Updated: Consular fees updated 1 September 2014

Fees are non-refundable, subject to change and an official receipt must be given for all fees.

The Fast Stream programme offers talented graduates a quicker route to leadership and the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

Learn more about the different Fast Stream schemes and apply...

With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on this weekend’s European Council, and on the measures we are taking to defeat extremism and keep our country safe.

First, on the Council...

Updated: Added new firing times commencing 1 September 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such...

Updated: Updated operational guidance note: Afghanistan- Issued June 2013: reissued September 2014.

Country information and guidance reports are used by UK Visas and Immigrations officials to make decisions...

Updated: July 2014 data added

Information on the Ministry of Justice, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies’ paybills for 2010 to 2014; its workforce as at 31 March 2011; and a monthly...

The UK’s 5 goals for the NATO summit, which takes place on 4 to 5 September 2014 in Newport, Wales.

For the latest updates visit the NATO Summit Wales 2014 homepage and @NATOWales on Twitter...

I regret to inform the House that there was an inaccuracy in the answer given by the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Stephen Hammond) to Parliamentary Question 195584 on 10 April 2014 (Official...

New figures show the government has approved an unprecedented number of new schools since 2010. More than 400 new free schools and technical schools have been approved across England, amounting to more than 200...

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority helpline will be closed from 5pm Thursday 4 to 12.30pm Monday 8 September while they move to new premises. You can still apply for criminal injuries compensation on...

Good afternoon everyone.

It’s great to be here today, a day of firsts and lasts.

The first time I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at a BPI event.

And, sadly, the last time Tony Wadsworth...

Rail Minister Claire Perry has welcomed the successful completion of platform works at London Bridge station, describing it as a “major milestone” in the Government’s £6.5 billion Thameslink Programme...

Alan will be chair of the agency’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.

Insolvency Service chair David Ereira said:

Alan and Tracey bring valuable experience and fresh insights that will help...

the first ever UK-Turkey Health Week will see the UK Business Ambassador for Healthcare & Life Sciences, Lord Kakkar, host a delegation from the 1 to 3 September 2014 potential opportunities in the Turkish...

The following people were given a Points of Light award in September 2014 (the numbering continues from August’s winners):

98. Gaby Eirew (London)

Gaby wins the award for setting up www.recordmenow...

Royal Air Force No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) has formally handed over the role of supporting nation in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The handover ceremony...

The Home Office today announced work to connect Northern Ireland’s criminal records to the rest of the UK has been completed.

It means all criminal records and associated fingerprints can be searched ...

A peer-reviewed paper which describes a study to evaluate the probability of detecting low concentrations of the horse DNA target using the PCR-CE/FA0220 method (the PCR-CE approach described in the Department...

The London homelessness social impact bond project, was launched in November 2012. It was designed to bring in additional finance to support innovative services aimed at improving outcomes for a cohort of 830...

Households remain reluctant to resume spending despite earlier expectations of policy makers and experts. This is due to sluggish wage improvements not matching inflation. Shrinking household real (inflation ...

Colombian economic policy over the next four years will follow the priorities set out by President Santos during his inauguration - peace, equality and education. Spending will focus on long term projects to ...

Egyptian-Saudi engineering consultancy Dar Al Handassah wins bid to design the master plan of for huge industrial and logistics hub around Suez Canal, while work expanding and deepening the waterway continues...

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Updated: Added updated impact assessment.

This impact assessment quantifies the costs and savings associated with the government’s programme of reforms to local audit set out in the Local Audit and Accountability...

The fire and rescue bulletin for September 2014 covers:

Emergency Services Mobile Communication Programme: Invitation to Tender statistical release: fire incidents response times, England 2013 to 2014...

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 form and guidance notes

This form is for someone who was adopted and wants to get their birth certificate information. Use this form if you live in the UK.

Read the guidance notes...

Updated: Updated form and guidance notes

This form is for someone who was adopted and wants to get their birth certificate information.

Use this form if you don’t live in the UK.

Read the...

Updated: Added updated firing times for September 2014.

The firing times presented in PDF format are web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry’s, smart phones and tablets.

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A letter to the Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) from Minister Edwin Poots MLA, response to the NHSPRB’s 28th report.

This framework agreement sets out how the department and Network Rail will interact in terms of corporate governance and financial management. The department and Network Rail have drafted this document on the...

This document enables Network Rail to borrow money direct from government, instead of from the markets. This improves value for money for taxpayers.

The &pound;30.3 billion loan facility agreement...

