The Government Says...

News story: New funding to support children with special educational needs

Updated: Added more information about how to book motorcycle, lorry, bus or car and trailer tests in advance without giving your pupil’s details, and improved the structure of the guide.

This guide explains...

The UK is home to a wide variety of exceptional cultural objects: our ‘national treasures’, which enrich the culture, heritage and scholarship of audiences today and will do so for future generations.

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The twenty-second national census will be conducted in March 2021, across the United Kingdom. The 2021 Census is about collecting information to help build a country that works for everyone, and the results will...

The UK is home to a wide variety of exceptional cultural objects: our ‘national treasures’, which enrich the culture, heritage and scholarship of audiences today and will do so for future generations.

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The UK is home to a wide variety of exceptional cultural objects: our ‘national treasures’, which enrich the culture, heritage and scholarship of audiences today and will do so for future generations.

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Press release: Plans to strengthen protections for Britain's most valuable treasures at risk of export

Speech: Investigating crimes and seeking justice for victims in Darfur

Updated: Updated local authority and community sponsorship guidance, sample agreement, new application form and guidance.

As a community sponsor, you will be allocated a family fleeing conflict, and it ...

Updated: Revised DWP's headcount and payroll data for September 2018. Added DWP non-payroll staff figure for contingent labour.

DWP publishes details about headcount and payroll costs for permanent staff...

Updated: Revised register uploaded 14 December 2018.

The list includes the following details for each case:

appeal number the person or organisation who made the appeal Information Commissioner...

Updated: Updated local authority and community sponsorship guidance, sample agreement, new application form and guidance.

As a community sponsor, you will be allocated a family fleeing conflict, and it ...

Updated: Replaced 'Condition funding methodology for 2018 to 2019' with 'Condition funding methodology for 2019 to 2020' and updated the details section of the page.

Details of school capital funding allocations...

Updated: Updated funeral directors list for Las Palmas

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the ...

Updated: Updated the Controlled Drugs document and added a new one.

If you are a wholesaler, manufacturer, producer or supplier of controlled drugs, you must complete the annual statistical returns form...

Updated: Added HPR 12(45), 2017 annual report and appendix.

Reports of unusual bacterial genera involved in bacteraemia and fungaemia that are not included in the routine monthly bacteraemia reports published...

Updated: Updated to add the letter to lift the FNtI issued to The Giles Academy.

This letter and its annex serve as a written notice to improve financial management, control and governance at The Giles ...

Updated: Updated sponsor contact list for December 2018.

This document gives contact details for approved academy sponsors, including the lead regional school commissioner (RSC) region.

...

Updated: Added: Chickerell Range firing times January 2019

The ‘firing times’ are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart...

Updated: Added: Sennybridge firing times January 2019

The ‘firing times’ are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones...

Updated: Updated the figure of number of local authorities with no schools below the floor standard on page 24 of the ‘Key stage 2 text’ document.

Revised results for key stage 2 at national, regional and...

Updated: Updated the 'Objection to school admission arrangements' form for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.

Complete and return this form if you wish to object to the schools adjudicator because you consider...

Updated: Revised HB circular A6/2016. Escalation, debt management, paragraph 33 - new telephone number for recoveries, payments, balances, etc: 0800 916 0647.

Adjudication circulars provide advice, guidance...

Decision reference: ADA3366

Type of decision: objection to admission arrangements – partially upheld

School type: academy

School phase: secondary

Local authority: Slough borough...

Updated: Revised DWP's headcount and payroll data for September 2018. Added DWP non-payroll staff figure for contingent labour.

DWP publishes details about headcount and payroll costs for permanent staff...

Updated: Revised register uploaded 14 December 2018.

The list includes the following details for each case:

appeal number the person or organisation who made the appeal Information Commissioner...

Updated: Updated local authority and community sponsorship guidance, sample agreement, new application form and guidance.

As a community sponsor, you will be allocated a family fleeing conflict, and it ...

The Trade Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 7 November 2017 and is currently progressing through the House of Lords. The Trade Bill provides powers for UK ministers and devolved ministers to make...

Updated: Added Health Protection Report 12(45) news and infection/vaccine coverage reports.

Health Protection Report (HPR) comprises routine reports on infections (microbiological and epidemiological data...

Updated: Replaced 'Condition funding methodology for 2018 to 2019' with 'Condition funding methodology for 2019 to 2020' and updated the details section of the page.

Details of school capital funding allocations...

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The Falkland Islands and South Georgia offer a rich environment for ecologists, climatologists, and environmental scientists to work together. Increasing the international scientific...

