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12 December 2016

Transparency data: Foreign Office staff survey results 2016
seen at 22:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Civil Service People Survey is the annual Civil Service-wide survey of staff attitudes and experiences of work. The 2016 survey ran from 1 October to 31 October, and over 279,708 people working across the...

Transparency data: Foreign Office staff survey results 2016
seen at 21:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Civil Service People Survey is the annual Civil Service-wide survey of staff attitudes and experiences of work. The 2016 survey ran from 1 October to 31 October, and over 279,708 people working across the...

National Statistics: Causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated Background quality report

This annual statistical notice provides summary statistics on the causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict.

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Policy paper: Anti-Semitism update
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Progress report on the recommendations made by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against anti-Semitism inquiry into the rise in anti-Semitic incidents following the Gaza conflict in 2014.

Policy paper: Response to Home Affairs Committee inquiry into anti-Semitism
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Government’s response to the recommendations of the Home Affairs Committee report into anti-Semitism.

Consultation outcome: Consultation on Smart Energy Code and Licence Amendments – September 2016
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Feedback and Govt response published

The consultation seeks any comments on proposed legal drafting on a number of topics. These include:

Install and Leave Maintenance of Smart Metering...
Policy paper: The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO)
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO) was announced as part of the Rollout Strategy in 2015 and introduced into legislation earlier in 2016. This obligation requires qualifying large energy...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: aircraft maintenance certifying engineer (approved for delivery)
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard document.

This document is relevant to:

those looking to apply for an apprenticeship employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations...
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Ramsgate to Whitstable
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

On 25 March 2015 Natural England submitted a coastal access report for improving coastal access from Ramsgate to Whitstable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This report...

Guidance: Agent update: issue 57
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Guidance and news for tax agents and advisers.

If you’d like HMRC to send you email reminders when future editions of Agent update are published submit your details to HMRC.

Form: Adoption services: practice and improvement fund
seen at 20:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised guide and form to include details about round 2 of the fund.

The guide gives an overview of round 2 of the practice and improvement fund.

The following organisations can apply for...

News story: UK announces more scholarships for US students to strengthen links with USA
seen at 20:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Foreign Office Minister Alok Sharma has today announced a 25% increase in the number of US post-graduate students joining the UK’s prestigious Marshall Scholarships programme.

Marshall Scholarships help...

Press release: Government leads the way in tackling anti-Semitism
seen at 20:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The government is taking fresh steps in the fight against hatred of Jews by formally adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.

In a speech...

News story: Update: air strikes against Daesh
seen at 20:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Update

Latest update

Monday 5 December – A Reaper supported Iraqi troops fighting in eastern Mosul, destroying a heavy machine-gun and keeping watch over civilian refugees in the area.

Press release: PM call with President Erdogan of Turkey: 12 December 2016
seen at 20:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

This evening the Prime Minister spoke with President Erdogan of Turkey to express her shock and sadness at the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul.

The...

Guidance: UK ancestry
seen at 19:45, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how decisions are made about applications from Commonwealth citizens to work in the UK because they have a grandparent born in the UK.

Guidance: Document verification checks
seen at 19:45, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Guidance for Home Office staff on document verification checks and what to do when false documents have been submitted in support of an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain.

Research and analysis: Bovine TB epidemiology and surveillance in Great Britain, 2015
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated GB surveillance data report and epidemiology report for England. Minor errors corrected and 2 paragraphs added to the executive summary (surveillance coverage and inconclusive reactors) on epidemiology...

Policy paper: City Deal: Aberdeen City Region
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The terms of the deal commit both the UK Government and Scottish Government to jointly investing up to &pound;250m whilst Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and local partners are committed to investing...

FOI release: Lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in Greater Exeter
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This response covers the lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in the Greater Exeter area (comprising East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge) for multiple financial years. The data is...

Guidance: Delivery Hub health and safety briefings
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest version of Safety and Wellbeing briefing added

Previous years’ briefings, together with outputs from Health and Safety Group workshops are available on The National Archives website

Guidance: Traineeships: employers
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Guidance: Procurement policy note 11/16: procuring steel in major projects - revised guidance
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This is a practical guide on how contracting authorities in both central government and the wider public sector can design their major projects (involving steel) to ensure best value for money by recognising ...

Guidance: Traineeships: training organisations
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Guidance: Financial sanctions: guidance
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New section 4.4 added making clear that OFSI expects all designated persons planning to visit the UK to possess an appropriate licence to support themselves legally while in the country.

This document...

