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18 November 2013

Guidance: J1 Visa
seen at 22:34, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated procedural details.

No objection statement (J1 Visa) I have applied to the United States Immigration authorities for permanent residence status in the United States. I was admitted...
Transparency data: MOD finance transparency dataset
seen at 20:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new transparency files for August and September 2013.

There is a CSV file covering each month from April 2010, subsequent files will be added by the last working day following each month ...

Guidance: The code of practice for victims of crime
seen at 18:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Welsh translation of victims code published

The new victims code, published on 29 October, is due to come in to force in December 2013. In advance of this, we we will be publishing public information...

Policy paper: Financial sanctions, Iran (nuclear proliferation)
seen at 18:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Iran (Reg 1154/2013)

In 2006, the UN Security Council imposed, amongst other matters, asset freeze restrictions on persons determined by the UN as engaging in, directly associating...

Policy paper: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 18:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: new lists to reflect Iran (Reg 1154/2013)

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations...

Case 223 – Undertaking workplace checks for work experience placements
seen at 18:30, 18 November in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A health and safety consultant advised that work experience organisers should not carry out workplace assessments in high risk industries, such as construction and catering, only low and medium risk industries...

Revised guidance to protect the health, safety and welfare of workers
seen at 18:30, 18 November in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new help for employers on how to protect the health, safety and welfare of their workers.
L24 – Workplace health, safety and welfare: ACOP and guidance (revised)
seen at 18:30, 18 November in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (except those involving construction, those on a ship, or...

London Borough of Sutton -v- Jennifer Gray and Ben Butler & others
seen at 18:30, 18 November in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
High Court (Family Division) judgment
FOI release: Empty property rates
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Rates FOI: amount paid by Defra by way of business rates in relation to its vacant property for financial years 2008 to 2009 through to 2012 to 2013; number of properties involved; and a forecast figure for 2013...

Guidance: Good for Enterprise and Good Dynamics Security Guidance
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for UK Public Sector organisations, their agencies and their suppliers who are considering deploying Good for Enterprise and/or Good Dynamics.

Readers are expected to be familiar with...

Correspondence: Bus subsidy reform: letter to local councils stating when BSOG funds will be devolved
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Local councils letter giving them the government’s final plan of when Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) funds will be devolved. This follows the decision to devolve part of the BSOG budget to local councils ...

FOI release: Food wastage
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on food wastage at DECC.

Guidance: Differences and similarities between PIP and DLA
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Additional information added to the section on what happens when someone’s award comes to an end.

This fact sheet is aimed at support organisations working with disabled people. As well as detailing...

Guidance: PIP conditions of entitlement
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Factsheets contain clarification that children who claim DLA can continue to do so until they are 16 years old.

This fact sheet is intended for support organisations who work with disabled people...

Transparency data: PHE advisory board: register of interests
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This register of interests records those interests that members of PHE’s advisory board hold outside the agency.

Guidance: Employee ownership and share buy backs: guide to Companies Act Regulations
seen at 16:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Guidance that explains the changes to the share buy backs regulations within the Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 18) Regulations 2013. It is intended for businesses and their representatives, to help them...

Day Eleven: The Prince and The Duchess visit Sri Lanka
seen at 16:31, 18 November in (Our copy).
Day Eleven: Sri Lanka
Cross government group on gas safety and carbon monoxide (CO) awareness – Annual report 2012/13
seen at 16:30, 18 November in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This report provides a summary of the work carried out by all members of the Cross Government Group on Gas Safety and CO Awareness for the period Autumn 2012 to Autumn 2013.

Letters to Santa Claus/Father Christmas
seen at 16:30, 18 November in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

The last posting date to write to Santa and receive a reply by Christmas Day is Fri 07 Dec 13.

 

It should be noted that the address for letters to Father Christmas has changed...

Policy paper: Clinical trials inquiry: government response
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This response from the Department of Health sets out actions the government is taking to make it easier for clinical trials to be carried out in the UK and to increase registration of trials and publication of...

Guidance: UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security: Final Annual Review
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This review details how the UK has made progress against its objectives and paves the way for a new NAP which will be launched in 2014.

