This list if provided by HM Consul at La Paz for the convenience of enquirers, but neither HMG nor any official of the Consulate take any responsibility for the competence or probity of any translator on the ...
Updated: Added Policy brief: Third Reading amendments
The government introduced the Financial Services (Banking Reform Bill) in the House of Commons on 4 February 2013. The Bill introduces recommendations...
DEC 50th anniversary
Literacy Heroes
Updated: Updated guidance document
The Heat Networks Delivery Unit was established in Summer 2013, in response to a commitment in The future of heating: meeting the challenge(published in March 2013...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 8 is that departments will raise awareness of their digital services so that more people know about...
This guide explains what reports are available to local authorities, using children in need census data submitted through COLLECT. It specifies:
a detailed description of each report what data ...
Updated: Updated indicators B6 and DE8.
These indicators monitor agricultural and environmental change in England and are updated as new information becomes available. The date of the last update for each...
This monthly paper produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) brings together the latest key information relating to agriculture and the wider economy. In particular it highlights...
The Coalition Government is committed to publishing departmental spend over £25,000 as part of its commitment to transparency and open government.
This is the Foreign Office spend in the UK ...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 10 is that the Cabinet Office will offer leaner and more lightweight tendering processes, ...
Following the Greater London Authority Act 2007, the Communities and Local Government Select Committee conducted an investigation entitled ‘Post-legislative scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007’. ...
Updated: Updated with the London Diplomatic List for December 2013.
The London Diplomatic List contains the addresses and contact details of all Embassies and High Commissions. It also lists the names of...
Updated: Updated to include data for November 2013
The NHS Injury Costs Recovery (ICR) scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment where personal injury compensation is paid, for example after a road...
Free mobile app allows athletes to update their whereabouts using smartphones
Where is your pension?
Research undertaken for Now: Pensions shows that a quarter of over 55's have four or more pension pots. The research shows that Three in five British workers have had at least...
On 3 December 2013, the Pensions Bill received its second reading in the House of Lords. The Bill has already been approved by the House of Commons, and it contains a provision to increase the State Pension...
The future of travel was on display at London Gatwick today as Immigration Minister Mark Harper officially opened the new generation of ePassport gates.
The state of the art machines allow passengers ...
Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Spencer
The British Embassy in Cairo is currently calling for proposals to support small, targeted projects that support transformative change in any of the following fields:
Governance: promoting an effective, ...
As part of the Government Digital Strategy, everyone who can use digital services independently will be encouraged to do so. The 18% of people who are offline will use assisted digital support.
This report describes the work done by departments in the first few months of carrying out the Government Digital Strategy.
Updated: Updated guidance document
The Heat Networks Delivery Unit was established in Summer 2013, in response to a commitment in The future of heating: meeting the challenge(published in March 2013...
A summary of progress against the Government Digital Strategy. This is the third report; the first appeared in April and the second in July (a more detailed Annual Review will be published in December ...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 1 is for:
departments to have in place engaged, active, board-level leadership of service...
Clarification of information sharing relating to Welfare Services – domiciliary (non-residential) and residential care.
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 2 is that services handling over 100,000 transactions each year will be redesigned, operated...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 14 is that policy teams will use digital tools and techniques to engage with and consult the...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 3 is that departments will ensure that they have appropriate digital capability in-house, ...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 13 is that departments will supply a consistent set of management information (as defined ...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 4 is that the Cabinet Office will support improved digital capability across departments. ...
Updated: Revision of diesel particulate filters guidance note to include MOT test.
Diesel particulate filters are devices fitted to diesel vehicles which filter particulate matter from exhaust gases. Diesel...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 12 is that Cabinet Office will continue to work with departments to remove legislative barriers...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 5 is that all departments will redesign services handling over 100,000 transactions each year...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 6 is that from April 2014, all new or redesigned transactional services will meet the digital...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 7 is that corporate publishing activities of all 24 central government departments will move...
Updated: Deleted guidance for schools, to publish as a separate document.
National child measurement programme (NCMP): operational guidance for the 2013 to 2014 school year, as part of the government’s ...
This guidance provides information for school leaders, staff, governing bodies and academies on key tasks that schools can help with to ensure the programme runs smoothly.
Updated: Updates to some of the Energy Bill policy briefs.
Policy briefs covering the main measures included in the Energy Bill.
Updated: Results for 3 December published
Brokerage operates as a fortnightly anonymous auction where providers of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) can sell ‘lots’ of ECO Carbon Saving Obligation, ...
Updated: Added SAML profile specifications guidance.
ApplicabilityCentral government departments, their agencies, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and any other bodies for which they are responsible...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 11 is that Cabinet Office will lead in the definition and delivery of a new suite of common...
The Government Digital Strategy commits each government department to carrying out 14 actions.
Action 9 is that there will be a cross-government approach to assisted digital. This means that people who...
Two teams of entrepreneurial researchers triumphed in a business plan competition for hypothetical biotechnology and environmental start-up companies on Monday.
