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28 April 2014

News story: First World War digital postcards
seen at 22:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

From perceptions of women and equality to the food we eat everyday, the First World War changed the way people live.

These digital postcards are packed full of bite-sized facts that bring to life some...

Statutory guidance: Oportunidad para ser Embajador de la Juventud
seen at 20:44, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Si deseas representar a Guatemala en la Cumbre Global para Terminar con la Violencia Sexual en Situaciones de Conflicto: Londres 2014 puedes participar enviando un video de 1 minuto indicando las razones por ...

The Prince of Wales visits Ballater Caravan Park
seen at 20:44, 28 April in (Our copy).
Ballater Caravan Park
Speech: "The UK will continue to support security sector reform around the world"
seen at 20:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you, Mr Foreign Minister for initiating and chairing this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing earlier today.

Mr President,

When...

Statement to Parliament: Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on the crisis in Ukraine
seen at 20:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Speaking to Parliament on 28 April, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said:

Mr Speaker, with permission I will make a Statement to update the House on the crisis in Ukraine, developments over the ...

News story: Ukraine - latest updates
seen at 20:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with Foreign Secretary statement

This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:

Foreign Office travel advice for ...
Statistics: List of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases
seen at 18:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published announcement of new upcoming ad hoc statistical release - Youth Unemployment Innovation Fund Pilot: Starts and Outcomes.

This document provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical...

Guidance: MOD health and safety handbook (JSP 375): volume 2
seen at 18:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated version of leaflet 14 Edition 2 Amendment 9.

Joint Service Publication (JSP 375) volume 2 covers basic arrangements to guide Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff in the delivery of health...

Guidance: Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC): funding instructions
seen at 18:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated document and title change.

These funding instructions set out the conditions under which local authorities may claim reimbursement of costs for supporting and caring for unaccompanied asylum...

Regina -v- Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
seen at 18:30, 28 April in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing remarks of The Hon. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave
Speech: The quiet revolution in our civil courts
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that as a former solicitor, and now Courts Minister, I am immensely proud of the UK’s court system. Our legal services are the best in the world, and it is no wonder...

News story: First World War digital postcards
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

From perceptions of women and equality to the food we eat everyday, the First World War changed the way people live.

These digital postcards are packed full of bite-sized facts that bring to life some...

Press release: Tracer merger: issues statement
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the case to the Competition Commission (CC) on 24 March for it to decide whether the acquisition may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in...

News story: Arrest of Azerbaijani journalist and civil society activist
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

A Foreign Office Spokesperson said:

We note with concern the detention of the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov.

The UK government has supported civil society and media projects for many years which...

Fatality notice: Captain Thomas Clarke, Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Corporal James Walters and Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas killed in Afghanistan
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Additional photograph added

They are: Captain Thomas Clarke, Army Air Corps; Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Royal Air Force; Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Army Air Corps; Corporal...

News story: UK floods 2014: government response and recovery
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added latest Defra press notice

Government departments, local authorities and agencies are working together to do everything they can to help communities recover from the extreme weather during...

Speech: HS2 opening speech
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Mr Speaker, I beg to move that the HS2 Bill be read a second time.

It is 120 years since we last built a mainline railway north of London.

And it is even longer since - in 1833 - this House voted...

Press release: Foreign Secretary concerned by death sentences in Egypt
seen at 18:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

I am deeply concerned that 683 people have been sentenced to death by a court in Egypt, and that 37 death sentences originally handed down in March have been...

Guidance: Advice for decision making: staff guide
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added memo 9/14 - Work-related groups and responsible carers.

This advice for DWP decision makers covers:

Universal Credit (UC) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contribution-based ...
Guidance: Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added memo 11/14 - Work-related activity and work-focused interviews for lone parents.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions...

Statutory guidance: Gas meter type approval certificates Annex MI-002
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The following gas meter MID type approval certificate has a new revision: UK/0120/SGS0088: Landis + Gyr, E06*1*56, Issue 3.

