MIKE PUTNAM
I hope everybody had a very good Easter. I guess you weren’t expecting something like this when you arrived back. We’ve also got a number of people from the media here today, so if I could...
Updated: Publication of final outcome/response document
All VAT registered businesses (apart from those excepted on religious grounds and those subject to insolvency procedures) must file their VAT returns...
A solar panel installation firm and its technical director have been prosecuted after an employee broke his back when he fell six metres through the roof light of a barn in Northamptonshire.
At 11:00 on Friday 18 April Swansea Coastguard was contacted by a vessel which had spotted an upturned 16 foot boat near Bideford Bar. 2 local vessels went to the boat and recovered 2 people from the water. ...
Updated: Medical Innovation Bill Consultation closes at midnight on Friday 25 April.
The Department of Health is asking for views on whether doctors are being held back from using pioneering treatments ...
Portland Coastguard first had contact with the vessel Sole Trader at 8:00 on Friday 18 April for a radio check on departure from Weymouth Harbour. At 11:55 on that day the Coastguard received a 406 MHz distress...
They clung onto the hull before being swept away from the dinghy by the choppy waves.
Belfast Coastguard asked a Royal Navy minesweeper on patrol near Ailsa Craig, which lies about 10 miles off the Scottish...
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) reviewed evidence including the outcomes of transplants in the UK of organs from donors who had cancer or a history of cancer. They drew...
The following projects are listed in volume 7 of 2013:
determination of acute chemical toxicity and its mitigation (covering countermeasures) pathophysiology of corneal angiogenesis and corneal transplantation...
The letter also provides information on the 26-week timescale for care proceedings and related new statutory guidance. It has been written to promote the important changes being introduced as part of the family...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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This document provides guidance on the code of conduct for independant members of the MOD Police committee.
Related information MOD Police committee: terms of reference
A document summarising the role of the Ministry of Defence Police Committee and its terms of reference.
Updated: Added new version of Part 6.
JSP 886 volume 6 instructions define the policy, related procedures and processes:
for effective management of service munitions across the full spectrum of ...
Updated: Added new versions of Part 1 and Part 2.
JSP 886 Volume 2: Inventory management has been designed to provide ready access and authoritative reference to all aspects of policy and procedures governing...
Updated: Updated document.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance about its powers to search premises and seize items it finds. This guidance is based on: PACE 1984, PACE order (application to immigration...
Updated: Added new reviewed byelaws for RAF Barford St John.
Reviewed The Caversfield Service Family Accommodation Byelaws 2012 and Correction Slip dated 17/01/2013 To be reviewed Brize Norton (RAF...
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers the defence against criminal prosecution available to genuine asylum seekers under section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Updated: Information about applying for certain visas in Moscow added.
If you are in the Russian Federation our guides explain which visa is right for you and how to apply.
the different visa types...
Updated: Removed – Essex – support claimants, their partners and children (aged 16+) not in education, training or employment – out of date.
Jobcentre Plus wants partnerships with local public and voluntary...
This report summarises the key results from Wave 2 (in-custody, pre-release) and Wave 3 (post-custody) of the Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction survey. Using interviews with prisoners the report examines - prison...
Updated: Further documents added
Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction (SPCR) Wave 1 (Reception) Samples 1 and 2 technical reportThis report summarises the methodologies used to sample and interview prisoners...
The importance of employment in supporting reducing re-offending has long been recognised.
There is less understanding of why some prisoners are able to secure work, whilst others do not. Improving our...
Updated: Transforming Rehabilitation: a summary of evidence on reducing reoffending (second edition) published.
This evidence review has been produced to support policy makers, practitioners and others ...
Workplace falls and dangerous machines have been named as the two most common reasons for companies being prosecuted over health and safety breaches in the North West.
During 2014-2015, HSE is helping to promote EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign – Healthy workplaces manage stress – by providing campaign specific information, including news, events and ...
A junior school is to ban children bringing a snack of fruit or rice cakes to school. Their reasoning is that this is a health and safety risk to children with food allergies.
Scotland has continued to make good progress towards meeting ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Committee on Climate Change announced in its latest report.
Emissions in Scotland...
Thank you for coming to this meeting on the implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability for agriculture, jobs and food security...
Following consultation held between December 2013 and January 2014, the Ministry of Justice has increased the fees charged by courts and tribunals for many types of proceedings. The government’s aim to recover...
Mr Simmonds said:
I condemn in the strongest possible terms the killings last week in Bentiu in South Sudan. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has confirmed that large numbers of...
Community projects took centre stage as Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael returned to his Islay roots for a day of visits across the island.
His day began by visiting Port Ellen Harbour Association...
Updated: Added a link to the unusual addresses guidance.
A step by step guidance for applicants filling out the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
You can also read our guidelines...
