theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Tech challenge launched to counter drone threats in prisons
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

A new innovation challenge aimed at combatting the growing threat of drones to prisons has been launched by the Ministry of Justice through His Majesty's Government Communications Centre Co-Creation.

Industry challenge to find innovative solutions to tackle drone scourge

£60,000 funding prize to develop proposal

Builds on £40m investment to bolster prison security, part of Plan for Change

A new innovation challenge aimed at combatting the growing threat of drones to prisons has been launched by the Ministry of Justice through His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) Co-Creation.

The Counter-Drone Challenge invites industry to find cutting-edge solutions to detect drones designed by criminals to evade current detection methods available on the market. Successful applicants will receive £60,000 funding to develop proof-of-concept systems over a 12-week period.

It comes as the number of incidents at prisons involving drones skyrocketed by over 770% between 2019 and 2023, with the devices increasingly being used by organised crime groups to smuggle contraband like drugs and phones into jails.

The Government is already investing £40 million this year to bolster prison security, including £10 million on anti-drone measures such as exterior netting and reinforced windows.

Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, Lord Timpson, said:

We have taken decisive action to combat the scourge of drones in prisons - investing heavily in physical security and cutting-edge technology.

This challenge will help us harness innovation to keep staff safe, disrupt criminal networks and support prisoner rehabilitation.

Solutions put forward for the challenge must be simple to use and legally compliant.

This challenge is part of the Ministry of Justice’s wider ambition to engage with industry to source innovative security solutions.

It follows a July showcase where businesses presented cutting-edge technologies to ministers, aimed at tackling prison violence, improving monitoring, and strengthening frontline safety.

Further information

For more information about the challenge, please contact HMGCC.

HMGCC Co-Creation is a partnership with the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), created to deliver a new bold and innovative way of working with the wider UK science and technology community.

It works by sharing OpTech challenges with wide-ranging networks of academia and industry, then working closely with them on solutions.

The idea is about using networks to tap into a huge pool of expertise, to help wider government keep pace with rapid advances in technology.

Businesses showcase tough justice tech to Government ministers - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/businesses-showcase-tough-justice-tech-to-government-ministers)
Independent Public Advocate to support victims of Synagogue terror attack
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

Support for victims of Synagogue terror attack as Deputy Prime Minister declares a major incident and stands up Independent Public Advocate

- Deputy Prime Minister stands up Independent Public Advocate as major incident declared
- Support for victims includes emotional and practical advice, and ensuring their voices are heard
- First time new support function has been deployed to help victims of a major incident
Victims and those affected by the horrific terrorist attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall will be supported by the recently appointed Independent Public Advocate, the government has confirmed today (Friday 3 October).

It is the first time the Independent Public Advocate has been appointed to an incident, after the Deputy Prime Minister declared the attack as a major incident under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

The Independent Public Advocate will ensure victims and close friends and family members affected by this major incident understand their rights and can access vital emotional and practical support. This can also include helping victims to navigate the investigations which may follow, such as inquests.

Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor David Lammy said:

We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community after the vile terrorist attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. Antisemitism has no place in Britain.

We’re standing up support for victims through the Independent Public Advocate for the first time. This will ensure they receive the care, information and advocacy they deserve.

Our immediate focus is on the victims and safety of our communities. But make no mistake, all those responsible for this atrocity will be held to account.

Victims can register for support from the Independent Public Advocate who will be able to direct them to support services, help them to understand and take part in processes following the attack and amplify their voice to public authorities.

Further information
- The Independent Public Advocate supports victims, close friends and family affected by major incidents. More information can be found here: Independent Public Advocate (https://independentpublicadvocate.org.uk/) and Guidance for the Independent Public Advocate (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68da76aec487360cc70c9e9c/Independent_Public_Advocate_-_Statutory_Guidance_-_September_2025.pdf)
- We are committed to ensuring victims and survivors of the awful incident in Manchester receive the comprehensive support they need.
- Immediate support is available 24/7 via the Victim Support National Contact Centre. Victim Support can be contacted on: xx-xxxx-xxxx or via live chat Live chat - Victim Support (https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help/support-near-you/live-chat/)
- The Deputy Prime Minister’s statement declaring a major incident can be found here: Major incident declared by the Deputy Prime Minister - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-incident-declared-by-the-deputy-prime-minister)
RAM Transcreation Services Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

