theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
CV7 7LB, Chris Barbar Limited: permit surrender issued - EPR/TP3939UF/S005
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-06)

View the surrender issued for Berryfields Farm Pig Unit, Meriden under the Industrial Emissions Directive.

The Environment Agency publish surrenders that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the surrender letter and decision document for:
- Operator name: Chris Barbar Limited
- Installation name: Berryfields Farm Pig Unit
- Permit number: EPR/TP3939UF/S005
19 Camplin St. Lewisham London SE14 5QY: LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0752
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-14)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Martindale on 27 August 2025

Read the full decision in19 Camplin St. Lewisham London SE14 5QY: LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0752 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690e0ed765da22dd577298f6/250827__19_Camplin_Street_Decision_.pdf)

19 Camplin St. Lewisham London SE14 5QY: LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0752 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690e0f1b77678398dc4627e6/250827__19_Camplin_Street_Reasons.pdf)
Mr R Ford v Government Internal Audit Agency: 6016477/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr R Ford v Government Internal Audit Agency: 6016477/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686f8590a08d3a3ca3b679c2/Mr_Robert__Ford_v_Government_Internal_Audit_Agency_-_6016477-2024.pdf).
Meningitis and septicaemia: prevention and management in higher education institutions
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-15)

Guidance for higher education institutions on meningoccocal disease.

This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

This guidance covers:
- understanding invasive meningococcal disease and why freshers are at increased risk
- raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis
- encouraging all first time university entrants up to 25 years old to have the MenACWY vaccination
- planning ahead for possible case or cluster of cases of meningitis
- sourcing resources to support awareness of immunisation
- best practice for communications in the event of a suspected case of meningitis
Wrekin Housing Group
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 Wrekin Housing Group 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 Wrekin Housing Group 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.
Hitachi Solutions
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 Hitachi Solutions 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 Hitachi Solutions 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.
Mr O Ahmad v The Metanoia Institute: 2202029/2024 and 6022240/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr O Ahmad v The Metanoia Institute: 2202029/2024 and 6022240/2024 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fa2aea35dbb2bcedb5f939/Mr_Ousman_Ahmad_v_The_Metanoia_Institute_-_2202029-2024___6022240-2024_-_PH.pdf).
Southwest Staffing 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 Southwest Staffing 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 Southwest Staffing 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
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
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.
Miss J Marshall v Glasgow City Council and Cordia (Services) LLP: 114750/2009
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-25)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss J Marshall v Glasgow City Council and Cordia (Services) LLP: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b2fef24e79a175a4c2fd34/Miss_J_Marshall_v_Glasgow_City_Councik___Cordia__Services__LLP_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).
NHS England: annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-30)

Annual report and accounts for NHS England for the financial year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

This annual report contains information on:
- NHS England’s work this year and their achievements and challenges
- how they have performed against their priorities
- board members and governance
- financial statements for 2024 to 2025
The annual report and accounts were laid before Parliament on 30 October 2025.

If you require an alternative format, see the NHS England accessibility statement (https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessibility/) for contact details.
Company Names Tribunal decision: Quinn Java Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-14)

Decision for applicant Oracle America, Inc against registration number 16034476, applicant successful.

Application number 5291

Applicant Oracle America, Inc objected to the name used by Quinn Java Ltd under the Companies Act 2006.

This decision was undefended. ‘Undefended’ refers to decisions where there has been no defence in response to the application to the Company Names Tribunal.

Signed order

On the 6 October 2025 the adjudicator hereby gives notice under sections 73(4) and (5) of the Companies Act 2006 that the company name of Quinn Java Ltd is changed to 16034476, Ltd.
Mrs C Fosu v Newham Health Collaborative CIC Ltd: 3200480/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-20)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs C Fosu v Newham Health Collaborative CIC Ltd: 3200480/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f2267c1c9076042263f00c/Mrs_CFosu_v_Newham_Health_Collaborative_CIC_Ltd_-_3200480_2024_-_Reasons.pdf).
Find My Staff 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 Find My Staff 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 Find My Staff 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
- 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.
Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Guidance that supplements the information in the decision makers' guide.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that are accurate and consistent.

