theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Aberafan Shopping Centre
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 Aberafan Shopping Centre 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 Aberafan Shopping Centre recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Smarter regulation: deregulating the commercial agents regulations
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

We're seeking views on the deregulation of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.

We are reviewing the operation of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (CARs) to ensure that they meet the needs of UK business following the UK leaving the European Union. We want your views on our proposals to deregulate these regulations to ensure that they are fit for the UK and to help reduce burdens on business.

By deregulating the CARs we will remove from our statue book regulations that do not fit easily into our legal framework, removing confusion for business and the courts in interpreting them.

Our proposals include provision for existing contacts negotiated under the CARs to remain in force until they naturally end but will prevent no further contacts to be negotiated under the regulations.
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 (closed)
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

A closed FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 is closed for applications.

Find out about other grants and funds (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers).

FETF 2025 includes 3 grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
- improve productivity
- manage slurry
- improve animal health and welfare
Grant value: between £1,000 and £25,000 for each grant theme.
Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: call for analysis and research
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-16)

Call for evidence seeking analysis and research to support the independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has established an independent review of the physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) professions to:
- consider the safety of the roles and their contribution to multidisciplinary healthcare teams
- make recommendations to inform future government policy
The conclusions of the review will help to inform the refreshed workforce plan that the government has committed to publish in summer 2025.
UN Human Rights Council 59: UK Statement on Technical Cooperation in Colombia
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-07)

UK Statement for the  Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Technical Cooperation in Colombia. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

Thank you, Mr Vice-President.

We commend Colombia’s continued collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and welcome today’s update.

The human rights situation in Colombia remains challenging, as recognised by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on its visit last December, and the visit of the UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity in May.

We are concerned at the increase in children being recruited by criminal groups to participate in the armed conflict. Moreover, violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity remains widespread. Human rights defenders, journalists, social and community leaders, as well as LGBT+ communities remain some of the most vulnerable.

For the UK, the 2016 Peace Agreement is crucial to securing lasting peace in Colombia. Its implementation requires a whole of society approach. We continue to urge the Colombian government, civil society and UN agencies to work together on this important issue, particularly through technical cooperation and capacity-building.

We continue to call on the international community to strengthen its assistance to Colombian-led efforts to secure lasting peace, including through supporting an effective response to the recommendations of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition.

Thank you.
Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-16)

Tracking public attitudes to and awareness of transport technologies in the UK.

Research into public awareness of and attitudes to current, emerging and future transport technologies, including:
- car ownership and connectivity
- electric vehicles
- self-driving vehicles
- future of flight
- e-scooters
- e-cycles
- drones
- Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
- ride-sharing
- space tourism and flying taxis
Ipsos UK has run wave 7 (June 2021) to wave 11 (December 2023) and the wave for autumn 2024 of this survey on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT). Waves 7 to 11 data should not be compared back to previous survey waves due to methodological changes. The Autumn 2024 data should also not be compared to previous waves due to methodological changes.

The wave 11 data tables and autumn 2024 data tables for England include a cross break with the 9 transport user segments developed by DfT (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-user-personas-understanding-different-users-and-their-needs).

This research is part of the Future of Transport programme (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/future-of-transport-programme), which aims to shape transport innovation and secure the UK’s position as a leader in the transport sector of the future.
Working for British Embassy Cairo
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-03)


General information

Working at the British Embassy offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to grow professionally while collaborating with a talented team.

Current work opportunities

If you are interested in a job opportunity at the British Embassy in Cairo or one of the other UK delegations, DIT offices, other government departments or consulate in Egypt, please visit the FCDO Local Staff vacancies website (https://fco.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-2/xf-7810a1ba3247/candidate).

To filter the search for current vacancies, use the “Country/Territory” field on the left of the page and select the country you wish to search.

