theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
DESNZ: prompt payment data, April to June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-14)

How long the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) takes to pay invoices.

Percentage of invoices DESNZ paid within 5 days and within 30 days of receipt. The data is published in yearly quarters.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:
- DESNZ: prompt payment data (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/df7e7e32-7c31-4970-a1c4-900a8c2111e8/desnz-prompt-payment-data)
Applying for ACS approval: guidance and forms
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-31)

Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.

Our Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) is a quality assurance scheme for the private security industry. We approve private security companies.

Use ‘Get Approved’ to understand what is involved in becoming an approved contractor.

Use ‘Get Approved Clarifications’ to get a deeper understanding of certain points covered in ‘Get Approved’.

Use the ‘ACS Self-Assessment Workbook’ to assess your company against the ACS standard. To download the workbook, right-click on the link and select ‘Save as…’

Read the ‘2025 update to the ACS Self-Assessment Workbook’ to find out what has changed in criterion 6 (people).

Use the ‘ACS Self-Assessment Report’ to determine whether your company meets the ACS standard and to identify good practice to improve your business. To download the report, right-click on the link and select ‘Save as…’

Use the ‘ACS Self-Assessment Workbook Guide’ to understand how to assess your company using the ‘ACS Self-Assessment Workbook’.

Use the ‘ACS application form’ to apply for ACS approval.

Use the ‘ACS payment slip’ to pay your application and registration fees.
Mr N Levy v St Thomas’ Hospital: 2307006/2023 and 2307352/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr N Levy v St Thomas’ Hospital: 2307006/2023 and 2307352/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68480170d0ca5d7801e4e682/Mr_N_Levy_v_St._Thomas__Hospital__1__2307006-2023__2__2307352-2024_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).
Angus Lapsley
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)

Angus Lapsley was appointed the UK’s Permanent Representative to NATO in April 2025 . Before this, Angus served as the Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning at NATO from September 2022 to March 2025. He was also an external reviewer in the UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2024 to 2025. Angus previously worked as the Director General in Strategy and International at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and as Director for Defence, International Security and South East Europe at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ). From March 2015 until September 2017, Angus served as the UK’s Political and Security Ambassador to the  EU . He was Director (Americas) in the  FCO , before moving to the Cabinet Office as Director in the European and Global Issues Secretariat in April 2012. He also led the Cabinet Office’s role on the review of the balance of competences between the UK and the  EU . Between 2006 to 2010, he was Counsellor and Head of the Common and Foreign Security Policy (CFSP), Common Security and Defence Policy and  EU  Enlargement team at the UK Representation to the  EU . From 2006 he was Deputy Balkans Co-ordinator and served in Paris between 2001 and 2005 on foreign and security policy issues. Angus joined the UK Civil Service in 1991, working in the Department of Health and then the UK Representation to the European Union, leading the  EU  Institutions Unit during the Nice Treaty negotiations.

Angus Lapsley was appointed the UK’s Permanent Representative to NATO in April 2025 (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-permanent-representative-to-nato-appointed).

Before this, Angus served as the Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning at NATO from September 2022 to March 2025. He was also an external reviewer in the UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2024 to 2025.

Angus previously worked as the Director General in Strategy and International at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and as Director for Defence, International Security and South East Europe at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).

From March 2015 until September 2017, Angus served as the UK’s Political and Security Ambassador to the EU.

He was Director (Americas) in the FCO, before moving to the Cabinet Office as Director in the European and Global Issues Secretariat in April 2012. He also led the Cabinet Office’s role on the review of the balance of competences between the UK and the EU.

Between 2006 to 2010, he was Counsellor and Head of the Common and Foreign Security Policy (CFSP), Common Security and Defence Policy and EU Enlargement team at the UK Representation to the EU.

From 2006 he was Deputy Balkans Co-ordinator and served in Paris between 2001 and 2005 on foreign and security policy issues.

Angus joined the UK Civil Service in 1991, working in the Department of Health and then the UK Representation to the European Union, leading the EU Institutions Unit during the Nice Treaty negotiations.
Planning applications statistics
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

This collection brings together all documents relating to planning applications statistics.

