theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Ms S Miller as Executor of  the late Mrs C Miller v Glasgow City Council  and Cordia (Services) LLP: 115067/2009
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms S Miller as Executor of the late Mrs C Miller v Glasgow City Council and Cordia (Services) LLP: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689b5b179159159c36e940aa/Ms_S_Miller_as_executor_for_the_late_Mrs_C_Miller_v_Glasgow_City_Council___Cordia__Services__LLP_-xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).
Wills Consultants
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 Wills Consultants 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 Wills Consultants 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:

Cadet Leave 5 days

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.
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025: impact assessments - RPC opinion (green-rated)
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-20)

Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of HM Treasury’s impact assessments (IA) in respect of the order

Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) is a type of interest-free instalment credit that allows borrowers to divide the cost of purchases into regular payments over a period not exceeding 12 months. BNPL agreements currently fall under an exemption from consumer credit regulation. This exemption applies to credit agreements meeting specific criteria, including having no more than 12 payments within 12 months and being interest-free, and was designed to avoid regulating low-risk credit arrangements, particularly those offered by SMEs not primarily engaged in financial services. BNPL agreements are usually for small amounts (£100 or less) and short durations and are typically taken out with third-party lenders during online shopping transactions.

The Order will bring BNPL agreements into regulation under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and aims to address lending practices that could, potentially, harm consumers. Under the Order, lenders offering BNPL will need to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Consumers will, additionally, have access to a wider range of protections, including use of the Financial Ombudsman Service for redress. The regulatory regime introduced by the Order, and subsequent FCA rules, will require firms offering BNPL products to perform affordability checks on borrowers and offer clear product information to consumers to prevent unaffordable borrowing and help them make informed decisions.

The IA (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2025/94/pdfs/ukia_20250094_en.pdf) estimates an equivalent annual net direct cost to business of £2.3 million. The IA notes that the FCA will consult on rules for newly-regulated agreements and conduct further cost-benefit analysis. The assessment provides sufficient justification for not exempting SME lenders and provides adequate justification for exempting merchants that broker BNPL products
Ignition Medical Solutions Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Ignition Medical Solutions Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:

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.
Medical devices: software and artificial intelligence (AI)
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Information for manufacturers, healthcare professionals, researchers and patients on software as a medical device and AI as a medical device.

Software and AI play an essential part in health and social care. In the UK, many of these products are regulated as medical devices (or as in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs).

This guidance explains how the Software Group work to ensure the safety of the software and technology that meets a clinical need in the UK.
Catherine McKinnell MP
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-06)

Catherine McKinnell was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 8 July 2024 and 6 September 2025. She was elected as the Labour MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne North in May 2010.

Catherine McKinnell was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 8 July 2024 and 6 September 2025.

She was elected as the Labour MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne North in May 2010.
Measuring Social Value Paper 2: Brownfield Development Values
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-24)

The second paper in a series of Homes England research reports on measuring social value.

As part of Homes England’s mission to drive regeneration and housing delivery, the Agency has been undertaking a comprehensive programme of research aimed at strengthening the approach to economic appraisal and the measurement of social value. This has been carried out in close collaboration with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), with the research aligned to the department’s appraisal guide (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dluhc-appraisal-guide) and the HM Treasury Green Book (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-government).

The second paper to be published as part of this research programme focuses on measuring the social value associated with developing on brownfield land. The study looks specifically at the benefit to local households of the removal of disamenity caused by undeveloped brownfield land and the amenity value created by the inclusion of specific features, such as facilities for local communities and space for nature.

The paper sets out the research approach and key findings, along with guidance on how to apply the research in practice. In addition, an Excel tool and guidance has been produced for use by appraisal practitioners.

The findings of the research should only be used for projects where development is taking place on a brownfield site. Further detail on what constitutes a brownfield site for the purposes of this study can be found in Appendix 3 of main paper.

