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17 December

New push to unlock enough electricity to power two cities the size of London and boost nature recovery
New push to unlock enough electricity to power two cities the size of London and boost nature recovery
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500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future
500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future
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16 December

Abuse victims to get specialist NHS support
Abuse victims to get specialist NHS support
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Temporary closure of Bona Vacantia switchboard number
Temporary closure of Bona Vacantia switchboard number
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​​Letter from the Secretary of State to stakeholders: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​
​​Letter from the Secretary of State to stakeholders: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​
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​​Letter from the Secretary of State to local authority leaders and metro mayors: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​
​​Letter from the Secretary of State to local authority leaders and metro mayors: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​
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Consultation on licensing for knife sales
Consultation on licensing for knife sales
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5 simple ways that we can help stop superbugs 
A selection of colour pills in blister packaging

Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise. Data published in autumn 2025 shows there are nearly 400 new cases reported every week in England...

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We strongly condemn the unprecedented rise in settler violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem: E5 statement on the West Bank and East Jerusalem
We strongly condemn the unprecedented rise in settler violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem: E5 statement on the West Bank and East Jerusalem
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Emerging disruptive technologies NATO competition
Emerging disruptive technologies NATO competition
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New management plans to safeguard fisheries for the future
New management plans to safeguard fisheries for the future
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Chief Secretary appoints experts to lead review of Green Book discount rate
Chief Secretary appoints experts to lead review of Green Book discount rate
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Infected Blood Memorial Committee Mailing List
Infected Blood Memorial Committee Mailing List
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Infected Blood Memorial Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 19 May 2026
Infected Blood Memorial Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 19 May 2026
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Foreign financial interference in UK politics: independent review – reviewer appointment letter and terms of reference
Foreign financial interference in UK politics: independent review – reviewer appointment letter and terms of reference
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Israel must lift all barriers to aid without delay and let international NGOs operate freely: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Israel must lift all barriers to aid without delay and let international NGOs operate freely: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Research: Environmental assessment and evidence: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP)
Research: Environmental assessment and evidence: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP)
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Transparency data: Ministry of Justice gender pay gap report: 2025
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice gender pay gap report: 2025
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Transparency data: Ministry of Justice: spend control data for July 2025 to September 2025
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice: spend control data for July 2025 to September 2025
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Transparency data: MOJ: special advisers' hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2025
Transparency data: MOJ: special advisers' hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2025
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Transparency data: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
Transparency data: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
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Transparency data: MOJ: senior officials' hospitality, travel and meetings, July 2025 to September 2025
Transparency data: MOJ: senior officials' hospitality, travel and meetings, July 2025 to September 2025
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GOV.UK has entered the Chat: our vision for GOV.UK Chat

GOV.UK Chat is an AI-powered chat system we’ve built at the Government Digital Service (GDS). It’s a new way to interact with government, designed to make it easier for people to find what they need on...

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Imperial’s magnetometer on NASA’s IMAP Mission records successful ‘first light’ 

Imperial researchers celebrate a landmark achievement as NASA’s IMAP mission sends back its first data from space.

Credit: NASA

All instruments on board NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration...