National statistics about the number of planning applications made and permissions granted in England, released every 3 months.

We have produced a one page guide (https://www.gov.uk//government/publications/guide-to-mhclg-planning-and-land-use-statistics) which shows how these statistics relate to other planning statistics.

Use our interactive dashboard (https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDQ1MmRlMjEtMThlMy00MWIxLThmNTEtMzU4M2I5ODNmYTJlIiwidCI6ImJmMzQ2ODEwLTljN2QtNDNkZS1hODcyLTI0YTJlZjM5OTVhOCJ9) to explore the data.

Feedback

We are interested in understanding more about how our land use data is used and the decisions they inform. This is important for us so we can provide a high quality service which meets users’ needs. Please contact us with feedback at xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Pharmacovigilance following agreement of the Windsor Framework
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-11)

Information on the implementation of changes to pharmacovigilance for medicines authorised in the UK following the agreement of the Windsor Framework.

This guidance is designed to provide information on the implementation of changes to pharmacovigilance for medicines authorised in the UK following the agreement of the Windsor Framework.

These changes will be implemented from 1 January 2025.

This guidance should be used in conjunction with the MHRA’s guidance on the Windsor Framework including UK-wide licensing for human medicines (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-wide-licensing-for-human-medicines/uk-wide-licensing-for-human-medicines), and labelling and packaging guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labelling-and-packaging-of-medicinal-products-for-human-use-following-agreement-of-the-windsor-framework/labelling-and-packaging-of-medicinal-products-for-human-use-following-agreement-of-the-windsor-framework).

This guidance should also be used to supplement the operational guidance in the MHRA’s existing guidance on pharmacovigilance procedures (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-pharmacovigilance-procedures/guidance-on-pharmacovigilance-procedures).
16 to 19 funding: high value courses premium
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-10)

Guidance about additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected qualifications.

Guidance for high value courses premium (HVCP) and HCVP for construction.

The high value courses premium (HVCP) is additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected level 3 courses in subjects that lead to higher wage returns, to enable a more productive economy.

The HVCP for construction will apply in academic year 2026 to 2027 and is additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected level 2 and level 3 qualifications in sector subject area 5.2 (building and construction) to support an increase in skilled construction workers.
Mr S Whittaker v Print Serve Fylde Ltd (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation): 2404834/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-19)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr S Whittaker v Print Serve Fylde Ltd (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation): 2404834/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a47a4ba412c67701edbc/Mr_S_Whittaker_v_Print_Serve_Fylde_Ltd__in_Creditors__Voluntary_Liquidation__-_2404834_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
[2025] UKUT 00124 (TCC) GEORGE MANTIDES LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge T Scott and Judge Cannan on 07 April 2025

Read full decision GEORGE MANTIDES LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f3d532d3f1efd2ce2ab8bc/Mantides_v_HMRC_Decision.pdf)

INCOME TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS – IR35 – intermediaries legislation – FTT not entitled to make certain findings as to the terms of the hypothetical contract – material error of law – decision of FTT set aside and remade
Archive: Immigration Rules
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-25)

Immigration Rules archive.

Archived copies of the consolidated Immigration Rules as they were on the date before each statement of changes came into effect.

For example, the first archived copy of the rules shows them as they were on 18 July 2012, before they were changed by the statement of changes that came into effect on 19 July 2012.
A Haigh v Eddie Stobart Ltd: 6019817/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-01)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Haigh v Eddie Stobart Ltd: 6019817/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688b84bf6c7eb66caea94db6/6019817.24_A_Haigh_v_Eddie_Stobart_Limited.pdf).
Insolvency practitioners: administration and administrative receivership - Schedule of funds
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-20)

CAU 104: administration and administrative receivership - Schedule of funds.

Our templates include additional guidance on a second tab labelled ‘Rules’.

Before saving your completed spreadsheet template in CSV format, delete the ‘Rules’ tab, so that we can process your information correctly.

