Asked if the Prime Minister is happy to hear Boris Johnson is considering a third term as Mayor, the PMS said the PM thinks Boris Johnson is doing an excellent job and long may he continue. Asked if that means...

The democratic engagement programme aims to bring onboard community groups and others, to help motivate and inform people in their communities who are not on the electoral register and who do not have representation...

Individual electoral registration (IER) will give everyone who is eligible to vote control over their registration. The new online process will be quicker, convenient and more secure. Transition to IER will take...

Guide to the periodic review

As a Class C drug, anyone caught trafficking or supplying khat will face up to 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine.

Decision

Before making her decision, the Home Secretary consulted the ACMD which...

Private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of new tenants under government proposals being launched in a consultation today.

The government also plans to introduce proportionate...

The National Archives has today published a collection of documents for teachers and students relating to Attlee's Britain 1945-51, called 'Planning for the future?'. The collection documents the birth of...

The National Archives has today launched the Open Government Licence version 2.0 following consultation with users and other stakeholders in the open data community on how the Licence could be developed ...

Our Summer Book Bonanza is now on. With up to 70% off the recommended retail price, we have some amazing bargains to be snapped up.

This second instalment of the Jubilee Dialogue series considered the diverse political, economic and diplomatic challenges Europe faces in defining its place in the world in the near future.

Jubilee dialogues...

The Coalition Government is committed to publishing departmental spend over £25,000 as part of its commitment to transparency and open government.

This is the Foreign Office spend in the UK ...

The coalition government has put in place measures to constrain spending. Government departments have been asked to limit their expenditure in five areas. These are:

Consultancy ICT Recruitment of certain...

Badger EIR: ref no. RFI 5512 - to provide details of all correspondence and meetings between the department and a) the Prince of Wales, b) Clarence House and c) the Duchy of Cornwall in which the planned badger...

Marksman training - EIR ref no. RFI 5524 - advice on what training and accreditation the marksmen participating in the upcoming badger cull will have received.

Methods of culling EIR: ref no. RFI 5525 - information about the further methods of badger culling which are being considered.

Updated: Removed document.

This report will be available shortly.

It was carried out jointly between Forestry Commission and Defra.

The review’s objective was to advise Ministers and the Forestry...

DFID Global Funds Department operational plan 2013

DFID International Financial Institutions Department operational plan 2013

DFID United Nations and Commonwealth Department operational plan 2013

FOI request response regarding the number of procurement cards issued by DECC, whether an audit of procurement card spend has been undertaken, whether any card holders have been reprimanded and which banks issued...

DFID International Directors Office operational plan 2013

Updated: List of Regulated Agents updated.

Contact number for all enquiries phone: 020 7944 6430 email: transec.cargo@dft.gsi.gov.uk Communication with the Cargo and IFS Compliance Teams

Please...

Updated: Updated to v1.1

DBS list of offences that will never be filtered from a criminal record check.

Updated: new data added

Brokerage operates as a fortnightly anonymous auction where providers of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) can sell ‘lots’ of ECO Carbon Saving Obligation, ECO Carbon Saving ...

Updated: Updated JSP for financial year 2013/14

MOD chart of accounts manual Joint Service Publication 530: financial year 2013/14 which incorporates MOD organisation and resource account code hierarchies...

Updated: This improvement issue was closed on 14 May 2013, it is NOT a new issue. (Apologies if this was not clear in the previous email alert.)

Improvement notice issued to West Sussex County Council by...

Updated: Updated inidcators A4 Input costs, A5 Product prices and A Chart dataset.

These indicators monitor agricultural and environmental change in England and are updated as new information becomes available...

Residents' and businesses' views are being sought on a 15-year growth plan for Helmsley.

Improving public rights of way and cycle routes, promoting local produce, making more housing available for local people? What would your priorities for the future of the South Downs National Park be?

For functional reasons some types of lamps contain the radioactive gas krypton-85 (Kr-85). This guidance is aimed at employers involved in the handling, use, holding, storage, transport or disposal of these lamps...

Government proposals put forward in the consultation, published on Wednesday (3 July) will look at options to ensure that non European Economic Area migrants contribute financially towards the cost of their ...

