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05 August 2013

Open consultation: UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations: V 5 investigation of hepatitis C infection by antibody testing or combined antigen/antibody assay
seen at 18:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Date corrected, and URL to external website added.

Public Health England has opened a consultation this week in joint partnership with professional organisations.

The consultation...

OFFA welcomes Student Engagement Unit appointments
seen at 18:31, 5 August in OFFA (Our copy).

Commenting on senior appointments at the Student Engagement Unit, Professor Les Ebdon, Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, said:

“I welcome the appointment of Liam Jarnecki as Director, and Sir...

R -v- Paul Meehan
seen at 18:30, 5 August in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Judgment of District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Karen Hammond
Guidance: Local environmental quality: adding a monetary value guide
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

It is important that the impacts on the local environment of any proposed policy, programme or project are understood and fully reflected in decision making.

The appropriate approach will depend upon...

FOI release: Statistics on pension sharing for divorcing couples from April 2012 to March 2013
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information request for statistics on pension sharing for divorcing couples from April 2012 to March 2013.

Guidance: Austria – List of Lawyers
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Uploaded new pdf version

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice

Guidance: Spain: Consular Fees
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fees to current consular exchange rate.

A full list of consular fees

Guidance: Defence Environment and Safety Committee (DESC) assurance reports
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 2012/13 assurance report.

The Defence Environment and Safety Committee (DESC), chaired by the Permanent Secretary, is part of the MOD corporate governance structure as set out in the Secretary...

Guidance: Whole of Government Accounts 2012 to 2013: guidance for preparers
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated Whole of Government Accounts 2012 to 2013 guidance: Instructions on Data Collection Tool (DCT) and upload into Controller - central government

View previous guidance and forms ...

Guidance: Supportability engineering: volume 07 (JSP 886)
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated parts 3 and 8.02

Volume 7 (supportability engineering): policy and process for the application of supportability engineering and integrated logistic support (ILS).

Related information...
Guidance: Commodity supply management: volume 06 (JSP 886)
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated Part 4

Volume 6 (commodity supply management) Specific joint supply chain policy, regulation, guidance and procedures for the commodity ranges of items of supply.

Guidance: Materiel accounting: volume 04 (JSP 886)
seen at 16:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated Part 2 and 5.

Volume 4 (materiel accounting).

Policy and procedures for accounting for materiel.

Open consultation: The waste management plan for England
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This consultation has been extended to 9 September 2013.

This consultation is on a Waste Management Plan for England. The content of the plan is determined by the requirements of Article 28 of ...

Guidance: Inventory management: volume 02 (JSP 886)
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated Part 2

Volume 2: inventory management: policy and procedures for the management of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) materiel inventory.

Related information Joint service safety regulations...
Guidance: Version and legacy records (JSP 886)
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated version record and recent additions

Introduction to JSP 886: the defence logistics support chain manual, including a list of additions and amendments.

Guidance: Portugal – Consular Fees
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to current consular exchange rate

A full list of Consular fees

Statistics - national statistics: Farm household income and household composition 2010/11
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended title to avoid confusion with new publication.

This publication gives annual statistics to 2010/11 on the income and composition of farm households in England. It also looks at the off-...

Guidance: Country and regional analysis guidance 2013
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).
Guidance

HM Treasury has issued revised guidance to departments for the Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) data collection exercise. The exercise is to be carried out within OSCAR using the ‘CRA Application...

Correspondence: Fire and rescue bulletin: 36/2013
seen at 16:30, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

The fire and rescue bulletin for August 2013 covers:

correspondence from Fire Minister, Brandon Lewis MP on firefighters’ pension reforms publication of the revised Regulators’ Code BREEAM new...
Director and chair of student engagement unit announced
seen at 16:30, 5 August in HEFCE news (Our copy).
The director and chair of a new higher education student engagement and partnership unit have been confirmed. HEFCE recently announced funding for the unit, hosted by the National Union of Students (NUS), which ...
Global investigation reveals true scale of ocean warming
seen at 16:30, 5 August in NERC news (Our copy).
New study with NERC's delivery partner, SAMS finds the world's marine systems are reacting to climate change more strongly than previously thought.
School-Level Examination Statistics
seen at 16:30, 5 August in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).
Monitoring Review about the way in which statistics on exam results for individual schools are currently published by the UK administrations
Open consultation: Consultation on the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

This consultation is on a revised version of the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988.

The revised consents remove the requirement on local authorities...

Transparency data: DFID workforce management information - June 2013
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

DFID workforce management information - June 2013

Promotional material: DBS Update Service posters
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Posters for use as marketing material for the DBS Update Service.

Statistics - national statistics: Attainment by young people in England measured using matched administrative data: by age 19 in 2012
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added this page to the "Statistics: attainment at 19 years" data series to make it easier to find, which was overlooked when it was published.