This publication contains a downloadable list of gas meter type approval...

Statutory guidance: Electricity meter type approval certificates Annex MI-003
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The following electricity meter MID type approval certificates have new revisions: UK/0120/SGS0006: Janz, C2##, Issue 12 UK/0120/SGS0075: Kohler, AEL.MF.07, Issue 3 UK/0120/SGS0079: Kohler, AEL.TF.16...

Transparency data: Teachers' pension scheme: consultee list
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated consultee list

In accordance with the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, section 21 (2), the Department for Education is required to publish a statement indicating the persons that we would...

Statistics: Standards and policies for HM Treasury statistics
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: National Statistics publications provisional timetable

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 required the UK Statistics Authority to publish a Code of Practice for statistics. ...

Transparency data: Lost, stolen and recovered mobiles, laptops and removable media
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 2013 data added.

These tables present annual figures for lost, stolen and recovered Blackberrys, mobile phones, laptops and removable media at the Home Office, dating from 2005 to 2013.

Guidance: Sovereign Grant Act 2011: guidance
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated Sovereign Grant figure for 2014-15 (£37.9m)

The Sovereign Grant provides an annual grant to support the official duties of The Queen in her roles as Head of State and Head of ...

Guidance: How small businesses can comply with competition law
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Quick guide PDF replaced, along with addition of new Four step process to complying PDF. Also, caveat text has been amended.

This guidance was originally published by the Office of Fair Trading...

Notice: SY7 9DD: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

...
FOI release: Information about the number of people added to the DBS barred lists
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

FOI 1080:

The number of people added to:

the barred list relating to working with children the barred list relating to working with adults the barred list relating to working with children and...
Guidance: Cartel activity and how to identify it
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Caveat text has been slightly amended.

This guidance was originally published by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and has been adopted by the CMA Board. The original text has been retained unamended...

FOI release: Information about the number of people added to the DBS barred lists in 2013
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

FOI 1124:

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act. In particular I would like to request some information subsequent to information released by the DBS earlier this year under...

FOI release: Information about criminal record checking for regulated activity positions
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

FOI 1069:

Adult Care Sector

no of applications for CRB checks for people in registered positions in each of the last 5 years (RA). no of enhanced CRB check applications for people not in registered...
Statistics: Building materials and components statistics: March 2014
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Corrected versions published

Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also includes quarterly data on...

Corporate report: BIS performance indicators: enterprise
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New edition of the 'Ease of doing business' report added.

The business plan sets out a number of indicators on enterprise. These have been chosen to help the public to judge whether our policies...

Guidance: Capital allocations: 2014 to 2015
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the capital maintenance and DFS allocations spreadsheet with information on the actual open academies as at 1 April 2014.

Details of the 2014 to 2015 capital maintenance and devolved formula...

Guidance: Practitioners Operational Group Minutes: March 2014
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Practitioners Operational Group operates under the umbrella of the DWP and Local Authority Associations (LAA) Steering Group. It provides a place for officials and LAA nominated local authority practitioners...

Guidance: Practitioners Operational Group Minutes: January 2014
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Practitioners Operational Group operates under the umbrella of the DWP and Local Authority Associations (LAA) Steering Group. It provides a place for officials and LAA nominated local authority practitioners...

Guidance: Practitioners Operational Group Minutes: November 2013
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Practitioners Operational Group operates under the umbrella of the DWP and Local Authority Associations (LAA) Steering Group. It provides a place for officials and LAA nominated local authority practitioners...

Guidance: Practitioners Operational Group Minutes: October 2013
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Practitioners Operational Group operates under the umbrella of the DWP and Local Authority Associations (LAA) Steering Group. It provides a place for officials and LAA nominated local authority practitioners...

Guidance: Practitioners Operational Group Minutes: July 2013
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Practitioners Operational Group operates under the umbrella of the DWP and Local Authority Associations (LAA) Steering Group. It provides a place for officials and LAA nominated local authority practitioners...