Once you have saved your final CSV file, email it to: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

You must include a signed and completed CAU form with your spreadsheet. We are unable to process any submissions without this form.
Mr K Edwards v Stark Building Materials UK Ltd T/a Jewsons: 6009608/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr K Edwards v Stark Building Materials UK Ltd T/a Jewsons: 6009608/2024 - Partial Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69034fe6cc6b3272b391312a/6009608.2024_K_Edwards_v_Stark_Building_Materials_-_Dismissal_Judgement.pdf).
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-24)

Guidance for businesses.

This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations and includes obligations for manufacturers, their authorised representatives, importers and distributors.

The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market or put into service prior to this date.
Mr F W Mboungueng v Utilities Design and Planning Ltd: 2400949/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr F W Mboungueng v Utilities Design and Planning Ltd: 2400949/2022 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69087eb2ef26c341988b255e/Mr_F_Wandji_Mboungueng_-_Utilities_Design___Planning_Limited_-_2400949_2022_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr F W Mboungueng v Utilities Design and Planning Ltd: 2400949/2022 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b3054bd15c152ea555bdf1/Mr_F_Wandji_Mboungueng_v_Utilities_Design_and_Planning_Ltd_-_2400949_2022.pdf).
Let Property Campaign: your guide to making a disclosure
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

Check if the Let Property Campaign applies to you and find out how to make a disclosure to HMRC for unpaid tax.

The Let Property Campaign is an opportunity for landlords who owe tax from letting out residential property to get up to date with their tax affairs.

This guidance will tell you:
- about the Let Property Campaign
- how to make a notification and disclosure to HMRC
- how to prepare your disclosure
- how to pay HMRC
- what happens after HMRC receives your disclosure
- how to get things right in the future
Further Education Sector Activity Northern Ireland: 20/21 - 24/25
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

This statistical bulletin presents a range of analysis regarding enrolments and students in the NI FE Sector covering academic years 2020/21 to 2024/25.

This statistical bulletin presents a range of analysis regarding enrolments and students (both regulated and non-regulated) in the Northern Ireland further education sector covering academic years 2020/21 to 2024/25. The statistics presented cover the characteristics of those enrolling in FE colleges along with analysis of areas of deprivation, funding streams and performance (retention, achievement and success rates).
Putin claims to share values of dignity and peace, yet continues to violate them: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

Colleagues, we convene today to address the situation in Ukraine, as we collectively mourn the lives lost due to Russia’s recent attacks.

This weekend saw two of the largest mass air attacks of the war, back-to-back.

Over three days, Russia launched over 900 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities, reportedly resulting in the deaths of 30 people and injuring a further 150.

And these deaths were not an accident. Russia’s missile and drone strikes struck major urban centres and densely populated regions.

Over the night of 24 May, among those killed were three children, specifically, three siblings: Stanislav, aged 8, Tamara, aged 12, and Roman, aged 17. Each of them on the edge of a new chapter of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, all of them robbed of life too soon.

Such acts are a stark reminder of the urgent need to bring this war to an end.

Russia’s attacks are not only sustained, they are worsening. As OHCHR has verified, in the first three months of this year alone, there have been 2,641 civilian casualties. That’s nearly 900 more than during the same period in 2024, and over 600 more than early 2023.

The increased killing of civilians is an affront to our shared values of human dignity and peace.

Values which President Putin claims to share, yet continues to violate.

Putin’s priorities are demonstrated by his timing. These attacks were launched days after talks in Istanbul, in which Russia, yet again, refused to agree to an unconditional ceasefire.

Presented with another opportunity for meaningful progress towards peace, Putin chose war.

President, while Ukraine stands ready for an unconditional ceasefire, Russia sustains its aggression. And once again, innocent civilians are paying the price. Russia’s actions speak much louder than its words.

So we call on Russia to comply with international law, including the UN Charter, and to stop the killing of innocent civilians.

Russia’s unrelenting invasion of its sovereign neighbour will only redouble our resolve to help Ukraine defend itself and to use the necessary measures to restrict Putin’s war machine.