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Defra: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
Defra: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
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Wales Office Special Advisers Quarterly Transparency Return July to September 2025
Wales Office Special Advisers Quarterly Transparency Return July to September 2025
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CMA: senior officials' business expenses, Q1 2025 to 2026
CMA: senior officials' business expenses, Q1 2025 to 2026
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Cabinet Office: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
Cabinet Office: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, July to September 2025
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UKEF ministers' meetings and overseas travel: July to September 2025
UKEF ministers' meetings and overseas travel: July to September 2025
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CMA: Business Appointment Rules advice, July to September 2025
CMA: Business Appointment Rules advice, July to September 2025
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UKEF senior officials' travel, hospitality and Permanent Secretary meetings: July to September 2025
UKEF senior officials' travel, hospitality and Permanent Secretary meetings: July to September 2025
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UKEF special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings: July to September 2025
UKEF special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings: July to September 2025
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SYMCA: CRSTS annual report 2024 to 2025
SYMCA: CRSTS annual report 2024 to 2025
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UK Export Finance: spending over £500 on a GPC, November 2025
UK Export Finance: spending over £500 on a GPC, November 2025
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UKEF: spend over £25,000, November 2025
UKEF: spend over £25,000, November 2025
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WO Business Appointment Rules decisions: July to September 2025
WO Business Appointment Rules decisions: July to September 2025
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Privacy Notice: Registration of Interest for the St. Paul's Cathedral Memorial Service
Privacy Notice: Registration of Interest for the St. Paul's Cathedral Memorial Service
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National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system
National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system
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Green Book discount rate review 2026
Green Book discount rate review 2026
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Five new FMPs published today
Five new FMPs published today
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Understanding the apprenticeship assessment reforms and what they mean for you, by Gemma Marsh

Reforms to apprenticeship assessments were announced by the Department for Education (DfE) and Minister for Skills in February 2025. 

Since joining Skills England in May 2025 as Deputy...

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Minister Doughty on the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement
Minister Doughty on the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement
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Edition 41: News from the Adjudicator
Edition 41: News from the Adjudicator
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Lieutenant General Sir Rob Magowan appointed new Commander of Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
Lieutenant General Sir Rob Magowan appointed new Commander of Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
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Careers in Government Social Research
Careers in Government Social Research
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Careers with the Government Economic Service
Careers with the Government Economic Service
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Changes to international maritime law
Changes to international maritime law
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Speed enforcement on the Strategic Road Network
Speed enforcement on the Strategic Road Network
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UK Government accepts all recommendations from the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework in a landmark commitment
UK Government accepts all recommendations from the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework in a landmark commitment
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Minister Doughty statement at the launch of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine
Minister Doughty statement at the launch of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine
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Historic first for probationary officers in Scotland
Historic first for probationary officers in Scotland
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Research: Impact evaluation of Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3)
Research: Impact evaluation of Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3)
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Life behind bars for police, prison and probation killers
Life behind bars for police, prison and probation killers
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Witness Statement of HN15 Mark Jenner - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 16 Dec 2025. Category: Statement.
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AGO, GLD & HMCPSI: Business expenses, hospitality and meetings for Q2 2025
AGO, GLD & HMCPSI: Business expenses, hospitality and meetings for Q2 2025
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HMT workforce management information: November 2025
HMT workforce management information: November 2025
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Waste Metric Dashboard: November 2025
Waste Metric Dashboard: November 2025
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Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2025
Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2025
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Arts Council England - an independent review by Baroness Margaret Hodge
Arts Council England - an independent review by Baroness Margaret Hodge
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Government response to the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework
Government response to the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework
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Change of vaccine for the routine adult pneumococcal vaccination programme and individuals at increased clinical risk
Change of vaccine for the routine adult pneumococcal vaccination programme and individuals at increased clinical risk
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Case study: lessons learnt after demolition companies fined over £60 million for bid-rigging
Case study: lessons learnt after demolition companies fined over £60 million for bid-rigging
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Resident doctor strikes: everything you need to know 

There have been two periods of strike action this year by resident doctors (25-30 July and 14-19 November 2024. More strikes are planned in December.

Here, we tell you everything you need to know about...

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The future of the Funding Service: solving a whole problem for users 

The Funding Service is a multidisciplinary team in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) transforming the way the department delivers grants to councils and communities...

