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06 October 2014

Contractor fined for worker’s 60ft tree fall
seen at 20:30, 6 October in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
A tree surgeon dislocated his hip after falling more than 18 metres to the ground when the limb of a diseased tree he was working on gave way, a court heard today.
Recycling firm in court after worker loses arm
seen at 20:30, 6 October in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
An Ayrshire waste recycling firm has been fined for serious safety failings after an agency worker severed his left arm at the shoulder while clearing a conveyor belt blockage.
Press release: Minister for the Middle East visits the Gaza Strip
seen at 20:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

British Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood MP visited the Gaza Strip today. He was the first British Minister to travel to Gaza since this summer’s conflict.

Mr Ellwood visited the Shujaiyya...

Press release: Foreign Secretary discusses ISIL with Iraqi Vice President
seen at 20:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Today, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met Dr Ayad Allawi, Vice President of Iraq, in London. Speaking after the meeting, the Foreign Secretary said:

Vice President Allawi and I agreed that the international...

Guidance: Whitehall publisher 'press release' format
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Read ‘Content types’ to find out more about when and how to use this content type.

Guidance: Whitehall publisher 'detailed guide' format
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

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Guidance: Whitehall publisher 'working for' format
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

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Guidance: Whitehall publisher 'publication scheme' format
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Read ‘Content types’ to find out more about when and how to use this content type.

Form: Hen harriers: licence to feed them on grouse moors
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows landowners and their representatives to establish and maintain feeding stations near to hen harrier nests, for the purpose of reducing red grouse predation. It covers the dates 1 April to ...

Form: Badgers: licence to use prohibited methods to trap them
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to use live-capture cage traps and artificial light against badgers. To use this licence you’ll need a separate licence, issued under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, that allows you...

Form: Badgers: licence to use prohibited methods to shoot them at night
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to use visible artificial light and image-intensifying equipment against badgers. To use this licence you’ll need a separate licence, issued under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, that...

Form: Badgers: licence to interfere with setts for forestry purposes
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to interfere with badger setts while conducting forestry operations. The operations covered by this licence are:

felling, snedding and converting trees with hand-held chainsaws or...
Form: Badgers: licence to interfere with setts for drainage purposes
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting watercourse or drainage maintenance operations. The licence covers the following activities:

cutting bank vegetation...
Form: Report action taken under licences CL26 and CL27
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

If you have a licence to interfere with badger setts for forestry purposes (CL26) or for watercourse and drainage purposes (CL27), you’re required to provide Natural England with an annual report of all the actions...

Form: Badgers: licence to interfere with setts for development purposes
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts during development work. The licence covers housing developments, the construction of pipelines and the building of new fences.

Form: Badgers: licence to interfere with setts to prevent damage
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of preventing damage or the spread of disease, or for agricultural, forestry and drainage purposes.

Apply ...
Form: Badgers: licence to interfere with setts during archaeological digs
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to interfere with a badger sett during archaeological investigations or for the purpose of preserving a scheduled monument.

Apply for this licence

Complete...

Form: Badgers: survey or research licence
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to do any of the following while carrying out surveys, research for scientific or educational purposes, or conservation work:

kill, take, sell or possess...
Form: Badgers: report action taken under licences A01 and A26
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

If you have a licence to interfere with badger setts for archaeological purposes (A26) or a licence to prevent damage or the spread of disease (A01), you’re required to provide Natural England with an annual ...

Form: Birds: licence to kill or take them for air safety purposes
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows aerodrome managers to kill or take wild birds in their aerodromes or in the vicinity of them. The birds that may be taken with this licence in an aerodrome, or within a 13 kilometer radius...

Guidance: Whitehall publisher 'personal information charter' format
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Read ‘Content types’ to find out more about when and how to use this content type.

Form: Birds: licence to catch them on food premises
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows the owners or managers of food premises to catch wild birds that have become trapped on their premises. The birds covered by this licence are:

blackbirds house sparrows robins ...
Guidance: Universal Support – delivered locally: information for local authorities
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Rebranding the ‘Local Support Services Framework’ as ‘Universal Support – delivered locally’ brings the service into the Universal Credit family and reflects that the support itself will be available and delivered...

