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This document explains how the first edition of the 2014 to 2015 publicly funded qualifications offer has been generated.
The offer has been generated using a new process and new business rules which...
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The Government has announced the student finance package for the 2015-16 academic year for students in England. For full details see the Student Support Information Note 01/05 produced...
A Kent-based international food manufacturer has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker’s hand was trapped by a sealing machine.
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in 2013, 50% of all employees were in a pension scheme. Pension participation increased in 2013 for the first time since 2006, and...
Speech by Lord Justice Moses: Creaney Memorial Lecture 2014
Dates: Friday 4 April to Sunday 6 April
Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Davis Cup quarterfinals, 4 to 6 April 2014
Starting time: 12 midday (local time)
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The Prime Minister said:
The steps taken by President Putin today to attempt to annex Crimea to Russia are in flagrant breach of international law and send a chilling message across the continent ...
Imam Asim Hafiz, Islamic religious advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and service chiefs, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to defence and support of operations...
My speech to the last gathering of this group in January focused on innovations and challenges in 2014. I will certainly touch on these themes again here but I also want to bring in some new and wider perspectives...
The Home Secretary has reappointed David Anderson QC as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.
Mr Anderson, whose role is to review the operation of UK’s counter-terrorism legislation, was first...
Asked whether the Prime Minister was on a dairy-free diet, the PMS said that, like many people, the Prime Minister kept an eye on what he ate, but wasn?t too strict about it. original source.
Presents quarterly price and cost indices are a basic tool of the trade to anyone involved in estimating, cost checking and fee negotiation on public sector construction works including roads.
This information applies to:
National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML) National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) National Professional Qualification for...
The child obesity and National Child Measurement Programm (NCMP workshops) enabled Public Health England to get a better insight to current child obesity and NCMP implementation. This document summarises the ...
This document explains decisions about the disposal of school land and the background to how these decisions are made.
Schools themselves and their local authorities propose to convert these often surplus...
Peter Mucklow, National Director of Young People at Education Funding Agency has written to the sector explaining funding for the academic year 2014 to 2015 for students aged 16 to 19 and high needs students ...
Weather statistics from the 2013 edition of DUKES.
Tables last updated 25 July 2013.
For enquiries concerning these tables contact Anwar Annut.
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Weather statistics from the 2013 edition of DUKES.
Tables last updated 25 July 2013.
Mean air temperatures (deviations) 2000 to...
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) needs to validate the information in academy trusts’ 2012 to 2013 accounts returns before consolidating them into the annual accounts. Between March and June 2014, EFA’s delivery...
How UK Visas and Immigration deals with extradition in criminal investigation cases, based on immigration enforcement guidelines.
The framework document sets out the framework of policy, planning, accountability and delegations within which the National Measurement Office operates.
Updated: Updated indicator B11.
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 indicator...
Updated: Removed 2011/03 which was superseded by 2014/03. Added 2014/02 and 2014/03.
A Industry Security Notice (ISN) is an official document that tells people in the services or the Ministry of Defence...
Updated: Chapter J7 updated
The Department for International Development’s online Blue Book is a manual of information about working practices.
Updated: Added new firing times for April 2014 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 such as Blackberry...
UkraineAsked about new sanctions against 21 individuals from Crimea and Russia, the PMS said the sanctions were part of a range of measures, and were an important statement of the international community’s ...
This month the UN Human Rights Council will be discussing Sri Lanka, and will be voting on whether there should be an independent, international investigation into what happened on both sides during the war. ...
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd today presented charity the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC UK) with a cheque for more than £9,000 – the proceeds from a Christmas card recycling scheme run...
More than 1,400 extra volunteers and coaches will be recruited and trained to help deliver the School Games, DfE announced today.
Children’s Minister Edward Timpson announced the volunteer leaders and...
Thank you. I am delighted to be here today because as leaders of the National Crime Agency (NCA) you all have an incredibly important role to play.
The creation of the National Crime Agency last October...
