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14 November

King's Award for Voluntary Service honours 231 volunteer groups
King's Award for Voluntary Service honours 231 volunteer groups
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Exports boost as Scottish cheese sold in Spain for first time
Exports boost as Scottish cheese sold in Spain for first time
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Government partners with The King’s Trust and Idris Elba to unlock creative careers for young people
Government partners with The King’s Trust and Idris Elba to unlock creative careers for young people
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Church of England charity must rapidly accelerate safeguarding reforms
Church of England charity must rapidly accelerate safeguarding reforms
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13 November

No-fault evictions to end by May next year
No-fault evictions to end by May next year
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Renters' Rights Act 2025: Implementation roadmap
Renters' Rights Act 2025: Implementation roadmap
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Recruitment campaign shortlisted for national honour
Recruitment campaign shortlisted for national honour
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One of the first 'unknown' British soldiers of World War 1 identified in Belgium
One of the first 'unknown' British soldiers of World War 1 identified in Belgium
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Report by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova: UK statement, November 2025
Report by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova: UK statement, November 2025
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Megan Greene reappointed as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee
Megan Greene reappointed as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee
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Chaco Indigenous and Rural Women at COP30 with UK Support
Chaco Indigenous and Rural Women at COP30 with UK Support
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Programme Officer Training – a reflection

Louise Gibbons talks about the most recent programme officer training offered by the Planning Inspectorate, and the importance of the role within the examination process.

Programme officers play...

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Legal Aid Agency spending over £25,000: 2024
Legal Aid Agency spending over £25,000: 2024
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MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: January 2024
MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: January 2024
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MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: November 2023
MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: November 2023
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HM Courts and Tribunals Service spending over £25,000: 2024
HM Courts and Tribunals Service spending over £25,000: 2024
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MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: March 2024
MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: March 2024
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MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: December 2023
MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: December 2023
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MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: February 2024
MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: February 2024
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Ministry of Justice spending over £25,000: 2024
Ministry of Justice spending over £25,000: 2024
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HM Prison and Probation Service spending over £25,000: 2024
HM Prison and Probation Service spending over £25,000: 2024
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Social worker who ran drugs and weapons network has sentence increased
Social worker who ran drugs and weapons network has sentence increased
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Implementation for the Rook Topolski Transparency Review
Implementation for the Rook Topolski Transparency Review
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From builder’s tea to oat milk coffee, how British family eating habits have changed since WW2
From builder’s tea to oat milk coffee, how British family eating habits have changed since WW2
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Kognitiv Spark: Secure Augmented Reality for Defence Operations
Kognitiv Spark: Secure Augmented Reality for Defence Operations
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Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped
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Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery) pre-application seminar 2025

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) (external link) will be launching a selection exercise in December to recruit a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery).

The seminar

The Judicial...

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Mission Moments: How comms officer Ellie helped deliver a £10bn win for Britain
Ellie, in her immersion suit on a Merlin MK2 helicopter, about to land on HMS St Albans on Oslo fjord in May 2025

When Communications Officer Ellie Genower only got notice of a posting to Oslo with just three...

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Shop smart, bag a bargain – a consumer expert’s guide to Black Friday

Black Friday is all about big savings, but beware – some ‘deals’ may not be as good as they seem.

The CMA helps people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling...

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How we are building a more connected content community at Defra

Lauren Stewart, Lead Content Designer, Farming, on behalf of the content design community and wellbeing working group.

The Defra content design community wants to be a welcoming, inclusive, and...

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We’re consulting on designs IP law – why should you respond?  
We’re consulting on designs IP law – why should you respond?  
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Celebrating 25 Years of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 – and 20 Years of Public Access Rights

By David Drake, People and Nature Director

This year marks a double milestone in the history of outdoor access in England and Wales: 25 years since the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW ...