Guidance: Yellow fever: the green book, chapter 35
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: An extensively updated chapter with the addition of a new flow chart showing those who need reinforcing immunisation.

Chapter 35 update patches archive

Yellow fever is an ...

Research and analysis: Scottish independence referendum: Our place in the world
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

These information packs highlight the benefits of Scotland remaining in the UK. The aim is to provide voters with clear, accurate, factual information to help them make an informed decision ahead of the Scottish...

Statistics: WEEE public registers
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated document: EEE Producer Compliance Schemes (PCS) public register

Registers of EEE producers (2014), approved exporters (AEs), approved authorised treatment facilities (AATFs) and a list ...

Transparency data: Foreign Office Spend over £25,000 for March 2014
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

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 ...

Notice: WA7 1DA: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

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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What's in the bottle? We can tell you in 5 seconds without opening it.
seen at 16:32, 28 April in Science and Technology Facilities Council News and Press Releases (Our copy).
A new machine which can identify the chemical composition of liquids sealed within non-metallic containers without opening them is one of three candidates announced today as in the running to win the UK's premier...
Audiences to experience fusion of art and exercise in South West
seen at 16:31, 28 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Audiences to experience fusion of art and exercise in South West
Culture Diary Launches today: a new free tool for organisers of UK cultural events at home and abroad
seen at 16:31, 28 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Culture Diary Launches today: a new free tool for organisers of UK cultural events at home and abroad
Video: Just Imagine life without National Lottery funding
seen at 16:31, 28 April in UK Sport (Our copy).
Video: Just Imagine life without National Lottery funding
What is Crime?: The Limits Of Criminalisation Conference
seen at 16:31, 28 April in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Speech by Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Gross
CPS statement - Max Clifford
seen at 16:30, 28 April in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Jenny Hopkins, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said: "Today's verdicts provide a long-denied justice to the victims of serious sexual offences.
UK Registration of BFG Vehicles in Germany
seen at 16:30, 28 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Details of the UK registration process were promulgated in the Sixth Sense and are laid down in SO BFG 3213.  Detailed instructions are also held in all the Garrison LVLOs.  There are a few important...

News story: First victims spared harrowing court room under pre-recorded evidence pilot
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In a ground-breaking pilot, the most vulnerable victims and witnesses are now able to give their evidence and be cross-examined away from the intense atmosphere of a live courtroom, in an attempt to spare them...

Government response: HMRC responds to BBC Panorama tax allegations
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued an official response to this evening’s upcoming BBC Panorama broadcast.

An HMRC spokesperson said:

We are unable to discuss the confidential tax affairs...

Press release: Fly tipping hot spot gets spring clean
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Environment Agency, The Skill Mill and Stockton Borough Council are teaming up this year to support the spring by organising a clean-up of Lustrum Beck in Stockton on Tees.

Following the success...

Press release: Search for missing swimmer off Ravenglass
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Liverpool Coastguard took a 999 call from a member of the public just after 9am today (28 April 2014). They reported seeing a man up to his chest in the water and then attempt to swim across the estuary. He soon...

News story: Tax avoidance scheme could double brewer’s bill
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The scheme, marketed by Ernst & Young in 2003 to brewery Greene King plc and other large groups, involved loans between group companies. The aim was for one company in a group to get tax relief on interest...

News story: Scottish independence referendum: Our place in the world
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Scotland can do more, reach further and aim higher on the international stage as part of the UK, the Secretary of State for Scotland has said.

The Minister was speaking as the UK Government released its...

News story: Homophobic Bullying in Schools project gets underway
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The National Centre for Social Research has been awarded a contract to take forward the first stage of a project to help drive out homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools.

The ...

Government response: Villiers responds to NI Assembly motion on Praxis Care
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In response to the motion raised in the Assembly, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP said:

I deeply appreciate the work that Praxis Care has done for people with learning disabilities in the Hillsborough ...