Form: Badgers: report action taken under a survey or research licence
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You can use this form to report action taken under your licence or to renew a licence.

You must send this form to Natural England within 2 weeks of your licence expiring, even if you don’t take any action...

Form: Edible dormice: licence to trap them
seen at 18:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to trap edible dormice (also known as fat dormice) to preserve public health and safety and to prevent serious damage to crops, fruit, timber and other property. It allows you to use the...

Form: White-clawed crayfish: survey or research licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to survey white-clawed crayfish (or Atlantic stream crayfish) by:

hand hand net crayfish trap (you must follow Environment Agency guidelines for traps and need written...
Form: Little whirlpool ramshorn snails: licence for ditch maintenance
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to maintain drainage ditches and other water bodies inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails (also known as lesser whirlpool ramshorn snails). It allows you to do the following while...

Form: Smooth snakes and sand lizards: apply for a mitigation licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You need a mitigation licence if your work will have impacts on smooth snakes and sand lizards that would otherwise be illegal, such as:

capturing, killing, disturbing or injuring them (on purpose or by...
Form: Method statement to support a mitigation licence application
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The method statement is used by Natural England to make sure that the proposed work won’t have a harmful effect on the protected species concerned.

This statement requires knowledge of the species and...

Form: Reference to support a protected species licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You need to give written references to support a licence application if:

you haven’t held a licence for the species (or a similar species) in the last 3 years (2 references needed) you have a licence ...
Form: Natterjack toads: apply for a mitigation licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You need a mitigation licence if your work will have impacts on natterjack toads that would otherwise be illegal, such as:

capturing, killing, disturbing or injuring them (on purpose or by not taking enough...
Form: Protected plants: apply for a licence to take them
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence take the following plants for scientific, educational or conservation purposes:

the European protected species (as listed in schedule 5 of the Conservation...
Form: Mink, coypu and grey squirrels: apply for a licence to keep them
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to keep 3 non-indigenous mammal species – mink, coypu and grey squirrels – for exhibition or for scientific or educational purposes.

Apply for this licence...
Form: Seals: apply for a licence to kill or take them
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to kill or take seals in rivers. Any other applications relating to the killing or taking of seals must be made to the Marine Management Organisation.

Apply...
Form: Great crested newts: survey or research licence (level 2)
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to survey great crested newts using:

pitfall traps – you must notify Natural England before using these traps (not covered by level 1 licences) hand nets torches aquatic...
Form: Deer: apply for a licence to take them alive
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to take deer alive for scientific or educational purposes or to relocate them.

Apply for this licence

To apply for this licence, complete the licence ...

Form: Deer: apply for a licence to shoot them
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this application form to apply for a licence to shoot deer during closed season or at night. Under this licence, deer may be shot during closed season to prevent the deterioration of natural heritage or for...

Form: Rabbits: make a complaint about them
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This form should be used if you’re suffering significant crop damage caused by rabbits coming from neighbouring land, and your neighbour is refusing to control them. Occupiers of land in a rabbit clearance area...

Form: European protected species: apply for a mitigation licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You need a mitigation licence if your work will have impacts on European protected species that would otherwise be illegal, such as:

capturing, killing, disturbing or injuring them (on purpose or by not...
Form: Report action taken under a protected species licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You can use this form to report action taken under your licence, or to renew a licence.

You must send this form to Natural England within 2 weeks of your licence expiring, even if you don’t take any action...

Form: Great crested newts: survey or research licence (level 1)
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This licence allows you to survey great crested newts using:

hand nets torches aquatic funnel traps (including bottle traps)

This licence does not cover pitfall traps (you need a level 2 licence...

Form: Great crested newts: report survey or research licence actions
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You must report any action taken under a great crested newt survey or research licence (level 1 and 2). You must send in the form even if no action is taken.

This must be done by 31 October each year...