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Waste Metric Dashboard: October 2025
Waste Metric Dashboard: October 2025
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CMA board meeting minutes: July 2025
CMA board meeting minutes: July 2025
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Delivering AI Growth Zones
Delivering AI Growth Zones
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National Policy Statements for energy: habitats regulations assessments
National Policy Statements for energy: habitats regulations assessments
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Open-sourcing elements of NUAR 

NUAR has taken a highly cautious approach to open-sourcing due to the security impacts it could have. We’ve been making good progress on selectively open-sourcing some elements and artefacts from the programme...

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Security and future generations at the centre of discussions as UK and Ukraine strengthen partnership.
Security and future generations at the centre of discussions as UK and Ukraine strengthen partnership.
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Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved
Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved
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Update regarding Companies house fee changes
Update regarding Companies house fee changes
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Vacancy: Inspector of Air Accidents (Human Factors)
Vacancy: Inspector of Air Accidents (Human Factors)
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Congresbury reservoir turns village fear into award-winning work
Congresbury reservoir turns village fear into award-winning work
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Independent Examiner of Complaints Annual Report 2024 to 2025
Independent Examiner of Complaints Annual Report 2024 to 2025
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HMRC performance update: July to September 2025
HMRC performance update: July to September 2025
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UK government response to the report by the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
UK government response to the report by the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
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Building trust through independent, accredited conformity assessment

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted accreditation to Kantara Initiative; making it the first UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body (CAB) certifying under the UK government’s ...

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UKEF strengthens sustainable exports on the eve of COP30
UKEF strengthens sustainable exports on the eve of COP30
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MOD response to the first Armed Forces Sexualised Behaviours and Sexual Harassment Survey
MOD response to the first Armed Forces Sexualised Behaviours and Sexual Harassment Survey
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Pioneering prevention programme launches at Army and Navy bases working with young recruits
Pioneering prevention programme launches at Army and Navy bases working with young recruits
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Russia’s narrative of inevitable victory is contradicted by its military and economic failures: UK statement to the OSCE
Russia’s narrative of inevitable victory is contradicted by its military and economic failures: UK statement to the OSCE
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Strengthening coalitions for action on freedom of religion or belief: UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief speech, November 2025
Strengthening coalitions for action on freedom of religion or belief: UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief speech, November 2025
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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure deepen humanitarian harm and endanger nuclear safety: UK statement to the OSCE
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure deepen humanitarian harm and endanger nuclear safety: UK statement to the OSCE
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The Local Deprivation Explorer: Making deprivation data easier to find, understand and use 

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) rank over 33,000 small areas across the country by levels of deprivation. It’s one of the department’s most important and widely used datasets and Accredited Official...

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AAIB investigation to ATR 72-212 A, G-IACZ
AAIB investigation to ATR 72-212 A, G-IACZ
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AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-86N, G-NPTA
AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-86N, G-NPTA
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Finding my professional home: Henrietta’s journey into the Operational Delivery Profession

Henrietta Ozono-Okeri, a passionate ODP professional from Nigeria, tells us about her journey into a new country, career and professional culture.

From Nigeria to the UK: My journey into the Operational...
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Transforming our health service (Wes Streeting)

I am today updating the House on the Government’s plans to reform the health system in England, in line with our commitment to deliver a more accountable, productive and patient-focused National Health ...

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Medomsley Detention Centre (Jake Richards)

The Government would like to make a formal apology to all victims and survivors who endured abuse whilst they were at Medomsley Detention Centre.

Medomsley held young men sentenced or remanded by the courts...

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National Policy Statement EN-7 on nuclear energy infrastructure (Michael Shanks)

The UK’s nuclear sector will play a critical role in delivering the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and supporting economic growth. The government will ensure the right enablers are in...

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Increase in AME Budgets (Torsten Bell, Member, Pension Schemes Bill Committee)

I would like to notify the House that the Department for Work and Pensions has obtained approval from His Majesty’s Treasury for an increase of £1,610,000,000 to non-voted AME budgets and the total...

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Contingencies Fund Advance for Cash Paid in to Social Fund (Torsten Bell, Member, Pension Schemes Bill Committee)

I would like to notify the House that the Department for Work and Pensions has obtained approval for an advance from the Contingencies Fund of £1,610,000,000

The voted cash requirement for ...

