theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Giving every child the best start in life
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-12)

The government's strategy for improving child development and meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a good level of development by 2028.

‘Giving every child the best start in life’ outlines how the government will improve child development and ensure that all children have the chance to achieve and thrive.

This will be achieved by:
- improving family services, providing high quality support to parents and children from pregnancy to age 5
- making it easier and cheaper for families to access early education and care
- early years settings
- childminders
- reception classes
The early learning goals in the ‘Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2) are used to assess whether children have a good level of development.

This command paper was laid in Parliament on 7 July 2025.
Management of radiation protection in defence: part 2 guidance (JSP 392)
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-18)

JSP 392 is primarily designed for users of small quantities of radioactive material and x-ray equipment, rather than users of nuclear material.

The JSP is structured in two parts

Part 2: guidance provides the guidance and best practice that will assist the user to comply with the directive(s) detailed in part 1 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-392-radiation-safety-handbook-volume-1).

This JSP will be reviewed at least annually.

The purpose of this publication is to enable Ministry of Defence (MOD) units (including defence agencies) to comply with legislation relating to radiation protection including environmental protection associated with sources of ionising and non-ionising radiation and the Secretary of State’s policy statement.

Related information
- Management of radiation protection and defence: part 1 directive (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-392-radiation-safety-handbook-volume-1)
- Radiation safety handbook forms (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-392-radiation-safety-handbook-forms)
Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6523f0f1244f8e000d8e724c/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_and_Transplant_2300130-2022_Judgment_-_15-Sep-23.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood and Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65dcad28f1cab30011fc4719/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_and_Transplant_2300130-2022_-_Judgment_29-Nov-23.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Remedy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681475e1b0ef2c985052546a/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_and_Transplant_2300130-2022_-_Remedy_Judgment__without_reasons__25-Feb-25.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/662638f1d706f962eca7e546/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_and_Transplant_2300130-2022_-_Written_Reasons_29-Jan-24.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Certificate of Correction (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ffcc54734883ca9f79e79/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_and_Transplant__2300130-2022_Certificate_of_Correction_05.06.25.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs L Rooke v NHS Blood & Transplant: 2300130/2022 - Corrected Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ffce84734883ca9f79e7a/Mrs_L_Rooke_v_NHS_Blood_Transplant_2300130-2022_corrected_judgment_xx-xxxx-xxxx.pdf).
Mr E Bedasse v London United Busways Ltd: 3311711/2024 and 3302580/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr E Bedasse v London United Busways Ltd: 3311711/2024 and 3302580/2025 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8c15c187483de54d76719/Mr_E_Bedasse__-_v_-_London_United_Busways_Limited___3311711-2024___3302580-2025_-_Judgment.pdf).
Lincolnshire County Council withdraws from the GDF siting process
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-03)

Lincolnshire County Council's Executive Board has made the decision to withdraw from the GDF siting process and will no longer be a member of Theddlethorpe GDF Community Partnership.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been engaging with communities in the Search Area in Lincolnshire since the establishment of a Working Group in October 2021 and the subsequent creation of a Community Partnership in June 2022.

The UK Government’s GDF siting process in England and Wales is consent-based and requires Nuclear Waste Services to identify both a suitable site and a willing host community. This means if the community does not express support for a GDF, it won’t be built there.

Simon Hughes, NWS Siting and Communities Director, said:

NWS has to date granted over £2million to support local community projects in the area and we are pleased to have left a lasting positive legacy for local people. We will now take the immediate steps needed to close the Community Partnership and the communities of Withern and Theddlethorpe, and Mablethorpe will leave the GDF siting process

The GDF is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), that is unique in commencing public engagement very early in the process. This is considered an advantage of the UK Government Policy that NWS is working to, as it engages communities and stakeholders right at the start of the project.

The siting process will continue to progress as we engage with the two Community Partnerships in Mid and South Copeland, who are already learning more about this vital project and the benefits and opportunities it could bring. We will also consider opportunities for more communities to join the siting process.

GDFs are internationally recognised by governments and scientists as the best solution for the long term management of the most hazardous radioactive waste.
Miss M Vercherat v GB Intelligence Ltd – in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation: 1604177/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-21)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss M Vercherat v GB Intelligence Ltd – in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation: 1604177/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67dc26f9cb8c6838d74b4fd7/1604177.2024_M_Vercherat_v_GB_Intelligence_Ltd__In_Creditors_Voluntary_Liquidation__Judgment.pdf).
Fund A Fest CIC
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 Fund A Fest CIC 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 Fund A Fest CIC 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.
Helen Grant OBE MP
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-07)

Helen Grant was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Girls’ Education from January 2021 to March 2025. Before this, Helen was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society from October 2013 to March 2015. She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Victims and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities from September 2012 to October 2013. Education Helen studied law at Hull University and practised as a family solicitor after qualifying in 1988. She set up Grants Solicitors in 1996, focusing specifically on the problems of family breakdown. Career She served on the Justice Select Committee until 2011 and was appointed to the Conservative social justice policy group in 2006. She joined Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank the Centre for Social Justice, for which she has written extensively on family policy.