Further SOCA information published on rogue private investigators

The Government have today published the “Industrial Strategy for Construction”, which has been produced in partnership with stakeholders from across the industry.

Last September I set out the...

The Government have today published the fourth paper in the Scotland analysis series to inform the debate on Scotland’s future within the United Kingdom. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses...

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Luxembourg on 21 June 2013 and in Brussels on 26 June 2013.

At the meeting on 26 June Ministers discussed the following items:

Contribution...

Too many academies are paying significantly higher local government pension scheme (LGPS) employer contributions than they did as local authority-maintained schools. This is having a detrimental impact on academy...

The business plans for the following agencies and their key performance measures have been published today. Business plans are available online at the agencies’ websites.

Animal Health Veterinary ...

I am pleased to provide Parliament with an account of Her Majesty’s Government’s support for the principles and institutions of international justice in 2012-13, and our plans for funding them in ...

Further to the written answers given to the Member for Glasgow East on 24 June 2013, Official Report, columns 12-13W, I would like to provide further information in response to each of these questions:

...

Further to the publication of “Fulfilling Potential—Next Steps” on 17 September 2012, I am delighted to announce that later today I will publish “Fulfilling Potential—Making it Happen...

This consultation is about migrants’ access and financial contribution to the NHS. It is widely recognised that the NHS has a longstanding weakness in charging foreign nationals who use the NHS, and has similar...

In the forestry and woodlands policy statement, we committed to creating an independent public body, which will hold the Public Forest Estate in trust.

This paper summarises what the new Public...

This implementation plan provides an update on the progress made against the 36 commitments made in the forestry and woodlands policy statement.

Equality impact assessment about the introduction of the Universal Jobmatch online jobsearch service for jobseekers and employers:

www.gov.uk/jobsearch www.gov.uk/advertise-job

Updated: updated Advisory Notice

This is an advisory notice regarding the risks posed by unsatisfactory money laundering and terrorist financing controls in a number of jurisdictions.

The Money...

FOI request response relating to exporations for oil & gas in the Firth of Clyde during the 1980s.

Updated: Added consultation outcome documents

How are our Reserve Forces changing?

The Reserve Forces make an essential contribution to national security. In future their contribution to our defence capability...

Updated: Added workforce management returns for May 2013

Details of the workforce management data for MOD. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published...

Updated: Factsheets updated.

The factsheets are produced for each National Communication sector and greenhouse gas, reported on within the most recent UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory. They provide a snapshot...

Updated: New low flying timetable published

This document sets out the timetable for use of the three Tactical Training Areas (TTA) for operational low flying (OLF) training by RAF fast jets and Hercules...

Updated: Version 3.2 added with additional guidance.

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 ...

Updated: Added new factsheet.

These documents provide details of the firefighters’ pension scheme from 2015. Further details on the core parameters for reforms to the firefighters’ pension scheme are set...

Updated: New version of Consular fees as of 1 July 2013.

A full list of Consular fees

Updated: Replaced the IA.

Summary

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society today.  We must avoid making the problem worse, so cutting emissions is a priority, but we already face...

Updated: British Sign Language format added

The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Dr Paul Litchfield to undertake the fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), as required...

Updated: Removed document.

It was carried out jointly between Forestry Commission and Defra.

The review’s objective was to advise Ministers and the Forestry Commissioners on how government’s ongoing...

Professor Martin Siegert has been awarded the 2013 Muse Prize - the major international prize in Antarctic research - for his innovative research on Antarctic subglacial lakes and the reconstruction of Antarctic...

New materials are helping to make mass cultivation of Europe's near-shore seaweeds a reality. It could reduce our dependency on crude oil.

A new way of detecting and visualizing fingerprints from crime scenes using colour-changing fluorescent films could lead to higher confidence identifications from latent (hidden) fingerprints on knives, guns, bullet...

Professor Andrew Harrison has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Light Source Ltd with effect from 1st January 2014, the Diamond Board announced today. Professor Harrison has been Director General...

Periodic review 2013: setting the direction

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to be here today. And it is a particular honour to address those of you in this room - and I know there are many of you - who play a vital role in protecting...