When applying the research, care should also be taken to avoid double counting, particularly where separate estimates have been made of amenity or wider placemaking benefits. In relation to Paper 1: Measuring the placemaking impacts of housing-led regeneration (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-the-placemaking-impacts-of-housing-led-regeneration), where a project both involves the redevelopment of a brownfield site and has clear placemaking and regeneration objectives, it is recommended that only placemaking values are included in the central estimate of benefits (with brownfield development values included as part of sensitivity analysis).
Mr M Butterworth v London North Eastern Railway Ltd: 1800398/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-01)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Butterworth v London North Eastern Railway Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685eb07061d68e6ee1a92b9a/Mr_M_Butterworth_v_London_North_Eastern_Railway_Limited_-xx-xxxx-xxxx-Judgment.pdf).
Catriona Schmolke CBE FREng
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-10)

Board skills and experience: Catriona brings 40 years of expertise in the infrastructure sector as a hydrogeologist and engineer, with significant experience in Executive, Board Chair and Non-Executive roles. Her career has spanned numerous sectors and major programmes, including nuclear, energy, water, waste, and contaminated land. She served as the Chief Safety Security and Sustainability Officer at Jacobs from 2014 to 2020. Catriona is a former Visiting Professor of Sustainability at Newcastle University.  External appointments: Catriona currently holds the position of Chair at Artus Air Ltd. Additionally, she serves as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk Committee for Scottish Water Group and is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Programmes at the National Physical Laboratory. She is also a Non-Executive Director with NES Fircroft Ltd. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Board Appointed: 1 June 2025 Term ends: 30 November 2028

Board skills and experience:

Catriona brings 40 years of expertise in the infrastructure sector as a hydrogeologist and engineer, with significant experience in Executive, Board Chair and Non-Executive roles. Her career has spanned numerous sectors and major programmes, including nuclear, energy, water, waste, and contaminated land. She served as the Chief Safety Security and Sustainability Officer at Jacobs from 2014 to 2020. Catriona is a former Visiting Professor of Sustainability at Newcastle University.

External appointments:

Catriona currently holds the position of Chair at Artus Air Ltd. Additionally, she serves as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk Committee for Scottish Water Group and is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Programmes at the National Physical Laboratory. She is also a Non-Executive Director with NES Fircroft Ltd.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Board

Appointed: 1 June 2025

Term ends: 30 November 2028
King Charles III England Coast Path on the Isle of Wight: Natural England's proposals
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-01)

Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access on the Isle of Wight.

On 18 March 2020, Natural England submitted a collection of reports to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting out the proposals for improved access to the coast on the Isle of Wight (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/england-coast-path-isle-of-wight) (IOW).

The opportunity to comment closed at midnight on 9 June 2020. You can no longer make a representation or objection on proposals.

All representations and objections were considered before the Secretary of State made a final decision about the report.

The report is available as a series of separate documents. You can:
- read the overview which includes background information to help you understand the proposals and maps
- use the index map to find the relevant report for the length of coast you are interested in
- open the corresponding report for more information
Outcome

On 6 April 2022, the Secretary of State approved the proposals for lengths IOW4 and IOW5.

On 5 May 2023, the Secretary of State approved the proposals for lengths IOW8 and IOW9.

On 7 May 2024, the Secretary of State approved the proposals for length IOW6.

On 16 October 2024, the Secretary of State approved the proposals for length IOW3.

On 2 May 2025, the Secretary of State approved the proposals for lengths IOW2, IOW7 and IOW10.

Natural England will publish further details of the approved route in due course.
Mr L Kirby v South Wales Fire and Rescue Service: 1603675/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr L Kirby v South Wales Fire and Rescue Service: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bc7b2bba253db298782cd3/xx-xxxx-xxxx_L_Kirby_v_South_Wales_Fire_and_Rescue_Service_Judgment.pdf).
Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance annual report 2024: government summary
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-29)

Summary of the 2024 annual report on the agreement between the government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the use of genetic test results in underwriting insurance policies.

The Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance) (the code) was first published in 2018 by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The code is an agreement between the government and ABI on the use of genetic test results in underwriting insurance policies.

The full 2024 annual report on the agreement has been published on ABI’s website (under ‘Annual reports’ on the ‘Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance’ page). DHSC has published a short summary of the report’s findings here.
Youth Justice Board Register of Board members’ interests
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-10)

This list sets out declared interests of non-executive members of the Board as at April 2025.

