Updated: Guidance amended.
Read this document if you’re in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
Updated: Updated document.
UK Visas and Immigration modernised guidance for how it considers the forms it needs to complete when preparing a case for prosecution.
Updated: Updated English document.
This document explains the procedure for making an initial application within the United Kingdom for asylum. It also contains information on the asylum process after you...
Updated: Revised data collection tool pack published
This page contains detailed guidance for English local authorities, central government bodies and public corporations in England and Wales who are required...
A Stirlingshire company has been fined for serious safety failings after a foundry worker’s legs were crushed when he was struck by a one tonne mould in a casting box while turning it with an overhead crane.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
From today (23 April 2014) local leaders can bid for a share of £50 million to invest in infrastructure that supports new homes. A prospectus published by the government explains how to take ...
The work will require a full overnight closure of the westbound carriageway between junction 3 and junction 4 for two nights. During the day lane one will be closed to protect road users from open excavations...
Minister trumpets success but calls for more employees and bosses to use support on offer.
The number of disabled people taking advantage of support to get or keep a job is up by over 10% on last year...
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 6 to 10 May at the B&W Hallerne Arena.
Copenhagen is located on the eastern side of Denmark on the Island of Sjælland (...
Tonight (Wednesday 23 April) the M6 southbound exit slip road to the A14 will be closed from 9pm to 6am with traffic diverted via the M1 southbound to junction 18 where it will turn around and return on the northbound...
Following the meeting, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
The Prime Minister welcomed Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek on her first official visit to Downing Street today. The Prime Minister...
As part of its aim to reduce carbon emissions, the Environment Agency has installed a new wind turbine at its office in Teesdale House Darlington.
The office already had one wind turbine and uses a heat...
Anglers in the North East of England are being reminded to obey the law after Environment Agency enforcement officers caught 34 people fishing illegally over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
Spot checks...
Northumbrian Water Ltd has been fined a total of £30,000 for two sewage pollution incidents that happened last year.
In two separate cases that were both heard before Peterlee Magistrates’ ...
The company was fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £2,232.60 in costs, along with a £15 victim surcharge.
The charges were brought by the Environment Agency under Regulation...
Lewisham’s ‘10,000 Hands’ peace campaign led by young people from every secondary school in the borough was announced as the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award by Prime Minister David...
The Industrial strategy: early successes and future priorities progress report sets out in detail the major achievements across the 5 themes and explains the priorities for the year to come and beyond.
Updated: Latest CfD documents published.
Contracts for Difference (23 April 2014)Subject to the will of Parliament and the finalisation of provision for Sustainability, Phased Projects and Private Wire...
Updated: Updated to include data for March 2014.
Monthly workforce management information for the period covering April 2013 to March 2014 will be added to this page so that it can be downloaded.
Updated: Explanatory note added relating to correspondence referred to in the response but not actually included in the response.
Sugar FOI: list and details of meetings and correspondence between Defra...
Updated: 2013 detailed data updated
This data set contains data on the concentrations of major air pollutants as measured by the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN).
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Updated: Document updated with additional party details.
Political parties which submit nominations to stand in more than 1 electoral region for the European Parliamentary elections must declare the name...
Updated: Document added: ILR specification 2014 to 2015 appendix Q, annex 1: version 1 (23 April 2013)
These documents set out the details of the data about further education (FE) learners and their learning...
Updated: Updated standard temperature accounting guidance. Version 9 April 2014.
This is the technical weights and measures guidance for retailers, manufacturers, local authority trading standards officers...
The Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) newsletter provides news and updates about current and planned activities concerning training and access on the plain.
Paths Improvement Grant Scheme 2014The...
Updated: Removed Salisbury Plain newsletters as have now moved to new page.
A long distance circular walk around the Imber Live Firing Range giving views across Salisbury Plain and the surrounding Wiltshire...
The Secretary of State for Education issued a 12-month direction to Birmingham City Council on 18 March 2013 as Ofsted’s inspection rated arrangements for the protection of children ‘inadequate’.
In this issue:
2014 to 2016 financial planning handbook and financial plan template Improving inspection outcomes by engaging with disabled learners: event European Social Fund: convergence programme...
