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13 February

PM meeting with Chancellor Merz of Germany and President Macron of France: 13 February 2026
PM meeting with Chancellor Merz of Germany and President Macron of France: 13 February 2026
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Part 2 - Why we love the Civil Service

This Valentine’s Day, civil servants reveal what really makes their hearts beat a little faster at work: from the small everyday wins to big reasons to stay, these are the stories our staff are proud to ...

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New employer grant to boost quality in early years education
New employer grant to boost quality in early years education
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March 2026 Catch Limit Review
March 2026 Catch Limit Review
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Buckinghamshire Council: Local Plan intervention letter
Buckinghamshire Council: Local Plan intervention letter
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The UK welcomes the agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces to bring an end to the fighting in North-East Syria: UK statement at the UN Security Council
The UK welcomes the agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces to bring an end to the fighting in North-East Syria: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Jason Callender 28 August 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Jason Callender 28 August 2025
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Margot McLenan 30 September 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Margot McLenan 30 September 2025
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Investigation outcome report: LionHeart in the Community Limited
Investigation outcome report: LionHeart in the Community Limited
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Michael Sloper 17 June 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Michael Sloper 17 June 2025
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National Crime Agency: workforce management information January 2026
National Crime Agency: workforce management information January 2026
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Government Actuary's Department: spending over £25,000 for 2026
Government Actuary's Department: spending over £25,000 for 2026
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Nicholas Barnett 2 September 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Nicholas Barnett 2 September 2025
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Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract
Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract
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New Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury appointed
New Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury appointed
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Seven new teams in the South East protect rivers from pollution
Seven new teams in the South East protect rivers from pollution
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UK spends over £400 million on long-range weapons as cooperation scales up with European allies
UK spends over £400 million on long-range weapons as cooperation scales up with European allies
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Five new teams in Anglia to protect waterways from pollution
Five new teams in Anglia to protect waterways from pollution
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Notice to improve: Everychild Partnership Trust
Notice to improve: Everychild Partnership Trust
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Funding boost for young people’s mental health services
Funding boost for young people’s mental health services
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Consumer protection under the DMCCA: progress and priorities
Consumer protection under the DMCCA: progress and priorities
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Enforcement appeals coming to the Appeal a planning decision service
Enforcement appeals coming to the Appeal a planning decision service
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Students in England asked to sign up to SFE's 26/27 mailing list
Students in England asked to sign up to SFE's 26/27 mailing list
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Changes to Heavy Vehicle testing in early 2026  

Over the last few months, we’ve sent out information on some of the changes coming into the heavy vehicle testing process.  

In this blog, we'll summarise the implementation plans...

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FCDO Services spend over £25,000, January 2026
FCDO Services spend over £25,000, January 2026
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FCDO Services spending over £500, December 2025
FCDO Services spending over £500, December 2025
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Andrew Ryder 4 September 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Andrew Ryder 4 September 2025
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FOI Log - January 2026
FOI Log - January 2026
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NIO: GPC Spending over £500, October 2025
NIO: GPC Spending over £500, October 2025
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NIO: GPC Spending over £500, July 2025
NIO: GPC Spending over £500, July 2025
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NIO: GPC Spending over £500, August 2025
NIO: GPC Spending over £500, August 2025
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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: David Hughes 28 August 2025
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: David Hughes 28 August 2025
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NIO: GPC Spending over £500, September 2025
NIO: GPC Spending over £500, September 2025
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Draft affirmative coming for Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026. See other results for details.
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CMA fines Euro Car Parks £473k for failure to comply with legal information notice
CMA fines Euro Car Parks £473k for failure to comply with legal information notice
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Secretary of State for Scotland visits Navantia in Methil
Secretary of State for Scotland visits Navantia in Methil
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7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board
7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board
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Holly’s apprenticeship journey in nuclear decommissioning

Holly New, Project Management Degree Apprentice, joined the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as a Business Admin Apprentice in September 2023, working as part its Group Cyber Services (GCS) team.

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Smoke-free, heated tobacco-free and vape-free places in England
Smoke-free, heated tobacco-free and vape-free places in England
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Ofsted launches new QR code badges for promoting inspection findings
Ofsted launches new QR code badges for promoting inspection findings
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Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking & vaping
Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking & vaping
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Bathing waters: proposed designation of 13 new sites in England
Bathing waters: proposed designation of 13 new sites in England
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Update on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings (Baroness Twycross)

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:

My Department...

