theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Fire & Evacuation Services Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Fire & Evacuation Services Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- 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.
PLT Training Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 PLT Training Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

-Nominating a staff champion to develop work on 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.
Review into the North Hyde Substation outage: terms of reference
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Terms of Reference for the review into the incident at North Hyde Substation and the associated disruption at Heathrow Airport.

The Energy Secretary has commissioned the independent National Energy System Operator (NESO) to investigate the power outage that affected Heathrow Airport and the surrounding area.

The review will focus on 3 main areas:
- resilience of energy infrastructure
- response and restoration of energy infrastructure
- enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure to energy disruption
NESO will report on initial findings within 6 weeks and provide a final report by the end of June 2025.
RFIG21180 - Statutory Residence Test (SRT): Split year treatment: Case 5 - The overseas and UK parts of the tax year
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


The overseas part of the tax year starts at the beginning of the tax year and ends at the point the individual first meets the third automatic UK test by working full-time in the UK.

The UK part of the tax year is the period from the end of the overseas part until the end of the tax year.

Example

Andrea arrived in the UK on 20 May 2013 from Poland for a 2 week visit. She stays with her sister who is working in the UK. This is Andrea’s first trip to the UK, and she has never previously been UK resident for tax purposes.

Just before Andrea is about to return to Poland, she is offered a part-time job at a hotel. This will be her first ever job. She starts work on 10 June 2013. For the first 8 weeks of her employment she works 20 hours per week (5 hours per day), but from 5 August 2013 she is offered full-time work of 40 hours per week. Andrea takes 20 days leave during the tax year; there are no non-working days embedded within any of her periods of leave.

Although for the first 8 weeks of her employment Andrea only works 20 hours per week, she works out that she meets the third automatic UK test from 10 June 2013, her computations are:

Step 1: In a 365 days period that are no disregarded days when Andrea did more than 3 hours work overseas

Step 2: Total number of UK hours worked during 365 day period (8 weeks x 20 hours & 40 weeks x 40 hours) = 1760 hours

Step 3: Subtract disregarded days = 0, and 20 days annual leave, that can be deducted from 365 = 345 days reference period.

Step 4: Divide reference period by 7 (345/7) = 49.29, rounded down to 49

Step 5: Divide Andrea’s net UK hours by 49 (the result of step 4) 1760/49 = 35.91 hours

Andrea’s hours average out at over 35 over the 365 day period from 10 June 2013 (which is a day on which she worked for more than 3 hours in the UK). She meets the third automatic UK test from that date.

Andrea meets the criteria for Case 5 split year on the basis that:
- she was non-UK resident in the previous tax year
- she meets the third automatic UK test for the 365 day period commencing on 10 June 2013, (which is a day on which she worked for more than 3 hours in the UK)
- in the part of the year from 6 April 2013 until 10 June 2013 she did not have sufficient UK ties. (Refer to table in RFIG21220 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/residence-and-fig-regime-manual/rfig21220#))
H Rhea v G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd and Staffline Recruitment Ltd: 6004526/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-29)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in H Rhea v G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd and Staffline Recruitment Ltd: 6004526/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe6f04ed87b8160854671f/H_Rhea_v_G4S_Secure_Solutions__UK__Limited___other_6004526-24_Judgment.pdf).
Andrew Warren
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-19)

Andrew Warren was DfE Regional Director for West Midlands from September 2022 to December 2024. Before his appointment he was the Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands. Andrew was also chair of the Teaching Schools Council and he is a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. Earlier in his career he also worked as: an assistant director in the Children and Young People’s Directorate a primary headteacher

Andrew Warren was DfE Regional Director for West Midlands from September 2022 to December 2024.

Before his appointment he was the Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands.

Andrew was also chair of the Teaching Schools Council and he is a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.

