theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
British Embassy Skopje
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

The British Embassy in Skopje maintains and develops relations between the UK and North Macedonia.

Find out more on our North Macedonia and the UK news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/macedonia/news)

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting North Macedonia.

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

Visitors to British Embassy Skopje

If you’re travelling in North Macedonia, see our North Macedonia travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/north-macedonia).

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/north-macedonia/british-embassy-skopje)

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/north-macedonia/british-embassy-skopje).

We don’t issue emergency travel documents at British Embassy Skopje. We can issue emergency travel documents from British Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-sofia).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

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

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).
Subject knowledge enhancement: guidance for ITT providers
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-07)

Guidance on support for initial teacher training applicants to improve their subject knowledge.

This guidance is for initial teacher training (ITT) providers.

It is also relevant to subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) providers.

It explains:
- what SKE courses are
- which subjects the Department for Education funds courses in
- who is eligible
- when and how to refer an ITT applicant for a course
- how courses are provided
- funding and bursary rules
If you’re applying to an ITT course, visit our Get Into Teaching SKE page (https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/improve-your-subject-knowledge).

Use the course directory (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/subject-knowledge-enhancement-course-directory/subject-knowledge-enhancement-ske-course-directory) to find a suitable provider.
OTM Groundscare 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 OTM Groundscare 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 OTM Groundscare 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
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
ILR standard file specifications and reference data
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-14)

These documents specify how and when learner data collected is presented for analysis.

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

These documents concern the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) standard files and associated reference data.

They specify how and when the learner data collected is presented for analysis. We send them to external organisations for their own analysis to ensure that the files being analysed are fit for purpose and that any ambiguity is avoided.

The ILR standard file specification datasets show how the data from the ILR collections is formatted for further analysis. This also includes derived variables (DVs) which help produce clearer and consistent data

The freeze schedule details the frequency of the ILR returns, when they are available and the purposes for which they are collected.

The ILR Dataset 2024 to 2025 is not accessible because there are tables with complex structures and colour is used to convey information. This means it does not meet WCAG success criteria:
- 1.3.2: meaningful sequence
- 1.3.3: sensory characteristics
We are currently working on an accessible version, which should be available by May 2026.

Data Sharing

The SFA terms and conditions are designed to put in place a framework for the sharing of personal data by external users with due attention to all relevant legislation.

How to use these documents

You can download any of these documents and save them to use as a local copy. We may periodically update these documents to reflect data specification changes or amendments to derivations.

How to get further information

If you would like any help with these documents or have any suggestions to help improve these documents, please contact us using the Customer Help Portal (https://customerhelpportal.education.gov.uk/).
Mr L Ramos v “Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall” (a trading name of Edgware Capital Ltd) and Yaki Ya! Ltd: 3301771/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr L Ramos v “Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall” (a trading name of Edgware Capital Ltd) and Yaki Ya! Ltd: 3301771/2023 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ed1fd69eae202448299ba0/Mr_L_Ramos_v_Bang_Bang_Oriental_Foodhall__a_trading_name_of_Edgware_Capital_Limited____1_other_3301771.2023_Hearing_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr L Ramos v “Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall” (a trading name of Edgware Capital Ltd) and Yaki Ya! Ltd: 3301771/2023 - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e44d3791bb4d8c309a044/Mr_L_Ramos_v__Bang_Bang_Oriental_Foodhall___a_trading_name_of__Edgware_Capital_Limited__and_other_3301771_2023_PPH_Judgment.pdf).
Miss L Tamplin v Dignity Pet Crematorium Ltd: 1402483/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-08)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss L Tamplin v Dignity Pet Crematorium Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment and Remedy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b94c52d723ba6f74dba993/Miss_L_Tamplin_-vs-_Dignity_Pet_Crematorium_Limited_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss L Tamplin v Dignity Pet Crematorium Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b94c8d536d629f9c82aa71/Miss_L_Tamplin_-vs-_Dignity_Pet_Crematorium_Limited_-_Reasons.pdf).
Football-related arrests and banning orders statistics
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

This collection brings together all statistical documents relating to football-related arrests and banning orders.

