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08 October 2013

Safety notice – Corrosion in trunnion supports of pipework containing hazardous substances
seen at 20:30, 8 October in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This safety notice describes the dangers of undetected corrosion in trunnion supports of pipework containing hazardous substances, in particular tubular trunnions fitted with an end cap, and the precautions necessary...

Guidance: Mobile alerting trials for public emergencies
seen at 18:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated HTML publication with information about recent trials.

In the event of an emergency, it is vital that information is given to the public as quickly as possible so that they can take the...

Correspondence: Recommendation on PressBoF Petition for Royal Charter
seen at 18:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The Press Standards Board of Finance Limited (PressBoF) submitted to the Privy Council Office a petition for the grant of a Royal Charter.

On 10 July 2013, Her Majesty referred the Petition for a Royal...

Transparency data: Partnership review consultative committee minutes: 23 September 2013
seen at 18:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

These minutes were taken at the partnership review consultative committee meeting on 23 September 2013.

Transparency data: Payments over £25,000: September 2013
seen at 18:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Details of Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) expenditure over £25,000

Royal Research Ship Discovery to be named by HRH The Princess Royal
seen at 18:30, 8 October in NERC news (Our copy).
HRH The Princess Royal will name the new RRS Discovery at NERC's National Oceanography Centre this week.
The Space aims to re-launch in Spring/Summer 2014
seen at 18:30, 8 October in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
The Space aims to re-launch in Spring/Summer 2014
Periodic review 2013: Consultation on the capacity charge for freight operators
seen at 18:30, 8 October in What's new (Our copy).
Periodic review 2013: Consultation on the capacity charge for freight operators
Correspondence: Children and Families Bill: young carers - Lord Nash writes to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, wrote this letter to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones on 8 October 2013 about an amendment regarding young carers to the Children and Families ...

Guidance: Research Uptake Guidance
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added case study about the Africa Community Access Programme.

This guidance note provides information on DFID’s approach to research uptake and some practical advice for designing a research uptake...

Correspondence: Fire and rescue bulletin: 38/2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The fire and rescue bulletin for October 2013 covers:

national advertising for the Fire Kills campaign publication of an updated national summary of the future control room services scheme an update...
Transparency data: Greg Barker's gifts given and received over £140: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC ministers’ gifts and hospitality.

Transparency data: Baroness Verma's gifts given and received over £140: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC ministers’ gifts and hospitality.

Transparency data: Edward Davey's gifts given and received over £140: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC ministers’ gifts and hospitality.

Guidance: Dartmoor firing times
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published updated firing times for the period commencing 5 October due to a cancellation on 8, 9 and 10 October 2013.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable...

Transparency data: Michael Fallon's gifts given and received over £140: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC ministers’ gifts and hospitality.

Transparency data: Baroness Verma's meetings with external organisations: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC Ministers’ meetings that involved outside interested parties.

Transparency data: Greg Barker's meetings with external organisations: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC Ministers’ meetings that involved outside interested parties.

Transparency data: Michael Fallon's meetings with external organisations: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC Ministers’ meetings that involved outside interested parties.

Transparency data: Edward Davey's meetings with external organisations: April to June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Quarterly lists of DECC Ministers’ meetings that involved outside interested parties.

FOI release: Request for copies of TB DRF forms
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Request for copies of TB DRF management practices questionnaire returns.

FOI release: Consultancy and project advisory costs
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Consultancy and project advisory costs in the financial year 2012-13.

FOI release: Monitoring the pilot badger cull
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Monitoring the humaneness and compassionate standards of the pilot badger cull.

FOI release: Cage trapping and shooting
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Assessment of competence in cage trapping and shooting

FOI release: External lawyers fees 2010 - 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Expenditure on external lawyers fees 2010 -2013

FOI release: Rhydymwyn - Great Crested Newts (GCNs)
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: additional query response added

Newts EIR: information on GCN counts for 5 years to June 2013 by annual GCN surveys; monies paid to NEWW paid to date for the contract; and monitoring and audit ...

Research and analysis: English and maths provision for adult learners: benefits
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This exploratory research looked at whether we could measure skills gained in learning on English and maths courses, and what factors lead to better outcomes. It also looked at whether learners experienced any...

Transparency data: NIO Special Advisor Information 1 January - 31 March 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Release of NIO Special Advisor information 1 January - 31 March 2013 in relation to gifts received, hospitality and meetings.