Earlier in his career he also worked as:
- an assistant director in the Children and Young People’s Directorate
- a primary headteacher
London Borough of Enfield
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 London Borough of Enfield 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 London Borough of Enfield 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.
CH204520 - How to do a compliance check: notes of meeting: audio or video recording of a meeting
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-12)


This page and chapter are under review as the relevant content is also published in the technical guidance chapters of the Compliance Handbook (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook), within Compliance checks factsheets (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-compliance-checks-factsheets) and in Compliance checks guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-compliance-checks-help-and-support). If you use particular pages regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know the specific content you find useful.

You must not make an audio or video recording of a meeting

The following guidance applies to telephone conversations as well as meetings.

Audio or Video meetings must not be recorded by HMRC or the customer.

If the person or their agent asks to make a video recording of a meeting you should refuse their request. See EM1835 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/enquiry-manual/em1835) for more information and exceptional circumstances.

It is not HMRC policy to ask whether a meeting is being recorded. However, if exceptionally you have good reasons to believe the meeting is being recorded, you may ask whether a recording is being made. Where you suspect or become aware that the customer is recording a meeting you can state that you object to the recording and leave the meeting if the recording continues.

If you believe it is necessary for an audio or video call to be recorded, you must seek advice from the Security and Information Team.

For guidance on the use of electronic or digital notebooks, see further information at CH203565 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch203565) and CH204100 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch204100).
VATREVCON32300 - How the construction reverse charge works: Who needs to apply the construction reverse charge: The CIS and VAT Groups
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)


The test for being a ‘contractor’ under the CIS applies on an entity-by-entity basis; there is no 'group' concept for CIS purposes. Supplies that come under the CIS usually come under the construction reverse charge (subject to the exceptions laid out in VATREVCON21000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-reverse-charge-for-building-and-construction-services-manual/vatrevcon21000)) and supplies that do not come under the CIS do not come under the construction reverse charge.

As VAT grouping does not impact whether or not a single business exceeds the £3m for the purposes of the deemed contractor rules under the CIS, it similarly does not have an impact on the construction reverse charge. For example, two members of a VAT group, who are not construction businesses and whose expenditure on construction operations is £2.5m each, are not subject to the reverse charge as the two amounts are taken separately.

Supplies where both the supplier and the customer are members of the same VAT group may be reported under the CIS, but these will not be subject to the construction reverse charge as they are disregarded under VAT Act 1994 s.43(1)(a) (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/23/section/43).
Berge Mawson report published
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)

Fatal accident on board a bulk carrier at Bunyu Island anchorage, Indonesia.

Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the deaths of three stevedores in a cargo hold access space on board Berge Mawson on 27 June 2022 at Bunyu Island anchorage, Indonesia.

Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Andrew Moll OBE, said:

Cargo operations on board bulk carriers require stevedores and other shore workers to carry out tasks on board, often working separately from the crew. In this accident, it is evident that the stevedores did not have sufficient understanding of the hazards posed by coal cargoes nor, more worryingly, had they received training about the dangers associated with entering enclosed spaces.

Although Berge Mawson’s crew were well-trained in their emergency response to enclosed space accidents, their drill scenarios did not involve shore workers who could be on board at the time. In the crew’s rush to collect rescue equipment they left the entry point to an enclosed space containing a noxious atmosphere unguarded, and this oversight tragically led to the second and third stevedores dying in a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to rescue their colleague.

Despite international and industry guidance on the training stevedores should receive before working on bulk carriers, InterManager data shows that, of the 257 enclosed space fatalities reported between 1999 and 2023, 67 (26%) were stevedores or shore workers. To help prevent further loss of life it is essential that bulk carrier and terminal operating procedures, practices and training equip shore workers to operate safely on board the vessels they attend.

The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations. (https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/fatal-accident-on-board-bulk-carrier-berge-mawson-with-loss-of-3-lives)

This investigation was carried out by the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) on behalf of the Isle of Man Administration in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the MAIB and the Red Ensign Group Category 1 registries of Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Gibraltar (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mou-between-maib-and-reg-category-1-registries).