Updated: Added a link to the unusual addresses guidance.
The e-guide is best viewed as a slideshow. Open the file and press F5 on your keyboard to view as a slideshow. Completing this e-guide can help you...
Updated: Added a link to the unusual addresses guidance.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
You can also read our <...
FOI 1160:
Please could you let me know the statistics for each of the last 5 years (beginning Jan 2009-present day) for the total number of occasions where Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s) have been disclosed...
FOI 1161:
Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Could you provide the total number of disclosures dispatched and disclosures with convictions for...
Updated: Added statistics for March 2014.
We work to a number of published service standards to deliver our checking service.
A report on research carried out between August and November 2013 shortly after implementation of the revised Public Law Outline (PLO) (between July and October 2013) which used workshops, in-depth qualitative...
Updated: Release dates updated.
A list of National Statistics to which Ministers and officials have been granted pre-release access.
Updated: New wall planners published.
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) business cycle 2014 sets out important, useful information for the 12 months from April 2014 to March 2015 to help institutions plan...
ACRE’s generic advice for applications to market GM crops wih a limited ability to grow or flower outside of agricultural conditions in the UK, for uses excluding cultivation. To date this includes soybean and...
Updated: Updated exemplar policies
These documents are available to academies to refer to as they review and develop their own policies.
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to application for outline planning permission: 111 dwellings.
The following projects are listed in volume 8 of 2013:
diagnosis and therapy of toxin-mediated diseases and healthcare-associated infections (covering difficile, immunotherapy, vaccine, HCAI, gram-negative...
The following projects are listed in volume 9 of 2013:
characterising novel anti-schistosomals (covering schistosoma mansoni, helminth, vaccine, drug)
oscillatory brain activity...
The following projects are listed in volume 10 of 2013:
inflammatory response to nanoparticles (covering inflammation, exposure) regulation of pancreatic islet hormone secretion (covering diabetes mellitus...
The following projects are listed in volume 11 of 2013:
new use models of human disease (covering ENU, muagenesis, phenotyping, age-related) interventions against respiratory pathogens effect of incubation...
The following projects are listed in volume 12 of 2013:
new mouse models of human disease (covering ENU, mutagenesis, phenotyping, age-related) mechanisms of ischaemia reperfusion injury in the kidney...
The following projects are listed in volume 13 of 2013:
effects of dysregulated glucocorticoid exposure (covering prednisolone, dexamethasone, metabolism, cognition) testing coronary stents in a rabbit...
The BioCarbon Fund mobilises finance to reduce carbon emissions in forest and agricultural ecosystems. It will combine a technical assistance facility with a series of country-focused investment windows to achieve...
Updated: Updated 'Details of local authorities currently seeking proposers' as a specification has been launched in North Yorkshire.
‘Local authorities currently seeking proposers’ contains details of all...
The Civil Service plays a crucial role in modern British life, supporting the well-being, security and prosperity of the country.
The UK’s budget deficit means that departments are implementing significant...
Developing countries face distinct challenges in providing access to quality education. Educational provision also varies markedly in terms of teacher training, teaching and learning resources, school attendance...
This rigorous literature review, focused on pedagogy, curriculum, teaching practices and teacher education in developing countries. It aimed to:
review existing evidence on the review topic to inform programme...
Teachers and schools do not exist in isolation of the larger world around them. Frequently, many of their actions – and the school outcomes that they are accountable for – are influenced by incentives and constraints...
Updated: Document updated with additional parties' details.
Political parties which submit nominations to stand in more than 1 electoral region for the European Parliamentary elections must declare the ...
Updated: Amendment request to change the discharge NGR'S
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.
These notices explain:
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The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) reviewed evidence including the outcomes of transplants in the UK of organs from donors who had cancer or a history of cancer. They drew...
Updated: Minor corrections to question text.
We are conducting a 6 month limited review of The Consumer Protection Regulations from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
The review considers the...
Updated: Revised document published with additional footnote on page 1
A note containing details of over 200 infrastructure projects and programmes which are projected to start construction in 2014 to 2015...
Updated: Latest DECC review published.
The DECC Review is a summary of last month’s most important news from across the Department - joining up key announcements and initiatives, and showcasing how our ...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has today (Thursday 3 April 2014) published the national strategy for access and student success.
The national strategy’s vision is...
Dr Anita Zeidler (University of Bath) has been awarded the prestigious '2014 B.T.M. Willis Prize' for neutron scattering in recognition of her studies of a wide range of materials including water, and their interactions...
The quantity and quality of scientific papers produced by UK physicists indicates that the UK remains in an elite group of nations contributing at the leading edge of physics research. New research published today...
Human Tissue Authority regulatory alert 001/2014 - regarding controlled rate freezers
The Pensions Regulator today published three draft codes of practice for consultation
Bill Galvin, chief executive of The Pensions Regulator, will be leaving his current position at the end of June in order to take up a new role as group chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd...