Please provide a monthly breakdown of the number of e-petitions rejected by the department since the government’s official e-petitions website was established
Updated: Added information about the launch of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, the end of foreign language driving tests and the ADI standards check.
An overview of the history of:
The Highway...
Twelve-month improvement notice issued on 13 September 2013 to Devon County Council for poor performance in children’s social care services.
Updated: Latest results published
Brokerage operates as a fortnightly anonymous auction where providers of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) can sell ‘lots’ of ECO Carbon Saving Obligation, ECO Carbon...
Because the members of a partnership are personally liable for its debts, a partnership can be wound up and bankruptcy orders can also be made against the individual partners.
Contractors FOI: how many contractors working for Defra on the following day rates: £1,000 per day or more; £2,000 per day or more; £3,000 per day or more; and £4,000 per...
Because the members of a partnership are personally liable for its debts, a partnership can be wound up and bankruptcy orders can also be made against the individual partners.
Because the members of a partnership are personally liable for its debts, a partnership can be wound up and bankruptcy orders can also be made against the individual partners.
Because the members of a partnership are personally liable for its debts, a partnership can be wound up and bankruptcy orders can also be made against the individual partners.
Because the members of a partnership are personally liable for its debts, a partnership can be wound up and bankruptcy orders can also be made against the individual partners.
A West Midlands company that makes roller shutters has been fined after an employee severed part of his finger in an unguarded machine.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published the findings from a consultation on user requirements for marriage, divorce and civil partnership statistics for England and Wales. With the introduction...
Mike PutnamI 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 say welcome...
40 years ago, when women were first being allowed onto the trading floor of the London Stock Exchange, any talk of families in the workplace was confined to a framed photo on your desk.
Mothers were almost...
Updated: Added translation
The governments of the UK, Saudi Arabia and Yemen will co-chair the next Friends of Yemen meeting in London on 29 April 2014. The Friends of Yemen was established in 2010 to co...
The Highways Agency is to carry out concrete repairs on the M54 near Telford, Shropshire, from Friday 2 May.
The work will require a full overnight closure of the westbound carriageway between junction...
Cumulative count and installed capacity of all installations deployed via the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Statistics are shown for GB, broken down by technology, size band and data source.
This update on the impact of the industrial strategy sets out achievements and future priorities across the 5 themes of the industrial strategy:
sectors skills technologies access to finance procurement...
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission for up to 190 dwellings and infrastructure.
Updated: Added new firing times for the period 12 to 25 May 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...
The FCO operates across a wide field of issues and it is important we prioritise our business. The Foreign Secretary and the FCO Board of Management have agreed our new Priority Outcomes for 2014 to2015, which...
Updated: Updated 3 documents.
They include historical receipts for all the taxes on a monthly and annual basis, and commentary on year to date receipts within the bulletin.
Updated: Document added: FIS version 1.2.24 component sets 014 and 015: release guide (23 April 2014)
Funding Information System (FIS)FIS is one of a number of software packages freely available to further...
Updated: Added new low flying timetable for the period 5 to 9 May 2014.
A list of timetables for operational low flying (OLF) training by RAF fast jets and Hercules aircraft. These timetables cover 3 tactical...
Updated: Replaced leaflets with revised versions to show benefit and contact changes effective from April 2014.
This leaflet explains the benefits and support you may get if you are caring for someone who...
Updated: Replaced leaflets with revised versions showing changes to benefits and contact information effective from April 2014.
This leaflet explains the benefits and support you may get if you are ill ...
Updated: Explained Environment Agency structure altered 01/04/2014 and we are preparing new chart.
This shows the Environment Agency organisation structure at a high level. It breaks down the organisation...
Updated: Added option to order a paper copy.
Blue-green algae naturally occur in inland waters, estuaries and the sea. Blooms can form when their numbers become excessive. This leaflet describes characteristic...
The Environment Agency delivers its work across England in operational boundaries. Some Environment Agency information and services, such as fishing byelaws and flood warnings, may be organised in this way. Use...
Updated: Added option to order a paper copy.
