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11 June 2013

Guidance: Appraisal criteria for projects to be funded by the British High Commission in Kingston
seen at 21:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

These are listed in the attachment, along with an explanation of what we will be looking for.

We recognise that bids for small projects will not be sufficiently detailed to address all of these points...

Guidance: Brazil – Consular Fees
seen at 20:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update on document

A full list of Consular fees

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland
seen at 20:31, 11 June in (Our copy).
Holyrood: Day Two
Transparency data: DFID staff pay data for September 2012
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

A list of most Senior Civil Service posts in the Department for International Development including title, contact details, their line manager, and where disclosed, the name of the officer. Vacant posts are listed...

Guidance: Measles: Don't let your child catch it - poster
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

The number of children catching measles is rising. To be protected they need to be immunised with the MMR vaccine. It’s never to late to be vaccinated.

Order hard copies of this poster.

Guidance: Filtering rules for criminal record check certificates
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Minor word changes to the document.

Filtering rules for criminal record check certificates.

Policy paper: Draft Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

The latest version of the regulations to reform narrative reporting. The regulations follow the consultation on the future of narrative reporting.

These regulations are due to come into force on...

Guidance: May 2013 bulletin of recent changes to UK treaties in force
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Changes to the status of bilateral treaties involving the UK, subsequent actions concerning multilateral treaties and changes to the status of the treaties for which the UK is depositary.

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 18:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated cereal 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 but...

Love your National Parks
seen at 18:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Monday 10 June marks the launch of a new ‘Love Your National Parks' celebration which aims to increase people's understanding of what the National Parks have to offer, and to give a boost to their economic value...
Bolton recycling firm sentenced after worker crushed
seen at 18:30, 11 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A Bolton company has been ordered to pay almost £130,000 in fines and costs after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was crushed between two trucks at a recycling plant.

Statistics: The impact of extending the scope of the payment scheme in the Mesothelioma Bill
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

This publication provides estimates of the impact of extending the scope of the payment scheme in the Mesothelioma Bill to include other asbestos related diseases and other non-asbestos work related diseases.

Statistics: Confiscation Orders granted to DWP in Great Britain, 2011/12 and 2012/13
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

This publication provides information on Confiscation Orders granted to DWP in Great Britain, 2011/12 and 2012/13. It includes the total value and volume of Confiscation Orders granted and breaks the data down...

FOI release: BlackBerrys and mobile phones
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Details of the number of BlackBerry and mobile phones which have been issued by the Office of the Advocate General. Details of any BlackBerrys or mobile phones which have been reported as lost or stolen are also...

FOI release: Royal family
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Details of meetings between the Minister and/or officials and members of the royal family.

Guidance: Hospital accident and emergency departments: planning and design
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Guidance document has been updated on 11 June 2013

This updated guidance provides information on how to approach a new build or redesign an A&E department. It is specifically aimed at senior...

Guidance: MMR action plan: 15 May 2013
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revision incorporates Annex B&C into the main document, and displays the tables correctly; created working links.

The key elements include:

raising general awareness of the dangers and consequences...
Corporate report: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Departmental Improvement Plan
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

This Departmental Improvement Plan sets out what is intended to deliver the long term health and success of the department. The Plan is based around the following critical themes of organisational effectiveness...

FOI release: Supporting charity from pay.
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Number of OAG staff signed up to support a charity from pay.

FOI release: Staff working in Communications
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Number of OAG staff working in communications.

FOI release: Government procurement card
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Amount spent on GPC from 2009 to 2013

Guidance: Code of practice on scrutiny of JHA opt-in and Schengen opt-out decisions
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

This code of practice outlines the actions government departments will take to ensure opt-in and Schengen opt-out decisions take into account the views of Parliament.

Corporate report: JHA opt-in and Schengen opt-out protocols
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

The UK’s participation in EU legislation on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) is principally governed by protocols 19 and 21 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union...

FOI release: Security Check
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Details of numbers of staff who have failed a security check.

FOI release: Legal Advice
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Legal advice received by the UK Government since 1 January 2011 which relates to possible Scottish independence.

Statistics: Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) statistics
seen at 16:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published May 2013 statistics.

About these statistics

These operational statistics about Driver Certificate of Professional (CPC) modules and training have not been designated as an official statistic...