Speech: Climate Group 10th Anniversary Event
seen at 16:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Introduction

It’s great to be here with you today to help mark the Climate Group’s 10th anniversary.

Over the last ten years you have demonstrated a unique ability to bring together businesses and government...

Notice: Steel slag: assessment for proposed quality protocol
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This draft Business Engagement Assessment has considered the financial impacts of a proposal to produce a quality protocol for the processing and use of steel slag that is recognised by, and produced with, the...

Guidance: Platelet transfusion infection: risk review
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) has looked at the risk of bacterial or viral infection being transmitted through a platelet transfusion, and the measures currently in...

Open consultation: Teachers' pension scheme: further reform
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This consultation seeks views on:

the developing policy areas not covered in the newly laid Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, specifically scheme valuations and member and employer contribution...
Form: National non-domestic rates return
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced NNDR3 form and guidance with 2013 to 2014 versions.

National non-domestic rates (NNDR) forms to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.

Guidance: Employment and Support Allowance Health Care pilot: provider guidance
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised chapters 1, 2 and 3 provide the latest guidance about Health Care pilot

This is the guidance for the health care provider taking part in the Employment and Support Allowance Health Care...

Statistics: Pre-release access to statistics: DWP arrangements
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the pre-release access list for Life Opportunities Survey statistics.

We’ve published the DWP arrangements for pre-release access to statistics in the interests of openness and transparency...

Guidance: Guidance for dependants of UK visa applicants (tiers 1, 2, 4, 5)
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Document updated.

This guidance gives the full UK Visas and Immigration policy on applications by “PBS dependants” (the dependant family members of people who have, or are applying for, visas under...

Form: Report anti-competitive or market issues to the CMA
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Corrected reporting email address

Please use this form to report any issues relating to a market not working well, unfair terms in a contract, or any issues related to anti-competitive practices...

FOI release: Novar II wind farm
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on the delayed commissioning or delayed accreditation of Novar II and any documents referring to costs, benefits or generally related to managing Novar II under Connect and Manage.

Guidance: Universal Credit and rented housing
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Universal Credit rent arrears form.

This document provides private and social sector landlords and tenants with current information about Universal Credit.

Also attached is a form...

FOI release: Alcohol purchased by DECC
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on alcohol purchased by DECC for each of the last five years broken down to show purchasing for external functions (with outside parties, journalists, stakeholders) and staff functions...

Consultation outcome: Family migration
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added evidence and analysis documents.

This consultation sets out the government’s proposals to reform family migration. It focused on preventing and tackling abuse, promoting integration and reducing...

Guidance: Service leavers pack
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated versions of SLP covering letter, consent form charity contact letter, Feedback form and Service Leaver Guide.

All regular service leavers will receive a service leavers’ pack from...

Form: Veterans UK pensions forms
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated AFPS application form (updated 04/14).

These forms should be used when claiming pensions under Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) 75 and AFPS 05.

Please visit Pensions ...

Guidance: DWP stakeholder bulletin for national organisations: Apr 2014
seen at 14:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The DWP stakeholder bulletin is a monthly publication for chief executives and policy leads in the department’s national stakeholder organisations. Each issue has short articles and links to more information. ...

New BFG F38 Export Certificate
seen at 14:30, 28 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

The BFG F38 is the export certificate for removing motor vehicles (including motorcycles and quad bikes), trailers, caravans and high value tax free goods from BFG to any location outside of the UK. The existing...

Relocation of BFG Customs & Immigration
seen at 14:30, 28 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

British Forces Customs and Immigration (C&I) is located Bielefeld.  Postal applications and routine correspondence should be addresses to...

Read More...

Fatality notice: Captain Thomas Clarke, Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Corporal James Walters and Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas killed in Afghanistan
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated following the naming of the Service personnel killed in the helicopter crash.

They are: Captain Thomas Clarke, Army Air Corps; Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Royal Air Force; Warrant...

