Updated: Please note the updated Belize Consular Fees
A full list of Consular fees
DVLA and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) alongside the Department for Transport and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, are working in partnership with ‘Digital Radio’ to encourage motorists...
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Equalities’ letter to Lord Patten, accepting his letter of resignation as Chairman of the BBC Trust.
Speaking on 6 May, David Lidington, Minister for Europe said:
I am deeply concerned by the sentences of 6-8 years imprisonment passed to eight members of the Azerbaijani NIDA Civic Youth Movement. ...
Cages - EIRs unit cost, including VAT and delivery, of a badger cage procured in 2013 from the successful preferred supplier.
Costs EIRs: cost of: cages; bait; gloves, masks and disinfectant; and ammunition used during the original 6 weeks of the pilot culls and during the extended period, as well as labour costs; who paid; information...
From April to July 2013, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) carried out a trial which saw a private sector company carry out error and fraud checks on tax credits cases.
The private company used standard HMRC...
Updated: Rating for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust updated from 'under review' to 'no evident concerns'.
View the attachments for the NHS foundation trust directory and licence register...
DisclaimerThe purpose of the FCO Country Update(s) for Business (â€the Reportâ€) prepared by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is to provide information and related comment to help recipients form their own judgments...
Second UK-China High-Level People to People (P2P) dialogue marked by prominent publicity, high-level access, and candid exchanges.
DisclaimerThe purpose of the FCO Country Update(s) for Business (â€the Reportâ€) prepared by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is to provide information and related comment to help recipients form their own judgments...
DisclaimerThe purpose of the FCO Country Update(s) for Business (â€the Reportâ€) prepared by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is to provide information and related comment to help recipients form their own judgments...
This table shows the monthly uptake by area team in England of pertussis vaccine in pregnant women between October 2012 and March 2014.
In a show of commitment to our armed forces, Liverpool Football Club (FC) has promised to:
offer exclusive football coaching with Liverpool FC Foundation coaches for over 100 veterans in ...
Updated: Updated with G7 joint declaration.
Following the meeting of G7 Energy Ministers in Rome, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said:
“Today in Rome, the G7 has started a process...
Updated: Adding 6 May entry
The following people were given a Points of Light award in May 2014 (the numbering continues from April’s winners):
9. Amir Cheema (Bristol)For the past 11 years...
To mark the start of leadership week in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Sir Simon Fraser will be answering questions live via Twitter from...
Building your own house is a more affordable way to provide a family home Planning Minister Nick Boles told eager self-builders at Grand Designs Live today (6 May 2014).
Self-build and custom build - ...
Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP, today spoke in the opening session of the UK/Uganda Business Forum at Lancaster House, organised by the Commonwealth Business Council.
Prosperity ...
Asked about Gerry Adams? arrest, the PMS said it was an entirely independent matter for the police.
Asked about a potential memorial for murdered teacher Ann Maguire and school safety, the PMS said it would be absolutely fitting that the local community in Leeds would want to pay their respects and tributes...
Asked about the growth figures announced that day, the PMS said the PM agreed with the Chancellor?s statement released earlier in the day.
Issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in December 2013.
Issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in December 2013.
Issued February 2013.
Issued November 2013.
Issued December 2013.
Updated: Added updated leaflets 13 and 17.
Joint Service Publication (JSP 375) volume 2 covers basic arrangements to guide Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff in the delivery of health and safety policy and...
Hunting FOI: any write-round correspondence between Defra ministers and the (internal Cabinet) Home Affairs Committee regarding the Hunting act 2004 or the flushing out of foxes with dogs for hunting in 2013 ...
Countryside Alliance - FOI correspondence received from the Countryside Alliance in the year to 23 March 2014 regarding the Hunting Act 2004, and any replies sent; plus copies of any reports or assessments carried...
Hunting Act FOI: number of civil servants in Defra who spent some or all of their time working on the Hunting Act 2004 in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date; and the grade of each such staff member.