Transparency data: NIO Ministerial Information 1 April - 30 June 2013
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Release of Ministerial information 1 April - 30 June 2013 which includes ministerial expenses, overseas travel, gifts and hosptality

Guidance: Tunisia – Consular Fees
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the attached document with a more recent one.

A full list of Consular fees

Guidance: Czech Republic – List of Lawyers
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list of lawyers and translators and added information about English-speaking notaries in the Czech Republic.

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters ...

Guidance: Guide to Islamic finance in the UK
seen at 16:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The UK has become a centre for Islamic finance. Most banks deliver Islamic finance transactions and many large professional services firms have specialist Islamic finance teams.

This guide provides an...

LSB launches consultation on lay chairs for front line legal regulators
seen at 16:30, 8 October in LSB (Our copy).
(8 October 2013) LSB launches consultation on lay chairs for front line legal regulators
Policy paper: BRB (Residuary) Limited transfer scheme
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This document transfers BRB (Residuary) Limited’s (“BRB Residuary”) various functions, properties, liabilities and rights to the Secretary of State for Transport, London & Continental Railways Limited, Network...

Policy paper: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual report 2012
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This report sets out how, in 2012, the Department for Transport, in consultation with its disability advisors, used powers to exempt certain rail vehicles from some or all of the requirements of Rail Vehicle ...

Policy paper: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual report 2011
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This report sets out how, in 2011, the Department for Transport, in consultation with its disability advisors, used powers to exempt certain rail vehicles from some or all of the requirements of Rail Vehicle ...

Policy paper: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual report 2010
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This report sets out how, in 2010, the Department for Transport, in consultation with its disability advisors, used powers to exempt certain rail vehicles from some or all of the requirements of Rail Vehicle ...

Statistics - national statistics: Immigration statistics, April to June 2013
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to remove GOV.UK chronological listing anomaly.

Tables for ‘Immigration Statistics, April to June 2013’.

This release presents immigration statistics from Home Office administrative...

Statistics: DBS criminal record checks: Police performance
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the 60 day target figures for July and data for August.

These figures are available as Police disclosure units work with the DBS as part of the criminal record checking process.

FOI release: DBS FOI: Umbrella bodies registered with the DBS
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Please could I have the full list of all umbrella bodies currently registered with you. Could this also include the amount of Disclosures requested in the period 1st January 2013 - 30th June 2013 and whether ...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Details of registered bodies who process a certain number of applications
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

I would like to make a FOI request please for the following information on all Registered Bodies and Umbrella Bodies for whom you have processed less than 300 DBS applications during the period 01/09/2012 to ...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Vehicle, leasing and maintenance contracts
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

I’m currently doing some research with regards to fleet management and I was wondering if I could submit a freedom of information request detailing the organisations vehicle, leasing and maintenance contracts...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Applications to join the Update Service
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Please could you tell me how many people have applied for an enhanced certificate since 17th June 2013 and of these how many have joined the update service?

I would also like to know of this number how...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Local Area Network (LAN) contracts.
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Can I please make a request under the Freedom of Information Act and I would like to request the following information with regards to the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) environment. Please can you send...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Specific information communication technology contracts
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

I would like to submit a Freedom of Information Request relating to specific ICT contract(s) for Storage Hardware Maintenance and Storage Virtualisation Software which may include:

• Server Hardware Maintenance...

FOI release: DBS FOI: Number of filtering cases since May 2013
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

For the period since the filtering process was introduced in May 2013 (or for any period that it is available since then) please provide the following information:

The number of individuals who ...

Transparency data: Bilateral loan to Ireland
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest report published

The Loans to Ireland Act was granted Royal Assent on 21 December 2010, and provided Parliamentary authorisation for a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion to be lent...

FOI release: Report of an investigation into the use of public funds by Thurrock Thames Gateway Corporation
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Communities and Local Government has released a copy of the report and annexes produced following an investigation by XDIAS. Information that was provided in confidence has been redacted from...

Correspondence: NCTL letter: annual returns for academic year 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

A letter from the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) requesting annual returns for academic year 2012 to 2013 by 31 December 2013.

Further information and resources including a...

Correspondence: Children and Families Bill: young carers - Lord Nash writes to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones
seen at 14:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, wrote this 8 October 2013 letter about a young carers amendment to the Children and Families Bill to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones.

...