The Prime Minister said:
The steps taken by President Putin today to attempt to annex Crimea to Russia are in flagrant breach of international law and send a chilling message across the continent ...
The Foreign Secretary William Hague opened a debate on the Ukraine crisis in the House of Commons. He said:
The crisis in Ukraine is the most serious test of European security in the 21st century so far...
Updated: 18 March updates
This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:
Foreign Office travel advice for Ukraine18 March
The capital funding is being distributed by Public Health England (PHE) via local authorities to service providers that support projects which contribute towards helping their clients to overcome dependency from...
His first visit of the day was to Clonard Monastery, just off the Falls Road. He met Fr Michael Murtagh, Superior of the Monastery and local clergy and community representatives. They gave an overview of the...
This Freedom of Information response letter concerns DfT’s THINK! drink drive campaign.
The original request asked for details about:
how much money was spent on the drink driving campaigns over...
Updated: Updated to include the appointment of the Medical Director to the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards.
Details about appointments made to the Department’s public bodies and expert ...
This factsheet sets out the types of complaints parents and legal guardians can raise with the Education Funding Agency (EFA) about academy independent admission appeal panels (‘panels’). All references to ‘...
In March 2014 the European Union imposed restrictive measures against certain persons responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, including...
Updated: Where you go to apply for a UK visa in Portugal has changed.
Read this document if you’re in Portugal and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) requires the following academy trusts to submit a March 2014 accounts return, using the Excel template on this page, by 27 June 2014:
Academy trusts with academies open...
The Youth Contract will provide nearly half-a-million new opportunities for young people, including apprenticeships and work experience placements. This is a list of bidders chosen to provide these opportunities...
This document sets out the legislation local authorities should take into account when considering local information sharing arrangements for the Youth Contract for 16 and 17 year-olds.
The Institute for Employment Studies, in partnership with Professor Sue Maguire, Centre for Education and Industry at the University of Warwick, and the Policy Research Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University...
Updated: Transfers home for Prisoners Abroad leaflet has been updated
This guide highlights some of the main ways you can help yourself stay safe abroad and what help the Foreign & Commonwealth Office...
The excel spreadsheet contains delivery data for the Youth Contract for 16- to 17-year-olds from September 2012 to September 2013, and January 2013 to September 2013.
Updated: Updated leaflet attached.
This leaflet contains information about how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is able to assist British nationals experiencing mental health issues abroad. It...
The purpose of the Youth Contract programme for 16 and 17 year olds is to engage young people who are hardest to reach and support them into education, training or a job with training. The programme is being ...
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National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML) National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) National Professional Qualification for...
Contact details for the organisations that have been awarded regional licenses to deliver the Chairs of Governors’ Leadership Development programme and other training opportunities for school governors on behalf...
Information about how to contact a licensee for school leaders interested in applying for:
National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML) National Professional Qualification for Senior...
Actions a participant can take if they are dissatisfied with the judgement made at either the gateway assessment for NPQH, or the final assessment for NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH.
Appeals form.
This document sets out the policy for withdrawals and deferrals from NCTL national qualifications, should a participant seek to withdraw or defer from the National Professional Qualification for Headship, National...
Read these tips to help you apply for NPQH.
You can see full examples of best practice and further reading in lessons learned, intake 3, from previous application rounds.
The Human Tissue Authority has commented on an incident regarding fetal remains at Manor Hospital, Walsall.
A caravan firm has been fined after a maintenance engineer was injured in a fall from height while renovating a caravan at its premises in Silsoe, Bedfordshire.
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in 2013, 50% of all employees were in a pension scheme. Pension participation increased in 2013 for the first time since 2006, and...
Guidance issued jointly by the Justices' Clerks Society and the Magistrates' Association with the approval of Mrs Justice Pauffley and the President of the Family Division.
A major new childcare package to help millions of parents will be unveiled by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 18 March).
The measures will help parents to go out to work if...
Taking an agile project management approach means that there will be a number of smaller teams working in two week bursts of activity, known as sprints. These teams agree what demonstrable outputs they will deliver...