The purpose of this list is to meet the requirements of:
- Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-executive-board-member-declaration-of-interests-process/non-executive-board-member-declaration-of-interests-process)
- section 6.4.3 of the Government Financial Reporting Manual 2023 to 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-financial-reporting-manual-2023-24)
- paragraph 4.15 of the Corporate governance in central departments: code of good practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/corporate-governance-code-for-central-government-departments-2017)
Categories include:
- Paid employment / Consultancy
- Directorships
- Contract with YJB
- Shareholding relating to YJB Business
- Unpaid office in Charitable/other body
- Family Member related interests
- Other public appointments
Alison Blake CMG
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Alison Blake was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in March 2022. A career diplomat, Alison has considerable experience in South Asia and has helped shape British foreign and security policy, including in times of crisis and transition, over 3 decades. Alison was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from April 2019 to June 2021. Before this, she was British High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2019, and a member of the FCO’s Management Board to represent the FCO Overseas network. Alison was Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2011 to 2014. Alison was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 2017. Social media Alison Blake on X .

Alison Blake was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-governor-of-the-falkland-islands-alison-mary-blake-cmg) in March 2022.

A career diplomat, Alison has considerable experience in South Asia and has helped shape British foreign and security policy, including in times of crisis and transition, over 3 decades. Alison was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from April 2019 to June 2021. Before this, she was British High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2019, and a member of the FCO’s Management Board to represent the FCO Overseas network. Alison was Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2011 to 2014.

Alison was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 2017.

Social media

Alison Blake on X (https://twitter.com/AlisonBlakeFCDO).
Draft legislation: Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-28)

We welcome views on this technical consultation on 2 related draft Statutory Instruments published with supporting Explanatory Memoranda.

We welcome views on this technical consultation on the following 2 related draft Statutory Instruments published here with supporting Explanatory Memoranda. You can read:
- (Draft) The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) (No. ***) Regulations 2024
- (Draft) The Income Tax (Additional Information to be included in Returns) Regulations 2024
- (Draft) Explanatory Memorandum to The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) (No. ***) Regulations 2024
- (Draft) Explanatory Memorandum to The Income Tax (Additional Information to be included in Returns) Regulations 2024
- (Draft) Statutory Instruments impacts
The government is legislating to require businesses to change the information they provide to HMRC through both Income Tax Self Assessment and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) returns completed by employers.

The Finance Act 2024 introduced powers to enable the collection of this additional data and for HMRC to specify, through Statutory Instruments, the particular information required within those returns. The draft regulations published here specify the additional information required from relevant taxpayers.

From April 2025:
- employers will be required to provide more detailed information on employees’ hours paid via Real Time Information PAYE reporting
- directors in owner-managed businesses will be required to provide the amount of dividend income received from their own companies separately to other dividend income, and the percentage share they hold in their own companies via their Self Assessment return
- the self-employed will be required to provide information on start and end dates of self-employment via their Self Assessment return
We expect businesses, employers, company owner managers, the self-employed, and other stakeholders with an interest in the proposed changes to be interested in this consultation.

Operative date

The measure will take effect no earlier than the start of the tax year 2025 to 2026.
331 Jamaica Street, London E1 3HU: LON/00BG/MNR/2024/0663
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of R Waterhouse FRICS & J Francis QPM on 21 January 2025

Read the full decision in 331 Jamaica Street, London E1 3HU: LON/OOBG/MNR/2024/0663 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6792b86ee982ca138427fc53/D_250110_Market_Rents_Draft_Decision_Form_331_Jamaica_Street_E1_3HU.pdf). Read the summary reasons in 331 Jamaica Street, London E1 3HU: LON/OOBG/MNR/2024/0663 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6792b880a0bd2a64fc27fc58/C_250121_Summary_Reasons_Market_Rent_331_Jamaica_Street_London_E1_3HU_-_Copy.pdf).
The Pioneer Housing and Community Group Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

The Regulator of Social Housing's view of how well The Pioneer Housing and Community Group is meeting regulatory standards.

Regulatory judgements are our published view of how well a landlord is delivering the outcomes of our standards (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/regulatory-standards-for-landlords). Each landlord’s page contains their current judgement.

