A specialist engineering company in Leeds has been ordered to pay £377,500 in fines and costs after protracted safety failings led to the death of a worker from fatal head injuries caused by a powered...
This invitation only meeting brings together a unique mix of experts to build a coherent, evidence based case for how to address security concerns raised by dual-use biological research.
Whilst the scientific...
With a rise in number of new global humanitarian donors, and increasing volume of aid contributed by them, how can all humanitarian actors work in partnership towards a coherent and effective multilateral humanitarian...
We are delighted to have Hugo Swire as the keynote speaker at our one day, roundtable discussion in association with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We are bringing together a broad spectrum of actors to...
This is arguably the first time that support to media and access to independent information have been so explicitly defined as a core element of a future development agenda.
This conference will examine...
This conference, the sixth in a series on Global Food, Agriculture and Land Use, will build on and link the previous discussions in the series, by looking at how the people involved throughout food chains can...
This discussion will bring together a small group of international experts to explore political, economic, social and environmental trends over the next ten years and consider what they mean for Britain and Europe...
According to some figures, 20-30% of medicines in Africa are fake which could represent approx 700,000 deaths per year. We talk about controls in the supply chain and one method of ensuring that purchased medicine...
The government believes that cultural education forms an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum, and that children and young people should be provided with an engaging variety of cultural experiences...
To give free school applicants more flexibility, we will now run 3 application rounds each year. Groups may indicate the year in which they propose to open, however we expect that most applications will be for...
Invoice payment performance for Public Health England.
Month Percentage paid within 5 days June 2013 75.09 May 63.12 April 53.81
Updated: 2012 progress figures published.
The UK has both international (Kyoto Protocol) and domestic (Climate Change Act 2008) targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This publication shows...
Updated: May and April 2013 data added.
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we publish details of spend over £500 from 1 April 2011. We will continue to publish this...
Updated: April and May 2013 data added.
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we are now publishing details of spend over £25,000 since 1 April 2010 and over &...
The one-year countdown has begun to the day thousands of people will line the route of the Tour de France as it passes through the Peak District National Park.
A Peak District resident has been elected to chair two of the UK's leading organisations that look after and promote national park landscapes.
A specialist engineering company in Leeds has been ordered to pay £377,500 in fines and costs after protracted safety failings led to the death of a worker from fatal head injuries caused by a powered...
Our pension experts will be on hand to answer your pension questions at the 50+ show in Olympia, London on Thursday 11 July to Saturday 13 July.
Visit the Pensions Advisory Service stand to speak to...
Gaon Hart, Senior Crown Advocate for the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Juan Quintanilla Romero died tragically and unnecessarily on 30 August 2008 when a fuel pipe collapsed on him...
A CPS spokesperson said: "The Crown Prosecution Service concluded in July 2006 that there was insufficient evidence to start a criminal prosecution against any person following the death of Azelle Rodney in...
Nasreen Akhtar, polling station clerk at the Madeley Centre Polling Station, has today pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office for helping her nieces to cast fraudulent votes in the 2012 local government election...
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that the royal charter on press regulation was being postponed the PMS said that an alternative royal charter had been proposed by the press industry, but the charter needed...
The study of specific cultural education subjects, such as art and design, dance, drama, film studies and music has direct educational benefits for children, enabling young people to gain valuable knowledge and...
Whether the department uses or had plans to adopt cloud computing
The guidance notes set out the terms under which the Department for Communities and Local Government is prepared to make emergency financial assistance available to local authorities above a qualifying threshold...
The most ambitious water vole reintroduction to be attempted in the UK is underway on the River Meon in Hampshire as part of a project to return ‘Ratty' to the river.
The Broads Authority has transformed its dockyard on the River Yare with a new state-of-the art workshop and offices which will help maintain the Broads for generations of visitors to come.
Brainstorming talks to find a way to make the water and wetlands in and around the Broads healthier will be held on Wednesday 10th July in Norwich.
Approving operators' complaints procedures and disabled policies
A specialist engineering company in Leeds has been ordered to pay £375,000 in fines and costs after protracted safety failings led to the death of a worker from fatal head injuries caused by a powered...
It is normal practice, when a government department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £250,000 for which there is no specific statutory authority, for the department concerned...
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Simon Tonking
These datasets and organogram shows posts and salary information for staff at the Department for Communities and Local Government. They are shared here as part of the effort to make government operations...
The study of specific cultural education subjects, such as art and design, dance, drama, film studies and music has direct educational benefits for children, enabling young people to gain valuable knowledge and...
Pollinators are animals that transfer pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower, enabling the flower to set seed and fruit (fertilisation). Through cross-fertilisation, they play an important role in ...
