theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Halton Borough Council’s children’s services: commissioner’s report
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-07)

An independent report on the delivery of children's services from the Children’s Commissioner in Halton.

This report sets out the findings of the Commissioner’s review and makes recommendations for the improvement of children’s social care services in Halton.

It follows a report by Ofsted (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/44/80471) that judged the overall effectiveness of the council’s children’s services to be inadequate.

The Department for Education issued a statutory direction to Halton Borough Council (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direction-issued-to-halton-borough-council-august-2024) in August 2024 and issued a revised statutory direction (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-direction-issued-to-halton-borough-council-february-2025) in February 2025.
Mrs V Anderson v Sole Biz Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation): 2404686/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs V Anderson v Sole Biz Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation): 2404686/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679778dde0edc3fbb060630d/Mrs_V_Anderson_v_Sole_Biz_Ltd__in_creditors__voluntary_liquidation__-_2404686_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Mr R Blacledge v Bacerius Investments Ltd and Delesius Investments Ltd (together  as Trustees of Sutton Place): 3313737/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr R Blacledge v Bacerius Investments Ltd and Delesius Investments Ltd (together as Trustees of Sutton Place): 3313737/2022 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b5a9223f3e5483efdba88e/Robert_Blacledge_v_Bacerius_Investments_Ltd___Delesius_Investments_Ltd__together_as_Trustees_of_Sutton_Place_-__3313737-_2022_-SO_Judgment.pdf).
Papua New Guinea: Knowledge Base profile
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-18)

This document contains information about Papua New Guinea to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.

This document contains useful information about Papua New Guinea which will assist HMPassport Office staff process passport applications.

This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Papua New Guinea
Gonococcal resistance to antimicrobials surveillance programme report
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

Data on trends in antimicrobial resistance and decreased susceptibility in gonococcal infection in England and Wales are provided by GRASP.

Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is critical in guiding national treatment guidelines to ensure appropriate patient management. The Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme (GRASP) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gonococcal-resistance-to-antimicrobials-surveillance-programme-grasp-protocol) includes a suite of testing and surveillance systems to detect and monitor antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria (N.) gonorrhoeae and potential treatment failures.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports annually on drug resistance and decreased susceptibility in N. gonorrhoeae in England and Wales and has directly influenced changes in treatment guidelines on 3 occasions. The national gonorrhoea management guideline was updated by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) (https://www.bashh.org/resources/136/gonorrhoea_2025_updated_guideline) in April 2025.

Information on suspected gonorrhoea treatment failures should be reported to UKHSA via the HIV and STI Data Exchange (https://hivstidataexchange.ukhsa.gov.uk/hivstide). This has restricted access for authorised users only.

Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a notifiable disease (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-a-notifiable-disease) in England as of April 2025. UKHSA performs enhanced surveillance of DGI. Upon notification, UKHSA will ask reporters to complete an enhanced surveillance questionnaire. Please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) (no Personal Identifiable Information (PII)) if advice on case management is needed.

Previous GRASP reports were published by Public Health England (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20211103102804/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gonococcal-resistance-to-antimicrobials-surveillance-programme-grasp-report).
Mr V Coles v WC1LDN Ltd Formerly Transpora Group Ltd: 6015024/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr V Coles v WC1LDN Ltd Formerly Transpora Group Ltd: 6015024/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e7c100b6ae95e3c76907c4/Mr_V_Coles_-vs-_WC1LDN_Ltd_formerly_Transpora_Group_Limited_-_6015024.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Woking Borough Council: Ministerial response to Commissioners’ fifth report
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP in response to the Commissioners’ fifth report.

Copy of the letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP in response to the Woking Commissioners fifth report. The Minister has noted the progress made by the Council, and sets out her expectations for future Commissioner reports in relation to the Local Government Reorganisation programme in Surrey.
Adult Disability Payment in Scotland: Service Level Agreement
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Service Level Agreement between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers for people living in Scotland.

This Service Level Agreement sets out the agreed roles and responsibilities between Scottish Ministers and DWP when delivering Adult Disability Payment (https://www.mygov.scot/adult-disability-payment).
Epiphany Engineering 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 Epiphany Engineering 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 Epiphany Engineering Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep - Product defect recall
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

Product recall alert for Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep by Emdoka & DUG(V) UK Limited.

