Nepali version of the DFID Nepal portfolio review: 2012-13
DFID provides significant annual funding to civil society organisations (CSOs) in line with its overall strategy to alleviate poverty and promote peace, stability and good governance. The Programme Partnership...
Updated: New list of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases published.
This spreadsheet provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases.
Updated: Added September 2013 edition
The Ministry of Defence top level messages help defence personnel and external audiences understand the MOD’s position on current departmental issues each month. They...
Updated: New document added
In May 2010 the Government introduced an approach to cut costs and waste in central government operations in order to help tackle the budget deficit and protect essential jobs...
Doncaster Borough Council has been prosecuted for neglecting safety precautions after an 82-year-old vulnerable woman was injured in a fall at one of their care homes.
A Wiltshire civil engineering company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured by a reversing tipper truck at a Cheltenham building site
Updated: Updated with details of latest UK humanitarian response on 6 Sept
This update is correct as of 6 September 2013. Further updates will be published as the situation changes.
Updated: Summary of responses published.
The European Commission published a proposal for a directive for network and information security on 7 February 2013. This was accompanied by a cyber security strategy...
As part of the government’s commitment to transparency, accountability and openness the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) routinely publishes its transparency data.
This publication...
This spreadsheet contains details of the workforce management data for July 2013.
These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests...
Approved spending for Department for Communities and Local Government for 1 April 2013 to 30 June 2013.
Updated: Revised guidance following implementation of the RoHS 2 Directive and latest changes to published exemptions.
Explains the requirements of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances...
As part of the government’s policy that pensioners should be protected under localised Council Tax support, certain premia, allowances and non-dependant deductions were set at the level they would have been under...
Updated: Corrected an error in the list of subjects which are eligible for bursaries, and School Direct salaried funding.
This manual is a guide to the operational delivery of School Direct for both schools...
Updated: Old version of publication replaced with revised version 6 September 2013.
Regular and effective monitoring, reviewing and lesson learning are key to how DFID measures the results of its projects...
Record of exceptions to spending controls on external recruitment for Public Health England.
The Home Office has announced changes to the immigration rules today which will benefit businesses, international students and skilled workers. The changes to the business visitor route will allow employees...
Response to the Home Affairs Committee re Op Millipede client list
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC said: "This was a very difficult and finely balanced decision. It was based on the individual facts of the case; it is not a policy decision. But in light of ...
Five people from North Wales have been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison at Mold Crown Court today (6 September 2013) for their parts in what the court heard was the biggest mortgage fraud ever investigated...
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) review was announced in May 2012 following the Red Tape Challenge spotlight on equalities. The review was launched to examine whether the PSED is operating as intended...
Updated: Added DCBRNC map
The DCBRNC facilities leaflet features a wide range of conference, meeting and training facilities available, which can be configured to suit the user’s requirements.
Updated: Updated rate of exchange
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Amendment on the information about money.
This guide aims to explain the legal and prison system to British Nationals who are imprisoned. You can also read about how to apply for a transfer back...
Request for a breakdown of households in the North of Scotland eligible for the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme.
Updated: Added April to June 2013.
BackgroundThe government has introduced a strict moratorium in 5 key areas of discretionary spend:
consulting Information and communications technology (ICT) ...
Details of Government Procurement Card spend over £500: August 2013
Office of the Advocate General’s spending over £25,000. The details are released as part of the Office of the Advocate General’s commitment to transparency.
Updated: Updated Press Contacts for September 2013
HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) press office deal with all areas of the department’s work and all media including national, regional, trade, print, broadcast...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on the request for a derogation for the core section of the Crossrail, meaning that the Control Command and Signalling (CCS) TSI for Conventional Rail (...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on whether authorisation is required for the Great Britain network radio system under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011. The letter confirms that...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on the request for a derogation, enabling an alternative to certain aspects of the Infrastructure TSI 2011/275/EU (PDF, 1645 KB) to be applied for the...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on whether authorisation is required for the resignalling projects for Syston Junction to Peterborough and Newport to Shrewsbury under the Railways Interoperability...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on whether authorisation is required for the north west electrification rail project under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011. The letter confirms...