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DBT: spending over £25,000, October 2025
DBT: spending over £25,000, October 2025
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DBT: spending over £500, September 2025
DBT: spending over £500, September 2025
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT) prompt payment data July to September 2025
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) prompt payment data July to September 2025
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HS2 Ltd: spending over £500, April to June 2025
HS2 Ltd: spending over £500, April to June 2025
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HS2 Ltd senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, April to June 2025
HS2 Ltd senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, April to June 2025
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Government response to the OEP review: environmental inspections and their implementation in England
Government response to the OEP review: environmental inspections and their implementation in England
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Leicester Prison: action plan
Leicester Prison: action plan
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Report of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation
Report of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation
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Black maternal health: government response to the Health and Social Care Committee
Black maternal health: government response to the Health and Social Care Committee
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Licensing for knife sales
Licensing for knife sales
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What does good breach reporting look like?

Why does reporting matter? 

The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) is responsible for enforcing UK trade sanctions relating to sanctioned services and the movement of sanctioned...

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New council of experts to advocate for the creative industries
New council of experts to advocate for the creative industries
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Why human behaviour is the real cyber battleground
Babz Rahman

When I first started my cyber security journey, I quickly realised something fundamental: cybercriminals don’t hack technology first, they hack people. Time and again, ...

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Proposed refinements for Allocation Round 8 and future rounds
Proposed refinements for Allocation Round 8 and future rounds
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The UK’s new approach to Africa (Baroness Chapman of Darlington)

When this government came into power, we were clear that a new kind of relationship with African countries was long overdue. We inherited an approach that reflected the past rather than being fit for the future...

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Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
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Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Progress Update (Baroness Lloyd of Effra)

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:32, 16 December 2025

Fuller inquiry: government interim update on phase 2 recommendations
Fuller inquiry: government interim update on phase 2 recommendations
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Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update (Chris Bryant)

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have concluded negotiations on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Building on the work of the previous Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and Minister...

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Draft affirmative coming for Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025
Draft affirmative coming for Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025. See other results for details.
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Draft affirmative coming for Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.
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Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report 2023 - 2025 (Keir Starmer)

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has today laid before Parliament, pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, its Annual Report. This covers the period April 2023 - ...

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Chagossians and the Diego Garcia Base Treaty (Stephen Doughty, Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL])

The Diego Garcia Treaty, signed by the UK on 22 May 2025, secures the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. This base is vital for UK defence and intelligence capabilities, ...

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Consultation on Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations 7 and 8 (Dan Jarvis)

The Home Office plans to consider options in regards to Manchester Arena Monitored recommendations 7 and 8 in due course.

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Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2024 (Dan Jarvis)

I have today published the Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2024 (CP 1463). The Report has been laid before Parliament and copies will be available in the Vote Office and online on GOV.UK.

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Statement on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (Liz Kendall)

Today I am laying an Act Paper updating Parliament on the government’s progress on copyright and AI, fulfilling the commitment under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Our approach to copyright and...

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Investment in high needs places (Bridget Phillipson)

A great school experience is one that is academically challenging, rich in opportunity and built on strong relationships. That requires an inclusive school system in every part of the country: one that stretches...

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Early Years Funding 2026-27 (Olivia Bailey)

The government is ambitious for every child. Our strategy ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life,’ sets out our ambition for a record proportion of children to be starting school ready by 2028...

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Tokyo Economic Security Forum - Keynote Address
Tokyo Economic Security Forum - Keynote Address
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Government launches Charter Review to future-proof the BBC
Government launches Charter Review to future-proof the BBC
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Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk: 16 December 2025
Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk: 16 December 2025
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Cutting edge cancer treatments set to be produced out of uranium
Cutting edge cancer treatments set to be produced out of uranium
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Ofwat confirms £11 million enforcement package for Wessex Water

Package to be paid by the company and its shareholders, for the benefit of the environment and customers.   The company will also be required to rectify any identified breaches and ensure its future compliance...

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Research: Risk of serious violence of those already known to the Probation Service
Research: Risk of serious violence of those already known to the Probation Service
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Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Scrutiny Team annual statutory report: 2025
Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Scrutiny Team annual statutory report: 2025
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National assessments regulation annual report 2025
National assessments regulation annual report 2025
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