We wish to inform wholesalers that Emdoka and DUG(V) UK Ltd has initiated a Class II recall to wholesaler level with immediate effect for:
- Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep Vm 34534/3001, Vm 34534/5008 (previously Vm 34534/4001).
The reason for the recall is due to an increased risk of microbial contamination in the aseptically manufactured products at the site of the contracted manufacturer, in the period from 01/2024 to 05/2025.

This recall is for:

Emdoka and DUG(V) UK Ltd is contacting wholesalers to examine inventory immediately and quarantine products, subject to this recall.

For further information regarding the recall, please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) or xx-xxxx-xxxx.

Alternatively, contact customer services on xx-xxxx-xxxx or xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BKJW
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-26)

Struck the ground in a steep descent while on approach to land, 1 nm south-west of Bagby Airfield, North Yorkshire, 6 July 2023

The pilot had departed Bagby airfield in the morning and flown to Deauville in France where he collected five passengers and delivered them to Abbeyshrule in Ireland. The accident occurred at the end of the return flight to Bagby, with the pilot the sole occupant of the aircraft. After the pilot made a normal radio call to Bagby to say that he was four miles from the airfield, the aircraft was seen on radar and CCTV to join right base for Runway 06. The CCTV video showed the aircraft’s descent angle start to steepen while it was on right base. There was then a slight reduction in descent angle before the descent angle steepened sharply and the aircraft struck trees and then the ground at an angle of about 35° to 40° nose-down, with no indication that the aircraft was starting to recover. The ground impact caused a fire, and the accident was not survivable.

The post-impact fire destroyed a significant amount of physical evidence, but that which remained contained no identifiable defects that could have caused or contributed to the nose-dive. The one anomaly found was the position of the pitch trim drum which was 3 mm from the full nose-down position. Evidence from a flight trial on the same type of aircraft revealed that this was more nose-down than would be expected for any flap configuration in the speed range determined from the CCTV. However, the possibility of the trim having moved during the post-impact break-up could not be discounted, so other theories of what could have caused the final nose-dive were considered. Of all the causes reviewed, a pitch trim runaway was considered to be the most likely, but there was insufficient evidence to determine that it was the definitive cause of the accident.

In conducting the investigation, it was apparent that although occurrences of pitch trim runaway are rare, when they do occur the results can easily be catastrophic, particularly if it occurs at low altitude where there is limited time to respond. Irrespective of whether a pitch trim runaway was the cause of the accident to G-BKJW, the investigation identified ways to reduce the risk of such an event. Consequently, the CAA plan eight safety actions which concern:
- Training for a pitch trim runaway.
- Deactivating inoperative autopilots.
- Making autopilot and electric trim circuit breakers more visible.
- Providing clearer information regarding differences training requirements.
Download the report:

Piper PA-23-250, G-BKJW 08-25 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6859549cf05cab1603ade629/Piper_PA-23-250_G-BKJW_08-25.pdf)

Download glossary of abbreviations:

Glossary of abbreviations (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685954c16e0a19f50feca782/Abbreviations.pdf)
Eva Abeles
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)

Eva joined the Charity Commission in 2022. Prior to taking up the Acting Director post she was Head of Legal Permissions and Information Law. Before joining the Commission, Eva was a Senior Advisory Lawyer at the Church of England advising on charity and ecclesiastical law, including legislation restructuring Cathedrals and Diocesan Boards of Education. Prior to that, Eva spent over 10 years in private practice as a specialist charity solicitor, gaining significant experience advising charities and trustees from all parts of the sector.

Eva joined the Charity Commission in 2022. Prior to taking up the Acting Director post she was Head of Legal Permissions and Information Law.

Before joining the Commission, Eva was a Senior Advisory Lawyer at the Church of England advising on charity and ecclesiastical law, including legislation restructuring Cathedrals and Diocesan Boards of Education.

Prior to that, Eva spent over 10 years in private practice as a specialist charity solicitor, gaining significant experience advising charities and trustees from all parts of the sector.
Vision Composite Solutions Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Vision Composite Solutions Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
We also pledge the following:

Communications, engagement and outreach: Formalising an agreement of support with our local VOS, Veterans Outreach Support group IOW.

