theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Wigan Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Wigan Council will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Wigan Council recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Mr D White v The Secretary of State for Justice: 1802993/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-25)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D White v The Secretary of State for Justice: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reserved Judgement (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67af5d0da1d2c59f9ba29bab/1802993.24.Reserved_Judgement_David_White_v_Ministry_of_Justice.pdf).
Recovered appeal: land adjacent to A4155 Marlow Road and Westhorpe Farm Lane, Marlow (ref 3351904 - 26 November 2025)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal for production space and supporting buildings for screen-based media and associated services/industries.

The development comprises:
- sound stages
- workshops
- office accommodation
- Studio Hub
- associated outdoor space such as backlots and unit bases
- entrance structures and reception
- security infrastructure
- mobility hub
- cafes
- parking
- bridge
- incidental supporting buildings
- associated infrastructure
- public art
- upgraded vehicular access onto Marlow Road
- new cycle and pedestrian accesses
- a new cultural/ educational/ recreational building
- a new community building
- associated landscaping, publicly accessible recreational land and ecological and environmental enhancements/habitat creation
CH227000 - How to do a compliance check: information powers: third party, identity unknown and identification notices issued to banks about their customers: contents
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)


This page and chapter are under review as the relevant content is also published in the guidance chapters of the Compliance Handbook (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook), within Compliance checks factsheets (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-compliance-checks-factsheets) and in Compliance checks guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-compliance-checks-help-and-support). If you use particular pages regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know the specific content you find useful.

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NDA: Register of Board Members’ Interests
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-07)

This document lists the registered interests of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Board Members.

We list the interests of each member of the Board in this document.

More information on our governance (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority/about/our-governance)
Application to register as British citizen: form EM
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-01)

Form to register as a British citizen through residence in Hong Kong before 1997.

Use this form if you were resident in Hong Kong before 4 February 1997 and still are when you apply. You must meet very strict requirements, which you can find in the guidance.

We are aware this publication may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing it so that we can fix these. Read more about our accessible documents policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/accessible-documents-policy)
Access Op ASCEND: Empowering veterans and their families for career success
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Op ASCEND is a free, government-backed employment service that supports veterans by providing career advice and helping them connect with veteran-friendly employers.

About Op ASCEND

Op ASCEND is a service that provides free employment advice from specialist-trained advisors. Through one-to-one support, they can connect veterans and their families to their network of veteran-friendly employers based in high-demand sectors.

Support includes:
- CV-writing and interview preparation
- advice on entering new sectors, such as energy, data and digital, telecommunications and construction
- tips on how to navigate recruitment schemes run by veteran-friendly employers
- access to employment fairs
- advice on retraining or setting up a business
They also welcome contact from employers looking to attract veterans to their workforce and make the most out of the skills they have to offer.

The service is delivered by the Forces Employment Charity, with funding from government.

Get in touch with Op ASCEND

By phone

Phone: xx-xxxx-xxxx

By email

Email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

Online

Website: Op ASCEND (https://careersafterservice.campaign.gov.uk/)
Professor Emily Shuckburgh
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-03)

Professor Emily Shuckburgh is the Chief Scientific Adviser ( CSA ) for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Emily is a mathematician and climate scientist, a Fellow of Darwin College and alumna of Trinity College, Cambridge. She is President-elect of the Royal Meteorological Society, a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute. At the University of Cambridge she was Academic Director of the Institute of Computing for Climate Science, and co-Director of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration and of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training on the Application of AI to the study of Environmental Risks ( AI4ER ). She worked for more than a decade at the British Antarctic Survey where her work included leading a UK national research programme on the Southern Ocean and its role in climate. Prior to that she undertook research at École Normale Supérieure in Paris and at MIT . She has also acted as an adviser on climate to the government in various capacities, including as a Friend of COP26 . She was awarded an OBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2025.

Professor Emily Shuckburgh is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

Emily is a mathematician and climate scientist, a Fellow of Darwin College and alumna of Trinity College, Cambridge. She is President-elect of the Royal Meteorological Society, a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute.

At the University of Cambridge she was Academic Director of the Institute of Computing for Climate Science, and co-Director of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration and of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training on the Application of AI to the study of Environmental Risks (AI4ER).

She worked for more than a decade at the British Antarctic Survey where her work included leading a UK national research programme on the Southern Ocean and its role in climate. Prior to that she undertook research at École Normale Supérieure in Paris and at MIT. She has also acted as an adviser on climate to the government in various capacities, including as a Friend of COP26.