Helen Grant was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Girls’ Education from January 2021 to March 2025.

Before this, Helen was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society from October 2013 to March 2015. She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Victims and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities from September 2012 to October 2013.

Education

Helen studied law at Hull University and practised as a family solicitor after qualifying in 1988. She set up Grants Solicitors in 1996, focusing specifically on the problems of family breakdown.

Career

She served on the Justice Select Committee until 2011 and was appointed to the Conservative social justice policy group in 2006. She joined Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank the Centre for Social Justice, for which she has written extensively on family policy.
Rwanda: funeral directors
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-06)

List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Rwanda.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) does not accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information.
Ms E Friel v Glasgow City Council: 109287/2010
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-26)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms E Friel v Glasgow City Council: 109287/2010 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2a1fd5698d84e39cfdaae/Ms_E_Friel_v_Glasgow_City_Council_-_109287.2010_-_Judgment.pdf).
Mr M Webster v Dundee City Council: 4117849/2014
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Webster v Dundee City Council: 4117849/2014 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67dd84ccd8e313b503358c40/4117849.2014_Mr_M_Webster_v_Dundee_City_Council.pdf).
Dr Anabel Inge
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Dr Anabel Inge joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2018 as Deputy Head of Scholarships in London, overseeing the Chevening and Marshall programmes. After a period of Italian language training, she moved to Rome in August 2021 to take up her position as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the Holy See. Before coming to the Foreign Office, Anabel held various roles in academia, education and Whitehall. Following a BA in Philosophy and a Masters in the Study of Religions, she gained a PhD in the Anthropology of Religion at King’s College London. She then published ‘The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion’ (Oxford University Press, 2017), based on two-and-a-half years of pioneering ethnographic research in Salafi communities. Her study has broad implications for understanding the role of faith in the modern world and ‘non-violent extremism’. It has attracted considerable public interest, resulting in numerous publications, talks and interviews. Anabel is a passionate advocate of religious literacy in policy-making. Anabel has taught courses on Islam and on the Anthropology of Religion at SOAS (University of London) and at King’s College London. She also taught English for business to senior executives in Milan for a year and worked as a policy advisor on local taxation for two years at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in London. Social media links Follow Anabel Inge on X

Dr Anabel Inge joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2018 as Deputy Head of Scholarships in London, overseeing the Chevening and Marshall programmes. After a period of Italian language training, she moved to Rome in August 2021 to take up her position as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the Holy See.

Before coming to the Foreign Office, Anabel held various roles in academia, education and Whitehall. Following a BA in Philosophy and a Masters in the Study of Religions, she gained a PhD in the Anthropology of Religion at King’s College London. She then published ‘The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion’ (Oxford University Press, 2017), based on two-and-a-half years of pioneering ethnographic research in Salafi communities.

Her study has broad implications for understanding the role of faith in the modern world and ‘non-violent extremism’. It has attracted considerable public interest, resulting in numerous publications, talks and interviews. Anabel is a passionate advocate of religious literacy in policy-making.

Anabel has taught courses on Islam and on the Anthropology of Religion at SOAS (University of London) and at King’s College London. She also taught English for business to senior executives in Milan for a year and worked as a policy advisor on local taxation for two years at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in London.

Social media links

Follow Anabel Inge on X (https://twitter.com/Anabel_Inge)
Professor Sir John Edmunds OBE FMedSci
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-10)

Professor Sir John Edmunds was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in July 2025. He is a British epidemiologist, seconded from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. John’s research interests have focussed on the control of infectious diseases, including developing and applying mathematical, statistical and economic models to help develop efficient and effective control strategies. He has worked on many different infections and control programmes, from chlamydia screening to epidemic preparedness and response. John was appointed OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to infectious disease control particularly the Ebola crisis response in West Africa. He was knighted in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to epidemiology. John was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2018.

Professor Sir John Edmunds was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in July 2025. He is a British epidemiologist, seconded from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

John’s research interests have focussed on the control of infectious diseases, including developing and applying mathematical, statistical and economic models to help develop efficient and effective control strategies. He has worked on many different infections and control programmes, from chlamydia screening to epidemic preparedness and response.