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 RAM Transcreation Services 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 RAM Transcreation Services 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
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
- Additional Leave for Reservists
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.
Bridgend Town Council
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 Bridgend Town Council 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 Bridgend Town Council recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Clare Minchington
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)

Clare Minchington was appointed to the Agency Board in January 2021. She has spent her career working within professional education and regulation. Her current appointments and experience include: Chair, Audit and Risk Committee for the Institute of Physics and Independent Partner Member, Audit Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council As a non-executive she has previously served as Senior Council Member and Chair of the Remuneration Committee for the General Optical Council, Chair of the Academic Council for BPP University and Senior Independent Board Member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the College of Policing. Before moving to non-executive roles, Clare spent 15 years with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), rising to Executive Director for Strategy and Development, responsible for ACCA’s strategy, brand, policy and qualifications. She originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and, prior to joining ACCA, held academic positions at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University Business School. Clare has been a member of International Federation of Accountant’s (IFAC) International Accounting Education Standards Board, Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board for Oxford Brookes University Business School and a trustee and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Clare Minchington was appointed to the Agency Board in January 2021. She has spent her career working within professional education and regulation. Her current appointments and experience include:
- Chair, Audit and Risk Committee for the Institute of Physics and
- Independent Partner Member, Audit Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council
As a non-executive she has previously served as Senior Council Member and Chair of the Remuneration Committee for the General Optical Council, Chair of the Academic Council for BPP University and Senior Independent Board Member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the College of Policing. Before moving to non-executive roles, Clare spent 15 years with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), rising to Executive Director for Strategy and Development, responsible for ACCA’s strategy, brand, policy and qualifications. She originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and, prior to joining ACCA, held academic positions at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University Business School.

Clare has been a member of International Federation of Accountant’s (IFAC) International Accounting Education Standards Board, Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board for Oxford Brookes University Business School and a trustee and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Mr P Hogan v JD Wetherspoon plc: 2402859/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Hogan v JD Wetherspoon plc: 2402859/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c850b1696e4984ea4cf268/Mr_P_Hogan_v_JD_Wetherspoon_PLC_-_2402859_2024.pdf).
Department for Business and Trade Myanmar
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-18)

DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Myanmar, and Myanmar companies set up and invest in the UK.

We offer expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff in the British Embassy in Myanmar.

Set up a business and invest in the UK

Discover investment opportunities and learn how your business can expand to the UK on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/expand-your-business-in-the-uk/).

Buy from the UK

Find exceptional and creative UK trade partners with DBT’s Find a Supplier service on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/buy-from-the-uk/).

Export to Myanmar from the UK

UK companies can increase their sales, growth and stability by selling to Myanmar.

On Business.gov.uk, DBT provides:
- practical export advice (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-from-uk/learn/categories/)
- export opportunities (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-opportunities/)
- export finance and related guidance (https://www.business.gov.uk/get-finance/)
Export licensing and special rules for Myanmar

Information on products or services which require licences for supply outside of the UK (https://www.gov.uk/export-goods).

Arms embargo and other restrictions on Myanmar

Details of any arms embargoes, trade control restrictions, defence export policies and restrictions on terrorist organisations (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/current-arms-embargoes-and-other-restrictions) which may apply to Myanmar.

Financial sanctions on Myanmar

Information on any financial sanctions imposed in the UK towards Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-sanctions-regime-specific-consolidated-lists-and-releases).
Cape Verde: Knowledge Base profile
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

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

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

This document includes information about:
- nationality
- legitimacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Cape Verde
Fresh meat intended for human consumption, excluding mechanically separated meat, of domestic ovine and caprine animals to the European Union and Northern Ireland: certificate 8369
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)

Apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to export fresh meat, like lamb, mutton and goat, from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to the EU or move it to Northern Ireland.

Apply for an export health certificate online

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for an export health certificate (EHC) using the online service to export fresh meat to the EU or to move it to Northern Ireland.

If you’re in Northern Ireland, you do not need an EHC to export to the EU. Contact DAERA on xx-xxxx-xxxx to find out what you need to do.

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the specimen certificate (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6904c95919a898f0b18980bc/8369_EN_V5_SPECIMEN.pdf) and guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6904c98bc0dc8f12484174b4/8369NFG_Nov25_v20.pdf).

2. Apply online

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

Start now (https://exporter.apply-export-health-certificate.service.gov.uk/forms/8369EHC)

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

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

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

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
- apply for blocks of certificates
Find out more

Stay up to date with any changes to EHCs by signing up for email alerts (https://www.gov.uk/export-health-certificates/email-signup).

