New permitted development rights will allow change of use from offices to homes to provide new homes in existing buildings.
The maps above numbered 1.1 to 1.36 show the areas exempt from the office to...
Updated: Added a good practice guide on transaction monitoring for HMG online service providers.
ApplicabilityCentral government departments, their agencies, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and...
This impact assessment examines measures being taken forward to introduce a number of relaxations including allowing agricultural buildings to convert to other uses supporting rural growth; allowing a range of...
Updated: Added Firing times commencing 9 May 2013
Dartmoor Training Area’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable...
This impact assessment looks at measures to introduce new permitted development rights to allow changes from B1(a) office use to C3 residential uses without the need for planning permission. The permitted development...
Updated: Published summary of responses on 9 May 2013
The consultation outlines action the government is proposing in the following areas:
to create permitted development rights to assist change of...
Assessment of the impact of measures to extend permitted development rights for homeowners and businesses. The measures being taken forward will allow, for a period of 3 years, homeowners to build larger single...
Updated: Published summary of responses on 9 May 2013.
This consultation proposes changes to increase permitted development rights for extensions to homes and business premises in non-protected areas.
A recruitment freeze has been in place since May 2010 as part of the government’s commitment to reduce administrative costs. These files show the number of exemptions to the recruitment freeze for DWP, its agencies...
Existing theories on the shape and structure of atomic nuclei have been put to the test as an international team of nuclear physicists have discovered that some can be 'pear' shaped. This research, co-funded by...
Three major Lake District information centres will be getting new look branding in plans to make them stand out and shout about what they have on offer.
A civil engineering firm has been prosecuted after a construction worker had his left leg broken by the whiplash of an industrial hose being used in a tunnelling project beneath the Dorchester Hotel in central...
New regulations to control the risks posed by needles and other ‘sharps’ in healthcare will take effect this month.
A Kent construction company has been fined for unsafe excavation work after a worker was seriously injured at a building site in Cranbrook.
John Morgan has been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as a non-executive director.
Jenny Hopkins, CPS London Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, said: "Paula Castle, an 85 year old woman, was on her way home from the shops in Greenford where she lived when she was attacked and robbed of her handbag...
Updated: Stats updated to week ending 05 May 2013.
The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each week...
Updated: Corrected error in document title.
From time to time the Ministry of Justice publishes ad hoc statistical Notices. These will be published in this section as and when released.
Experimental results obtained using the Gemini laser in STFC's Central Laser Facility and published in Nature Communications are the first to demonstrate that laser light reflected from a ultrathin foil mirror moving...
Stunning photographs of the UK's National Parks are now on display at York Hospital.
A heritage design consultant and a former chief executive officer have been appointed by the Environment Secretary to serve on the North York Moors National Park Authority.
An Ilkeston food company has been fined after an employee severed the tip of his finger in a mincing machine. He required emergency surgery at hospital and was off work for three weeks before later retiring.
A raft of measures to create new and simpler powers to tackle antisocial behaviour, make forced marriage illegal and improve professional standards of the police were introduced today in the new Antisocial...
Letter from Andrew Dilnot to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about DWP statistics and statistics on the benefit cap
An estimate of the levels of fraud and error in the social security benefits system in Great Britain.
Financial Year statistics on the Security Situation in Northern Ireland.
Monthly data on the number of certificates issued for generation under the Renewables Obligation.
MOD civilian workforce by grade equivalence and budgetary area, and total civilian time series. Publication dates for this publication are subject to change, and may vary within two weeks before the date stated ...
This Memorandum identifies the provisions in the Energy Bill which confer power to make delegated legislation. It explains the purpose of the delegated power proposed; why the matter is to be dealt with in delegated...
The purpose of this consultation is to propose a very specific amendment to the definition of “debtor” in the Consumer Credit Act 1974, to provide confidence to creditors as to the identity of the “debtor” under...
Updated: Created a new edition to include statistical release for quarter 2.