A House of Lords Committee reports that the UK needs to exercise power differently to safeguard security and prosperity in the future.
Maximising soft power assets Mon 19 – Wed 21 May 2014 (WP1289)The...
350 damaged flood risk management assets already repaired following winter flood and storm damage restoring protection to 115,000 properties Over 150,000 flood risk management assets inspected in the wake of ...
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Birmingham New Street today (22 April 2014) to see progress on a £600 million project to transform it into one of the country’s flagship rail stations ...
A Chesterfield skip hire and scrap metal firm has been fined £16,000 for illegally disposing of waste by burning it.
Richard Fletcher (Metals) Ltd, based at Newbridge Lane, Old Whittington, ...
“May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.â€
Those aren’t my words. They were said by someone rather more important who had detailed firsthand...
The UK government fully recognises the importance of upgrading infrastructure to create the right conditions to support thousands of new jobs and businesses across Wales.
By targeting public investment...
Energy Minister Michael Fallon today visits Nigg fabrication yard, a key construction site for the Cygnus project, the largest Southern gas field in the North Sea to be approved and developed in the past 25 years...
Five National Parks have today each received a share of £394,075 in funding from Defra for urgent repairs following the winter storms and flooding.
The recent storms caused damage to footpaths...
The purpose of IP rotas is to:
ensure a fair distribution of cases in which the official receiver decides there is a need for a Secretary of State (SoS) appointment of an insolvency practitioner...
Local authorities are required to publish a local policy on the delegation of day-to-day decision making to children’s carers.
The statutory guidance on entrusting decision making to carers of ...
The fall in part-time higher education study since 2009 is overwhelmingly concentrated in undergraduate qualifications other than first degrees. The much smaller reduction in full-time study in 2012-13 is in these...
Two building firms have been ordered to pay a total of £72,000 in fines and costs after a floor collapsed during the construction of a six-bedroom mansion in Trafford, injuring three workers.
Updated: Latest news update: Support from the British public helps save Syrian children from deadly winter
The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every...
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will visit a transport infrastructure project today (22 April 2014) to see how the government is helping hardworking people and backing businesses with investment in better...
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today (22 April 2014) announced a £120 million infrastructure investment plan to bring businesses and jobs to the Sheffield area on a visit to the local enterprise...
Statistics on the numbers of disabled people helped and numbers continuing to benefit from Access to Work from April 2013 to December 2013.
We released this statistical publication according to...
Updated: Evidence brief: The Impact of Tertiary Education on Development document added
After a long period in which the international development community has placed emphasis on primary education, there...
Conflict, Crime and Violence Results Initiative (CCVRI) exists to help in the designing and implementing of programmes addressing conflict, crime and violence. It offers help on monitoring, evaluation, measurement...
Participants at a Wilton Park forum for women in the private sector in the MENA region, held in Cordoba, Spain, have resolved to make a positive difference in regional women’s welfare and economic empowerment...
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will visit a transport infrastructure project today (22 April 2014) to see action the government is taking to help hardworking people and back businesses with better infrastructure...
On April 17, 2014, the British Embassy held a press-briefing at the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) to launch a poster competition as a part of the “End Sexual Violence in Conflict†initiative.
The...
DONG Energy Wind Power’s Country manager, Benj Sykes, was today announced as the new co-chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) by Business and Energy Minister, the Rt. Hon Michael Fallon MP, who also...
Contains estimates of government deficit and debt data submitted biannually to the European Commission by ONS in accordance with the protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), annexed to the Maastricht Treaty...
We want to know what evidence you have on how each individual Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) has worked to meet its duties. This evidence will be used to help us make a report on the conduct...
A note containing details of over 200 infrastructure projects and programmes which are projected to start construction in 2014 to 2015, and over 200 others which are projected to be completed in 2014 to 2015.
How confident are you that all of your “rules” mean the same to your audience as you intended?
Wondering whats on at the cinemas near you in May? Click on "Read more" and have a look at the May listings for:
• Royal Cinema - Gutersloh
• Kaleidoscope ...
29 Regt RLC Welfare Support for BFG Personnel
The 29 Regt RLC Welfare Warrant Officer is now located within the 6 TLR Welfare Office, PRB, Gutersloh
On April 17, 2014, the British Embassy held a press-briefing at the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) to launch a poster competition as a part of the “End Sexual Violence in Conflict†initiative.
The...
These family justice reforms put children clearly at the heart of the family justice system and focus on children’s needs rather than what parents see as their own ‘rights’, Justice Minister Simon Hughes has ...
Contains estimates of government deficit and debt data submitted biannually to the European Commission by ONS in accordance with the protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), annexed to the Maastricht Treaty...