Fox predation - FOI report, funded by the Federation of Welsh Farmers Packs about assessing whether a pack of dogs is more effective at flushing red foxes to guns than a pair of dogs, which stated an increased...
Foxes FOI: regarding the Hunting Act 2004, or the flushing out of foxes for hunting: submissions from Defra and ministers’ responses 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2013; correspondence between Defra and Cabinet...
Updated: Amended with latest data on rates of people moving from key out of work benefits (latest data for January 2014).
The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public...
Updated: Added 'Local Growth Fund: housing revenue account borrowing programme (2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017): frequently asked questions'
The housing revenue account borrowing programme makes available...
Mixed economic picture as Egypt approaches elections in late May.
Despite a sceptical media, significant progress in decommissioning Fukushima Dai-ichi, especially removing fuel from damaged fuel ponds. UK firms are well positioned for multi million contracts.
Japanese core CPI rate in March 2014 remains unchanged at 1.3%. But the April 2014 figure for the Tokyo region (a leading indicator for the rest of Japan) increases to 2.7% reflecting this month’s VAT increase...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that China’s restrictions on exports of rare earths break WTO trade rules. Ruling hailed as a victory for the EU, US and Japan. China reacts and launches an appeal...
Prime Minister Dung announces that Hanoi will withdraw as host city of the 2019 Asian Games citing financial reasons, bringing one of our high value opportunities to a premature end.
David Willetts promotes a multi- million pound commercial satellite deal and witnesses the signing of a raft of science and education collaboration agreements.
The government has launched a review led by the Treasury of the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of the institutional arrangements and processes for enforcement decision making at the FCA and the...
Qatar’s economy is booming but faces significant challenges.
There are 435 central government open websites as at 31 March 2014.
The Cabinet Office committed to begin quarterly publication of the number of open websites starting in the financial year 2011...
Updated: Latest figures published.
The report includes bookings made through departments’ central booking systems. This will include the majority of travel undertaken. However, individuals may have booked...
We have prepared this consolidated document for our own purposes and are making it available for information. Please do not take the document to be a definitive statement of the law.
Updated: Published response to the consultation.
The regulations contain measures to ensure that:
occupational pension schemes can comply with the clarified definition of money purchase benefits in...
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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Updated: Updated document with the latest version of guidance.
In accordance with ‘Security policy framework’ (SPF) requirements, all companies must have an MOD Form 680 approval in place before they release...
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
Shows the daily combined upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the Environment Agency fish counter at the Tees Barrage on the lower Tees.
The counter began...
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
Shows the monthly combined upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the Environment Agency fish counter at the Tees Barrage on the lower Tees. The counter began operation...
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
Daily upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the Environment Agency’s fish counter at the Tees Barrage on the lower Tees.
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
The counter began in June 1996.
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
The counter began in June 1996.
The government tabled the following amendments during Public Bill Committee of Finance Bill 2014. These are accompanied by an explanatory note where applicable.
Amendment 1 to Clause 34: video games development...
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
The counter began operation in November 1994.
Updated: Latest fish counter data.
The counter began operation in November 1994
Updated: Force published: Additional Transparency reports for January 2014, February 2014, March 2014
The government is committed to setting new standards for transparency so the public can more easily ...
Updated: Published Long term projections of pensioner benefits (previously published elsewhere on gov.uk).
This page contains historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data for people receiving...
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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Updated: added notice Al-Qaida (Reg 450/2014)
UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) and subsequent related Resolutions requires all member states to freeze the assets, prevent the entry into...
Updated: updated list to reflect Al-Qaida (Reg 450/2014)
HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations...
Postgraduate students are to be recruited to help firms across the country overcome the language and cultural barriers that stop them breaking into overseas markets, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today...
DVLA and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) alongside the Department for Transport and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, are working in partnership with ‘Digital Radio’ to encourage motorists...
Following the meeting of G7 Energy Ministers in Rome, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said:
“Today in Rome, the G7 has started a process of disarmament to prevent energy being used...
The Scotland Act gives Scotland the best of both worlds – an integral place within the UK family, together with a strong Scottish Parliament with the power to take decisions for Scotland and to raise the funds...