News story: Help to Work: nationwide drive to help the long-term unemployed into work
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

New intensive measures to help the long-term unemployed into work will begin from today (28 April 2014) as the government continues its push toward full employment.

The new scheme – Help to Work – will...

News story: Points of Light: April 2014 winners
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The following people were given a Points of Light award in April 2014:

1. Storm Wallace (Portland Dorset)

Storm showed true leadership and initiative inspiring hundreds of others to help with the clean...

Press release: Treating antibiotic resistant bacteria with NDM enzyme remains enormous challenge
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Bacteria with the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase or NDM enzyme remain susceptible to only one antibiotic known as colistin with only limited susceptibility to 3 others a study by Public Health England (PHE) ...

Press release: England code of practice relaunched
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Independent Living Fund (ILF), the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and the Local Government Association (LGA) are pleased to reaffirm their commitment to working in partnership under...

Press release: Appy UK students scoop prizes in international competition
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Talented UK students have won three out of four prizes in a worldwide competition to create a new app to help people develop their career.

The CareerHack contest was launched in November last year...

News story: British business must do 'everything it can' to improve working conditions in Bangladesh
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Link to the Ready Made Garments database added: http://database.dife.gov.bd/factories

On the first anniversary of the tragic factory collapse in Bangladesh - which killed more than 1,100 people...

News story: Medical innovation: doctors and patients encouraged to give views
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Medical Innovation Bill consultation is now closed.

The Department of Health is asking for views on whether doctors are being held back from using pioneering treatments because of the fear of being...

News story: British forces help make record drug bust at sea
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

An Australian warship operating under the command of a Royal Navy commodore and his British team made the record-breaking 1,032-kilogram haul, with an estimated UK street value of more than &pound;140 million...

News story: Prime Minister urges public to plant poppies for First World War commemorations
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Prime Minister and Culture Secretary Sajid Javid joined schoolchildren today in planting poppy seeds to encourage others to sow seeds and cover the UK in poppies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...

Press release: Senior UK diplomat visits Iran
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Commenting on the visit, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:

The Foreign Office’s Political Director, Sir Simon Gass, is today visiting Iran for meetings with senior Iranian officials...

News story: Chancellor attends G5 finance ministers meeting and agrees date for automatic exchange agreements
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today (Monday 28 April) attended a G5 finance ministers meeting in Paris to discuss further steps on tackling tax evasion and avoidance.

At the meeting...

News story: RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission
seen at 14:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The UK fast jets will reinforce the Polish contribution to the air policing mission; a standing defensive mission undertaken by rotations of aircraft from contributing nations on a 4-month cycle.

The...

Form: Farming Recovery Fund: application form and guidance
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published updated Farming Recovery Fund application form and guidance for the second phase of the scheme.

This form (and guidance) is for farmers to apply for funding to restore flooded agricultural...

Consultation outcome: Additional support for Scottish island renewables
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Update to the page following the publication today of a report by independent consultants Xero Energy.

This consultation takes forward the commitment in the Consultation on the draft Electricity...

Guidance: ILF closure programme: guide
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This guide sets out the Independent Living Fund closure programme in 6 stages to help make it clear what will happen throughout the closure programme and how you can best prepare:

stage 1 – the start of...
Guidance: Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added latest circulars to list - up to Apr 2014.

The Housing Benefit guidance manual is updated frequently through Housing Benefit ‘A circulars’. Please read any relevant circulars in conjunction...

Transparency data: Report under section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010: 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Loans to Ireland Act 2010 requires HM Treasury to provide a report to Parliament on the UK’s bilateral loan to Ireland as soon as practicable following 31 March and 30 September each year. This document contains...

Statistics: UK armed forces mental health quarterly statistics: financial year 2013/14
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added table: RAF personnel assessed with a mental disorder, January 2007 to December 2013

These reports provide statistical information on mental health among the UK armed forces. They summarise...

Notice: Steel slag: assessment for proposed quality protocol
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This draft Business Engagement Assessment has considered the financial impacts of a proposal to produce a quality protocol for the processing and use of steel slag that is recognised by, and produced with, the...