Letter to Network Rail giving the Department of Transport’s decision on whether authorisation is required for a change to the radio electronic token block (RETB) rail signalling frequency under the Railways Interoperability...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision about whether authorisation is required under Regulation 13 of the Railways (lnteroperability) Regulations 2011 in relation to the modification of the...
Letter giving the Department of Transport’s decision on whether authorisation is required under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011 for the fitting of a ‘Global System for Mobiles - Railway’ (GSM-R...
This week we had our annual review with the Health and Safety Executive.
Received with equal pleasure was yesterday’s announcement that our Head of Respiratory Diseases at PHE Colindale, Professor John...
Updated: Revised licence published 6 September 2013.
This open general export licence (OGEL) came into force on 6 September 2013. It replaces the OGEL (export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual...
Updated: Revised licence published 6 September 2013.
This open general export licence (OGEL) came into force on 6 September 2013. It replaces the OGEL (export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual...
Updated: Revised licence published 6 September 2013.
This open general export licence (OGEL) came into force on 6 September 2013. It replaces the OGEL (export for repair/replacement under warranty: military...
Updated: Revised licence published 6 September 2013.
This open general export licence (OGEL) came into force on 6 September 2013. It replaces the OGEL (export after repair/replacement under warranty: military...
Updated: Replaced response document.
Neonicotinoids FOI: communications between Defra and specified non government organisations (NGOs) relating to the European Commission’s decision to restrict uses of...
Updated: Workforce management informaton revised for April, May and June 2013 published. July 2013 data published.
Information on the Ministry, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies’ ...
Updated: Documents changed to PDF format.
Cameroon is the largest economy in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) owing to its demography (a little over 20 million inhabitants), a...
Updated: Added meeting minutes for 7 May and 23 July 2013
The Secretary of State for Health and officials from the Department of Health met representatives from NHS England to talk about issues of accountability...
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Ten artists to benefit from ground breaking new music funding programme unveiled
ParalympicsGB win 16 medals - including six golds - on an astonishing day for Paralympic sport in Britain
The Health and Safety Executive is proposing to amend the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) to implement Article 30 of Council Directive 2012/18/EU to categorise heavy fuel oils (HFO) ...
The Pensions Regulator has today published information and research on current practice in eight categories of public service pension schemes, ahead of it taking on an expanded role regulating standards of governance...
The Home Secretary has commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to carry out an inspection into how police forces are responding to domestic violence.
The review has been ...
The Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper): I am today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules as set out below.
I will expand the process of genuineness assessments...
Thank you for the opportunity to address this conference.
It’s a privilege to speak to the people at the front line in reducing extremism in our communities.
Clearly we are here today to discuss...
Updated: Melanie Sirotkin replaces Professor Qutub Syed as Centre Director for Cheshire and Merseyside.
Public Health England has 15 local centres providing advice and services tailored to local needs.
It is a MOD requirement that all CIS installed on MOD facilities should be installed in accordance with the requirements of JSP 480 ‘Manual of regulations for installation of communication and information systems...
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) review was announced in May 2012 following the Red Tape Challenge spotlight on equalities. The review was launched to examine whether the PSED is operating as intended...
HMG spending moratoria ICT November 2010 to June 2013
HMG spending moratoria advertising November 2010 to June 2013
HMG spending moratoria consultancy November 2010 to June 2013
The five cross-government moratoria are:
ICT spend above £1 million advertising & marketing consultancy property leases & lease extensions Civil Service recruitment
HMG spending moratoria property November 2010 to June 2013
HMG spending moratoria recruitment November 2010 to June 2013
This publication shows the expenditure items approved by the Cabinet Office as exceptions to the expenditure controls for quarter 1 of the financial year 2013 to 2014 (April to June 2013)
A builder has been sentenced for illegal and dangerous gas work that posed a serious risk to a Bude pensioner.