In times where cracking down on energy consumption, cutting emissions and saving resources are central environmental concerns - enhanced lubricants, with the potential to increase operating efficiency in many systems...
Recent research carried out by Aegon has explored the attitudes of young employees towards their retirement.
It has investigated the feelings of working adults between the ages of 20 and 29 and...
Where is your pension?
Research undertaken for Now: Pensions shows that a quarter of over 55's have four or more pension pots. The research shows that Three in five British workers have had at least...
A photographic exhibition took place on Mon 02 Dec 13, supported by Media Ops 1 (UK) Armd Div.
Herr Sagurna is working for the media centre of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen Lippe...
The Unit Welfare Office is a place where soldiers of all ranks, UKBCs and their families can visit for impartial advice and information. We will always endeavour to assist and if we cannot help, ...
Asked about immigration from Bulgaria and Romania, the PMS said there was concern about the transitional controls coming to an end. The PM was right to take the measures announced the previous week. Share...
Asked to comment on water company plans to raise prices, the PMS said Ofwat would scrutinise the business plans companies had put forward. Asked whether the government supported the idea of a London super sewer...
Asked about the pace of infrastructure projects, the PMS said the government is delivering and building important infrastructure projects. The first Crossrail tunnel has been completed and over 30 road projects...
Updated: Chapter 2 - Delivering DWP Provision has been updated.
This provider guidance provides requirements and background relevant to all Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employment related programmes...
Covert surveillance FOI: information about the 2012 inspection report by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) reviewing Defra’s management of covert surveillance activities, subject to the Regulation...
Updated: New ad hoc pre-announcement on the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme.
This spreadsheet provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases.
Updated: Added new edition for December 2013.
The ‘60 second digest’ is designed to provide a quick and comprehensive overview of recent and forthcoming changes to human resources policy and DBS Civilian...
An update on the progress made by government departments on the Government Digital Strategy since April 2013.
Updated: New consular fees
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Added new firing times for the period 14 to 20 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 ...
Updated: An update to the consultation with instructions for those sending a response via email. If you have sent your response to the ‘non-gsi’ email address and received a bounce-back notification, please resend...
Updated: This chapter has been updated with minor editorial amends plus 1 change in policy: for travellers who have completed the primary course of vaccination, a booster at 5 years is no longer recommended.
Updated: This chapter has been updated with minor editorial amends. There have been no changes to policies or procedures.
Hepatitis A is an infection of the...
Updated: This chapter has been largely rewritten to bring it into line with the latest advice from Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Updated: This chapter has been rewritten in light of the Green Cross vaccine being no longer recommended for use in the UK and IXIARO now licenced for infants from 2 months of age.
Updated: Added construction pipelines data for December 2013
The December 2013 iteration of the government-funded construction pipeline includes more than 9,000 projects and programmes and around £...
Updated: Added revised style guide to include GOV.UK style guidance and DWP research reports template.
This guide helps authors to produce research reports commissioned by the department. Our reports are...
The British Embassy in Cairo is currently calling for proposals to support small, targeted projects that support transformative change in any of the following fields:
Governance: promoting an effective, ...
Updated: Updated fee list with consular rate of exchange from 5 December 2013
A full list of Consular fees
As part of the Government Digital Strategy, everyone who can use digital services independently will be encouraged to do so. The 18% of people who are offline will use assisted digital support.
People...
Updated: Added update from the European commission's working group meeting on health claims
The department publishes bulletins on nutrition and health claims made about food. These claims must comply with...
Updated: Added update from the European Commission's working group meeting on foods for specific groups
The department of health publishes bulletins and updates on foods for specific groups including notes...
Plan to ensure UK high performance system is in best possible shape for Rio 2016 and beyond revealed
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): The Extremism Task Force was set up in the wake of the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich to look closely at whether the government was doing...
This partnership follows a ChildLine survey of 13-18 year olds which found that young people are often taking significant risks by making and sending sexual images of themselves on the internet or through mobile...
This document sets out decisions on the Contract for Difference (CfD) strike prices for renewable technologies for the period 2014/15-2018/19, and provides an update on the key CfD contract terms. This major...
Updated: Contract award process update added alongside qualifying projects.
The Government’s Final Investment Decision Enabling programme is designed to enable developers of low carbon electricity projects...
Letter from Sir Howard Davies to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated 26 November 2013, setting out the Airports Commission’s recommendations for a short term package of surface transport improvements that ...
The report of the work of the taskforce sets out the government’s aim of tackling all forms of extremism, but recognises that the greatest risk to the security of the UK comes from Al Qa’ida and like-minded groups...
The taskforce was set up this summer to identify areas where the current approach was lacking and agree practical steps to fight against all forms of extremism.
The final report states that challenging...
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):The Justice and Home Affairs Council is due to be held on 5 and 6 December in Brussels. My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Justice...