We will work in unison with the US, Ukraine, our European and international partners until a just and lasting peace is no longer an aim, but an enduring reality.
Child and maternal health profiles: May 2025 update
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-07)

Annual update of indicators related to hospital admissions for children with long-term conditions, emergency hospital admissions, A&E attendances, and pregnancy and birth.

The child and maternal health profiles provide an overview of child and maternal health and wellbeing. They are intended for use by local government and health service professionals to inform planning for health and associated services for local populations.

The following indicators have been updated based on Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data:
- A&E attendances (0 to 4 years and under 18 years)
admissions for gastroenteritis and for lower respiratory tract infections (0 to 4 years)

hospital admissions for dental caries (0 to 5 years)

hospital admissions for asthma, for diabetes and for epilepsy (under 19 years)

teenage mothers
- percentage of deliveries to women aged 35 years or above and to women from ethnic minority groups
- admission of babies under 14 days
- percentage of deliveries by caesarean section
The indicator for premature births has also been updated based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) births data.

Data is presented for England, with most indicators also available at regional level and for upper and lower tier local authorities. Data is also available for integrated care boards (ICBs) and NHS England regions (up to financial year ending 2023) and includes information about inequalities where possible.

In July 2024, ONS updated its mid-year population estimates for 2022. All indicators using these estimates have been updated using the new population estimates.

To simplify presentation indicators for admissions for gastroenteritis, lower respiratory tract infections, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy now have age groups as an inequality option rather than separate indicators for each age group.

Indicators for under 18 conceptions have not been updated as data has not been published by ONS. Information about when these indicators will be updated as part of a future release will be included in the research and statistics calendar (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=office-for-health-improvement-and-disparities&order=release-date-oldest).
32A Acre Lane, London SW2 5SG  18A Trinity Gardens, London SW9 8DP : LON/00AY/LSC/2024/0324 & LON/00AY/LAC/2024/0014
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-07)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Nicol, Mr J Naylor FRICS FIRPM & Miss J Dalal on 10 April 2025

Read the full decision in 32A Acre Lane, London SW2 5SG 18A Trinity Gardens, London SW9 8DP : LON/00AY/LSC/2024/0324 & LON/00AY/LAC/2024/0014 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe2b2d712bf73dea135450/Final_Decision.pdf).
Welcome Back to Honduran Chevening Scholars 2023-24
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-26)

Deputy Head of Mission, Paul Huggins, welcomed the Honduran Chevening Scholars who successfully completed their master's programs at UK universities.

Two Honduran scholars from the 2023-24 academic year pursued master’s degrees at various renowned British institutions.

The Embassy congratulated the scholars on the successful completion of their studies and for being outstanding representatives of Honduras during their time in the UK.

Chevening is the UK government’s global scholarship program, offered by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in partnership with various organizations. Since 1983, Chevening has helped build bridges with over 160 different countries and territories, supporting the education and development of future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers worldwide.

The returning scholars are:
- Eva Carolina Salgado Aguilar - MSc in Data Analytics at Queen Mary University of London.
- Fanny Carolina Nuñez Soriano - MSc in Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at University of Strathclyde.
Chevening has fostered economic development and better business environments worldwide by funding scholars who have created businesses, become directors, and hold high-level positions in global organizations.

The application window for the 2025-2026 scholarships will open in August 2025. We strongly encourage mid-career professionals to apply for the program and sign up for alerts by visiting the Chevening website (https://www.chevening.org/scholarship/honduras/).
Miss J Dakin v UPS Ltd: 6002473/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss J Dakin v UPS Ltd: 6002473/2023 - Partial Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6904e28fef26c341988b2524/Jayne_Dakin_v_UPS_Ltd_6002473_2023_Withdrawal_Judgment.pdf).
Export horses to India: certificate 6351
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Use these forms and guidance documents to export horses to India.

You cannot export cattle, sheep, pigs, goats or horses for fattening and slaughter. This applies to journeys from or through Great Britain to anywhere outside the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man. You can still export live cattle, sheep, pigs, goats or horses for other purposes. For example, for breeding and competitions.