A Lincolnshire house building company has been fined and a site manager sentenced to community service after a self-employed bricklayer fell to his death from dangerous scaffolding.
A Colchester-based worker has been ordered to carry out 240 hours of community service and been given a suspended prison sentence for illegally fitting two gas fires and servicing a boiler at homes in the town...
This Health and Safety Laboratory course will help you gain an understanding of the techniques and methods available to identify and control exposure to airborne nanomaterials.
Window sill could not be repaired using super glue because of health and safety rules.
The Home Secretary has commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to carry out an inspection into how police forces are responding to domestic violence.
The review has been launched...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): Tackling domestic violence and abuse is one of my key priorities. I am determined to see continued reductions in domestic violence and abuse and the...
Asked would the government rethink the Lobbying Bill in light of opposition, the PMS explained that ministers had engaged with a number of organisations with concerns and the bill would continue through the House...
This informal consultation is seeking views on draft laws about the future availability and affordability of flood insurance for homes.
We said we would if necessary make laws to regulate for affordable...
Updated: updates cons fees
A full list of Consular fees
Quarterly information on exceptions to moratoria on spend for ICT, consultancy, recruitment, property, consultancy, advertising and marketing. Previous returns are available from the National Archive.
Details of the DWP workforce including numbers of payroll and non-payroll staff and costs: July 2013.
Updated: Published updated pig keepers guide.
This guide provides information for pig keepers on registering, identifying and moving your pigs.
Whether you keep one pet pig or a commercial herd ...
Updated: Prison populaton figures for 6 September 2013 published.
Latest prison population figures for 2013.
Earlier editions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
Constant price seasonally adjusted indices and growth rates for Production and component industries for July 2013
Asked if the PM welcomed the German Chancellor?s indication about wanting to take back more powers from the EU Commission, the PMS said the PM was at the forefront of a debate across Europe about the appropriate...
Due to unforeseen operational issues, the geographical data that form part of the UK Trade bulletin and associated dataset will not be published in the July 2013 release; the aggregate EU and non-EU splits will ...
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...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. 2011 Census Analysis products present specific analyses on a...
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
Earlier this year I published a consultation seeking views on how we should reform the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE regulations). This consultation was part of the...
I can announce the publication today of the Government’s responses to two reports on charity law and regulation: (1) Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts’ statutory review of the Charities Act 2006; “...
As of 31 August 2013 the scheme has made payments totalling £734 million. The scheme has also published a further progress report, which can be found at:
Following an open competition, I am pleased to advise the House of the appointment of three new members to the National Employer Advisory Board (NEAB). They are:
Mr Alun Griffiths
Mr Kevin Goodman...
The Government are today publishing a Green Paper on biodiversity offsetting and their response to the Ecosystems Markets Task Force (EMTF) report.
Published on 5 March 2013, the EMTF report made recommendations...
The police and the specialist printing equipment and materials industry have identified a rising trend in illegal document factories buying such goods in order to produce counterfeits of credit cards and Government...
In his written ministerial statement on 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 51WS, the Minister for Europe outlined the coalition Government’s commitment to further strengthen parliamentary scrutiny...
I am today publishing a summary of responses to the Home Office consultation on the Government’s preferred option for reforming how the private security industry is regulated—a transition to a business...
I am today publishing the Government response to the consultation paper “Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a More Credible and Efficient System”, published on 9 April this year as well as further...
Updated: Progress against performance for July added.
The DVLA business plan sets out the agency’s plans for the coming year. It details our 16 key performance measures and 19 customer service measures...
Government departments have been exercising tighter controls on expenditure as part of a spending freeze (moratorium) in five key areas: consulting, property, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), recruitment...
Updated: Updated weekly 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...
UK Trade is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform...
Due to unforeseen operational issues, the geographical data that form part of the UK Trade bulletin and associated dataset will not be published in the July 2013 release; the aggregate EU and non-EU splits will ...
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...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. 2011 Census Analysis products present specific analyses on a...
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
Hunt is on for remaining Operation Captura fugitives