This release presents official statistics on football-related arrests, football banning orders, reported incidents of football-related violence, disorder, anti-social behaviour and harm connected to football and official statistics in development on online hate crime connected to football.
Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd T/a KDG Telemetry and others: 1400518/2019
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-25)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd T/a KDG Telemetry and others: 1400518/2019 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d53d556ed915d7641323bb7/Mr_M_Morgan_Lloyd_V_JFG_Telemetry_Ltd_T.A_KDG_Telemetry___Others_-_1400518.2019-Part-Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd and JFG Farming Ltd: 1400518/2019 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65254222244f8e00138e733a/Mr_M_Morgan-Lloyd_V__1__JFG_Telemetry_Limited____2__JFG_Farming_Limited_-_1400518.2019_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd T/a KDG Telemetry and JFG Farming Ltd T/a South Hill Farm: 1400518/2019 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bf353b253aee7aafdbdff0/Mr_M_Morgan_Lloyd_v_JFG_Telemetry_Ltd_ta_KDG_Telemetry_and_1_other_-_1400518.2019_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd: 1400518/2019 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d5b0115187a43f682ddcfe/Mr_Morgan-LLoyd_-vs-_JFG_Telemetry_-_1400518.2019_-_Judgement_.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd T/a KDG Telemetry: 1400518/2019 - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bf3563aa76bec3fccc3850/Mr_M_Morgan-Lloyd_V_JFG_Telemetry_-_1400518.2019_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M Morgan Lloyd v JFG Telemetry Ltd: 1400518/2019 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b490054a80c6718b55bef9/Mr_Morgan-LLoyd_-vs-_JFG_Telemetry_-_1400518.2019_-_-Judgement.pdf).
TSEM4745 - Settlements Legislation: Rules affecting non-domiciled and deemed domiciled settlors of non-resident trusts from 6 April 2025: Close family members
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


For details of the close family member (CFM) rules introduced from 6 April 2018 see TSEM (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trusts-settlements-and-estates-manual/tsem4650)4650 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trusts-settlements-and-estates-manual/tsem4650). (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trusts-settlements-and-estates-manual/tsem4650)

From 6 April 2025 the close family member rules remain the same.

A close family member of the settlor’s family is a person who at that time is:

the settlor’s spouse or civil partner;

a child of the settlor, or a child of the settlor’s spouse or civil partner, and has not reached age 18 at the time.

Two people living together as a married couple are treated as spouses/civil partners for this purpose.

As explained in more detail in TSEM4720 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trusts-settlements-and-estates-manual/tsem4720) (Benefits) a tax charge will arise under section 643A ITTOIA 2005 when a CFM receives a benefit from the trust. If the CFM is UK resident, then the charge will, in most cases, fall to them. There are some exceptions such as them being eligible for the 4-year FIG regime.

If the CFM is not UK resident, then the charge will fall to the settlor.

If there is a choice about who is taxable then HMRC can apportion the charge on a just and reasonable basis.

The onward gift rules (TSEM4755 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/trusts-settlements-and-estates-manual/tsem4755)) extend to CFMs in a similar manner.
Report your medical condition (form DIAB1)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)

Report your diabetes to DVLA if you're a car driver or motorcyclist.

Use this form to report these medical conditions:
- diabetes (https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving)
- hypoglycaemia (https://www.gov.uk/hypoglycaemia-and-driving)
- other related conditions
Check the list of health conditions (https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving) if yours isn’t listed.

Find out what happens after you tell DVLA (https://www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions/what-happens-after-you-tell-dvla).

If you have a lorry, bus or coach licence, you’ll need to use a different form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vdiab1i-confidential-medical-information) to report your health condition.
Acting Traffic Commissioner for Scotland appointed
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-09)

The Secretary of State for Transport has appointed Richard Turfitt as Acting Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.

