UK and State of North Carolina hold Third Working Group Meeting
Businessman ordered to pay nearly £11,000 for waste offences
We continue to work intensively with the UN and partners to get more aid into Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Foreign Secretary meeting with Executive Vice-President Å efÄoviÄ
Press release: International community urged to come together or face losing the global contest of ideas, Lord Chancellor to warn in landmark speech in Washington
Norfolk – a county where children & young people FLOURISH.
Norfolk has a shared ambition to be a county where every child and young person can flourish. Through the work of the Children & Young...
Food Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2022/23
ESFA Update: 31 January 2024
Plumber handed suspended sentence for spending Covid loans on holiday, gambling and puppy
Joint Communique issued at the end of the UK-Ghana Business Council meeting
News story: New Head of Office appointed
There has been widespread media coverage today (Wednesday 31 January) on the introduction of new border controls for animals, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain from...
New DASA Competition launched to enhance the detection of trace explosives
Youth Mobility Scheme for Uruguayan and British citizens
New international arrangements expand opportunities for UK youth
Industry Transparency Code on Music Streaming announced by government
CMA investigates Vifor Pharma to safeguard essential anaemia treatment
Government takes major step in improving biosecurity and preventing diseases
RPC holds Better Regulation Framework launch
Postponement of the UK-African Investment Summit
Extramural Studies Placement 2024
Secretary of State's speech on the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper
Putinâs War of Aggression has come at a significant cost to Russia and galvanised democratic nations: UK statement to the OSCE
Minister for Europe in Poland to show support for NATO troops
News story: Sellafield Ltd announces £2.8m funding for digital and gaming hub
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched its Data Strategy in August 2022 and since then we’ve been making progress against the goals we set out. We’re also looking to the future - planning our roadmap for...
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Shirley scything grass in one of her voluntary roles
A Lasting Power of Attorney (also known as an LPA) is a legal document. It allows you to nominate someone...
Environment Agency: reaching net zero
Safeguarding the Union
The Prime Minister's Business Council 2024
MHRA announces two new UK Approved Bodies to certify medical devices
His Majesty King Charles III Green Apprenticeships
News story: First meeting of 2024 for SLC Customer Panel
Research: Public trust and confidence in the private security industry
Press release: 6 in 10 UK adults have trust and confidence in private security professionals
SLC Supplier Spend December 2023
SLC Supplier Spend November 2023
Child and family social workers: agency rules statutory guidance
UK-Greece Strategic Bilateral Framework: second annual review, 2024
Aerial panorama over a Cotswold landscape
We are pleased to announce the publication of step-by-step guidance taking you through the biodiversity net gain process.
Developer step-by-step guidance...
Honeybee on a purple cornflower bloom, among colourful flowers in a rural garden
Mike Burke, Head of Sustainable Development, Natural England, writes about two new templates developed by Natural England...
Aerial view of River Dee in Chester at dusk including Queens Park Bridge and The Old Dee Bridge, Cheshire, England, UK
Habitat management and monitoring are integral to effective biodiversity net gain (...
Aerial view of London outskirts (Source: Getty Images)
We are pleased to confirm that biodiversity net gain will go live on 12 February 2024. From this date major development (unless otherwise exempt) ...
Man doing DIY at home (Source: Getty Images)
What are the exemptions?
The exemptions to the mandatory requirement were set out in the government response to the BNG regulations and policy consultation...
A chalk stream - Misbourne River, Chiltern Hills (Source: Getty Images)
Guest blog by Mike Burke, Natural England Programme Director – Sustainable Development
Informed by 10 years of development...
Small skipper on viper’s bugloss, taken by Peter Roworth - Natural England
On 31 January, the one-year anniversary of the Environmental Improvement Plan, we will permanently expand this Land Use...
Taken by Jess Everett, Defra
Welcome. This is the first post on our new Defra Environment blog.
We’ve expanded the previous Land Use blog so that we can showcase a greater range of stories about...
Water vole - credit Paul Lacey, Natural England
My name is Rob, and I work in the Environmental Strategy division at Defra. It’s a treat to be writing the first ‘proper’ post on our new blog.
Part...
Atlantic puffin - credit Allan Drewitt, Natural England
Today, one year exactly since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), we are taking further actions to halt and reverse...
Regulator investigates spiritualist charity as disputing trustees and finances spark serious concerns
Bangladeshi national receives honorary British award
Online Safety Act: new criminal offences circular
Credit: Michael Brown
The horticultural sector is a vital part of the UK economy. It contributed £4.3 billion in 2022. Ornamental growers make a significant contribution to promoting wellbeing...
A national advisory body for ethics in policing
CITB annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Draft regulations: amendment to The Mutual Societies (Transfers of Business) (Tax) Regulations 2009
My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Victoria Atkins) has made the following Written Statement:
I have requested that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conduct a special...
I have requested that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conduct a special review of mental health services in Nottinghamshire under s.48 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Like many of my Parliamentary...
Following my written statement of 22 January 2024, I wish to provide a further update to the House on the actions that the Government and health system are taking in response to an increase in measles cases in...
Social housing is a finite resource and in any compassionate society it is incumbent upon the Government of the day to ensure it is utilised in the most effective way to support those who truly need it and those...
I am today along with my hon Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nigel Huddleston), publishing the annual report and accounts of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The report has been laid...
Our points-based immigration system allows us to control who comes to the UK to work, study and visit. It enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support...
As part of our delivery of wave 4 T Levels and our assessment of overlap between T Levels and Technical Qualifications we have been consulting with employers and representatives from many sectors.
After...
Today I am notifying the House about the Government’s decision regarding the equivalence assessment for states in the European Economic Area (EEA), including European Union (EU) member states, under the...
Dual agreements cement UK-Canada science and innovation ties
Omjjara licensed for anaemic myelofibrosis patients to treat the symptoms of their disease
£1,000 National Insurance cut boosts Britainâs paychecks
£15 million boost for cultural venues to level up access to the arts across England
Cyberflashing, epilepsy-trolling and fake news to put online abusers behind bars from today
2024 Business Council launched
New valproate safety measures apply from 31 January
Healthwatch Impact Award shortlist announced. Find out about eighteen projects chosen for their work to improve care using your feedback.
Our first Board meeting of 2024 focussed on the important workstreams which will address the challenges outlined in the Reshaping Legal Services Strategy for the current year and beyond. It was exciting to welcome...
A hen harrier with chicks and eggs in a nest
Hen harriers are rare birds of prey that breed in the uplands of northern England. While we have welcomed increases in breeding numbers in recent years
Image: Getty Images
By Alan Law, Deputy Chief Executive, Natural EnglandThis time last year, Defra’s Secretary of State launched the Environmental Improvement Plan to an audience of nature conservation...
How do we know if we are healthy? What do we look out for? We have a regular temperature, we know our energy levels, our body doesn't ache. These are indicators of good health.
Much like the body, we...
Defra: spending over £25,000, November 2023
Defra: spending over £500, November 2023
NRS Wylfa Site Environmental Management Plan
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations: public register
HMRC: spending over £500, December 2023
HMRC spending over £25,000, December 2023
Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates: 2024 to 2025
Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Frameworkâ¯
Lowland agricultural peat: water for peat pilots
Nature recovery to be accelerated as the government delivers on measures to protect land and sea