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Prime Minister to attend UK-EU summit in Brussels on 20 November

Scottish Businesses Take India Trade Deal To Market

The United Kingdom will continue to champion the Colombia Peace Agreement through implementation at local levels: UK statement at the UN Security Council

PM statement to the House of Commons: 12 October 2026

Home Secretary Oral Statement on National Security

Root-and-branch review of security for those in public life

20th October 2026 Committee on Toxicity Meeting

How evidence is building a better youth justice system

UK hosted international partners to work together in fight against antisemitism

Foreign Secretary statement on Iran, 12 October

Joint Statement on Iran, 12 October

With the Autumn Budget approaching and Repeat Entrepreneur Relief making headlines in The Times, new research shows why backing founders to build again would pay for itself.

In May, we set out why...

Technology to bolster justice for victims as government responds to Leveson

DWP: workforce management information August 2026

FOI responses published by the Youth Justice Board: September 2026

FOI responses published by the Youth Justice Board: August 2026

Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2025-26

Clean Heat Market Mechanism: revisions ahead of the 2027/28 scheme year

Modern slavery decision backlog cleared

New Member appointed to The National Lottery Community Fund Board

Council tax information letter 5/2026: Response to technical consultation on council tax enforcement

Regulator investigates education charity over concerns about its governance and financial management

Troubles Bill reinforced with permanent legal protections and safeguards for veterans

NDG advises minister on public and professional trust in the FDP

Building a Safer, More Secure Britain in the age of AI

Environment Agency issues permit variation for Powerfuel Portland

Vice Admiral Dr Budi Purwanto receives 2026 Alexander Dalrymple Award

8th UK-India Science and Innovation Council Statement

Joint Statement of 16th Meeting of the India–UK JETCO

UK Statement for the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations.

Trials across the country accelerated for fast and fair justice

Remote hearings to unlock capacity and speed up justice for victims

Bus lanes to help stop traffic derailing court cases

His Majesty The King unveiling a commemorative plaque marking his visit to Sand Hutton

At APHA, our scientists work on some of the United Kingdom's (UK) most complex wildlife challenges, bringing together...

Functional testing can show whether a digital service works as expected, but passing those tests does not on its own mean the service is high quality. 

A service can function as expected but still...

Open Government that Delivers: Trust, Prosperity and Democratic Resilience

Decommissioning offshore installations: revised derogation guidance

Government response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

New 'Missy and Stanley's Tale' film helps the public prepare for flooding risk

Britain steps up national defences against growing AI risks

Keynote address to Legal Wales ConferenceCardiff

9 October 2026

Introduction

1. Prynhawn da. Thirty-five years ago, the United Kingdom ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights...

Great British Railways rolling stock and infrastructure strategy

Migrants exploiting human rights laws targeted in fresh reforms

India trade mission unlocks hundreds of UK jobs and new deals

Major boost for young people in Exeter as Youth Hub opens to support them towards work

At a glance Around 400,000 fewer avoidable requisition points were raised in 2025 than in 2022. Annual totals fell from 839,000 in 2022 to 439,000 in 2025 - a 47.7% reduction Adjusted for application...

Whistleblowing

Our latest insights into people's experiences of cardiovascular care and how it can be improved.

The SRA is right to pause a rule if it cannot show that it is properly targeted and proportionate. But a pause should be used to improve a safeguard, not to abandon the principle behind it.  That principle matters...

Andrea Deol, Head of Plant Health Forestry at the Forestry Commission, shares the successful eradication of Ips typographus from the 2022 outbreak sites and how to help prevent this pest from establishing in...

The UK Space Agency is backing seven new projects that will use satellite data to help organisations understand, manage and respond to climate risks, supporting the continued growth of the UK’s climate services...

New ‘one stop shop’ for flood preparedness launched as we approach more weather whiplash

UK provides cocoa-processing machine to local producer in Solomon Islands

New taskforce to boost Britain’s resilience to flooding and drought

The Food Standards Agency calls on businesses to withdraw and recall eggs from one Ukrainian food business as investigations find Salmonella Enteritidis contamination

PM call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 10 October 2026

UK government response to agreement between US and Russia: 9 October

Faster front-line delivery with new Testing and Evaluation programme

Statement from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Drumcree Parade

Russia’s intensifying attacks on Ukraine speak louder than its claims to want peace: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The United Kingdom unequivocally condemns the dangerous escalation by the Houthis in Yemen: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Prime Minister to hand regions innovation funding to build world-leading industries

Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court

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Last week marked an important moment for the future of adult social care. 

The Prime Minister has committed to establishing a National...

What happens when academic researchers bring fresh thinking to real-world product safety challenges?

The OPSS Research Fellowship Scheme 2025-26 brought specialist academic expertise into OPSS to strengthen...

Minister McGovern speech on mental health, ADHD and autism

Steeple Renewables Project development consent decision announced

PM speech at the Innovation Nation Summit: 9 October 2026

Group A streptococci (GAS), also referred to as 'strep A', is a common bacterium. Some of us carry strep in our throats and on our skin and it doesn’t always result in illness. However, GAS does cause infections...

Member Appointed to the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest

Company which promised directors they could ‘walk away’ from failing businesses is shut down

Stop using pimple popping toys with needles, says OPSS

Brits to benefit from faster recovery from surgeries and better harvests through new backing for robotics

Remedies offered to resolve concerns in non-domestic meter reading merger

Environment Agency declares drought status in Yorkshire

Edition 45: News from the Adjudicator

100 new UK jobs created as Kuwait buys British-made AI-enabled air defence systems

Young people's role in incidents to be celebrated in Somerset

The inaugural Fair Work Assembly welcomes over 100 delegates

Kent prison to gain nearly 250 extra places

Courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and non-devolved tribunals in Scotland, are changing. The way we present evidence and run hearings today looks very different to how it did a few years ago.

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Oliver Blower, Operations Lead at the Planning Inspectorate, shares how we're improving our national infrastructure planning services, from application submission and project mapping to public participation...

Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee themed meeting - 21 October 2026

A woman working on a mangrove as part of the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) ZSL Northern Mozambique Project. Credit: Nuno Vasco Rodrigues

I’m Hannah Boyne. It has been my great pleasure to...

MCA Chief Examiner Ajit Jacob speaking at Flag Forum 2025

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Chief Medical Adviser Dr Sue Stannard and Chief Examiner Ajit Jacob will be taking part in a panel discussion...

Minister for International Development and Africa speech at the Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin

UK-Japan science and technology Joint Committee: joint statement

Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee commission 2026 to 2027

MHRA Chair Professor Anthony Harnden: Bringing our strategy to life – listening, learning, and looking ahead

Bird keepers reminded to take action to protect against Avian Influenza as disease returns to the UK

Victims freed from abusive employers under new visa rules

Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon Alex Norris MP

From: DHSCAssessment date: 02/07/2026Stage: Alpha assessmentResult: GreenService provider: NHS England

Service description 

This service aims to solve the problem...

FCDO Services prompt payment data July to September 2026

FCDO Services: workforce management information on gender 2026 to 2027 quarter 2

FCDO Services: workforce management information on ethnicity 2026 to 2027 quarter 2

FCDO Services: workforce management information on disability 2026 to 2027 quarter 2

Extending Awaab's Law to private rented tenancies and to licences

Vinu, Immanuel and Lisa with the team at Kincardine.

Colleagues from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) visited Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm to gather practical insight for new guidance on ...

When we launched Test, Learn and Grow, our goal was simple: prove that testing small, learning rapidly, and adapting as you go is a credible, effective approach to public service reform.

Through our...