Find out about getting an EHC (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-an-export-health-certificate).

Find out about exporting live animals and animal products (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-animals-animal-products-fish-and-fishery-products-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal) from 1 January 2021.

Help with your application

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

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

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges).
Mr I Ashraf v Enigma Security Solutions Ltd: 6014866/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr I Ashraf v Enigma Security Solutions Ltd: 6014866/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6881fe32901d5f8d4712058f/Mr_I_Ashraf_v_Enigma_Security_Solutions_Limited_6014866.2024_PH_Judgment.pdf).
Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Hauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils.

Environment Agency officers are contacting hauliers to ensure that the strict rules are complied with as waste soils can often contain hazardous chemicals that have sometimes ended up being dumped on land or hidden in landscaping or construction projects.

The vast majority of businesses operate within the regulations by having registered a U1 exemption, allowing the limited use of specific types and quantities of clean waste materials in construction.

However, detailed Environment Agency investigations, in partnership with other professional agencies, have revealed recent cases where unscrupulous criminals have attempted to profit by illegally dumping waste and causing environmental harm to their communities.

Sue Smillie of the Environment Agency said:

Whilst most hauliers and companies that handle waste soils operate within the laws designed to protect the environment, we have seen a rise in illegal dumping of hazardous soils and construction waste.

After compiling information on specific sites and networks, we are now requesting further details from hauliers and waste operators on disposal routes, the amount of waste involved, what type it is and where it has ended up.

We won’t hesitate to go after those who break laws designed to protect the environment and we welcome any information, in confidence, about associated illegal waste crime activity.

Nationally, illegal waste activities cause significant harm to the environment and communities, costing the taxpayer and legitimate businesses nearly £1 billion each year. Recent data suggests that up to 18% of waste (about 34 million tonnes annually) may be handled illegally.

Anyone who wants to report environmental crime, particularly involving waste soils, is encouraged to contact Crimestoppers in confidence on xx-xxxx-xxxx or directly to the Environment Agency on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

Background

Soil and stone must be characterised in accordance with Technical Guidance WM3 details. See our waste classification technical guidance on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-classification-technical-guidance). If this has not been carried out the soil and stone must be considered hazardous and cannot be used under a U1 exemption.
CIC14: altering the objects of a community interest company
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-06)

The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for altering the objects of a community interest company.

This form contains:
- the community interest statement
- a statement of the steps that have been taken to bring the proposed alteration to the notice of people affected by the company’s activities (signed by each of the company’s directors)
When applying to alter the objects of a community interest company (CIC), this form should be submitted to the CIC Regulator alongside:
- Companies House form CC04 (http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/forms/generalForms/CC04_statement_of_companys_objects.pdf) - to notify the change of the company’s objects
- a signed copy of the special resolution to alter the objects of the company
- a copy of the articles of association, as altered
Mr G Kennedy v Dundee City Council: 4117821/2014
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr G Kennedy v Dundee City Council: 4117821/2014 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67dd85694fed20c7f559f463/4117821.2014__Mr_G_Kennedy_v_Dundee_City_Council.pdf).
TTM04120 - The training requirement: Description
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-03)


Payments in lieu of training (PILOT)

For various reasons companies or groups may not be able to train their own cadets. In these circumstances Department for Transport may allow them to pay PILOT. Such payments may in any event need to be made as an end of period adjustment where, for instance, the company has time-chartered in a number of vessels during the year.
Immigration Advice Authority
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-16)

The home of Immigration Advice Authority on GOV.UK. The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) protects seekers of immigration advice through regulation, enforcement and promoting best practice.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) protects seekers of immigration advice through regulation, enforcement and promoting best practice.

IAA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office (/government/organisations/home-office).
Decentralised Manufacture: Decentralised Manufacturing Master File template
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-01)

Decentralised Manufacturing Master File (DMMF) template to be completed for a product specific DMMF document.

DMMFs are required to support applications to the MHRA for Clinical Trial and Manufacturing Authorisation Applications, and for submission with an applicable application for, or variation to, a Manufacturing licence to add Point of Care (POC) or Modular Manufacturing (MM) functions.
UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee – meeting summary, 29 March 2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-19)

Summary of the first Trade Committee meeting under the UKVFTA.

This page relates to a meeting that took place on 29 March 2022, during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government, and was published later.