The UK National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of UN Security...

Guidance: DFID organogram
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Organogram updated 18 November 2013

DFID organisational chart

Guidance: Salisbury Plain (Imber Range Perimeter Path)
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added December 2013 edition of newsletter.

A long distance circular walk around the Imber Live Firing Range giving views across Salisbury Plain and the surrounding Wiltshire and Somerset countryside...

Independent report: DFID management response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: DFID’s support to agricultural research
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

DFID Management Response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact recommendations on: DFID’s support to agricultural research.

Transparency data: PHE staff data: 6 April 2013
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Salary datasets for junior and senior staff at Public Health England as of 6 April 2013.

Guidance: Post legislative assessment of the Local Transport Act 2008
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Assessment of the Local Transport Act 2008 that has been prepared by the Department for Transport for submission to the Transport Select Committee.

In March 2008, government introduced a system of post...

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added firing times for the period 9 to 22 December 2013 in CSV and PDF formats.

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

Guidance: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in England: guidance on complying with the rules for 2013 to 2016
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced the document with an updated version of this guidance.

This guidance is for farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) for the period 2013 to 2016. It explains how Defra interprets the...

Guidance: Post Aircraft Accident Alerting and Post Crash Management Initiation
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added amended version of document.

Procedures for MoD Aircraft Accident Alerting and Post Crash Management Initiation apply to all aircraft on the UK military register including aircraft of the...

Policy paper: A coastal concordat for England
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the implementation update document.

The coastal concordat is a standalone agreement about the consenting phase of development, complementing other government agency led initiatives to promote...

Guidance: Spain – List of Lawyers and translators
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the list with new content

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

FOI release: Visits to the North East of England
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on visits from DECC to the North East of England since the coalition government was formed.

Guidance: 16 to 19 Bursary Fund: examples of good practice
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include further examples of good practice.

This document provides practical examples of institutions using the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide to create their own innovative schemes to help...

FOI release: Constituent query, Article 228
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Article 228 FOI: source of information for the commission’s statement of their intention to improve mechanisms for applying sanctions to member states who failed to obey EU law, with reference to the commission...

FOI release: Transparency data measure statistics – June 2013
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information request response for statistics on transparency data measure by payment group and local authority and by payment group and Parliamentary constituency – June 2013.

FOI release: Individual electoral registration transformation programme costs: 1 April 2012 to 31 September 2013
seen at 14:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information request response for statistics on the costs associated with the individual electoral registration transformation programme from 1 April 2012 to 31 September 2013.

Are you a future Paralympic Champion?
seen at 14:31, 18 November in UK Sport (Our copy).
UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport launch Paralympic Talent ID search
News story: Norman Baker visits Newcastle to see alcohol levy
seen at 14:30, 18 November in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Crime Prevention Minister Norman Baker has visited Newcastle to discuss the city council’s introduction of the late night levy.

Newcastle is the first local authority in England and Wales to bring in ...

JFK file digitised for 50th anniversary of assassination
seen at 14:30, 18 November in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy's assassination on 22 November, a file recording the British government's reaction to the news in 1963 has been digitised by The National Archives and made...
BAG Vs Belgium Rugby
seen at 14:30, 18 November in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

BAG Vs Belgium Rugby

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Guidance: DBS Disclosure News: November 2013
seen at 11:48, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Read the November edition of DBS Disclosure News.

This month’s edition includes:

Update on delays e-guide launches today Application form: important things to note Submitting a valid application...
Corporate report: General Lighthouse Fund report and accounts 2013
seen at 11:48, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

General Lighthouse Fund accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2013.

General Lighthouse Fund accounts consolidate the General Lighthouse Authorities’ (GLAs) accounts which are accounts maintained...

Guidance: The code of practice for victims of crime
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Welsh translation of victims code published

The new victims code, published on 29 October, is due to come in to force in December 2013. In advance of this, we we will be publishing public information...

Form: Disabled drivers - Forum of Mobility Centres
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Appendix 2 - Change of phone number for Wrightington Mobility Centre, now – 01942 483713.

Use this form to refer to the forum of mobility centres.