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.
Tribunals statistics quarterly: October to December 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-13)

Type and volume of tribunals cases received, disposed of or outstanding. This also includes statistics on the Gender Recognition Certificate applied for and granted by HMCTS Gender Recognition Panel

This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of tribunal cases received, disposed of and outstanding and the number of Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted in October to December 2024. Additionally this report includes one statistical notice covering Detained Immigration Appeals, and an annex detailing Employment Tribunal receipts for single Reform claims.
Thomson Scaffolding 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 Thomson Scaffolding 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 Thomson Scaffolding 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
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the CTP in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for service leavers

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Green Paper: Future of Post Office
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-24)

We are seeking views on the future of the Post Office.

This is a public consultation that seeks views on the future of the Post Office, from the services it provides, how we modernise and strengthen the network, through to how we change the culture and the way in which the Post Office is managed.

Responses to this consultation will be used to understand what customers, communities and postmasters would like to see from a modern Post Office, to help shape the company’s future.

How to respond

We are seeking views on the future of Post Office. Responses to this consultation will be used to understand what customers, communities and postmasters would like to see from a modern Post Office, to help shape the company’s future.

This consultation closes on 6 October 2025.

We strongly encourage that responses are made via the online Qualtrics platform (https://ditresearch.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3OY5usQLL3o17NQ). Using the online survey will assist our analysis of the responses, enabling more efficient and effective consideration of the issues raised.

If you cannot respond via the online platform, you may send your response by email to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx), or by post to:

Post Office ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeOld Admiralty BuildingAdmiralty PlaceLondonSW1A 2DY

If you are responding in writing, please make it clear which question each comment relates to, and ensure that the text of your response is in a format that allows copying of individual sentences or paragraphs, to help us when considering your view on a particular issue. When responding, please state whether you are responding as an individual or representing the views of an organisation or business.

We will process your personal data in accordance with all applicable data protection laws. See our privacy notice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-on-the-future-of-post-office-privacy-notice).
Employment Allowance: further guidance for employers
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

Guidance on eligibility, how to claim, connected companies, charities, care and support workers and single-director companies.

This guidance will help you find answers to further questions you might have about the Employment Allowance.

You should read the guide Employment Allowance (https://www.gov.uk/claim-employment-allowance) first.
Using our forms for complex and more unusual transactions (PG21)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-09)

How to prepare and complete transfer forms TR1, TR2, TR5 and TP2 for transactions that are not straightforward and information on completing forms for unusual transactions (practice guide 21).

This guide is aimed at conveyancers.

Original documents are only required if your application is a first registration which is not based on certified copy documents.

We will return the originals once the application has been completed. If your application is not a first registration, we will only need certified copies of deeds or documents you send to us with HM Land Registry applications. Once we have made a scanned copy of the documents you send to us, they will be destroyed. This applies to both originals and certified copies.

We only provide factual information and impartial advice about our procedures. Read more about the advice we give (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-service-standards/our-service-standards#advice).

Webinars

You can join our free webinars (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-webinars) for advice on a range of land registration topics and how to prepare quality applications.
Professor Tim Dafforn
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)

Professor Tim Dafforn has been the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the UK Ministry of Defence since July 2025. He is a Professor of Biotechnology and previously held roles as Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Birmingham, and vice president and trustee of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is also currently a member of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). His fundamental research interests focus on the application of nanotechnology to enhance the exploitation of biomolecules for public good. He is also keenly interested in methods to maximise research impact, having founded two businesses to exploit research carried out within his laboratory. Professor Dafforn was previously Chief Entrepreneurial Adviser at the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from November 2016 until October 2017. Prior to this, he was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Professor Dafforn has also worked closely with previous MOD CSA, Dstl and UKRI to develop the UK’s Engineering Biology Strategy, resulting in a £2 billion commitment from HMG in the next decade. Until recently, he spent six years as a member of the Defence Science Expert Committee, assisting MOD on S&T portfolio development alongside projects on chem-bio resilience, futures and scientific assurance. His career includes more than 100 publications and a lifetime research grant capture in excess of £10 million.