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Cyber Security and Resilience (Kanishka Narayan)

In June 2024, Synnovis, a supplier of pathology services to the NHS, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Computer systems were hacked, private patient data was stolen, and IT systems were rendered useless. ...

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Prevent Statistics 2025 (Dan Jarvis)

On Thursday 6 November, the Home Office published official statistics for ‘Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme from April 2024 to March 2025’. Prevent is a key part...

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Armed forces set to benefit from £50 million novel blood products research
Armed forces set to benefit from £50 million novel blood products research
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Rugby League legends tackle male loneliness with Government-backed programme
Rugby League legends tackle male loneliness with Government-backed programme
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Wylfa Confirmed as Site for UK’s First Small Modular Reactor
Wylfa Confirmed as Site for UK’s First Small Modular Reactor
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Ofqual announces rules for unique British Sign Language GCSE
Ofqual announces rules for unique British Sign Language GCSE
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Three members reappointed to the Online Procedure Rule Committee
Three members reappointed to the Online Procedure Rule Committee
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Accredited official statistics: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: July to September 2025
Accredited official statistics: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: July to September 2025
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Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the Niagara Region
Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the Niagara Region
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North Wales to pioneer UK’s first small modular reactors
North Wales to pioneer UK’s first small modular reactors
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Nearly 400 antibiotic-resistant infections each week in 2024
Nearly 400 antibiotic-resistant infections each week in 2024
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Scottish Secretary: A new crusade on devolution within Scotland
Scottish Secretary: A new crusade on devolution within Scotland
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12 November

PM call with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 12 November 2025
PM call with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 12 November 2025
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Correspondence between the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Prime Minister: 12 November 2025
Correspondence between the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Prime Minister: 12 November 2025
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Secretary of State's address to the NHS Providers Conference
Secretary of State's address to the NHS Providers Conference
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Graves of three previously unknown World War 1 soldiers identified in Belgium
Graves of three previously unknown World War 1 soldiers identified in Belgium
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Charity regulator investigates after official orders ignored
Charity regulator investigates after official orders ignored
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First visit to meet Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh for UK Minister
First visit to meet Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh for UK Minister
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New flood scheme launched in Great Shefford
New flood scheme launched in Great Shefford
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Top NHS trusts given new powers to improve care
Top NHS trusts given new powers to improve care
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Defra's annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Defra's annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
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Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: factsheets
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: factsheets
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Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: supporting documents
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: supporting documents
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UK and Netherlands forge ahead together to grow the industries of the future
UK and Netherlands forge ahead together to grow the industries of the future
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Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog
Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog
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Cross-border conservation efforts take centre stage for River Dee
Cross-border conservation efforts take centre stage for River Dee
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DfE update 12 November 2025
DfE update 12 November 2025
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Implementation and enforcement of the Online Safety Act: follow up letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom
Implementation and enforcement of the Online Safety Act: follow up letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom
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Government apologises for historical abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre
Government apologises for historical abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre
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FOI request: enforcement of the Groceries Code
FOI request: enforcement of the Groceries Code
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing & The Charity Commission for England and Wales
Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing & The Charity Commission for England and Wales
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Medomsley Detention Centre
Medomsley Detention Centre
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UK strengthening Ukrainian resilience ahead of winter at G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
UK strengthening Ukrainian resilience ahead of winter at G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
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Derailment of a passenger train at Shap
Derailment of a passenger train at Shap
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UK tests response to malicious use of hazardous substances
UK tests response to malicious use of hazardous substances
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Millions of pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments from today
Millions of pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments from today
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King Charles III coast path now runs through Hampshire
King Charles III coast path now runs through Hampshire
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Universal Periodic Review 50: UK Statement on Jamaica
Universal Periodic Review 50: UK Statement on Jamaica
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Universal Periodic Review 50: UK Statement on Libya
Universal Periodic Review 50: UK Statement on Libya
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