This appointment is a temporary measure pending the recruitment of a full time Traffic Commissioner for Scotland. This recruitment campaign is currently underway.

This appointment ensures that Scotland is supported by a dedicated Traffic Commissioner for devolved matters.

Mr Turfitt has already been covering the jurisdiction in his current capacity as Deputy Traffic Commissioner for Scotland and Senior Traffic Commissioner since the resignation of the previous Traffic Commissioner for Scotland. He will continue to be supported in this role by deputy traffic commissioners.

The role of the traffic commissioners

Traffic commissioners are responsible for the licensing and regulation of bus, coach and goods vehicle operators, and registration of local bus services. (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/traffic-commissioners/about) Where appropriate, they can call operators to a public inquiry to examine concerns about vehicle and driver safety.

They also deal with professional drivers at conduct hearings.

Matters related to local bus services is devolved to the Scottish Government. The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland is also uniquely responsible for Taxi Farescale appeals.

For any further details or enquiries, please Email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
Mr D Runec v Photography Middlesbrough Ltd: 6015927/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D Runec v Photography Middlesbrough Ltd: 6015927/2024 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787c8ce868b2b1923b64670/Mr_D_Runec_v_Photography_Middlesbrough_limited_6015927-2024_Judgment.pdf).
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Gender, Peace and Security annual review summaries 2021 to 2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

This page includes 2021 to 2022 annual review summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in Gender, Peace and Security.

All Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes are reviewed carefully each year. These reviews assess:

technical and programme management standards including financial and risk management, value for money, conflict and gender sensitivity

contextual factors such as changes to the political environment

the outputs and outcomes during the year

Lessons learned are also identified.

An expert team conducts these reviews and include at least one team member who is independent from the programme. The team assesses at 2 levels: output (the direct result of programme activities) and outcome (the changes that these outputs deliver). Assessment scores are on a scale of 4, where outputs or outcomes meet or exceed expectations, to 1, where most targets were not met.

The CSSF team aims to publish information for all programmes. However, because some of the CSSF’s work is very sensitive, we cannot publish details of all programmes. The 2 main reasons for this are:

to protect national security

for the safety and security of beneficiaries, partners and partner governments
Extended producer responsibility for packaging
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Guidance covering extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging for producers, reprocessors, exporters, compliance schemes, material facilities and other groups.

This collection of guidance is for organisations who may be affected by EPR for packaging.

Separate guidance collections cover:
- the steps you need to take as a producer of packaging waste (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-report-packaging-data)
- previous producer responsibility regulations (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/producer-responsibility-regulations) – you may need to meet both sets of regulations depending on your situation
- local authorities and the payments they will receive (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-local-authorities)
EPR for packaging is administered by PackUK (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/packuk).
CG66882 - Relief for Gifts of Business Assets: The Donor
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-14)


Individuals (#_Individuals)

Trustees (#_Trustees)

Hold-over relief is available for two broad classes of persons: individuals and trustees. Note that companies are not able to claim the relief as a donor, although they may still be involved in a claim as the donee.

Individuals

TCGA92/S165(1)(a) provides that the relief is available to individuals gifting certain assets (see CG66884 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg66884) for those assets which qualify).

There is no requirement that the donor is UK resident, thus non-UK residents making disposals within the scope of Capital Gains Tax can also access the relief. The circumstances in which this may arise are where a non-resident disposes of:
- Assets situated in the United Kingdom that were for use in a trade, profession or vocation carried on through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom – see CG25500P (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg25500P)
- An interest in UK land – see CG73922 (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg73922)
- Assets (wherever situated) that derive at least 75% of their value from UK land where the person has a substantial indirect interest in that land – see CG73930 (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg73930)
The relief is available for the first of these bullet points as assets used for the purposes of a trade, profession or vocation carried on by the donor qualify under TCGA92/S165(2)(a), see CG66884. The second and third bullet points above are specifically brought into the scope of the relief by TCGA92/S165(7A) to (7D).