Professor Tim Dafforn has been the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the UK Ministry of Defence since July 2025. He is a Professor of Biotechnology and previously held roles as Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Birmingham, and vice president and trustee of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is also currently a member of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). His fundamental research interests focus on the application of nanotechnology to enhance the exploitation of biomolecules for public good. He is also keenly interested in methods to maximise research impact, having founded two businesses to exploit research carried out within his laboratory.

Professor Dafforn was previously Chief Entrepreneurial Adviser at the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from November 2016 until October 2017. Prior to this, he was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Professor Dafforn has also worked closely with previous MOD CSA, Dstl and UKRI to develop the UK’s Engineering Biology Strategy, resulting in a £2 billion commitment from HMG in the next decade. Until recently, he spent six years as a member of the Defence Science Expert Committee, assisting MOD on S&T portfolio development alongside projects on chem-bio resilience, futures and scientific assurance.

His career includes more than 100 publications and a lifetime research grant capture in excess of £10 million.
Give notice of other registrable person with significant control (PSC03)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-18)

Use this form to give notice of an 'other registrable person' with significant control. An other registrable person is not an individual.

Use this form to notify Companies House of an ‘other registrable person’ with significant control (PSC).

An ‘other registrable person’ is not an individual person. Notify Companies House of an individual person with significant control (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/give-notice-of-individual-person-with-significant-control-psc01).

An ‘other registrable person’ is a:
- corporation sole
- government or government department
- international organisation whose members include 2 or more countries or territories
- local authority or local government body, in the UK or somewhere else
Use the online service (https://www.gov.uk/file-changes-to-a-company-with-companies-house) to update your PSC information as quickly as possible.

It takes longer to process paper forms sent to us by post.

You must print forms at full size on white A4 size paper.
Visit the UK for medical treatment
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-17)

Visit the UK for medical treatment - check if you’re eligible and if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, what to do when you travel to the UK.

Check if you’re eligible

Find out what medical treatment you can have and if you’re eligible (/standard-visitor/visit-for-medical-reasons)

You must meet the Standard Visitor eligibility requirements even if you do not need a visa.

Check if you need a visa

Depending on the country you’re from, you might be able to visit the UK without a visa or by applying for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).

Check if you need a visa or an ETA to come to the UK (/check-uk-visa)

Apply for a visa

Apply for a Standard Visitor visa for medical treatment (/standard-visitor/apply-standard-visitor-visa)

A Standard Visitor visa costs £127 and allows you to stay in the UK for up to 6 months.

If your treatment will last longer than 6 months, you can apply to stay for up to 11 months. This costs £220.

Apply for an electronic travel authorisation

Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) (/eta)

An ETA costs £16 and allows you to stay in the UK for up to 6 months.

You may want to apply for a Standard Visitor visa if your treatment will last longer than 6 months.

Apply for a family permit

You may be able to visit on a family permit if you have a family member who is:
- a citizen of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland
- a Person of Northern Ireland
- a British citizen
Check if you can apply for a family permit (/family-permit)

Check what you can bring with you

Check what you can bring with you (/uk-border-control) Check what food, animals or plants you can bring into the UK (/bringing-food-animals-plants-into-uk)

Check what you need to show at the UK border

Check what you need to show at the UK border (/uk-border-control/at-border-control)

Extend your stay

You may be able to extend your stay by 6 months if you need further treatment. It costs £1,100 each time you extend.

Find out how to extend your visa (/standard-visitor/extend-your-stay)
Regulator's notification 02-2025: drug testing kits
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-17)

Notification regarding the use of drug testing kits and devices for rapid drug identification under the Home Office Circular 015/2012.

This notification is to alert the Criminal Justice System to potential risk associated with the use of drug testing kits and devices under the current Home Office framework and the FSR’s intentions to develop a Forensic Science Activity for the use of drug testing kits that will be included in a future version of the code of practice.
Ms A McDonough v Red Kite Business Services Ltd and Red Kite Law LLP: 1600868/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A McDonough v Red Kite Business Services Ltd and Red Kite Law LLP: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67813e4c9b205eeb6cede4af/xx-xxxx-xxxx_A_McDonough_v_Red_Kite_Business_Services_Ltd_-_Judgement...pdf).
£1 billion of cocaine seized by Border Force this summer
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-08)

15.6 tonnes detected in just 3 months – exceeding total of some previous years in their entirety.