National Statistics: Causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated Background quality report

This annual statistical notice provides summary statistics on the causes of deaths that occurred among the UK veterans of the 1990/91 Gulf conflict.

<...
Policy paper: Anti-Semitism update
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Progress report on the recommendations made by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against anti-Semitism inquiry into the rise in anti-Semitic incidents following the Gaza conflict in 2014.

Policy paper: Response to Home Affairs Committee inquiry into anti-Semitism
seen at 19:44, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Government’s response to the recommendations of the Home Affairs Committee report into anti-Semitism.

Consultation outcome: Consultation on Smart Energy Code and Licence Amendments – September 2016
seen at 18:33, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Feedback and Govt response published

The consultation seeks any comments on proposed legal drafting on a number of topics. These include:

Install and Leave Maintenance of Smart Metering...
Policy paper: The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO)
seen at 18:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The smart metering Early Rollout Obligation (ERO) was announced as part of the Rollout Strategy in 2015 and introduced into legislation earlier in 2016. This obligation requires qualifying large energy...

Guidance: Apprenticeship standard: aircraft maintenance certifying engineer (approved for delivery)
seen at 18:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated apprenticeship standard document.

This document is relevant to:

those looking to apply for an apprenticeship employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations...
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Ramsgate to Whitstable
seen at 18:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

On 25 March 2015 Natural England submitted a coastal access report for improving coastal access from Ramsgate to Whitstable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This report...

Form: Import and Export: application for repayment/remission (C285)
seen at 18:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: There is now an updated postal address for the online form.

Information you’ll need

You’ll need the following details to hand to help you complete the form:

VAT registration number, if...
Guidance: Agent update: issue 57
seen at 18:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Guidance and news for tax agents and advisers.

If you’d like HMRC to send you email reminders when future editions of Agent update are published submit your details to HMRC.

Consultation outcome: Early years funding: changes to funding for 3- and 4-year-olds
seen at 18:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added link to 'early years national funding formula: factsheet on the government response'.

We’re consulting on proposals to change the way we fund free childcare and early years education. The...

Form: Adoption services: practice and improvement fund
seen at 18:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised guide and form to include details about round 2 of the fund.

The guide gives an overview of round 2 of the practice and improvement fund.

The following organisations can apply for...

British German Forum alumni discuss Brexit
seen at 18:30, 12 December in Wilton Park (Our copy).
Wilton Park was pleased to help facilitate a discussion on Brexit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London last week. The event was organised by Bridge International Dialogue (Bridge ID), a forum created...
Two men jailed for giving money to Brussels bombings suspect
seen at 18:30, 12 December in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Zakaria Boufassil, 26, and Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 27, were jailed today at Kingston Crown Court for preparation of acts of terrorism.
News story: Britain extends global Defence reach
seen at 18:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed new regional British Defence Staffs (BDS) will be set up in the Gulf, Asia Pacific and West Africa to provide greater focus for the UK’s Defence efforts in these regions. They...

News story: Chancellor waives VAT on Jo Cox charity single
seen at 18:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The special recording of The Rolling Stones’ hit You Can’t Always Get What You Want, which is due out on Friday, features cross party MPs and musicians including Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson, Cockney ...

Policy paper: Government Commercial Function: People Standards for the Profession
seen at 16:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated the people standards for the profession document.

The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is a cross-government network of senior civil servants with commercial expertise, procuring goods...

Form: Import and export: application for voluntary clearance amendment (underpayment) (C2001)
seen at 16:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Change to return address.

Use the online form service or postal form to inform HMRC of under payments arising on the import of goods for voluntary disclosures that are dealt with at Grimsby and...

Guidance: Women Leading in Education: coach directory
seen at 16:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The Women Leading in Education coaching directory has been updated.

Leadership coaching pledge is one of the measures announced by government to support women in teaching.

Coaching is at...

Open consultation: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Business Plan 2017 to 2020
seen at 16:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Based on the third edition of NDA’s Strategy, published in April 2016, this Draft Business Plan sets out objectives and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years, in line with...

Guidance: Smoking cessation in secondary care: mental health settings
seen at 16:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added briefing for commissioners of Tier 4 children and adolescents mental health services (CAMHS).

The guidance for commissioners provides:

evidence on the effects of smoking on mental...
Transparency data: Basic bank accounts: January to June 2016
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Basic bank accounts have been available in the UK for over a decade, aimed at supporting financial inclusion for those without a bank account. Previous industry agreements on basic bank accounts were not prescriptive...

Research and analysis: Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance: NHS hospitals in England
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 2015 to 2016 report and NHS Trust tables.

