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17 June 2013

Policy paper: Memorandum of understanding between Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and United Kingdom Accreditation Service
seen at 20:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version of the memorandum of understanding published.

Explains how the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) will work together...

Their Royal Highnesses attend Trooping the Colour
seen at 20:32, 17 June in (Our copy).
Trooping the Colour
Regional Labour Market Statistics, March 2012
seen at 20:30, 17 June in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies
Regional Labour Market Statistics, April 2012
seen at 20:30, 17 June in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.
Guidance: Guide AN: Naturalisation as a British citizen
seen at 18:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Guide to accompany ‘Form AN - application for naturalisation as a British citizen’ for individual applications to become a British citizen. Learn more about becoming a British citizen.

Guidance: Booklet AN: Naturalisation booklet - the requirements
seen at 18:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Booklet to accompany ‘Form AN - application for naturalisation as a British citizen’ for individual applications to become a British citizen. Learn more about becoming a British citizen.

Correspondence: The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
seen at 18:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1467) were laid on 14 June and will come into force on 1 July 2013.

The regulations amend...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 18:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include new 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...

Policy paper: Finance Bill 2013
seen at 18:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with new amendments

Finance Bill 2013 supporting and related documents can be found above.

13 June 2013

The government tabled the following amendments for Public Bill Committee...

Offshore hydrocarbon releases reach record low – but number of major releases rise
seen at 18:31, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The number of offshore hydrocarbon releases reached a record low last year, new provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal.

North Wales company in court after worker’s fall
seen at 18:31, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A haulage company has been fined after an employee sustained injuries falling from a wooden pallet carried on a fork lift truck.

R -v- Benjamin Curtis
seen at 18:30, 17 June in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Nicol
Guidance: Nominating someone within the education sector for an honour
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Honours are a great way to recognise the achievements of ordinary people who do extraordinary things, so this information will help people nominate others.

Statistics: Prison population figures
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Prison population monthly bulletin May 2013 published.

Latest prison population figures for 2013.

Earlier editions

Prison population 2012

Prison population 2011

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Tregantle firing times 8 to 21 July 2013

Tregantle’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable on mobile...

Guidance: Guide AN: Naturalisation as a British citizen
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Guide to accompany ‘Form AN - application for naturalisation as a British citizen’ for individual applications to become a British citizen.

Guidance: DBS Update Service: employer guide
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to version 3.2

From 17 June 2013, you can access the new Update Service to carry out Status checks on an individual’s DBS Certificate and you may never need to apply for another one again...

Form: Stopping up and diversion of highways
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Also updated form.

Orders under sections 247 and 248 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allow the closing or diverting of highways to allow development. The highways involved must...

Guidance: Booklet AN: Naturalisation booklet - the requirements
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Booklet to accompany ‘Form AN - application for naturalisation as a British citizen’ for individual applications to become a British citizen.

STFC announces seven new projects aimed at solving environmental challenges
seen at 16:32, 17 June in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
STFC is pleased to announce the awarding of £1.5M to fund seven exciting multidisciplinary projects under the challenge led CLASP Programme to meet specific challenges in the Environment sector.
Guidance for Magistrates involved in scrutiny of out of court disposals
seen at 16:31, 17 June in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Guidance issued by the Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Gross
Regional Labour Market Statistics, June 2012
seen at 16:30, 17 June in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.
Five men and one woman charged with child sexual exploitation offences
seen at 16:30, 17 June in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
The Crown Prosecution Service in Yorkshire and Humberside has authorised South Yorkshire Police (on 4 June 2013) to charge five men and one woman with offences relating to child sexual exploitation.
Corporate report: Infrastructure Cost Review: annual report 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

The government is today publishing the second annual report of the three year Infrastructure Cost Review programmed launched in March 2011 to radically transform the way the UK delivers infrastructure.

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Open consultation: Draft identity assurance principles
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Identity assurance is about providing users with a simple, trusted and secure means of accessing public services, so we are working hard to ensure that privacy is at the heart of the service we will provide to...

Correspondence: Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board: meeting minutes
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

The Chair and members of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board meet regularly and provide advice to the DECC Secretary of State on the suitability of the FDP (Funded Decommissioning Programme). These...