Border Force is set to smash records for cocaine seizures in a single year after intercepting more than £1 billion worth in a significant summer of action.

Between 1 June and 31 August, officers confiscated 15.6 tonnes of the deadly drug – equivalent to the weight of a London double decker bus.

This exceeds more than half the total seized in the whole of 2024 (26.5 tonnes) and the entire volume seized in the 2022 to 2023 financial year (15.22 tonnes).

Through enhanced international intelligence sharing, Border Force and the National Crime Agency continue to strike blow after blow against the organised crime networks flooding Britain’s streets with dangerous substances.

Large quantities are illegally imported from South America via commercial vessels. Smugglers are trialling new methods to avoid detection, including one passenger who hid £800,000 worth of cocaine in a cheese wheel before being stopped by officers.

In June, officers seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine worth £100 million from a vessel travelling into London Gateway. This was the sixth largest detection on record.

Home Office Minister Mike Tapp said:

Border Force’s record-breaking summer of seizures – costing criminals a staggering £1 billion – shows our mission to deliver safer streets is working.

Every kilo taken spares countless lives from addiction, prevents hundreds of drug deals and stops communities from descending into violence.

The criminal gangs inflicting this misery on our streets should know we’re on to you. More than ever, we have the intelligence, expertise and determination to destroy your vile trade.

Adam Thompson, head of drugs threat at the National Crime Agency, said:

The NCA investigates some of the highest harm drugs groups to impact the UK and works across the globe to collect and share intelligence with domestic and international law enforcement partners to support their operations tackling organised crime.

This intelligence was key to interdicting large sums of Class A drugs that crime groups tried to smuggle into the UK, and without NCA and Border Force intervention, these drugs would have been moved across the country and led to increased violence, crime and harm in our communities.

Last month, Border Force revealed how traffickers are concealing drugs in high-value equipment to deter law enforcement with the threat of a large damages bill.

Officers are using technology and intelligence more than ever to overcome these tactics.

Cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales rose by 31% between 2022 and 2023, highlighting the urgent need for robust enforcement action.

Under the Plan for Change, Border Force will continue to build on this summer’s success through ongoing operations targeting cocaine smuggling networks.
Anywhere Wi-Fi 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 Anywhere Wi-Fi 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 Anywhere Wi-Fi 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
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.
Congenital heart disease: information for parents
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-22)

Information to help healthcare professionals speak with parents, following suspected or confirmed diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

This publication explains congenital heart disease, a condition screened for using an ultrasound scan as part of the NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP).

The document explains:
- what the condition is
- how common it is
- how it is diagnosed and confirmed
- what treatment is available
- what the outlook for the baby is
- what happens next
- how likely it is to happen in future pregnancy
- where more support and information is available
This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
Miss A Shephard v Serenity Specialist Care Ltd: 1308770/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss A Shephard v Serenity Specialist Care Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f66be8e3c60873d6c90dce/Miss_A_Shephard_v_Serenity_Specialist_Care_Ltd_-_1308770_2023_-_Strike_Out.pdf).
Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Gerard Heaton
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-19)

Professional conduct panel outcome, including decision and reasons.

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions themselves. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher’s name: Mr Gerard Heaton

Teacher reference number: 9153377

Teacher’s date of birth: 19 September 1965

Location teacher worked: Reading, South East England

Date of professional conduct panel: 14 April 2025

Outcome type: Prohibition order

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel was convened to consider the case of Mr Gerard Heaton formerly employed in Reading, South East England.