Form: Great crested newts: apply for a mitigation licence
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

You need a mitigation licence if your work will have impacts on great crested newts that would otherwise be illegal, such as:

capturing, killing, disturbing or injuring them (on purpose or by not taking...
Research and analysis: Health Protection Report volume 8 (2014)
seen at 18:30, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: HPR 8(38) PDF updated

Health Protection Report (HPR) is a weekly bulletin containing a digest of health protection news and regular reporting from Public Health England on infections (routine microbiological...

Press release: New digital GPS devices for RPA inspectors
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Advanced new GPS mapping devices are being used by Rural Payments Agency (RPA) inspectors this autumn, allowing pinpoint accuracy to within half a metre.

The new Leica CS25 device means the RPA has the...

Press release: Foreign Office Minister condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Removal of an incorrect link.

Foreign Office Minister Mr Duddridge said:

I am shocked and saddened by reports that nine Nigerien soldiers serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping...

Press release: UK and Canada respond to sexual violence by ISIL in Iraq
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

There continue to be reports from Iraq of sexual violence and slavery being inflicted on women and children by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).

Later this month the UK and Canada will...

News story: Historic UK-Ireland Visa Deal Signed
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Today’s MOU will allow the UK and Ireland to share data and exchange information which will be used to inform and determine immigration decisions and allow visitors from India and China to travel more easily ...

News story: ISIL: UK government response
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with link to UK/Canada response to sexual violence by ISIL in Iraq.

On Friday 26 September the Prime Minister spoke in Parliament on the UK’s role in tackling ISIL in Iraq (Islamic State...

Press release: UK Export Finance announces first Direct Lending Facility loan
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, today announced the first contract to be supported by the Direct Lending Facility (DLF). The enhanced DLF was announced by the Chancellor as part...

Press release: PM meeting with Prime Minister Valls of France: October 2014
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Following the meeting, a Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister met the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, at Downing Street this morning. They were joined by the Chancellor for productive...

News story: Points of Light: October 2014 winners
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added recipient 125: Phil Reddall.

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

122. Mark Heath (Cambridgeshire...
Speech: Nicky Morgan speaks about women in business
seen at 18:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

I’d like to start by thanking the Wealth Management Association for their kind invitation to join everyone here today at your annual conference.

It is a real privilege to speak to one of the most important...

Guidance: DBS Disclosure News: September 2014
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the Welsh version of September's DBS Disclosure News.

update service news application form reference numbers application form replenishment exercise instant checks speed up recruitment...
Decision: Freshwaters Primary Academy
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Decision reference: ADA2692

Type of decision: objection to admission arrangements - upheld

School type: academy

School phase: primary

Local authority: Essex county council

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Guidance: S to T signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a signed pledge for TQ 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...

Form: Additional CPH for an officially TB free cattle business: application
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Most cattle businesses are represented as a single holding and only need one County Parish Holding (CPH) number. This can cover land up to 10 miles in England and Wales and 5 miles in Scotland from the...

Open consultation: Minimum excise tax
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Closing date extended to 12:00am on 15 October

The government is interested in whether a MET could help support tobacco policy in its role to protect future revenues and reduce smoking rates, ...

International treaty: [EU] EU/Ukraine: Association Agreement on Atomic Energy Community
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Publication Title: Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part

Form: Capital payments and receipts return
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added CPR2: capital payments and receipts return 2014 to 2015 and guidance notes.

CPR form to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.

Research and analysis: Hong Kong: Occupy and the economy- report dated 6 October
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Report assesses the impact of the street protests on the Hong Kong economy. Confidence in the economy is holding up well, though short term impacts for retail and tourism.

Corporate report: Rural Payments Agency (RPA) Performance 2014 to 2015
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Download the document to view a breakdown of how the Rural Payments Agency performed against our indicators and commitments between April and June 2014 as outlined in the current business plan.

Form: Consolidate, sub-divide, redeem shares or re-convert stock into shares (SH02)
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Use this form to give notice of consolidation, sub-division, redemption of shares, or re-conversion of stock into shares.

The continuation pages are optional. Use them if you need to provide more details...

FOI release: Recruitment of full time senior civil servants into Defra
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Recruitment FOI: numbers of individuals recruited into Defra’s senior civil service from: within their current department; within a different government department or national public agency; or outside these ...