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Staff recruited locally are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

We have been made aware of some fraudulent activities. The embassies do not request applicants to pay money to process applications. Should you receive such emails, please report them to Fraud, Tricks and Scams (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frauds-tricks-and-scams/fraud-tricks-and-scams).
Miss K Thomas v Haringey Council: 3306355/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss K Thomas v Haringey Council: 3306355/2022 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63c539f1d3bf7f5809820ebe/Miss_K_Thomas_-v-_Haringey_Council_-_3306355-2022_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss K Thomas v Haringey Council: 3306355/2022 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/646e11e6243157000c6f41c7/Ms_Khrista_Thomas_-_v_-_Haringey_Council_-_3306355-2022_-_JUDGMENT.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss K Thomas v Haringey Council: 3306355/2022 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e98c7710f8726dc23aa2c2/Miss_K_Thomas_v_Haringey_Council-3306355-2022-PPH_Reserved__Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss K Thomas v Haringey Council: 3306355/2022 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c0338aa0f0c95a498d2021/Miss_K_Thomas_v___Haringey_Council_3306355-2022.pdf).
UK Ambassador to Georgia For A Day competition 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-10)

The British Embassy in Tbilisi invites female students in Georgia aged 16 to 19 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

What is Ambassador For A Day

Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day work of an Ambassador is like? This competition will give the winner the unique opportunity to shadow the Ambassador to Georgia on International Women’s Day and learn about the work of an Ambassador and other diplomatic leaders.

Why you should enter this competition

Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. Today there are too few women in international diplomacy, including women from under-represented backgrounds, whether ethnic, religious, economic, cultural, or personal identity, among others. Women are not represented at parity in political and business sectors.

To end this underrepresentation, we must ensure equality of opportunity and equitable outcomes for everyone.

This is why we are encouraging women to make their voices heard on topics that affect us all.

We encourage young students to become leaders and advocates for change by offering them the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the British Embassy in Tbilisi.

Who can enter

You can enter this competition if, on 7 March 2025, you are:
- a student registered at a university in Georgia
- aged 16 to 19 years old
- available to spend a full day of activities with us at the British Embassy in early March 2025
How to enter

To enter, you must write an essay in English answering the following question in no more than 500 words: “Why are ethnic minority rights important in Georgia’s history?”

Important tips:
- we will be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) together and this competition should highlight women’s roles
- creativity will be an important judging criteria
- the competition’s jury will be comprised of a diverse panel representing different backgrounds to ensure a fair and inclusive evaluation process
Please read the information in detail in our terms and conditions; Terms and Conditions. (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6780dfa26f01ae28ab5c059d/Georgia_Terms_and_conditions_for_entering_the__Ambassador_for_a_Day_2025_competition.odt) (ODT, 12.1 KB)

How to submit entry

Read the Terms and Conditions for entering the Ambassador for a Day 2025 competition (ODT, 21.9 KB) and email your essay and Ambassador For A Day participation form to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) before the end of 31 January 2025.

Deadlines

Make sure you enter the competition on time:
- competition opens: 10 December 2024
- deadline for applications: 31 January 2025
- competition winner contacted: 17 February 2025
- competition winner publicly announced: First week of March 2025
Promotional material: practice note
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-21)

Information on how immigration advice and services might be promoted to potential clients.

This practice note from the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) explores how immigration advice and services might be promoted to potential clients while maintaining compliance with the IAA’s Code of Standards.

The practice note includes guidance on:
- promotional material and the promotion of business
- advertisements
- marketing
- complying with UK legislation
- touting
- complaining about another adviser
Product Safety Report: Hinsinc Cordless Drill sold via eBay (2508-0161)
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-15)

Product Safety Report for Hinsinc Cordless Drill presenting a high risk of electric shock.

Summary

Product: Hinsinc Cordless Drill

Hazard: The product presents a high risk of electric shock as the insulated shutter opening device (ISOD) pin is too long.

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a high risk of electric shock as the insulated shutter opening device (ISOD) pin is too long. This creates a gap between the socket and the live pins which could allow the user to access live parts and receive an electric shock. There are poor quality connections internally, and the product also failed the electrical strength test. Improvements are required to documentation and markings.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).

Additional information

PSD notification number: 2508-0161

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Resilient Business Systems 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 Resilient Business Systems 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 Resilient Business Systems 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
We also pledge the following:

Any additional commitments the company wishes to make.

