theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
IAA promotional materials: Polish
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-17)

Digital posters and leaflet designed for regulated organisations, ambassadors, and charities to easily download, share, and distribute.

These resources are designed to inform advice seekers about the IAA’s services and provide guidance on what to do if they have concerns about their adviser or the services provided. The materials have been translated into Polish to ensure accessibility for a wider audience.
AHLC Solutions 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 AHLC Solutions 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 AHLC Solutions 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
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Mrs M Kaminska v Amazon UK Services Ltd and others: 2600135/2023 and 2601076/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs M Kaminska v Amazon UK Services Ltd and others: 2600135/2023 and 2601076/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69149310bc34c86ce4e6e6a8/Mrs_M_Kaminska_v_Amazon_UK_Services_Limited__Mr_K_T_Nyampupachitu___Ms_G_Vickerage_2600135.2023___2601076.2024_Judgment.pdf).
EXPP9030 - Non statistical exports: dutiable or restricted goods
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.

Note: This manual is under review following Brexit and is likely to be withdrawn. If there is anything within this manual you use regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC.

The special Non Stat CPC should not be used for dutiable or restricted goods.

If the trader is exporting dutiable or restricted goods they must use the standard Customs Procedure Code (CPC) described in Volume 3 Appendix E3 of the Tariff, even if they have no statistical interest.

However, in Box 44 of the full pre shipment Form C88 declaration they must enter an Additional Information (AI) code 'GEN45' with Additional Information statement Text 'NON STAT'
Mr S Rey v The Bruno Effect Ltd: 6012103/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr S Rey v The Bruno Effect Ltd: 6012103/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3fbf5d052ace7e8977665/Mr_S_Rey_-_The_Bruno_Effect_Limited___6012103-2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Caroline Corby
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-18)

Caroline Corby worked in the city for 13 years, specialising in private equity where she also served on a number of private sector boards across a range of industries. In 2007 she joined the Board of London Probation Trust (LPT) and served as Chair of LPT from 2012 until July 2014. She now chairs the Peabody Trust and Professional Standards Authority.

Caroline Corby worked in the city for 13 years, specialising in private equity where she also served on a number of private sector boards across a range of industries. In 2007 she joined the Board of London Probation Trust (LPT) and served as Chair of LPT from 2012 until July 2014.

She now chairs the Peabody Trust and Professional Standards Authority.
EX38 8JD, Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/CP3422LK/A001
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-28)

View the application submitted by Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity for The Puffing Billy, Station Road, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8JD

The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for:
- waste and mining waste operations
- installations
- water discharge and groundwater activities
- medium combustion plant and specified generators
The arrangements are explained in their Public Participation Statement (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permits-when-and-how-we-consult)

These notices explain:
- what the application is about
- when you need to comment by
The Environment Agency will decide:
- whether to grant or refuse the application
- what conditions to include in the permit (if granted)
Trogon Group 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 Trogon Group 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 Trogon Group 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
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Mr N Chaudhary v Wincanton Group Ltd and Others: 6004234/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-22)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr N Chaudhary v Wincanton Group Ltd and Others: 6004234/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68011c27ea3dd40f93681fe9/Mr_N_Chaudhary_v_Wincanton_Group_Limited___Others_-_6004234_2024.pdf).
National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED): anonymised data 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-26)

Property level data including gas and electricity consumption from 2005 to 2023, property characteristics and energy efficiency measure installations.

These documents present updated record level data created from the National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED):
- the 50,000 row dataset is small enough to use in spreadsheet software
- the 4 million row dataset is a larger sample of the same NEED dataset
- the metadata spreadsheet describes the fields included in both tables
Please forward any feedback to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
CIL Appeal 1835076 - 06 Feb 24 – 31 residential units
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-22)

Construction of a six-storey building comprising 31 residential units, landscaping, amenity space, secure cycle storage and associated works.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a relatively new activity for local planning authorities, developers and landowners. The government has decided that from June 2013, CIL appeal decision notices will be published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in a redacted anonymous form.

In making decisions available to the public, useful lessons about CIL regulations and appeals can be shared. Publication will also allow any precedents to be understood more widely.

Personal information will be redacted before publication. This could be information such as the:
- name of the appellant
- collecting authority
- address of the property
- amount of CIL payable
CHM Roofing Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

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 CHM Roofing 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 CHM Roofing 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:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

• Organise, facilitate, promote and/or take part in remembrance and other ceremonial activities.

• Promote training and roofing apprenticeship opportunities for Service leavers, ex-Service personnel and their families.

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.
Product Safety Report: JBBFCAN 5.8M Telescopic Ladder (2504-0201)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-09)

Product Safety Report for JBBFCAN 5.8M Telescopic Ladder presenting a serious risk of injuries.

Summary

Product: JBBFCAN 5.8M Telescopic Ladder

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as when tested it could not hold the claimed weight without bending or collapsing.

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

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of injuries as when tested, the product could not hold the claimed weight without bending or collapsing. If this were to occur when in use, it could cause the user serious injury from falling from the full extended height of the product.

The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

Additional information

PSD notification number: 2504-0201

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Field Safety Notices: 28 July to 1 August 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)

List of Field Safety Notices from 28 July to 1 August 2025.

Overview

If you receive a field safety notice (FSN) from a manufacturer you must always act on it.

MHRA publishes the following for information only.

If you have a question about a particular FSN contact the manufacturer.

Latest FSNs

View the latest FSNs (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/o/Et1CGmMylbxveSnp)

View a list of FSNs published since January 2020 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/9g5cLjjFatXruS5U/d)

View FSNs since November 2014 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/ZOxdOzRzP22RziUW/fo). FSNs before this date are on the National Archives website (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/http:/www.mhra.gov.uk/index.htm)

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc: ENDOTAK RELIANCE

24 July 2025

Lead, defibrillator, implantable

MHRA reference: 36322149 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/TJcaCZ2ueWpUadFH) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx

Cook Endoscopy/Wilson Cook Medical: Instinct Plus Endoscopic Clipping Device

30 July 2025

GI endoscopic clip, long term, non-bioabsorbable

MHRA reference: 36300400 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/oaSp9Fk7djDMoS5b) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx

Dentsply Implants Manufacturing GmbH : IO FLO-S Kit A04A, A04B, A04S

31 July 2025

Dental implant suprastructure, temporary, reusable

MHRA reference: 36330080 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/OHI3Gi5SE2ZNfwZT) 2025/007/014/601/075

GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH: corpuls3, corpuls3 Touch

17 July 2025

Physiologic-monitoring defibrillation system

Model: 04100, 04101, 04200, 04201, 04300, 04301

MHRA reference: 36342406 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/HAENfIv5URrHFDVN) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx

Medical (Heartsine Technologies Ltd.) : HeartSine samaritan® PAD 350P/360P/450P/500P

June 2025

Model: HeartSine SAM 350P- HeartSine SAM 360P- HeartSine SAM 450P- HeartSine SAM 500P- HeartSine HDF3500 Omron AED

MHRA reference: 36321341 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/UIJJUR7YfnjvP5qV) 2025/007/008/601/109

METASYSTEMS PROBES GmbH: XL TP53/17cen, XL BCL2 BA, XL MYC BA

28 July 2025

MHRA reference: 36306433 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/n7e9E4tGEEf7MWG0) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx

Nipro Corporation: Surdial X & Surdial 55Plus

28 July 2025

HAEMODIALYSIS EQUIPMENT

MHRA reference: 36318587 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/rubsdEtz0dNiVlyx) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx

MHRA reference: 36318587 (https://mhra-gov.filecamp.com/s/d/6dKjlHJRj9LqEGzL) 2025/007/xx-xxxx-xxxx
Tax credits: finalisation pack notes
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

Use the TC603RD Notes or TC603R Notes to help you finalise your tax credits.

Use these notes to help finalise your tax credits claim. If your finalisation pack contains:
- an Annual Review form and an Annual Declaration form — use TC603RD Notes
- an Annual Review form only — use TC603R Notes
Your finalisation pack will be sent to you automatically if you need it. You cannot download it or order it online.
Get proof of a partner has been arrested for domestic abuse
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-30)

Sample letter to get evidence a partner is currently on police bail for a domestic abuse charge, if you're applying for legal aid.

To get a copy of the police charge sheet, you should:
- fill in as much as you can of the sample letter
- send it to the Data Protection Officer at the police force (https://www.police.uk/pu/find-a-police-force/) which granted bail
You may have to pay a fee for your copy.

You can use the evidence if you’re applying for legal aid to divorce or separate from an abusive partner.

They must have been arrested for one of these domestic abuse offences (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-and-child-abuse-offences-legal-aid-evidence).
HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

This series brings together all documents relating to HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.

We’ve committed to publishing:
- gifts given by ministers valued at over £140
- gifts received by ministers valued at over £140
- overseas travel by ministers
- hospitality received by ministers
- ministerial meetings with external organisations
The updated Ministerial Code (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-code) sets out that from 5 July 2024 onwards, Ministers’ gifts and hospitality data will be published by the Cabinet Office as a central register (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/register-of-ministers-gifts-and-hospitality). HM Treasury continues to publish data on Ministers’ overseas travel and meetings.
Ms K Sodhi v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: 2203105/2019
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms K Sodhi v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: 2203105/2019 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63bc30a28fa8f55e3ac750b4/Ms_K_Sodhi_v_The_Commissioner_Of_Police_Of_The_Metropolis.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms K Sodhi v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: 2203105/2019 - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de43631afb0b64efc443a/Ms_K_Sodhi_v_The_Commissioner_of_Police_of_the_Metropolis_-_2203105-2019_-_Costs.pdf).
Pay or challenge a fixed penalty notice for an environmental offence
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-22)

Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it

You can get a penalty for committing an environmental offence, for example:
- littering (including food waste, cigarette butts or chewing gum)
- not cleaning up after your dog
- putting up posters without permission (‘fly-posting’)
- graffiti
Getting a fixed penalty notice

You’ll get a ‘fixed penalty notice’ from a local council or another authority, for example, a national park. This will say which offence you’ve committed and the amount of the penalty you may be liable for.

You’ll usually get the notice on the spot. In some cases you will get it by post after you committed the offence.

Challenging a fixed penalty notice

If you do not agree that you committed the offence listed on the notice, you might be able to challenge the fixed penalty notice. Check with the authority that gave you the notice for information on whether you can challenge fixed penalties - their details will be on the notice.

If you’re able to challenge the fixed penalty, you’ll need to provide evidence to the authority that sent you the fixed penalty notice to show why you should not receive the penalty.

Challenging a fixed penalty notice in court

If you cannot challenge the fixed penalty or your challenge is rejected, you can choose not to pay the penalty and defend your case in court. If you are found guilty, you might have to pay more.

Paying the penalty

You usually have to pay the penalty within 14 days. Follow the instructions on your notice.

You might be prosecuted and have to pay more if you do not pay your penalty on time.
Flowbird Smart City UK 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 Flowbird Smart City UK 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 Flowbird Smart City UK 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.
Registration in farmer's name: application (AC1)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-21)

Application form AC1 for registration of an agricultural charge in the farmer's name

Use this form if you are a farmer and want to apply to register an agricultural charge in the Register of Agricultural Charges.

Fee and address

To find out what fees are due for Agricultural Credits applications, see Agricultural Credits fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-agricultural-credits-fees).

To find out where to send the completed form, see HM Land Registry address for applications (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-address-for-applications#agricultural-credits).
Main Supply Estimates 2025 to 2026
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-16)

HM Treasury has published the central government main supply estimates for 2025 to 2026.

The main supply estimates (HC871) have been presented to the House of Commons today (15 May 2025). The government seeks parliamentary authority for central government departmental expenditure for 2025-26, and for the voted element of spending plans originally set out at the Autumn Budget 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024) and updated at subsequent fiscal events.

Estimates are presented on a budgetary basis, the means by which the Treasury monitors and controls departmental spending. They include non-cash items, such as depreciation, which are excluded from the main spending totals used to present departments’ resource settlements.
ECSH54750 - Art Market Participants: Freeports
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-12)


Freeports

The definition of an art market participants (AMPs) under The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017) also includes freeports, as per regulation 14(1)(d)(ii): (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/692/regulation/14)

Regulation 14(1)(e) MLR 2017 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/692/regulation/14) gives the meaning of a freeport.

What are freeports?

Freeports (also known as free trade zones (FTZs)), are designated areas within countries that offer a free trade environment with a minimum level of regulation. The number of freeports and FTZs around the world have increased rapidly in recent years: today there are approximately 3,000 in total, located in 135 countries.

Freeports offer many incentives and benefits to the companies that operate within them, such as the exemption from duty and taxes and simplified administrative procedures. However, the absence of strict regulations and transparency of the FTZs which is beneficial for legitimate businesses, can also make them highly attractive for illicit actors who seek to take advantage of this relaxed oversight to launder the proceeds of crime and finance terrorism.

The EU identified freeports as a key money laundering risk and included art stored in freeports within the scope of EU anti-money laundering controls in the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

UK freeports

UK freeports are special areas within the UK’s borders where different economic regulations apply. The UK freeports have been designed to be different to those elsewhere in the world.

The UK previously had some freeports that opened in the in the 1980s, but the licences for them were not renewed in 2012. Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, in 2021 the government announced the creation of eight new freeports in England, two in Scotland and two in Wales. There are also plans for one in Northern Ireland.

There are currently 12 UK freeports:
- Anglesey freeport.
- Celtic freeport.
- East Midlands freeport.
- Freeport East.
- Forth Green freeport.
- Humber freeport.
- Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green freeport.
- Liverpool City Region freeport.
- Plymouth and South Devon freeport.
- Solent freeport.
- Teesside freeport.
- Thames freeport.
The freeports in the UK are in various stages of development, and there may be attempts made to exploit them for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

The government guidance on freeports is available here (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/freeports).

Freeports and art

Some freeports hold many works of art, such as the Geneva freeport, which is said to hold over a million works of art.

These works of art are hidden from public view and, if no money laundering regulations apply, can be sold privately and anonymously within the freeport zone.

For more information on the money laundering risks of freeports see the FATF report on money laundering vulnerabilities of free trade zones. (https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/ML%20vulnerabilities%20of%20Free%20Trade%20Zones.pdf)
Risk assessment: epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV-8) into Great Britain from the European Union
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-18)

A qualitative risk assessment on the likelihood of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV-8) incursion into Great Britain from the European Union, and the potential for subsequent transmission among susceptible animal populations.

This risk assessment provides a qualitative assessment of the risk of susceptible species in Great Britain becoming infected with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus serotype 8 (EHDV-8) from the legal importation of live animals and their products from an EU member state.

The overall annual likelihood of entry of EHDV-8 into Great Britain is low with medium uncertainty. The annual likelihood of exposure of a susceptible animal in Great Britain to an infected vector is considered medium with medium uncertainty. The potential consequences of an EHDV-8 incursion in Great Britain are moderate with high uncertainty.

This is a summary of a risk assessment first completed in August 2023 and further updated in October 2023.
The political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina reinforces the ongoing vital and legitimate role of the High Representative: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-31)

Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the UN Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina

The UK welcomes the renewal of the mandate of EUFOR Althea, which continues to play a vital role in ensuring peace and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I thank Greece, as penholder, for its efforts on the text.

I would also like to thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for his latest report and welcome His Excellency Mr Željko Komšić in our meeting today, as well as the representatives of Serbia, Croatia and the European Union.

I will make three points:

First, the constitutional order and rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be upheld. The last year has been marked by the most significant political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 30 years, caused by attacks on the Constitution and institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina by former President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik.

We respect the decisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s courts and call on all actors to uphold the rule of law and to show respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Holding timely presidential elections in the Republika Srpska will provide an opportunity for formation of their new government. We encourage a focus on constructive and cooperative politics, including between Bosnia and Herzegovina’s two entities.

Second, the political crisis reinforces the ongoing vital and legitimate role of the High Representative and the importance of the Bonn Powers, both of which have been endorsed by this council in several Chapter 7 Resolutions.

Selected by the Peace Implementation Council and not the United Nations Security Council, the High Representative is charged with upholding implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. We fully support the High Representative and, where necessary, the use of his executive powers.

Third, the United Kingdom supports the Dayton Peace Agreement which mandated one state, two entities, and three constituent peoples. At the same time, we fully support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ambitions for Euro-Atlantic integration, as reflected in the will of the majority of its citizens.

I welcome the recent adoption of the European Union Reform Agenda as the most efficient way to deliver long-term benefits for all Bosnia and Herzegovina’s citizens. We continue to support domestic responsibility and accountability.

Finally, the United Kingdom encourages all political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to put aside their differences and demonstrate their political courage, working together towards a more stable and prosperous future for all citizens.
DfT: spending over £500, March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

Spending by a government procurement card (GPC), over £500.

Department for Transport (DfT) publishes details of all spending over £500 using a government procurement card (GPC) every month.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk (https://data.gov.uk/dataset/91765ff4-743f-4ba8-bfde-737bd1d0f921/department-for-transport-government-procurement-card-gpc-transactions).
Mrs J Maben v Glasgow City Council: 121193/2008
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs J Maben v Glasgow City Council: 121193/2008 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d2d92c4a7430093f11e07a/Mrs_J_Maben_v_Glasgow_City_Council_-_121193.2008_-_Judgment.pdf).
COM130052 - Notices and returns: companies subject to a Company Voluntary Arrangement
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-29)


Where a company is insolvent and struggling to pay off debts with creditors, it has the option to enter into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). A CVA is a formal insolvency procedure that allows a financially distressed company to reach a legally binding agreement with its creditors to repay all or part of its debts over a fixed period of time.

CVAs are administered by insolvency practitioners who will draft a proposal detailing how the company will pay off its creditors. Creditors vote on the proposal at a Meeting of Creditors (MoC) and at least 75% (by value of debt) of creditors voting must approve it for it to proceed.

HMRC is entitled to claim all known debt outstanding at the date of the MoC. Where HMRC votes in favour of a CVA, we include standard modifications to the company’s proposal as a condition of our support. One such condition is that only HMRC debts relating to accounting periods ending on or immediately before the date of the MoC will be included in the CVA. Corporation tax liabilities arising from accounting periods ending after the MoC date will not be included. These must be paid in full at the usual due date(s) even if they relate to transactions that occurred prior to the MoC.

Companies have the option to shorten their accounting period so that it ends on the day before the MoC. Doing so would ensure that all corporation tax relating to pre-CVA transactions is included in the CVA.
Dorset Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
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 Dorset Chamber Of Commerce & Industry 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 Dorset Chamber Of Commerce & Industry 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
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.
Building Safety Regulator building control approval application data August to November 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-28)

Building control approval applications received, determination times, decision outcomes and performance against statutory time limits from August to November 2025.

Building control approval is a statutory requirement for building work on higher-risk buildings, as set out in the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023. These regulations, along with the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 and The Building Regulations 2010, establish a framework for building control in higher-risk buildings.

Higher-risk buildings are buildings that have at least:
- 7 storeys or are at least 18 metres high
- 2 or more residential units or are a hospital or care home
The Health and Safety Executive as the Building Safety Regulator became the building control authority for higher-risk buildings in England on 1 October 2023.
National curriculum assessments: key stage 2 tests
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-29)

Guidance for headteachers, teachers and test administrators involved in administering the key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.

Following the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/curriculum-and-assessment-review-final-report) and the associated government response (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/curriculum-and-assessment-review-final-report-government-response), future assessment arrangements are under review in line with the relevant recommendations. Assessment arrangements for the academic year 2025 to 2026 will remain unchanged.

Every year in May, schools administer statutory national curriculum tests for pupils at the end of KS2 in:
- English grammar, punctuation and spelling
- English reading
- mathematics
Some people refer to these tests as SATs.

The tests help measure the attainment of pupils in relation to the standards set out in the national curriculum, and help teachers and parents identify where pupils may need additional support. The test results are also used to report publicly on schools’ performance via the Department for Education’s (DfE) Compare School and College Performance (https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables) service and to produce national and regional performance statistics.

Schools can use the information on this page to:
- check important dates for the KS2 test cycle
- understand the statutory requirements for the KS2 tests
- administer the tests, including details on the format, equipment and assistance to use for each test
- use appropriate access arrangements
- keep test materials secure
- return test scripts for marking
- access and review test results
In addition to the guidance on this page, schools will:
- receive printed copies of the test administration instructions with the test materials – these are not available on GOV.UK because they contain live test material
- be able to check their performance measures data, and request any necessary amendments to this data, in the KS2 September checking exercise via DfE’s Check Your Performance Measures Data (CYPMD) help centre (https://check-your-performance-measures-data.education.gov.uk/hc/en-gb)
Mr A McIntyre and Mrs F McIntyre v McIntyre Construction Ltd (in liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 3308980/2023 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A McIntyre and Mrs F McIntyre v McIntyre Construction Ltd (in liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 3308980/2023 and Others - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a08788c496e5d3ddafb6b7/_1__Mr_A_McIntyre____2__Mrs_F_McIntyre_-_v_-__1__McIntyre_Construction_Limited__In_liquidation_____2__Secretary_of_State_for_Business_and_Trade_-_3308980-1-2023___3308982_-_3-2023_---_Judgment.pdf).
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment Quarterly Publication Revisions
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-10)

Provider level information on the number and proportion of admitted adult patients who have been risk assessed for Venous thromboembolism (VTE).

The mandatory data collection started in June 2010; it was paused during the pandemic and following a consultation process, has been reinstated and is ongoing until further notice.

This data collection asks for the following information:
- number of patients (aged 16 and over at the time of admission) admitted as acute inpatients in the month who have been risk assessed for VTE within 14hrs of admission to hospital using the criteria in the NICE guidance
- total number of inpatients (aged 16 and over at the time of admission) admitted in the month
The percentage of inpatients (aged 16 and over at the time of admission) admitted in the month who have been risk assessed for VTE on admission is automatically calculated from items (1) and (2).

The collection opens on the first working day of the month following the end of the quarter data is being submitted for. The trusts are required to upload their data on VTE risk assessment onto SDCS and signed off before the submission deadline which is the last working day of the same month.

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
Lafferty & Sons 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 Lafferty & Sons 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 Lafferty & Sons 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:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- 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.