Statistical data set: Vessel lists over 10 metres
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: October list published

Vessel lists include details of administrative port, home port, port letters and number, vessel name, Registry of Shipping and Seamen number and overall length.

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Statistical data set: Vessel lists 10 metres and under
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: October vessel list published

Vessel lists include details of administrative port, home port, port letters and number, vessel name, Registry of Shipping and Seamen number and overall length.

Notice: Somerset Levels and Moors: reducing the risk of flooding
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Briefin note for 3 October added in place of the briefing for 19 September.

This document explains how the Environment Agency is working with partners in Somerset on a 20 year flood action plan...

Guidance: A to B signed pledges: armed forces corporate covenant
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a signed pledge for Alternate Forces.

About the corporate covenant

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

FOI release: FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 6 October 2014
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 6 October 2014.

Statistics: Work Programme statistical summary: data to 30 June 2014
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced data tables with updated version (added previously missing data to table 1.3: Percentage of monthly intakes of Referrals to the Work Programme achieving a Job Outcome within 12 months following...

Guidance: Supervised Jobsearch Pilot : DWP Provider Guidance
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This DWP provider guidance supports the prime provider in the delivery of the Supervised Jobsearch Pilot scheme.

Form: Quarterly revenue outturn
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated form, guidance notes and mapping document for quarter 2, 2014 to 2015.

Quarterly revenue outturn form to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.

Correspondence: Circular 016/2014: police pensions – scheme governance arrangements
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).
broad subject: police service sub category: police pensions implementation date: 10/10/2014 from: Crime and Policing Group (CPG) – policing directorate, police workforce and efficiency unit for more information...
Notice: Catfield, Norfolk: abstraction licences
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updates to the What is happening and Public consultation sections

This document explains how the Environment Agency is reviewing 2 applications to renew abstraction licences held by Mr Alston at...

Form: Notify a purchase of own shares
seen at 16:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This form can be used to give notice of a purchase by a limited company of its own shares. This form must be received at Companies House within 28 days of the purchase.

Family Arts Festival returns with a bumper selection of events
seen at 16:31, 6 October in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Family Arts Festival returns with a bumper selection of events
RBL Money Force Presentation
seen at 16:30, 6 October in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Money Force is a programme delivered by The Royal British Legion in partnership with the Ministry of Defence providing advice and guidance to all military personnel and their dependants.

The aim ...

Anglo-German Carol Service
seen at 16:30, 6 October in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

The annual Anglo-German carol service will take place at the Stadt Hall in Bergen on the 1st Dec 2014.

*Timings to follow nearer the date.

News story: Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) review of shortage occupation lists
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

The Minister for Immigration has written to the Chair of The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) authorising a review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and for Scotland.

Employers and sponsors...

Press release: Cable to bolster apprenticeship pay
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Business Secretary Vince Cable today (6 October 2014) outlined proposals to simplify and boost the national minimum wage for apprentices, making apprenticeships an even more financially attractive route...

News story: Tokyo Electron opens research centre in UK
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Japanese company Tokyo Electron Ltd (TEL) will work jointly with partners from academia and industry with plans to develop standardised Smart Cell Processing Technologies for cell culture and inspection...

Press release: Councils must protect our precious green belt land
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added link to new guidance published on 6 October 2014.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis said that thousands of brownfield sites are available ...

News story: Work begins on new Bermuda Park railway station in the West Midlands
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Rail Minister Claire Perry helped push the first spade into the ground at the site of the Bermuda Park station, marking the start of construction work.

The new connection on the Coventry and Nuneaton...

Press release: New digital GPS devices for RPA inspectors
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Advanced new GPS mapping devices are being used by Rural Payments Agency (RPA) inspectors this autumn, allowing pinpoint accuracy to within half a metre.

The new Leica CS25 device means the RPA has the...

Press release: Welsh Secretary underlines UK Government support for apprentices
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added picture

Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb today (6 October) underlined the UK government’s support for apprenticeships as he congratulated a group of apprentices from GE Aviation...