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Radio Review launch and Terms of Reference (Baroness Twycross)

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Rt Honourable Friend the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts Ian Murray MP:

Radio continues...

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Update on the Government response to the Humble Address motion (Darren Jones)

Last week the House made a Humble Address to His Majesty for the Government to disclose material surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States of America. The Parliamentary...

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NHS Agenda for Change Workforce (Wes Streeting)

Today, I am announcing that from April 2026, over 1.4 million NHS staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) Terms and Conditions will receive a 3.3 per cent pay rise.

The uplift is above the Office for Budget Responsibility...

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Keeping children safe in education (Bridget Phillipson)

Keeping children safe could not be more important to this government and this afternoon, it is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 statutory...

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The Sentencing of Vincent Chan (Bridget Phillipson)

In December I gave a statement to the House on the Metropolitan police investigation into child sexual abuse in Camden. Today, Vincent Chan is due to appear for sentencing at Wood Green Crown Court in relation...

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Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel into the death of baby Victoria Marten (Bridget Phillipson)

In July 2025, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter, baby Victoria. The court heard that the couple had gone to great lengths to evade authorities...

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Update on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings (Lisa Nandy)

My Department has today written to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited (PIHL) and the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), the current and proposed owners of the Telegraph Media Group Holdings (TMGH) in ...

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Radio Review launch and Terms of Reference (Ian Murray)

Radio continues to be a strong and highly valued medium. It contributes significant public value through its provision of trusted news and diverse entertainment, and underpins the wider media plurality landscape...

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Sub-Regional Strategic Planning (Matthew Pennycook, Member, Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee)

The government was clear in its manifesto that housing need in England cannot be met without planning for growth on a larger than local scale. That is why we committed to introducing effective new mechanisms ...

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Foundation Strategic Authorities (Miatta Fahnbulleh, Member, English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Committee)

Over the last year, this Government has made clear the scale of its ambition on English devolution. We introduced the transformational English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. We launched the Devolution...

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Government response to Consultation on Warm Home Discount Cost Recovery (Martin McCluskey)

I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s response to the December 2025 consultation on Warm Home Discount cost recovery. The response confirms our intention that the costs of the Warm Home...

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A Modern Youth Justice System - Foundations Fit For The Future (Jake Richards)

Today I have published a policy statement setting out the first stages of this Government’s plans to modernise and reform the youth justice system so that it is fit for the future.

The youth justice...

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Youth Knife Possession Manifesto Commitment (Jake Richards)

My honourable Friend, the Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones MP), and I have published new Government guidance on Child Knife Possession Offences.

This guidance, applying to all police forces ...

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UK–Southeast Asia Tech Week 2026 Highlights Expanding UK–Malaysia Digital and Technology Partnership
UK–Southeast Asia Tech Week 2026 Highlights Expanding UK–Malaysia Digital and Technology Partnership
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Minister Lloyd speech at techUK Future Telecoms Conference 2026
Minister Lloyd speech at techUK Future Telecoms Conference 2026
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Connect Fund awards nine community projects over £80,000
Connect Fund awards nine community projects over &pound;80,000
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Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry
Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry
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20 million illegal erectile dysfunction pills seized as MHRA warns against risky online buys
20 million illegal erectile dysfunction pills seized as MHRA warns against risky online buys
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12 February

Communities set to benefit from 13 new bathing spots proposed across England
Communities set to benefit from 13 new bathing spots proposed across England
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Dragons Den IP Blog - Series 23 Episode 3

Tonight’s episode of Dragons’ Den was bursting with innovative businesses and inventions. Dragon Deborah Meaden even asked entrepreneurs, not once but twice, the very question this writer was eager to hear answered...

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UK announces £6m humanitarian drought response funding to Somalia
UK announces &pound;6m humanitarian drought response funding to Somalia
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The UK fully supports the new government’s efforts to advance security, stability and prosperity for the Yemeni people: UK statement at the UN Security Council
The UK fully supports the new government’s efforts to advance security, stability and prosperity for the Yemeni people: UK statement at the UN Security Council
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Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force
Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force
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Environment Secretary speech on food security, resilience and standards
Environment Secretary speech on food security, resilience and standards
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Welsh Government deposit return scheme – UK Internal Market Act exclusion: policy update
Welsh Government deposit return scheme – UK Internal Market Act exclusion: policy update
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Building skills for opportunity: how Skills England is paving a pathway to success for young people, by Tessa Griffiths and Sarah Maclean

Every young person deserves the chance to build a rewarding career, regardless of their background. That's the ambition at the heart of the government's opportunity mission, ...

