The Secretary of State does not make these decisions herself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.
Location teacher worked: Spilsby, Lincolnshire...
The 2017 UK Digital Strategy announced that government would establish a Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) which brings together public, private and charity sector organisations to facilitate coordination...
Good afternoon everyone, many thanks to Paul [Carter] for that kind introduction.
And thank you also for everything you’ve done as Chairman of the CCN.
You’ve shown tireless leadership and endless...
On 20 November 2017, the Governor of the Bank of England requested to raise the limit on purchases that may be undertaken by the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) to ensure that the Term Funding Scheme (TFS) can ...
Updated: Figures updated
Your catch limits are in your vessel licence annexe and can be varied through the year. Your fishing vessel licence annex will also list the stocks that you cannot keep on...
Updated: NAA 17/34 relating to RA 2220 and NAA 17/35 relating to RA 1240 have been published.
A notice of authorised amendments (NAA) will be issued detailing which part of the MAA regulatory publications...
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses published during the week commencing 20 November 2017.
Updated: Issue 3 has been published under NAA 17/34.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
Updated: The combined 2000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 2220 – Maintenance Test Flights Issue 3 – See NAA 17/34.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework...
Updated: Issue 2 has been published under NAA 17/35.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
Updated: Issue 50 has been published under NAA 17/35.
The purpose of regulatory articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
Updated: The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1240 – Chartering of Civilian Air Systems for Military Purposes Issue 2 – See NAA 17/35.
The purpose of regulatory articles...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan and funding band - apprenticeship now approved for delivery
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: Added updated version of document.
The method is applicable to the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) and in all food types, dairy products...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Updated: standard has been revised to cover the wider occupations
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: Added further advice on using combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in travellers.
Hepatitis B: vaccine recommendations during supply constraintsHepatitis B immunisation recommendations have been...
Updated: Updated as this notice was closed on 4 September 2017.
This improvement notice asked Leicester city council to improve its children’s social care services. It followed a report by Ofsted published...
The Secretary of State does not make these decisions herself. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.
Location teacher worked: Spilsby, Lincolnshire...
With permission, Mr Speaker I would like to make a statement to the House on the humanitarian and political situation in Yemen and the implications of the conflict for regional security.
Her Majesty’s...
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
This afternoon Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana to Downing Street for a bilateral meeting.
The Prime Minister congratulated...
Updated: Minor amends to text.
The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, and his French counterpart, Florence Parly, have reaffirmed the strength of British-French defence ties at a meeting at the historic...
Updated: Added Penally Gallery firing times December 2017.
The ‘firing notice’ (sometimes referred to as firing times) for the Penally Gallery Range is presented in PDF format. The PDF format is web browseable...
We publish details of all our transactions of £25,000 and over.
A number of policies have been developed to increase the share of electricity generated from renewable sources. Specifically the government has put in place the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme, amongst ...
Updated: Link to final version of guidance added.
We’re proposing changes to the regulations that underpin the exemption of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) from indirect costs of the Contracts for Difference...
Updated: Updated application forms
A number of policies have been developed to increase the share of electricity generated from renewable sources including the RO / FIT compensation scheme and the CFD exemption...
On 20 November 2017, the Governor of the Bank of England requested to raise the limit on purchases that may be undertaken by the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) to ensure that the Term Funding Scheme (TFS) can ...
Updated: Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 21 November 2017 added
Variations occur to reflect changes in quota limits and closures or openings of sea areas.
Check your licenceIt is...
Updated: Figures updated
Your catch limits are in your vessel licence annexe and can be varied through the year. Your fishing vessel licence annex will also list the stocks that you cannot keep on...
Updated: NAA 17/34 relating to RA 2220 and NAA 17/35 relating to RA 1240 have been published.
A notice of authorised amendments (NAA) will be issued detailing which part of the MAA regulatory publications...
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses published during the week commencing 20 November 2017.
Updated: NAA 17/34 relating to RA 2220 and NAA 17/35 relating to RA 1240 have been published.
A notice of authorised amendments (NAA) will be issued detailing which part of the MAA regulatory publications...
Updated: Issue 3 has been published under NAA 17/34.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
Updated: The combined 2000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 2220 – Maintenance Test Flights Issue 3 – See NAA 17/34.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework...
Updated: Issue 2 has been published under NAA 17/35.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
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...
Updated: Issue 50 has been published under NAA 17/35.