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said:
I am pleased to hear that renewed operations by the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have resulted in the capture of several towns in Western Somalia...
Mark Boyle will take up his post from 1 April 2014 for a 4-year term.
Pensions Minister Steve Webb said:
I am pleased to announce that Mark Boyle will be the next chair of The Pensions Regulator...
Following the phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
A short time ago the Prime Minister called the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, to discuss the investigation into missing flight ...
Dates: Friday 4 April to Sunday 6 April
Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Davis Cup quarterfinals, 4 to 6 April 2014
Starting time: 12 midday (local time)
As well as this advice, check...
Updated: Supplementary spreadsheets added.
Reviews employer skill preferences in 5 business sectors:
financial services information communication technology (ICT) bio-pharmaceuticals and life ...
Updated: Updated form
The certificate of appointment form for an authorised person to be completed by the trustee or governing body of a registered building.
Updated: Updated form
Frequently asked questions by trustees or members of the governing body about registered buildings.
Updated: Updated guidance
This document provides secretaries (for marriages) of synagogues with advice on their role at marriage ceremonies and how to keep accurate records.
Updated: Updated guidance
This document provides authorised persons with advice on their role at marriage ceremonies, and how to keep accurate records.
It covers responsibilities, pre-marriage ...
Updated: Updated forms
Complete this application form to apply to register a place of religious worship for the solemnisation of marriages under section 41 of the Marriage Act 1949.
Form 78A: certificate...
Updated: New version of Change of Super User form uploaded
Registration documents Learning records service (LRS) registration form - used to gain access to the LRS portal and servicesLearner registration...
This bulletin contains information about:
formal closure of the benefit cap project uprating and the benefit cap the Memorandum of Understanding between DWP and local authorities Personal Independence...
The government has recently implemented a number of measures to limit access to United Kingdom (UK) means-tested benefits for nationals of European Economic Area (EEA) countries whose right of residence in the...
A Hertfordshire scaffolding firm has been fined for a catalogue of safety failings – including throwing and catching metal fittings over the heads of shoppers – as they erected two scaffolds outside an Oxford...
With tens of thousands of small and micro employers due to automatically enrol their workers in 12 to 18 months time, advisers have been called on to ensure they are ready to help.
The Foreign Secretary today attended a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels where sanctions were agreed on individuals from Russia and Crimea. Asset freezes and visa bans will be imposed on 21 people...
The United Kingdom, in common with the European Union and the majority of the international community, does not recognise the 16th March Crimea referendum or its outcome as legal or legitimate.
The Foreign...
Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Anthony Habgood as the Chairman of Court from 1 July 2014 Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation...
Home Office ministers have been part of successful negotiations at the United Nations to move more than 50 countries towards a modern, balanced and evidence-based approach to tackling the use and supply of illegal...
The Minister said:
I am deeply concerned to hear of the arrest and detention of two long-standing and well respected human rights defenders in Sri Lanka. Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen have a strong...
When I first became Minister, I was given some great advice. You can do your job – inundated in the daily tsunami of the work – churn through the piles of paperwork and leave being a good little minister – or...
Headline results:The BIS Output Price Index for New Construction (2010): All New Construction for 4th quarter 2013 increased by 0.9% on the previous quarter and by 4.2% year-on-year. Above average increases...
Freedom of Information query and response, for correspondence between ministers and the ‘Better together’ campaign about the ‘Scotland analysis’ series.
Freedom of Information query and response, on research into food bank users.
Freedom of Information query and response, on the disability organisations chosen for the Fulfilling Potential Forum and selection process.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) collects the UK’s international trade in goods data, which are published as two National Statistics series - the ‘Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS)’ and the ‘Regional Trade Statistics...
Freedom of Information query and response, on:
Youth Contract wage incentive payments apprenticeship grants claimants that have had an interview with the National Careers Service
Updated: Latest weekly fuel prices published.
Table last updated on 18 March 2014.
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Freedom of Information response about the number of out of work benefit households with children aged 2 to 3 in the Western Isles, May 2012.