News story: Minister for Europe condemns serious Gibraltar incursion
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

In response to the incident, the Minister for Europe, the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, earlier called Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Gonzalo de Benito to express his grave concern.

Mr Lidington...

News story: First deal supported by UK Export Finance’s direct lending facility announced
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today (Monday 6 October) announced the first contract to be supported by UK Export Finance’s enhanced Direct Lending Facility (DLF), whilst on a regional tour...

News story: Chancellor celebrates Help to Buy, which has helped 5,000 West Midlands families
seen at 16:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Today (6 October 2014), Chancellor George Osborne is visiting the Kings Rise housing development in Birmingham to celebrate the government’s landmark Help to Buy housing scheme, which has helped 5,000 people ...

Guidance: School attendance
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced document to include updates to the section on Code C, on page 9.

This departmental advice is for:

headteachers governors alternative provision providers all school staff ...
Guidance: Overseas Business Risk - Peru
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This report looks at the intellectual property, organized crime, human rights, bribery and corruption and terrorism risks that UK businesses may face when operating in Peru.

Policy paper: Mental Capacity Act: government response to the House of Lords Select Committee report
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Easy read version of response added.

The government, together with our partners, has closely considered the 39 recommendations of the House of Lords. It has also reviewed inputs and insights received...

Transparency data: DFID payment performance 2014
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: September 2014 - 88.15% added

DFID payment performance 2014.

Transparency data: MOD: ministers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to December 2013
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated titles of files in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.

MOD publishes details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations, gifts (given and received), hospitality and overseas...

Transparency data: MOD: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to December 2013
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated titles of files in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.

MOD publishes quarterly details of special advisers’ meetings with senior media figures and any gifts or hospitality they received...

Transparency data: MOD: ministers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, May 2010 to December 2012
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended file titles in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.

MOD publishes details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations, gifts (given and received), hospitality and overseas travel...

Guidance: SCE recruitment: teaching vacancies
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added a new vacancy for King’s School, Gutersloh, Germany.

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

Related information Civil Service jobs website Service...
Transparency data: MOD: special advisers' meetings, January to December 2012
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated titles of files in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.

A quarterly updated list of meetings between special advisers, newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives...

Statistical data set: Live tables on local government finance
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Capital payments and receipts 2003 to Q4 2014 to 2015, England CPR 1-4

Capital forecast and capital payments and receipts

These live tables contain data derived from quarterly returns and...

Guidance: Finland – Consular Fees
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New consular fee table has been published.

A full list of Consular fees

Guidance: Large Sites Infrastructure Fund: due diligence
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Shortlisted bidders will be emailed details of the process for submitting due diligence information. Due diligence submissions must be completed and returned to the Homes and Communities Agency by 31 October ...

Guidance: Later life newsletter 60: October 2014
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The October newsletter covers items including:

First Contact Schemes the new Care Act living with dementia Money Advice Services Six Point Foundation makes grants Cabinet Office launches &...
Transparency data: IPO prompt supplier payments
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: September 2014 data added.

We publish information each month based on:

number of invoices paid during the month number of invoices paid within 3 working days or less number of invoices...
Research and analysis: Vietnam: Industrial growth boosts GDP
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Report on Vietnam’s economy shows GDP expanded by 6.4% year-on-year in third quarter 2014. Growth accelerated in both industrial and construction sectors.

Guidance: LRS: monthly headline report
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: LRS Monthly Headline report uploaded 6 October 2014.

This report shows summary counts of 40 report lines that are grouped into 7 sub-sets as trends for the last 6 months.

The seven sub-...

Guidance: Lulworth firing times
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for November 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 as Blackberry...

Guidance: Tregantle firing times
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for the period 27 October to 9 November 2014.

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

Guidance: Dartmoor firing times
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new firing times for the period commencing 6 October 2014.

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

Guidance: SFA: course directory
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Course directory October 2014 uploaded 6 October 2014

The course directory contains information from over 900 organisations including colleges, training providers and local education authorities...

Transparency data: DWP business plan transparency measures
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated 2 measures with latest data: 'Average age people stop working' and 'Proportion of customers for whom providers have achieved a Job Outcome payment at 12 months on the Work Programme.'