See the regulatory judgements table (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices) for a full list of judgements. You can find more information about how we approach regulatory judgements and gradings (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-we-approach-regulatory-judgements-and-gradings). An A-Z of providers is also available.

Archived regulatory judgements and PDF versions of regulatory judgements are available on request. Please contact the Regulator of Social Housing by emailing xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) or telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx with your request.

You can also create a PDF of a judgement using the ‘print this page’ button on the left side.
Mr D A Driver and Mr P J Brackpool v The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Mrs L Lynskey: 1804950/2023 and 1804951/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-07)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D A Driver and Mr P J Brackpool v The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Mrs L Lynskey: xx-xxxx-xxxx and xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68dfd3c2dadf7616351e4df6/xx-xxxx-xxxx_David_Antony_Driver_v_Chief_Constable_of_South_Yorkshire_Police.pdf).
Miss L Hyland v Manchester City Council: 2413631/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-18)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss L Hyland v Manchester City Council: 2413631/2023 - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687611d139d0452326e28e42/Miss_L_Hyland_v_Manchester_City_Council_24136312023.pdf).
DESNZ: workforce management information, May 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-23)

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) publishes details about staff numbers and payroll costs for payroll and non-payroll staff on a monthly basis.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:
- DESNZ: workforce management information (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/82a5ec99-3790-431b-885c-5a02203cd50f/desnz-workforce-management-information)
2 Park Hill Close Carshalton SM5 3QW: LON/00BF/LDC/2024/0505
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-08)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Valuer Chair  Mrs E Flint FRICS on 26 November 2024

Read the full decision in 2 Park Hill Close Carshalton SM5 3QW: LON/00BF/LDC/2024/0505 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67655de3ff2c870561bde95b/241126_Mrs_E_Flint_Decision_2_Park_Hill_Close_.pdf).
M Moss v St John's Church Of England Primary School and Kent County Council: 2308950/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-10)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in M Moss v St John’s Church Of England Primary School and Kent County Council: 2308950/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e7794acf65bd04bad76680/M_Moss_-v-_St_John_s_Church_Of_England_Primary_School__Kent_County_Council_2308950-2020_Strike-Out_Judgment_04.10.25.pdf).
VATRESNI2200 - Basic principles of the scheme: Who can operate the VAT Retail Export Scheme
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)


Participation in the scheme is voluntary in Northern Ireland. Some retailers choose not to operate it for administrative reasons, particularly where they rarely deal with overseas travellers. Some larger retail chains only operate the VAT Retail Export Scheme from larger stores or stores on tourist routes. Businesses selling goods via retail outlets may use the VAT Retail Export Scheme as long as the sale meets the usual conditions of the scheme. Goods sold by mail order or over the internet are excluded from the VAT Retail Export Scheme.

Goods sold under the VAT Retail Export Scheme to visitors departing for Great Britain are subject to special rules. When visitors depart Northern Ireland directly for Great Britain the retailer must account for UK import VAT when the goods arrive in Great Britain. It is expected that most retailers will probably choose not to offer the scheme to Great Britain residents or non-EU visitors travelling directly to Great Britain from Northern Ireland. See VATRESNI3050.

Refund companies

Many large retailers use a refund company to administer the scheme on their behalf. Refund companies will receive evidence of export (i.e. a certified VAT refund document) and make the refund. They usually provide a VAT refund document of their own design for use by retailers. These VAT refund documents must contain the same information as the form VAT 407(NI) produced by HMRC.
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: Revenue outturn multi-year data set
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-10)

Revenue Outturn time series data set covering 2017-18 to 2024-25.

This release provides the latest outturn of local authority revenue expenditure and financing in the financial years 2017-18 to 2024-25.

The latest outturn information is derived from revenue outturn returns (RO) submitted by local authorities in England.
Satvir Kaur MP
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-07)

Satvir Kaur was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Southampton Test in July 2024. Satvir Kaur is currently on maternity leave. Josh Simons MP is acting as maternity cover.

Satvir Kaur was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Southampton Test in July 2024.

Satvir Kaur is currently on maternity leave. Josh Simons MP (/government/people/josh-simons) is acting as maternity cover.
Chess Dynamics 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 Chess Dynamics 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 Chess Dynamics 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
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.
China: tax treaties
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-28)

Tax treaties and related documents between the UK and China.