This memorandum of understanding sets out an agreement between the Department for Transport and the Scottish ministers. The agreement outlines how DfT and the Scottish ministers will interact with regards to ...

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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Updated: Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Durham and Tees Valley to improve job prospects for Romania speaking Polish and Czech Nationals.

Jobcentre Plus wants partnerships with local...

Updated: The 'Specimen pre-measurement letter to primary care practitioners' has been uploaded.

National child measurement programme (NCMP) operational guidance, as part of the government’s commitment to...

T17 EIRs: information about the proposed changes to the waste exemption known as T17 allowing the crushing of waste fluorescent tubes.

Updated: Approved doctors list updated (01/09/14)

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...

This statutory guidance is for:

governing bodies of maintained schools proprietors of academies management committees of pupil referral units

The guidance is based on good practice. It is also ...

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of a young mother and her child, by providing a dangerous gas oven installed in the house a court has heard.

HSE Chair Judith Hackitt responds to Manchester Evening News article – “Award-winning gardeners told: ‘Your flower pots are a bloomin’ health hazard’”, 28 August 2014.

Reaching our 30th birthday is a perfect time for reflection; reflecting on what we have achieved not just in this year but since The Pensions Advisory Service started, what do we spend our time doing and how...

Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service, said, "In November 2013 the CPS received a file concerning an allegation against one individual, a former soldier, of misconduct in public office...

Each month, the CPS celebrates the outstanding work of teams and individuals up and down the country by publishing their stories on the CPS website.

Please note that the GAR changed with effect from 01 September 2014 to € 1.25. This affects the statutory sickness and maternity rates. For further details click here

Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has today (1 September) urged UK businesses to boost their trade links with key trading partner China by leading the first ever ministerial delegation to ...

Updated: News - UK aid drop to Amerli on 31 August

The situation in Northern Iraq remains deeply worrying and we condemn the barbaric attacks waged by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) terrorists...

In December 2013, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that, due to a change in European reporting rules, Network Rail Limited with all of its subsidiaries would be reclassified as a central government...

The most recent National Careers Service Job Confidence Index shows that the nation’s job confidence has been steadily increasing, since the Index was first released in August 2013.

4 out of 5 ...

New figures show the government has approved an unprecedented number of new schools since 2010. More than 400 new free schools and technical schools have been approved across England, amounting to more than 200...

Farmers attending the Tillage Live 2014 agricultural event in Gloucestershire next week can talk with Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) experts on how new European ‘greening’ environmental measures will affect...

An outbreak of KHV disease has been confirmed at Puddledock Farm Fisheries, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, Essex.

The site is now subject to statutory controls to prevent or limit the spread of the...

An outbreak of KHV disease has been confirmed at Slough House Lake, China Lane, Bulphan, Upminster, Essex.

The site is now subject to statutory controls to prevent or limit the spread of the disease...

Updated: Republished to include discussion paper in gov.uk email alerts.

The government wants to make it easier for local residents and firms to challenge unfair, disproportionate or unreasonable parking...

Updated: added Speyside CHP Plant to 'signed' projects and removed University of Roehampton

This table lists the status of projects that are currently prequalified for the UK Guarantees scheme and are seeking...

The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) landscape has seen a radical shift recently with the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI). The vast majority of those operating payroll schemes now report PAYE information to...

Updated: Updated 'Primary school academy conversion' and 'Secondary school academy conversion' documents to reflect the addition of email addresses.

These forms and checklists are designed to guide schools...

Updated: FIS user guide known issues v11 uploaded 01 September 2014

Funding Information System (FIS)

FIS is one of a number of software packages freely available to further education providers, to assist...

Decision reference: ADA2616, 2617, 2644 to 2650, 2668, 2673 to 2675, 2678 to 2683, 2685 to 2687, 2695, 2702 and 2704 to 2709

Type of decision: referral of admission arrangements - partially upheld

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34 teaching schools took part in this school-based enquiry within their own alliance schools. School leaders will be able to use the findings when considering their own assessment systems.

This research identifies elements of good practice which are influential in closing the gap in children’s attainment. Primary schools will be able to use the findings, tools and recommendations to tackle their...

Updated: Added Triforce Recruit, Systems Devices UK

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support for the...

Updated: Added Brunsdon Financial Services Ltd.

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support for the armed...

Updated: Added Penna PLC, Portsmouth Aviation

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support for the armed...

Updated: Added 1st Gear Motorcycle Training

About the corporate covenant

The corporate covenant is a voluntary pledge made by organisations who wish to demonstrate their concrete support for the armed ...

Decision reference: LAN0059

Type of decision: land transfer - upheld

School type: foundation

School phase: secondary

Local authority: Staffordshire

Admissions authority...