The...

Statutory guidance: Trade Marks Rules
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consolidated version added.

The Trade Marks Rules 2008 came into force on 1 October 2008 and these rules revoke and replace the Trade Marks Rules 2000.

Rule 83 of the Trade Marks Rules...

Form: SFA capital funding: capital evaluation documents
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Post occupancy evaluation documents have now been added to the page.

Use of funds statement

Colleges and training organisations which have one of the following approved capital projects from the...

Guidance: British-Irish visa scheme
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

From October 2014 Chinese and Indian nationals will be allowed to travel to the UK and Ireland using a single visa for certain short stay and visitor visas.

This guidance provides information on:

...
Guidance: SFA capital funding: cost model
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: An updated cost model document has now been published.

This cost model provides breakdowns of typical capital costs for new build and refurbishment in the further education sector.

Guidance: Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added memos 23 and 24/2014.

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

The introduction...

Guidance: Pakistan: country information and guidance
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New report on background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation, 06 October 2014.

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

Promotional material: Flu: pregnancy leaflet
seen at 14:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Poster to emphasise risk of flu, to pregnant women.

One individual informed that no further action will be taken in relation to two counts including conspiracy to intercept phone voicemail messages
seen at 14:30, 6 October in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service said, "The CPS has today [3 October 2014] decided that no further action will be taken in relation to an individual arrested on 30 August 2012...
Crown Prosecution Service offers clear guidance for prosecutors on 'revenge pornography'
seen at 14:30, 6 October in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
The CPS has today updated its legal guidance regarding the prosecution of communications sent via social media with a clear section that explains how current legislation can be used to prosecute offences involving...
News story: Vacancies for lawyers in the Treasury Solicitor's Department
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).
Job Title Lawyer - litigation and advisory Location London Salary &pound;35,582 to &pound;47,557 depending on PQE Application deadline Midday on Wednesday 29 ...
News story: Update on transfer of work and the use of CRM14 eForms in magistrates’ courts
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Providers in the Midlands HMCTS area will be given the option of using the CRM14 eForm from 6 October 2014. This is when the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) assumes responsibility for processing criminal legal aid applications...

News story: Legal vacancies in Monitor
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Monitor - a non-GLS organisation - has vacancies for 2 qualified lawyers. One vacancy is within Monitor’s Legal Directorate and the other is within its Cooperation and Competition Directorate. The two...

Press release: UK Export Finance welcomes BExA benchmarking report
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has welcomed the fifth annual benchmarking report, UK Export Finance: Supporting the National Export Challenge, published last week (2 October 2014...

News story: Chancellor welcomes boost to Nottingham economy
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today (6 October 2014) visited Boots headquarters in Nottingham to see the work the company has been doing to support the next generation of healthcare companies at...

News story: Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) review of shortage occupation lists
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

The Minister for Immigration has written to the Chair of The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) authorising a review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and for Scotland.

Employers and sponsors...

News story: Driving test candidates warned on Vauxhall recalls
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the registration date that vehicles are affected from, from May 2014 to 6 February 2014.

A vehicle can be recalled by the manufacturer if it has a known safety fault.

There has ...

Press release: British aid supplies arrive in Freetown to tackle Ebola outbreak
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Two flights containing ambulances, tents and further UK aid to tackle the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone arrived in Freetown this weekend, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed.

News story: The science of communicating
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

At a conference on 6 October 2014 in London, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) joined forces with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Science, Technology...

News story: APHA launches new customer service standards
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

The standards are designed to be measureable where possible and the agency’s delivery against the new standards will provide evidence of successful customer service and will also identify where performance...

Press release: Welsh Secretary underlines UK Government support for apprentices
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb today (6 October) underlined the UK government’s support for apprenticeships as he congratulated a group of apprentices from GE Aviation Wales.

The 25 apprentices...

Press release: Employment review launched to improve clarity and status of British workforce
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (6 October 2014) launched a wide-ranging employment review to help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of up to a million British workers.

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Press release: Penrith’s A66 dual carriageway to be resurfaced
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

The Highways Agency scheme will be carried out overnight at weekends and will require the closure of the eastbound side of the road between junction 40 of the M6 and the roundabout by Penrith Hospital.