Leaflet to explain the Environment Agency’s flood warning codes:
flood alert flood warning severe flood warning warning no longer in force<...
Updated: Added option to order a paper copy.
Pollution Prevention Guidance 6 (PPG 6) provides information about complying with environmental laws and preventing pollution at construction and demolition ...
Updated: Government response published.
The consultation sets out the draft regulatory position and associated policy positions for four key areas of the Contract for Difference:
the issuance...
Updated: Latest CfD documents published.
Contracts for Difference (23 April 2014)Subject to the will of Parliament and the finalisation of provision for Sustainability, Phased Projects and Private Wire...
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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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 purpose of FE choices is to provide consistent and comparable information for learners and employers to help them make informed choices about publicly funded education and training as well as providing...
The purpose of FE choices is to provide consistent and comparable information for learners and employers to help them make informed choices about publicly funded education and training as well as providing...
More than 360,000 learners in Further Education or training responded to the learner satisfaction survey. The survey was conducted predominantly online, with a very small number of paper questionnaires. Field...
The learner satisfaction survey version 4 took place from November 2011 to May 2012. The survey was open to all in-scope learners and 365,514 learners submitted a valid response.
This report analyses...
The college condition fund (CCF) was an allocation of capital funding to support FE colleges to improve their estates condition. Colleges, who had more than 20% of their estate in eMandate condition categories...
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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In order to keep the evidence base for transport analysis up to date, we occasionally need to refresh the values in the WebTAG guidance to reflect more recent changes, trends and research. We will inform users...
Updated: Updated to reflect that although one part of the consultation closed on 31 March 2014, the review will continue for other topics until 31 March 2015.
This consultation seeks comments on Defra’...
More guidance for further education colleges on the structure and prospects appraisal process to supplement the guidance set out in ‘New challenges, new chances: further education and skills system reform ...
The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for the abstraction and impoundment of water.
These notices explain:
what the application is about which Environment Agency offices...
Jenny Hopkins, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said: "We have been asked to review a file of evidence submitted by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Department of Professional Standards concerning...
Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "The CPS has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge both Kenneth Hall and Karen Hall, who are husband and wife, with one count...
Jenny Hopkins, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said: "This case was charged under the Full Code Test of the Code for Crown Prosecutors following a review of the material from all three police ...
Clare Stevens, from CPS Yorkshire and Humberside’s Complex Casework Unit, said: "We have carefully considered a file of evidence gathered by West Yorkshire Police in relation to alleged criminal offences committed...
Tracy Johnson has today been jailed for one year having been convicted of 13 counts of benefit fraud at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.
Projects that will put Formula 1 technology into buses and diggers, and develop the next generation of engines are the first to receive money from a joint £1 billion government-industry fund.
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The fund will support volunteer-led projects to play a vital role in helping older people stay healthy or recover quicker from illness. These projects can in turn help avoid unnecessary pressure on A&E services...
Launched in 2004, the Awards – organised by letsrecycle.com – recognise innovation, dedication and success within the growing waste and recycling industries. The 2014 Awards saw a record number of entries...
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander MP, has visited Eurotunnel where he announced the latest stage of pioneering new infrastructure plans to link the French and UK power grids.
Thank you very much for welcoming me to Eurotunnel today.
I’m particularly delighted to be able to visit during your 20th anniversary year.
Over 330 million people have travelled through these...
Updated: Removed expired vacancies and added new roles
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the successor body to the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading. This new organisation...
A landmark film co-production treaty between the UK and China was signed today by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and Vice Minister Tong Gang of the State Administration of Radio, Film & Television (SARFT).
The Foreign Secretary called Foreign Minister Lavrov to press for the immediate implementation of the 17 April Geneva agreement. He urged Russia to take steps to de-escalate the situation in eastern and southern...
Updated: Updated to include 23 April activity
This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:
Foreign Office travel advice for Ukraine...
The National Measurement Office (NMO) has addressed misleading consumer information about the amount of energy used by domestic ovens. Companies were detected exploiting the market surveillance tolerance which...
Details of the River Thames closure due to an emergency rescue exercise at Mapledurham Lock.
