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Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from Monday 16 June will move to the first floor. Our existing aluminium double-glazed windows are now over 40 years old and...

The National Archives hosted an evening with the medieval experts who recently discovered a ‘copy’ of the Magna Carta was actually an extremely rare original.

An investigation led by Prof David Carpenter...

We have digitised 200 files which have been released by the Cabinet Office.

This release includes previously retained files from the Prime Minister’s Office covering Tony Blair’s administration. It also...

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services have been accredited for the first time:

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Design plans for Titanic, sketches by Raymond Briggs and gig posters by Martin F. Bedford will all be more accessible thanks to cataloguing grants.

Archives Revealed has just awarded more than &pound...

A 1642 will which caused a legal row about William Shakespeare’s property in Stratford-upon-Avon has been discovered at The National Archives.

The will made by Thomas Nash on 25 August, 1642 was found ...

Educators at The National Archives have won a prestigious prize for their history workshops.

The team, all trained teachers, won The Sandford Award for Heritage Learning 2025. They bring alive history ...

The National Archives is helping make accessible a financial survey of the Church ordered by Henry VIII after his break with Rome.

His inspectors counted 8,000 parish churches, 650 monasteries, 22 cathedrals...

 

The National Archives is working with international academics to make the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports...

From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs. This is the first increase since 2019.

The changes affect...

Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening on 24 January.

The novelist...

From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.

The Beaverbrook Library Collections which has historically been...

More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule. Most are correspondence and work on government policies during Sir Tony Blair’s Labour administration 2004-2005. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 11:02, 15 May 2026

The National Archives and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will ensure the accessibility and preservation of its world-class Drawings ...

 

Tobi Adetimilehin

We are pleased to announce that Tobi Adetimilehin has been appointed Finance Director of The National Archives, and started her  term leading the Finance and Performance...

Our first education service delivered locally with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London.

This new opportunity...

News stories from The National Archives can now be found at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/

Dstl backed robotics breakthrough transforms military manufacturing

Neale-Wade Academy (Cambridgeshire): warning notice

Harwich and Dovercourt High School (Essex): warning notice

UK support is huge step forward for international fishing safety

New regulations are now in force

The 2026 update to the Magenta Book represents the most significant shift in government evaluation standards since 2020, moving the needle from "measuring what happened" to "learning how to improve in real...

Summary Avoidable requisition rates have reduced by 7% in the past six months. We're seeing reductions across almost all types of avoidable requisition (including fewer issues linked to name variations...

Our tests of GOV.UK Chat, the experimental AI-powered chatbot we’re developing at the Government Digital Service (GDS), have given us clear evidence that it saves people time and provides them with...

I am updating the House on the outbreak of hantavirus onboard the Dutch cruise ship the MV Hondius, and the action the UK has taken to support British nationals and protect public health.

Firstly, I wish...

The annual statistics for Fraud and Error in the Benefit System for the financial year ending 2026, were published on Thursday 14 May 2026, at 9.30am.

UC overpayments have now dropped to the lowest level...

I would like to advise the House that today the Government is publishing the response to the public consultation on the Codes of Practice (“Codes”) associated with the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error...

Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can.

As I set out in my statement...

The Government’s legislative programme for the second session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 13 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application ...

The UK Government’s legislative programme for the second session was set out at the State Opening of Parliament on 13 May 2026. This statement summarises the programme and how it applies to Northern Ireland...

I made a written ministerial statement on 15th April about Peter May’s Review into the corporate effectiveness and cultural health of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery...

The UK Government’s legislative programme for the Second Session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 13 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application...

I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces Annual Report for 2025 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the Service Complaints system.

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The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) published in September made it clear that we are in a new era of threat which demands a new era for UK defence. As we move to war fighting readiness, it is essential we ensure...

The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The truest test of whether that is being met is how we respond when a community comes under attack. This crisis of antisemitism – the disgusting...

Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of a social rented home are languishing on local authority waiting lists, forced to struggle in the private...

The way people access banking services has changed significantly in recent years. Access to these services is provided through a range of channels, including different in-person models as well as digital channels...

Money market funds (MMFs) play an important role in the financial system. MMFs are widely used for cash management and provide an alternative or complement to bank deposits for a broad range of investors, including...