This spreadsheet contains details of the workforce management data for May 2013.
These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests...
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971...
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
To request this document in an alternative format such as braille, audio or a different file type please email webmaster@fco.gov.uk quoting...
Updated: Added October 2012 to March 2013 statistics.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has authorised a number of competent person schemes in schedule 3 of the Building Regulations...
Updated: Quarter 2 2013 published.
This data is received from fixed gamma radiation dose rate monitors and measures the ambient (or background) gamma radiation dose rate across the UK on an hourly basis...
For workforce numbers, both payroll and non-payroll (contingent labour, including consultants) information is provided, split between full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount, with payroll staff numbers mapped...
Updated: May 2013 data added.
For workforce numbers, both payroll and non-payroll (contingent labour, including consultants) information is provided, split between full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount...
Updated: Insolvency data published.
These statistics focus on three main categories: civil, family and criminal cases. This edition also includes supplementary information on specialised courts functions...
Updated: Prison population figures for 4 July 2013 published.
Latest prison population figures for 2013.
Earlier editions <...
Updated: Updated version of the guidance.
This guide has been prepared by the Secretariat to the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee of Cabinet, with the advice of Parliamentary Counsel and...
Updated: added new signatories
The voluntary code of conduct sets out the basis on which public and private sector partners agree to work together to make savings in operational Public Private Partnership...
Updated: Updated to include data for October to December 2012
HMRC releases information about hospitality received by Board members quarterly.
Costs incurred in responding to FOI requests
Updated: Added technical note on savings.
The Efficiency and Reform Group supported departments in delivering savings of £3.75 billion in 2010 to 2011 and £5.5 billion in 2011...
Policy on giving giftcards to staff
The number of AGO mobile phones, laptops or iPads listed as lost or stolen in the last 5 years and the number issued to staff.
NERC-funded archaeological science PhD student, Julie Dunne of the University of Bristol, will today present 'Milking it' at London's Southbank as part of this year's Soapbox Science event.
Butterworth, a triple silver medallist at London 2012, acknowledges the support he has received along the way
This week's update includes news and results from Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Hockey, Sailing, Skeleton and Swimming
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Administrative Court judgment
A CPS spokesperson said: "The Crown Prosecution Service concluded in July 2006 that there was insufficient evidence to start a criminal prosecution against any person following the death of Azelle Rodney in April...
Questioned on how the government planned to ensure there was enough electricity to supply UK households, the PMS made clear that the lights would not go out and the government was committed to making sure there...
Asked whether the Prime Minister had talked down the economy, the PMS made clear the Prime Minister agreed with the assessment the Chancellor gave to the House of Commons at last week?s Spending Review ? the economy...
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Cabinet Secretary that economic recovery would take 20 years, the Prime Minister?s Spokesperson (PMS) made clear that the economy was on the road to recovery but it would...
Following reforms in the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 to the system for registering new town or village greens, we are seeking views on a draft order to provide further detail and to extend the reforms...
As the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passes through Parliament, interest has arisen in DWP’s estimate of the cost to employers sponsoring private sector contracted-in defined benefit pension schemes of equalising...
The documents explain, under each criterion, how the department will assess your application and what you need to do to be rated most highly.
There are three separate booklets to reflect the three types...
Updated: List of scheduled upcoming ad hoc statistical releases updated
This spreadsheet provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases.
Since moving to Northamptonshire over 10 years ago, I have seen a wide range of new and improved attractions hit the local circuit. Northampton in particular, is emerging as a great hunting ground for culture...
High Court (Chancery Division) judgment
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) decision
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
This statement informs the House of changes to the Immigration Rules affecting...
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is the most pressing animal health problem...
My right hon Friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
The Government has accepted the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD...
My hon Friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb) has made the following written ministerial statement.
I am announcing today the publication of the consultation on strengthening corporate...
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
The Identity and Passport Service (now renamed Her Majesty’s Passport ...
My Rt Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Maria Miller MP) has made the following statement:
On 18 March 2013, we reached agreement about how we could deliver a new system of...
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
The UK Border Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 has been laid before...
Genomes of up to 100,000 patients or infections in patients will be sequenced over the next 5 years leading to better and earlier diagnosis and more personalised care. The Chief Medical Officer established 3 ...
Updated to include all the recent vaccine introductions and re-scheduling, this two-sided chart now also features the immunisations for all those at risk.
The government is consulting on refreshing the Mandate to NHS England for 2014 to 2015. The Mandate sets the government’s ambitions for the NHS as well as the funding available to achieve the kind of care people...
This final stage impact assessment relates to government’s reforms of bus subsidy in England. A consultation on bus subsidy reform proposals was undertaken and a government response has now been...