Data in this report includes voluntary submissions and data submitted as part of the Department of Health’s mandatory healthcare-associated infection...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) documents
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

Transparency data: Scotland employment tribunal user group minutes, September 2016
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The meeting discussed the draft order in council and consultation concerning the proposed devolution of the functions of employment tribunals in Scotland.

Transparency data: Innovate UK funded projects since 2004
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated data from November 2016.

The spreadsheet includes data about all Collaborative R&D, Feasibility, Smart and Innovation Voucher grants and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between 2004...

Transparency data: Innovate UK funding competition winners 2016
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added competition results from November 2016 Funders Panels.

Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being...

Corporate report: NDA Research and Development 5 Year Plan 2014 to 2019
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Issue 2 published

The R&D programme can be broken down into five areas:

Direct Research Portfolio

Technical Innovation – Supply Chain

International...

Correspondence: Violence against women and girls newsletter: winter 2016
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This newsletter includes updates on:

VAWG service transformation fund national statement of expectations tampon tax fund Mirabal sisters and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...
Guidance: Dartmoor firing times
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Dartmoor firing times week commencing 12 December 2016

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

Correspondence: Improving entrepreneurship education
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

In this letter to the Prime Minister, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how to develop high quality entrepreneurship skills for undergraduates in the UK. They argue that having more graduates...

Form: Register a lasting power of attorney
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added translation

Use these documents to:

apply to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made on forms LP PA or LP PW, which must have been signed and dated correctly before 1 April...
Guidance: Compliance checks: general anti-abuse rule and provisional counteraction notices - CC/FS34
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added translation

The purpose of this factsheet is to let you know that, if you’ve used arrangements that we consider the general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) may apply to, we may give you a provisional...

Guidance: UK ancestry
seen at 16:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated guidance.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how decisions are made about applications from Commonwealth citizens to work in the UK because they have a grandparent born in the UK.

Guidance: Document verification checks
seen at 16:33, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Guidance for Home Office staff on document verification checks and what to do when false documents have been submitted in support of an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain.

Research and analysis: Bovine TB epidemiology and surveillance in Great Britain, 2015
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated GB surveillance data report and epidemiology report for England. Minor errors corrected and 2 paragraphs added to the executive summary (surveillance coverage and inconclusive reactors) on epidemiology...

Notice: OX3 9TJ, McKenna Environmental Limited: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in its...

Notice: NN7 2DY, Dr David Gillam: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in its...

Guidance: OISC Continuing Professional Development Scheme
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: deletion of annual declaration

The OISC is introducing a revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme on 1 April 2017. This guidance booklet explains the CPD requirements of the revised...

Notice: BA12 7ER, Wiltshire Council: environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities. The arrangements are explained in its...

Policy paper: City Deal: Aberdeen City Region
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The terms of the deal commit both the UK Government and Scottish Government to jointly investing up to &pound;250m whilst Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and local partners are committed to investing...

Decision: Withdrawing from the non-household retail market: list of water and sewerage companies granted permission to exit
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This is a list of water companies that have been granted permission to withdraw from the non-household retail market (known as “retail exit”). These companies will stop providing retail services to their non-...

Guidance: Accreditation of GCSEs, AS and A levels for teaching from 2017
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: AS and A level maths updated and several submission dates updated for both GCSE and AS and A level.

The timetable shows the dates by which exam boards have to send their specifications to Ofqual...

FOI release: Lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in Greater Exeter
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This response covers the lower quartile monthly rents for two-bedroom properties in the Greater Exeter area (comprising East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge) for multiple financial years. The data is...

Guidance: Delivery Hub health and safety briefings
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Latest version of Safety and Wellbeing briefing added

Previous years’ briefings, together with outputs from Health and Safety Group workshops are available on The National Archives website

Notice: Non-profit private registered providers authorised to use category 6 of the General Consent (charges to lenders)
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Greensquare Group Limited added to list (12 December 2016)

The regulator has given the following private registered providers a letter of authorisation to use category 6 (charges to private finance...

Guidance: Traineeships: employers
seen at 16:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Guidance: Procurement policy note 11/16: procuring steel in major projects - revised guidance
seen at 16:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This is a practical guide on how contracting authorities in both central government and the wider public sector can design their major projects (involving steel) to ensure best value for money by recognising ...

Guidance: Traineeships: young people
seen at 16:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience. It is designed to give young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

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Guidance: Traineeships: training organisations
seen at 16:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated fact sheet.

A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Guidance: Financial sanctions: guidance
seen at 16:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New section 4.4 added making clear that OFSI expects all designated persons planning to visit the UK to possess an appropriate licence to support themselves legally while in the country.