Meadow Arts presents Shakti, an exciting and ambitious contemporary arts programme in collaboration with National Trust, Oriel Davies and Wolverhampton Art Gallery
seen at 16:31, 11 June in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Meadow Arts presents Shakti, an exciting and ambitious contemporary arts programme in collaboration with National Trust, Oriel Davies and Wolverhampton Art Gallery
UK Sport statement on BABA
seen at 16:31, 11 June in UK Sport (Our copy).
UK Sport will not be activating proposed plans to channel World Class Performance Programme funds for GB Boxing through a SPV
Yorkshire Dales National Park - June events at the Dales Countryside Museum
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Children and dads are in for a real treat this month at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.
Community conservationists share special day with National Park
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
A local group's continued commitment to conservation in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park has secured them a third John Muir Award in the space of four years.
Farmers lead walk on Dartmoor
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Enjoy a unique walk around a Dartmoor hill farm, which is not usually open to the public, and find out more about this traditional farming system from the farmers themselves. On Sunday 23 June 2013 at 10am, there...
Lake District National Park - Garden glory tour
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Garden festival season is being rolled out across the whole summer in a Lake District legacy to a horticultural genius.
Environment Minister, Richard Benyon, launches ‘Love Your National Parks' in Northumberland
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Today marks the launch of a new ‘Love Your National Parks' celebration, an initiative led by National Parks England, which aims to increase understanding of the work of the Country's National Parks and all the benefits...
Yorkshire Dales National Park - National Park plan launched
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Farmers, school pupils, councillors and conservation groups met up in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park at the weekend to see the launch of a new plan to look after the fragile landscape and support...
Biodiversity blossoming in Park office's meadow
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
Wild strawberry, wintercress and sticky mouse ear are only a few of the plants emerging from an acre of wildflower meadow management outside the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's
Drover and Community Gearing Up for Performance
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
A community play featuring a cast of local people and an Old English Sheepdog is nearing its first performance.
South Downs Centre aims for highest sustainable status and contractors and budget confirmed
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
A new centre in the heart of Midhurst housing National Park staff, volunteers, and partners should reach a unique and prestigious sustainable status the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) can confirm. Local...
Winning ideas for green energy in the Broads
seen at 16:31, 11 June in National Parks News (Our copy).
A revolutionary solar power generating film has won the Broads Bright Sparks Green Energy challenge to find the best innovation for generating green energy in the Broads.
LSB opens formal investigation
seen at 16:30, 11 June in LSB (Our copy).
(11 June 2013) LSB sets out its approach to overseeing regulation
LSB Annual Report and Accounts for 2012/13
seen at 16:30, 11 June in LSB (Our copy).
(11 June 2013) LSB publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2012/13
Promotional material: Lower Thames Crossing posters and leaflet
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Our A4 poster contains a list of all the information events we are running in June where staff will be on hand to answer questions about the consultation. The poster may be downloaded and used to promote the ...

Promotional material: Longer Lives: A new way to connect with community health
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Longer Lives is a new initiative from Public Health England (PHE). It makes information about the health of the nation available to everyone and connects people with the knowledge and resources they need to help...

Guidance: EXIT Music Festival flyer
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Annual EXIT Festival in Novi Sad, 10-14 July 2013.

Guidance: Community-based English Language competition: stage 2 prospectus
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced stage 2 finance form.

We want to use this competition to discover innovative ways of delivering community-based English language programmes that will help to integrate participants...

Form: Defence Business Services claims and HR forms
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 'HR Form 1905A: Claim for Payment of Travelling Time (Not Subject to Limitation) (Staff on Flexible Working Hours) (v29.0)'

Access to electronic copies of DBS forms, which were previously...

Guidance: Overview of the Serbian legal system
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated version

This guide aims to explain the Serbial legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned in Serbia.

Guidance: Green book: the complete current edition
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added latest version of Immunisation against infectious disease (the Green Book: complete edition).

The latest version of Immunisation against infectious disease (the Green Book) is the complete...

Policy paper: Air quality grant programme: 2013 to 2014 application
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced the application form.

Defra’s air quality grant programme 2013/14 is now open to eligible local authorities who wish to bid for capital project support to deliver projects aimed at tackling...

Policy paper: Post legislative assessment of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Following the completion of the construction of the Channel Tunnel rail link, which is now usually called the High Speed 1 railway, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 amends...

Statistics: Standards and policies for HM Treasury statistics
seen at 14:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Publication added to the timetable

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

The Prince and Education and Young People
seen at 14:31, 11 June in (Our copy).
Education and Young People
Historic station dig comes to an end
seen at 14:31, 11 June in West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Our copy).

A major archaeological dig at Northampton Railway Station has been completed, after almost 3 months of extensive investigations.  The excavation, which covers the footprint of an upcoming £20m station...