1. Myth: Our global relationships won’t changeFact: Scotland would be a new country. We wouldn’t inherit all the international deals the UK has struck over many years, decades, and even centuries (everything...
In a show of commitment to our armed forces, Liverpool Football Club (FC) has promised to:
offer exclusive football coaching with Liverpool FC Foundation coaches for over 100 veterans in the community...
The review, which begins with a call for evidence, will report to the Chancellor in the autumn and be laid in Parliament. It seeks views on whether current arrangements and processes support the fair and...
Speaking after the announcement that the ‘London 11,’ the core group of the Friends of Syria, would meet in London next week, a Foreign Office spokesperson said:
The Foreign Secretary will host the...
Minister for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said:
I offer my condolences to the families and colleagues of those killed and injured from the EU Delegation, when one of their vehicles was attacked ...
The closures will be in place from 8pm to 6am each night from 12 May and are scheduled to last around 3 weeks.
During the work A19 northbound traffic should follow the signed diversion via the A181, ...
Updated: Updated document.
This document lists all of the UK-wide shortage occupations for Tier 2 of the points-based system for the period starting on 6 April 2014. It also lists the minimum salary requirements...
This updated edition of the safety code applies to high-speed craft used for international voyages. Their keels are laid, or at a similar stage of construction, on or after 1 July 2008.
This guide is for:
managers masters senior officersof UK registered vessels.
Pleasure vessels are generally considered those used for sport or recreational purposes only. The owner doesn’t gain financially from a pleasure vessel’s operation.
This advice covers:
safety equipment...
This code of practice is for:
shipbuilders classification societies shipowners and ship managers shipmasters and ship’s officers ship safety officials and anyone employed on ro-ro ships securing...
This guidance is for:
marine surveyors shipowners shipbuilders other representative organisations interested in how Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) carry out surveys.
‘Sound practice, safer waters: Inland Waters Small Passenger Boat Code’ is a guide for:
navigation authorities licensing authorities operators of passenger boats Passenger boats are vessels carrying...
The ‘Code for the Design, Construction and Operation of Hire Boats’ covers:
the responsibilities of hirer and hire operator risk assessment technical and operational standards change control record...
Small commercial vessels operating under the UK flag and in UK waters must comply with the merchant shipping regulations or an MCA Code of Practice.
The codes apply to:
small motor vessels small...
The posters are available free of charge if you’re working on, or operating, a UK registered vessel.
They are published by MCA publication distributors EC Group, through their MCA customer line...
Fishing vessels over 750kW (Approx 1005 HP) must carry two engineers, a chief engineer holding a fishing class 1 and a second engineer holding a class 2. This is regardless of the vessel’s length, tonnage and...
Each of these forms can be filled in on-screen.
IssueThe project titled ‘Legislative and procedural tools addressing violence against women in India’ was funded from Human Rights and Democracy Programme of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. These publications...
Information about the 24-hour radio and radar coastal vessel traffic information service which helps vessels navigate safely and prevents collisions at sea.
Every year the returns of all the seafarer medical examinations carried out by MCA approved doctors (ADs), and their outcomes, are summarised in annual reports and summaries.
The chief medical advisor...
This leaflet provides a checklist of what to do to make sure that you stay safe at sea when operating your boat on your own.
The leaflet is produced by The Fishing Vessel Safety Trends Initiative Steering...
Please note: applications for review must be sent to the address on the ENG 3 form. Referees shouldn’t be contacted directly.
This leaflet gives a checklist of what you can do to make sure you are safe at sea when using ropes, pots and creels. It highlights the risks and encourages safe working practice on board fishing vessels.
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This leaflet gives a checklist of what you can do to make sure your vessel is not at risk of flooding.
The leaflet is produced by The Fishing Vessel Safety Trends Initiative Steering Group with support...
Relevant links ILO Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) International Maritime Organization Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP...
Guidance for employers and the self-employed on applying:
Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessel (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006 (PUWER) Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessel (Lifting...
This table lists Monitor’s corporate credit card transactions over £500.