This publication covers provisional quarterly estimates for Quarters 1 and 2 of 2012/13 for local authority collected waste generation...
Overarching documents which belong to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Police Bill.
Return to the main page of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Police Bill
The Bill will improve the speed and efficiency of the criminal justice system’s response to low-level offending by enabling the police to prosecute uncontested minor offences of shoplifting. It will extend the...
The measures on extradition proposed in the Bill are designed to improve the efficiency of the operation of the Extradition Act 2003 and follow from a review of the UK’s extradition arrangements by Rt. Hon Sir...
The Bill builds on Government reform of the policing landscape towards greater freedom for the police to take local decisions that fit the needs of the areas they serve. It will enhance the integrity and professionalism...
The Bill contains a number of measures to tackle specific crime issues. Measures to tackle dangerous dogs, illegal firearms and forced marriage are contained in parts 7 to 9 of the Bill.
Part 7 – Dangerous...
Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own homes and neighbourhoods. Yet thousands of people around the country are still having their everyday lives blighted by anti-social behaviour. The Bill seeks ...
In this issue you can read about:
the Marine Conservation Zones consultation CFP reform the catch quota scheme protecting dolphins and porpoises the Cod Recovery Plan fisheries in European Marine...
The purpose of the trials was to test the community trigger on the ground to ensure that it could help those victims who need it most. The trials also explored ways to implement the community trigger without ...
Updated: Calendar updated
A list of UK Trade & Investment Egypt events.
Each health and wellbeing board (HWB) must assess needs for pharmaceutical services in its area, and publish a statement of its first assessment and of any revised version.
The information pack:
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Updated: Added Holcombe Moor firing times 18 to 24 May 2013
Holcombe Moor’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable...
Updated: Correct version of final impact assessment published.
The amendments will:
introduce a limited power for the trustees of schemes which provide bridging pensions to modify their schemes’ rules...
Updated: New Audit and Enforcement Policy for Compulsory Oil Stocking Obligations document published
As a member state of the EU and the International Energy Agency (IEA), the UK is required to hold emergency...
Early research into user experiences of the Unistats web-site, published today, shows that it is one of the most widely used higher education course comparison web-sites, and that universities and colleges rose ...
Badminton Horse Trials
This week's update includes news & results from Athletics, Badminton, Taekwondo, Sailing, Weightlifting and Wheelchair Tennis
Policing Minister Damian Green today (Wednesday May 1) met senior football officials to discuss violent incidents at recent high-profile matches.
He chaired talks with representatives from organisations...
The Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice (Damian Green): The Home Secretary has commissioned an independent review of the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. This will be led by Neil Kinghan and is expected...
A raft of measures to create new and simpler powers to tackle antisocial behaviour, make forced marriage illegal and improve professional standards of the police were introduced today in the new Antisocial Behaviour...
The Riot Damages Act will be independently reviewed to ensure it protects the vulnerable and provides value for money, the government announced today.
The review will examine the existing criteria which...
(9 May 2013) Legal Services Board welcomes law firm comparison sites signing up to new standards LSB publishes Business Plan for 2013/14
Updated: Created new edition to include data and dataset for quarter 2.
This data set covers the provisional quarterly estimates of local authority collected waste generation and management for England ...
Updated: Created a new edition to include statistical release for quarter 2.
This publication covers provisional quarterly estimates for Quarter 1,2 and 3 of 2012/13 for local authority collected waste ...
On 10 January, the Departments for Education and Business, Innovation and Skills published a discussion paper called ‘Traineeships: Supporting young people to develop the skills for apprenticeships and other...
Updated: Added a new version of Police performance to be published.
View statistics showing how the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has performed against its targets.
Members of the Nazi-era cultural property project met yesterday at The National Archives, Kew, to report on progress of the online international research portal for families, historians and researchers to...
The Crown Prosecution Service has today published its Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents. The two most significant changes from previous guidance concern drivers in emergencies and deaths...