Exporting from England, Scotland and Wales

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for this export health certificate (EHC) using the online service.

If you’re in Northern Ireland, you must apply to DAERA (#other-ways).

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6931a6f4375aee4a15ee8c21/6351EHC_NFG.pdf).

Download a specimen certificate Export horses to India: EHC 6351, version 5 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bbdf03940f0b6384eb145af/6351EHC_V5_FF.pdf).

2. Apply online

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

Start now (https://exporter.apply-export-health-certificate.service.gov.uk/forms/6351EHC)

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

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

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

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
- apply for multiple certificates
Exporting from Northern Ireland

If you’re in Northern Ireland you’ll need to upload your application for DAERA.

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6931a6f4375aee4a15ee8c21/6351EHC_NFG.pdf).

Download and fill in Export horses to India: EHC 6351, version 5 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bbdf03940f0b6384eb145af/6351EHC_V5_FF.pdf).

Upload your application (https://selfservice.daera-ni.gov.uk/Daera/Forms/#/export).

Make sure you use the latest version of the EHC as they are sometimes updated. The latest version is on this page.

If you do not use the latest version, DAERA will not accept your application.

Help with your application

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

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

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges).
Miss L Sylvester v The Jubilee Inn 2010 Ltd: 1401407/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss L Sylvester v The Jubilee Inn 2010 Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d1a4eea6d78876a3fb0a5a/Miss_L_Sylvester_-vs-_The_Jubilee_Inn_2010_Ltd_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).
Renishaw Plc
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 Renishaw Plc 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 Renishaw Plc 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
We also pledge the following:

Cadet support Veteran employment

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.
215-219 Sussex Gardens, London, W2 2RJ    LON/00BK/LDC/2024/0677
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-16)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge  Shepherd on Date 18 March 2025

Read the full decision in 215-219 Sussex Gardens, London, W2 2RJ LON/00BK/LDC/2024/0677 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68121e85e8156d34b0e72765/20250318_Decision_Sussex_Gardens_dispensation_Shepherd.pdf)
ATACPD02100 - Roles and responsibilities: Customs Policy
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


This manual will be archived on 15 December 2025. If there is content within this manual you use regularly, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know.

Note: This manual is under review and is likely to be withdrawn. If there is anything within this manual you use regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx?subject=%node:field_page_reference feedback) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/services-information).

Customs Policy are responsible for:
- formulating, developing and modifying policy systems and procedures
- interpretation and clarification of conventions and UK law
- dealing with challenges to existing law and policy
- attending meetings of the administrative committees of the ATA and Istanbul Conventions
- attending World Customs Organisation administration commettee meeting, where legislation is formulated and interpretationas are considered with other member states.
- publicising requirements and procedures for the trade and Departmental staff through Public notice and regime guidance
- reviewing and maintaining the ATA/CPD carnet guidance, public notice and regime profile
- providing advice on carnet reviews, appeals and tribunals
- consulting with the Unit of Expertise (UoE) and the National Carnet Unit (NCU) over the operational impact of legislative changes, reviews and revised guidance.
(This content has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

You should consult customs policy if the point of difficulty you are dealing with involves the interpretation of, or a challenge to, legislation and UK procedures.
The Dundee Gin Company 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 The Dundee Gin Company 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 The Dundee Gin Company Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Chancellor to slash ‘duplicative and burdensome rules’
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-18)

Chancellor hosts Fintech CEOs in No. 11 as the Treasury streamlines regulation to boost growth as part of the Government’s Plan for Change.

Chancellor and CEOs discussed the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, following the Prime Minister’s pledge to cut the administrative cost of regulation on business by a quarter.

The Chancellor also delivers on her Mansion House commitment to reform capital markets regulations and boost the attractiveness of the UK’s capital markets.

This morning (18 March), the Chancellor hosted senior representatives from the Fintech sector in No. 11 Downing Street to discuss the biggest growth opportunities for Fintechs and new draft legislation to streamline regulation and boost the attractiveness of our capital markets.