Teacher misconduct

Ground Floor, South Cheylesmore House 5 Quinton RoadCoventryCV1 2WT

Email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

Information about regulating the teaching profession and the process for dealing with serious teacher misconduct.
25 Nutford Place, Marylebone, London W1H 5YQ    LON/00BK/LDC/2024/0656
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-16)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge A Harris LLM FRICS FCIArb on Date 4 March 2025

Read the full decision in 25 Nutford Place, Marylebone, London W1H 5YQ LON/00BK/LDC/2024/0656 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68121c4d0a8696a367e7275d/20250304_Decision_25_Nutford_Place__Harris.pdf)
Assurance: Parents and Carers
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 Assurance: Parents and Carers 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 Assurance: Parents and Carers 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 Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Ms M Sheppard v Glasgow City Council and Cordia (Services) LLP: 4104581/2019
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms M Sheppard v Glasgow City Council and Cordia (Services) LLP: 4104581/2019 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682d90b9d112b221dce8ed5e/Ms_M_Sheppard_v_Glasgow_City_Council___Cordia__Services__LLP_-_4104581.2019_-_Judgment.pdf).
Right of abode: caseworker guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-20)

Immigration staff guidance for assessing applications where the individual is 
claiming right of abode in the UK.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on what to consider when processing right of abode applications in the UK.

It includes information on:

the law on the right of abode

who qualifies and proving the right of abode

the procedure for obtaining and granting a certificate of entitlement

how to process a right of abode application

refusals and appeals

The flow chart document is used to assess whether a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies had the right of abode on 31 December 1982.
Civil Service Government Skills service user acceptance policy
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-17)

User acceptance policy for the Civil Service Government Skills service.

This policy outlines the rules and guidelines for appropriate use of the Government Skills Campus (GSC). The policy is designed to ensure a secure, respectful and effective learning environment for all users.
Mr O Lewis v Greater Manchester Sports Clubs Ltd: 6011479/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr O Lewis v Greater Manchester Sports Clubs Ltd: 6011479/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925b62d33d088f6d5da2d03/Mr_O_Lewis_v_Greater_Manchester_Sports_Clubs_Limited_-_6011479_2025_-_Judgment.pdf).
80th anniversary of VE Day: UK statement to the OSCE
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-09)

Ambassador Holland reflects on the framework for stability that we have collectively built since the end of WW2 which, when respected, has the potential to prevent further conflict.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This week marks the 80th anniversary of the end, on the European continent, of the most devastating conflict in human history. The scale of human loss and suffering during the Second World War was vast: tens of millions of people killed; a Holocaust resulting in the destruction of Europe’s Jewish communities; entire cities and regions totally flattened; and, populations permanently displaced.

This week is an opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women who fought to end this war and who made peace possible. It is an opportunity to reflect on the terrible costs of conflict. But it is also an opportunity to recall and cherish what we have collectively built since this dark episode in our shared history.

Because, from the ashes of war, a new epoch was born, one with international collaboration and shared values at its core. It led to the creation of new institutions, principles and commitments that have played a pivotal role in maintaining peace and stability across our continent and beyond for decades. In declaring a vision to make war between historic rivals not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible, Robert Schuman captured the spirit of the time.

Key elements of this framework include the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris. They clearly set out how we should expect countries to behave towards each other and to their citizens. These fundamentals - such as sovereignty, territorial integrity and respect for human rights – have proven, when respected, to be a recipe for stability, prosperity and mutual security. It should be no surprise that, when we examine the conflicts that have taken place on our continent since 1945, all of them can trace their origins to a violation of one or more of these fundamental principles.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a clear example. Russia invaded Ukraine without provocation, in violation of the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act. This war, and the disinformation campaign that seeks to justify it, disrespects the memory of those who died fighting genuine tyranny. It could end tomorrow if Russia made the right choices and lived up to its commitments. Instead of tokenistic ceasefires drawn up at whim, it could choose to engage seriously and agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, as Ukraine has done, to create space for talks on a just and lasting peace. As the post-Second World War record shows, a just peace that lives up to these principles would be the best guarantee of our mutual security, including Russia’s.

The sacrifices made by previous generations compel us to protect and stand by the principles we have all signed up to. It is our duty to preserve the legacy they fought so hard to achieve. And to spare our own and future generations from the burden of picking through the ashes of conflict to rebuild our continent once again.

Thank you, Madam Chair.
Notice to exporters: impact of the UK’s accession to the CPTPP on Certificates of Free Sale for cosmetic products
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-05)

Notice on the impact of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for cosmetic products.

Notice on the impact of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for cosmetic products.

Issued on 5 February 2025 by the Import Licensing Branch, Department for Business and Trade.