Media enquiries (telephone only)

Media enquiries during office hours xx-xxxx-xxxx

Media enquiries out of hours xx-xxxx-xxxx
State of the water environment indicator B3: supporting evidence
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-22)

This evidence summary supports the 25 Year Environment Plan and its outcome indicator framework.

Clean and plentiful water is one of the important goals in the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan). In order to understand the condition of the water environment, as part of the outcome indicator framework (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan-progress-reports) we measure and report data on the state of the water environment (B3).

The water environment is complex and interlinked, with many different aspects playing an important part in the quality and quantity of water ecosystems and habitats. This evidence summary supports the B3 state of the water environment indicator.

You can get more information on water quality in England through the data we publish:
- by river catchment (https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/)
- on bathing water quality (https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/)
Miss J Wirth v STR 48 Ltd (Voluntary Liquidation): 2306551/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss J Wirth v STR 48 Ltd (Voluntary Liquidation): 2306551/2023 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681c95f33f1c73824ee3e5b7/Miss_J_Wirth_v_STR_48_Limited__Voluntary_Liquidation__2306551-2023_Judgment.pdf).
CH227240 - How to do a compliance check: information powers: rules that apply to all notices: notices to banks about their customers: specimen opportunity letter
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)


This page and chapter are under review as the relevant content is also published in the guidance chapters of the Compliance Handbook (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook), within Compliance checks factsheets (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-compliance-checks-factsheets) and in Compliance checks guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-compliance-checks-help-and-support). If you use particular pages regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know the specific content you find useful.

This letter can now be found in SEES – product code IIP27.
NIM06530 - Employment Allowance: Who can’t claim the Employment Allowance? Public authorities
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)


Section 2 (1) to (2) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (NICA 2014)

An employer cannot qualify for the Employment Allowance for a tax year if at any time during that tax year that employer is a public authority which is not a charity (as defined within the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012).

For this purpose, a public authority includes any employer whose activities wholly or mainly (i.e. 50% or more), involve the performance of functions (whether or not in the UK) which are of a public nature.

Indicators that the employer is undertaking functions of a public nature include:
- Is the employer acting on behalf of, or taking the place of, government or public authority
- Does the employer have or exercise any statutory powers
- Could the employers activities be subject to judicial review
Whether these functions are publicly funded can be indicative of functions of a public nature, but funding alone is not a deciding factor.

Public authorities can commonly be:
- local councils
- town councils and parish councils
- health authorities
The above list is not exhaustive.

Examples of functions of a public nature:
- NHS services,
- general practitioner (GP) services where NHS patients take up the majority of a GP’s work,
- provision of meals on wheels by a local authority,
- prison services, (includes private contractors whose functions mainly consist of guarding prisoners on behalf of the government).
- refuse collection on behalf of a public authority,
- debt collection on behalf of a public authority,
- managing housing stock formerly owned by the local authority and on behalf of the local authority.
Examples of functions provided to a public body that are not of a public nature:
- provision of security or cleaning for a public building, such as government or local authority offices
- the supply of IT services to a government department or local authority
- independent pharmacies that include dispensing NHS prescriptions as part of their business
Registered charities that are mainly undertaking functions of a public nature can still claim the Employment Allowance, subject to the application of the connected rules for charities applying (see NIM06620 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim06620)).
IHTM17011 - Pensions: examining form IHT409: initial examination
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-07)


The taxpayer or agent must fill in form IHT409 if the deceased either received or had made provision for a pension, other than the State pension. This could be either from an employer or under a personal pension policy. The form should be completed whether or not any scheme payments are liable to Inheritance Tax.

Most deceased people with a chargeable estate will have made some private pension provision. It would therefore be unusual not to see an IHT409 completed for a chargeable estate. The taxpayer or agent should complete a separate IHT409 for each arrangement.

