The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) located in Harpur Hill, Buxton has a range of vacancies including Process Safety Engineer, Microbiologist and Biomedical Scientist.
Lead HSE through the next stages of its development as a modern and proactive regulator.
A Kent aggregate company has been ordered to pay more than £180,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed by dangerous lifting equipment on a tipper lorry.
Updated: Updated livestock 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...
Websites FOI: details for a 5 month period of the majority of the top 100 sites visited by Defra staff, together with the number of hits.
Futerra FOI: total amounts paid by Defra to Futerra Sustainability Communications by year from 2004 to end of July 2013.
This report disseminates further figures not previously published or not published at this level of detail in the latest Legal Aid Statistics bulletin. The annual statistics report was published on the 25th June...
This preliminary impact assessment gives estimates of the costs and benefits of introducing the proposed policy of the GPhC being responsible for pharmacy inspections.
The policy is in response to concerns...
The government fully supports the National Minimum Wage (NMW) because it protects low income workers. It also provides an incentive for people to work. The NMW aims is to establish fairness in the workplace, ...
If you would like to influence HSE’s role within the wider system of occupational health provision then this Medical Advisor position will provide ample opportunity.
The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) located in Harpur Hill, Buxton has a range of vacancies including Process Safety Engineer, Microbiologist and Biomedical Scientist.
We are looking for a world class leader to take HSE through the next stages of our development as a modern and proactive regulator.
Updated: Final version of code of practice on independent custody visiting (dated March 2013) released.
This consultation is now closed.
The consultation response has now been published.
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The Sport is GREAT Britain guide points out British expertise in relevant sectors for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that will take place in Brazil. This publication invites the Brazilian cities that will host World...
DFID Rwanda operational plan 2013
Explores the costs and efficiency in English higher education using data from 2003/2004 to 2010/2011. It helps to explain differences in efficiency across higher education institutions.
20 most accessed websites in the last 12 months, broken down by each site’s URL, number of visits and time spent on each site.
Consular assistance provided to British nationals who have been victims of crime in Brazil, broken down by year, city and offence.
Supplier of newspapers to King Charles Street, duration and cost of the contract.
This paper to relates to the September 2013 Industrial Strategy Conference. It:
brings together insights from analysis underpinning the sector strategies, focusing on the 4 themes of the conference – supply...
Updated: Added CSV format file
Record of exceptions to spending controls on external recruitment for Public Health England.
The first edition of the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report published by Public Health England emphasises the breadth of multi-agency working carried out by CRCE staff.
Emergency situations requiring...
Updated: Added new set of firing times for the period 30 September to 10 October 2013 in CSV and PDF format
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible...
Updated: Summaries added to the orginal consultation and the consultation outcome.
This consultation asked respondants to give their views on the following:
changes to allow caseworkers to request...
Asked for the PM?s view on taxpayer funding for political parties, the PMS said that the PM did not think taxpayers should be bailing out politicians. Published: ...
Proposed scheme for improving the A14 around Cambridge and Huntingdon, together with widening works on the A1 between Alconbury and Brampton, over a total length of about 25 miles. The scheme is considered best...
Updated: Added government response.
The government wants to make it easier to set up new town and parish councils. This discussion paper presents a range of proposals that would help achieve this. We would...
Freedom of Information statistical request for the average number of days between a new claim for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the issue of the ESA50 form and the assessment date for new ESA claimants...
Freedom of Information statistical request for the number of claimants asking to use a British Sign Language interpreter: May 2013.
Financial data on Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) items of government procurement card (GPC) expenditure over £500 in April 2013.
Updated: Final version of code of practice on independent custody visiting (dated March 2013) released.
This consultation is now closed.
The consultation response has now been published.
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DCMS has published its equality workforce data.
Table 1 shows a snapshot of the makeup of the Department as of 31 March 2013 Table 2 shows HR performance data 2012-13
Updated: This document was amended on 9 September 2013 to reflect changes to the timetable for repeal, and to provide additional information on our approach to calculating the expected savings to business and...
I am often asked an intriguing question by local residents and journalists – ‘why are you planning to build new offices when there are plenty of vacant buildings available?’
To those in the property and...
Updated: 'Supplementary Tables 2011 - Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain' table 3.3 updated. Labels for the rows 'Amphians' and 'Reptiles' have been swapped.
Annual statistics...
Updated: 'Supplementary Tables 2012 - Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain' table 3.3 updated. Labels for the rows 'Amphians' and 'Reptiles' have been swapped.
The Animals...
Infographic explaining the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas
Infographic showing the controls in place to ensure operators assess the location of faults before fracking, monitor seismic activity in real time and stop if even minor earth tremors occur.
This study by Professor David MacKay and Dr Tim Stone gathers available evidence on the potential greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from shale gas production and use in the UK and discusses the compatibility of ...
A team of NERC-funded British scientists is making final preparations for an ambitious Antarctic science mission.
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has set up a tracking survey to measure the public’s views on smart meters and in-home displays (IHDs), including their information needs. The overall objective...
Updated: Updated with latest September version of Moving On.
Moving On is a newsletter that highlights the latest VOSA news and advice for drivers and operators of HGVs and PSVs.
For the latest ...
This 2014 edition outlines change for the academic year 2013 to 2014. It also includes guidance on how to prepare for and administer key stage 2 national curriculum tests, information about teacher assessment...
The plan sets out the various activities being taken forward by government, by industry and the trade unions to support our ambition for a thriving UK ports industry: keeping Britain supplied and connected, while...
This plan sets out the various activities being taken forward by government, by industry and the trade unions in order to deliver our ambition of vibrant, high quality and sustainable shipping: trading globally...
This booklet has been jointly produced by HM Government and Maritime UK and sets out what the UK has to offer to the global shipping community, explaining why you should choose the UK as a home for your maritime...
UKAD will be at the Sainsbury’s 2013 School Games between 12 and 15 September to provide anti-doping education
David Weir wins ParalympicsGB's final gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the marathon
In April 2005, the UN Commission on Human Rights requested the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative to take forward work on the area of business and human rights. The mandate of the SRSG ...
On September 4, the UK launched its action plan on business and human rights, becoming the first country to set out guidance to companies on integrating human rights into their operations.
The UK Foreign...
Simon Ringrose, Senior Lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Thomas Blazquez, 50, with the murder of Rosemary Shearman...
These documents summarise the changes to the regulation as proposed by British Cycling and the Association of Chief Police Officers. The aim is to make the process of permitting cycle races on the highway clearer...
This pilot has tested the effectiveness of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques in Large and/or Complex tax and related disputes to either resolve the issue(s) outright by achieving a mutually...
The defence industry is vital to the UK economy, contributing over £22 billion of annual revenues and is the number 1 exporter of defence equipment and services in Europe and second worldwide. However...
Counter fraud FOI: information about counter fraud activities undertaken by Defra and the RPA including: number of staff employed to counter fraud; job roles; number of prosecutions and number of other sanctions...
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requires early years practitioners to review children’s progress and share a summary with parents between the ages of 24 and 36 months and again at the end of reception...
Updated: Added document detailing the summary of responses, government response to themes and next steps.
The purpose of Directive 2005/65/EC is to extend the existing port security regime for EU Member...
New research, part funded by NERC, shows that rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorous.
One and two year reconviction rates by offender type for offenders released from custody or starting a community sentence in 2005-06 and 2006-07.