The purpose of regulatory articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, ...
Updated: The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1240 – Chartering of Civilian Air Systems for Military Purposes Issue 2 – See NAA 17/35.
The purpose of regulatory articles...
Updated: MAA/RN/2017/05: MAA Regulatory Publications Additional Supporting Material for Regulatory Article (RA) 2220 Maintenance Test Flights has been withdrawn.
Please noteWith the Military Aviation...
Updated: MAA/RN/2017/05: MAA Regulatory Publications Additional Supporting Material for Regulatory Article (RA) 2220 Maintenance Test Flights has been added to the withdrawn table, superseded by RA 2220 Issue...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan and funding band - apprenticeship now approved for delivery
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: Added updated version of document.
The method is applicable to the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) and in all food types, dairy products...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available...
Updated: standard has been revised to cover the wider occupations
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make...
Updated: Guidance updated.
Outlines how long Home Office units keep corporate information held by the department.
The standards apply to all media of records, including (but not restricted to) paper...
Updated: uploaded assessment plan
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to make the apprenticeships available <...
Updated: Added further advice on using combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in travellers.
Hepatitis B: vaccine recommendations during supply constraintsHepatitis B immunisation recommendations have been...
Updated: Updates to A level Portuguese and update to GCSE Persian.
The timetable shows the dates by which exam boards have to send their specifications to Ofqual for consideration. As we receive and accredit...
Updated: Updated as this notice was closed on 4 September 2017.
This improvement notice asked Leicester city council to improve its children’s social care services. It followed a report by Ofsted published...
The Prince talks about his racing days
As part of our remit to find innovators who can benefit the defence and security of the UK, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to support the Pitch@Palace 9.0 “Data, Intelligence, and The ...
Gheorghe Betianu, gave a disqualification undertaking to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 12 October 2017, which, prevents him from managing or controlling a company without...
Updated: New webinars added and updates made to the dates of other webinars.
Agent toolkitsAccurate record keeping will help to ensure that the correct data can be sent to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC...
Updated: New guidance booklets added
Small commercial vessels operating under the UK flag and in UK waters must comply with the merchant shipping regulations or an MCA Code of Practice.
The codes...
Updated: An updated version of MSIS 9
The main requirements are as follows:
merchant shipping (load line) regulations 1998, reg 32(5)* for cargo ships; merchant shipping (passenger ship construction...
Instruments Amending the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary...
Updated: MAIB has started an investigation into a fatal man overboard from the round-the-world yacht CV30 while on passage from Capetown, South Africa to Fremantle, Australia on Saturday 18 November.
All...
Application number 1515Applicant Intel Corporation objected to the name used by Emointel Consulting Ltd under the Companies Act 2006.
This decision was undefended. ‘Undefended’ refers to decisions where...
DFID publishes details of all spending over £500 using a GPC (departmental debit card) on a monthly basis.
Application number 1527Applicant Intel Corporation objected to the name used by CXIntel Ltd under the Companies Act 2006.
This decision was undefended. ‘Undefended’ refers to decisions where there has...
Updated: Decisions O/575/17 and O576/17 added.
Use this guide to find details of all our undefended decisions and orders.
Pre 2014 undefended decisions can be found via National Archives...
Updated: Added updated Welsh version of the SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant claim form.
To claim a Sure Start Maternity Grant:
download the form print it fill it in with a pen post it to...
Updated: Added firing times for week commencing 20 November 2017.
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberry’s...
Updated: Added report for week 46, 2017.
This report compares the current week’s data on statutory notifications of causative agents to that of the previous 5 weeks.
Older weekly NOIDS causative...
These documents show spending by the Planning Inspectorate over £250 for September 2017
Updated: Added Chickerell firing times December 2017.
The ‘firing times’ are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones...
Updated: This notice now includes a definition of a responsible person and contact details have been added for where to contact if your goods are seized by HMRC.
This notice cancels and replaces Notice ...
Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide general information, updates and reminders on HB and other areas of the Department for Work and Pensions to local authority staff.
The bulletins may have references...
Updated: Quarterly update to log
The High Speed Two (HS2) disclosure log lists the responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR...
Updated: Editorial changes made to page on 20 November 2017.
If you are aged 14+ and involved in any kind of education or training you should not need to provide copies of different certificates each time...
Updated: Updated the Members list.
Current eastern England Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee members.