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News story: Free DBS duty to refer events
seen at 14:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added booking forms for events in Conwy and Darlington.

This year we have been running a successful and well received programme of free events. These let you know about making safeguarding referrals...

Statistics: HIV: data tables
seen at 11:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated data tables.

New HIV diagnoses, AIDS and Deaths are collected from laboratories, genito-urinary medicine clinics and other health care settings. Data relating to people living with a diagnosed...

Guidance: Cyber primer
seen at 11:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Introduction to the subject of Cyber primer is divided into 2 parts.

Part 1 explores the boundaries of cyber and cyberspace and introduces the terms and definitions that are used.

Part 2 references...

Guidance: HB Circular A16/2014: Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching Initiative
seen at 11:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Real Time Information (RTI) is HMRC’s new system for collecting Pay as You Earn (PAYE) information from employers and pension providers.

Six local authorities (LAs) took part in the test phase. Each ...

Fun for all the family at arts festival in the south west this October
seen at 11:30, 6 October in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Fun for all the family at arts festival in the south west this October
Press release: £2.9 million A585 junction improvement to boost safety and tackle congestion
seen at 11:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

The A585 between its junctions with Bourne Way and West Drive at Thornton-Cleveleys is to be widened and both junctions will be improved.

Work on the improvements started on Monday 15 September and is...

News story: Latest air strikes in Iraq
seen at 11:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Last night, 2 of our aircraft, flying in support of Iraqi security forces, successfully used Paveway IV precision-guided bombs to attack ISIL terrorists, fortified in a building near Ramadi, who were firing on...

News story: Vacancies for lawyers in the Treasury Solicitor's Department
seen at 11:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).
Job Title Lawyer - litigation and advisory Location London Salary &pound;35,582 to &pound;47,557 depending on PQE Application deadline Midday on Wednesday 29 ...
Open consultation: Economic regulators: encouraging closer cooperation
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Economic regulation, eg controlling prices and encouraging competition, is important to us. So are the benefits resulting from the independence of the regulators from government.

To further improve the...

Decision: Inquiry reports: Charity Commission
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Class inquiry reports Cathedral of Revival Assembly of God and Redeemed Christian Church of God (‘RCCG’) New Life Assembly (House of Prayer for All Nations) added 06/10/14.

In line with charity...

Statistics - national statistics: Latest wholesale fruit and vegetable prices
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with monthly release for September 2014 and datasets for weekly prices.

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

Statistics - national statistics: Historic statistics notices on wholesale fruit and vegetable prices, 2014
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Adding statistics release for August 2014

This publication gives previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on wholesale fruit and vegetable prices that showed figures...

Statistics: September 2014 farming and food brief
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This monthly paper produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) brings together the latest key information relating to agriculture and the wider economy. In particular it highlights...

Guidance: France – Consular Fees
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list of common consular fees for the British Embassy and Consulates in France, with effect from 6 October 2014

List of most used consular fees in France, in Sterling and Euros. With effect...

Guidance: SCE safeguarding information
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new issue 9 of Safeguarding.

Safeguarding children requires us all to be aware of the many strands which make up a child’s world. For us to be effective in creating safe and harmonious communities...

Transparency data: MOD Special advisers' gifts and hospitality, May 2010 to December 2012
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated titles of files in accordance with Cabinet office guidance.

MOD publishes quarterly details of special advisers’ meetings with senior media figures and any gifts or hospitality they received...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Excitor G/On OS
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Device Security Considerations
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Executive Summary
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Enterprise Considerations
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Windows To Go
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: Architectural Approaches
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: BYOD Guidance: BlackBerry Secure Work Space
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is for private and public sector organisations considering a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, and describes the key security aspects to consider in order to maximise the business benefits ...

Guidance: End User Devices Security Guidance: Introduction
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added reference to newly-published BYOD guidance

This documentation is for public sector organisations to follow when deploying end user devices for remote working at OFFICIAL.

Please send...