The form asks for information on 3 areas:
- Boxes 1 to 7 - payments made under a pension arrangement that continue after a death (IHTM17013 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm17013)).
- Boxes 8 to 16 - payments of death benefits (IHTM17014 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm17014))
- Boxes 17 to 24 - changes, transfers, disposals and contributions made within 2 years of death (IHTM17015 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm17015))
Company Names Tribunal decision: Intel House Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-06)

Decision for applicant Intel Corporation registration number 16215114, applicant successful.

Application number 5401

Applicant Intel Corporation objected to the name used by Intel House Limited under the Companies Act 2006.

This decision was undefended. ‘Undefended’ refers to decisions where there has been no defence in response to the application to the Company Names Tribunal.

Signed order

On the 31 October 2025 the adjudicator hereby gives notice under sections 73(4) and (5) of the Companies Act 2006 that the company name of Intel House Limited is changed to 16215114, Ltd.
Condition improvement fund: 2019 to 2020 outcome
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-01)

Information for academies and sixth-form colleges about the outcome of their applications for the condition improvement fund (CIF) 2019 to 2020.

The Department for Education has published the CIF 2019 to 2020 outcome. This will provide funding of £433 million for 1,412 projects at 1,209 academies and sixth-form colleges.

We’ve contacted all applicants to inform them of the outcome of their application. Further information setting out next steps for successful applicants and feedback for those that were unsuccessful will be provided in due course.

CIF 2019 to 2020 appeals

We have published the list of successful appeals for the CIF 2019 to 2020 round. This will provide additional funding of £8.2 million for 30 projects at 28 additional academies and 1 sixth-form college.

If you submitted an appeal and your project appears on this list, we will contact you to confirm what happens next.

If your project does not appear on the list then your appeal has not been successful. This decision is final, there is no further stage in the appeals process and we are unable to consider any requests to review this decision.

Final funding outcomes

We have published the final funding outcomes for the CIF 2019 to 2020 round and these are the total amount of funding allocated to projects.

Contact

If you need further advice, contact us using the Customer Help Portal (https://customerhelpportal.education.gov.uk/).
VATREVCON24000 - Scope of the construction reverse charge: Linked contracts with different reverse charge treatments
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)


If two parties have already had a reverse charge service between them on a construction site, for convenience they can both agree that any more construction supplies on that site can be treated as reverse charge services, even if they would not otherwise be reverse charged. However, as long as these contracts are not linked, reverse charging those that would not otherwise be reverse charged is optional. (SI 2019/892 art. 8(2) (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/892/article/8)).

If a business enters into two separate contracts with the same supplier, where one of the contracts is within the scope of the CIS, and the contracts form a single supply of services, the reverse charge will apply to both contracts, as they comprise a single supply for VAT purposes. For example, supply of plant only is not within the scope of the CIS, but if a business enters into a contract for the supply of plant, and another contract for the supply of an operator to operate that plant (with the same supplier), the reverse charge will apply to both.
Mr D Smith v Tayside Contracts: 4110438/2014
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D Smith v Tayside Contracts: 4110438/2014 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67dd5becd8e313b503358c03/4110438.2014___Mr_D_Smith_v_Tayside_Contracts.pdf).
BSL user experience of health and social care in UK
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

This report by the BSL Advisory Board highlights the exclusion of deaf and deafblind BSL users from health and social care and sets 12 priorities for change.

This publication, ‘Locked Out: Exclusion of deaf and deafblind British Sign Language users from health and social care in the UK’, presents the findings and recommendations of the BSL Advisory Board’s Health and Social Care sub-group. The report examines the barriers that BSL users face in navigating the UK’s health and social care systems.

The report highlights the higher levels of health and social care needs within the deaf and deafblind BSL user communities, as well as the resulting health inequalities. It details how persistent challenges, such as inaccessible communication systems and a lack of qualified interpreters, lead to economic costs and cumulative trauma for BSL users.