The introduction of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affects the guidance DWP staff use.

DWP decision makers now use Advice for decision making (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide) (instead of the DMG) for decisions that involve:
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance and New Style Employment and Support Allowance, which are for people who are eligible for Universal Credit (https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility) and are based on their National Insurance record
Why we publish this guide

We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.

Information for claimants

Information for claimants about eligibility and how to claim:
- benefits (https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits)
- pensions (https://www.gov.uk/browse/working/state-pension)
TESCO STORES 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 TESCO STORES 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 TESCO STORES 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
We also pledge the following:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/862302/Tesco_PLC_Armed_Forces_Covenant_20181030_1.pdf

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.
Export pet birds to Argentina: certificate 8758
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-08)

Apply online to export pet birds to Argentina.

Exporting from England, Scotland and Wales

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for this export health certificate (EHC) using the online service.

If you’re in Northern Ireland, you must apply to DAERA (#other-ways).

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f5365b32b0da5c2a09e17c/8758NFG.pdf).

Download a specimen certificate Export pet birds to Argentina: EHC 8758 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ee950c199d1cd55b48c75c/8758EHC_V1.pdf).

2. Apply online

You’ll need:
- a Government Gateway account
- a Defra account
If you don’t already have them you’ll need to register for these accounts (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-register-for-export-health-certificate-ehc-online), and so will your official vet or inspector (http://apha.defra.gov.uk/official-vets/Guidance/exports/ehc-online.htm).

Start now (https://exporter.apply-export-health-certificate.service.gov.uk/forms/8758EHC)

Registration takes around 5 minutes. Official vets and inspectors will also need to have their registration checked by APHA.

Register and sign in as an official vet or inspector (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/certify-an-export-health-certificate).

Read the accessibility statement for this service (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accessibility-statement-for-export-health-certificates-online).

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
Exporting from Northern Ireland

If you’re in Northern Ireland you’ll need to upload your application for DAERA.

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f5365b32b0da5c2a09e17c/8758NFG.pdf).

Download and fill in Export pet birds to Argentina: EHC 8758 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ee950c199d1cd55b48c75c/8758EHC_V1.pdf).

Upload your application (https://selfservice.daera-ni.gov.uk/Daera/Forms/#/export).

Make sure you use the latest version of the EHC as they are sometimes updated. The latest version is on this page.

If you do not use the latest version, DAERA will not accept your application.

Help with your application

In England, Scotland and Wales, call APHA on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

In Northern Ireland, call DAERA on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges).
Product Safety Report: Girls Creator Nail Art Studio (2502-0056)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

Product Safety Report for Girls Creator Nail Art Studio presenting an asphyxiation risk.

Summary

Product: Girls Creator Nail Art Studio

Hazard: This product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation as the plastic bag supplied does not meet the minimum thickness requirement.

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

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation as the plastic bag supplied does not meet the minimum thickness requirement. If left unattended, a young child could place the bag over their mouth or head and suffocate. The packaging of the product also does not meet the requirements for labelling and consumer safety information, which may result in inadequate information being available to consumers.

The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 or the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border.

Additional information

PSD notification number: 2502-0056

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Birmingham Wholesale Market Company 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 Birmingham Wholesale Market Company 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 Birmingham Wholesale Market Company 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
We also pledge the following:

Suppliers and sub-contractors: as an organisation with only a small number of direct employees we will engage with our suppliers and sub-contractors and encourage them to support the aims of the Armed Forces Covenant

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.
2022-based population projections: a GAD technical bulletin
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-03)

We analyse the 2022-based national population projections from the Office for National Statistics and focus on the mortality assumptions, relevant to our work.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its 2022-based national population projections indicating the future development of the UK and its constituent countries’ population size and age structure. We examine the assumptions relating to mortality underlying the projections, which are frequently used in our work. We look at how the assumptions are set, their impact on life expectancy compared to previous versions of the projections and the variant projections provided. GAD hosted a webinar on the projections in April.
Business data use and productivity study
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-31)

Statistics and reports from all releases of the data use and productivity study.

The data use and productivity study is a telephone and online-based study that explores data use in individual UK businesses and at the economy-wide level, to better understand the data-related activities and attitudes towards data that promote higher productivity and growth.

The study is based on a longitudinal survey that asks businesses about the amount of money and time they invest in data assets, in addition to their data-related skills and activities.

Further information

For queries about data use and productivity statistics, please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

For media enquiries only please contact the DSIT press office:
- Email xxx@xxx.xx
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm xx-xxxx-xxxx
The press office phone number and inbox is monitored at all hours.
Mr K Clifford v Torus62 Ltd: 2402685/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr K Clifford v Torus62 Ltd: 2402685/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fce35db73354468d1353ca/Mr_K_Clifford_v_Torus62_Ltd_-_2402685_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Miss S Simpson v Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd: 4104538/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss S Simpson v Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd: 4104538/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c1d248750837d7604dbd30/Miss_S_Simpson_v_Fife_Scottish_Omnibuses_Limited_-_4104538.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
CH227150 - How to do a compliance check: information powers: third party notice: bank mandates: visits to banks
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)


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

Very few banks will require a visit to review records now, as most information can be sent by email.

Where you do need to visit a branch, the purpose of the letter at CH227140 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch227140) is to give the branch adequate notice of what you need to see. The visit referred to in the letter should be arranged at the earliest convenient date.

The information branches are asked to provide can be extensive. You should be prepared, as far as possible, to copy or record the required details during the course of that or a subsequent visit. Requests for copies or information in writing should be kept to the minimum consistent with the need to deal adequately with your compliance check. It is particularly important that nothing should be done which might result in charges to the person that have not been authorised. This should be borne in mind and, if necessary, confirmed if copies of documents are requested.

If information is not immediately available because the documents are elsewhere, for example where paid cheques or paying-in slips are stored in a repository away from the branch premises, arrangement should be made for their production at a later date.

Finding paid cheques or paying-in slips can be costly to locate, see CH227270 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch227270). You should therefore identify the cheques or slips that are essential from the bank statements first.
Mr O Dalkiran v British Airways plc: 6007777/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr O Dalkiran v British Airways plc: 6007777/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69380c247a605b2d61cd8f5e/Mr_O_Dalkiran_-_v_-_British_Airways_Plc___6007771-2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
More sex offenders given chemical suppressants
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

Hundreds more sex offenders could be given chemical suppressants as part of the Government’s latest efforts to crackdown on sex crimes.

- Chemical suppression pilot expanded to three regions across the country
- More sex offenders able to access medication after release, supporting a reduction in reoffending
- Mission to halve violence against women and girls central to government’s Plan for Change
A cutting-edge pilot that aims to cut reoffending and that could lead to less victims will be expanded to two new regions - the North West and North East of England. This will extend across twenty prisons, ramped up from the current four in the South West pilot.

This will mean around 6,400 sex offenders will now be able to access this medication, along with psychological treatment, to help change their criminal behaviour and clamp down on the some of the most dangerous crimes – including assault, grooming and rape.

Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, said:

Protecting the public is my priority. Evidence shows this medication helps suppress urges, which is why we’re expanding access to it.

This part of our comprehensive approach to managing dangerous offenders and preventing reoffending. Every tool we deploy serves one main purpose: keeping communities safe and reducing the number of victims.

Make no mistake – those who commit serious crimes will face the full force of the law. But alongside prison, we have a duty to use every method available to rehabilitate offenders and protect the public, as part of our Plan for Change.

The pilot follows a key recommendation from Sir David Gauke’s Independent Sentencing Review.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) limit invasive sexual thoughts, while anti-androgens reduce the production of testosterone and limit libido. This medication is effective at reducing sexual urges when combined with coordinated support, such as therapy.

This comes as part of the second reading of the Sentencing Bill in the House of Commons. This legislation will help to end the prison crisis inherited by the Government and prevent the collapse of the justice system.
Probation Board NI quarterly caseload, quarter 1, 2025/26
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-27)

This quarterly report presents information on service users and caseload supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland on 30th June 2025.

This report presents data on the caseload i.e. the number of individual Orders and Licences being supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) as of 30th June 2025 by type of Order/Licence along with comparisons with previous quarters.

Data are also presented at service user level as individual service users can be under supervision with PBNI for multiple Orders/Licences at any given time.

The report also presents data on the number of reports completed by PBNI and the number of victims registered with PBNI between 1st April 2025 and 30th June 2025. This data is considered provisional until the publication of the PBNI Annual Caseload report 2025/26.
Matthew Wagstaff
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-28)

Matthew is currently the Director of Legal Services (and General Counsel) at the Serious Fraud Office. He joined the SFO in 2012 where, prior to his current role, he was an operational Head of Division responsible for supervising investigations and prosecutions that spanned the entire breadth of the SFO’s casework.  Before joining the SFO, Matthew was the Deputy Head of Fraud at the Crown Prosecution Service for three years and previously held similar positions at the Solicitor’s Office of HM Customs and Excise and the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.

Matthew is currently the Director of Legal Services (and General Counsel) at the Serious Fraud Office. He joined the SFO in 2012 where, prior to his current role, he was an operational Head of Division responsible for supervising investigations and prosecutions that spanned the entire breadth of the SFO’s casework.

Before joining the SFO, Matthew was the Deputy Head of Fraud at the Crown Prosecution Service for three years and previously held similar positions at the Solicitor’s Office of HM Customs and Excise and the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.
UKAEA Supply Chain Newsletter Archive
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-15)

All previous editions of UKAEA's Supply Chain Newsletter and its contents are available to view.

UKAEA’s Supply Chain Newsletter is published quarterly and aims to communicate with the supply chain openly and transparently on a range of activities and updates across the authority. Every quarter covers a different set of topics which are selected to ensure there is something of interest to a wide range of sectors.

If you are a supplier who has or is currently working with UKAEA and would like to submit an article, we are always keen to share more about your work and how you have assisted the authority. For the possibility of a feature within this newsletter, please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.

Enforcement authorities and constables must ‘have regard’ to this statutory guidance when deciding whether to issue a penalty notice and the amount to be specified in the notice.

Enforcement authorities and constables in England should use this guidance alongside the regulations that detail which offences are covered within the penalty notice regime.

You can use the calculator to determine the penalty notice amount.

You can use the reporting spreadsheet to submit information to Defra about the:
- penalty notices you’ve issued (submit this information at the end of each financial year)
- payments you’ve made to the consolidated fund
You must pay any money you’ve received from paid penalty notices (after deducting investigation and administration costs) into the consolidated fund.

Related content

Read our list of penalty notices issued by enforcement authorities for animal health and welfare offences in England (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-health-and-welfare-offences-penalty-notices-issued).

Relevant legislation

The Animals (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2023 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1350/contents/made)
Impacts of integrated land-use and transport planning
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

This report examines the outcomes of integrated land-use and transport planning, drawing on case studies to inform understanding and future policy.

This report summarises evidence on how combining land-use and transport planning affects travel, the economy, and the environment. The findings show that, when implemented effectively, integrated planning can:
- reduce journey lengths
- increase levels of active travel
- improve the performance of public transport
- deliver economic benefits through enhanced productivity and urban regeneration
The rapid evidence assessment examines transport, economic, social and environmental outcomes associated with integrated land-use and transport planning. It also includes relevant case studies and identifies important insights for policy makers.

The annex document sets out the research strategy and gives more detail on the papers used in the main report’s findings.
Labour Market Evidence Group: initial priorities and workplan
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-25)

Outlines the initial  priorities and workplan of the Labour Market Evidence Group in a letter to ministers.

The Immigration White Paper, published 12 May, announced the establishment of the Labour Market Evidence Group (LMEG).

The partners in the LMEG have started work and met for the first time on the 29 July 2025. This letter set out the LMEG’s proposed terms of reference and initial workplan for comment from ministers in the UK Government in HM Treasury, Home Office, Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Business and Trade as well as the relevant ministers for the devolved governments.
Mrs L Cookson v Affinity Packaging Ltd: 6004453/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs L Cookson v Affinity Packaging Ltd: 6004453/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926f638345e31ab14ecf521/Mrs_L_Cookson_v_Affinity_Packaging_Ltd_-_6004453_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
HCOTEG10890 - Introduction and overview of oils activity: roles and responsibilities: Audit Specialists (AS)
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-29)


Audit Specialists are part of Wealthy and Mid-Sized Business Compliance (WMBC). They undertake specific work at businesses identified through the trader’s risk assessment, prioritised according to the national audit priorities list. Their work is delivered to an agreed audit standard, ensuring consistency and quality across all interventions.

If you would like Audit Specialist input on a compliance intervention:
- Complete the Audit Specialist Work Request (ASWR) template
- Email the completed AWR to the Audit Specialists mailbox. (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
The Essential Expert 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 The Essential Expert 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 The Essential Expert 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
- 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.
Join the DBS Annual Conference 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-15)

Registration is now open for the DBS Annual Conference 2025, taking place on 7 and 8 October.

Registration is now open for the Disclosure and Barring Service’s (DBS) annual conference – a free event bringing together the safeguarding community to share expertise and drive better protection outcomes.

This two-day virtual conference takes place on the 7th and 8th of October and will offer insights from leading safeguarding experts through keynote speeches, interactive workshops, panel discussions, fireside chats and live Q&A sessions.

Day one explores DBS strategy, emerging technology, and the future of safeguarding practice. Day two focuses on effective information sharing and how better collaboration strengthens safeguarding decisions.

You’ll hear from notable speakers including Jess Phillips, Minister for Safeguarding, Dr Gillian Fairfield, DBS Chairman, and Jeff James, Chief Executive. DBS have also partnered with key organisations in the safeguarding space such as NSPCC Online Taskforce and Ann Craft Trust to deliver sessions around the importance of keeping both children and vulnerable adults safe online.

This conference is open to anyone working in or interested in safeguarding, including professionals from statutory services, voluntary organisations, and partner agencies.

For those who are unable to attend live or wish to revisit sessions, on-demand access to conference content will be available exclusively to registered stakeholders after the event. DBS recommends registering even if you cannot attend live, so that you can benefit from the full range of resources and sessions.

Browse the full two-day agenda and then register your attendance on the DBS Virtual Conference 2025 page (https://app.envoku.com/dbsconference2025) and follow DBS on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/disclosure-and-barring-service) for updates and additional event details.
NDA research, development and innovation publications
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-19)

Find out more about the impact of our investment in research, development and innovation across the NDA group.

Our research, development and innovation investments have resulted in:
- safer working environments through the development of innovative remote technologies, including laser cutting, robotics and improved radiation detection
- more funding for the supply chain through our collaborations with other public organisations
- a vibrant supply chain working to solve long-standing technical challenges
- a sustained programme of academic research into nuclear decommissioning
- the establishment of a unique, world-class research centre, the £20 million Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF), specialising in radiation science and decommissioning engineering
Flat 5, 39 Lysways Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3AG: BIR/41UD/HIN/2024/0017
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-21)

Midland region, on 12 March 2025, Mr T. Wyn Jones FRICS, Mr I Humphries FRICS, Mr R Chumley-Roberts MCIEH, J.P.

Read full decision in

Flat 5, 39 Lysways Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3AG-BIR_41UD_HIN_2024_0017 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ffcb454f66a92e285467ae/Flat_5__39_Lysways_Street__Walsall__West_Midlands__WS1_3AG-BIR_41UD_HIN_2024_0017.pdf)
SPM180900 - Paying and Recovering - SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP: how much advance funding can an employer apply for
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-06)


Employers must only apply for what they are entitled to recover.

For example if an employer is liable to pay £100 SMP, and has £50 in tax and NICs to pay, they must only apply for £50.

All employers are entitled to recover 92% of the SMP, SPP, SAP, ShPP, SPBP and SNCP they pay, if they qualify for SER they are entitled to recover 100% of the SMP, SPP, SAP, ShPP and SPBP they pay plus an additional amount as compensation for NICs.

For compensation rates and the SER threshold, go to GOV.UK.