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30 June

UK announces further support for Palestine refugees at UN pledging conference
UK announces further support for Palestine refugees at UN pledging conference
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Defence Investment Plan - Oral Statement
Defence Investment Plan - Oral Statement
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Scotland has “high potential” for new nuclear development
Scotland has “high potential” for new nuclear development
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The AAIB has deployed a team to Ongar, Essex
The AAIB has deployed a team to Ongar, Essex
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Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Laos: Jemima Gordon-Duff
Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Laos: Jemima Gordon-Duff
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Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK
Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK
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DCMS letter to Paramount Skydance Corporation on ‘minded to’ refer decision
DCMS letter to Paramount Skydance Corporation on ‘minded to’ refer decision
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Welsh Food Advisory Committee (WFAC) Themed Meeting - 9 July 2026
Welsh Food Advisory Committee (WFAC) Themed Meeting - 9 July 2026
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Libraries sector in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026

Here on the Libraries blog, we’re shining a spotlight on those recognised for services to public libraries or who have worked within them as part of the work they have been awarded honours for.

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Call-off contracts awarded by the Security Industry Authority
Call-off contracts awarded by the Security Industry Authority
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority annual report and accounts: 2025 to 2026
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority annual report and accounts: 2025 to 2026
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MHCLG: spending over 25,000, April 2026
MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2026
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MHCLG: spending over 500, April 2026
MHCLG: spending over £500, April 2026
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Northern Ireland Office FOI releases: 2018
Northern Ireland Office FOI releases: 2018
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Whole of Government Accounts 2025 to 2026: guidance for preparers
Whole of Government Accounts 2025 to 2026: guidance for preparers
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Flood Re annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026
Flood Re annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026
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The Defence Investment Plan
The Defence Investment Plan
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Friends of the Cali Fund: government joint statement
Friends of the Cali Fund: government joint statement
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New report shows thousands of farm improvements reducing pollution risks
New report shows thousands of farm improvements reducing pollution risks
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PM speech announcing the Defence Investment Plan: 30 June 2026
PM speech announcing the Defence Investment Plan: 30 June 2026
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What is the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond?
What is the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond?
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Ground investigations begin between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay
Ground investigations begin between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay
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Over 45 miles of new walking routes open on the Suffolk coast
Over 45 miles of new walking routes open on the Suffolk coast
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Environment Agency launches new electric workboat on Thames
Environment Agency launches new electric workboat on Thames
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Providing modular study for HTQs in rural areas
Providing modular study for HTQs in rural areas
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Recruiting MAP learners by raising awareness of modular study
Recruiting MAP learners by raising awareness of modular study
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Engaging with the LSIP to create modular provision
Engaging with the LSIP to create modular provision
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Designing modular study with employers to fill skills gaps
Designing modular study with employers to fill skills gaps
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Latest statement in response to small boat crossings
Latest statement in response to small boat crossings
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31st March 2026 Committee on Toxicity Meeting
31st March 2026 Committee on Toxicity Meeting
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The Poole Harbour Revision Order 2026
The Poole Harbour Revision Order 2026
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09 June 2026 - ACAF meeting
09 June 2026 - ACAF meeting
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02 April 2026 - ACAF meeting
02 April 2026 - ACAF meeting
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The Pensions Regulator annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026
The Pensions Regulator annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026
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177th ACNFP meeting - 17 June 2026
177th ACNFP meeting - 17 June 2026
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Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026
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Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement
Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement
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Partnership Framework
Partnership Framework
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Vets market investigation: draft funding Order and Undertakings
Vets market investigation: draft funding Order and Undertakings
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Green Book Review 2025: One year on
Green Book Review 2025: One year on
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Draft affirmative coming for Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.
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Draft affirmative coming for Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.
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UKEF launches 50 billion defence export fund to back British defence industry
UKEF launches £50 billion defence export fund to back British defence industry
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15 billion new funding boost to transform Armed Forces and keep the UK safe
£15 billion new funding boost to transform Armed Forces and keep the UK safe
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15 billion new funding boost to transform Armed Forces and keep the UK safe
£15 billion new funding boost to transform Armed Forces and keep the UK safe
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Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation
Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation
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Beyond the test: THINK! campaign addresses drug driving attitudes. How you can support it

As professional driving instructors, you have an opportunity to help address one of the most concerning trends in road safety: the normalisation of drug driving among young ...

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The 10 Year Review of the Women in Finance Charter
The 10 Year Review of the Women in Finance Charter
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ORR: framework for determining redress for booked assistance
ORR: framework for determining redress for booked assistance
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Change of Ambassador to Turkey: Jennifer Anderson
Change of Ambassador to Turkey: Jennifer Anderson
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Purpose and pragmatism in the UK’s digital markets competition regime
Purpose and pragmatism in the UK’s digital markets competition regime
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First application window for simpler, fairer and more accessible SFI opens
First application window for simpler, fairer and more accessible SFI opens
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CNC commit to TUC’s Dying to Work Charter
CNC commit to TUC’s Dying to Work Charter
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UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Belarus.
UN Human Rights Council 62: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Belarus.
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Philippines moves forward as CPTPP parties begin accession talks
Philippines moves forward as CPTPP parties begin accession talks
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Innovative robotics trialled to tackle nuclear waste challenges
Innovative robotics trialled to tackle nuclear waste challenges
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What are ticks and how can you avoid being bitten?