This Statistical Release gives information on the total time waited from referral by a GP or other medical practitioner to hospital treatment in the NHS in Wales.
This Statistical Release shows information on waiting times for specified diagnostic and therapy service for the NHS in Wales.
This publication contains the latest provisional statistics on local authority managed "A" roads.
Monthly publication presenting information on UK international and domestic sea passengers.
This publication provides monthly new registrations of vehicles and quarterly licensed vehicle numbers in Great Britain.
Quarterly publication providing statistics on road traffic in Great Britain.
This release presents provisional information about the reliability of journeys on the startegic road network.
Financial Year statistics on Injury Road Traffic Collisions in Northern Ireland.
Financial Year statistics on Recorded Crime in Northern Ireland.
Presents monthly results on the number of overseas visitors to the UK, UK residents visits abroad, earnings from overseas visits, expenditure of UK residents going abroad.
Measures the volume of production at base year prices for the manufacturing, mining and quarrying and energy supply industries. These are seasonally adjusted figures on the index of output of the production industries...
Findings from additional analyses based on the 2011/12 Crime Survey for England and Wales and crimes recorded by the police covering different aspects of property crime
Statistics on Animal Feed in Great Britain.
This statistical release is an amalgamation of the statistical releases: Brewers, Distillers and Maltsters Usage and Stocks, Cereals Usage by Oatmeal Millers in the UK and Wheat Milled and Flour Production.
Presents data on the quantities of cereals held in stores in England and Wales.
National, regional and local authority level statistics detailing waste collected and disposed of by local authorities in England, in tonnes, method of collection and method of disposal.
Monthly data on the number of certificates issued for generation under the Renewables Obligation.
MOD civilian workforce by grade equivalence and budgetary area, and total civilian time series. Publication dates for this publication are subject to change, and may vary within two weeks before the date stated ...
The objectives are to obtain descriptive and analytic information related to actual results of the support provided by the five commissioning donors, both overall and for each of them in each of the selected ...
Updated: Stats updated to week ending 05 May 2013.
The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each week...
The following lists all Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for May 2013.
The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11.30am. ...
Updated: Updated with new prices.
Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends on the item...
Second round of Creative people and places grants announced
Memorandum of Understanding for a partnership to enhance development cooperation and achievement of the millennium development goals between Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’sRepublic of China and ...
With a population of over 80 million, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though Ethiopia’s economy has been growing at an average rate of 7% in recent years, the country...
The aim of the Impact Assessment is to provide a thorough examination of the overall influence and impact of the ESP, including an analysis of its appropriateness against national strategies, successes and failures...
Expenditure is broken down by destination country or organisation, type of assistance and purpose.
Country specific DFID bilateral expenditure: all recipient countries - excluding humanitarian assistance.
This strategy will prioritise three things: firstly, it will help businesses – from multinational companies to individual entrepreneurs to provide jobs and deliver goods and services. Secondly, it will improve...
A summary of the roundtable discussions.
This evaluation is concerned with support to anti-corruption (AC)-related programmes over the period 2002-10 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK).
The Declaration has proved relevant to many different countries and donors/agencies. All were already engaged in aid reforms before 2005, but to differing degrees. The Evaluation highlights the main political...
Corruption is Zambians’ top concern after the cost of living and inflation. The level and patterns of corruption vary remarkably from one sector to the next, with bribe frequency ranging between 1% (health) and...
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Results for 7 May 2013 published
Brokerage operates as a fortnightly anonymous auction where providers of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) can sell ‘lots’ of ECO Carbon Saving Obligation, ...
Updated: Updated files
Quarterly National Statistics on possession actions issued in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords in England and Wales.
The quarterly releases...
Updated: Stats updated to week ending 05 May 2013.
The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each week...
Updated: RO certificates and generation monthly table updated.
Press enquiries should be directed to the DECC press office: Tel: 0300 068 5223. Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed...