This document...

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Syria
seen at 16:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Link added to 'Current EU regulations' section.

In 2011 the European Union imposed asset freezing measures on certain persons identified as being responsible for the violent repression of the civilian...

CPS statement on the life sentence for Stefano Brizzi
seen at 16:30, 12 December in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Baljit Ubhey, the Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said:
News story: HMRC anti-money laundering supervision goes online
seen at 16:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

In 2017 HMRC is introducing an online, digital system for anti-money laundering supervision. When it launches, businesses will be able to register and renew online.

The online system will:

allow...
News story: Video overview of our synthetic biology and beyond battery power competitions
seen at 16:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Defence and Security Accelerator recently opened two competitions.

One is looking for highly innovative, ambitious proposals using synthetic biology approaches to produce transparent materials...

News story: Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings
seen at 16:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Details of restricted seating at venue.

12 December 2016 Bannister v UNISON: The Public Service Union Burgess and Ors. v UNISON: The Public Service Union Rogers v UNISON: The Public Service Union...
News story: Growing infrastructure systems: apply for business funding
seen at 16:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Innovate UK has up to &pound;15 million to fund innovative projects in:

smart infrastructure energy systems connected transport urban living

The competition aims to stimulate innovation...

Press release: Blackburn crowned best high street in Britain
seen at 16:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

More than 500,000 votes were cast in the third annual Great British High Street Awards and Blackburn scored well enough to take home the crown, beating 26 other finalists.

Blackburn will now receive the...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Kuwait
seen at 14:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Kuwait and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: GDA of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd’s UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor: Assessment reports
seen at 14:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency’s and Natural Resources Wales’ assessment reports:

identify our 17 Assessment Findings which need to be addressed during the design, procurement, construction or commissioning phase...
Open consultation: GDA of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd’s UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
seen at 14:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consultation has opened. Added supporting documents.

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are asking for your views on their environmental assessment of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy ...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: UAE
seen at 14:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both UAE and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Bahrain
seen at 14:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Bahrain and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: skills demand and mismatch
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This review covers four main areas relating to skills demand:

the demand for skilled labour the status of training mismatches in the supply and demand of skills policy recommendations

It was...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: public policy and skills demand
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report reviews the policy challenge of increasing the demand for, and investment in, skills from employers in the UK. It covers five main areas:

the goals of the skills system the challenge of ...
Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: gaps in training provision
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report looks at current trends and challenges for policymakers in the UK skills system, including:

how geography affects provision of skills individual access to skills and training the role ...
Consultation outcome: Wildlife licensing: comment on new policies for European protected species licences
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Outcome report published.

Natural England invites interested parties to comment on 4 new policies for the way European protected species (EPS) licensing is handled to reduce the risk of harm against...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: employer views and public policy
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report explores three main areas:

trends and developments in UK skills policy employer views on training issues in realising an employer owned skills system

It was commissioned as part of...

Research and analysis: Review of the youth justice system
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Final report and government's response published.

In September 2015 Charlie Taylor was asked to lead a departmental review of the youth justice system for the Ministry of Justice.

The Taylor...

Independent report: Reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This independent report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the increase of drug-related deaths in the UK.

It looks at:

patterns and trends in opioid-related deaths causes...
Policy paper: Immigration Rules archive: 24 November 2016 to 11 December 2016
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This version of the Immigration Rules has been replaced by the current Immigration Rules.

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: UK's current and future skills mix
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the link to Prof Mike Campbell's blogpost.

This report reviews evidence on UK skills supply, demand, and the mismatches between supply and demand.

It was commissioned as part of...

Guidance: Kenya: country policy and information notes
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 'Operational guidance note: Kenya, December 2013' removed.

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration...

Statutory guidance: Fishing vessel licence variations
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Variation added 12 December 2016 effective from 13 December 2016

Variations occur to reflect changes in quota limits and closures or openings of sea areas.

Current licensing documents ...

Independent report: Committee Publishes Transcript of Seminar on Referendums
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

There have been four referendums in the last five years: Welsh devolution (2011); the Westminster electoral system (2011); Scottish independence (2014); and EU membership (2016), which have tested the legislative...

Policy paper: Government Commercial Function: People Standards for the Profession
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated the people standards for the profession document.

The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is a cross-government network of senior civil servants with commercial expertise, procuring goods...

Form: Import and export: application for voluntary clearance amendment (underpayment) (C2001)
seen at 14:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Change to return address.

Use the online form service or postal form to inform HMRC of under payments arising on the import of goods for voluntary disclosures that are dealt with at Grimsby and...