Reference Id: SFR13/2013

Publication type...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Military convictions and criminal records
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Please provide all correspondence, minuted meetings etc between the Disclosure and Barring Service and the MOD regarding military Convictions and a criminal records. An exemption from disclosure under the Rehabilitation...

Statistics - national statistics: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2012
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added pre-release access list.

Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals under the provisions of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

The...

Guidance: France – Consular Fees
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list of consular fees (from 5 August 2013)

A full list of Consular fees (from 5 August 2013)

Statistics: Consultation on changes to immigration-related Home Office statistical outputs
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added response and outcomes information.

Home Office statistics 10-week consultation on proposed changes to the following publications:

Control of immigration: United Kingdom statistics (...
Statistics: Police recorded crime open data tables
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Figures for 8A and 88B for Q3 2006/07 for South Tyneside have been added to the 'Police recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership 2002 to 2003 to 2006 to 2007' spreadsheet.

The data tables...

Form: Overseas passport: application form
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Application form for British applicants from certain countries that use US letter size paper.

Check the guidance for specific advice about how to renew or apply for your passport from the country...

Consultation outcome: Smart metering implementation programme: Foundation Smart Market
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Responses to the consultation added.

Smart meters will be installed in two stages: the foundation stage and mass roll-out stage. The foundation stage started in April 2011 and will end with the...

Corporate report: Banking Liaison Panel
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: - altered Industry members and Statutory members lists - added annual report, minutes, terms of ref

The Treasury established the Banking Liaison Panel in accordance with section 10 of the Banking...

Consultation outcome: Bread and Flour Regulations 1998
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added summary of respones document

This consultation invites views on the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and the continued need for mandatory fortification of flour in England with calcium, iron...

Promotional material: DBS training and events
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated page details.

Download the document to find out about referral information events.

Policy paper: Cultural education
seen at 14:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include information about funding for choristers.

The government believes that cultural education forms an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum, and that children and young...

'Insect soup' holds DNA key for monitoring biodiversity
seen at 14:30, 5 August in NERC news (Our copy).
New research, part-funded by NERC, shows how crushed insects can accelerate the monitoring and cataloguing of biodiversity
Evaluation of the Research Excellence and Impact of NERC Centres
seen at 14:30, 5 August in NERC news (Our copy).
An independent evaluation of five of NERC's Research Centres has provided a robust and objective assessment of the research excellence, impact, and the impact and research environment of each Centre.
Corporate report: Diversity strategy: progress report, 2010 to 2013
seen at 11:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

This progress report charts our collective achievements over the third year of the diversity strategy, and sets out our priorities for 2013 to 2016.

Biocides – The EU Biocides Regulation 528/2012 (EU BPR) published
seen at 11:31, 5 August in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The EU Biocides Regulation 528/2012 (EU BPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 June 2012 and applies in UK (and the rest of the EU) from 1 September 2013. Information about the...

Guidance: Finland – Prisoner Pack
seen at 10:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the prisoner pack and added a mention of transfers for prisoners abroad leaflet.

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

Transparency data: Monthly spend over £500 in the Department for Transport and over £25,000 in its arms' length bodies
seen at 10:31, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: June 2013 data added.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published monthly consolidated files of invoice payments, grant payments and other payment transactions in accordance with the Prime...

Leaving a lasting legacy
seen at 10:30, 5 August in West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Our copy).

This time last year, I remember being gripped by Olympic fever. Along with the rest of the nation, I had just witnessed ‘Super Saturday’ – a breath-taking day of action at the Games that reached a crescendo with...

Open consultation: Tax-Free Childcare
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Access the Tax-Free Childcare ten minute questionnaire designed specifically for parents.

At Budget 2013 the government announced that it will introduce a new Tax-Free Childcare scheme...

FOI release: Spend on online, Twitter and Facebook advertising at DfT
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

This Freedom of Information response concerns online, Twitter and Facebook advertising over the last 3 fiscal years at Department for Transport.

FOI release: Value for money of the Bexhill Hastings Link Road
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

This Environmental Information Regulations response concerns the Bexhill Hastings Link Road and it’s value for money (VFM).

Guidance: Finland – Consular Fees
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New consular fees

A full list of Consular fees

Guidance: Aviation industry notifications
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Aviation industry notifications document updated.

This document provides a list of aviation industry notifications issued by the department and Surefax. If you have not received a listed Surefax...

Guidance: Thameslink rolling stock and depot agreements
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

On 27 June 2013 the Department for Transport awarded a contract to Siemens Plc and Cross London Trains - a consortium comprising Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, Innisfree Ltd and 3i Infrastructure Plc - to provide...

Statistics - national statistics: UK Official holdings of international reserves, July 2013
seen at 09:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

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.

Policy paper: Improving procurement in the NHS
seen at 02:32, 5 August in Search (Our copy).

This document sets out details of the NHS Procurement Development Programme, which aims to help the NHS save £1.5 billion by 2015 to 2016.

The programme sets out 4 major actions:

achieving...