John was appointed OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to infectious disease control particularly the Ebola crisis response in West Africa. He was knighted in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to epidemiology.

John was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2018.
Mr P Clark v Peninsula Business Services Ltd: 1400522/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Clark v Peninsula Business Services Ltd: 1400522/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68079b423bdfd1243078e6d6/Mr_Phil_Clark_-vs-_Peninsula_Business_Services_Ltd_-_Judgment.pdf).
Sesanti 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 Sesanti 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 Sesanti 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
- 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.
Mr T Sloan v Romac Logistics Ltd: 1807243/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-16)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr T Sloan v Romac Logistics Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684c0c64df3ce2ce31e3f96d/xx-xxxx-xxxx_Thomas_Sloan_v_Romac_Logistics_Ltd.pdf).
Reed Forwarding 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 Reed Forwarding 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 Reed Forwarding 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 Cadets
- Armed 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.
Dr Simone Lowthe-Thomas reappointed to The National Lottery Community Fund
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-31)

The Secretary of State has reappointed Dr Simone Lowthe-Thomas as Board Member to The National Lottery Community Fund and Chair of the Wales Committee for 4 years from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029.

Dr Simone Lowthe-Thomas

Starting life as an ecologist and then working on sustainable energy, community

regeneration and sustainable development, Simone has been working with communities, businesses, government and academia for over 25 years. Currently Director for Nature and Climate at Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Simone is working in partnership to accelerate a response to our climate, water and nature crises, in a way that works for both people and the natural world.

Previous experience and roles include CEO at Severn Wye Energy Agency (a Fuel Poverty and Sustainable Energy Charity), Vice-President of Fedarene (European Federation of Energy Agencies), Founding Member of Community Energy Wales and as a Research Associate and Manager of Wales Biomass Centre (Cardiff University Research Centre on Bioenergy).

Simone brings a very practical community based background and expertise in developing approaches to engagement and involvement having supported and developed some of the first community owned energy schemes, ‘Cynefin’ a Welsh Government Programme which demonstrate co-production and place-based approaches, and working with the Wellbeing of Future Generations Commissioners Office to develop guidance for the ways of working (Sustainable Development Principles).She has held voluntary roles including as Chair of Governors and has been a STEM Ambassador for 25 years.
Management of tuberculosis in secure settings in England
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-09)

Guidance for custodial and healthcare teams in secure settings, NHS tuberculosis (TB) services and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) health protection teams.

This guidance is intended to support the collaborative approach to prevention, diagnosis and management of tuberculosis (TB) in secure settings.

It is targeted at:
- healthcare and non-healthcare teams in secure settings
- local TB services
- NHS commissioners
- health protection teams (HPTs)
- TB control boards
The guidance outlines how to detect and manage cases, notify necessary stakeholders of TB cases and manage outbreaks, including preventing new cases in residents and staff.

The settings in England covered are:
- prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs) with residents aged 18 and above
- approved premises (APs)
- immigration removal centres (IRCs) and residential short-term holding facilities (maximum stay for 7 days) and residential holding rooms (maximum stay for 96 hours)
Destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students: 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

Data on students going into apprenticeship, education and employment destinations, and on 16 to 18 students progressing to higher education or training.

‘Key stage 4 destinations’ shows data on where pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2022 to 2023 went in the next academic year.

’16 to 18 destinations’ shows data on where students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2022 to 2023 went in the year after their institution attendance.

‘Progression to higher education or training’ includes a value-added score. It shows the proportion of A level and other level 3 students who progressed to higher education or training in the 2 years after completing their 16 to 18 study. These students reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2021 to 2022.

‘Longer term destinations: 2022 to 2023’ shows the longer term destinations of pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2017 to 2018 (1, 3 and 5 years following institution attendance).

The releases give breakdowns for specific student characteristics and institution types.
UK Health Security Agency business plan 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-20)

This plan outlines UKHSA's main deliverables and activities for the 2024 to 2025 financial year in support of the UKHSA strategic plan and remit letter.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) business plan for 2024 to 2025 outlines the agency’s key deliverables and activities to protect and improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities. It is underpinned by internal plans and performance management frameworks to drive delivery.

The business plan is one of a series of documents that set out the agency’s priorities and accountabilities, along with the UKHSA strategic plan 2023 to 2026 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukhsa-strategic-plan-2023-to-2026) and the 2024 to 2025 UKHSA remit letter from ministers (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukhsa-priorities-in-2024-to-2025/letter-from-andrew-gwynne-mp-to-professor-dame-jenny-harries-ukhsa-chief-executive).
Avian influenza (bird flu): advice for the public on reducing risk
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-19)

This guidance gives advice to the public on reducing the risk of avian influenza.

