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02 October

Half-masting of flags following the Manchester synagogue attack
Half-masting of flags following the Manchester synagogue attack
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Dragons Den IP Blog - Series 22 Episode 10

Have you ever started cooking something and got distracted? I certainly have, thankfully with no serious consequences. According to Dr Samuel Bailey, the first entrepreneur to enter the Den this week, the UK...

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UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Derek Grant June 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Derek Grant June 2025
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Statement from the Charity Commission for England and Wales in response to the attack at Heaton Park Synagogue.
Statement from the Charity Commission for England and Wales in response to the attack at Heaton Park Synagogue.
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Moldova's Parliamentary Elections: UK statement to the OSCE, October 2025
Moldova's Parliamentary Elections: UK statement to the OSCE, October 2025
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Specialist Quality Mark accreditation period increased
Specialist Quality Mark accreditation period increased
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UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Haiti
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Haiti
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UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on Central African Republic
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on Central African Republic
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Martin Egan reappointed as Non-Executive Director
Martin Egan reappointed as Non-Executive Director
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Hospital discharge: What you need to know?
Hospital discharge processes are in place to help you leave hospital safely. Whether you're returning home or, moving onto another care provider here’s what you should expect when it’s time to leave hospital.
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What is social prescribing?
NHS social prescribing link workers can connect you to the right community groups and services to help support you.
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How to get the most out of your GP appointment
Do you struggle to speak to your doctor about your medical concerns? You’re not alone. Take a look at our top tips to make the most of your GP appointment.
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Getting a second opinion about your care
A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment plan. What are the new rules about second opinions and and how can...
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How can your pharmacy help you?
Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Find out how they can help you.
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What support can I get as a carer?
Many people who provide unpaid care are unaware of their rights. If you're an unpaid carer, find out more about the help and support you are entitled to.
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What should I do if my GP removes me from their list?
GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one.
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Black History Month 2025: Standing Firm in Power and Pride

Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Race Champion Cat Little reflects on this year's powerful theme and what it means for our organisation and the communities we serve. 

October marks Black...

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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Anthony Hyams 29 January 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Anthony Hyams 29 January 2025
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Ashok Bhardwaj 16 July 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Ashok Bhardwaj 16 July 2025
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Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework: Joint Statement, 2 October 2025
Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework: Joint Statement, 2 October 2025
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Stephen Hardy announced as the new Certification Officer
Stephen Hardy announced as the new Certification Officer
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Extended producer responsibility: what’s it for?
Close Up Of Woman Carrying Recycling Bin

There has been widespread coverage of the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme in recent days.

Below is a simple...

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Successful local plan development: Working together and preparing better

Andrew Megginson is Head of Service for Local Plans at the Planning Inspectorate where he leads the operational delivery of local plan examinations across England. Together with Simon Berkeley, Professional...

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Defra: spending over £500, July 2025
Defra: spending over £500, July 2025
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Defra: spending over £25,000, July 2025
Defra: spending over £25,000, July 2025
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UK Export Finance: spending over £500 on a GPC, August 2025
UK Export Finance: spending over £500 on a GPC, August 2025
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UKEF: spend over £25,000, August 2025
UKEF: spend over £25,000, August 2025
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Joint Statement: EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum- October 2025
Joint Statement: EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum- October 2025
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An introduction to the Local Skills Dashboard, by Frank Bowley

Skills England is data-driven, bringing together the right evidence to understand and respond to the nation’s skills needs. An important part of this work is supporting our partners across the country to...

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From truffles to trade: Cotswold firm grows with UKEF’s Small Export Builder 
From truffles to trade: Cotswold firm grows with UKEF’s Small Export Builder 
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Manchester company used as front for unlicensed insolvency activities is shut down
Manchester company used as front for unlicensed insolvency activities is shut down
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Major boost to economy through wedding law reform
Major boost to economy through wedding law reform
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Celebrating Excellence: HMCTS National Awards Showcase Innovation, Compassion and Justice in Action

The annual HMCTS National Awards celebrate staff who exemplify our values through innovation, crisis response and commitment to putting people first. 