The BSL Advisory Board puts forward 12 essential priorities and additional areas for action designed to create a more inclusive and equitable future. The aim of these recommendations is to unlock access to services, improve health outcomes, and provide a strong return on investment by reducing avoidable costs in the NHS and social care budgets.
Transport hazard summary: air quality and pollution
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-30)

Provides information about air quality and pollution risks to UK transport industry.

This summary identifies some of the main risks caused by poor air quality and air pollution episodes and how they can affect the health of transport users and staff. It also provides advice to help mitigate and plan for these risks.

Poor air quality can have direct impacts on people’s health and safety, especially for vulnerable groups such as:
- children
- people with respiratory health conditions
This forms part of the Transport hazards summaries series (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/transport-hazard-summaries), which helps organisations understand hazards that can impact UK transport.
About us
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-16)


The Building Control Independent Panel is an independent expert advisory panel providing analysis and advice to government on the two questions in the Grenfell Inquiry final report relevant to the future of the building control system in England.

These are (i) whether it is in the public interest for building control functions to be performed by those who have a commercial interest in the process, and (ii) whether all building control functions should be performed by a national authority.
NHS Health Check quarterly statistics: October to December 2024 offers and uptake
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Number of NHS Health Check offers and uptake data covering October to December 2024.

This update contains data from 153 local authorities for October to December 2024 (quarter 3 for 2024 to 2025), and cumulative data from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2024.

The data also includes amended statistics for 25 local authorities for April to September 2024 (quarter 1 and quarter 2 for 2024 to 2025).

For more information about NHS Health Check data, contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
H Hicks v Stonehaven Search Ltd: 6020280/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-09)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in H Hicks v Stonehaven Search Ltd: 6020280/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6932f0104bedc0e76230415b/Harry_Hicks_v_Stonehaven_Search_Limited_-_6020280-2025.pdf).
INTM489235 - The Unassessed Transfer Pricing Profits Process: Payment and Interest
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)


UTPP will apply to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. This guidance will be updated with detailed examples by 1 January 2026. For earlier accounting periods please use the diverted profits tax guidance at INTM489500 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm489500)

Payment

If the designated officer decides to make an assessment, then a charge will need to be raised on the Strategic Accounting Framework Environment (SAFE) by the Diverted Profits Unit (DP Unit).

This should be organised by the case team at the start of the UTPP governance process to give the DP Unit ample notice. The DP Unit contact list is maintained here in INTM489355 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm489355). Any amendment to the assessment should also be dealt with through SAFE.

The assessment creates a formal liability for the company to pay the full corporation tax charge from the relevant date for that accounting period. There is no provision for postponement except under S217K (see INTM489245 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm489245)) and the charge, at this stage, is not appealable.

Interest

Unassessed transfer pricing profits are within the charge to corporation tax. Interest is therefore charged as per TMA70/S87A which specifies that interest on overdue corporation tax is calculated from the date when the tax is due and payable until the payment date using rates specified in S178 FA1989.

For UTPP purposes, the date on which the tax was due and payable is the relevant date set out in regulations made under TMA70/S59D for the accounting period in which the company’s profit did not wholly reflect the transfer pricing requirement, as set out in S217B.

Interest will need to be imputed as part of the SAFE charge because it isn’t calculated automatically.

No repayment

In other circumstances, a company can make a claim under TMA70/S59E or S59DA on the basis that it has paid an amount of corporation tax for an accounting period, and the circumstances of the company have changed so that the company has grounds for believing that the amount paid exceeds its probable liability although that liability has not been finally established.

S217Q specifies that no claim under TMA70/S59E or S59DA is allowed for repayment of corporation tax paid on unassessed transfer pricing profits assessed at the UTPP rate.