Updated: The planned service downtime has been cancelled.

Latest updates on the availability and any issues affecting the Childcare service.

Updated: Added 'Global high consequence infectious disease events' summary for November 2018.

Public Health England (PHE) produces a monthly report that provides detailed updates on known HCID events around...

News story: Setting standards for the import and export of food

Press release: UK and Switzerland agree to transition trade agreement after Brexit

Speech: Speech by Minister for Asia and the Pacific: disinformation - democracy and social stability at risk?

Speech: Steps towards peace in Yemen

Updated: Added translation

The UK Statistics Authority has made its recommendations on the content and conduct of the 2021 Census for England and Wales, as set out in this white paper.

This includes...

Tim Peake, the second British astronaut and the first to fly with the European Space Agency, spent six months in space as part of the Principia mission. Between 15 December 2015 and 18 June 2016, he lived and...

How long people in the UK can expect to live is important for those responsible for planning public service provision and keeping track of the cost of government commitments. It impacts on a broad range of areas...

Updated: Updated MCA approved doctors UK based 14th December 2018.

This list is for seafarers who need to get an ENG1 medical fitness certificate, and to find a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved...

This bulletin provides a summary of 3 consultations on various pensions issues recently published by DWP. These relate to the Government’s recommendations for creating pensions dashboards, proposals for how collective...

Updated: Change of TRN

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions himself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher reference...

Updated: Revised November 2018 report - added extra groundwater projections.

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Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on the most recent information on IPO pay available.

This information has been released by the (IPO) under the Freedom of Information...

Updated: Corrected the figures in the pie chart on page 1 and clarified the text relating to the introduction of unauthorised material on page 3.

Main trends

The main trends for malpractice in GCSE, AS...

Updated: Clarified the closing date to reflect the fact that the evidence portal will remain open until the end of May 2019.

This call for evidence is to support the Rail Review, led by independent chair...

Updated: Consultation responses published in full.

We will be introducing a statutory Pubs Code to govern the relationship between businesses that own 500 or more tied pubs and their tied tenants. We will...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) with an explanation to the effect that such patents are not available in the UK, explains an equivalent process to follow and a link to the ...

Updated: Added a link to the Universal Credit change of circumstances page.

If you, or both you and your partner are working you may be able to get support with the childcare costs you pay to a registered...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) regarding the outcome of PCT applications from 2000 to 2011.

This information has been released by the (IPO) under the Freedom of Information...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on examples of a selection of relevant patents and hints on searching for others.

This information has been released by the (IPO) under...

Updated: Added HPR 12(45), July to September 2018 report.

These data provide details by age group, region and capsular groups.

Epidemiological year runs from 1 July to 30 June the following year...

Updated: Added HPR 12(45), July to September 2018 report.

Laboratory reports from the enhanced surveillance programme for Bordetella pertussis infection (whooping cough) in England, operated by Public Health...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on figures of design applications and registrations during each year from 2011 to 2017, with a link to older data.

This information ...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on figures of Taiwanese applications from 2012 to 2017.

This information has been released by the (IPO) under the Freedom of Information...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on the current location of all spending data from 2011 and the location of archived data prior to then.

This information has been released...

Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on location of 2017 figures and a document of IP trends from 1995 to 2017.

This information has been released by the IPO under the Freedom...

Updated: Updated funeral directors list for Las Palmas

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the ...

Updated: Published Touchbase: edition 131. This edition contains information on topics including Jobcentre Plus arrangements over Christmas and New Year, Universal Credit and Pension Wise.

Some information...

Updated: Updated the Controlled Drugs document and added a new one.

If you are a wholesaler, manufacturer, producer or supplier of controlled drugs, you must complete the annual statistical returns form...

Updated: Added HPR 12(45), 2017 annual report and appendix.

Reports of unusual bacterial genera involved in bacteraemia and fungaemia that are not included in the routine monthly bacteraemia reports published...

Updated: Case C-673/18 added.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) publishes information on cases that comes to its attention concerning intellectual property matters. We publish the specific questions...

Updated: Updated to add the letter to lift the FNtI issued to The Giles Academy.

This letter and its annex serve as a written notice to improve financial management, control and governance at The Giles ...

Updated: Updated sponsor contact list for December 2018.

This document gives contact details for approved academy sponsors, including the lead regional school commissioner (RSC) region.

...

Updated: Added: Chickerell Range firing times January 2019

The ‘firing times’ are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart...

Updated: Added: Sennybridge firing times January 2019

The ‘firing times’ are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones...

Updated: Updated the figure of number of local authorities with no schools below the floor standard on page 24 of the ‘Key stage 2 text’ document.