Guidance: Women Leading in Education: coach directory
seen at 14:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The Women Leading in Education coaching directory has been updated.

Leadership coaching pledge is one of the measures announced by government to support women in teaching.

Coaching is at...

Guidance: Smoking cessation in secondary care: mental health settings
seen at 14:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added briefing for commissioners of Tier 4 children and adolescents mental health services (CAMHS).

The guidance for commissioners provides:

evidence on the effects of smoking on mental...
Transparency data: Basic bank accounts: January to June 2016
seen at 14:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Basic bank accounts have been available in the UK for over a decade, aimed at supporting financial inclusion for those without a bank account. Previous industry agreements on basic bank accounts were not prescriptive...

Research and analysis: Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance: NHS hospitals in England
seen at 14:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added 2015 to 2016 report and NHS Trust tables.

Data in this report includes voluntary submissions and data submitted as part of the Department of Health’s mandatory healthcare-associated infection...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) documents
seen at 14:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) reference table
seen at 14:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: NPA 16/22 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1020 which closes for comments on 10/01/2017, NPA 16/23 has been published proposing amendments to RA 1026 which closes for comments on 20/01/2017...

Transparency data: Scotland employment tribunal user group minutes, September 2016
seen at 14:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The meeting discussed the draft order in council and consultation concerning the proposed devolution of the functions of employment tribunals in Scotland.

Transparency data: Innovate UK funded projects since 2004
seen at 14:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated data from November 2016.

The spreadsheet includes data about all Collaborative R&D, Feasibility, Smart and Innovation Voucher grants and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between 2004...

Transparency data: Innovate UK funding competition winners 2016
seen at 14:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added competition results from November 2016 Funders Panels.

Note: These proposals have succeeded in the assessment stage of this competition. All are subject to grant offer and conditions being...

Corporate report: NDA Research and Development 5 Year Plan 2014 to 2019
seen at 14:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Issue 2 published

The R&D programme can be broken down into five areas:

Direct Research Portfolio

Technical Innovation – Supply Chain

International...

Correspondence: Violence against women and girls newsletter: winter 2016
seen at 14:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This newsletter includes updates on:

VAWG service transformation fund national statement of expectations tampon tax fund Mirabal sisters and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...
FOI release: Non-domestic rating: performance indicator against the 2010 rating lists in England and Wales
seen at 14:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

These numbers have been prepared in response to an external request. This was for the performance statistic as at 31 March 2016 and the current performance indicator, and whether a performance indicator has been...

Guidance: Dartmoor firing times
seen at 14:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added Dartmoor firing times week commencing 12 December 2016

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

Correspondence: Improving entrepreneurship education
seen at 14:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

In this letter to the Prime Minister, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how to develop high quality entrepreneurship skills for undergraduates in the UK. They argue that having more graduates...

Form: Register a lasting power of attorney
seen at 14:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added translation

Use these documents to:

apply to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made on forms LP PA or LP PW, which must have been signed and dated correctly before 1 April...
News story: Minister for Europe attends EU Foreign Affairs Council
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, is attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

Speaking to the media outside, the minister said:

I am very pleased to be standing in for Foreign ...

Press release: Lord McNally's response to Charlie Taylor's Review of Youth Justice
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Rt Hon Lord McNally, Chairman of the YJB said:

“I welcome the publication of Charlie Taylor’s report and the Government’s response. Taken together, they offer a clear road-map for developing the future...

Press release: ACMD tells ministers drug-related deaths will continue to rise if treatment programmes are not maintained
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Maintaining the capacity and quality of drug treatment is essential to prevent further increases in opioid-related deaths, government drug advisers have told the Home Secretary today (Monday, 12 December).

Press release: Consultation starts on new nuclear power station design
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales, working closely with the Office for Nuclear Regulation, are assessing the acceptability of new nuclear power station designs in a process called Generic Design...

News story: Fee-free basic bank accounts benefit over 4.1 million customers
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The UK’s 9 biggest retail banks are providing completely free basic bank accounts to over 4.1 million customers following a government led initiative to boost financial inclusion and ensure universal access...

News story: Ministers discuss Brexit with the automotive industry
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

At a roundtable discussion at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in London, Mr Davis reaffirmed the importance the government places on the UK’s world leading automotive industry.

The...

Government response: Southern Rail: Transport Secretary message to passengers
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Dear Southern rail user,

Many of you have written to me in the past few days to ask what the government is doing to try to bring to an end the planned strike action on the network, and the ongoing work...