During the passage of the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Bill through Parliament, the focus of this particular forum, ran by Ted Allett, is to discuss route wide principles, standards, practices and...
Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide general information, updates and reminders on HB and other areas of the Department for Work and Pensions to local authority staff.
The bulletins may have references...
Updated: Removed duplicated material. Legislative links and lists of relevant legislation amending the 1988 Act are within the pdf.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been amended on a number...
Updated: Following discussions with industry representatives, the policy change will now apply from 1 April 2019.
This brief sets out a change in HM Revenue and Customs’ policy of allowing all pension fund...
Updated: Clarified that claimants doing permitted work can earn up to £120 each week after tax.
This guide explains changes to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) work-related activity group...
Updated: Added Straightpoint Range and WCTA Grenade Range firing notice December 2017.
The firing times are presented in 2 file formats. The PDF format is web browseable and accessible on mobile devices...
Updated: New file titled LRS organisation portal - new URL uploaded on 20 November 2017. Also call to action added to detail section.
From 22 November 2017, there is a new URL address to access the LRS...
Updated: Spreadsheets updated
The level of catches and landings of key quota species are monitored throughout the year through a series of weekly and monthly spreadsheets.
The management of these...
Updated: Added Penally Gallery firing times December 2017.
The ‘firing notice’ (sometimes referred to as firing times) for the Penally Gallery Range is presented in PDF format. The PDF format is web browseable...
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) will review the designation of system leaders where they appear to:
no longer meet the eligibility criteria be failing to carry out the role as...
Updated: Added a list of officials with pre-release access to benefit sanctions statistics (section 4).
We’ve published the DWP arrangements for pre-release access to statistics in the interests of openness...
We publish details of all our transactions of £25,000 and over.
Updated: Updated provisional number of cases from January to September 2017.
This document explains hepatitis E, describing the:
symptoms means of transmission best means of prevention and treatment...
A number of policies have been developed to increase the share of electricity generated from renewable sources. Specifically the government has put in place the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme, amongst ...
Updated: Link to final version of guidance added.
We’re proposing changes to the regulations that underpin the exemption of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) from indirect costs of the Contracts for Difference...
Updated: Updated application forms
A number of policies have been developed to increase the share of electricity generated from renewable sources including the RO / FIT compensation scheme and the CFD exemption...
Updated: apprenticeship approved for delivery - funding band published
This document is relevant to:
employers wanting to recruit an apprentice training organisations working with employers to...
Updated: PDF updated.
Driving licence guidance for:
changing your name or gender changing your address replacing a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed driving licence <...
Academy 10th anniversary conference Valuing commissioning? Commissioning Value?This free one day event offered an exciting opportunity to explore the value of commissioning whilst managing ever more complex...
Three directors of Speed-e-Loans.com Limited (SEL) have been disqualified from acting as a directors. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy, & Industrial Strategy, accepted disqualification undertakings...
A temporary bridge over the A14 at Swavesey will be taken down this week, having played its part in keeping construction traffic away from the busy A14 during construction of Britain’s biggest road upgrade.
The decision to invest in the city and region is part of GLD’s ongoing corporate vision to make the most of the potential of its existing regional presence, and also take advantage of the growing market of skilled...
Updated: Updated A Guide to Registration - November 2017
This guide is designed to help you through the registration and certification of merchant ships joining parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register.
Updated: minor update
Once the spreadsheet is open, click on ‘Enable Editing’ to activate the filter options. If you have any issues downloading the document try using an alternative browser.
Updated: Updated subject knowledge enhancement claim form
This form should be completed to request funding for subject knowledge enhancement.
Updated: Updated bereavement information
Information on deaths involving British Nationals in Nigeria
Updated: Updated November 2017
UK qualified solicitors practising in Italy have the authority to issue or witness documents, such as certified copies of original documents, certifications of identity, power...
Updated: Added updated version of document.
This method is applicable to the procedures used for examination of environmental samples including swabs from carcasses in meat processing plants, swabs of food...
Updated: Replaced landlord request for a managed payment or rent arrears deduction, form UC47, with new versions.
Use this service to request payment of rent directly from a tenant’s Universal Credit, if...
Updated: Added Manorbier firing times December 2017.
The firing times presented in PDF format are web browseable and accessible on mobile devices such as Blackberrys, smart phones and tablets.
The...
DVLA publishes details of all spending over £500 using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS). The ePCS has replaced the government procurement card (GPC).