Revised results for key stage 2 at national, regional and...

Updated: Updated the 'Objection to school admission arrangements' form for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.

Complete and return this form if you wish to object to the schools adjudicator because you consider...

Updated: Revised HB circular A6/2016. Escalation, debt management, paragraph 33 - new telephone number for recoveries, payments, balances, etc: 0800 916 0647.

Adjudication circulars provide advice, guidance...

Decision reference: ADA3366

Type of decision: objection to admission arrangements – partially upheld

School type: academy

School phase: secondary

Local authority: Slough borough...

Trade remedy measures are key to ensuring an effective rules-based system for international trade. They do so by protecting domestic industries against injury suffered because of unfair trading practices – including...

The Trade Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 7 November 2017 and is currently progressing through the House of Lords.

The Trade Bill does not cover future trade agreements but allows...

Updated: Add online link for ESA appeals.

Make a PIP appeal online

If you live in England or Wales you can appeal a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Employment Support Allowance (ESA) decision...

News story: Dstl’s life saving work awarded at The Sun Military Awards

News story: Alert for charities – risk of CEO fraud through Christmas gift cards

News story: Government Chemist work regarding management of food allergens

News story: ESFA funded adult education budget 2019 to 2020 illustrative allocations issued

Updated: The pre-penalty notice section has been updated with information on when a pre-penalty notice is not issued.

Detailed guidance to raise businesses’ awareness of the steps that HMRC may take when...

Updated: Added the summary of responses and the government response on the consultation on preserving the free use of public parks.

The government is consulting on proposals to legislate to put it beyond...

Updated: Updates to list of services available with GOV.UK Verify.

What GOV.UK Verify is

How long it takes to verify your identity

Companies that can verify your...

If you’re a Fast Parcel Operator, you’ll need to check FPOs reclaiming import VAT on returned goods (CIP2) before using this form.

You’ll need the following details to help you complete the ...

Use form C&E1179CDS to claim repayment or remission of customs charges on goods which:

do not meet the conditions of their contract are defective are damaged before customs clearance

Make...

Use form C2001CDS to tell us of underpayments arising on the import of goods for voluntary disclosures that are dealt with at Belfast and will lead to a C18 being raised for the extra duty or VAT due.

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Updated: We have published the Learning Records Service: release 1812.01.

Access the Learning Records Service organisational portal.

Learners retain the same unique learner number (ULN...

Updated: Updated the guidance about annual tests (MOT) to make it clear breakdown recovery vehicles are no longer exempt from the requirements of plating and testing.

This guide sets out the rules that ...

Updated: Removed BEIS - RFCS and updated attachment.

This page is for UK grant recipients who:

are in receipt of funding from at least one of the funds below have submitted a bid to one of the...

Tim Peake, the second British astronaut and the first to fly with the European Space Agency, spent six months in space as part of the Principia mission. Between 15 December 2015 and 18 June 2016, he lived and...

Updated: Updated with the following appointments: British Pharmacopoeia Commission members, Commission on Human Medicines commissioners, and National Joint Registry Steering Committee member (patient representative...

This is a competitive process which will offer small grants up to a maximum of £10,000 for each award. The scheme is run to support the education and outreach aims and objectives of the UK Space Agency...

Updated: Updated section 1.3 on how to register to use the system following a change in process.

This guide is for users of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) practical test business service...

Updated: Prison population for November 2018 published.

Latest prison population figures for 2018.

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions himself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher reference number: 347727 ...

Updated: Updated report for December 2018

This report looks at the intellectual property, organized crime, human rights, bribery and corruption and terrorism risks that UK businesses may face when operating...

Updated: Added translation

The UK Statistics Authority has made its recommendations on the content and conduct of the 2021 Census for England and Wales, as set out in this White Paper.

This includes...

Tim Peake, the second British astronaut and the first to fly with the European Space Agency, spent six months in space as part of the Principia mission. Between 15 December 2015 and 18 June 2016, he lived and...

Updated: The daily values for all Category 1 crude oils for November 2018 have been published.

If you’re a participator in a UK oil field, you must use these defined market value rates if you dispose of...

How long people in the UK can expect to live is important for those responsible for planning public service provision and keeping track of the cost of government commitments. It impacts on a broad range of areas...

Updated: Updated MCA approved doctors UK based 14th December 2018.

This list is for seafarers who need to get an ENG1 medical fitness certificate, and to find a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved...

This bulletin provides a summary of 3 consultations on various pensions issues recently published by DWP. These relate to the Government’s recommendations for creating pensions dashboards, proposals for how collective...