What is Dear IPDear IP is a quarterly newsletter issued by the Insolvency Service to insolvency practitioners and other interested stakeholders.
What does Dear IP containDear IP contains technical...
Updated: Correction made to page 25, paragraph A.2, amending the properties listed as exempt from paying business rates.
The discussion paper describes the business rates system in England and how it is...
This list is for seafarers looking for non UK-based approved doctors (ADs) who are able to carry out ENG 1 medical examinations.
If you’re a seafarer employed by any of the companies listed, and need to get an ENG 1 medical fitness certificate, contact your company directly for the doctor’s contact details.
The MCA and MNTB have carried out a gap analysis of the requirements of the MNTB training of masters and ratings on tankers, developed under STCW 1978 convention and code as amended in 1995, compared with the...
This guide is produced by organisational psychologists gs partnership ltd for consortium partners MCA, BP Shipping, Teekay Marine Services, and the Standard P&I Club.
It offers insight, explanation...
These healthcare providers can only carry out seafarer medical examinations with the companies they’re contracted with.
This list is for seafarers who need to get an ENG1 medical fitness certificate, and to find a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)-approved doctor in the UK.
Written for merchant seamen on UK registered vessels, the UK COSWP is of a safety-critical nature. You’re strongly advised to refer only to the official Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) version.
...
Fatigue is a known a factor in many maritime accidents. Managing fatigue effectively is important for:
maritime safety preventing pollution the health and safety of ships’ crewsPart 1 of the guidance...
This leaflet is for seafarers working on:
domestic passenger ships inland waterway vessels code vessels
This academic research project, commissioned by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in 2004, is based on interviews.
It shows the full findings, and how the conclusions summarised in ‘Leading for Safety...
An effective safety culture is necessary for operating safely. It means organisations must be able to learn from their mistakes and continuously improve. Underpinning this is the concept of a ‘just culture’.
For doctors wishing to become MCA approved for carrying out seafarer medical examinations.
Electro-technical officers (ETOs)The ETO CoC was introduced to give those working in these capacities formal recognition of their technical abilities and provide an international standard which would enhance...
UKAD Chief Executive Andy Parkinson has been re-elected as Chair of CAHAMA
Analysis of the annual counts of the number of people registered to vote in 2013, including comparisons over time and between the UK constituent countries.
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.
Peter Mann, Head of the CPS Yorkshire and Humberside Complex Casework Unit, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has been working closely with West Yorkshire Police in connection with the death of Ann Maguire at...
Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, said: "The prosecution in this case has proved Max Clifford's guilt beyond reasonable doubt and the jury in this case decided that they were sure Max Clifford was...
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that Freddie Starr should not be prosecuted for any offence.
Speaking at Regent’s Park College, which has strong links to the 19th century abolitionist movement, the Karen Bradley argued that tackling the organised criminal nature of modern slavery is a different challenge...
Registration is now open for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) conference on 23rd June 2014, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE.
Book...
Thousands of people in jobs where it is not traditional to save in a pension including sales assistants, technicians and dinner ladies are building up retirement savings for the first time, according to new data...
All organisations active in the UK who supply, or make use of, the space sector are invited to participate. The survey has historically split the space economy into upstream and downstream segments. The 2014 ...
Updated: Updated to remove the attachments and added a link to access infection control advice from PHE's health protection website.
Public Health England (PHE) was today (2 May 2014) advised of a suspected...
The government is consulting on proposals to recover tax and tax credit debts from businesses and individuals that are able but are actively refusing to pay what they owe.
Announced at Budget 2014...
DECC’s latest offshore oil and gas licensing round, which closed for applications on Friday 25 April, has received a strong response with 173 applications from industry for around 370 blocks.
Energy Minister...
The draft codes of practice on preventing illegal working and avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working have been laid in Parliament on Tuesday 6 May 2014 pursuant to section 19 and section...
Communications between Defra and the Agricultural Biotechnology Council (ABC) on the Agri-Tech Strategy since 1st January 2012.