Dancefest's newly-formed DFA Performance Group present Passeggiata
seen at 14:31, 11 June in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Dancefest's newly-formed DFA Performance Group present Passeggiata
Committal for Contempt of Court
seen at 14:30, 11 June in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Practice Guidance issued by Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division and President of the Court of Protection
Consultation outcome: Consultation on (i) the order for replacing ICT with computing and (ii) the regulations for disapplying aspects of the existing national curriculum
seen at 11:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the report: 'Consultation on the order for replacing the subject of ICT with computing: government response'

On 7 February 2013 the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education...

Transparency data: Government procurement card spend over £500: April 2013
seen at 11:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made on the Government Procurement Card by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment...

Transparency data: Departmental spend over £500: April 2013
seen at 11:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency in expenditure.

Form: Transfer or retain a vehicle registration number
seen at 11:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updates are due to LO closures and the personalised registration work centralised at Swansea.

Form and guidance on how to fill in form V317, application to transfer or retain a vehicle registration...

UK Anti-Doping signs agreement with NHS Protect
seen at 11:31, 11 June in News (Our copy).
UK Anti-Doping has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NHS Protect to share information
Europe
seen at 10:31, 11 June in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked how the Prime Minister can argue for independence when he has made it clear he wants to stay in Europe, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his position clear on Europe during his speech in January...
Open consultation: GCSE subject content and assessment objectives
seen at 10:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

In February 2013 the Department for Education announced its intention to comprehensively reform GCSEs. The Department is now seeking views on proposed subject content and assessment objectives for the new GCSEs...

Transparency data: Permanent Secretary's meetings with external organisations: October to December 2012
seen at 10:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Permanent Secretary’s meetings with external organisations: October to December 2012

Transparency data: Department for Transport government procurement card transactions
seen at 10:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: March 2013 data added.

Government procurement card (GPC) transactions above £500 for the Department for Transport (DfT) and transport agencies.

Department for Transport and transport...
Firm in court after worker loses sight in one eye
seen at 10:31, 11 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A Tyneside autoparts firm has been fined after a worker lost his sight in one eye when a compressed air hose whipped him in the face.

Illegal gas work leads to court for Swindon builder
seen at 10:31, 11 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A self-employed builder from Swindon has been fined for carrying out unsafe work on a boiler that exposed an elderly and vulnerable resident to potential danger.

Free Working at Heights Seminar – Bradford, 25 June 2013
seen at 10:31, 11 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The event will provide information on working at height, it offers employers and workers advice and guidance to comply with the law and work safely at height. Bradford City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford BD1...

Weekly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered in England and Wales - Week Ending 31/05/2013
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Index of Production - April 2013
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
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...
Weekly Fuel Prices - 10 June 2013
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Loan to Ireland (Greg Clark, Minister of State (Decentralisation), Communities and Local Government)
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I would like to update the House on the loan to Ireland.

Ireland completed the ninth quarterly review of its International Monetary Fund and European Union programme of financial assistance on 22 April ...

UK Offshore Oil and Gas Recovery (Edward Davey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Business, Innovation and Skills)
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The UK’s oil and gas industry is of national importance. It plays a vital part in our economic life and makes a substantial contribution to our energy security. For decades the oil and gas sector has been...

Open consultation: Proposal to change the allocations process in the longer semi-trailer trial
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

The trial of longer semi-trailers has now been running since January 2012. Given the current rate of take-up of both lengths of longer semi-trailer (14.6 metre and 15.65 metre), it is highly unlikely that the...

Guidance: Filtering rules for criminal record check certificates
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a PDF version of the same document.

Filtering rules for criminal record check certificates.

Statistical data set: Affordable housing starts and completions funded by the HCA and the GLA: 2012 to 2013
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

The latest statistics on affordable housing starts and completions funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) were released on 11 June 2013.

The figures show...

Statistical data set: Live tables on affordable housing supply
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated table 1012.

Table 1000: Additional affordable homes provided by type of scheme, England

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 40KB

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Statistical data set: Weekly road fuel prices
seen at 09:31, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest figures published.

Table last updated on 11 June 2013.

Weekly fuel prices

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 225KB

This ...
Index of Production, April 2013
seen at 09:30, 11 June in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
Constant price seasonally adjusted indices and growth rates for Production and component industries for April 2013
Weekly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered in England and Wales - Week Ending 31/05/2013
seen at 02:32, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Index of Production - April 2013
seen at 02:32, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
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...
Weekly Fuel Prices - 10 June 2013
seen at 02:32, 11 June in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Research and analysis: The independent evaluation of the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics (MLP): brief
seen at 02:32, 11 June in Search (Our copy).

This research was commissioned to evaluate the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics (MLP), which will run until December 2013. These research briefs summarise the interim findings from the fourth ...