News story: Crossrail minister takes ride on the Elizabeth line train as testing is set to move to London
seen at 14:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).
Crossrail Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad meets apprentices at Bombardier’s V Shop facility in Derby to ride the Elizabeth line train and inspect production as testing is set to begin in London

Crossrail ...

Research and analysis: Legionnaires' disease monthly surveillance reports: 2016
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added monthly Legionella report for November 2016.

This publication provides the 2016 reports.

Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports for 2015 are also available.

Statistical data set: Monthly management information: Ofsted's further education and skills inspections outcomes from December 2015
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published today: management information - further education and skills as at 1 December 2016.

Management information - further education and skills - as at 1 December...
Correspondence: Recovered appeal: land at Sandgate Nurseries, West End Lane, Henfield, Sussex BN5 9RD (ref:3001703 - 12 December 2016)
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal for demolition of existing vacant garden nurseries and associated structures and redevelopment of the site to provide 72 units comprising 6 x 1 bed...

Official Statistics: Understanding the educational background of young offenders: summary report
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

These are the headline results from a data sharing project between the Department for Education (DFE) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The analysis focuses on those young offenders sentenced in 2014 matched...

Corporate report: Business expenses of senior Ofsted officials, including hospitality
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published today: quarter 4 2015/16: January to March 2016.

As part of the government’s drive to make public spending more transparent, Ofsted has published details of expenses and hospitality incurred...

Guidance: List of medical facilities/practitioners in the Republic of Congo
seen at 13:01, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The following list of medical facilities/practitioners has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in the Republic ...

Research and analysis: Automatic enrolment: review of the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2017/18
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The automatic enrolment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

The qualifying earnings band sets minimum contribution levels...

Research and analysis: Automatic enrolment evaluation report 2016
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Automatic enrolment aims to increase workplace pension saving in the UK. It forms part of a wider set of pension reforms designed to enable individuals to save towards achieving the lifestyle they aspire to in...

FOI release: FOI Private beds in NHS facilities
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The request was for the number of private beds there are in NHS facilities compared to previous years.

Guidance: India – List of hospitals
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list

The following list of medical facilities has been prepared by the British High Commission for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in...

FOI release: FOI Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust Darnton Building disposal
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The requester asked for the documents relating to the sale and subsequent lease of Darnton Building by Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in November 2013. The requester also asked for a copy of the annual...

Promotional material: Open for Business Campaign
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Government is Open for Business and wants to work with more small and medium businesses across the UK and we need your help to spread the word.

By 2020, the government plans to spend &pound;1 ...

Corporate report: Managing flood and coastal erosion risk annual report
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 2105 to 2016 report published.

The Environment Agency has produced this annual report since 2012.

The Environment Agency uses information from its own staff and other risk management authorities...

Official Statistics: Water situation report: south east
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Kent and South London, and Hertfordshire and North London, November Water Situation Reports added.

A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and ...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Qatar
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Qatar and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Oman
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Oman and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: Notifiable diseases: causative agents report
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added report for week 49, 2016.

This report compares the current week’s data on statutory notifications of causative agents to that of the previous 5 weeks.

For historical data, email <...

Guidance: Mali: country policy and information notes
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

FOI release: Payments to and receipts from the EU
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Response to questions about HM Treasury’s payments to, and the receipts from, the European Union.

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Saudi Arabia
seen at 13:00, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Saudi Arabia and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Kuwait
seen at 12:59, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Kuwait and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: GDA of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd’s UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor: Assessment reports
seen at 12:54, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency’s and Natural Resources Wales’ assessment reports:

identify our 17 Assessment Findings which need to be addressed during the design, procurement, construction or commissioning phase...
Open consultation: GDA of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd’s UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
seen at 12:47, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consultation has opened. Added supporting documents.

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are asking for your views on their environmental assessment of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy ...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: UAE
seen at 12:47, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both UAE and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Bahrain
seen at 12:47, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Bahrain and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: UK's current and future skills mix
seen at 12:47, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report reviews evidence on UK skills supply, demand, and the mismatches between supply and demand.

It was commissioned as part of the Foresight Future of skills and lifelong learning project

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: skills demand and mismatch
seen at 12:46, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This review covers four main areas relating to skills demand:

the demand for skilled labour the status of training mismatches in the supply and demand of skills policy recommendations

It was...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: public policy and skills demand
seen at 12:46, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report reviews the policy challenge of increasing the demand for, and investment in, skills from employers in the UK. It covers five main areas:

the goals of the skills system the challenge of ...
Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: gaps in training provision
seen at 12:46, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report looks at current trends and challenges for policymakers in the UK skills system, including:

how geography affects provision of skills individual access to skills and training the role ...
Consultation outcome: Wildlife licensing: comment on new policies for European protected species licences
seen at 12:46, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Outcome report published.