Key pointsIn the year ending March 2013, provisional data show that 77.1% of journeys on the Highways Agency managed network were ‘on time’. This is 0.5 percentage points lower than the previous year, ...
Key points Provisional data show that average speeds during the weekday morning peak on locally managed ‘A’ roads in England were slower in January 2013 (down 4.4%), February 2013 (down 1.8%) and March 2013 (...
Key points Comparing Q1 (January to March) 2013 with the same quarter the previous year: All motor vehicle traffic decreased, by 2.3%, to 74.7 billion vehicle miles. All vehicle types have shown a decrease, ...
Updated: Created new edition to include data and dataset for quarter 2.
This data set covers the provisional quarterly estimates of local authority collected waste generation and management for England ...
Updated: Updated with figures to March 2013.
This monthly publication covers the use of wheat, barley and oats by wheat millers, flour producers, brewers, distillers, maltsters and oatmeal millers in the...
Updated: Updated with figures to March 2013.
This publication includes monthly information on the retail production of compound animal feed in Great Britain and the quantity of raw materials used. It also...
Updated: Created a new edition to include statistical release for quarter 2.
This publication covers provisional quarterly estimates for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2012/13 for local authority collected ...
Updated: Updated with information to the end of February 2013.
This publication gives tonnages of wheat, barley and oats stocks held on farms in England and Wales and of wheat, barley, oats and maize stocks...
Updated: Updated files
Earlier editions: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics
Mortgage and landlord possession statistics - January to March 2013 (NS) Quarterly National Statistics on...
The Sport for All Conference focuses on promoting physical activity and how beneficial it can be for society
HSE has responded to a column in the Dorset Echo penned by Paul Millard of the Country Land & Business Association (30 April) criticising HSE’s approach to the use of ‘second generation’ ...
HSE has launched consultations on the revised content of two Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs). Changes to the ACOPs Workplace health, safety and welfare regulations (L24) and Safety in the installation and ...
Constant price seasonally adjusted indices and growth rates for Production and component industries for March 2013
Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
This Statistical Release gives information on the total time waited from referral by a GP or other medical practitioner to hospital treatment in the NHS in Wales.
This Statistical Release shows information on waiting times for specified diagnostic and therapy service for the NHS in Wales.
This publication contains the latest provisional statistics on local authority managed "A" roads.
Monthly publication presenting information on UK international and domestic sea passengers.
This publication provides monthly new registrations of vehicles and quarterly licensed vehicle numbers in Great Britain.
Quarterly publication providing statistics on road traffic in Great Britain.
This release presents provisional information about the reliability of journeys on the startegic road network.
Financial Year statistics on the Security Situation in Northern Ireland.
Financial Year statistics on Injury Road Traffic Collisions in Northern Ireland.
Financial Year statistics on Recorded Crime in Northern Ireland.
Presents monthly results on the number of overseas visitors to the UK, UK residents visits abroad, earnings from overseas visits, expenditure of UK residents going abroad.
Measures the volume of production at base year prices for the manufacturing, mining and quarrying and energy supply industries. These are seasonally adjusted figures on the index of output of the production industries...
Findings from additional analyses based on the 2011/12 Crime Survey for England and Wales and crimes recorded by the police covering different aspects of property crime
Statistics on Animal Feed in Great Britain.
This statistical release is an amalgamation of the statistical releases: Brewers, Distillers and Maltsters Usage and Stocks, Cereals Usage by Oatmeal Millers in the UK and Wheat Milled and Flour Production.
Presents data on the quantities of cereals held in stores in England and Wales.
National, regional and local authority level statistics detailing waste collected and disposed of by local authorities in England, in tonnes, method of collection and method of disposal.
Monthly data on the number of certificates issued for generation under the Renewables Obligation.
MOD civilian workforce by grade equivalence and budgetary area, and total civilian time series. Publication dates for this publication are subject to change, and may vary within two weeks before the date stated ...