Department for Transport has accepted the recommendations of the ‘HS2 plus’ report.
Following on from the report, this letter now confirms the department’s requirements of HS2 Ltd regarding:
Updated: New briefing added for 23 April 2014.
This document provides information on the groundwater situation for Chesham Vale, Buckinghamshire.
Flooding from groundwater can happen when the level...
MCZs EIRs: which organisations and individuals have advised Fisheries Ministers Richard Beynon and George Eustice on the creation of new MCZs since July 2012.
MCZs - EIRs all the notes and minutes from meetings between Fisheries Minister Richard Beynon and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations to discuss MCZs since July 2012.
This prospectus sets out the detail on how to access the £50 million part of the Local Growth Fund in 2015 to 2016. The Fund is designed to help speed up and restart housing developments between 250...
NFFO EIRs: how many times has Fisheries Minister Richard Beynon met with representatives of the NFFO to discuss MCZs since July 2012.
Seafish Industry Authority - EIRs notes and minutes from meetings between Fisheries Minister Richard Beynon and the Seafish Industry Authority to discuss MCZs since July 2012.
Seafish Industry Authority EIRs: how many times the Fisheries Minister Richard Beynon met with representatives of the Seafish Industry Authority to discuss MCZs since July 2012.
Shredding - FOI name of contractor for the Defra confidential shredding service and amount charged by them; number of bins or consoles on site for confidential waste and frequency of collection; date of next...
Flood scheme - FOI how many requests have been received for £5,000 since the launch of the flood scheme at the beginning of April 2014.
Provides information for the Department for Business, Information and Skills (BIS) on the arrangement for the Quantel Bifold British Touring Car Championship carrying the Business is GREAT logo.
This ...
Powers of entry FOI: powers of entry available to, and used by, Defra including a copy of any progress report sent to Parliament.
RSPCA FOI: Defra communication with the independent reviewer into the RSPCA’s ability to prosecute in animal welfare cases.
EuropaBio - EIRs information about all communications and meetings between EuropaBio and Defra since 1 September 2012.
Switching energy supplier is set to become much quicker, with energy companies confirming they are committed to slashing switching times by 50 per cent by the end of the year. This will reduce the time it takes...
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 ...
Eight major renewable electricity projects are unveiled as part of the government’s world leading electricity reforms, giving a massive boost to green growth and green jobs.
By 2020, the projects will...
From today (23 April 2014) local leaders can bid for a share of £50 million to invest in infrastructure that supports new homes. A prospectus published by the government explains how to take ...
Updated: Latest weekly prices published.
Table last updated on 23 April 2014.
Weekly fuel pricesMS Excel Spreadsheet, 249KB
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Updated: Replaced summary outturn and forecast tables with the full versions.
This page contains historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data for people receiving benefits, consistent with...
Updated: Latest monthly statistics published.
Statistics presented in the monthly table below show the number of installations and capacity installed by technology type and tariff band that are confirmed...
Updated: Latest quarterly data published.
Quarterly sub-regional statistics show the number of installations and total installed capacity by technology type in England, Scotland and Wales at the end the...
Updated: Updated as part of the ALPHA release of the Cloud Security Guidance, which included some modifications to the previously published Cloud Security Principles.
This publication is part of CESG’s ...
This publication is part of CESG’s guidance to public sector organisations on use of cloud services for handling OFFICIAL information. It is intended to help organisations consider the security features of cloud...
This publication is part of CESG’s guidance to public sector organisations on use of cloud services for handling OFFICIAL information. It is intended to help organisations consider the security features of cloud...
Updated: Amended company name and revised end of year figures.
Where the law allows it, DVLA shares data with others. This information describes the various products DVLA provides, for what purpose the ...
These documents set out the scope of work for 6 feasibility studies that were announced following the Spending Review in 2013. The studies look into long-standing problems on specific parts of the strategic road...
Updated: Published March 2014 data.
This series contains details of payments over £25,000 that DWP has made in 2014. This is in line with Cabinet Office policy. Payments are defined as all:
Updated: Published February 2014 data.
In line with the current Government transparency guidelines DWP publishes all Government Procurement Card (GPC) payments of £500 and over. This transparency...