This new legislation will deliver reforms to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) rules, which were inherited from the European Union, and will enable the FCA to scrap any rules which are duplicative and unnecessarily hold UK firms back by designing a new regulatory framework that supports economic growth, this government’s number one mission.

The Chancellor committed to reforming these rules at her Mansion House speech in November to ensure that they work better for UK companies and they deliver for investors, firms, and support growth across the UK.

This will mark the next milestone in delivering the government’s wholesale market reforms and will boost the attractiveness of the UK’s capital markets.

This forms part of the Chancellor’s radical action plan to cut red tape, boost growth, and create a more effective regulatory system, delivering on the Prime Minister’s pledge to cut the administrative cost of regulation on business by a quarter.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said:

We are taking action to make our rulebook more competitive to support growth, the number one mission for our Plan for Change, and have asked the FCA to reform the regulatory structure around capital markets to make it work better for UK firms. This will ensure they can grow and invest across the economy, kickstarting growth and getting more money in people’s pockets.
Mr R Amin v Paystream My Max Ltd: 6006396/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-16)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr R Amin v Paystream My Max Ltd: 6006396/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680f5dbb172df773f0305ec4/Mr_R_Amin_v_PayStream_My_Max_Limited_-_6006396_2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr R Amin v Paystream My Max Ltd: 6006396/2024 - Certificate of Correction (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684c239bdf3ce2ce31e3f989/Mr_R_Amin_v_Paystream_My_Max_Limited_-_6006396_2024_-_Certificate_of_Correction.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr R Amin v Paystream My Max Ltd: 6006396/2024 - Corrected Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684c23d919e3b84158cba2ee/Mr_R_Amin_v_Paystream_My_Max_Limited_-_6006396_2024_-_Corrected_Judgment.pdf).
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150, G-CUBX
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-29)

Loss of control after takeoff, Croft Farm Airstrip (Defford Airfield), Worcester, 27 August 2024

G-CUBX tracked to the left on the runway during takeoff and within two seconds of getting airborne it was in a left turn tracking toward obstacles south of the runway. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft adopt a steep nose-up attitude, but it was not able to climb above a tree which was one of the obstacles in its path. G-CUBX appeared to have struck the tree at the apogee of its flight path before descending steeply, nose-first, into the ground. The pilot suffered fatal injuries at the point of ground collision.

It was not possible to conclusively establish why the aircraft diverged left during and after takeoff. Nonetheless, the investigation considered it likely the relatively low lift off speed of approximately 34 kt contributed to the pilot having insufficient aerodynamic control authority to effectively counter the flight path divergence. Being in a turn rather than wings level would have compromised the aircraft’s climb rate resulting in it being unable to climb above the obstacles it was turning toward.

The investigation was unable to find evidence of any pre-accident fault with the aircraft.

Download the report:

Piper PA-18-150, G-CUBX 07-25 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6827189950dbd3ce8372ab22/Piper_PA-18-150_G-CUBX_07-25.pdf)

Download glossary of abbreviations:

Glossary of abbreviations (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682718b4010c5c28d1c7e71a/Abbreviations.pdf)
ESM11035 - Check Employment Status For Tax: Office Holders
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-30)


CEST asks ‘Will the worker be an ‘Office Holder’?’

If you perform office holder duties, this means you are employed for tax purposes for this work.

Office Holders are always charged tax and NICs as employees.

Further guidance and information on HMRC’s approach to Office Holders can be found at ESM2502. (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-status-manual/esm2502)
British Consulate General Erbil
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-29)

The British Consulate-General in Erbil represents the UK government in Kurdistan Region and northern Iraq.

Find out more on our UK and Iraq news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/iraq/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Iraq. You can access UK government services while in Iraq (https://www.gov.uk/world/iraq).

If you’re travelling to Erbil, see our travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/iraq/british-consulate-general-erbil).

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/iraq/british-consulate-general-erbil).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

We also provide services in Baghdad (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-baghdad).

