2014).

Currently, house builders face a myriad of different...

Listen to the press conference on Audioboo.

Mahmoud Abbas (via interpreter)

Ladies and gentlemen, the Israeli occupation force have recently – have killed with cold blood, 3 Palestinians in ...

The scheme will make the UK one of the best countries in the world to capitalise on breakthroughs in medical care.

The Government is determined to strengthen Britain’s science, research and development...

Sunderland, South Tyneside and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership have agreed with the government a multi-million pound City Deal to strengthen the foundations of economic growth for future generations...

Introduction

Thank you very much Judy [Baker, Chair of the Cyber Security Challenge].

It’s a great privilege to be asked to open the final of this year’s Cyber Security Challenge Masterclass. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), Email this. First seen at 14:30, 14 March

The Minister for Government Policy, Oliver Letwin, and the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, David Laws, today published the 2014 update on progress of the coalition government’s vision of Open Public...