This document outlines the Home Office’s plan to create a flexible and interoperable approach to delivering future technology and digital services.
This Framework Document was written and agreed by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the Home Office, in consultation with the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department of Health (DH).
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This is an interactive presentation describing the planned reforms to the bus subsidy system in England. It outlines what the reforms mean for bus operators currently claiming Bus Service Operators ...
Updated: Docs updated on 3 June
ApplicabilityCentral government departments, their agencies, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and any other bodies for which they are responsible.
Related documents...
Updated: Data for April 2013 revised and May 2013 data published.
Information on the Ministry, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies’ paybills for 2010-11; their workforce as at 31 March...
Updated: Updated to include information for 1 October - 31 December 2012.
This information is published quarterly.
Updated: Updated to include information for October to December 2012
This information is released quarterly.
Updated: Added Welsh language version
The democratic engagement programme aims to bring on board community groups and others, to help motivate and inform people in their communities who are not on the electoral...
Updated: Bus subsidy reform consultation analysis added.
In March 2012, the government published Green light for better buses in which it set out a series of reforms to improve local bus subsidy ...
The European Commission’s Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies, published on 27 March, launched a consultation on a series of questions about the future of EU climate and energy policies...
Details of the DWP workforce including numbers of payroll and non-payroll staff and costs: May 2013.
Updated: Updated to reflect minor amend for September 2012 and organogram.
The information on this page is being provided as part of the government’s agenda to improve transparency about how it spends public...
Updated: Chapter 8 tables added as a separate document.
This document reports on the Department’s achievements against its priorities for 2012- 2013.
Updated: Added updated Firefighters’ pension scheme reforms pdf.
These documents provide details of the firefighters’ pension scheme from 2015. Further details on the core parameters for reforms to the ...
Updated: Added translation
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The British landscape is not being used to its best advantage according to a new report from environmental economists from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
A new study has cast doubt on the claim that crabs may have disappeared from Antarctica only to return due to warming seas.
Report, July 2013
Speech by The Lord Chief Justice
I am today announcing the triennial review of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel (SVAP). Triennial reviews of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that...
At Budget 2013, the Government announced that they would provide £50 million annually from 2014-15 to support the employee-ownership sector.
The Government are today publishing a consultation document...
Further to the statement made by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles), the Minister with responsibility for planning...
On 18 March 2013, we reached agreement about how we could deliver a new system of independent and robust self-regulation for the press as recommended in the report of Lord Justice Leveson. I want to update the...
Today Ofsted publishes its fifth report on welfare and duty of care in armed forces initial training, copies of which I have placed in the Library of the House. Following visits to 10 armed forces initial training...
Further to my announcement of 3 July about Reserves Forces and my associated written ministerial statement, Official Report, column 49WS, about “Army Reserve (Structure and Basing)” I wish to clarify...
Following the publication of the 13th report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) in November 2011, I convened discussions between the three main political parties to discuss possible reforms...
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is the most pressing animal health problem in the United Kingdom. The crisis facing our cattle farmers, their families and their communities cannot be overstated. Bovine tuberculosis...
I am announcing today the publication of the consultation on strengthening corporate accountability in health and social care.
“Transforming care: A national response to Winterbourne View hospital...
This statement informs the House of changes to the immigration rules affecting members of Her Majesty’s forces and their families, which will be laid before Parliament in September to come into force on...
The Government have accepted the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to allow for the lawful provision of foil by drug treatment providers subject to the strict condition that it is part...
The Identity and Passport Service—now renamed Her Majesty’s Passport Office—annual report and accounts 2012-13 has been laid before the House today and copies are available in the Vote Office...
The UK Border Agency annual report and accounts 2012-13 has been laid before the House today. Copies will be made available in the Vote Office.
Today I have published the Government’s response to the consultation on our plans for implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, including new coroner rules and regulations and new statutory guidance...
Following research into the safety and feasibility of a single event on-road motorcycle test, I am today announcing the conclusion of the motorcycle test review.
The test review was commissioned to consider...
I am pleased to announce that today the Government will publish a call for evidence into quality standards in workplace defined-contribution pension schemes.
Automatic enrolment will lead to 6 million to...
Updated: Fee changes
A full list of Consular fees
I am delighted to say that today sees the completion of the national rollout of our NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme for all 65-year-old men. Every year about 4,000 older men die in England ...
Updated: Updated weekly banana 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...
Two self-employed builders from Birmingham have been sentenced for exposing householders, as well as themselves, to asbestos.
A new report examines the degree outcomes and later employment of students who began full-time degree courses in the 2006-07 academic year. Published by HEFCE, the report allows us for the first time to map the ...