Transparency data: BIS tax arrangements for off-payroll appointees, August 2012 to March 2013
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Following the ‘Review of the tax arrangements of public sector appointees’ published on 23 May 2012, government departments were required to implement the recommendations of the review within 3 months (...

Transparency data: Lough Erne Accountability Report - data tables
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Lough Erne Accountability Report - data tables

Independent report: Accountability and responsiveness in the Senior Civil Service
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have released a report into accountability arrangements in a number of overseas civil services. This report is the first piece of policy advice commissioned ...

Policy paper: Government's Estate Strategy
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

The Government Estate Strategy, developed by the Government Property Unit in collaboration with estate teams from across Whitehall, sets out ways of accelerating savings and driving better performance from the...

Form: Moroccan Exceptional Empty Entry and Hors Contingent Permits
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

If you’re entering Morocco empty or taking in film equipment or other goods (eg furniture) as specified under Article 3 of the Bilateral Agreement, you’ll need an exceptional empty entry and/or an hors contingent...

Guidance: Military court centres court listings
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 17-28 June 2013 file.

In line with the government’s Transparency and Open Data initiative, the Military Court Service is to publish the court listings for the military court centres.

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Guidance: India – Consular Fees
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated consular fee

A full list of Consular fees

Guidance: Government financial reporting guidance: proformas 2013 to 2014
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Access the government Financial Reporting Reporting Manual online

Policy paper: Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the document to add data which informed the report

Last year the Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility published a report on higher education access, focused mainly on England.

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Guidance: Workforce in field x61 on the DBS application form
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

The DBS will insert a Workforce in field x61 on the application form.

Form: Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Pensions Forms
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced form 13.

These forms should be used when claiming pensions under Armed Forces Pensions Scheme (AFPS) 75 and AFPS 05.

For help and information on your armed forces pension please...

Guidance: DBS Update Service: employer guide
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version 3.1

From 17 June 2013, you can access the new Update Service to carry out Status checks on an individual’s DBS Certificate and you may never need to apply for another one again.

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Guidance: DBS Update Service: applicant guide
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version 3.1

From 17 June 2013, you can subscribe to the new Update Service when you next apply for a DBS check, and you may never need to apply for another one again.

This guidance ...

Research and analysis: DECC Non - domestic building energy use project phase 1
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

A pilot study of energy use and abatement potential in the food and mixed retail sector testing methods to collect energy end-use data in non-domestic buildings.

Policy paper: Total environment: progress report 2013
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).
Further information Total Environment initiative (National archives website) An online Total Environment “Knowledge Hub” to exchange views and share documentation, is accessible via registering at
Director of the Large Hadron Collider recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours 2013
seen at 14:32, 17 June in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
STFC congratulates Dr Stephen Myers, Director of Accelerators and Technology at CERN, who has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013.
Consultation to remove twelve legislative measures
seen at 14:31, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

Public consultative on the Health and Safety Executive’s proposals to remove twelve legislative measures which HSE believes are either redundant or have been overtaken by more up to date legislation. Have your...

Nanotechnology Health and Safety Course – 10 July 2013
seen at 14:31, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

HSL is to run a one day course, ‘Nanotechnology Health and Safety – A Practical Approach’, on 10 July 2013.

R -v- Stuart Hall
seen at 14:30, 17 June in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Anthony Russell QC, Recorder of Preston
Promotional material: Technical overview of airflow studies on the London Underground
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Technical overview of the airflow study on the London Underground

This short film shows and explains the equipment used during the airflow study on the London Underground.

This relates ...

Promotional material: Airflow studies on the London Underground network
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Airflow studies on the London Underground network

This short film provides information about a study of airflow across the London Underground network as conducted in June 2013 by the Department...

Promotional material: Airflow studies on the London Underground
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Leaflet describing a study of airflow being conducted across the London Underground network by the Department for Transport, supported by London Underground and the British Transport Police.

More information...

Guidance: Horse passport issuing organisations that manage studbooks
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

You can get a horse passport application form from an authorised Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO).

Further information Getting and using a horse passport
Guidance: Horse passport issuing organisations that do not manage studbooks
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

You can get a horse passport application form from an authorised Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO).