Exclusion of reliefs, deductions and set offs

No relief, deduction or set off is allowed against unassessed transfer pricing profits which have been assessed at the UTPP rate, or the corporation tax charged at the UTPP rate.
Decision Analysis Services Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Decision Analysis Services Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- 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.
HM Treasury and Prudential Regulation Authority Performance Review
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-09)

Record of the meeting between the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and the Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to discuss the PRA’s performance.

The Chancellor’s Regulation Action Plan in March 2025 committed to formalising performance reviews of regulators by their sponsoring government departments. These are the minutes of the Economic Secretary’s first formal performance review meeting with the PRA following the announcement.
Metheringham Armed Forces Community Association
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 Metheringham Armed Forces Community Association 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 Metheringham Armed Forces Community Association 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 Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries for the Americas 2023 to 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes for the Americas covering 2023 to 2024.

Programme summaries give an annual overview of each Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programme. They explain what support the CSSF provided and intended outcomes, stating:

where the programme worked

what it is trying to achieve

the budget

the programme length

They break down programme activity into individual components or projects, with details of the lead UK government department and the organisations that are implementing the programme. View further detail on the programme summary form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-a-conflict-stability-and-security-fund-programme-summary).

The CSSF aims to publish information for all programmes. However, because some of the CSSF’s work is very sensitive, we cannot publish details of all programmes. The 2 main reasons are:

to protect national security interests

for the safety and security of beneficiaries, partners and partner governments

The UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-integrated-security-fund/about) replaced the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in April 2024.
Deputy Head of Mission Oliver Fairlamb
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-19)

Oliver Fairlamb is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bishkek. He took up his post in May 2025. Oliver joined the Foreign, Commonwealth Office in 2010. He has previously been posted to Ukraine and Moscow, as well as serving at the UK Mission to the UN. In London, Oliver was most recently Head of the Ukraine Team, and has also worked on Sanctions and the Middle East Peace Process. Oliver studied History and Politics at the University of Warwick and also speaks Russian.

Oliver Fairlamb is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bishkek. He took up his post in May 2025.

Oliver joined the Foreign, Commonwealth Office in 2010. He has previously been posted to Ukraine and Moscow, as well as serving at the UK Mission to the UN. In London, Oliver was most recently Head of the Ukraine Team, and has also worked on Sanctions and the Middle East Peace Process.

Oliver studied History and Politics at the University of Warwick and also speaks Russian.
IMEG seventh report on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-13)

The Independent Medical Expert Group report and recommendations on topics related to medical and scientific aspects of the  Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).

The Independent Medical Expert Group’s role is to advise government on the medical and scientific aspects of the AFCS, to provide assurance that policy reflects contemporary medical understanding of disorders and injuries. Their seventh report and recommendations are on the following topics:
- civilian and military employability
- military mental health
- lower limb musculoskeletal injuries and disorders and the development of osteoarthritis
- an update on the 2013 review of noise-induced hearing loss
- interim awards
- Sea King helicopter exhaust emissions
Low risk waste positions: landspreading
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

If the Environment Agency provides a LRWP for an activity, you can carry it out without an environmental permit for a waste operation provided that you meet all the conditions.

The Environment Agency may review its LRWPs. It may decide the activity is no longer suitable for a LRWP or that the conditions need changing. You must regularly check that the LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.

LRWPs for landspreading that have been withdrawn

The LRWP ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: LRWP 13’ has been replaced by the regulatory position statement (RPS) ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: RPS 313’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/storing-and-spreading-zoo-manure-to-benefit-land-rps-313).
46 Lankaster Gardens, London, N2 9AJ: LON/00AC/HMF/2025/0622
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-23)

First Tier Property Tribunal - Final Reasoned Decision of Judge H Carr

Read Final Reasoned Decision in 46 Lankaster Gardens, London, N2 9AJ: LON/00AC/HMF/2025/0622 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68c2d11f7596dbfa052bfeb7/250829_RRO_decision__McBratney_Lankaster.pdf)
Winserve Care Services
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 Winserve Care Services 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 Winserve Care Services 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.