The Double Taxation Agreement entered into force on 13 December 2013 and amended by a signed protocol on 27 February 2013

The agreement is effective in China for any tax year starting on or after 1 January 2014 for:
- Income Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
It’s effective in the UK for:
- Corporation Tax for any financial year starting on after 1 April 2014
- Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax for any year of assessment starting on or after 6 April 2014
The UK and China Air Transport Agreement entered into force and is effective from 4 September 1981.

Synthesised text of the Multilateral Instrument and the 2013 UK-China Double Taxation Agreement and Protocol — in force

The 2013 UK-China Double Taxation Agreement and Protocol has been modified by the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multilateral-convention-to-implement-tax-treaty-related-measures-to-prevent-base-erosion-and-profit-shifting)

The modifications made by the MLI are effective in respect of the 2013 UK-China Double Taxation Agreement and Protocol.

It is effective in the UK from:
- 1 January 2023 for taxes withheld at source
- 1 April 2023 for Corporation Tax
- 6 April 2023 for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
It is effective in China from:
- 1 January 2023 with respect to all taxes levied by China
Hungary: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault in Hungary.

Sexual assault is a very traumatic experience wherever it happens, but it can be even more difficult to deal with when you are abroad.

This information is provided to help British nationals overseas make informed decisions about whether and how to:
- seek medical advice and attention
- report to local police
- engage with foreign legal authorities following a rape or other form of sexual assault overseas.
For information on support available in the UK, see Rape and Sexual Assault: Returning to the UK (http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rape-and-sexual-assault-abroad-returning-to-the-uk).
GAD's advice supports pensions announcements
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-12)

GAD advice and analysis supports a raft of new pension measures introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The government has recently published a range of pensions announcements which have been supported by advice and analysis from the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD). This includes the response to the consultation on options for Defined Benefit (DB) schemes and the subsequent publication of the Pension Schemes Bill.

Options for Defined Benefit schemes

On 29 May 2025 the government published its response to the consultation on Options for Defined Benefit schemes (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/options-for-defined-benefit-schemes). This confirmed that it will be making changes to the rules on how surpluses are extracted from DB schemes, and that it is also continuing to consider a government consolidator for DB schemes run by the Pension Protection Fund.

Pension Schemes Bill

These measures on surplus extraction were included within the new Pension Schemes Bill (https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3982/publications) which was published on 5 June 2025. This Bill introduced a range of measures across the pensions landscape, including a number of other areas where GAD has provided support as mentioned in separate news articles:

Pensions Investment review (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-pensions-work-for-britain-pensions-investment-review)

Modelling Superfunds (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/modelling-superfunds)

Other announcements

Additionally, the government made some other pensions-related announcements relating to issues where GAD has been advising:

Retrospective actuarial confirmation of benefit changes (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/retrospective-actuarial-confirmation-of-benefit-changes) - this announcement confirms that the government will introduce legislation to deal with issues arising from the Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees judgment.

Workplace pensions: a roadmap (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workplace-pensions-a-roadmap) - this policy paper which sets out the government’s provisional plan to implement reforms across DB and Defined Contribution (DC) workplace pensions.

GAD support

GAD has worked extensively with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) throughout the last year to support the work on these new announcements. This has included:
- helping analyse the industry responses to the consultation
- advising on the framework for withdrawing surplus from DB schemes
- various aspects around establishing a government consolidator
- issues around the Virgin Media judgment
- supporting development of the Pension Schemes Bill
We expect to continue working extensively with DWP in these areas over the year ahead, providing further analysis and modelling to help better understand the costs and benefits of the various proposals and the implications on DB schemes, employers and scheme members.
City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) evaluation
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-01)

Evaluating the CRSTS programme process in England, between 2021 and 2023.

This research was commissioned and conducted under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government.

This evaluation aims to learn how the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) was developed, including what worked well and less well and what could be improved.

Case study 2 explores the design and delivery of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-the-transforming-cities-fund) evaluation. It identifies lessons for the evaluation of CRSTS and other local transport funds.