Updated: Exchange rate updated on 1 September 2014.

Credit or debit card

We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Maestro. Please note that we will not accept card payments for:

...

Updated: Application and data collection form for in-service teacher training added.

The scheme is for providers (the colleges or training organisations that are the employers for the purposes of this scheme...

Updated: Updated document.

Names the Agency’s senior management and outlines what they are accountable for and the responsibilities of their teams.

Updated: Updated to include data for July 2014.

Monthly workforce management information for the period covering April 2014 to March 2015 will be added to this page so that it can be downloaded.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) publication on what the UK offers international businesses looking to expand overseas. Includes information about:

employment and skills tax finance and banking property...

Updated: Framework added

Short paper outlining the role of local action groups in funding allocation, and listing LEADER resources and updates.

Updated: Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 September 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...

Updated: The Secretary of State has now confirmed that the first allocation round for Contracts for Difference will commence on 14 October 2014 and has issued a Framework Notice together with the final Allocation...

Food Science and Technology published an article which outlines the need for reliable methods for the detection and quantification of food allergens, and for well-defined reference materials and reliable methods...

Updated: Updated application form.

This form should only be completed once you’ve read the SCF guide.

Funding for pilot arts and health project

Contribute to Sir Robert Francis' review into creating an open and safe reporting culture in the NHS.

Last month saw the naming of the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. Weighing in at 65,000 tonnes and with a flight deck measuring in at 4.5 acres, she is the largest warship ever built...

My Noble friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Baroness Kramer), made the following ministerial statement on Thursday 24 July:

My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of...

On 4 August 2014 the Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced that Judith Paterson had been appointed as a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

Welcoming Judith to...

Updated: Republished to include announcement in gov.uk email alerts.

A new right could allow local residents or local firms to raise-up a petition that will require a council review of the use of yellow...

Updated: Added translation

The RAF’s Red Arrows will be joined by aircraft from across the NATO alliance for the flypast over the summit at the Celtic Manor resort on Friday 5 September at 9am.

As children return to the classroom this week, the Environment Agency is working with the Angling Trust to encourage schools to promote fishing to pupils.

The Environment Agency and the Angling Trust...

Mervyn Walker and Simon Ricketts have joined the HMRC Board as successors to Philippa Hird and Norman Pickavance, who recently left their roles.

Both appointees bring a wide range of senior management...

Immigration and Security Minister (James Brokenshire):

Today we have completed work to connect Northern Ireland criminal records to those of the rest of the UK. For the first time, this will provide interoperability...

Dignitaries on the dais, Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am delighted to be here today and to share a platform with senior decision-makers from the Government and business leaders, whose presence here demonstrates...

Commenting on Israel’s decision on 31 August to expropriate almost 990 acres of privately owned Palestinian land near Bethlehem, the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:

The UK deplores the Israeli...

An estimated 11,000 UK medium-sized businesses could benefit to the tune of &pound;8 million a year as result of changes to accounting rules announced by government today (1 September 2014).

The measures...

A third national computed tomography (CT) survey for the UK has provided a useful snapshot of patient doses for 2011. Scan details for some 47,000 individual patients (rather than standard protocols as principally...

These XML schema files are for suppliers developing software that will help local authorities and schools submit data for the school census autumn 2014 to summer 2015.

Updated: Updated the pharmacy purchasing points list

The document can be filtered in various ways to produce individual purchasing point lists for each buying group currently in England. This could be at...

Updated: Section 9 has been amended to describe when we will issue a plan with a search of the index map result.

This guide gives details of the information held on the index map and advice on how to apply...

Updated: Summaries of completed interviews July 2014 updated

The Interview Protocol describes who might be interviewed, the procedure for issuing invitations, the running of the interviews and a subsequent...

Updated: Updated calendar of statistical releases.

DECC’s timetable of statistical releases for twelve months ahead is detailed below; all releases are National Statistics unless stated otherwise. The timetable...

Updated: Added form for Autumn 2014.

This guidance is intended to help local authorities, in partnership with other local agencies, to evaluate the extent of rough sleeping in their area by carrying out...

This letter provides school workforce census (SWF) contacts in both local authorities and academies with important information in readiness for the 2014 collection.

Information about the SWF, including...

Starting from the 1st of September 2014, every vacuum cleaner on sale in the EU will carry an energy label and be rated from A-G for performance, dust re-emission, noise level and power consumption. Additionally...

The charity has objects to advance education in Bangladesh for young people who are socially or economically disadvantaged by providing or supporting practical and vocational training.