Natural England invites interested parties to comment on 4 new policies for the way European protected species (EPS) licensing is handled to reduce the risk of harm against...

Research and analysis: Skills and lifelong learning: employer views and public policy
seen at 12:45, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This report explores three main areas:

trends and developments in UK skills policy employer views on training issues in realising an employer owned skills system

It was commissioned as part of...

Research and analysis: Review of the youth justice system
seen at 12:42, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Final report and government's response published.

In September 2015 Charlie Taylor was asked to lead a departmental review of the youth justice system for the Ministry of Justice.

The Taylor...

Independent report: Reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK
seen at 12:41, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This independent report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the increase of drug-related deaths in the UK.

It looks at:

patterns and trends in opioid-related deaths causes...
Policy paper: Immigration Rules archive: 24 November 2016 to 11 December 2016
seen at 11:31, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

This version of the Immigration Rules has been replaced by the current Immigration Rules.

News story: Don't have a fake Christmas
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Criminal intellectual property (IP) offences are also known as “IP crime” or “counterfeiting” and “piracy”.

Counterfeiting can be defined as the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of products...

Press release: Planned roadworks in Central Southern England: weekly summary for Monday 12 to Sunday 18 December 2016
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 9 December but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...

News story: The end of ENDs enquiries
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The facility for lenders to transmit such notifications was removed in January 2010, but any existing notifications where an application to discharge the charge has not been received have remained in our records...

News story: UK announces more scholarships for US students to strengthen links with USA.
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Foreign Office Minister Alok Sharma has today announced a 25% increase in the number of US post-graduate students joining the UK’s prestigious Marshall Scholarships programme.

Marshall Scholarships help...

Statement to Parliament: EU Transport Council 1 December 2016
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

I attended the only Transport Council under the Slovak Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Thursday 1 December.

The council adopted a general approach to update the civil aviation safety regulatory...

News story: Minister for Europe attends EU Foreign Affairs Council
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, is attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

Speaking to the media outside, the minister said:

We are very saddened and appalled by the bombs in...

News story: New licensing policies: great for wildlife - great for business
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Natural England is revolutionising the way it issues licences to provide significant benefits for both wildlife and licence applicants.

Four innovative new policies have been created that will smooth ...

Press release: 400 miles of roadworks completed in time for Christmas holidays as drivers vote for Sir David Attenborough as dream passenger
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Highways England will complete or lift 448 miles of roadworks – leaving 98 per cent of its 9,534-mile network free of roadworks in time for the Christmas getaway.

Highways England is completing 407 and...

Press release: Planned roadworks in and around the M25: weekly summary for Monday 12 December to Sunday 18 December 2016
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The following The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 9 December 2016 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances...

Press release: Planned roadworks in the East of England: weekly summary for Monday 12 to Sunday 18 December 2016
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

The following information summarises the work being carried out this coming week. It is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our...

Press release: Baroness Anelay promotes human rights on first visit to Central America and Mexico
seen at 11:30, 12 December in News and communications (Our copy).

Baroness Anelay will make her first official visit to Central America and Mexico this week. The Minister will discuss our shared values, priorities and interests in the region in a programme which will focus ...

Guidance: List of RVAR exemption orders
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Two new applications being considered for exemption orders.

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations standardise the requirements for new rail vehicles to meet the needs of disabled passengers. Some...

Guidance: List of translators and interpreters in the Republic of Congo
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

List of translators and interpreters in the Republic of Congo

Prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa

https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-kinshasa

The following...

Form: Fuel Duty: deregister from the Dealers In Controlled Oil Scheme (HO83)
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: An online forms service is now available.

You can either:

use the online form service (sign in to, or set up a Government Gateway account) print the postal form, fill it in by hand and...
Corporate report: Crown Commercial Service: Civil Service people survey 2016
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The 8th annual Civil Service people survey was conducted across 98 Civil Service organisations, including the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

The fieldwork for the survey ran from 3 to 31 October 2016...

Guidance: Republic of Congo – List of Lawyers
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in the Republic of Congo (RoC). It is provided...

Statistical data set: Unclaimed estates list
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Daily update of the unclaimed estates list

The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have been administered...

Form: Licensed finishing units for cattle: application
seen at 10:39, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit

A licensed finishing unit (LFU) is a type of TB unit approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA...

Guidance: Department for Communities and Local Government: appraisal guide
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) appraisal guide sets out the framework, assumptions and metrics used in the economic appraisal of DCLG policies.

