theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Pilgrims Pride 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 Pilgrims Pride 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 Pilgrims Pride 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
We also pledge the following:

Working collaboratively with partner charities to deliver more support to more members of the Armed Forces and their families than ever before

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.
The North Of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo)
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 The North Of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo) 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 The North Of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo) 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
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

Engaging with local Armed Forces Personnel in social events Organising family events for local Armed Forces Personnel

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.
Mrs M-A St Joseph v Citizens Advice Gateshead: 2500770/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-02)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs M-A St Joseph v Citizens Advice Gateshead: 2500770/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f016fe9440506ee95398b/Mrs_Marie-Antoinette_St_Joseph_v_Citizens_Advice_Gateshead_2500770-2024_judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs M-A St Joseph v Citizens Advice Gateshead: 2500770/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f01babaff3dab997751eb/Mrs_Marie-Antoinette_St_Joseph_v_Citizens_Advice_Gateshead_2500770-2024_reasons.pdf).
Project Gigabit Programme: Open Market Reviews
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-12)

This collection brings together all the open market reviews for the Project Gigabit Programme.

Building Digital UK and its local authority partners will be asking broadband network builders about their existing or planned commercial gigabit-capable broadband in hard to reach areas identified for potential government subsidy.

Each open market review takes place over a specified time period and will either originate or be replicated on the corresponding county council’s broadband web pages. These reviews are not open to the public.

Please note the following open market reviews are being held on external sites rather than GOV.UK:

Durham County Council: Open market review (https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/25284/Broadband-coverage-Open-Market-Review) - Closed

Dorset Council: Open market review (https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/open-market-review-of-broadband-infrastructure) - Closed
Implementation of revised RSHE guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-02)

Analysis of the effect of revised guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education on specific protected groups.

An assessment of the effect that the revised guidance on ‘Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education (for introduction 1 September 2026) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education)’ will have on groups with relevant protected characteristics.

The relevant protected characteristics, identified in the Equality Act 2010, include:
- disability
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- sex and sexual orientation
The Department for Education has responded to a consultation on a review of statutory guidance on RSHE (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-the-rshe-statutory-guidance).
The political economy of land access for large-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ghana
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-16)

Covers the political economy of land access for solar projects in Ghana.

Abstract

Policy brief on the political economy of land access for large-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ghana.

This brief is part of the Climate Compatible Growth programme.

Citation

Gavu EK and others. ‘The political economy of land access for large-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ghana’ Climate Compatible Growth Policy Brief Series, 2024

Links

The political economy of land access for large-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ghana (https://climatecompatiblegrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/The-political-economy-of-land-access-for-large-scale-solar-PV-projects-in-Ghana.pdf) (PDF, 1378KB)
Rapists given more jail time after Solicitor General  intervenes
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-28)

Rapists and sex offenders saw their sentences increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme after the Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP intervened

Under the ULS scheme, anyone can ask the Law Officers to review a sentence where they believe the sentence imposed by the court is unduly lenient.

The latest quarterly data shows that between April and June 2025, 34 sentences were increased under the ULS scheme following the Solicitor General’s referral, and 13 of these were for rape offences.

The largest sentence increase was for Adrian Revill, who had his three-year sentence tripled to nine years and six months’. Revill was imprisoned for repeatedly sexually abusing an underage teenager.

The Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP said:

“Rape is a horrific offence, which can often leave lifelong trauma for victims.

“As this Government’s Solicitor General, I will continue to support victims to ensure perpetrators are properly published for their crimes.”