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

2.1 GKN Aerospace Services Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

2 weeks paid leave - Reservists

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Alison Macleod
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-19)

Alison’s career has been primarily in HR specialising in Reward.  She spent much of her career with British Airways having joined as a graduate trainee in a variety of HR roles latterly leading the Reward Team through many challenging and complex reward activities.  Her most recent executive role was as Reward Director at City and Guilds where she developed a deep understanding of the importance of skills development and vocational training. Alison is now building her NED portfolio with a focus on education and pensions.  She has been a governor of St Paul’s Boys’ School and continues to chair its Pension Board.  She is a Member of Education Development Trust having served as a trustee and is a board member/trustee of Anthem Schools Trust where she chair’s the People Committee.    She has recently become an independent member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Remuneration Committee.    She is looking forward to proactively contributing to the STRB using her expertise and knowledge to add value to its work. Appointed: July 2025 Term ends: July 2028 The register disclosing Members’ interests is here.

Alison’s career has been primarily in HR specialising in Reward. She spent much of her career with British Airways having joined as a graduate trainee in a variety of HR roles latterly leading the Reward Team through many challenging and complex reward activities. Her most recent executive role was as Reward Director at City and Guilds where she developed a deep understanding of the importance of skills development and vocational training.

Alison is now building her NED portfolio with a focus on education and pensions. She has been a governor of St Paul’s Boys’ School and continues to chair its Pension Board. She is a Member of Education Development Trust having served as a trustee and is a board member/trustee of Anthem Schools Trust where she chair’s the People Committee. She has recently become an independent member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Remuneration Committee. She is looking forward to proactively contributing to the STRB using her expertise and knowledge to add value to its work.

Appointed: July 2025 Term ends: July 2028

The register disclosing Members’ interests is here. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ome-review-body-members-register-of-interests)
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) framework document
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-22)

The overall governance framework and the formal operating relationship between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).

This document sets out the overall governance framework and the formal operating relationship between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), (formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)) and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).

It acts as a central reference point for everyone involved between DESNZ and UKAEA, and supports them in making strategic, policy, and financial decisions and agreements with confidence.
Miss S Harcarikova v Happy Kombucha Ltd: 2302773/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss S Harcarikova v Happy Kombucha Ltd: 2302773/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a22614567402152f553c0b/Miss_S.Harcarikova_v_Happy_Kombucha_Ltd_2302773-2024_Judgment_with_Reasons.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss S Harcarikova v Happy Kombucha Ltd: 2302773/2024 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683da3738e9bdf1409b90b6a/Miss_S.Harcarikova__v_Happy_Kombucha_Ltd__2302773-2024__-_May_2025_Reconsideration.pdf).
Current DWP research being undertaken by external organisations
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-01)

Check a list of live research being conducted by research organisations for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

If you have been contacted to take part in research by an external research organisation on behalf of DWP, check this list to verify that the contact is genuine.

Check that the fieldwork dates, title and description match the information you received when you were approached.

List of current fieldwork
Divecrew
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 Divecrew 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 Divecrew 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.
Privacy information: parents, carers and legal guardians
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-02)

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for parents, carers and legal guardians.

This document details what personal data DfE processes about parents, carers and legal guardians. It also includes data processed about families.

The DfE personal information charter (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/personal-information-charter) has details about the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.
ECSH33730 - Records testing: copying or removing documents
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-10)


A document is defined in law as ‘anything in which information of any description is recorded’. See ECSH73000. (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh73000)

When a document is produced to you during a visit, you can inspect it, or you can take a copy of it or make an extract from it.

For information on the types of documents you shouldn’t request, please refer to the Compliance Handbook, specifically at CH22100 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch22100).

Inspecting

The meaning of inspect is set out in ECSH73000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh73000) and CH25140. (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch25140)

If you inspect a document, you will need to record what you have seen in your contemporaneous notes of meeting.

Please also refer to the guidance on what to record when you inspect customer due diligence (CDD) records set out in this chapter.