Further information Download passport issuing organisations that manage studbooks Getting...
Guidance: Public Sector Internal Audit Standards: good practice guidance
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Access Public Sector Internal Audit Standards online

Consultation outcome: The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include the the Government’s response to consultation on draft regulations.

This consultation invited views on a small number of proposed changes to the 2012 child maintenance scheme...

Transparency data: Department for Transport government procurement card transactions
seen at 11:35, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: April 2013 spend data released.

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

Department for Transport ...
Site supervisor fined after worker paralysed in roof fall
seen at 11:34, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A site supervisor has been fined after a co-worker was left paralysed after falling ten metres from the roof of a Tyneside warehouse.

EH66 – Grain dust
seen at 11:34, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This guidance draws attention to the possible health hazards which could result from exposure to grain dust. The guidance is aimed at employers and managers although employees and health and safety professionals...

RR974 – Identifying the human factors associated with the defeating of interlocks on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines
seen at 11:34, 17 June in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This research sought to identify reasons why operatives defeat interlocks on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, and to obtain an understanding of the extent of this behaviour across the UK engineering...

Guidance: DBS News: June 2013
seen at 10:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Read the June 2013 edition of DBS News.

This month’s edition includes:

Update Service – ready to go Update Service: the results are in! Section x61 on the Application form Applicant only...
OFFA response to ‘Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge’
seen at 10:33, 17 June in OFFA (Our copy).

Commenting on the publication by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission of Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge, the Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, Professor Les Ebdon, said:

Birmingham's international theatre festival, BE FESTIVAL, returns for its fourth year from 2 - 6 July at AE Harris in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
seen at 10:32, 17 June in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Birmingham's international theatre festival, BE FESTIVAL, returns for its fourth year from 2 - 6 July at AE Harris in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Appointment of new Presiding Judges
seen at 10:31, 17 June in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Judicial Office News Release
Guidance: Australia – Passport Fees
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Wrong pdf document attached. Document removed on request by MIchelle Wilson.

A full list of passport fees

Guidance: DBS Update Service: employer guide
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

From 17 June 2013, you can access the new Update Service to carry out Status checks on an individual’s DBS Certificate and you may never need to apply for another one again.

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Guidance: DBS Update Service: employer presentation
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

This presentation will help you understand, and get the most out of, the new DBS Update Service. Information includes:

background to the Update Service other changes coming...
Guidance: DBS Update Service: preview for employers
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

The DBS has produced this document to give you a preview of the new Update Service screens.

Guidance: DBS Update Service: stakeholder presentation
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

This presentation will help DBS stakeholders understand the new Update Service.

Information includes:

background to the Update Service other changes coming in at ...
Guidance: DBS Update Service: applicant guide
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

From 17 June 2013, you can subscribe to the new Update Service when you next apply for a DBS check, and you may never need to apply for another one again.

This guidance provides...

Guidance: DBS Update Service: preview for applicants
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version.

The DBS has produced this document to give you a preview of the new Update Service screens.

Guidance: DBS Update Service early confirmation application form
seen at 09:33, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

This application form is for use by employers as part of the DBS Update Service.

OFFA response to ‘Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge’
seen at 09:33, 17 June in OFFA (Our copy).

Commenting on the publication by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission of Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge, the Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, Professor Les Ebdon, said:

Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH) Q1 2013 (experimental)
seen at 09:31, 17 June in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
Also known as Labour Costs Index (LCI). Measures changes in the average labour costs per hour worked. Labour costs include wages and salaries as well as employer social contributions, maternity, paternity and sick...
Guidance: Council Tax
seen at 02:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

This publication sets out guidance for local councils on good practice in the collection of Council Tax arrears.

Research and analysis: An investigation of the effect of EPC ratings on house prices
seen at 02:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

This report presents the results of an empirical investigation of the relationship between the energy performance ratings, as measured by Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and the sale prices of residential...

Policy paper: Higher Education: the Fair Access Challenge
seen at 02:32, 17 June in Search (Our copy).

Last year the Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility published a report on higher education access, focused mainly on England.

‘University Challenge: How Higher Education Can Advance Social Mobility...