Ticks are parasites that can transmit infections to humans, including Lyme disease and in rarer cases, tick-borne encephalitis. This blog post answers common questions about ticks, the risks they ...

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SFI26: Window 1 now open

In this post, we cover the opening of the first application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) offer.

This post also includes information for small ...

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What is Lyme disease and how is it diagnosed and treated?
Close-up of a hiker using a tick removal tool to remove an embedded tick

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks, usually outdoors in green...

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Cabinet Office, Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy
Cabinet Office, Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy
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NHS Workforce (James Murray)

I am pleased to inform the House that the Government and the British Medical Association’s Resident Doctors Committee (BMA RDC) have agreed a deal to resolve their dispute on pay and training places, bringing...

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Vagrancy Act 1824 (Alison McGovern, Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Today I am confirming that the Vagrancy Act 1824 has been repealed.

This Government is drawing a clear line after over 200 years of criminalising people for sleeping rough.

The moral case is clear...

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Asylum accommodation: ending hotel use and expanding alternative accommodation (Alex Norris)

This Government inherited an asylum system under significant strain, with hundreds of hotels in use at considerable cost to the taxpayer.

I wish to update the House on the Government’s action...

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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Update – June 2026 (Chris Bryant)

In Melbourne, Australia, at the 2025 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Ministerial Commission Meeting, CPTPP ministers identified that Indonesia, the Philippines...

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CMA consults on new requirements for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms
CMA consults on new requirements for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms
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Edition 4: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletter
Edition 4: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletter
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HMRC: spending over 25,000, May 2026
HMRC: spending over £25,000, May 2026
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HMRC: spending over 500, May 2026
HMRC: spending over £500, May 2026
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Proposed steering conduct requirement for Apple’s mobile platform
Proposed steering conduct requirement for Apple’s mobile platform
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Proposed steering conduct requirement for Google’s mobile platform
Proposed steering conduct requirement for Google’s mobile platform
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Issues relating to NFC access on iOS
Issues relating to NFC access on iOS
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Kharkiv reconstruction transport strategy
Kharkiv reconstruction transport strategy
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UK’s first Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner to be appointed
UK’s first Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner to be appointed
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What are people telling us about car parking at hospitals?
Expensive parking and lack of availability can make it hard for people to attend hospital appointments.
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29 June

UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than 5 billion
UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion
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Justice for victims as domestic killers to face longer behind bars
Justice for victims as domestic killers to face longer behind bars
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Civilians must never bear the consequences of conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Civilians must never bear the consequences of conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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DWP's special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025
DWP's special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025
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New UK Envoy to champion LGBT+ rights globally
New UK Envoy to champion LGBT+ rights globally
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Resident doctors agree deal with Government to end strikes
Resident doctors agree deal with Government to end strikes
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Israel must uphold its obligations under international law and take urgent steps to halt the violence in the West Bank: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Israel must uphold its obligations under international law and take urgent steps to halt the violence in the West Bank: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Parole Board launches new video and leaflet for victims
Parole Board launches new video and leaflet for victims
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Government crackdown on fraud leads to cancellation of over 450 Blue Badges in the Wirral
Government crackdown on fraud leads to cancellation of over 450 Blue Badges in the Wirral
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PM meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: 29 June 2026
PM meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: 29 June 2026
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Coverage of the Vagrancy Act repeal

There is widespread positive national coverage following the department’s announcement that the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act will be repealed on Monday, bringing an end to the criminalisation of rough...

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Charity Commission framework document 2026
Charity Commission framework document 2026
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Emissions and targets for installations registered as hospitals or small emitters, 2021 to 2025
Emissions and targets for installations registered as hospitals or small emitters, 2021 to 2025
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency refreshes safety tool for senior leaders 

Several changes have been made to update Leading for Safety, the MCA’s maritime industry safety guide for senior leaders. 

The guide, which has proved popular since its...

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Circular 004/2026: Crime and Policing Act 2026
Circular 004/2026: Crime and Policing Act 2026
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Illegal immigrants and foreign criminals to be removed
Illegal immigrants and foreign criminals to be removed
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Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to March 2026
Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to March 2026
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Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to December 2026
Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to December 2026
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Letter from PLRs to UCPI following a ruling on the Tranche 4 Restriction Order approach - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 29 Jun 2026. Category: Anonymity.
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Letter from NPCC to UCPI following a ruling on the Tranche 4 Restriction Order approach - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 29 Jun 2026. Category: Anonymity.
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Emails from UCPI Secretary to NPCC Chair in relation to Tranche 4 Restriction Order approach - Undercover Policing Inquiry
Publication date: 29 Jun 2026. Category: Anonymity.
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From review to reform: making post-implementation reviews count

Post-implementation reviews are meant to answer a simple question: is a regulation still working? Too often, the answer is “not as well as it should” and yet nothing changes.

Why regulations need ...
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FSA Board Meeting - March 2025
FSA Board Meeting - March 2025
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FOI release: Call-off contracts
FOI release: Call-off contracts
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FOI release: Official Treaty Register
FOI release: Official Treaty Register
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FOI release: External Employee Relations
FOI release: External Employee Relations
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