Sentence increases for rapists and sexual predators during this period included:
- Haider Ali, (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rapist-has-sentence-increased-after-assaulting-two-women) from Middlesborough, had his sentence increased by five years from an extended sentence of 12 years compromising of 10 years’ imprisonment with a licence extension of two years, to 17 years comprising of 15 years’ imprisonment with a license extension of two years for attacking and raping two women on the same night.
- Gagandeep Gulati (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rapist-who-filmed-assault-has-sentence-increased), from Hounslow, West London, had his sentence increased from six years to nine years for raping a woman, filming it, and sharing the footage with others.
- Anthony Williams, (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rapist-who-posed-as-professional-photographer-has-sentence-increased) from Gloucester, had his sentence increased for approaching women online and pretending to be a professional photographer. He then lured women to his flat, encouraging them to undress, and sexually assaulted them. His sentence was increased from eight years’ imprisonment to 12 years.
- Ibrar Hussain, 47, and brothers Imtiaz and Fayaz Ahmed, aged 62 and 45, (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/child-sex-abusers-sentences-increased-following-intervention-by-solicitor-general) from Keighley all had their sentences increased for sexually abusing a vulnerable girl in the 1990s in Keighley.
IHTM13030 - Other domicile issues: Double domicile
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


From 6 April 2025, for inheritance tax purposes, domicile is replaced by long-term UK residence and you can find details of these rules at IHTM (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm47000)47000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm47000).

Under common law it is not possible to be domiciled in two countries at the same time and certainly not for the same purpose at the same time. But, for the purposes of charging Inheritance Tax (IHT) having two different domiciles for the same purpose at the same time is key to the concept of deemed domicile.

Double domicile, is a term that describes the situation where there is a conflict between the application of UK domicile rules and the equivalent international law rules of a foreign country.

So, someone who has a common law domicile in Texas but is a long term resident of England may have an English domicile for IHT because of the deemed domicile rules for IHT (IHTM13024 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm13024)).

It is not necessarily a problem that needs to be resolved because we apply UK law only.

However, in the case of the double taxation conventions we need to establish one domicile (fiscal domicile) and each convention contains rules for resolving any conflict. You must discuss any case where this applies with Technical.
AI action plan for justice
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-31)

The AI action plan for justice sets out how the Ministry of Justice will harness AI to deliver swifter, fairer, and more accessible justice for all.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to make the justice system in England and Wales faster, fairer, and more accessible.

From reducing court backlogs to supporting victims and improving rehabilitation, AI can help deliver meaningful, measurable improvements. The Ministry of Justice’s AI action plan for justice sets out how we will adopt AI responsibly across courts, tribunals, prisons, probation and supporting services - working closely with the judiciary, regulators, trade unions, and criminal justice partners.

The plan focuses on 3 priorities:
- Strengthening our foundations with better governance, ethics, and infrastructure
- Embedding AI across the justice system through targeted, high-impact use cases
- Investing in our people and partners to drive innovation and build capability
Implementation is already underway, with promising early results. As we scale, we’ll learn and adapt - ensuring that AI adoption improves outcomes while upholding public trust, human rights and the rule of law.
HMEXSH2120 - General structure and nature of the Exports Shops regime: Limits on removals
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-08)


Removals are limited to:
- passengers;
- (by agreement) staff who are legitimately allowed airside;
- the supplying general warehouse;
- between the approved annexe warehouse and the shop; and
- another Export Shop operated by the same warehousekeeper and at the same port.
Other removals require individual approval  this includes any removed for photographic promotions
Tree health pilot scheme
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-19)

Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.

The tree health pilot scheme is testing different ways of slowing the spread of pests and diseases affecting trees in England.

It expands on support available through the Woodland Tree Health grant (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/woodland-tree-health-grants-2025).

There are grants available for:
- larch trees with Phytophthora ramorum
- spruce trees with a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for Ips typographus (eight-toothed spruce bark beetle) or that are growing in the proactive spruce removal area
- sweet chestnut trees with Phytophthora ramorum or sweet chestnut blight
- oak trees with oak processionary moth (OPM) in the OPM established area
- ash trees with ash dieback
Read the documents to check what the grants cover and who’s eligible to apply.

The pilot will help develop the future funding policy for tree health schemes.

Application forms
- larch, spruce and sweet chestnut SPHN grants and OPM
- spruce grants in the proactive spruce removal area where there is no Ips typographus SPHN or infestation
- ash dieback expression of interest form
- Tree health advice package application form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tree-health-advice-package-application-form)
Report your medical condition (form SL1V)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-01)

Report certain types of sleep conditions to DVLA if you're a lorry, bus or coach driver.