Guidance: ILF, ADASS, and LGA: Code of practice
seen at 11:30, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This code of practice has been agreed between the Independent Living Fund (ILF), the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), and the Local Government Association (LGA). It repeats their commitment...

Employee in court after striking co-worker’s head with digger bucket
seen at 11:30, 28 April in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
A construction site worker from Rushden has been prosecuted after he struck another worker on the head with the bucket on a digger.
News story: Crime in England and Wales falls to lowest level since 1981
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today show that crime is continuing to fall in England and Wales.

Both the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales and police...

News story: Greening: Supporting growth and jobs in Africa can beat poverty
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Speaking during a keynote speech to the London Business School, Ms Greening set out how the UK’s aid to Africa is undergoing a ‘quiet revolution’ to focus on creating sustainable growth and jobs in addition...

Statement to Parliament: Rail investment: Intercity Express Programme
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

On 24 July 2012, at the same time that the Great Western Intercity Express Programme (IEP) fleet was financed, commercial close was reached for the East Coast fleet of IEP trains. On 18 July 2013, I informed...

Statement to Parliament: Rail franchising: Greater Anglia
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

During recess my officials concluded negotiations with Abellio Greater Anglia on a new directly awarded franchise, which will see the company continue to provide passenger rail services for 27 months. ...

News story: PHE publishes end of life care profiles for clinical commissioning groups
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

PHE’s National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) has published end of life care profiles for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for the first time.

The profiles draw together a wide range...

Press release: Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

A high-level international meeting to support the Government of Ukraine in recovering stolen assets begins tomorrow (29 April 2014) in London. The gathering is a landmark for Ukraine in underscoring the rule ...

News story: Flood hit farmers can apply for £35,000 grant
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

From today farmers can now apply for the larger grant under phase two of the Farming Recovery Fund. The deadline for applications is 27 June 2014.

We have already been taking bids for grants of up to &...

Press release: One step closer to Scottish Islands grid links
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

We are one step closer to unlocking the huge renewable energy potential of the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland Islands, as a new report identifies a series of actions to help deliver necessary electricity ...

Speech: Launch of ELITE growth coaching programme
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Good morning. It’s great be here at the Imperial College Business School today and thank you and LSE for inviting me.

The LSE, of course, should not be confused with the London School of Economics. I...

News story: Syria crisis: Latest updates on UK aid
seen at 11:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: News story updated with the latest Syria humanitarian aid factsheet

The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions have been forced...

Research and analysis: Two-year-old demonstration project in schools: baseline survey
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This report presents a summary of findings from a baseline survey of schools carried out as part of a study on developing two-year-old provision.

Research and analysis: Employer involvement in qualifications assessment
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This report sets out the findings from research to identify good practice in employer involvement in qualifications assessment. It reports on data drawn from 46 interviews with staff in awarding organisations...

Guidance: Responsibility deal pledge on alcohol unit reduction: 1st report
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This report explains the interim findings about progress that has been made towards the Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) Alcohol Network pledge to remove 1 billion units of alcohol from the market by ...

Policy paper: Helping people live well for longer
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This document will help people understand how the national system as a whole is supporting local action to help people live well for longer.

It includes actions already taken in prevention, early diagnosis...

Corporate report: Environment Agency Corporate plan 2014 to 2016
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency’s corporate plan and summary explains our role, priorities and funding for 2014 to 2016. It sets out our aims and performance measures for our organisations and describes how we will work...

Independent report: Panel meeting: 3 April 2014
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Summary of panel meeting 3 April added

Morecambe Bay Investigation panel meeting on Thursday 3 April 2014.

Form: Farming Recovery Fund: application form and guidance
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published updated Farming Recovery Fund application form and guidance for the second phase of the scheme.

This form (and guidance) is for farmers to apply for funding to restore flooded agricultural...