Excellence across our organisation  <...
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Introducing the GOV Reuse Library

The GOV Reuse Library is a new cross-government initiative designed to help teams work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively by reusing proven digital service components.

Developed by the Ministry...

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Working Together to Protect Harbour Porpoise
Harbour porpoise. Image credit: @TerryCarne

For those who work at sea, Harbour porpoises are a familiar sight around our coast. They have a wide diet, feeding mostly on fish, including sandeels, herring and...

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DataConnect25: How public sector data delivers real benefits for users

Next month DataConnect the conference ‘for the community, by the community’ is back again for a fifth year. This year’s theme is ‘using data to deliver benefits for users’, echoing the aims of our mission-led...

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Industrial Strategy Advisory Council meeting minutes, 7 July 2025
Industrial Strategy Advisory Council meeting minutes, 7 July 2025
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Gathering and analysing market survey results using AI
Gathering and analysing market survey results using AI
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Cowell meets Sayed affirms UK’s support to social protection
Cowell meets Sayed affirms UK’s support to social protection
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Appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to the National Wealth Fund
Appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to the National Wealth Fund
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UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Item 9 General Debate
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Item 9 General Debate
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Pension firms urged to boost investment into the UK sci-tech unicorns of the 2030s
Pension firms urged to boost investment into the UK sci-tech unicorns of the 2030s
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Creo 2026 Register Your Interest

The post Creo 2026 Register Your Interest appeared first on Tech Nation.

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Creo 2026
Creo 2026 Register Your Interest

Name(Required) ...
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Upscale 2026
Upscale 2026 Register Your Interest

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Winter farm preparation: a guide for farmers after a dry season

As autumn begins, many farmers are still feeling the effects of prolonged dry weather and drought despite recent rainfall. The Environment Agency remains committed to supporting the farming community - not only...

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The SIA is updating its licensing criteria
The SIA is updating its licensing criteria
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Updates to SIA licensing criteria taking effect on 1 December
Updates to SIA licensing criteria taking effect on 1 December
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AAIB investigation to SportStar SLM, G-CMGB
AAIB investigation to SportStar SLM, G-CMGB
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Grounding and subsequent loss of the dive support vessel Jean Elaine
Grounding and subsequent loss of the dive support vessel Jean Elaine
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Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 2023: progress update
Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 2023: progress update
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Sir David Spiegelhalter: Regulation in an age of personalised medicine
Sir David Spiegelhalter: Regulation in an age of personalised medicine
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Armed Forces training of high standard, but too many trainees wasting time in holdover
Armed Forces training of high standard, but too many trainees wasting time in holdover
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has been built on a foundation of falsehoods
Russia’s war in Ukraine has been built on a foundation of falsehoods
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Jean Elaine report published
Jean Elaine report published
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AAIB Report: SportStar SLM, G-CMGB
AAIB Report: SportStar SLM, G-CMGB
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Building our product management community: from sceptics to superfans

James Corbett is a Product Manager for Delivering Sustainable Futures at Defra and Helen McMullan is a Lead Product Manager for Regulatory Services at Defra. In this blog they reflect on how formalising a product...

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Nature Recovery Projects – next steps for growing collaborative action that drives nature recovery

Acting for nature recovery at scale

Defra and Natural England invested &pound;7.4 million to initiate twelve landscape-scale Nature Recovery Projects (NRPs) across the country, over the three years...

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Designing a user-centred intranet to help our staff work more effectively 

At MHCLG, colleagues across the UK use the intranet daily for news, resources and guidance, such as HR or IT policies, and to access internal digital services. My first project on joining the department ...

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School leadership in England: characteristics and trends
School leadership in England: characteristics and trends
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Capacity Market: Hydrogen to Power and interconnectors
Capacity Market: Hydrogen to Power and interconnectors
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Voice Biometrics Project – Screening Equality Impact Assessment
Voice Biometrics Project – Screening Equality Impact Assessment
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Capacity Market: proposed changes for Prequalification 2026
Capacity Market: proposed changes for Prequalification 2026
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Enhanced Research and Development Intensive Support: Northern Ireland companies
Enhanced Research and Development Intensive Support: Northern Ireland companies
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COMEAP: Statement on airborne nano- and microplastic particles and fibres
COMEAP: Statement on airborne nano- and microplastic particles and fibres
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Boost to jobs and military capability with new defence equipment system
Boost to jobs and military capability with new defence equipment system
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Guidance: Control of communicable disease in prisons policy framework
Guidance: Control of communicable disease in prisons policy framework
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01 October