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Government to publish new gender guidance for schools
Government to publish new gender guidance for schools
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Infected Blood Memorial Committee Vice-Chair Resignation
Infected Blood Memorial Committee Vice-Chair Resignation
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The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the Cabinet Secretary will stand down
The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the Cabinet Secretary will stand down
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How meeting our users in person changed everything 

Left to right: Steph Duits, senior content designer, Linda Butterfield, senior user researcher and Tom Mannix-Rough, senior interaction designer at the National Air Quality Conference in London

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Power of Attorney Stories: Sreeparna

[English] - [Cymraeg]

A lasting power of attorney, also known as an LPA, is a legal document. It allows you to nominate someone you trust to step in and make decisions about your health ...

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FCDO Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025 to 2026
FCDO Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025 to 2026
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CoRWM meeting minutes, 27 November 2024
CoRWM meeting minutes, 27 November 2024
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Service Inquiry into the death of a service person found deceased on 28 September 2022
Service Inquiry into the death of a service person found deceased on 28 September 2022
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Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2026
Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2026
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Including guidance on children who are questioning their gender in KCSIE
Including guidance on children who are questioning their gender in KCSIE
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Draft affirmative coming for Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026
Draft affirmative coming for Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026. See other results for details.
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Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained
Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained
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Indian Air Force instructors to train Royal Air Force pilots
Indian Air Force instructors to train Royal Air Force pilots
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Spatial development strategies and devolution: letter to council leaders
Spatial development strategies and devolution: letter to council leaders
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Attorney General's speech at Great Synagogue, Sydney
Attorney General's speech at Great Synagogue, Sydney
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DCMS letter to Daily Mail and General Trust - Public Interest Intervention Notice
DCMS letter to Daily Mail and General Trust - Public Interest Intervention Notice
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DCMS letter to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited - Public Interest Intervention Notice
DCMS letter to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited - Public Interest Intervention Notice
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Certification Officer: Announcements
Certification Officer: Announcements
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Clean Energy Jobs Fair held at Barnsley College
Clean Energy Jobs Fair held at Barnsley College
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Fair consideration of requests to have a pet in social housing
Fair consideration of requests to have a pet in social housing
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The response to Phil Bowen's appointment as Interim Chair of the YJB
The response to Phil Bowen's appointment as Interim Chair of the YJB
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Independent report: Youth Justice Board Review
Independent report: Youth Justice Board Review
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Independent report: Turnaround Programme independent process and implementation evaluation: final report
Independent report: Turnaround Programme independent process and implementation evaluation: final report
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Why We Love the Civil Service

To mark Valentine’s Day (14 February), civil servants reveal what really makes their hearts beat a little faster at work: from the small everyday wins to big reasons to stay, these are the stories our staff...

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Our investment in future talent: how apprenticeships create opportunity, capability, and resilience for our sector and communities

National Apprenticeship Week is always a highlight in our calendar. It gives us a moment to pause, take stock, and celebrate something we’re incredibly proud of: the generations of young people who choose...

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T-Level Thursday - gaining experience whilst bringing new skills and perspectives
T-Level Thursday - gaining experience whilst bringing new skills and perspectives
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Tougher measures on political finance through the Representation of the People Bill

There has been widespread coverage on the introduction of the Representation of the People Bill introduced today.

The Bill will mean foreign actors will no longer be able to use their money to ...

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FOI2024/08406 : Government Art Collection - Installed and De-installed Artwork from Nos. 10 and 11 Downing Street
FOI2024/08406 : Government Art Collection - Installed and De-installed Artwork from Nos. 10 and 11 Downing Street
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Environment Agency: eMission – our sustainability strategy
Environment Agency: eMission – our sustainability strategy
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DCMS: spending over £500, December 2025
DCMS: spending over &pound;500, December 2025
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A Modern Youth Justice Service: Foundations Fit for The Future
A Modern Youth Justice Service: Foundations Fit for The Future
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