Updated: Latest Quarterly Rural Bulletin published today.
The five indicators currently used are:
claimant count – proportion of working age population claiming unemployment benefits
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Freedom of Information query and response, for statistics on Housing Benefit caseload and amounts for Local Housing Allowance tenants: November 2010 to August 2013.
Air quality FOI: information about the team covering air quality within Defra, including: which division in Defra is working for the air quality system; organisational chart of the division;how many people are...
Provides information for the Department for Business, Information and Skills (BIS) on the number of times the Minister for Portsmouth has officially attended the city.
This information has been released...
This month’s edition includes:
fraud exposed by DBS in the lead Update Service results customer insight certificate numbers reducing disputes getting w59 right e-guide at your service check...
Request for information on inspections carried out by the Offshore Inspectorate during 2013 and so far in 2014.
This publication contains three letters supporting the Chancellor’s announcement of a number of senior appointments to the Bank of England, which will strengthen and enhance the Bank’s senior team.
a letter...
The Quality Protocol (QP) on processed fuel oil (PFO) sets out the end-of-waste criteria for the production and use of PFO from waste lubricating oils.
The purpose of this statement is to provide additional...
The Royal Navy’s Wildcat, the maritime attack variant of the Lynx helicopter, is currently undergoing extensive trials with 700W Naval Air Squadron. As part of those trials, the aircraft has been working at the...
Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Anthony Habgood as the Chairman of Court from 1 July 2014 Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation...
Four businesses have been awarded over £4million to spur on innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced today.
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Updated: Removed expired vacancies
April 2014 will see the official launch of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the successor body to the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading...
This Statistical Bulletin includes information on exports and imports carried and goods transported.
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.
The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
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...
NHS Continuing Healthcare Activity
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Following the successful completion of the first wave of city deals in July 2012, with the “core cities” the Government committed to work with a further 20 cities and their wider areas to negotiate...
At the Second Reading of the Deregulation Bill on the 3 February I intervened on the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) in relation to clause 47 to say that the Newspaper Society had not provided...
We are today announcing the publication of the annual open public services progress report for 2014. This document shows the significant progress made by the coalition Government in reforming our public services...
A second protocol to the double taxation convention with Belgium was signed on 13 March 2014. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM Revenue and Customs...
The UK’s chemical protection programme is designed to protect against the use of chemical weapons. Such a programme is permitted by the chemical weapons convention, with which the United Kingdom is fully...
Sir David Higgins has today published proposals to build HS2 better and bring the benefits to the north sooner. The Government strongly support this ambition and welcome his report. HS2 is vital for the economic...
Updated: Summary of responses added.
This consultation seeks views on how the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) will work in the future. It outlines proposals which aim to overcome some practical difficulties...
Updated: Revised version of organogram added
DFID organisational chart
The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change, is today advising Danish climate change experts on the successful implementation of a Climate Change Act.
In early February Danish Climate...
A major new childcare package to help millions of parents will be unveiled by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 18 March).
The measures will help parents to go out to work if...
From autumn 2015 Tax-Free Childcare will be available to nearly 2 million households to help with the cost of childcare, enabling more parents to go out to work, if they want to, to provide greater security...
Voters go to the polls in the Scottish independence referendum on September 18. With just six months to go, Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael says voters need to remember that a yes vote would be irreversible...
This Statistical Bulletin includes information on exports and imports carried and goods transported.
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.
The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
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...
NHS Continuing Healthcare Activity
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Updated: Response to consultation published
Access the short Tax-Free Childcare questionnaire designed specifically for parents.
At Budget 2013 the government announced that it ...
This MOT special notice contains information on the withdrawal of the MOT text reminder service, the registering of MOTs which are the subject of a cherished transfer - personalised plates, and the ‘view to the...
A major new childcare package to help millions of parents will be unveiled by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 18 March).
The measures will help parents to go out to work if...
From autumn 2015 Tax-Free Childcare will be available to nearly 2 million households to help with the cost of childcare, enabling more parents to go out to work, if they want to, to provide greater security for...