Avian influenza (bird flu) is an infectious disease that primarily affects birds, caused by the influenza A virus. Some birds will not show signs of avian influenza infection, so it is not always possible to know if birds are infected with, or have died from, avian influenza.

If you feel you cannot avoid touching an injured, sick, or dead wild bird, then you should read and follow this guidance to reduce the risk of catching avian influenza.

This guidance is for members of the public. People whose work involves regular contact with kept or wild birds or their environment should follow Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on working with poultry that is suspected of having avian influenza (https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/avianflu.htm).
Corporation Tax: supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades (CT600I (2019) version 3)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-01)

Use supplementary pages CT600I (2019) version 3 if your company carried on a ring fence trade for any period beginning on (or deemed to have begun on) 17 April 2002.

Before you download the form and send it in the post, check when you need to send an online Company Tax Return (https://www.gov.uk/prepare-file-annual-accounts-for-limited-company).

Use these supplementary pages if your company carried on a ‘ring fence trade’ (generally, oil extraction or exploitation of rights in the UK or UK Continental Shelf), for any period beginning on (or deemed to have begun) 17 April 2002.

Related forms and guidance

Use form CT600 (2025) Version 3 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/corporation-tax-company-tax-return-ct600-2015-version-3) to file a Company Tax Return for accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2015.

Use the Autumn Statement 2024 — overview of tax legislation and rates (OOTLAR) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024-overview-of-tax-legislation-and-rates-ootlar) for an overview of the main Budget changes affecting Corporation Tax.

Use the CT600I guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/supplementary-pages-ct600i-supplementary-charge-in-respect-of-ring-fence-trades) to help you complete the CT600I supplementary page form.
Cathodic Protection Co 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 Cathodic Protection Co 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 Cathodic Protection Co 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
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.
Pet birds to the European Union: certificate 8217
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to export pet birds from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to the EU or move them to Northern Ireland.

Apply for an export health certificate online

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales you must apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to move pet birds to Northern Ireland or export them to the EU.

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.

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f685ff6e90e0759f95cd0d5/8217NFG-Mar25-v9.pdf) and specimen certificate (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f685fe7e90e0759f5575610/8217_EN_Specimen.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/8217EHC)

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).

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).

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).
Merchant acquirer reports — XML schema and guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-15)

Find the schema and supporting documents for software developers, or agents, acting on behalf of merchant acquirers who send returns to HMRC.

This page contains:
- technical specification guidance
- XML schema
- supporting documents
Use the information on this page if you’re a merchant acquirer and need to construct and populate your returns in XML format for submission to HMRC.
Export ovine or caprine oocytes and embryos from Northern Ireland to Great Britain: certificate 2120
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-10)

Apply online to export ovine or caprine oocytes and embryos from Northern Ireland to Great Britain

Part 1: Export heath certificate (EHC)

To begin your application, download and fill in this certificate:
- Export ovine or caprine oocytes and embryos from Northern Ireland to Great Britain: EHC 2120, version 1 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686fd381fe1a249e937cbfd2/2120EHC_V1.pdf)
Part 2: Submit your application forms
- Submit completed documents using the DECOL document uploading tool on the DAERA website (https://selfservice.daera-ni.gov.uk/Daera/Forms/#/export).
Always use the latest certificate

Export certificates are sometimes updated. Always use the most up to date version which can be found on this page.

If you do not use the latest version, your application will not be accepted.

If you need help

Please contact DAERA Direct Regional Office (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/contacts/daera-direct-regional-offices) or alternatively you can call the DAERA helpline on xx-xxxx-xxxx.
Leasing for academy trusts
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-20)

Information on leasing activities for academy trusts following the introduction of international financial reporting standard (IFRS 16 leases).

Many academy trusts take out leases to support day-to-day operation. This can be a sensible value-for-money approach as an alternative to buying assets outright.

IFRS 16 leases introduced changes to the leasing arrangements for maintained schools (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leasing-for-maintained-schools/changes-to-leasing-agreements-for-maintained-schools) from 1 April 2024.

Since 1 September 2024, leasing arrangements for academy trusts provide the same flexibilities as maintained schools to enter into certain leases without prior Secretary of State for Education approval.

‘Changes to leasing agreements for academy trusts’ outlines the changes and provides a list of the type of assets granted prior consent.
National Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (NTCAB) for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and businesses
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-12)

Information on what National Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies means for conformity assessment bodies and businesses.