Instruments Amending the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary...
HRH in the Caribbean: The Final Day
The legislation making these changes was laid in Parliament on 16 November 2017.
These changes follow on from our consultation, which received comments from 23 respondents.
As explained...
IntroductionIt is an honour to represent the UK at this ASEM Foreign Ministers’ meeting. It is a particular pleasure to see a democratically-elected leader of Myanmar in the Chair.
Myanmar’s path towards...
The illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth between £7 -17 billion a year.
Such is the scale of this criminal industry that it is of international concern.
Often linked to...
Academy 10th anniversary conference Valuing commissioning? Commissioning Value?This free one day event offered an exciting opportunity to explore the value of commissioning whilst managing ever more complex...
HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000.
UK Export Finance publishes details of invoices on a monthly basis...
HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000.
UK Export Finance publishes details of invoices on a monthly basis...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is undertaking a review of sites at which the Ministry of Defence (MOD) use an Indefinite Direction under Section 28 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000...
Updated: Revised chapter 6 (version 32, November 2017) - chapter updated to reflect that there is only one LMDM service centre now, in Merthyr Tydfil.
This guidance is for providers of the Work Programme...
Updated: Revised chapter 6 (version 11, November 2017) - chapter updated to reflect that there is only one LMDM service centre now, in Merthyr Tydfil.
This DWP Work Programme provider guidance is for use...
Updated: Updated weekly prices datasets.
Weekly publications give the average wholesale prices of selected home-grown horticultural produce. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged...
Updated: Updated A Guide to Registration - November 2017
This guide is designed to help you through the registration and certification of merchant ships joining parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register.
Updated: minor update
Once the spreadsheet is open, click on ‘Enable Editing’ to activate the filter options. If you have any issues downloading the document try using an alternative browser.
This guidance covers:
what is “illicit streaming” and what devices are commonly used? how do you identify an illicit streaming device (ISD)? why should you not buy these devices? what should you...
Updated: Updated subject knowledge enhancement claim form
This form should be completed to request funding for subject knowledge enhancement.
Updated: Supplier: The list has been updated.
The webpages above contain information on establishing community broadband solutions, including advice on delivery models, technologies and financing options...
Updated: Updated bereavement information
Information on deaths involving British Nationals in Nigeria
Upcoming reforms to medical radiation exposure regulations will greatly change how the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC) issues approvals.
The Ionising Radiation (Medical...
The legislation making these changes was laid in Parliament on 16 November 2017.
These changes follow on from our consultation, which received comments from 23 respondents.
As explained...
From 20-24 November, MHRA is running a social media campaign to promote recognition and reporting of suspected side effects from over-the-counter medicines, as part of an EU-wide awareness week.
While...
Updated: Section 11.1 has been amended to deal with the position where rent is paid to someone other than the landlord.
This guide tells you about applications for adverse possession of registered land, ...
Updated: Section 7.1 has been amended to clarify the position where rent is paid to someone other than the landlord.
Aimed at conveyancers, this guide explains HM Land Registry’s approach to applications...
Updated: A minor amendment has been made to section 3 to make our practice clearer.
This guide details HM Land Registry practice and requirements relating to the registration of transfers of a registered...
HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000.
UK Export Finance publishes details of invoices on a monthly basis...
HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000.
UK Export Finance publishes details of invoices on a monthly basis...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is undertaking a review of sites at which the Ministry of Defence (MOD) use an Indefinite Direction under Section 28 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000...
Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
HM Land Registry is required under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and its subsequent (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 to publish annually information to demonstrate our compliance with the Public Sector...
Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
Updated: Revised chapter 6 (version 32, November 2017) - chapter updated to reflect that there is only one LMDM service centre now, in Merthyr Tydfil.
This guidance is for providers of the Work Programme...
Updated: Revised chapter 6 (version 11, November 2017) - chapter updated to reflect that there is only one LMDM service centre now, in Merthyr Tydfil.
This DWP Work Programme provider guidance is for use...
Updated: Updated weekly prices datasets.
Weekly publications give the average wholesale prices of selected home-grown horticultural produce. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged...
Eileen says:
I am absolutely delighted to be taking up my new role. Our remit is extensive. There are, of course, challenges and opportunities for employers, schools, training providers and academies...
As part of the Industrial Strategy’s aim to improve productivity and create better and higher-paying jobs across the UK, the government will:
Work with industry to boost spending on R&D to...