Migrant contribution to healthcare

Currently, short term migrants coming to study or work with more than six months on their visas are likely to qualify for free hospital care as soon as they enter the UK. A...

This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Mark Harper and in the House of Lords by Lord Holbeach.

Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper):

The forthcoming Immigration...

This written ministerial statement was delivered in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):

As a Class C drug, anyone caught trafficking or supplying khat will face up to 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine.

Decision

Before making her decision, the Home Secretary consulted the Advisory...

This consultation is about migrants’ access and financial contribution to the NHS. It is widely recognised that the NHS has a longstanding weakness in charging foreign nationals who use the NHS, and has similar...

As announced at Budget 2013, the government has published a consultation paper on how to increase the level of Gift Aid take up on digital donations, such as those made online or by text message, as well as other...

Updated: Added audio file link and amended some text to correct style.

The Life Opportunities Survey (LOS) is a large-scale longitudinal survey of disability in Great Britain. It is the first major social...

Updated: Updated 'SME case study examples' document

The MOD recognises the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as direct suppliers to MOD and as participants in the defence supply...

Updated: Latest indicators published.

The Business Plan Quarterly Data Summaries (QDS) provide the latest data on indicators included in Departmental Business Plans as well as other published data and management...

Updated: Updated summary and detail sections.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Health and Safety forms are referenced in MOD Joint Service Publication (JSP 375) Health and Safety Handbook and are used by MOD...

The Human Tissue Authority's annual public event will be held on Tuesday 9 July

The information in this document relates to the latest ‘full-year’; statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace, for 2012/13.

The number of workers killed in Britain last year has fallen, official statistics published today show. Provisional data released by HSE reveals that 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March...

This document provides an update on Positive for Youth, the government’s vision on how young people should be supported to realise their potential through the combined efforts of their families, their ...

Updated: Infographic added

The social investment market unlocks private capital to help finance social sector organisations and support disadvantaged individuals and groups, generating social benefits. ...

This research was conducted to provide further evidence on the social and public service impacts of migration at the local level.

It examines migrant composition and impacts at the local, rather than...

Updated: Added DH to supporting organisations.

The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) contains a register of actions which includes all the actions agreed in the programme so far. It also aligns risks ...

UK Sport has today (3 July) announced the appointment of Mark Hanson as Deputy Chair of the UK Sport Board

This statistical bulletin, produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) every quarter, shows the net rate of return on capital employed for UK PNFCs’ related to their UK operations.

A brief summary of validated workplace fatal injury statistics, as reported to all health and safety enforcing authorities, covering the latest full year.

Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...

Statistical freedom of information response on the number of current Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who, if they were not getting DLA, get sufficient other benefits to be affected by the overall ...

DFID Private Sector Department operational plan 2013

DFID Occupied Palestinian Territories operational plan 2013

Statistical freedom of information response on the number of people getting Carer’s Allowance (CA) and also getting Incapacity Benefit (IB), Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA), Income Support (IS) or Employment...

Updated: Correction made to the penultimate technology in Table 2 on page seven of the Government response document..

In April 2012 the Government published a Call for Evidence on Renewable Energy Trading...

The government has introduced a cap on the total amount of benefit that working-age households can receive so that, broadly, households on out-of-work benefits will no longer receive more in welfare payments ...

The government has introduced a cap on the total amount of benefit that working-age households can receive so that, broadly, households on out-of-work benefits will no longer receive more in welfare payments ...

This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK’s official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.

Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also presents quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles...

Updated: Data updated

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, that are recorded on the <...

Falling part-time and mature student numbers since the rise in tuition fees must be tackled to make access to higher education more fair, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) warns today.

Writing in OFFA’...

UK Sport has launched a recruitment drive for the next chapter of its highly valued International Leadership Programme (ILP)

(3 July 2013) LSB issues three research reports focusing on consumer decision making and regulatory proportionality

This statistical bulletin, produced by the Office for National Statistics every quarter, shows the net rate of return on capital employed for UK private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) related to their UK operations...

This statistical bulletin, produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) every quarter, shows the net rate of return on capital employed for UK PNFCs’ related to their UK operations.

A brief summary of validated workplace fatal injury statistics, as reported to all health and safety enforcing authorities, covering the latest full year.

Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...