Development work with Iraq

The UK government supports international development through long-term partnerships. These are tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. Sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and we are working to go further and faster to reduce poverty globally.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Iraq, view the Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/IQ).
Saqib Hussain
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Saqib Hussain is the Operational Manager of the Digital Forensics unit of The Insolvency Service. Saqib has a first-class honours degree in Psychology, and a distinction in forensic psychology master’s programme, with specialist fields of interest in forced marriages, honour based abuse, radicalisation of young people, and personality.

Saqib Hussain is the Operational Manager of the Digital Forensics unit of The Insolvency Service.

Saqib has a first-class honours degree in Psychology, and a distinction in forensic psychology master’s programme, with specialist fields of interest in forced marriages, honour based abuse, radicalisation of young people, and personality.
Mr K Aitman v Northumberland County Council: 6009960/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr K Aitman v Northumberland County Council: 6009960/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6808a7f43bdfd1243078e717/Mr_K_Aitman_v_Northumberland_County_Council_6009960-2024_Judgment.pdf).
Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7: statutory notices
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-08)

Final statutory notices required to launch Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7.

Budget notice and accompanying note

The Contract Budget notice sets out the parameters that apply to CfD Allocation Round 7. The budget available in the AR7 auction will be:
- £295 million for Pot 1 (establish technologies), inclusive of a minimum ringfence of £160 million for onshore wind and remote island wind projects
- £15 million for Pot 2 (emerging technologies)
- £900 million for Pot 3 (offshore wind)
- £180 million for Pot 4 (floating offshore wind)
The accompanying note provides a more detailed explanation of the information in the Budget Notice.

Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) budget notice

The Budget Notice sets out the initial budget that applies to CIBs in AR7 of the CfD.

Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) Allocation Round notice

This notice gives notice of AR7 of the CfD.

Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) framework notice

The CIB Allocation Round Notice that sets out the CIB allocation framework.

AR7a Allocation Round Notice

This notice gives notice of AR7a of the CfD.

Contract Framework Notice

This notice states which Contract Allocation Framework is applicable to CfD Allocation Round 7/7a.

Standard Terms Notice

This notice sets out certain information that must be used by LCCC to complete the appropriate Standard Terms (CfD contract), which is individualised for each successful project in CfD Allocation Round 7/7a.

Counterparty Costs Notice

CfD applicants may apply to the CfD Counterparty (LCCC) to request ‘minor and necessary’ modifications to the CfD contract. This notice sets out the threshold above which the costs likely to be incurred by LCCC as a result of the modification would not be considered ‘minor’. We have set this threshold at £20,000 for CfD Allocation Round 7/7a.

Application Window Notice

This notice gives notice of the application window for AR7/7a and applicable delivery years.

Pot and Price Notice

This notice gives notice of the pot structure and administrative strike prices for Allocation Round 7/7a of the CfD.
Mr P Bunce v Linkline Transport Ltd (in administration): 6010888/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Bunce v Linkline Transport Ltd (in administration): 6010888/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846fd820392ed9b784c01ee/Mr_P_Bunce_v_Linkline_Transport_Limited__in_administration__6010888_2024_Judgment.pdf).
Oil and Gas First Year Capital Allowances for plant and machinery
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) commissioned Ipsos to conduct a qualitative evaluation of the Oil and Gas First Year Capital Allowances for plant and machinery.

HMRC commissioned Ipsos to conduct a qualitative evaluation of the Oil and Gas First Year Capital Allowances for plant and machinery.

The qualitative evaluation was carried out between February and June 2022 with 13 claimant companies of the Oil and Gas First Year Allowance (FYA) for plant and machinery.

FYA is a capital allowance for expenditure by oil and gas companies on plant and machinery operating in the ring fence which allows 100% of qualifying expenditure on plant and machinery wholly for use in such exploration or extraction to be deducted in the year the expenditure is incurred when calculating taxable profits.

The evaluation looked at 4 broad areas including impact, experience of claiming, appropriateness and proportionality of the relief and the claims process.
Brightech Construction 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 Brightech Construction 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 Brightech Construction 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
- 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.