Summary of the first UK-Vietnam Trade Committee meeting under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Vietnam)
THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
We also pledge the following:

Working with Career Transition 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.
CH71100 - Penalties for Failure to Notify: In what circumstances is a penalty payable: Introduction
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-31)


This guidance is about the new penalty regime that applies where a person fails to meet any of the obligations listed in CH71300 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch71300) by the appropriate deadline. You can access the legislation, Schedule 41 Finance Act 2008, on legislation.gov.uk (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/9/schedule/41).

This guidance does not give any information about the obligation itself. You should refer to the relevant legislation or guidance for the specific tax or duty concerned if you need to know more about the obligation, see CH71300 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch71300).

CH71120 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch71120) gives details of when the new regime starts to apply.
Mrs A Cullum v White & Sterling Residential Care Ltd: 6003375/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs A Cullum v White & Sterling Residential Care Ltd: 6003375/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689b622b9159159c36e940b0/Mrs_A_Cullum_v_WHITE___STERLING_RESIDENTIAL_CARE_LTD_6003375_2025_Judgment.pdf).
FCDO technical competency frameworks
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-04)

The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.

The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.

The Shared Advisory Capability Statement (SACS) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-advisory-capability-statement-on-tackling-sexual-exploitation-abuse-and-sexual-harassment-seah), sets out the framework for meeting the shared advisory competencies to tackle safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH).
Firesand Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Firesand Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- 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 McKay v  Cabinet Office and Others: 2207434/2020 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms McKay v Cabinet Office and Others: 2207434/2020 and Others - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686f88852557debd867cbf1e/Ms_McKay_v_Cabinet_Office___Others_-_2207434-2020___Others.pdf).
Meeting the needs of vulnerable clients: practice note
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

Information to help immigration advisers identify clients who might be vulnerable and how they can meet their needs.

This practice note from the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) provides guidance to assist IAA-authorised advisers identify how a client might be vulnerable and to assist advisers in meeting the needs of such clients.

The practice note includes guidance on:
- identifying a vulnerable client
- enabling a vulnerable client to access the services of a registered organisation
- factors to consider when dealing with a vulnerable client
- appropriate advice following instructions
Planning Reform Working Papers
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

This collection brings together the series of planning reform working papers that have been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The government has published a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector. These working papers are intended to support discussions with the sector, to determine whether and how to take proposals forward, as opposed to formal consultations on specific proposals.

Alongside these discussions, we welcome responses to the series of questions that are posed at the end of each paper. Reflecting feedback from the sector that a deadline for responses would help those who want to respond to do so, we have now set deadlines for when responses to each working paper need to be submitted. Further information on how to respond and the closing date for each working paper is available on the individual pages linked below.
NIM01435 - Class 1 structural overview: Zero-rate of contributions for Armed Forces Veterans: 2021-2022 claims
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)


National Insurance Contributions Act 2022 (NICA 2022)

The NICA 2022 provides the zero-rate of contributions for Armed Forces Veterans to the 2022 to 2023, 2023 to 2024 tax years and, following extensions of the availability of the relief, the 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 tax years. Specific provisions made at section 6(5) treat any secondary NICs paid in the 2021 to 2022 tax year as not being payable where they were in respect of a qualifying veteran.

Employers who have used category A for an employee where the relief could have been claimed for the 2021 to 2022 tax year are able to recover overpaid secondary NICs paid in the 2021 to 2022 tax year after 6 April 2022.

For the tax year 2021 to 2022 employers should continue to apply the standard category letter for the tax year where there is no veterans equivalent for categories B, T, C, W, J and Q, and claim the relief outside of payroll reporting.

Claims through payroll reporting

An employer can claim the relief by submitting a revised Final Payment Submission (FPS) after 6 April 2022 applying National Insurance category letter V to qualifying veteran employees.

Claims outside of payroll reporting and claims for NI category letters other than A

Employers must write to HMRC from 6 April 2022 to request relief if they are unable to self-serve through payroll reporting or where there is no veterans equivalent for categories B, T, C, W, J and Q.
Ms C D Mazenod v Solo Ad-dress Ltd: 2601590/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms C D Mazenod v Solo Ad-dress Ltd: 2601590/2023 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6821f92adb6463b14cd818f6/Ms_C_D_Mazenod_v_Solo_Ad-dress_Ltd_2601590.2023_SO_Judgment.pdf).
DBS Update Service guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-03)

A collection of guidance, news articles and promotional material for the DBS Update Service.