The Higgs particle that captivated a nation helps bag the UK a Nobel Prize
seen at 14:32, 8 October in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
Nearly fifty years after it was first theorised and twenty years after the experiment that helped to find it was first sketched out on a napkin, the Higgs Boson has helped win the UK its 120th Nobel Prize.
Statement to Parliament: Registered travellers
seen at 14:31, 8 October in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).
Minister for Immigration (Mark Harper):

On 24 September 2013, Border Force launched a registered traveller scheme. Registered traveller will be beneficial to high-value, regular travellers to the UK and have...

First Nations delegation visits The National Archives
seen at 14:30, 8 October in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
A delegation from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) in Canada visited The National Archives yesterday to view documents connected to the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
Welbeck Trail
seen at 14:30, 8 October in Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (Our copy).

On the morning of Wednesday 12th June all of 12e Entry (L6th students) and 12 Austrian Exchange students swapped the sunshine and blue skies which ...

A new look at the media in fragile states: a core element of the future development agenda?
seen at 14:30, 8 October in Wilton Park (Our copy).

Our upcoming conference follows recent important developments at the UN, and will provide a forum for detailed discussions on issues relating to the role of media and communications in fragile states taken up...

Statistics - national statistics: User engagement and the business population estimates
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest minutes to BPDS meeting

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) recognises the importance of effective engagement with users of the Business Population Estimates (BPE) ...

Statistical data set: Weekly road fuel prices
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Weekly stats updated.

Table last updated on 8 October 2013.

Weekly fuel prices

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 231KB

This file...
Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for the period 28 October to 10 November 2013 in CSV and PDF format.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on ...

Guidance: DVLA review: terms of reference
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

These terms of reference outline the scope of the DVLA review which aims to consider the DVLA’s current operation, service offering and change portfolio and make recommendations for a future business strategy...

Guidance: Tackling irresponsible dog ownership: Draft practitioners’ manual
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The draft manual provides information on the powers included in the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill 2013. It gives examples of non-statutory measures and practical considerations of dog control...

Correspondence: Letter from Lord Nash to Al-Madinah Education Trust
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Education has found that the Al-Madinah Education Trust has breached a number of the conditions of its funding agreement.

Lord Nash has written to the Chair of the School Trust asking...

Guidance: Childhood flu programme Q&A for healthcare professionals
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Phase 1 of the childhood influenza programme started on 1 September 2013. In the first year of the programme, flu vaccine will be offered to all 2 and 3 year old children and primary school children in 7 pilot...

Policy paper: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill: Anti-social Behaviour
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Guidance added.

Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own homes and neighbourhoods. Yet thousands of people around the country are still having their everyday lives blighted by anti-social...

Policy paper: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill: Policing
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Code of practice added.

The Bill builds on Government reform of the policing landscape towards greater freedom for the police to take local decisions that fit the needs of the areas they serve. ...

Policy paper: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill: Overarching documents
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Correspondence added.

Overarching documents which belong to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Police Bill.

Return to the main page of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Police Bill...

Guidance: Sri Lanka – Consular Fees
seen at 11:31, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Fees updated

A full list of Consular fees

Statement to Parliament: Serious and organised crime strategy
seen at 11:30, 8 October in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):

On 7 October, I published a new cross-government strategy for tackling serious and organised crime. Its publication coincides with the formal establishment...

Appointment of the Head of Assessment
seen at 11:30, 8 October in UK Statistics Authority (Our copy).
Ed Humpherson is appointed as the Authority's new Head of Assessment with effect from January 2014
Research and analysis: International survey of adult skills 2012
seen at 10:32, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The results of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills for England. The OECD survey is based on tests of adult skills in literacy, numeracy and problem ...

Research and analysis: Further education and skills reform plan 'New Challenges, New Chances’: evaluation
seen at 10:32, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Presents the findings from assessing of the early impact of ‘New Challenges, New Chances Further Education and Skills System Reform Plan: Building a World Class System’, published in December 2011. The...

Research and analysis: Further education sector: competition issues
seen at 10:32, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Provides practical information and guidance on competition issues in the further education (FE) sector for FE providers.

It aims to help colleges and training organisations take advantage of the new freedoms...

Research and analysis: Scotland analysis: Defence
seen at 10:32, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This is the sixth paper in the UK government’s Scotland analysis series and looks at:

how the UK and Scotland benefit from an integrated approach to defence the UK’s international defence alliances and...
Guidance: DVLA review: terms of reference
seen at 10:32, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

These terms of reference outline the scope of the DVLA review which aims to consider the DVLA’s current operation, service offering and change portfolio and make recommendations for a future business strategy...