Trustees

Relief is also available where the gift is made by the trustees of a settlement, under TCGA92/SCH7/PARA2. The operation of the relief broadly remains the same when the donor is a body of trustees, with the exception that the restriction in TCGA92/S165(7) (see CG66886 (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg66886)) does not apply in relation to a disposal that is deemed to occur on a beneficiary becoming absolutely entitled to settled property (TCGA92/S71, see CG37000P (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg37000P)) or the termination of a life interest on the death of the entitled person (TCGA92/S72, see CG36450P (http://internal.active.hmrci/manual/capital-gains-manual/cg36450P)).
Census dates
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-04)

Find out when the school census will open for each term and what to do in unusual circumstances.

Every school in England has a statutory duty to complete the school census each term.

If yours is a maintained school or pupil referral unit, contact your local authority to find out its deadlines for submission.

2024 to 2025 census dates

Summer census
- census date – Thursday 15 May 2025
- return date – Wednesday 11 June 2025
2025 to 2026 census dates

Autumn census
- census date – Thursday 2 October 2025
- return date – Wednesday 29 October 2025
Spring census
- census date – Thursday 15 January 2026
- return date – Wednesday 11 February 2026
Summer census
- census date – Thursday 21 May 2026
- return date – Wednesday 17 June 2026
Selected time (spring only) – class information

Primary, middle-deemed primary, middle-deemed secondary, secondary and all-through schools need to send us this information.

The ‘selected time’ is based on the last digit of a school’s departmental establishment number. You can find your selected time in the class information (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complete-the-school-census/data-items-2024-to-2025#class-information) section.

Unusual circumstances

Where unusual circumstances such as severe weather conditions or religious observances affect census day, schools may find that the numbers of pupils or staff who are not present on that day are abnormally high.

In these circumstances, where ‘free school meals taken’ or ‘school lunches taken’ are affected, a day and time when the situation is regarded as normal is to be substituted. You could use the next normal day, an earlier day in census week or the previous Thursday where that reflects the normal situation. Where other days or times are used, schools must record these for audit purposes.
Mr J Hammond v Heartlands Trust (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation): 1400720/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr J Hammond v Heartlands Trust (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation): 1400720/2024 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6786448bf029f40e50881753/Mr_Jordan_Hammond_-vs-_Heartlands_Trust__In_Creditors_Voluntary_Liquidation__-_1400720.2024_-_Rule_21_Judgment.pdf).
Crime outcomes year to December 2024: data tables
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-24)

Outcomes assigned to offences recorded to December 2024 and the total number of outcomes recorded, by outcome type and offence type.

Outcomes assigned to offences recorded to December 2024 and the total number of outcomes recorded, by outcome type and offence type.

For the latest data tables see ‘Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/police-recorded-crime-and-outcomes-open-data-tables)’.
Lynn Collins
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

Lynn Collins is Director of Representation and Organising at the Royal College of Midwives. Lynn took up post in March 2022 having served as TUC Regional Secretary North West for nine years previously and having worked for public sector trades unions for over 30 years. She is a previous chair of HealthWatch Liverpool and has served as a member of the Employment Tribunals. She is currently a Trustee at National Museums Liverpool and the Working Class Movement Library and is an advisory board member at the University of Manchester Work and Equalities Unit. Appointed: 1 August 2025 Term ends: 31 July 2028 The register disclosing Members’ interests is here.

Lynn Collins is Director of Representation and Organising at the Royal College of Midwives. Lynn took up post in March 2022 having served as TUC Regional Secretary North West for nine years previously and having worked for public sector trades unions for over 30 years. She is a previous chair of HealthWatch Liverpool and has served as a member of the Employment Tribunals. She is currently a Trustee at National Museums Liverpool and the Working Class Movement Library and is an advisory board member at the University of Manchester Work and Equalities Unit.