The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), which the UK ratified in December 2003, requires States Parties to establish a “National Preventative Mechanism” (NPM) to carry out...
The United Kingdom Government has decided to opt in to the proposed Regulation amending Regulation 1215/2012 (the Brussels I recast Regulation) on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments...
I am pleased to announce today the publication of the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS). This follows my announcement of 6 November on the scheme’s Heads of Agreement, Official Report, ...
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
On 27 March 2012 I announced in Parliament through a written ministerial...
The draft national networks national policy statement sets out the need for development of nationally significant infrastructure projects on the national road and rail networks and government’s policies to address...
The UK insurance growth action plan sets out a package of measures to strengthen the insurance sector’s contribution to the UK economy and enhance the UK’s position as a global leader in a truly global industry...
These interactive toolkits are designed to help people understand the ways in which transport can help contribute towards two key outcomes: sustainable economic growth and positive social impacts.
The...
Updated: Figures for week ending 1 December published
The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each ...
Updated: Added updated tables: Council Tax receipts Q2 2013 to 2014 and national non-domestic rates receipts Q2 2013 to 2014.
Capital forecast and capital payments and receiptsThese live tables contain...
Updated: Updated data to 30/09/2013
See previous versions of this data at National Archives.
Updated: Updated data to 30/09/2013
See previous versions of this data at National Archives.
Updated: Updated data to 30/09/2013
See previous versions of this data at National Archives
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.
Updated: Updated fee table attached.
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Community interest companies registered in November 2013
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies publishes monthly updates showing the names and locations of newly formed CICs...
Updated: 'Further details of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive’ published
We are consulting on proposals for a subsidy scheme aimed at helping households replace their existing fossil fuel-based heating...
Updated: Government response published
In response to industry and market feedback, DECC has looked at the evidence on cost data and heat usage assumptions used to set the levels of tariffs when the scheme...
Updated: Government response published
This consultation seeks views on the Government’s plans to expand the current non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to include Air to Water heat pumps and broaden...
Updated: Government response published
This consultation seeks views on the government’s plans to expand the current non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. The expansion of this scheme includes proposals...
The Pensions Regulator is urging schemes to continue the drive to improve the quality of their record-keeping by correcting errors in common data and by putting plans in place to improve the quality of conditional...
The Director of Public Prosecutions will today (4 December) meet experts and interested parties to look at the barriers to investigation and prosecution of human trafficking offences and what can be done to address...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. The statistics are used to understand similarities and differences...
Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and e-commerce activity by UK businesses
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...
The departmental minute laid today relates to a guarantee to be provided by the Horserace Betting Levy Board to underwrite an overdraft facility for the Home of Horseracing Trust with Weatherbys bank, up to a...
On 27 March 2012, I announced in Parliament through a written ministerial statement, Official Report, column 128WS, the commencement of the triennial review of the Technical Advisory Board. I am now pleased to...
I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s consultation “Court Fees: Proposals for reform” (Cm 8751).
For many years, the civil court system has operated under the principle...
I will attend the final Transport Council under the Lithuanian presidency (the presidency) taking place in Brussels on Thursday 5 December.
The presidency will provide the Council with a progress report...
The Government have decided to indemnify Mr Christopher Irwin, head of the UK delegation to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) for damages and legal costs incurred in the exercise of his functions...
In advance of the Pensions Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords today, I can confirm that the minimum qualifying period for the new single-tier pension will be set at 10 qualifying years.
In our White...
This consultation seeks views on the draft reasons for specifying the Thames Tideway Tunnel as a Specified Infrastructure Project under the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers...
Updated: Replaced updated version.
The death of a relative or friend is always distressing. But if it happens abroad the distress can be made worse by practical problems. Consular Directorate in the Foreign...
Updated: Repleased updated one
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 to a UK prison
The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money is being spent and hold politicians, government departments and public bodies...
The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily see how and where taxpayers’ money is being spent and hold politicians, government departments and public bodies...
Updated: Updated fees
A full list of Consular fees
Updated: Cobalt software and user manuals updated to latest versions.
The Cobalt software calculates accident analysis for major transport schemes according to Department of Transport guidance. Cobalt replaces...
The Secretary of State asked Professor Alison Wolf to carry out an independent review of vocational education. The ‘Wolf review of vocational education’ published in March 2011, has considered how the ...
Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also presents quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles...
For the first time the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 brings together analysis of the UK’s infrastructure needs across different sectors now and in the future. It articulates the government’s approach, sector...
December will be a milestone month for the construction of the new and improved Northampton Railway Station. By the end of the festive period, a new footbridge will be in place, while the main structure will ...
Judicial Office statement
This release provides estimates of the values of e-commerce and the adoption and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by UK businesses. The source of the information is the E-commerce Survey ...
This statistical bulletin presents further key results for the UK population from the individual censuses of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The bulletin focuses on the topics of qualifications...
2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. The statistics are used to understand similarities and differences...
Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and e-commerce activity by UK businesses
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...