She was awarded an OBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2025.
Geemal Resourcing
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Geemal Resourcing will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Geemal Resourcing recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Beck Interiors Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Beck Interiors Limited will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Beck Interiors Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Mr N Willetts v The Smiths Hospitality Ltd: 2401914/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-21)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr N Willetts v The Smiths Hospitality Ltd: 2401914/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/678e711e02801a21aa7acfa2/Mr_N_Willetts_v_The_Smiths_Hospitality_Limited_-_2401914_2024.pdf).
Grounding and subsequent loss of the prawn trawler Sustain
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-03)

Location: Rubha Camas a’ Mhaoraich, Loch Broom, Scotland.

Accident Investigation Report 9/2025

Read our marine accident investigation report, which includes what happened and subsequent actions taken:

MAIB investigation report: 9-2025: Sustain (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686b928c10d550c668de3b8d/2025-9-Sustain-Report.pdf)

Summary

At about 1946 on 16 November 2023, the prawn trawler Sustain ran aground on rocks at the entrance to Loch Broom, Scotland after the skipper fell asleep in the wheelhouse. The vessel could not be refloated, and the hull sustained significant damage, resulting in it being declared a constructive total loss.

Safety issues

Normal fishing routines led to the build-up of a significant sleep debt, which made the skipper less resilient to extended periods of wakefulness

The skipper decided to sail early despite staying awake overnight to repair the vessel’s deck wash pump

The skipper was not compliant with hours of work and rest regulations at the time of the accident

The risk assessments for navigation were ineffective and the identified control measures were not implemented

Passages were not planned in line with industry best practice and no alarms were set to warn of the impending danger

Recommendations

No safety recommendations have been made.

Related publication

A safety flyer (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/is-fatigue-impairing-your-decision-making) to the fishing industry was produced with this report, summarising the case and identifying safety lessons.

Photograph credit

Image courtesy of Graeme Maclennan (MarineTraffic.com).
Flat 105 Hawthorne Crescent , Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 9PA: LON/00AS/MNR/2024/0687
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-05)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of R Waterhouse FRICS & J Rodericks MRICS on 27 February 2025

Read the full decision in Flat 105 Hawthorne Crescent , Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 9PA: LON/OOAS/MNR/2024/0687 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6d5dca0f0c95a498d2249/A_250227Market_Rents_Decision_Form_103_Hawthorne_Crescent.pdf). Read the full reasons in Flat 105 Hawthorne Crescent , Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 9PA: LON/OOAS/MNR/2024/0687 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6d5fe16dc9038974dbe19/A_250227_amd_JR__MNR_FULL_REASONS_-_105_Hawthorne_Crescent_.pdf).
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

The Regulator of Social Housing's view of how well Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited is meeting regulatory standards.

Regulatory judgements are our published view of how well a landlord is delivering the outcomes of our standards (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/regulatory-standards-for-landlords). Each landlord’s page contains their current judgement.

See the regulatory judgements table (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices) for a full list of judgements. You can find more information about how we approach regulatory judgements and gradings (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-we-approach-regulatory-judgements-and-gradings). An A-Z of providers is also available.

Archived regulatory judgements and PDF versions of regulatory judgements are available on request. Please contact the Regulator of Social Housing by emailing xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) or telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx with your request.

You can also create a PDF of a judgement using the ‘print this page’ button on the left side.
Bartley Church of England Junior School: 20 June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

The schools adjudicator’s admission variation decision about Bartley Church of England Junior School.

Decision reference: VAR2573

Type of decision: variation to admission arrangements – approved

School type: community

School phase: primary

Local authority: Hampshire County Council

Admission authority: governing board
BIM47745 - Specific deductions: travel and subsistence: cars - restriction of hiring costs: hire periods beginning on or after 1/6 April 2009: carbon dioxide emissions
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)


S104AA, S268C Capital Allowances Act 2001, S48 Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005, S56 Corporation Tax Act 2009

This guidance applies to expenditure incurred on hiring cars where the hire period begins on or after 1 April 2009 for Corporation Tax purposes and 6 April 2009 for Income Tax purposes. See BIM47775 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim47775) for the election to apply the previous rules where the hire period begins on or after 1/6 April 2009 but before 1/6 April 2010.

Carbon dioxide emissions data

The restriction at BIM47740 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim47740) does not apply to a car that has low CO emissions.

For the purposes of the restriction a car has low CO emissions if:
- when the car is first registered it is so registered on the basis of a qualifying emissions certificate; and
- the applicable CO emissions figure in relation to the car does not exceed 50 grams per kilometre driven (g/km) (110g/km for cars bought before 1 April 2021).
A ‘qualifying emissions certificate’ is an EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate which specifies a CO emissions figure. This figure is the applicable emissions figure. In the case of bi-fuel cars where the certificate specifies more than one emissions figure, the emissions (combined) figure is taken.

Cars sold in the United Kingdom and in other European Union countries are required to meet safety and environmental standards under European legislation. Each car must conform to a type (of which a sample has been submitted by the manufacturer or importer) that has been approved by a national certification agency. The level of CO emitted by the car on a prescribed test cycle is one of the factors recorded during the type approval testing procedure.

The emissions figure is found on the car’s registration document form V5C. The CO emissions levels for different makes and models of cars can be found on the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) website (https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/).
HM Land Registry Chair's response to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

This is the Chair's response to the government’s expectations and priorities for HM Land Registry over the coming year.

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, has written to the Chair of the HM Land Registry Board, Neil Sachdev (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-chairs-letter), to set out his priorities for HM Land Registry in delivering their role in registering and protecting land and property ownership and supporting an efficient property market.

A Chair’s letter is issued annually to ensure there is a clear set of expectations of HM Land Registry’s leadership. This letter includes a number of key areas of focus for HM Land Registry to support the government’s policy priorities, missions and Plan for Change.
Subsidy Advice Unit consultation response regarding the UK subsidy control regime
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-21)

The CMA’s Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has provided a response to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) consultation on refining the UK subsidy control regime.

The SAU has provided DBT with a response on its consultation on refining the UK subsidy control regime (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/refining-the-uk-subsidy-control-regime/refining-the-uk-subsidy-control-regime-consultation-document). This response sets out information the SAU holds that may be helpful to DBT’s decision-making against the relevant questions in the consultation document.
Reception baseline assessment: administration guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)

Guidance for schools administering the reception baseline assessment (RBA).

This guidance contains information and videos about administering the RBA, which is statutory for all reception pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools, special schools or academies, including free schools, in England.

The administration guidance provides details on how to:
- access the 2 new assessment services
- prepare for assessment administration
- administer the assessment
- view and download narrative statements
- submit the headteacher’s declaration form
General licence for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-14)

Licence conditions of the general licence in England.

You must report your use of the BTV-3 vaccine (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-your-use-of-the-bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccine) within 48 hours of vaccinating any animals. It is against the law to use the vaccine without reporting it.

Advisory note for veterinarians

Vets should read the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)’s advisory note (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bluetongue-serotype-3-vaccine-advice-for-veterinarians) before prescribing any BTV-3 vaccine.

When you should use this licence

You do not need to apply for this general licence, but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions when vaccinating any animal with the BTV-3 vaccine, including reporting vaccine use (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-your-use-of-the-bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccine).

This general licence only allows vaccination in England. There is a separate:
- general licence for Wales (https://www.gov.wales/bluetongue-3-inactivated-vaccine-general-licence-using-inactivated-bluetongue-3-vaccine)
- declaration for Scotland (https://www.gov.scot/publications/bluetongue-general-licence/)
- specific licence you must apply for in Northern Ireland (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/application-form-specific-licence-livestock-keeper-obtain-bluetongue-btv-3-vaccine)
You can read more about BTV-3 vaccine rules, limitations and permits (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccine-permits).

Detailed guidance
- Bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccination (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccination)
- Report your use of the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-your-use-of-the-bluetongue-serotype-3-btv-3-vaccine)
Get help

For help with this form, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
Roger Devlin appointed as Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

The Secretary of State has appointed Roger Devlin as Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board for a term of four years from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029.

Roger Devlin

Roger Devlin is currently Chair of Persimmon, the FTSE housebuilder as well as a Director of the Sutton Trust, the leading social mobility charity.

Previous non-executive roles have included Senior Independent Director of the Football Association and Chair of Marstons. He also chaired Sunningdale and served on the board of the R&A. In an executive capacity Roger was a director of merchant bankers Hill Samuel (1978-1993) and Hilton International (1994-2008).

In roles linked to horseracing he was Chair of William Hill until its sale to Caesars in 2022; Chair of Gamesys the fast growing online gaming company; and Chair of SiS, the media rights business. Roger owns horses in training with Anthony Honeyball and William Muir. He was co-owner and bred Pyledriver, the winner of the King George and Coronation Cup.

Remuneration and Governance Code

The Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board is remunerated £39,600 per annum. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578498/governance_code_on_public_appointments_16_12_2016.pdf). The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Roger Devlin has not declared any significant political activity.
Paper Post Office Limited Check and Send: how a customer applies: caseworker guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-28)

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how customers can apply for a passport using the Post Office Limited Check and Send service.

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the Post Office Limited Check and Send service for paper applications and explains:
- how customers can apply
- who can apply
- what services are available to customers and what information they must tell us
- what documents customers must send us and how we will return them
MTL Advanced Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We MTL Advanced Ltd will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 MTL Advanced Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the CTP in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for service leavers

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Tom Kibasi has over 20 years of experience working in the healthcare sector and will provide expert advice to government on how to fix the broken NHS.

- Tom has accepted a direct ministerial appointment to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Tom will work closely with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, to draft the government’s 10 Year Health Plan
Tom Kibasi brings over 2 decades of healthcare sector experience into his new role, where he will provide expert advice and support to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting’s reform agenda, including drafting the government’s 10 Year Health Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-nhs-help-build-a-health-service-fit-for-the-future).

He has accepted a direct ministerial appointment to DHSC where he will support the department to turn the ideas for a better health service, coming from tens of thousands of patients and frontline staff, into successful delivery in the landmark 10 Year Health Plan. The plan will set out how the government’s 3 big shifts - from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, from sickness to prevention - are to be delivered.

Tom is joint chair of 3 mental health and community NHS trusts, leading the charge to improve their quality of care and to help keep patients well in the community, having joined the board of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in 2016. This includes ensuring that trusts share best practice through a new board-in-common and a common framework for quality of care, access to services, finance and productivity. This expertise will help the government deliver the shift in healthcare from hospital to the community.

Tom led the drafting and directed the analysis for Lord Ara Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS, which reported in September 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-investigation-of-the-nhs-in-england). The investigation found that the service is in a ‘critical condition’ amid surging waiting lists and a deterioration in the nation’s underlying health. Early in his career, Tom worked at the Department of Health as a senior policy adviser to Lord Darzi for his landmark 2008 review of the NHS: High Quality Care for All.

Tom Kibasi said:

The independent investigation was a devastating diagnosis of the problems that patients, the public and hard-working NHS staff experience every day.

Since then, there has been a remarkable process of public, staff and expert engagement on the 10 Year Health Plan. There is now huge energy and expectation about the vision that it will set for both the service and for the health of the nation.
Ms J Lowther v Trade Mark Owners Assoc Ltd and Others: 2302390/2021 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms J Lowther v Trade Mark Owners Assoc Ltd and Others: 2302390/2021 and Others - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/662138a477a30aa0c4757f2d/Ms_J_Lowther_v_1_Trade_Mark_Owners_Assoc_Limited2_Paul_Hayman3_IPOA_Limited4_Ian_McGary_2302390-2021_reserved_judgment_10-04-24.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms J Lowther v Trade Mark Owners Assoc Ltd and Others: 2302390/2021 and Others - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6672cddef92bc4be25da7e0f/Mrs_J_Lowther_v_Trade_Mark_Owners_Assoc._Ltd___Ors_-_Judgment_13-May-24.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms J Lowther v Trade Mark Owners Assoc Ltd and Others: 2302390/2021 and Others - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6878c9e07ea20916863638be/Ms_J_Lowther_v__1__Trade_Mark_Assoc_Limited__in_Liquidation____2__Hayman___3__IPOA_Limited__in_Liquidation____4__McGarry_2302390-2021__2305185-2021__2302094-2022_Judgment.pdf).
Ms T Nawaz v Revolver Media Ltd: 6017362/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-30)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms T Nawaz v Revolver Media Ltd: 6017362/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685e7c53c2633bd820a92b31/Ms_T_Nawaz_v_Revolver_Media_Limited_6017362_2024__.pdf).
SCHRODER VENTURES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LIMITED
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We SCHRODER VENTURES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LIMITED will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 SCHRODER VENTURES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LIMITED recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Benefit Sanctions statistics to May 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-18)

Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC). The data will be available as normal for analysis via Stat-Xplore.

This is the latest quarterly release of statistics on benefit sanctions and includes data up to May 2025.

The data is available for analysis on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml).
Planning applications: called-in decisions and recovered appeals
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-09)

Decision letters on behalf of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government about planning applications and appeals. Only applies to England.

Called-in applications

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has the power to take over (‘call in’) planning applications rather than letting the local authority decide. The secretary of state will normally only do this if the application conflicts with national policy in important ways, or is nationally significant.

He or she has to take published government policy into account when deciding whether or not to call in a planning application, and when making the decision. If the secretary of state decides to call in a planning application, an inspector is appointed to carry out an inquiry into the proposal. The secretary of state has to take the inspector’s findings into account when making the decision.

The following documents comprise the policy that is taken into consideration when a decision is made on whether to call in an application:

Written Answers 16 June 1999 (https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmhansrd/vo990616/text/90616w02.htm#90616w02.htm_sbhd5)

Written Ministerial Statement 26 October 2012 (https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm121026/wmstext/121026m0001.htm#12102628000003)

Recovered appeals

Planning appeals can also be ‘recovered’ for decision by ministers. A recovered appeal is one where instead of an inspector making the decision, he or she will write a report that will make a recommendation on how the appeal should be determined. This will then be passed to the secretary of state to make the decision, taking into account the inspector’s recommendation.

The following documents comprise the policy that is taken into consideration when a decision is made on whether to recover a planning appeal:

Written Ministerial Statement (recovery criteria) 30 June 2008 (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080630/wmstext/80630m0001.htm#xx-xxxx-xxxx)

Written Ministerial Statement (neighbourhood planning) 9 July 2015 (https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150709/wmstext/150709m0001.htm)

Written Ministerial Statement (onshore oil and gas) 16 September 2015 (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2015-09-16/HCWS201)

Called-in decisions and recovered appeals from before 2018

Called-in decisions and recovered appeals from November 2012 to December 2017 are available on the National Archives website (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180607140113/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-applications-called-in-decisions-and-recovered-appeals).
TRSM95010 - How to: contents: close a trust: contents: how to close a trust online
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


This guidance provides information on how to close a trust using the Trust Registration Service.

Before closing a trust, the trustee or agent must ensure that the trust information is up to date. Even after a trust is closed the trustee remains responsible for ensuring the trust data is correct. Once HMRC has processed the request to close the trust, access to its online register will be removed.

Closing a trust online

A trustee will need to claim the trust before requesting to close it if they did not register the trust online and have not updated the trust since it was initially registered. See TRSM92010 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trust-registration-service-manual/trsm92010) for information on how to claim a trust.

A trustee can close a trust online by completing the following steps:

1. Go to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manage-your-trusts-registration-service

Alternatively, go to www.gov.uk and search ‘Manage your trust’s details’.

2. Read the guidance on the page about closing a trust.

3. Select the green ‘Start now’ button to access the ‘Sign in using Government Gateway’ page. The green ‘Start now’ button can be found in the ‘Using the online service’ section of the guidance near the bottom of the page.

4. Enter the trust’s Government Gateway user ID and password and select ‘Sign in’.

5. Confirm if an agent is managing the trust’s online register for the trustees by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and then select ‘Continue’.

6. Answer the security questions shown on screen.

7. Check that the information has been entered correctly and select ‘Submit’. The trustee will be notified on screen if they have successfully answered the trust’s security questions.

8. Read the information on screen and select ‘Start maintaining this trust’.

9. Confirm if the trustee wants to view the trust’s last declaration by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and select ‘Continue’.

Please ensure that all of the trust details are correct and up to date, as you will not be able to come back to a closed trust to amend any details. You can do this by selecting ‘make changes to the trust and declare’

10. Select ‘Close the trust and declare’ when asked what the trustee wants to do next, then select ‘Continue’.

11. Confirm if the trustee knows the date that the last asset in the trust was shared out by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. It is also called the trust closed date or date of termination. This will be the date given on the final Trust and Estate (SA900) tax return or Self Assessment Online for trusts.

12. Enter the end date for the trust when prompted.

13. The trustee will then be advised on screen that they need to provide the most up to date information about the trust to HMRC. Read the information on screen then select ‘Continue’.

14. Confirm if the details about the trust need updating before closing the trust by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and then select ‘Continue’.The trustee will be presented will options to update if they select ‘Yes’.

15. Complete the declaration and then select ‘Confirm and send’.
DfT: workforce management information, April 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

The Department for Transport (DfT) publishes details about staff numbers and payroll costs for payroll and non-payroll staff on a monthly basis.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/8740c89f-5569-4429-bc9f-308d6edd6f5a/workforce-management-information-department-for-transport).
Ms J Bass v Moving Brands Group and Others: 6013882/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms J Bass v Moving Brands Group and Others: 6013882/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6807a0c50324470d6a394e6f/Ms_J_Bass_v_Moving_Brands_Group___Others_-_6013882-2024.pdf).