Case study 1 examines the funding allocation process for CRSTS and the first round of this funding (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/city-region-sustainable-transport-settlements-confirmed-delivery-plans-and-funding-allocations) between 2021 and 2022.

The Department for Transport commissioned Steer to produce a series of process evaluation case studies.

The CRSTS programme is a consolidated fund from the Department for Transport for 8 of the largest city regions across England, outside of Greater London. The programme aims to simplify the funding landscape and make transformational change through public and sustainable transport infrastructure investments.
Kays Medical
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 Kays Medical 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 Kays Medical recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
RO v Disclosure & Barring Service: [2025] UKUT 221 (AAC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Mitchell on 20 June 2025.

Read the full decision in UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-V (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e0b0a8563865002f9c674/UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-V.pdf).

Judicial Summary

Disclosure and Barring Service’s (DBS) barring decisions involved errors of law in that DBS’ analysis of the evidence failed to take into account a number of relevant considerations. The Upper Tribunal remits the matter to DBS to reconsider the Appellant’s barring, and its new decision must be based on the findings of fact set out in the Upper Tribunal’s reasons for its decision.
Ms N Pona v Yo Sushi: 1603397/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-09)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms N Pona v Yo Sushi: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6936f58692da4705a575d43f/xx-xxxx-xxxx_N_Pona_v_Yo_Sushi_UDL_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).
Menopause in the workplace literature review
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-17)

This literature review reports on the available published evidence on menopause in the workplace with regard to individual experience, employer support, and the associated cost to the UK economy

This literature review aims to understand the key issues faced by women in the workplace experiencing menopausal symptoms, to find evidence around employer support for those experiencing the menopause, to find evidence of the economic cost of the impact of menopause on women in the labour market, and to identify gaps in our evidence base in order to explore the existing landscape. The review focused primarily on UK-based evidence.

Contribution to the evidence base

This report aims to build upon a previous literature review by Brewis et al, entitled ‘The effects of menopause transition on women’s economic participation in the UK,’ which was commissioned by the Department for Education and published in 2017. Brewis et al reviewed evidence from 1990 to the end of March 2016, so the current review includes more recent evidence published between April 2016 and October 2024.

Research value

Evidence will be used to inform policy development around support for those experiencing menopause in the workplace and to help guide future research in this area.
Rainworth (Yorkshire) 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 Rainworth (Yorkshire) 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 Rainworth (Yorkshire) 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 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.
Wellhouse Farm, Mount Bures CO8 5BA:CAM/22UG/MNR/2025/0674
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-14)

Eastern Region Judge David Wyatt

Read the Decision in fullWellhouse Farm, Mount Bures CO8 5BA:CAM/22UG/MNR/2025/0674 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684982047cba25f610c7daeb/Wellhouse_Farm_Mount_Bures_CO8_5BA_-_strike_out_decision.pdf)
Ms S Khan v Lucas Film Ltd and others: 3301557/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms S Khan v Lucas Film Ltd and others: 3301557/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d8afe56efa830011dcc5a8/Ms_Sadi_Khan_V_Blue_Stockings__UK__Limited__3301557.2023__Partial_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms S Khan v Lucas Film Ltd and others: 3301557/2023 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65e8635f3649a2001aed6310/Ms_S_Khan_MBE_v_Lucas_Film_Limited___others_3301557.2023_Reconsideration_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms S Khan MBE v Blue Stockings (UK) Ltd: 3301557/2023 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68a5c2d2a6acbbc7fb96a3cb/Miss_S_Khan_MBE__-_v_-_Blue_Stockings__UK__Limited___3301557-2023_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms S Khan MBE v Blue Stockings (UK) Ltd: 3301557/2023 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ee30fd8427701993d5e03d/Miss_Sadi_Khan_MBE_-_v_-_Blue_Stockings__UK__Limited_-_3301557-2023_-_Judgment.pdf).
Miss C Chamulewicz v J Davies: 1400928/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-20)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss C Chamulewicz v J Davies: 1400928/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae0ffb6e6c8d18118acd8f/Miss_C_Chamulewicz_-vs-_Jessica_Davies_-_1400928.2024_-_Judgement.pdf).