Although the focus is on DCLG...

Guidance: Register to use the vehicle operator compliance risk score (OCRS) system and reports
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Step by step guide on how to complete the registration for the OCRS and vehicle maintenance and encounter reports services.

Before you start this process you’ll need to have:

completed ...
Official Statistics: Accuracy of official high age population estimates: an evaluation
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

Notice: SBRI funding competition: integrated innovation for nuclear decommissioning
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Sellafield Ltd and Innovate UK are to invest up to &pound;3 million in projects that will integrate and demonstrate flexible innovative technologies for the nuclear...

Notice: Funding competition: innovation in infrastructure systems round 2
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Innovate UK is to invest up to &pound;15 million in projects to stimulate innovation that creates UK business growth in infrastructure systems. We want businesses to collaborate to develop new integrated ...

Correspondence: School performance in South Holland, Lincolnshire
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Lincolnshire Council has significantly improved the quality of leadership and management, and teaching in South Holland.

As a result, almost 9 out of every 10 pupils living in South Holland now attend...

Research and analysis: Legionnaires' disease monthly surveillance reports: 2016
seen at 10:38, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added monthly Legionella report for November 2016.

This publication provides the 2016 reports.

Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports for 2015 are also available.

Statistical data set: Monthly management information: Ofsted's further education and skills inspections outcomes from December 2015
seen at 10:37, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published today: management information - further education and skills as at 1 December 2016.

Management information - further education and skills - as at 1 December...
Correspondence: Recovered appeal: land at Sandgate Nurseries, West End Lane, Henfield, Sussex BN5 9RD (ref:3001703 - 12 December 2016)
seen at 10:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal for demolition of existing vacant garden nurseries and associated structures and redevelopment of the site to provide 72 units comprising 6 x 1 bed...

Official Statistics: Understanding the educational background of young offenders: summary report
seen at 10:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

These are the headline results from a data sharing project between the Department for Education (DFE) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The analysis focuses on those young offenders sentenced in 2014 matched...

Official Statistics: List of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases
seen at 10:36, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Announced publication on 16 December 2016 of 'Child Maintenance Service client satisfaction' and 'Child Maintenance Options service client satisfaction' statistics.

This document provides details...

Corporate report: Business expenses of senior Ofsted officials, including hospitality
seen at 10:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published today: quarter 4 2015/16: January to March 2016.

As part of the government’s drive to make public spending more transparent, Ofsted has published details of expenses and hospitality incurred...

Guidance: List of medical facilities/practitioners in the Republic of Congo
seen at 10:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The following list of medical facilities/practitioners has been prepared by the British Embassy Kinshasa for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in the Republic ...

Research and analysis: Automatic enrolment: review of the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2017/18
seen at 10:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The automatic enrolment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

The qualifying earnings band sets minimum contribution levels...

Research and analysis: Automatic enrolment evaluation report 2016
seen at 10:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Automatic enrolment aims to increase workplace pension saving in the UK. It forms part of a wider set of pension reforms designed to enable individuals to save towards achieving the lifestyle they aspire to in...

FOI release: FOI Private beds in NHS facilities
seen at 10:35, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The request was for the number of private beds there are in NHS facilities compared to previous years.

Guidance: India – List of hospitals
seen at 10:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list

The following list of medical facilities has been prepared by the British High Commission for the convenience of British Nationals who may require these services and assistance in...

FOI release: FOI Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust Darnton Building disposal
seen at 10:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The requester asked for the documents relating to the sale and subsequent lease of Darnton Building by Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in November 2013. The requester also asked for a copy of the annual...

Promotional material: Open for Business Campaign
seen at 10:34, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

The Government is Open for Business and wants to work with more small and medium businesses across the UK and we need your help to spread the word.

By 2020, the government plans to spend &pound;1 ...

Corporate report: Managing flood and coastal erosion risk annual report
seen at 10:33, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 2105 to 2016 report published.

The Environment Agency has produced this annual report since 2012.

The Environment Agency uses information from its own staff and other risk management authorities...

Official Statistics: Water situation report: south east
seen at 10:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Kent and South London, and Hertfordshire and North London, November Water Situation Reports added.

A monthly summary of the rainfall, soil moisture deficits, river flow, groundwater levels and ...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Qatar
seen at 10:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Qatar and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Guidance: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot: Oman
seen at 10:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Oman and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration the Department...

Research and analysis: Notifiable diseases: causative agents report
seen at 10:32, 12 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added report for week 49, 2016.

This report compares the current week’s data on statutory notifications of causative agents to that of the previous 5 weeks.

For historical data, email <...