I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of four documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes the:

Capacity Market Autumn Consultation ResponseCapacity Market Winter Consultation...

The Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four sitting weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025. Read more. (cached), Summary and Comments (0), First seen at 10:01, 15 May 2026

Following the State Opening of Parliament, it is normal practice for the Leader of the House of Commons to list the bills to be introduced for the convenience of the House.

Other measures will be laid before...

I wish to update the House on the Government’s position regarding the establishment of The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Today the Foreign Secretary is in Moldova to attend...

The Government has today laid the following statement as an un-numbered Act Paper pursuant to section 21(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010:

On 16 December 2025 the United Kingdom signed...

The Government is today laying a statutory instrument before Parliament to introduce increases in firearms licensing fees by the rate of inflation to ensure that these fees continue to provide full cost recovery...

Adults locked out of learning to access education with new reform

Regulation is key to building more homes, says RSH chief executive

Major shift in government evaluation as Magenta Book is updated

Government to transform Mental Health care with new strategy

We have responded to the new Health Bill, which includes legislation to support creation of a Single Patient Record.

Families spared time and money during separation thanks to Government action

By Alice Howard, Senior Data Scientist

Defra and Natural England have published the 2026 habitat target metric, showing that action has been undertaken on 77,638 hectares to create or restore...

Providers approved for lifelong learning entitlement modular funding

Education and skills funding: uplift factors and postcode files

This is my final blog from my time as interim Chair of the LSB, and I would like to begin by saying what a privilege it was to serve in the role during a period of such significant activity for the sector. I ...

Millions to get faster, easier access to government support with new AI tool

13 new bathing sites open across England helping communities and waterways

Reforms to secure British borders to be agreed by Foreign Ministers in Moldova this week

People’s expectations of digital services are changing - including their expectations of government. Research consistently shows that more people are becoming familiar with AI-powered tools in their everyday...

Appointments: 14 May 2026

We have responded to the new Health Bill, which includes legislation to support creation of a Single Patient Record.

Last summer, we visited a group of farmers in the Derbyshire White Peak. They shared what they’ve learned from growing herbal leys in improved grassland systems.

Working with Natural England’s  <...

Sporting Events Bill

New HIV report shows progress but inequalities persist in access to testing, PrEP and early diagnosis

North Falls Offshore Wind Farm development consent decision announced

Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms development consent decision announced

More children eligible for eGates in boost for families this summer

Exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Wes Streeting MP

Joint statement on the Multinational Military Mission for the Strait of Hormuz: 12 May 2026

There has been recent reporting in the media and on social media around Natural England’s role in delivering the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme.

Natural England has a statutory duty to support sustainable...

Image from Mental Health Awareness Week | Mental Health Foundation Introduction from Sarah McClinton

This blog marks Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 with a thoughtful reflection on what it means...

Cymraeg

Cell-cultivated products – sometimes known as ‘lab-grown meat’ – are foods made by growing plant or animal cells in controlled laboratory conditions. A chicken or beef ...

Privacy Notice: Test, Learn & Grow Accelerator on Economic Inactivity

Review of the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Health Bill: impact assessments summary

Health Bill: patient safety measures - impact assessments

Health Bill: abolishing Healthwatch - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: reforming the foundation trust model - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: equality impact assessments summary

Health Bill: single patient record - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: transferring HSSIB to CQC - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: abolishing NHS England - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: ICBs as strategic commissioners - equality impact assessment

Health Bill: single patient record and information sharing - impact assessment

Health Bill: abolishing NHS England - impact assessment

Health Bill: structural measures to ICBs and foundation trusts - impact assessments

Andrew Figgures’ term extended as Trustee of the Imperial War Museum

Michael Salter-Church reappointed as Chair of the Horniman Museum

Shahpur Kabraji reappointed as Legal Trustee to the National History Museum

Government reviews access to face to face banking services

Joint Statement on the invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism: May 2026

Environment Secretary in Northern Ireland for UK–EU Reset talks

Security Minister statement on national security and threat level

Locals to decide name for Wylfa SMR project

NRS socio-economic funding supports 129 UK community projects

Tax advisers: check if you need to register under new rules

New findings highlight importance of prevention, inclusion and early intervention

Three Hundreds of Chiltern

Manor of Northstead

Environment Agency Board members' terms extended