Updated: Published a revised version of chapter 2 - Delivering DWP Provision.
This provider guidance provides requirements and background relevant to all Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employment...
From April 2014 we will be implementing a Golden Hello scheme for new graduate mathematics teachers in further education (FE). This is part of the wider strategy to improve the quality of FE teaching and learning...
Updated: The latest data on total cost of operating the rail network for train operators franchised by the Department for Transport in 2012 to 2013.
DfT Business Plan input indicator Geographical coverage...
St George’s Day 2014: David Cameron’s message
Read the transcript of the video below:
I want to send my best wishes to everyone celebrating St George’s Day.
Up and down the...
To mark St George’s Day, Eric Pickles today (23 April 2014) announced a new initiative to support the ‘tapestry’ of traditional English counties, including getting rid of a Whitehall ban on the names of traditional...
Public Health England today (23 April 2014) published a package of new resources providing the latest evidence on the impact and economics of opportunistic chlamydia screening, and HIV screening and testing. ...
Latest data on the Public Sector Net Borrowing, Net debt and the cash requirement.
Monthly estimates of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries, with value £40,000 or above. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes...
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Child Benefit Statistics'.
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Personal Tax Credits'.
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Tax receipts and taxpayers'.
Provides details of the quantities of products that have had UK excise duty paid on them and revenue receipts.
Bulletins provide a full historic series of data detailing amounts of goods cleared and amount of duty collected.
Monthly statistics on clearances of cigarettes & tobacco products and duty receipts for the UK. Previously listed under 'Tobacco Duties Statistical Bulletin'.
Formerly the air quality indicators representing the provisional and final figures. The indicators measure annual UK levels of pollution from particulates (PM10) and ozone (O3), the two pollutants thought to have...
Cumulative count and installed capacity of all installations deployed via the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Statistics are shown for GB, borken down by technology, size band and data source.
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Total installed capacity and the number of installations by tariff band and technology type.
Please find the attached application form for the political and project officer
This month’s edition includes:
backlogs - what’s the latest? tips for filling the form in reducing e-bulk disputes care of address for overseas applicantsIf you would like to have this publication...
Updated: Amendment to date of next release.
National level statistics detailing waste collected and disposed of by local authorities in England, in tonnes, method of collection and method of disposal covering...
Details of the Department for Business, Information and Skills (BIS) flexible working patterns since 2004 including:
part-time workers flexible working policy family benefitsThis information has...
A series of FAQs on the risks associated with powered gates including, what you must do if you are an installer or a maintenance contractor, the main safety requirements and what the law says about powered gates...
The PSF Statistical Bulletin, is published jointly by ONS and HM Treasury on a monthly basis, and provides the latest available measures for key public sector financial statistics such as Public Sector Current ...
This conference, in association with DFID, will ask what political, regulatory and financial risks hinder private sector enthusiasm and will work towards a strategy for facilitating the mobilisation of the right...
Eight major renewable electricity projects are unveiled as part of the government’s world leading electricity reforms, giving a massive boost to green growth and green jobs.
By 2020, the projects will...
Latest data on the Public Sector Net Borrowing, Net debt and the cash requirement.
Monthly estimates of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries, with value £40,000 or above. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes...
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Child Benefit Statistics'.
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Personal Tax Credits'.
Provides monthly and annual historical records on all HMRC Tax & NIC receipts, and Tax Credit payments. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Tax receipts and taxpayers'.
Provides details of the quantities of products that have had UK excise duty paid on them and revenue receipts.
Bulletins provide a full historic series of data detailing amounts of goods cleared and amount of duty collected.
Monthly statistics on clearances of cigarettes & tobacco products and duty receipts for the UK. Previously listed under 'Tobacco Duties Statistical Bulletin'.
Formerly the air quality indicators representing the provisional and final figures. The indicators measure annual UK levels of pollution from particulates (PM10) and ozone (O3), the two pollutants thought to have...
Cumulative count and installed capacity of all installations deployed via the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Statistics are shown for GB, borken down by technology, size band and data source.
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
Total installed capacity and the number of installations by tariff band and technology type.