Research and analysis: Mapping the occupational destinations of new graduates
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: This report was revised in November 2013 to correct a factual inaccuracy.

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission funded research exploring the early careers of graduates, looking specifically...

Policy paper: Clinical trials inquiry: government response
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This response from the Department of Health sets out actions the government is taking to make it easier for clinical trials to be carried out in the UK and to increase registration of trials and publication of...

FOI release: Business rates on vacant accommodation
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on the amount paid by DECC for business rates on DECC’s vacant property/accommodation for each of the financial years 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, and 2012/13 and also the total ...

Promotional material: Defence Focus: issue 276
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Defence Focus magazine issue 276 November 2013

Transparency data: Animals in Science Committee minutes, 14 October 2013
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

These are the draft minutes of the Animals in Science Committee meeting of the 14th October 2013. These draft minutes will be formally ratified at the next meeting of the Animals in Science Committee on the 20th...

Policy paper: Treasury Minutes November 2013
seen at 11:47, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury Minute.

NERC Council - Membership vacancy
seen at 11:44, 18 November in NERC news (Our copy).
NERC Council are currently seeking applications from suitably qualified academics to fill a vacancy for part-time membership.
Consultation outcome: Insurance in areas of flood risk
seen at 10:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Document replaced - new document contains a minor amendment by DCLG on Page 12

This consultation is seeking views on the government’s preferred approach to address the future availability and affordability...

Guidance: PIP editorial for support organisations
seen at 10:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: General editorial (Welsh) and Local Authority editorial (English and Welsh) both re-written to included reusable articles of various lengths (100 - 600 words).

This publication provides information...

FOI release: Council Tax Benefit by household type for 2012 to 2013 in Wales
seen at 10:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

A Freedom of Information request seeking a breakdown of Council Tax Benefit by household types in Wales for 2012 to 2013.

FOI release: Proportion of JSA claimants who claim DLA
seen at 10:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

A Freedom of Information request seeking the proportion of JSA claimants who have also claimed DLA in the 5 years up to 2013.

FOI release: People in employment and receiving JSA and housing subsidy 2007 to 2013
seen at 10:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

A Freedom of Information request for the number of people in employment and receiving state subsidy (JSA and housing) for the years 2007 to 2013.

FOI release: Care of disabled children under 18
seen at 10:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information request relating to disabled children, seeking the number of:

children who have DLA paid to the father single parent carers who care for a disabled child male carers who care ...
FOI release: Households in Hastings and St Leonards on Sea receiving Support for Mortgage Interest benefit
seen at 10:30, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Freedom of Information request seeking the number of households in Hastings and St Leonards on Sea (in East Sussex) receiving Support for Mortgage Interest benefit.

Tell your tale at the Library of Birmingham
seen at 10:30, 18 November in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Tell your tale at the Library of Birmingham
Consultation outcome: Insurance in areas of flood risk
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Summary of responses document uploaded.

This consultation is seeking views on the government’s preferred approach to address the future availability and affordability of flood insurance.

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Corporate report: General Lighthouse Fund report and accounts 2013
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

General Lighthouse Fund accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2013.

General Lighthouse Fund accounts consolidate the General Lighthouse Authorities’ (GLAs) accounts which are accounts maintained...

Correspondence: Crewe Green Link Road South decision letter
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Letter with the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision about the Crewe Green Link Road South and Compulsory Purchase Order by Cheshire East Borough Council based on the inspectors report and recommendations...

Independent report: Crewe Green Link Road South inspector report
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

Inspector’s report of inquiry into the objections to the Compulsory Purchase Order by Cheshire East Borough Council of lands and rights to create a new highway known as Crewe Green Link Road South.

The...

Policy paper: Empowerment and responsibility: devolving financial powers to Wales
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

The government has published its full response to the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (the Silk Commission), which recommended a package of tax and borrowing powers for the...

Statistics: Impact of rent growth on Housing Benefit expenditure
seen at 09:31, 18 November in Search (Our copy).

This document shows how much Housing Benefit expenditure is attributable to private and social rent growth since 2000 to 2001. It is being released due to high levels of interest in this area.

The figures...