Appointed: 1 August 2025 Term ends: 31 July 2028

The register disclosing Members’ interests is here. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ome-review-body-members-register-of-interests)
Service User Involvement Team (SUIT)
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 Service User Involvement Team (SUIT) 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 Service User Involvement Team (SUIT) recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

Lived Experience Support

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.
B v St Dominic’s Grammar School: [2025] UKUT 048 (AAC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 7 February 2025

Read the full decision in UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-HS (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c705e268a61757838d228d/UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-HS.pdf).

Judicial Summary

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS (89)

This appeal concerned the school’s decision to exclude the appellants’ five-year-old daughter (B) from after school club and also to impose a fixed-term exclusion for physical behaviour towards others that the appellants contended was related to her disabilities (a physical impairment of dyspraxia and a mental impairment of social emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH)). The First-tier Tribunal dismissed their claim that the school had discriminated against B contrary to section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) on the basis that it was not satisfied that they had shown on the balance of probabilities that there was a causal connection between B’s behaviour (for which she was excluded) and her disabilities.

The Upper Tribunal holds that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law, in particular by: (i) failing to take account of expert evidence to the effect that B’s SEMH could manifest in her lashing out at children, being easily aroused and becoming dysregulated; (ii) failing to decide for itself, objectively, whether there was a causal relationship between the behaviour for which she was excluded and the disabilities; (iii) perversely treating witnesses who gave evidence about factually what happened in each incident (including B herself) as giving evidence as to whether there was a causal relationship with disability; and, (iv), failing to direct itself to, and properly apply, the shifting burden of proof in section 136 of the EA 2010.
HM Land Registry Chair’s letter
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

This letter sets out the government’s expectations and priorities for HM Land Registry over the coming year.

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, has written to the Chair of the HM Land Registry Board, Neil Sachdev, to set out his priorities for HMLR in delivering their role in registering and protecting land and property ownership and supporting an efficient property market.

A Chair’s letter is issued annually to ensure there is a clear set of expectations of HM Land Registry’s leadership. This letter includes a number of key areas of focus for HMLR to support the government’s policy priorities, missions and Plan for Change.
Pam Group
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Pam Group will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Pam Group recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- 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.
Ms L M Sabine v Lloyds Bank plc: 6012748/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms L M Sabine v Lloyds Bank plc: 6012748/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68bff76cd65a1a2a5172a867/Ms_L_M_Sabine_v_Lloyds_Bank_Plc_6012748_2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms L M Sabine v Lloyds Bank plc: 6012748/2024 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecfc58a8398380cb4acfbf/Ms_L_M_Sabine_v_Lloyds_Bank_Plc_-_6012748_2024_-_Reconsideration.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms L M Sabine v Lloyds Bank plc: 6012748/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ecfc7fe7b6794c076bbd82/Ms_L_M_Sabine_v_Lloyds_Bank_Plc_-_6012748_2024_-_Reasons.pdf).
Mr M Akhtar v Stevenage Borough Council: 3300338/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Akhtar v Stevenage Borough Council: 3300338/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6786625c3ef063b15dca0f64/Mr_M_Akhtar_v_Stevenage_Borough_Council_3300338.2024_PPH_Judgment.pdf).
Burton Albion 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 Burton Albion 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 Burton Albion 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
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.
Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar 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
- 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.
Multitech Site Services
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 Multitech Site Services 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 Multitech Site Services 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
- 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.
Humankind Charity
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 Humankind Charity 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 Humankind Charity recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2025 to 2026 budget
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

Budget estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing for April 2025 to March 2026.

This release shows how local authorities are planning to spend their money over the current financial year, for example their budgeting plans for providing social care or waste collection and disposal.

It also shows the 4 main sources of income to local authorities – from central government grants, business rates, Council Tax and fees/charges.