Use this form to report these medical conditions:
- narcolepsy (https://www.gov.uk/narcolepsy-and-driving)
- cataplexy (https://www.gov.uk/cataplexy-and-driving)
- sleepiness (https://www.gov.uk/sleepiness-and-driving)
- obstructive sleep apnoea (https://www.gov.uk/obstructive-sleep-apnoea-and-driving)
- obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (https://www.gov.uk/obstructive-sleep-apnoea-and-driving)
Check the list of health conditions (https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving) if yours isn’t listed.

Use a different form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sl1-confidential-medical-information) to report these conditions if you only have a car or motorcycle licence.

Find out what happens after you tell DVLA (https://www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions/what-happens-after-you-tell-dvla).
Mrs C Bailey v Mochi Bros Ltd: 1400057/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs C Bailey v Mochi Bros Ltd: 1400057/2025 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6848388dddc1cbd280bcb8a2/Mrs_C_Bailey_-vs-_Mochi_Bros_Limited_-_1400057.2025_-_Judgment.pdf).
AirTanker Services 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 AirTanker Services 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 AirTanker Services 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 Spouses And Partners
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- 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.
A Constantinou v Whitbread Group plc: 3305875/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Constantinou v Whitbread Group plc: 3305875/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683dc445d23a62e5d32680e3/A_Constantinou_v_Whitbread_Group_plc_3305875.2024_Judgment.pdf).
GSR Ethical Assurance for Social and Behavioural Research
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

Guidance on the expected standards and responsibilities when designing/conducting social and behavioural research for/on-behalf of government.

Description

Government Social Researchers generate and provide social and behavioural research and advice. This enables government to understand systems, processes and change associated with people, groups, organisations and society (their attitudes, perceptions, behaviours and intentions), and support policy debate and decision-making through a variety of approaches. Ensuring any social and behavioural research conducted on behalf of the government is done so in an ethical manner is of paramount importance.

This document outlines expected standards and responsibilities of any individual who designs and conducts social and behavioural research for or on behalf of government. These are outlined in the six ethical principles that anyone commissioning or conducting social research for government need to abide by. This guidance applies to all GSR members and anyone else conducting social research for government. The six ethical principles cover the following areas:
- Clear and defined public benefit
- Sound application, conduct and interpretation
- Data protection regulations
- Specific and informed consent
- Enabling participation
- Minimising personal and social harm
This guidance should be used alongside any other relevant ethical standards researchers and research commissioners align to, due to other professional accreditation (e.g. British Psychological Society, Health & Care Professions Council) and ethical standards used by research agencies and academics.

Individual departments are expected to uphold the principles as outlined in this document. Precise arrangements for this lie with department GSR Heads of Profession (HoPs). HoPs may wish to assign responsibility to a named individual(s) or nominated post(s).

Read the guidance on Ethical Assurance for Social and Behavioural Research (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ethical-assurance-guidance-for-social-research-in-government)
Dr H Dahwa v Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board: 1603322/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Dr H Dahwa v Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66570be416cf36f4d63ebb77/Dr_H_Dahwa_v_Cardiff___Vale_University_Local_Health_Board_1603322_2023_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Dr H Dahwa v Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679b66d16bb4c44f0805e7bf/xx-xxxx-xxxx_H_Dahwa_v_Cardiff_and_Vale_Univeristy_Local_Health_Board_-Judgement_With_Reasons.pdf).
Mr M Linton v Stoke on Trent College: 6023042/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Linton v Stoke on Trent College: 6023042/2024 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb7c2ab3e33205c4e6f0a7/Mark_Linton_v_Stoke_on_Trent_College_-_Judgment_-_6023042.2024.pdf).
National Wheelchair Data Collection Quarterly Publication Q3 2024/25
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

This Collection is for benchmarking and improving the commissioning of wheelchair services and outcomes for wheelchair users.

The national wheelchair data collection was introduced to establish a better understanding of the current situation of NHS wheelchair services in England and to support commissioners and providers to improve services. Wheelchairs provide a significant gateway to independence, well-being and quality of life for thousands of adults and children and the collection will enable benchmarking and the use of transparent data to drive improvements.

The collection is a quarterly Integrated Care Board (ICB) level collection that captures aggregate information on the number of registered users of NHS funded wheelchair services, time from referral to equipment delivery or modification. Data is also collected on expenditure on wheelchair services.

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from any political influence.
EXPP2180 - National Export System (NES) and authorisation procedures: goods excluded from NES
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


This manual will be archived on 15 December 2025. If there is content within this manual you use regularly, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know.

NES can be used for the majority of goods. However, NES simplified procedures cannot be used for Prohibited or Restricted goods.There are some other exclusions. The exclusions relate mainly to goods already under other customs procedures. Excise goods are eligible for the full declaration procedure, LCP and SDP. But excise goods must not be exported from a DEP. The exclusions from SDP and LCP are:
- goods controlled by Customs under certain simplified procedures
- goods which are exported (or removed from Customs Warehouse) under the IPR form C101 simplified authorisation and OPR simplified procedures.
It should also be noted that only the use of LCP full declarations will permit the declaration of licensable goods (eg CAP goods covered by licence).
Bovine TB isolation units: conditions of approval and operation
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-24)

How to apply for approval to operate a bovine TB isolation unit for cattle in England and Wales, and the conditions to follow.

This guidance in for England and Wales. Scotland achieved Officially Tuberculosis Free Status (OTF) in September 2009.

Cattle keepers with bovine TB infected herds can use TB isolation units to separate cattle from other herds so these animals can be tested, regain TB free status and be sold.

The notes explain the conditions for operating a TB isolation unit in England and in Wales, how to apply and the inspection process.

The application form (TB136) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-tb-isolation-unit-application) must be completed to apply for approval of a TB isolation unit.
Construction products supply chain
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-07)

An independent research report.

This report presents findings from an independent study commissioned by OPSS and conducted by Risk and Policy Analysts and BWL Consulting. Its aim was to review current practices across construction products’ supply chains and assess whether further guidance and/or regulatory action was needed to strengthen these practices. It focused on estimating the size of the market, analysing the supply chain structures as a system, and understanding the technical information data flows in each tier of the supply chains process, for five specific construction products:
- cables
- cladding
- fire barriers (firestoppers)
- fire doors
- insulation
It involved a literature review and collecting information from key stakeholders across the UK through questionnaires, interviews and workshops.
Departmental minute on public dividend capital write-off: 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-11)

DHSC minute on the cancellation and transfer of outstanding public dividend capital following the dissolution of 2 NHS trusts in 2023.

This minute was presented to Parliament on 12 May 2025. It sets out details of the public dividend capital to be cancelled or transferred following the dissolution of:
- Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (acquired by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust)
- Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust (acquired by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
PM statement on release of Peter and Barbara Reynolds: 19 September 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-19)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement on the release of Peter and Barbara Reynolds.

I welcome the release of Peter and Barbara Reynolds from detention in Afghanistan, and I know this long-awaited news will come as a huge relief to them and their family.

I want to pay tribute to the vital role played by Qatar, including The Amir, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, in securing their freedom.
Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: July 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-27)

Electric vehicle charging statistics on the number of electric vehicle charging devices funded through grant schemes in the UK.

Official statistics in development on the number of grants awarded for the installation of electric vehicle charging devices and charging sockets in the UK in July 2025, broken down by different geographies.

The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) provides grants to support the use of electric vehicles, including the installation of charging devices. This summary covers statistics on grant schemes, including the:
- Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG)
- Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS)
- On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS)
- Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), the predecessor to the EVCG
- Domestic Recharging Scheme (DRS), the predecessor to the EVHS
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to. You are welcome to contact us directly by emailing us (#contact-us) with any comments about how we meet these standards.

Contact us

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics

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

To hear more about DfT statistical publications as they are released, follow us on X at DfTstats (https://x.com/dftstats).
Joint Communiqué of France and the United Kingdom on the Paris Conference of the Pall Mall Process
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)

This joint communiqué is from the 2nd Pall Mall Process Conference, which took place in Paris on 3 and 4 April 2025.

On 3 and 4 April 2025, the UK and France convened the second Pall Mall Process conference, in Paris. The Process is an international multi-stakeholder initiative to explore policy options and practices to address the shared threat posed by the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion tools and services.

Building from the 2024 Pall Mall Process conference in London, this conference launched the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States. This Code of Practice sets out a series of commitments, and a range of policy options for meeting those commitments, for supporting states.

You can also read:
- the Pall Mall Process declaration (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-pall-mall-process-declaration-tackling-proliferation-and-irresponsible-use-of-commercial-cyber-intrusion-capabilities)
- the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-pall-mall-process-code-of-practice-for-states)
Norway: Knowledge Base profile
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-22)

This document contains information about Norway to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

This document contains useful information about Norway which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Norway
Short Form Contract
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)

The template Short Form Contract is primarily for below-threshold, low value, non-complex goods and services. It can also be used for above-threshold non-complex goods and services, where appropriate

This is a template contract for low value non-complex goods and services.

The Short Form Contract is designed to ensure that you are able to use appropriate and proportionately ‘light touch’ contract terms for low-value procurements. This is aimed at avoiding the use of overly complex terms which can increase costs and act as a barrier to the involvement of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

If you have any feedback on the use of the Short Form Contract, would like a copy of the previous versions or have any queries, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Household Energy Efficiency Statistics, headline release June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

Household Energy Efficiency Statistics, headline release (June 2025).

This release includes measures installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and the Green Deal schemes. It also includes further analysis and geographical breakdowns of ECO measures, ECO delivery costs, estimated carbon and energy savings from measures installed and the supply chain. These statistics are provisional and are subject to future revisions.

For further information or questions about these statistics, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Defence Secretary's speech on D-Day 81 anniversary
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-06)

The Defence Secretary John Healey gave the following speech at the International Commemoration at Utah Beach to mark 81 years since the D-Day Landings. This year’s event focussed on the US contribution to the Normandy campaign, but paid tribute to all who died in the operation.

Bonjour tout le monde.

81 years ago today, tyranny bowed when the courage of free men forced open the gates of liberation.

Within hours, the people of Sainte-Mère-Église had control of their destiny again.

Within three months, the Tricolor once again flew from the Eiffel Tower.

Within a year the continent of Europe would once again know peace.

It is a rare thing to have changed the course of history, but that is what the veterans of Normandy did.

They fought for a future that they knew they may not live to see.

And through their valour we inherited a free world.

We are humbled to be in your company. We give eternal thanks for your sacrifice.

And I’m also grateful to the Comité du Débarquement, as the stewards of our shared history. With every year that passes, your work becomes more important.

And 81 years on, we return to Normandy to ask:

What principle guided 150,000 souls across that body of water?

What belief compelled the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st to thunder through the skies above us?

What force drove the ‘Ivy’ men to charge these dunes at Utah?

…all to liberate people they had never known in a land they had never seen.

And that is the power of unity, the power of friendship, the faith in democracy and freedom.

And through the sacrifices made on these shores we learn the true strength of alliances.

The strength of our war-fighters standing together as they continue to do on operations today - personnel from Manchester, from Marseilles, from Minnesota.

The strength of our nations standing together in NATO to deter current conflicts and adversaries.

The responsibility to safeguard D-Day’s legacy and freedom rests today with us.

So, let us give everlasting honour to our Normandy veterans… for whom the Longest Day never ended.

And let us find the strength to carry on in their names and to carry forward their cause.

Thank you.
Algeria: Knowledge Base profile
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-01)

This document contains information about Algeria to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.

This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- marriage
- documents from Algeria
Asylum syllabus level 3
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-22)

Level 3 asylum learning objectives for immigration adviser applicants.

Applicants who have submitted an application to become an immigration adviser must sit tests to demonstrate their competence (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oisc-competence-assessment-process) to the Immigration Advice Authority.

The level 3 asylum syllabus covers these topics:
- immigration law
- asylum law and practice
- human rights and humanitarian protection
- European economic area free movement law
- nationality
- business immigration
- appeals and high court proceedings
- detention and bail
- offences
- welfare and support
- ethics
- essential skills and abilities
Regulatory Article (RA) 2335: flying displays, display flying, display parachuting, role demonstrations and flypasts
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-18)

RA covering flying display organisation, management, participation, display crew training and separation distances, minima and restrictions.

The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, advice and guidance, which governs military aviation activity and against which air safety is assessed. The regulator develops regulations in response to applicable UK law, MOD needs, legal changes and recommendations resulting from both assurance or investigation functions.

Related information:
- MAA regulatory publications (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maa-regulatory-publications)
- Overarching documents (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maa-regulatory-publications-overarching-documents)
- 1000 series (GEN) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/1000-series-general-regulations-gen)
- 2000 series (FLY) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/2000-series-flying-regulations-fly)
- 3000 series (ATM) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/3000-series-air-traffic-management-regulations-atm)
- 4000 series (CAE) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/4000-series-continuing-airworthiness-engineering-regulations-cae)
- 5000 series (TAE) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/5000-series-design-and-modification-engineering-regulations-dme)
- MAA Manuals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maa-manuals)
Product Safety Report: Raybao 12V Cordless Car Buffer and Polisher sold via Amazon (2505-0167)
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-23)

Product Safety Report for Raybao 12V Cordless Car Buffer and Polisher presenting a serious risk of fire.

Summary

Product: Raybao 12V Cordless Car Buffer and Polisher sold via Amazon

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse supplied does not contain granular filler.

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of fire as there is no granular filler in the plug to ensure safe operations under fault conditions. If the product has an electrical failure during use, it may catch fire.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2505-0167

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency: privacy notice
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-13)

How the Environment Agency uses your personal information when you submit a Stage 2 regulatory appeal.

Check the guidance on how to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appeal-a-regulatory-decision-from-the-environment-agency) if you want to:
- appeal a regulatory decision they have made
- report when they have not followed the Regulators’ Code
This privacy notice covers how the Environment Agency will use your personal information when you submit the form for Stage 2 of the process.
Government Internal Audit Agency Corporate Plan 2025-26
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-15)

Our Corporate Plan sets out the strategic changes we need to make over the next year to meet our own ambitions, and fulfil our customers’ expectations.

We are the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA), an executive agency of His Majesty’s Treasury. We were set up in April 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central government.

Our corporate plan is published annually and explains the priority actions that we need to make over the next twelve months to meet our ambitions set out in our Agency Strategy 2023-26.
Buying for schools: how to buy what you need
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

Identify the steps you need to take to buy goods and services for your school and stay compliant.

How you buy for your school depends on the amount you’re spending.

The route you can take may depend on whether this value is below or above The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents) and the Procurement Act 2023 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/1).

Check your school’s procurement rules to see what they define as low to high value. Department for Education (DfE) considers:
- low is under £10,000
- medium is £10,000 to £40,000
- high is over £40,000
Work through the following sections to prepare for a procurement, and to decide which route is best for you.
A Lami v Tapri Ltd and Others: 1305992/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Lami v Tapri Ltd and Others: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690e006965da22dd577298e8/Aniledio_Lami_v_Tapri_Limited__Jaswinder_Singh_Rajesh_Patel_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_judgement.pdf).
National Business College 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 National Business College 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 National Business College 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
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.
V Cochrane v North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: 2408114/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in V Cochrane v North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: 2408114/2022 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787bca5bca9366c9f56df40/Valerie_Cochrane_v_North_West_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust_2408114_2022.pdf).
Mr Michael Kidd
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-27)

Michael Kidd was appointed as interim Certification Officer on 1 June 2025. Michael has previously been an elected trade union official, as well as being employed within trade union staff. In 2023, he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Certification Office, and Assistant Certification Officer. Michael holds an LLM in Employment Law, awarded by the University of Leicester.

Michael Kidd was appointed as interim Certification Officer on 1 June 2025.

Michael has previously been an elected trade union official, as well as being employed within trade union staff. In 2023, he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Certification Office, and Assistant Certification Officer.

Michael holds an LLM in Employment Law, awarded by the University of Leicester.