This guide contains an overview of all the important tasks university technical college (UTC) proposer groups need to complete between the approval of their application and the opening of the UTC.
This guide contains an overview of the important tasks studio school proposer groups need to complete between the approval of their application and the opening of the studio school.
Updated: Following a further request all correspondence have now been published.
Details of meetings and correspondence between Defra and 5 named sugar organisations.
The response refers to correspondence...
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) meets with Code Compliance Officers (CCOs) individually, on a quarterly basis. The GCA explains issues that have been raised by suppliers and others and discusses the ongoing...
Updated: Updated and condensed existing guidance into a new handbook for individuals and organisations that support PIP claimants.
This handbook is intended for individuals and organisations that support...
Updated: Quarter 1 and 3 added to this publication
This report shows international travel undertaken by Ministry of Justice Senior Officials at SCS2 (or equivalent) and above. The report includes bookings...
Updated: Text in the summary section has been amended.
This is a list of the Acts and Statutory Instruments that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are responsible for.
The Scotland Act 2012 represents the largest ever transfer of fiscal powers from Westminster to the devolved Scottish Parliament.
The Act was granted Royal Assent in May 2012 and represents the largest...
Updated: The following gas meter MID type approval certificate has a new revision: UK/0120/SGS0089: Landis + Gyr, E06*4* 56, Issue 6.
This publication contains a downloadable list of gas meter type approval...
Registration is now open for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) conference on 23rd June 2014, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE.
Book...
Public Health England (PHE) is supporting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Clean your Hands campaign today (5 May 2014) by making that which is invisible, visible.
Our hands touch hundreds, possibly...
The bridge operates independently of the harbour’s lock gates so access for vessels will be unaffected. An alternative pedestrian route is available around the perimeter of the harbour and will be clearly signposted...
Speaking at a Council of Europe meeting in Vienna this morning, the Foreign Secretary said:
Using girls as the spoils of war and the spoils of terrorism is disgusting and immoral. It should show everybody...
The detachment of 4 Typhoon multi-role fighter aircraft arrived at Siauliai Air Base on 28 April, ahead of a 4-month deployment alongside the Polish Air Force, providing reassurance to Nato allies in Lithuania...
This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK’s official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
FOI request: Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) assessment rate period, savings threshold and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) rate.
Updated: Latest Investment & Risk update for April 2014 is available.
A round-up of forecasts and data with a special focus feature in each issue.
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) meets with Code Compliance Officers (CCOs) quarterly and plans to meet as a group at intervals during the year. These meetings allow the Adjudicator to provide an update ...
Public Health England (PHE) was today (2 May 2014) advised of a suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) in a person flying from Riyadh to Chicago and transiting through London on Thursday...
Drivers who cause death or serious injuries on the roads when they have been banned from driving will face long jail sentences, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today (6 May 2014).
The law will...
The surgeries, planned for next week, follow earlier drop-in sessions at Stoke St Gregory and Burrowbridge attended by dozens of local residents.
Anyone who has been affected by or has concerns about ...
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Agricultural Market Reports page provides access to weekly or monthly price information on headings Fruit, vegetables, flowers & pot plants, Cereals, Eggs & Poultry, Feeding Stuffs, Finished Stock, Hay & Straw, ...
Virgin Money has produced an innovative three minute video to give the basic facts about pensions in an easy to understand fashion. You can view the video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Catherine Lee, Director General of Law and Access to Justice in the Ministry of Justice, has today announced that Jeff James has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive and Keeper, The National Archives...
The law will be changed so disqualified drivers will face up to 10 years in prison if they cause death, and up to four years imprisonment if they cause serious injuries. These much tougher maximum sentences are...
Britain’s leading construction firms have joined a digital celebration of the hundreds of infrastructure projects creating jobs and growth across the country.
Visit the We are #BuildingBritain Tumblr...
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Agricultural Market Reports page provides access to weekly or monthly price information on headings Fruit, vegetables, flowers & pot plants, Cereals, Eggs & Poultry, Feeding Stuffs, Finished Stock, Hay & Straw, ...