The Commission ...

The new Children and Families Act will offer simpler, improved and consistent help for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

As well as protecting the schools...

The event, which runs from Tuesday 2 to Sunday 7 September, is expected to attract 40,000 people over the five days and may affect journey times along the A3, particularly between 9am and 1pm.

Road users...

Updated: Updated EFA business cycle wallplanners added for September 2014 to August 2015.

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) business cycle 2014 sets out important, useful information for the 12 months ...

Section 41 of the Act allows the Secretary of State, by order, to publish a list of approved independent special institutions (Independent Special Schools – England and Wales and Special Post-16 institutions) ...

Updated: Published revised version with latest information on the sustainable procurement strategy.

The DWP Sustainable Procurement Strategy ensures that we specify sustainable goods and services wherever...

Updated: Added new firing times for the period 6 to 12 September 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 ...

We want to know your views on a proposal to extend the current residency requirement for EU nationals in England from 3 years to 5 years, before they can receive higher education living cost support.

...

Updated: Added 12 new FOI responses regarding Correct EED option, video conferencing systems, project licences related to Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, RM Police investigations, Operation Banner, ...

Updated: Added 'Admissions transfer file: example file'.

Admissions schema (not including ATF)

Schema files for admissions transfer files (APT, ADT, AOT, ASL and ALT) version 11 are for use in the 2014 ...

This statutory guidance is for:

governing bodies of maintained schools proprietors of academies management committees of pupil referral units

The guidance is based on good practice. It is also ...

Updated: Added vacancy for a class teacher in Dhekelia Primary School and in the British Section, SHAPE International School.

A list of current Service Children’s Education teaching vacancies.

Related...

Thirty six of DFID’s suppliers, including a mix of large and small private sector companies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), attended the event alongside senior DFID representatives for a day of discussions...

The attached document is classified by HM Revenue and Customs as a Tariff Stop Press notice and includes notification of changes to the monthly trade euro rate.

Health Education England has published for consultation its ‘Widening Participation: It Matters’ strategy. The strategy sets out the context and drivers for the strategy, proposed goals and an initial set of ...

Over 1,500 athletes competing at the Sainsbury’s 2014 School Games will attend an anti-doping education workshop

Law enforcement has an important role to play in the fight against doping in sport, says UKAD's Pat Myhill

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr Barry Dodd CBE as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for North Yorkshire to succeed Lord Crathorne when he retires after 15 years in office on 12 September 2014.

Biographical...

I regret to inform the House that there was an inaccuracy in the answer given by the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Stephen Hammond) to Parliamentary Question 1295584 on 10 April 2014 (Official...

This guide is for:

social care practitioners social care commissioners

It explains the duties and responsibilities of social care professionals who deal with children and young people with special...

Updated: Published revised versions of chapters 2, 3a and 13.

This programme-specific guidance sets out the essential things you need to know about the Work Programme. Background information is also included...

This MOT special notice contains information on the MOT modernisation project’s new web-based MOT testing system and the IT specification.

This guide is for:

school governing bodies, including non-maintained special schools academy proprietors, including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools pupil referral unit...

This guide is for:

further education colleges sixth-form colleges 16 to 19 academies independent specialist colleges

It explains the duties and responsibilities of further education providers ...

Updated: Changes to legislation - the eligibility guidance and child workforce document have both been updated to include some new entries about the introduction of child minder agencies by Ofsted. These show...

This Freedom of Information response also explains how to get monthly data on this subject using the DWP tabulation tool.

Updated: Updated weekly prices and weekly dataset.

Weekly and monthly publications give the average wholesale prices of selected home-grown horticultural produce. The prices are national averages of the...

This data is provided for each month from April 2012 to July 2014 and is shown for each of the following Jobcentre Plus offices:

Chippenham Devizes Salisbury Trowbridge

Over 1,500 athletes competing at the Sainsbury’s 2014 School Games will attend an anti-doping education workshop

Organised by the Footwear and Leather Industry Health and Safety Committee (FLIHSC), topics to be covered on the day will include: legionella, occupational disease and managing health and safety.

On 26 August 2014 the Deputy Prime Minister launched the Dadabhai Naoroji Awards. These 3 new annual awards celebrate the work of individuals who have furthered UK–India relations either in:

culture...

Updated: Added link to nomination form and deadline for nominations.

Find out more about the Deputy Prime Minister’s trade visit to India.

On the second day of his trade mission to ...

Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has today (1 September) urged UK businesses to boost their trade links with key trading partner China by leading the first ever ministerial delegation to ...