Corporate report: Stimulating private sector action in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

The impacts of disasters and climate change are felt most acutely in developing countries .To ‘climate-proof’ the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa alone would cost an estimated US 100 billion a year...

Transparency data: Bilateral loan to Ireland: legislation and credit facility agreement
seen at 10:31, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Individual reports moved to the Bilateral loan to Ireland collection

The Loans to Ireland Act was granted Royal Assent on 21 December 2010, and provided Parliamentary authorisation for a bilateral...

Wiltshire’s Creative Libraries at the heart of the local community
seen at 10:30, 28 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Wiltshire’s Creative Libraries at the heart of the local community
Circuit Judge: Death in service
seen at 10:30, 28 April in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Chris Grayling MP, were saddened to learn of the death of Her Honour Judge Joanne Harris on 17 April 2014.
The Commonwealth celebrates its 65th anniversary
seen at 10:30, 28 April in Wilton Park (Our copy).

Although the Commonwealth dates back to the mid-20th century with the decolonisation of the British Empire, it was formally constituted by the London Declaration on April 28, 1949, which established member states...

News story: Chancellor puts UK at forefront of ocean research with new polar science ship
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The government will fund a new &pound;200 million polar research ship to put UK scientists at the forefront of climate and ocean research in both Antarctica and the Arctic, the Chancellor of the Exchequer...

News story: Consultation launched on how science funding should be invested
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The consultation is seeking views from the science community so that it has the opportunity to say how this money should be invested; from refurbishing a university laboratory, to investing in a new major...

News story: Points of Light: April 2014 winners
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The following people were given a Points of Light award in April 2014:

1. Storm Wallace (Portland Dorset)

Storm showed true leadership and initiative inspiring hundreds of others to help with the clean...

News story: PHE launch weight management economic assessment tool
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Public Health England has launched a new Weight Management Economic Assessment Tool for public health professionals today.

The newly developed tool will help local authorities (LAs) to assess the...

News story: Neil Chugani appointed to UK Sport
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Biographical details

Neil Chugani has spent over 20 years in the media and technology industries in senior executive and advisory leadership roles. He currently works with private equity investors and their ...

News story: 2 reappointments to the Treasure Valuation Committee
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Biographical details Lord Renfrew is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a former Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. <...
News story: First victims spared harrowing court room under pre-recorded evidence pilot
seen at 10:30, 28 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In a ground-breaking pilot, the most vulnerable victims and witnesses are now able to give their evidence and be cross-examined away from the intense atmosphere of a live courtroom, in an attempt to spare them...

Guidance: VTL301G - Guidance notes
seen at 09:33, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version of the V301G published.

Guidance notes on how to fill in the application form for a first trade licence and/or additional licences.

Form: VTL301 - Application for a first trade licence
seen at 09:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version of the VTL301 form published.

Application for motor traders and vehicle testers for a first trade licence and/or additional licences.

Open consultation: Data sharing for non-economic regulators
seen at 09:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This consultation seeks views on non-economic regulators sharing data collected from businesses, to build the evidence to design effective solutions that work for both parties. One aim is to identify the legal...

Guidance: Flu plan: winter 2014 to 2015
seen at 09:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

It will aid the development of robust and flexible operational plans by local organisations and emergency planners within the NHS and local government. It provides the public and healthcare professionals with...

Correspondence: Flu immunisation programme 2014 to 2015
seen at 09:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This letter supports local planning to ensure good levels of flu immunisation which is one of the most effective interventions we can make to reduce harm from flu and pressures on health and social care services...

Guidance: Jobseeker's Allowance back to work schemes
seen at 09:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance provides the latest information about back to work schemes.

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) back to work schemes guide is for JSA claimants. It tells claimants about some of the...

Corporate report: Diversity and Equality Report 2014
seen at 02:32, 28 April in Search (Our copy).

This report is part of the FCO’s response to the Equality Act. It is intended to offer data on the equality impact of the Foreign Office’s employment practices and activities.