Copying

You should consider how best to obtain a copy of a document you need to retain during a visit. You could consider asking the business to photocopy the document for you; however, it does not have to allow you to use its photocopying facilities. It is best to ask the business in advance if it will be able to provide you with photocopies should you need them.

Consider the security implications if you are travelling with copies of documents, particularly if they contain customers’ personal data.

You might want to consider taking photographs of documents using an HMRC device during your visit.

(This content has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

You may also consider taking a data handler with you to the visit to copy or make extracts from documents (for example, computerised transaction data or CDD files) securely which you can review after your visit.

Extracts

Making an extract means copying only part of a document or recording the information in the document onto other media. This could include taking contemporaneous notes in your notebook.

Using information powers to obtain documents

If there is no co-operation to an informal request, you can use information and inspection powers afforded by The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017).

Using a notice under regulation 66 MLR 2017 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh71500), you can require the business (or a third person in possession of the document) to produce the specified documents or documents of a specified description.

If you are using inspection powers under regulation 69 MLR 2017, you must refer to the guidance in ECSH73000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh73000) regarding copying or making extracts from documents.
ForceWear 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 ForceWear 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 ForceWear Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

To maintain our ethos of being a Veteran Owned and Operate Company.

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.
Miss L Turner v Kent Gurkha Company Ltd: 2307512/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-05)

Employment Tribunal decision

Read the full decision in Miss L Turner v Kent Gurkha Company Ltd: 2307512/2023 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679ca2b73f28b7444270a2f0/Miss_L_Turner_v_Kent_Gurkha_Company_Ltd_2307512-2023_Strike_Out_Judgment_22.01.25.pdf).
Military service request forms
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

Use one of these forms if you’re requesting service records for someone who’s deceased.

Download and complete the relevant request form to apply for service records for deceased service personnel.

You also need to complete a military service search form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/military-service-search-forms).

These forms are supplied in 2 formats (PDF and ODT) for completing digitally or by hand. You can request an alternative accessible format above.

Related links

Get a copy of military service records (deceased personnel) (https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records) Apply for your own military records (https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-your-own-records)
S37-0016 Wickhurst Farmhouse/100000774 overhead line, S37 Consent, Electricity Act 1989
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-23)

Screening decision to  upgrade 155 metres of an existing 11kV overhead line to 3 phase and upgrade pole-mounted transformer to 100kVA.

Secretary of State’s screening decisions in accordance with the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017.

Date of decision

24 April 2025

Location

WealdenEast Sussex

Type of project / consent requested

Section 37 consent to install or keep installed an electric line.
Askari Blue
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 Askari Blue 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 Askari Blue 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.
Brookvex IMS
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 Brookvex IMS 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 Brookvex IMS recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
UN Human Rights Council 60: Core Group Statement on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-09)

Core Group Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

Mr President,

I deliver this statement on behalf of the Item 2 Core Group for Sudan: Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and the UK.

The details contained in the Fact-Finding Mission’s report are, frankly, horrific.

Sudan’s brutal conflict has triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 8.7 million people on the brink of famine and over 12.5 million displaced.

Despite commitments made in 2023 through the Jeddah Declaration, the warring parties and allied militias continue to prioritise military gains over civilian lives.

The Fact-Finding Mission’s report confirms that civilians have been executed based on their ethnicity; that women and children are subjected to sexual violence on an unimaginable scale; that hospitals have been destroyed, and that aid workers, journalists and media workers have been killed. These crimes demand accountability.

Our shared responsibility as members of this Council is to promote and protect human rights, and to prevent and scrutinise violations and abuses. That is why the Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate must be extended. We urge all HRC members to provide their full support.

Mr President,

This war must end. We call on the international community – including regional actors, the African Union and the UN – to use its influence to push for peace talks, unblock humanitarian access, ensure civilian safety, respect the arms embargo, and promote peace and accountability.

Thank you.
Mr D Robinson v KATTA + Ltd: 1400245/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D Robinson v KATTA + Ltd: 1400245/2024 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b846f64ad141d908353390/Mr_Drew_Robinson_-vs-_KATTA_+_Limited_-_1400245.2024_-_Amended_Judgment.pdf).