This guidance outlines the National Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies provision (Article 8.6.1) of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). It explains how this provision can benefit businesses by removing duplicative conformity assessment procedures where applicable.
Pasteurellosis: characteristics, diagnosis and management
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-15)

Animal bites and pasteurella infections information for healthcare staff.

This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Pasteurellosis is a zoonotic disease (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/zoonotic-diseases-zoonoses-guidance-data-and-analysis). It is caused by infection with bacteria of the Pasteurella genus. Pasteurella multocida is the most commonly reported organism in this group, and is well known as both a common commensal (part of the normal bacterial flora) and pathogen in a variety of animal species. P. multocida is found worldwide. Soft tissue infection following dog or cat bites or scratches is the most common form of pasteurellosis in humans.

Disease in animals

Pasteurella multocida is normally found in the upper respiratory tract of healthy livestock and domestic animal species, including chickens, turkeys, cattle, swine, cats, dogs and rodents. P. multocida can also cause disease in wild and domesticated animals, including ‘avian cholera’ in birds and poultry, respiratory disease and septicaemia in cattle, mice and rabbits, and atrophic rhinitis in pigs.

Disease in humans

Human infections are usually contracted following exposure to domestic pets such as cats and dogs. The most common manifestation of pasteurellosis in humans is a local wound infection, usually following an animal bite or scratch. This can develop into a serious soft tissue infection, and can also be complicated by abscesses, septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. Pasteurella spp can also cause meningitis, ocular infections, and respiratory infections, usually in patients with underlying pulmonary disease.

Transmission

Pasteurella spp. are transmitted by animal bites, scratches or licks. Animals do not have to be ill to pass the bacterium to humans, as they can carry the organism without showing symptoms.

Diagnosis and management

AMRHAI reference unit: reference and diagnostic services (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/amrhai-reference-unit-reference-and-diagnostic-services)

SMI ID 13: Identification of Pasteurella species and morphologically similar bacteria

Immediate treatment

All bites should be thoroughly cleaned and debrided as required. Broad spectrum antimicrobials usually chosen empirically for bite wounds, such as co-amoxiclav, are likely to be effective against Pasteurella in the setting of simple wound infections. Treatment of confirmed Pasteurella spp infections can be guided by local susceptibility testing of the isolate.

Epidemiology

Pasteurellosis is relatively uncommon. There are around 600 laboratory confirmed cases reported in humans each year in England and Wales, of which about 70% are due to P. multocida. Most of these cases occur in people over 50 years of age. In 2013 there were 714 laboratory confirmed cases reported in the UK.
Level 7 Expertise 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 Level 7 Expertise 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 Level 7 Expertise Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

Supporting service musicianship

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.
Working for UK NSC
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-24)

Information about working for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) and links to sites where our jobs are advertised.

There are several different ways you can work for the UK NSC: become a member of the committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-code-of-practice/uk-nsc-code-of-practice#appointing-new-uk-nsc-members), join one of the committee’s expert reference groups (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-national-screening-committee/about/our-governance#expert-and-advisory-groups) that advise on specific areas, or work for the UK NSC secretariat.

Become a member of the committee

The committee currently has no vacancies.

The committee membership (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-national-screening-committee/about/our-governance#uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc) normally includes individuals from public life, academia and practising clinicians who have expertise in one or more relevant areas. Members of the UK NSC are appointed for a fixed term as individuals and not as representatives of any organisations, after which time the role is open to new applicants, who can apply through the Civil Service Jobs (https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/) website.

Become a member of a UK NSC expert reference group

The UK NSC expert reference groups currently have no vacancies.

Applying for reference group vacancies

To apply for a reference group vacancy (when advertised), you should submit an expression of interest and a biography (up to 500 words or an A4 page) detailing your relevant experience and engagement with screening and how you can contribute to the workings of the reference group.

Email your application form or any enquiries to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx). Please use the reference group name and post title in your email subject line.

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 5 working days, please get in touch.

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of the reference group, including the chair and 2 members of the UK NSC secretariat team.

We will assess the application forms against the skills and experience outlined above and make our selection on that basis. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a telephone interview.

All applications will receive a successful or unsuccessful notification. The successful candidates will receive information about next steps.

Work for the UK NSC’s secretariat

The UK NSC secretariat is based in the Department of Health and Social Care and provides specialist and administrative support to the committee.

The UK NSC secretariat currently has no vacancies. Vacancies are advertised through the Civil Service Jobs (https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/) website.