Correspondence: IP connect newsletter: October 2014
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

If you would like to subscribe please email IP connect

Guidance: School attendance
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Replaced document to include updates to the section on Code C, on page 9.

This departmental advice is for:

headteachers governors alternative provision providers all school staff ...
Guidance: DTEC eLearning standards profile (DeLSP)
seen at 10:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated version 1.1.

The purpose of the DeLSP is to provide an introduction to the importance of, and guidance in the selection of, standards for eLearning for the acquisition, development...

What do you love about art and culture in the West Midlands?
seen at 10:31, 6 October in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
What do you love about art and culture in the West Midlands?
Press release: New research shows skills shortages may create bumps in road for logistics
seen at 10:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Rapidly evolving technology in the logistics sector may mean many firms risk being left behind competitors - with more staff and younger workers needed to ensure employers can keep up to speed, new findings show...

Guidance: Hong Kong – Consular Fees
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Change of the Consular exchange rate wef 6 October 2014

A full list of Consular fees

Research and analysis: NFER Teacher Voice research report
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission submitted 11 questions to the National Foundation for Educational Research’s (NFER) Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey in March, 2014. The questions examined teachers...

Research and analysis: Cracking the code: how schools can improve social mobility
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has produced a report on social mobility in schools. Gaps in cognitive development between better-off and disadvantaged children open up early on. Those from the...

Guidance: Tanzania Funeral Directors
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

A list of English speaking funeral directors who might be able to help you in Tanzania. Please note that inclusion in this list does not constitute official endorsement by the British High Commission ...

Decision: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Luke Stephens
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions herself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher reference number: 9047278 Teacher’s date...
Decision: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Irfan Mahfooz
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions herself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher reference number: 0650790 Teacher’s date...
Open consultation: Local policing - accountability, leadership and ethics
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life has launched an inquiry into the accountability structures of the police. The current model as a whole, and individual elements of it, have been the subject...

Guidance: Germany – Consular Fees
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Current consular fees with effect from 6 October 2014

A full list of Consular fees

Form: SFA growth request
seen at 09:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended growth request form has now been published.

The Operational Performance Management Rules 2014 to 2015 details the performance-management points for funding year 2014 to 2015.

Manual Handling for Assessors – London, 9 December 2014
seen at 09:30, 6 October in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

This course will equip you with the knowledge to help recognise, assess and reduce manual handling risks in your organisation.

Press release: Cracking the Code report published
seen at 09:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

A major new report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission calls on schools to do more to improve exam results for poorer children. It shows that overall results for disadvantaged children...

Press release: Public Health England and the NHS prepare for unpredictable flu season
seen at 09:30, 6 October in News and communications (Our copy).

Public Health England’s (PHE’s) national seasonal flu campaign launches from today (6 October 2014), encouraging uptake of the influenza (flu) vaccine among the most at-risk groups. The campaign – across press...

Research and analysis: Understanding skills and performance challenges in the logistics sector
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

This report, published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), examines recent changes in the logistics sector with special focus on technological change and the implications for future skills...

Form: Application to settle in UK: form SET(LR)
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you have lived in the UK without immigration restrictions for many years and now want to apply for settlement and a biometric...

Form: Application to extend UK visa as family of Turkish person: form ECAA3
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you are in the UK as the dependant of a Turkish national who is working here with a visa under the European Community Association...

Form: Application to transfer visa to biometric residence permit: form TOC
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you are already in the UK and have a stamp or sticker in your passport confirming your permission to be here for a limited...

Form: Application to transfer indefinite leave to remain in UK: form NTL
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you already have indefinite leave to remain in the UK in your passport and you now wish to transfer it to a biometric residence...

Form: Application to extend stay in UK (long residence): form FLR(LR)
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you are already in the UK with temporary permission to stay and want to extend your stay on the basis that you have lived...

Form: Application to extend stay in UK: form ECAA 1 Turkish working person
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you are Turkish and have a job in the UK through the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA).

Form: Application to extend stay in UK: form ECAA2 Turkish businessperson
seen at 02:31, 6 October in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New form published for use on and after 6 October 2014.

Use this form if you are Turkish and have set up a business in the UK under the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA).