theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Out of hours application (King's Bench Division): Form QBD OHA
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

Out of hours application (King's Bench Division): Form QBD OHA.

Find more court and tribunal forms (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/court-and-tribunal-forms) by category.

Find out how HM Courts and Tribunals Service uses personal information (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/personal-information-charter) you give when you fill in a form.
Residential provision of further education colleges: inspection documents
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-10)

The letter of notice and form for further education college residential provision inspections from March 2023.

Colleges receive the letter notifying them of their inspection and then complete the form.

You can find out more about the letter and form in the social care common inspection framework for residential provision of further education colleges (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-residential-provision-of-further-education-colleges/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-residential-provision-of-further-education-colleges).
Elsea Park Community Trust
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 Elsea Park Community Trust 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 Elsea Park Community Trust 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 Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
ECSH83075 - Sanctions for non-compliance: prohibition on management: temporary prohibition on management
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)


ECSH83075 - Sanctions for non-compliance: prohibition on management: Temporary prohibition on management

Under regulations 78(2) and (3) of The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), a prohibition on management can be issued for a specified period and will cease to be imposed when that period ends.

The effect is to temporarily remove the individual from holding an office or position involving responsibility for taking decisions about the management of a business (relevant person specified sector or any supervised business).

Even though it may be temporary, the prohibition is a significant sanction and should only be applied for a length of time it is considered that the individual(s) poses the risk, which gave rise to the prohibition, and at the end of the prohibition the risk is no longer present. The terms of the prohibition on management must be proportionate to the risks posed by that individual continuing to hold that management position. Therefore, the duration of the prohibition on management will be determined by the decision maker (DM) when considering the actions that led to the individual being knowingly concerned in the contravention of the relevant requirement and how long the risk will exist for.

The duration should be for as short a time as reasonably practicable and be proportionate to the risk.

If the risk(s) associated with the individual have not been mitigated sufficiently at the end of the period of the prohibition, the DM should consider, based on the circumstances and facts, whether a further temporary prohibition or a permanent prohibition (see ECSH83175 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh83175)) on management should be imposed.
Mr C Veitch v Alternative Futures Group Ltd: 2409890/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr C Veitch v Alternative Futures Group Ltd: 2409890/2022 - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686530e56569be0acf74db41/Mr_C_Veitch_v_Alternative_Futures_Group_Limited_-_2409890_2022_-_Judgment.pdf).
EXPP4000 - Pre-shipment control: contents
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.
VATF45122 - Basic interventions: matters to consider when determining whether to use a civil intervention: assessments and penalties: particular issues to consider when raising an assessment: making an assessment where security has been paid against a repayment claim
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-16)


Guidance on securities can be found in the Securities Guidance manual.

Should you need to recover any payment made to a taxable person against the provision of security then you must raise an assessment under Section 73(2). All of the same time limits as set out in VATF45121 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-fraud/vatf45121) will apply. You should note that for the purposes of the two year and four year rules the accounting period in question is the one in which the repayment or refund of VAT, or VAT credit, was paid or credited.
VCM45100 - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS): re-investment relief: relief reduced or withdrawn: examples
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-06)


Example 1

An investor subscribes £50,000 for SEIS shares that are issued to him in 2020-21. He claims and obtains SEIS Income Tax relief in respect of the shares. He also claims in respect of the share subscription re-investment relief in relation to a chargeable gain of £40,000 from the disposal of a property in 2020-21. The chargeable gain is reduced to £20,000 (see VCM45020 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/venture-capital-schemes-manual/vcm45020)). Two years later he sells all the shares at undervalue to a friend.

The disposal of the shares is not by way of a bargain made at arm’s length and all the SEIS relief is withdrawn. The whole of the re-investment relief is also withdrawn and a gain £20,000 becomes assessable for 2020-21.

Example 2

An investor subscribes £30,000 for SEIS shares that are issued to her in 2018-19. She claims and obtains SEIS Income Tax relief £15,000. She also claims in respect of the share subscription re investment relief in relation to a chargeable gain of £24,000 from the disposal of land in 2018-19. The chargeable gain is reduced to £12,000. Two years later, in 2020-21, she sells the shares at arm’s length for £20,000.

On the sale of the shares £10,000 of the SEIS Income Tax relief is withdrawn. This is two thirds of amount attributable to the shares immediately before the sale and the re-investment relief is reduced in the same proportion:

R1 - R2/R1 x 12,000=15,000-5,000/15,000 x 12,000 = 8000

or

(R1-R2)/R1 x 12000 = (15,000-5,000)/15,000x12,000=8000

A loss accrues on the disposal of the shares in 2020-21. The loss is restricted by the Income Tax relief remaining attributable to shares, see VCM40100 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/venture-capital-schemes-manual/vcm40100).

Example 3

An investor subscribes £50,000 for SEIS shares that are issued to him in 2012-13. He claims and obtains SEIS Income Tax relief in respect of the shares. He also claims in respect of the share subscription re-investment relief in relation to a chargeable gain of £40,000 from the disposal of a property in 2012-13. The chargeable gain is reduced to nil. Two years later he sells all the shares at undervalue to a friend.

The disposal of the shares is not by way of a bargain made at arm’s length and all the SEIS relief is withdrawn. The whole of the re-investment relief is also withdrawn and a gain £40,000 becomes assessable for 2012-13.
How to manage your woodland
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-10)

Find out how to manage your woodland sustainably, to make it healthier and more resilient to pests, diseases and climate change.

Woodlands are one of our most valuable natural resources. They provide far-reaching benefits to people, nature and the wider environment. For trees to deliver these benefits, they need to be well-managed and protected.

Watch the short animation Woodland Management Matters (https://youtu.be/vFH61Lo1j2w) about how to manage woodland for its future health and resilience.
Mr K James v Hunslet Ltd and Mr P Murray: 6007401/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr K James v Hunslet Ltd and Mr P Murray: 6007401/2024 - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bd986d21d07694be8d765b/Mr_K_James_v_Hunslet_Ltd__1__Mr_P_Murray__2__6007401-2024_Judgment.pdf).
ATACPD05200 - Procedures at the office of export/exit - UK issued carnets: checks to be carried out on the green cover sheet
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 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?subject=%node:field_page_reference feedback) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/services-information).

Checks to be carried out

1.Do the certification stamp and serial number in Box I match the expected format shown in ATACPD18000? The carnet may be a forgery:
- refuse to certify the carnet
- contact the issuing Chamber of Commerce to establish if the carnet is genuine.
If the Chamber of Commerce:
- confirm the carnet is invalid, retain it, seize the goods and submit a full report to the National Carnet Unit. If this is outside office hours, detain the goods pending the outcome of your enquiries.
- confirm the carnet is valid, proceed to check 2.
2. Has the carnet holder signed Box J If the carnet holder is present, obtain a signature.If they are not, contact the issuing Chamber of Commerce and establish if there are any alternatives available to the person who presented the carnet. If there are not, refuse to certify the carnet and require a normal export declaration.

3. Are the goods presented with the carnet the same as those detailed on the General List on the rear of the green cover sheet Refuse to certify the carnet and require a normal export declaration.

If additional goods are presented, do not amend the carnet. Certify for the goods covered and require a normal export declaration for the remainder.

If less goods are presented than detailed on the carnet, see checks for the yellow exportation voucher at ATACPD05300 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/ata-cpd-carnets/atacpd05300).

It is possible that the holder is only moving part of the consignment on this journey.

4. Is column 2 in the General List completed for each item and the description of each item sufficient to identify the goods and avoid the risk of substitution Allow the holder or representative to add extra detail to the list. Ensure this information is also added to other copies of the General List.

If the information is still not sufficient, require a normal export declaration.

5. Is the description on the General List accurate Refuse to certify the carnet and require a normal export declaration.

If the inaccuracy is due to a minor error on the carnet, for example, an incorrect or incomplete serial number, allow the carnet to be amended and note the carnet accordingly.

6. Check that the carnet is within the period of validity given in Box G(c) Refuse to certify the carnet and require a normal export declaration.
NW2 6ND, DB Cargo (UK) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/GB3408KW/V002
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)

View the application submitted by DB Cargo (UK) Limited for Cricklewood Railway Yard, London.

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)
Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Njord with loss of 1 life
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-18)

Location: 150 nautical miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.

Accident Investigation Report 2/2025

Update

On 18 July 2025, we published an updated report about the capsize and sinking of the fishing vessel Njord, with the loss of one life, 150 nautical miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland, on 6 March 2022. The changes correct a minor error in the factual part of the report (1.10.5) and amend the corresponding analysis (2.6.2). The conclusions of the report have not changed.

The updated report can be found in place of the original version published in February 2025.

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

MAIB investigation report 2-2025: Njord (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686f7a3510d550c668de3d6d/2025-2-Njord-Report.pdf)

Summary

On 6 March 2022, the 26.56m UK registered stern trawler Njord capsized 150 nautical miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland while processing a large haul of fish. All eight crew members entered the water. One crew member lost his life before he could be rescued.

Safety issues

The investigation found that the net had been secured to the starboard trawl winch while the crew recovered and processed the fish, a position at a time. The weight of the remaining catch acted on a handrail high up on the vessel’s starboard side and, as the fish in the net started to sink, a substantial list developed to the point that downflooding occurred

A valve in a drain in the weathertight bulkhead on the vessel’s starboard working deck had been left open, which allowed downflooding into the internal spaces of Njord

None of the crew were wearing personal flotation devices when they abandoned the vessel. Shortly after a rescue helicopter had arrived on scene, Njord sank and the crew entered the water. Seven crew members were rescued uninjured and transported ashore in Norway, but one deckhand drowned

Recommendations

Given the existing guidance on vessel modifications and wearing of personal flotation devices no recommendations have been made in this report.

Related publications

A safety flyer to the fishing industry (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/have-you-informed-the-mca-about-modifications-to-your-vessel) was produced with this report, highlighting the importance of reporting major fishing vessel modifications and changes to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

MAIB report 13/2013: Sarah Jayne (https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-multipurpose-fishing-vessel-sarah-jayne-east-of-berry-head-near-brixham-england-with-loss-of-1-life)

MAIB report 29/2015: Stella Maris (https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-stern-trawler-stella-maris)

MAIB report 7/2022: Joanna C (https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-scallop-dredger-joanna-c-with-loss-of-2-lives)

Photograph credit

Image courtesy of SAR helicopter.
CNC provides mutual aid in Windsor
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) deployed to Windsor to provide mutual aid for the state visit of President Macron.

His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron for their state visit in Windsor this week.

A number of CNC AFOs were deployed on mutual aid to Windsor, working alongside colleagues from Thames Valley Police and forces/agencies from across the UK. A rehearsal event took place on Monday 7 July 2025, ahead of the formal state visit on Tuesday 8 July 2025.

Chief Constable Simon Chesterman was proud to see our officers working side by side with Home Office colleagues. He said: “Alongside our core role of protecting civil nuclear material and a number of other critical national infrastructure sites, the CNC also patrols the communities around the sites to keep the public safe.

“We also provide mutual aid to Home Office forces in times of peak demand. Mutual aid provides value for money, in terms of supplementing Home Office forces. It also gives us the opportunity to demonstrate our professionalism, to be visible, and to build our credibility nationally as a professional armed police force.”

The CNC is proud to have played a role in ensuring a safe and secure event for the Royal Family, their guests, and the public.
Help & Care
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 Help & Care 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 Help & Care recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

-Building links to military and veteran communities and charities that support serving and veteran communities across our areas of operation -Actively seeking the views of serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families on their experiences of health and care services

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.
VATLP02400 - Supply: surrenders and reverse surrenders
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)


A surrender occurs when a landlord pays a tenant to give up his lease or licence before the term of the agreement has expired. The supply by the tenant to the landlord is exempt unless the tenant has opted to tax the building, in which case it is standard rated.

From 1 April 1989 all surrenders were treated as a standard-rated supplies in the UK. But, the matter was taken to the European Court of Justice by Lubbock Fine (CJEC C63/92), a firm of accountants, and the Court ruled that surrenders are in fact exempt under what is now Article 135 (1)(l) of the Principal VAT Directive (subject to exclusions and the option to tax).

The term “reverse surrender” is used where a tenant pays a landlord to take back a lease. HM Customs and Excise had historically maintained that a "reverse surrender" was a taxable supply by the landlord of releasing the tenant from its obligations under the lease. However, to regularise the position, the Value Added Tax (Land) Order 1995 formally restored surrenders to Schedule 9 and added reverse surrenders to it, so that both were formally recognised as being capable of falling within the exemption.

However, in the case of Central Capital Corporation Ltd (VTD 13319), the Appellant challenged HM Customs and Excise's position that reverse surrenders were standard rated until the change of law in 1995. The Tribunal upheld the appeal, finding that:
- a landlord made a supply when he agreed to accept the surrender of his tenant’s lease in return for payment,
- the supply was exempt by virtue of Article 135(1)(l) of the Principal VAT Directive.
We accepted the analysis of the Tribunal. It was accepted that reverse surrenders were, like surrenders, exempt, since the introduction of the tax, with the option to tax available from 1 August 1989.

Many people find surrenders and reverse surrenders confusing. The following table will help you to determine the liability of the supply:

SUPPLY

LIABILITY

SURRENDER - Landlord pays tenant to surrender the existing lease

EXEMPT* supply by the tenant

ASSIGNMENT - Third party pays a tenant to assign the existing lease

EXEMPT* supply by the tenant (the assignor)

REVERSE SURRENDER - Tenant pays landlord to take back the lease

EXEMPT* supply by the landlord

REVERSE ASSIGNMENT - Tenant pays third party to take away lease

STANDARD RATED supply by the third party (the assignee)

REVERSE PREMIUM - Landlord pays a prospective tenant to accept the lease

STANDARD RATED supply by the prospective tenant (unless the payment is for no more than agreeing to accept a lease)

* - STANDARD RATED if option to tax is exercised by the person making

the supply (unless the option is disapplied). See VATLP22000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-land-and-property/vatlp22000) for information about the option to tax.
TMS Electrical 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 TMS Electrical 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 TMS Electrical 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
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 A Abdelazim v Ceder Hope Care Services Ltd: 6008877/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A Abdelazim v Ceder Hope Care Services Ltd: 6008877/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69248167ba812a67cb6a56b0/Mr_A_Abdelazim___v_-_Ceder_Hope_Care_Services_Limited__-_6008877-2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
British Embassy  Bamako
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-07)

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

Our work covers a range of issues including working together with our partners to build a prosperous, innovative and modern Mali which is safe, secure, and well-governed. As well as managing the political relationship, we provide consular assistance to British nationals in both countries and support trade and investment.

Find out more on our UK and Mali news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/mali/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Mali. You can access UK government services while in Mali (https://www.gov.uk/world/mali).

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

Getting help

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

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

Get an emergency travel document

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other consular services

Consular fees

See full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

Development work in Mali
- Development Tracker: Mali (https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/ML?_ga=2.65319274.557522835.1597652470-1619336213.xx-xxxx-xxxx) to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector
- Mali and the UK (https://www.gov.uk/world/mali/news) updates, news and events from the UK government in Mali
Find out more in the profile for Sahel (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-sahel-profile-july-2018).
Taiwan: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-19)

Information for victims of rape and sexual assault in Taiwan

This information is provided to help British nationals overseas make informed decisions about whether and how to:
- seek medical advice and attention
- report to local police
- engage with foreign legal authorities following a rape or other form of sexual assault overseas.
For information on support available in the UK, see Rape and Sexual Assault: Returning to the UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rape-and-sexual-assault-abroad-returning-to-the-uk).
97 Goldington Road Bedford MK40 3EN  37 Aspley Road Bedford MK42 8JU:CAM/00KB/HMV/2025/0001 CAM/00KB/HMV/2025/0002
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Eastern region Judge A. Arul & Mr M. Ayres FRICS

Read the decision on full97 Goldington Road Bedford MK40 3EN 37 Aspley Road Bedford MK42 8JU:CAM/00KB/HMV/2025/0001 CAM/00KB/HMV/2025/0002 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e4ece7c487360cc70ca1b8/Decision.pdf)
JB Protect 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 JB Protect 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 JB Protect 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.
Dementia profile: March 2025 update
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Monthly indicator update to the dementia surveillance factsheet with January 2025 data, and indicator updates for the prevalence and supporting well topic areas.

Routine monthly update of the 5 indicators in the surveillance factsheet. These interactive factsheets give data for England and integrated care board (ICB) areas.

Three indicators in the prevalence topic of the dementia profile have been updated with data for 2021, 2023 and 2024. The indicators use the primary care dementia data (https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/primary-care-dementia-data) published by NHS England and data is presented for England ICB areas and sub areas.

Three indicators in the supporting well topic of the profile have been updated with data for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The indicators use the care directory data sheet (https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/transparency/using-cqc-data#directory) from the Care Quality Commission and relate to care homes for people with dementia. The data is presented for England, health geographies (health regions, ICB and sub ICB), and administrative geographies (regions and local authority).
HAIRS risk assessment: West Nile virus
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-25)

Qualitative assessment of the risk that West Nile virus presents to the UK population.

West Nile virus (WNV) infections have long been recognised in Europe where there is routine surveillance for human and equine disease. There is no evidence of locally-acquired human cases of WNV in the UK to date, and as of June 2025 only 7 confirmed travel-associated cases have been reported since 2000.

In 2025, 2 samples of pooled Aedes vexans mosquitoes (collected in July 2023 from Nottinghamshire, England) tested positive for WNV. Modelling suggests that current UK temperatures are generally too low for inter-annual WNV transmission cycles to be established, but could permit some local short-term transmission where there are high numbers of infected mosquitoes, if they bite infected birds.
INTM602100 - Transfer of assets abroad: Non-domiciled individuals taxation up to 5 April 2025: The benefits charge - introduction
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


The basic provisions that describe whether an individual is liable to a benefits charge are set out in INTM601400 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm601400) onwards.

This part of the manual proceeds on the basis that a potential charge is established, and it considers the possible effect on that charge if the individual was not UK domiciled.

Whether an individual was non-UK domiciled is not a matter for this manual.

This part of the manual looks at the effect of being non-UK domiciled on the benefits charge in three stages:
- the position up to 5 April 2005 under ICTA88/S740 - before the introduction of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (ITTOIA)
- the position between 6 April 2005 and 5 April 2008 under ICTA88/S740 - after the introduction of ITTOIA and the effect of the introduction of Income Tax Act 2007
- the position from 6 April 2008 to 5 April 2025 under ITA07/S735 - after changes brought in by Finance Act 2008
From 6 April 2017 to 5 April 2025 special rules were introduced which brought non-UK domiciled settlors of certain non-resident trusts within the scope of the benefits charge. For details of the treatment of such settlements: see INTM603180 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm603180) onwards.

From 6 April 2025 the rules around the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals ended and individuals are taxable based on their residence position only. This section on non-domiciled individuals only applies to the treatment of non-UK domiciled individuals for the years up to and including 2024 - 2025. Detailed guidance on the changes from 6 April 2025 can be found at INTM603615 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm603615) onwards.

Any issues concerning whether an individual is UK resident or UK domiciled should be determined from the separate guidance on those subjects or by consulting the relevant technical specialist in Personal Tax International, Liverpool: see INTM604440 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm604440).
The National Minimum Wage in 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

On 1 April 2025, minimum wage rates will increase. This short report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of those changes.

Increases in all rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW), come into effect from 1 April. These increases were announced by the Government last October (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-living-wage-to-increase-to-1221-in-april-2025), following recommendations by the Low Pay Commission (LPC).

This uprating report from the LPC looks at the likely effects of these changes. The minimum wage rates from 1 April 2025 are as follows:

The LPC is continuing to gather evidence towards future recommendations to the Government, including via a programme of regional visits (https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/17/low-pay-commission-regional-visits-2025/). We will launch our written consultation in the near future.
Complaints procedure
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-08)

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  is committed to providing a high-quality service to everyone we deal with.

We welcome your views on the services that the Embassy provides, as they will help us to identify what we do well and what we could do better.

Complaints, feedback and suggestions on consular services

If you have any complaints, feedback or suggestions about the consular service provided, please send details of your complaint using our online feedback form (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/pakistan/british-high-commission-islamabad), or in writing to:

Customer Interaction Team Consular Directorate Room WH4.36 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH

Customer research

We also work with partner research agencies to conduct customer satisfaction research on our services. If you have sought consular assistance overseas and have provided your contact details to us, we may ask you to take part in our customer satisfaction research. Find out more about our feedback programme and research (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/complaints-procedure#our-feedback-programme-and-research).

We are not able to respond to any queries or complaints about UK visas or British passports.

Passports

If your complaint is about British passports, contact HM Passport Office (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-passport-office/about/complaints-procedure).

Visas

If your complaint is about UK visas, contact UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure).

Or if you have a query or feedback on UK visa services provided in Pakistan, please visit the UK visas website (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration).
Mrs S Hornby v J Rushbrook and T Brown T/a Seasons Fruit and Veg: 3312965/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs S Hornby v J Rushbrook and T Brown T/a Seasons Fruit and Veg: 3312965/2023 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6791049a20bce57216a2f180/Mrs_S_Hornby_-_v_-_Jerry_Rushbrook_and_Terrie_Brown_T-A_Seasons_Fruit_and_Veg_-_3312965-2023_-_Judgement.pdf).
Street works lane rental charges
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-03)

Guidance for English local highway authorities on developing proposals to operate a lane rental scheme.

This guidance sets out what local highway authorities need to do if they wish to develop proposals and apply to operate a lane rental scheme.

A lane rental scheme allows a local highway authority to charge works promoters for the time that street and road works occupy the highway. Charges are focused on the very busiest streets at the busiest times. Charges apply to works promoted by both utility companies and local highway authorities on the local road network.

The power for local highway authorities to implement and operate a lane rental scheme in England is subject to approval by the Secretary of State for Transport.

Apply for a lane rental scheme

Local highway authorities can submit an application using the Apply for a lane rental scheme form (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-lane-rental-scheme).
Leamington FC
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 Leamington FC 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 Leamington FC 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:

-Provide an annual allocation of match tickets for the ‘Tickets for Troops’ initiative -Provide a selection of discounted match tickets for fixtures throughout each season -Being committed to holding an annual military match 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.