PM meeting with Prime Minister Støre  of Norway: 1 October 2025
PM meeting with Prime Minister Støre  of Norway: 1 October 2025
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PM meeting with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte: 1 October 2025
PM meeting with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte: 1 October 2025
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UK to reform asylum offer to reduce the pull factor for small boat crossings
UK to reform asylum offer to reduce the pull factor for small boat crossings
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UK reimposes UN sanctions on Iran
UK reimposes UN sanctions on Iran
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Summary following the High-Level Financing Event for The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM): 25 September 2025
Summary following the High-Level Financing Event for The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM): 25 September 2025
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UK calls on Russia to treat all Prisoners of War in accordance with international law: UK statement to the OSCE
UK calls on Russia to treat all Prisoners of War in accordance with international law: UK statement to the OSCE
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UK repeats escalation management questions about Russian violations of NATO airspace: UK statement to the OSCE
UK repeats escalation management questions about Russian violations of NATO airspace: UK statement to the OSCE
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Opening of the Legal Year 2025
Opening of the Legal Year 2025
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G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on Iran Sanctions Snapback
G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on Iran Sanctions Snapback
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The path to peace in Gaza must be through dialogue and diplomacy, not further bloodshed: UK statement at the UN Security Council
The path to peace in Gaza must be through dialogue and diplomacy, not further bloodshed: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP
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A46 Newark Bypass development consent decision announced
A46 Newark Bypass development consent decision announced
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UK announces major AI for development initiatives at G20 in South Africa
UK announces major AI for development initiatives at G20 in South Africa
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PM call with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates: 1 October 2025
PM call with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates: 1 October 2025
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PM call with His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait: 1 October 2025
PM call with His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait: 1 October 2025
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International Security Expo 2025
International Security Expo 2025
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Cameroon: Portsmouth and Bamenda mark 50 years of faithful twinning
Cameroon: Portsmouth and Bamenda mark 50 years of faithful twinning
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GCA’s Annual Conference pushes Code compliance
GCA’s Annual Conference pushes Code compliance
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Statement on Afghanistan: 1 October 2025
Statement on Afghanistan: 1 October 2025
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Update to the Innovation Clusters Map
Update to the Innovation Clusters Map
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Rt Hon. David Lammy sworn in as the new Lord Chancellor

The Right Honourable David Lammy MP has been officially sworn in as Lord Chancellor.

The ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice follows his appointment as Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for...

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Lady Chief Justice’s speech at the swearing in of the Lord Chancellor and Solicitor General

COURT 4, ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE

1 October 2025

My Lord Chancellor, it is a very great pleasure to welcome you, your family and your many friends and supporters to court 4 today.

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Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Windsor Framework: Agenda, 2 October 2025
Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Windsor Framework: Agenda, 2 October 2025
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From Insight to Interface: My summer in Digital Design at UKEF
From Insight to Interface: My summer in Digital Design at UKEF
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Get on board together – Fish, Trace, Ship webinar
Get on board together – Fish, Trace, Ship webinar
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Contract awarded to modernise Defence estate in East Midlands
Contract awarded to modernise Defence estate in East Midlands
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UKDI: Three naval testbeds transform defence innovation
UKDI: Three naval testbeds transform defence innovation
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IBCA Community Update, 01 October 2025
IBCA Community Update, 01 October 2025
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New grant helps woodland owners stay ahead of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle
New grant helps woodland owners stay ahead of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle
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DfE Update: 1 October 2025
DfE Update: 1 October 2025
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Government launches Black History Month alongside ethnic minority leaders to further race equality
Government launches Black History Month alongside ethnic minority leaders to further race equality
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Safety of Nitrates and Nitrites as Food Additives

Our role at the FSA is to put people first. That means being transparent about the risks in our food, and providing you with clear, science-based information to help you make informed choices about foods...

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