John Steele appointed to lead English Institute of Sport on road to Rio
seen at 10:32, 8 October in UK Sport (Our copy).
John Steele, CEO of the Youth Sport Trust and former CEO of UK Sport & the Rugby Football Union, has been appointed to chair the EIS
Local Authority Capital Expenditure, Wales - 2012-13
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on local authority capital expenditure.
Licensing and Vehicle Ownership in Wales - 2012
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
This Statistical Bulletin presents numbers and the characteristics of the vehicles licensed for use on the roads for the first time in Wales.
Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland - 2012-13
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents, reported to the police at a police force and Scotland level.
Fire Statistics, Scotland - 2012-13
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Summary statistics of fire incidents in Scotland
Civil Partnership Statistics, United Kingdom - 2012
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on civil partnerships formed and dissolved in the UK.
Weekly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered in England and Wales - Week Ending 27/09/2013
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Statistics on Smoking, England - 2013, Additional Tables
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents a broad picture of health issues related to smoking, smoking habits, behaviour and attitudes, smoking related ill-health and mortality and smoking related costs.
Weekly Fuel Prices - 7 October 2013
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Guidance: Hong Kong – Consular Fees
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Changes in consular fees which are effective from 8 October 2013.

A full list of Consular fees

Transparency data: Memorandum of Understanding between UK Asset Resolution and HM Treasury regarding Help to Buy
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Uploaded an Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding

The government has asked UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) to administer the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme.

Find out if you ...

Policy paper: Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme rules
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Included a link to PRA statement on the regulatory treatment of retail residential mortgage loans under the Help to Buy Guarantee.

The scheme rules specify the rules lenders need to abide by if...

Guidance: The Smart Metering System Leaflet
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This leaflet explains how the smart metering system works from late 2015, when a new shared smart metering national infrastructure is in place. Some energy suppliers are already offering smart meters using their...

Consultation outcome: Transforming DVLA services
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New PDF added - The closure of DVLA local offices – everything you need to know.

This consultation is about DVLA’s plan to move away from a largely paper-based organisation to a modern, highly ...

Guidance: Sweden – List of Lawyers
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: attached an updated list of Swedish Lawyers

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

Guidance: Blue Badge scheme: enforcement changes
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

This circular provides information on changes to legislation affecting the day-to-day administration and enforcement of the Blue Badge scheme by local authorities. In particular, it describes new powers for local...

Statistical data set: Weekly road fuel prices
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Weekly stats updated.

Table last updated on 8 October 2013.

Weekly fuel prices

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 231KB

This file...
Policy paper: UK Solar PV Strategy Part 1: Roadmap to a Brighter Future
seen at 09:33, 8 October in Search (Our copy).

The Roadmap sets out four guiding principles, which form the basis of Government’s strategy for solar PV.

These principles are:

Support for solar PV should allow cost-effective projects...

News story: New strategy to disrupt serious and organised crime
seen at 09:32, 8 October in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Wide-ranging plans to tackle the threat of serious and organised crime have been announced by the Home Secretary Theresa May as she unveiled the government’s new Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.

...

Civil Partnerships in the UK, 2012
seen at 09:30, 8 October in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
This bulletin presents annual statistics on civil partnerships that were formed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, as well as those which were dissolved. Civil partnership statistics are analysed by sex, age, previous...
Local Authority Capital Expenditure, Wales - 2012-13
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on local authority capital expenditure.
Licensing and Vehicle Ownership in Wales - 2012
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
This Statistical Bulletin presents numbers and the characteristics of the vehicles licensed for use on the roads for the first time in Wales.
Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland - 2012-13
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents, reported to the police at a police force and Scotland level.
Fire Statistics, Scotland - 2012-13
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Summary statistics of fire incidents in Scotland
Civil Partnership Statistics, United Kingdom - 2012
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents data on civil partnerships formed and dissolved in the UK.
Weekly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered in England and Wales - Week Ending 27/09/2013
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Statistics on Smoking, England - 2013, Additional Tables
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents a broad picture of health issues related to smoking, smoking habits, behaviour and attitudes, smoking related ill-health and mortality and smoking related costs.
Weekly Fuel Prices - 7 October 2013
seen at 02:31, 8 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel