theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Washwood Heath Academy
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 Washwood Heath Academy 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 Washwood Heath Academy 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
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

-Engaging with veterans associations such as SSAFA the armed forces charity -Support WM RFCA with introductions between BAME community -Promoting awareness of the armed forces through engagement activity with schools

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.
Iain Banfield, Senior Responsible Owner for the Local Land Charges Programme
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-22)

Appointment as Senior Responsible Owner for the Local Land Charges Programme (LLC).

Each government department publishes the letters of appointment for their GMPP Senior Responsible Owners (SROs). These letters include the date of appointment, the project deliverables, what the SRO is responsible for and how long the role is expected to last.

The guidance for officials giving evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees, known as the Osmotherly Rules (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-evidence-and-response-to-select-committees-guidance) was updated on 17 October 2014.

As part of this update we are committed to publishing GMPP SRO letters of appointment.

Find more appointment letters for Senior Responsible Owners (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-major-projects-appointment-letters-for-senior-responsible-owners).
Miss K Morris v Good Oaks Home Care Ltd: 6002280/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-29)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss K Morris v Good Oaks Home Care Ltd: 6002280/2023 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6798d0c3cbd1e3a508a22d66/Miss_K_Morris_-vs-_Good_Oaks_Home_Care_Limited_-_6002280.2023_-_Judgment.pdf)
Ms P S Tong v Both and Limited T/a Super Nature: 3200641/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms P S Tong v Both and Limited T/a Super Nature: 3200641/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688205692b6fd60b7c160fac/P_S_Tong_v_Both___Limited_T.A_Super_Nature_-_3200641_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms P S Tong v Both and Limited T/a Super Nature: 3200641/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68820578901d5f8d47120596/P_S_Tong_v_Both___Limited_T.A_Super_Nature_-_3200641_2024_-_Judgment_Rule_22.pdf).
Kirintec 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 Kirintec 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 Kirintec 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
- 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.
M20 3LJ, Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/FB3359TX/A001
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-15)

View the application submitted by Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy Limited for Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy Limited, Withington Manchester.

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for Radioactive Substances Activity. The arrangements are explained in their Public Participation Statement (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permits-when-and-how-we-consult)

These notices explain:

what the application is about

when you need to comment by

The Environment Agency will decide:

whether to grant or refuse the application

what conditions to include in the permit (if granted)
Ms B Lock v The Chiltern Brewery Company Ltd: 3315241/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-18)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms B Lock v The Chiltern Brewery Company Ltd: 3315241/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d42bff6ec9d5faee33f7e3/Ms_Bridget_Lock_v_The_Chiltern_Brewery_Company_Limited_3315241-2023.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms B Lock v The Chiltern Brewery Company Ltd: 3315241/2023 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689c8891e95097004f723f12/Ms_B_Lock_v_The_Chiltern_Brewery_Company_Limited_3315241_2023_Judgment.pdf).
IHTM24303 - Environmental Management Agreements: Character appropriate
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)


A ‘building’, whether a farm building, a cottage or a farmhouse, that is occupied and used in connection with the use and management of land treated as agricultural property under an environmental management (EM) agreement must also be “of a character appropriate to the land.”

The test of a character appropriate is largely similar to the existing test for character appropriate on agricultural property (IHTM24050 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm24050)).

If the building was constructed to be used for the purpose of the EM agreement, the test is of a character appropriate to that purpose. However, if the building was constructed before the agreement came into existence and occupied with agricultural land, it must also have been of a character appropriate to the land immediately before the land was entered into the agreement.

As such, a farmhouse, cottage or farm building occupied together with land formerly occupied for agricultural purposes will qualify for relief if it was of a character appropriate to the land when it was occupied for agricultural purposes and at the date of transfer when it was being used under the qualifying agreement.

Where a building is occupied together with land occupied for agricultural purposes as well as land managed under an EM agreement treated as agricultural property under S124C, the character appropriate test is applied to all the land (IHTA84/S124C(3)). So, for example, if the owner had entered 90 acres of their 300 acre farm into a qualifying agreement, while continuing to farm the remaining 210 acres, you should consider whether the buildings are of a character appropriate to the whole 300 acres they are occupied with.

Any concerns over whether a particular building is of a character appropriate should be referred to Technical to be decided together with input from the Valuation Office Agency (IHTM24160 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm24160)).
NIO Equality Six Monthly Update January to June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-29)

NIO Equality Six Monthly Update from January to June 2025

In line with Schedule 9 4.(2)(d) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the NIO is required to publish details of any Consultations, Screenings & Equality Impact Assessments. Our Departmental Equality Scheme sets out that we will publish this information on a six-monthly basis. A copy of the report covering the period January to June 2025.
Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy: CFP response
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-03)

The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) response to the Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy consultation held by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) has responded to the DESNZ consultation on the Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-the-fuel-poverty-strategy).
Cuttlefish plan launched
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-10)

An action plan to support the cuttlefish fishery in English waters has been launched by Marine Management Organisation (MMO) following engagement with stakeholders.

Cuttlefish is critical to the businesses of fishers working in ICES areas 7d and 7e, and there are concerns that stock levels are at risk of being over exploited.

Work on the Channel Demersal Non-Quota Species Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) identified a need to better understand fishing impact on numbers and the health of stocks.

Further engagement with stakeholders, including commercial fishing representatives, last year demonstrated that formal management measures would not be required right now and would risk causing economic harm to fishers on the south coast.

After listening to stakeholder feedback, MMO fisheries managers developed the cuttlefish action plan to better monitor and collect data to help with future decisions on potential management, including testing technical measures to conserve stocks.

The plan is an important part of the implementation of the Channel Demersal Non-quota species FMP published in December 2023.

MMO has now:
- Introduced a voluntary code of practice on trap and pot handling in English waters from the 6nm limit out to 200nm in ICES divisions 7d and 7e. This is designed to improve survival rates for cuttlefish eggs and development of juveniles
- Launched three cuttlefish species identification cards to help fishers to correctly identify and report catches and landings of specific species of cuttlefish. Better species-specific data will support improved understanding of stocks levels and their health so future decisions can be made based on evidence.
- Undertaken monitoring and market sampling to better understand cuttlefish catch composition.
The full action plan can be read here (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cuttlefish-fishery-action-plan) or email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
Mrs M Tugwell v Greene King Ltd: 3305946/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs M Tugwell v Greene King Ltd: 3305946/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846b04a0392ed9b784c0186/Mrs_M_Tugwell_v_Greene_king_Limited_-3305946.2024-_Strike_out_Judgment_.pdf).
BLM11010 - Lease accounting: lease classification: minimum lease payments
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-28)


This manual is being updated to reflect FRS 102 (2024 amendments). For guidance on the tax treatment of accounts prepared under IFRS 16 or the revised FRS 102, please refer to pages within the BLM50000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm50000) chapter.

This section is applicable to entities applying FRS 102 (pre 2024 amendments) or FRS 105.

For lease classification for lessors under FRS 102 (2024 amendments) see BLM (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm17020)17020 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm17020).

See BLM17000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm17000) for lessee accounting under the on-balance sheet model under IFRS 16 and FRS 102 (2024 amendments)

The minimum lease payments are defined in the FRS 102 (pre 2024 amendments) and FRS 105 Glossary as ‘the payments over the lease term [BLM11015 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm11015)] that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid and reimbursed to the lessor, together with:

(a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or

(b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee’.

Note that leases are classified at inception (BLM11030 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm11030)) and that only rarely is it appropriate to reclassify a lease after inception. Therefore, it is possible for a lessor to enter into an operating lease and, at a later date, obtain a guarantee for the residual value. However, the lessor had to take a residual value risk in the interim, and, if the market has moved adversely, may not be able to guarantee the asset’s original expected residual value.

See BLM11025 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm11025)for more guidance on residual value guarantees.

Contingent rent is defined in FRS 102 (pre 2024 amendments) and FRS 105 Glossary as ‘that portion of the lease payments that is not fixed in amount but is based on the future amount of a factor that changes other than with the passage of time (e.g. percentage of future sales, amount of future use, future price indices, and future market rates of interest’).
Child Poverty Strategy: parents and carers research
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)

This research aimed to understand how families living in poverty manage essential costs (including utilities, housing, food, health and school related costs), and the support available to help them with financial challenges. It also looked at their financial resilience, and experiences of managing debt and savings.

Research background

In July 2024, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce to develop a Child Poverty Strategy aimed at addressing systemic drivers of poverty. The Taskforce publicly committed to putting the direct testimonies of families at the heart of their work. As part of this public commitment, DWP commissioned this research with parents and carers to produce current insights from families living in poverty to help the Taskforce understand not only the impacts of poverty, but also wider support needs and considerations for this group when developing the Strategy.

Contribution to the evidence base

This research is part of a suite of supporting analytical products that have been used to inform the development of the UK Government’s Child Poverty Strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-poverty-strategy).

Research value

The research has ensured that the voices of current parents and carers are heard and used in the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.

While recognising an existing wealth of published literature on poverty and child poverty, this research adds value through its bespoke nature and the fact that it is tailored to the direct areas of interest of the Taskforce. In particular the research has provided policy makers with a valuable understanding of how parents living in poverty experience managing essential costs and their financial resilience today, rather than in recent years, which is crucial.
IEIM905420 - Reasonable Excuse
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-06)


For all other types of penalty, except for those for inaccurate or incomplete reports, no penalty will be due if a person has a reasonable excuse for a failure to comply with the requirements of the regulations, if the failure was rectified without unreasonable delay once the reasonable excuse had ceased.

Reasonable excuse is a widely used concept in tax law, and additional guidance on its general application may be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/tax-appeals/reasonable-excuses

In the context of these regulations in particular, a lack of funds will not be a reasonable excuse, nor will relying on another person to do something.
International Science Partnership Fund: baseline evaluation
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-06)

A baseline evaluation for the International Partnership Fund (ISPF).

A baseline evaluation report for the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The ISPF is an international science, research, technology and innovation (SRTI) initiative, funded and managed by the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

The report focuses on the baseline evaluation and incorporates 3 main elements:
- An updated portfolio analysis. This is based on a desk-based analysis of the latest available programme data collected by DSIT, as well as additional input from partner organisations (POs).
- An assessment of the baseline position for indicators listed in the evaluation framework (where these are non-zero). This is based on desk-based analysis and bibliometrics, as well as consultations exercises with POs (via written request) and ISPF programme participants / award holders (via online survey).
- A pilot of the Value for Money rubric for 5 sub-dimensions (that are most relevant at this stage of the Fund) and a subset of 10 programmes. This is based on desk-research, online interviews with programme leads, and analysis of programme data collected by DSIT, as well as evaluator assessment and scoring of the evidence obtained.
The evaluation framework for ISPF (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-science-partnerships-fund-evaluation-framework) was published in May 2025.
Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-08)

Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening.

These documents show:
- the total number of open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs (https://www.gov.uk/types-of-school) in England
- details of schools that are in the process of getting academy status
- progress schools are making towards converting to academy status
- sponsored academy projects in development and the agreed sponsor
We update this data monthly as more academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs open. Older versions of this publication can be found by visiting the National Archives (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development).

Details of successful free school and UTC applications (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-successful-applications) are available.
Market access barrier: quarterly statistics, technical annex
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-12)

A report on the methodology, revision policy and data quality for the market access barrier quarterly statistics.

The annex provides information on methodology, revision policy and the quality of market access barrier data, as required by Code of Practice for Statistics (https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/cross-cutting-themes/).

The methodology section outlines the Department of Business and Trade’s (DBT’s) definition of market access barriers, data collection and processes of recording the market access barriers.

The revision policy explains why market access barriers statistics need to be revised.

The quality report explains the quality of market access barrier data and its reliability.
UK/Ecuador: Convention for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance [TS No.3/2025]
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-08)

This treaty was presented to Parliament in January 2025.

Published title: Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance.
Ms M Keating v Glasgow City Council: 121169/2008
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms M Keating v Glasgow City Council: 121169/2008 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d403594bcf261f8233f7b8/Ms_M_Keating_v_Glasgow_City_Council_-_121169.2008_-_Judgment.pdf).
Civil penalty accreditation scheme: accredited haulage companies
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

A list of road haulage companies that are members of a scheme to reduce the risk of illegal migrants hiding in their vehicles.

A list of accredited haulage companies who are members of the clandestine civil penalty accreditation scheme (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-penalty-accreditation-scheme).

The scheme reduces road haulage companies’ risk of receiving fines by making sure that they have effective systems to reduce the risk of illegal migrants hiding in their vehicles.
UK Business Data Survey
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-12)

Statistics and reports from all releases of the UK Business Data Survey.

The UK Business Data survey is a quantitative and qualitative study of UK businesses.

It seeks to understand:
- the role and importance of personal and non-personal data in UK businesses
- domestic and international transfers of data
- activities and opinions relating to data protection legislation and policy
Further information

For queries about UK Business Data Survey statistics, please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

For any queries relating to official statistics please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

For media enquiries only please contact the DSIT press office:

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

Phone: xx-xxxx-xxxx

The press office phone number and inbox is monitored at all hours.
Mr B Shrubb and Others v Wabi-sabi Bay Ltd: 1405101/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-22)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr B Shrubb and Others v Wabi-sabi Bay Ltd: 1405101/2023 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e5b1b92957f2ec567c618/Mr_B_Shrubb_and_19_others_-vs-_Wabi-sabi_Bay_Ltd_-_1405101.2023___19_Others_-_Judgment.pdf).
Logo & Engrave
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 Logo & Engrave 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 Logo & Engrave 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.
Sellafield Ltd and TEPCO extend decommissioning partnership
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-12)

Companies will continue working together to support progress in the UK and Japan

The organisations tasked with the two most challenging nuclear clean-up jobs in the world have agreed to extend a co-operation agreement.

Sellafield Ltd and TEPCO first agreed to work together in 2014 following the devastating tsunami of 2011 which resulted in irreparable damage at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi plant.

After a positive first 10 years of collaboration, the companies have pledged to continue their relationship for up to a further decade.

Akira Ono, chief decommissioning officer at Fukushima Daiichi NPP, formally signed the extension during a visit to Sellafield. The agreement enables sharing of operational and technical knowledge to support decommissioning progress at both sites.

Euan Hutton, Sellafield Ltd CEO, said:

Very few places in the world have decommissioning challenges akin to those at Sellafield.

By working together with TEPCO, we can unlock new technology and techniques. Over the years we have had reciprocal visits and workshops, and we’ve welcomed secondees from TEPCO to the Sellafield site.

It’s been great to welcome Ono-san to Sellafield. I was able to return the hospitality I was shown when I visited the Fukushima Daiichi site 18 months ago.

It’s inspiring to hear the progress being made over there. We have many similar challenges. This visit reflects the strength and importance of global collaboration in our industry.

Ono-san said:

We are extremely pleased to have maintained a cooperative relationship with Sellafield in the field of decommissioning for approximately 11 years since signing a cooperation agreement in 2014.

The cooperation to date has been a major force in advancing our decommissioning work. By incorporating international experience and technology, we have achieved results that contribute to the creation of a more reliable and safe decommissioning process. Furthermore, by sharing Japan’s efforts and achievements, we have built a relationship of mutual learning.
Ms A Begum v Lloyd’s Pharmacy Ltd and others: 1303426/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A Begum v Lloyd’s Pharmacy Ltd and others: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6548b4e659b9f5001385a27d/Ms_A_Begum_v_Lloyds_Pharmacy_Limited___Others_Judgment1303426_2022_.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms A Begum v Diamond DCO Two Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Others: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68761e08cfc3756455bb6a0b/Ms_A_Begum_-v_1_Diamond__DCO_Two_Ltd__in_creditors_voluntary_liquadiation__2__Sheetal_Patel_3__Jaspreet_Kaur_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_judgement.pdf).
British Embassy Riga
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

The British Embassy in Riga maintains and develops relations between the UK and Latvia.

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Latvia.

You can access UK government services while in Latvia (https://www.gov.uk/world/latvia).

Read the latest information on the rights and status of UK nationals living in Europe (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-europe) and our practical guide to Living in Latvia (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-latvia).

If you’re travelling in Latvia, see our Latvia travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/latvia).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/latvia/british-embassy-riga)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/latvia/british-embassy-riga).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).
Polio AFP and AFM surveillance: laboratory sample submission
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-01)

Laboratory sample submission form (E72) for the investigation of polio, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) surveillance.

Healthcare practitioners should complete this form and send it with clinical samples to the Polio Reference Service for investigation of polio infection, particularly in suspected paediatric AFP or AFM and for polio surveillance.

Faeces is the preferred sample type (see National polio guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/polio-national-guidelines)) although other sample types may be considered. Ideally, a discussion with the laboratory is encouraged prior to the submission of alternatives.

Send the completed form with clinical samples to:

Virus Reference Department (VRD)

UK Health Security Agency61 Colindale AvenueLondonNW9 5HT

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

DX address UKHSA Colindale VRD, DX 6530006

For serology testing please see Poliomyelitis: indications for serological testing (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/poliomyelitis-indications-for-serological-testing).

For submission of epidemiological information please refer to the Polio surveillance form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/polio-surveillance-form).
John Edwards
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-09)

John Edwards served as the Director General, Regions Group at the Department for Education from 13 June 2022 to 20 June 2025. He began his career as a teacher of mathematics and senior leader in secondary schools, before moving into local government. His previous roles include: Interim Chief Executive, Education and Skills Funding Agency Director of Funding, Education and Skills Funding Agency Regional Schools Commissioner, East Midlands and the Humber, DfE Director of Education and Skills, Manchester City Council

John Edwards served as the Director General, Regions Group at the Department for Education from 13 June 2022 to 20 June 2025.

He began his career as a teacher of mathematics and senior leader in secondary schools, before moving into local government.

His previous roles include:
- Interim Chief Executive, Education and Skills Funding Agency
- Director of Funding, Education and Skills Funding Agency
- Regional Schools Commissioner, East Midlands and the Humber, DfE
- Director of Education and Skills, Manchester City Council
CTM40860 - Particular bodies: local authorities: definition
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-26)


For the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts, ’local authority' is defined at CTA10/S1130. That definition includes all bodies which have the statutory power to bill, precept or make other demands for money from other local authorities where those powers are derived from those sections of the relevant Local Government Finance Acts specified at S1130. This means that it includes town and parish councils in England (in Wales, Community Councils).

The definition also includes local education authorities in England, Wales and Scotland, education and library boards in Northern Ireland, and schools and colleges that are under local authority control. See CTM40895 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/company-taxation-manual/ctm40895) for more on this aspect.

Where a body first makes a claim that it is a local authority within the exemptions, see CTM40855 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/company-taxation-manual/ctm40855), it should be asked to provide details of the legislation under which it was established and/or gave it the powers to precept, bill or issue a levy as required in CTA10/S1130. (This content has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000).

In recent years a number of activities previously carried out by local authorities have been transferred into separate limited companies. Examples of this are waste disposal activities. Such companies are not within the definition of a local authority and are liable to Corporation Tax in the normal way. This is so even where all or part of the company's share capital remains in the ownership of the local authority.

Similarly, since 2002 many local authorities/councils have set up arm’s length management organisations (ALMOs). These not for profit organisations are meant to deliver better social housing. The typical ALMO set up by a council is a company limited by guarantee without share capital but with the council as its sole member. ALMOs manage, repair, improve and maintain the council’s housing stock, while ownership of the housing stock remains with the council. See BIM58210 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim58210) for more details of their tax treatment. They are not local authorities.
Cotswold Security & Training 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 Cotswold Security & Training 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 Cotswold Security & Training 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
- 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.
UK-Greece Strategic Bilateral Framework: third annual review, 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-21)

Ministers for the governments of the UK and Greece met on 3 November in Athens to review progress on the Strategic Bilateral Framework.

UK Minister for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty met Greek Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexandra Papadopoulou in Athens on 3 November to renew their joint commitment to the UK-Greece relationship.

The ministers reviewed progress on the UK-Greece Strategic Bilateral Framework (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-greece-strategic-bilateral-framework-2021).
UK payrolled employments by nationality, region, industry, age and sex
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)

Statistics that provide counts of payrolled employments in the UK by nationality, geographical region, industrial sector, age and sex.

These official statistics in development are produced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) using HMRC’s Pay as You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data and HMRC’s Migrant Worker Scan (MWS).

These publications provide analysis of payrolled employments by:
- nationality (UK, EU and non-EU)
- geographical region
- industrial sector
- age
- sex
Violence reduction reports: data for April 2021 to March 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-09)

These interactive reports present data on violence related emergency hospital admissions in each Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in England.

These reports have been developed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and present an interactive summary of violence related emergency hospital admissions recorded in hospital episode statistics (HES) for each violence reduction unit (VRU) in England.

The reports and accompanying data set are provided to support local operational activity to reduce the incidence of violent injury. The data is broken down by:
- demography (age, sex, deprivation and ethnicity)
- time of admission (day of week and month)
- length of stay
- main causes of admission
Further subsets are provided for those violence related emergency admissions relating to:
- alcohol
- substance misuse
- mental health
Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

Information for public health professionals on immunisation.

Vaccines induce protection by eliciting active immune responses to specific antigens. There may be predictable adverse reactions (side effects): most are mild and resolve quickly. However, it is not always possible to predict individuals who might have a mild or serious reaction to a vaccine. The advice in this chapter uses the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs).
Mr C Milne v WBC Media CIC: 8001971/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-21)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr C Milne v WBC Media CIC: 8001971/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68a72ccb3a052c9c504c8d48/Mr_C_Milne_v_WBC_Media_CIC_-_8001971.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Evaluation of the Volunteering Futures Fund
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

Evaluation of the Volunteering Futures Fund, a £7.4m fund to support volunteering opportunities for young people and those experiencing barriers to volunteering

This research was conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen).

This report evaluated the Volunteering Futures Fund (VFF), a £7.4 million UK Government fund designed to support a range of volunteering opportunities for young people and those experiencing barriers to volunteering.

The evaluation aimed to understand several key aspects: how the Fund was designed, set-up and delivered; key lessons across the funded projects and across different volunteering models; the impact of the Fund on improved volunteer recruitment and retention, and the diversity of volunteers recruited; and the impact of the Fund on the outcomes for volunteers and organisations and the volunteering sector.

The overarching hypothesis for the VFF was: ‘Young people and people who face barriers to volunteering take up new volunteering opportunities, build new skills, improve their well-being and broaden their social networks, as a result of organisations targeting diverse groups, providing better support to volunteers, and offering new ways of volunteering’. The evidence gathered as part of this evaluation supports this overall hypothesis.

The evaluation found that VFF did have a positive impact. Over the course of VFF funding, voluntary and community organisations recruited 15,136 volunteers (who were new to the organisation), 43% (6,508) of whom were volunteering for the first time. There was strong evidence that the programme achieved its objectives in two out of five areas: supporting a diverse range of individuals into volunteering and enabling local projects to improve the health and wellbeing of beneficiaries and volunteers.

This report was commissioned under the previous government. As a result, the content may not reflect current government policy, and the report and findings do not relate to forthcoming policy announcements.
Ms S Winter-Smith v Secretary of State for Justice: 1401438/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-01)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms S Winter-Smith v Secretary of State for Justice: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683d629a1a840b2c06ebb988/Ms_Siobhan_Winter-Smith_-vs-_Secretary_of_State_for_Justice_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms S Winter-Smith v Secretary of State for Justice: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68628acd3464d9c0ad609d1f/Ms_Siobhan_Winter_Smith_-vs-_Secretary_of_State_for_Justice_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx-_Reasons.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms S Winter-Smith v Secretary of State for Justice: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688896ee048fff613a4d5a9d/Ms_Siobhan_Winter-Smith_-vs-_Secretary_of_State_for_Justice_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Reconsideration.pdf).
Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), NI: Jul-Sep 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-20)

Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex.

This table contains estimates from the Labour Force Survey for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Northern Ireland. NEET is defined as those who are not in employment, government supported training, full-time or part-time education. The NEET’s tables are published on a quarterly basis.