The Update Service (https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service) is an online subscription that allows you to keep your standard or enhanced DBS certificate up to date and allows employers to check a certificate online (https://secure.crbonline.gov.uk/crsc/check?execution=e1s1).

At the moment, the Update Service is not available for basic checks.
​​Local authority planning capacity and skills survey: 2023 findings​
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

​​The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published the findings of its first annual survey of local authority planning capacity and skills.​

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published the findings from its first annual survey of planning capacity and skills in local authorities in England.

​Conducted by Verian, the findings provide evidence of challenges across a range of areas, including recruitment, retention and skills gaps. The survey was sent to 327 local authorities, including National Parks, of whom 118 responded, with the fieldwork conducted between July and September 2023.

​These findings will become the baseline for an annual survey, with the results helping to target support where it is needed most, and to monitor the impact of investment in planning capacity and capability over time. Understanding where support can have most impact is critical as we know that highly skilled planners are fundamental to running a proactive, efficient planning service for the communities they serve, and ensuring that new developments are well designed and facilitate local growth.

​The government has already announced a £46 million package of investment into the planning system to support capacity and capability in local planning authorities, including through the recruitment and training of 300 graduate and apprentice planners and the development of skills needed to implement reforms and unlock housing delivery.

​Our commitment to recruit 300 additional planners, taken alongside the wider planning policy changes, will help us to deliver the housing and economic growth this country desperately needs.

​We are also developing a wider programme of support, working with partners across the planning sector, to ensure that local planning authorities have the skills and capacity they need, both now and in the future, recognising the resources and morale challenges.

​The next iteration of the local planning capacity and skills survey will be launched in January 2025. This will be a targeted pulse survey aimed at refreshing our evidence base and providing updated figures on key metrics. It will also allow us to compare against the baseline established through the 2023 survey.

​Alongside research conducted by an embedded user research team and other evidence provided by stakeholders, this survey is key to obtaining a clear and up to date view of the situation across the planning sector, ensuring we are achieving our objectives and delivering the right interventions in the right places.
Circular 001/2025: Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-15)

This circular sets out new firearms licensing fees which will come into force on 5 February 2025.

The order amends sections of the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, to increase the fees charged by the police for:
- granting or renewing firearm and shotgun certificates
- variation of firearm certificates
- replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- registration as a firearms dealer
- granting visitors’ permits
Mr P Hanton v Scottish Enterprise: 8000123/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Hanton v Scottish Enterprise: 8000123/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64e71b6220ae89000df26d2c/Mr_P_Hanton_V_Scottish_Enterprise_-_8000123.2023_-_Preliminary_.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr P Hanton v Scottish Enterprise: 8000123/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67daab381a60f796430283fa/Mr_P_Hanton__v_Scottish_Enterprise_-_8000123.2023_-_Fair_Judgment.pdf).
Oaklands Farm Solar Park development consent decision announced
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

The Oaklands Farm Solar Park application has today been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The application will comprise of the construction and operation of a solar farm plus energy storage with associated infrastructure and connection to the grid.

The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Oaklands Farm Solar Limited on 8 February 2024 and accepted for examination on 5 March 2024.

Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 19 March 2025.

This is the 94th energy application out of 158 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.

Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.

The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.

The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website. (https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010122)

Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on xx-xxxx-xxxx or xx-xxxx-xxxx or email:

xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
RFIG21740 - Statutory Residence Test (SRT): Transitional provisions: Anti-avoidance (temporary non-residence) provisions
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)


The anti-avoidance provisions in force up to 17 July 2013 which cover:
- chargeable gains
- income withdrawals under certain foreign pensions
- income withdrawals under registered pension schemes
- relevant foreign income charged on the remittance basis
will continue to apply after that date, if the year of an individual’s departure from the UK is a year prior to the tax year 2013 to 2014.

However, an individual’s residence status for tax year 2013 to 2014 and subsequent tax years will be determined solely by reference to the SRT tests. For additional information on temporary non-residence see RFIG21500 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/residence-and-fig-regime-manual/rfig21500) onwards.

In addition, the two temporary non-residence provisions in secondary legislation which cover:
- pension scheme deemed property income charges
- offshore income gains
will continue to apply and have been updated by Statutory Instrument to reflect the new language of the SRT.
Trilateral Research
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 Trilateral Research 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 Trilateral Research 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 Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

focus recruiting effort on the Armed Forces community, such as advertising through service-friendly recruitment agencies and service charities; offer guaranteed interviews to veterans, young and old, if they meet the selection criteria laid out in a job advert

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.