theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Chasestead 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 Chasestead 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 Chasestead Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

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

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Miss C Simmonds v Peakhouse Foods Ltd (In administration): 1303683/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-30)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss C Simmonds v Peakhouse Foods Ltd (In administration): xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688790061e72aed40611b00d/Miss_C_Simmonds_v__Peakhouse_foods_Ltd__In_Administration__-_1303683_2022_-_Strike_Out.pdf).
Awarding ten-year R&D funding: guidance for departments and ALBs
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-18)

What government departments and arms-length bodies (ALBs) need to consider when awarding ten-year, or other long-term research and development (R&D) funding.

This guidance supports decision-making processes and highlight key principles, that departments (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations) and ALBs (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-bodies-reform#arms-length-bodies) should consider in the delivery of ten-year R&D funding, including delivery of ten-year, or other long-term R&D funding.
Andrew Jackson
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)

Andrew Jackson became His Majesty’s Head of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar in August 2025. Andrew joined the Diplomatic Service in 1990. Prior to taking up his role in Yangon, Andrew was Ambassador to the UN Economic Agencies and Deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva.  He has also represented the UK as Consul General in Dubai, Counsellor for the Knowledge Economy in India, Deputy Ambassador in Argentina, and held roles in Algeria, Italy and Norway. Andrew’s recent positions in the FCDO include Head of Economic Growth, Trade Diplomacy, India, Science and Innovation and Climate Departments, and Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Outside the FCDO, he was Deputy Director, Joint Anti-Corruption Unit at Cabinet Office, and Deputy Director (Gulf Projects) at Department for International Trade.  Andrew was Head of Culture, later Deputy Head, Commission for Africa Secretariat. He was twice seconded to the Division for Oceans and Law of the Sea, United Nations Legal Office and twice independent chair of global and regional multilateral fisheries negotiations.   Andrew has a master’s degree in development and international law from the London School of Economics.

Andrew Jackson became His Majesty’s Head of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar in August 2025. Andrew joined the Diplomatic Service in 1990.

Prior to taking up his role in Yangon, Andrew was Ambassador to the UN Economic Agencies and Deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva. He has also represented the UK as Consul General in Dubai, Counsellor for the Knowledge Economy in India, Deputy Ambassador in Argentina, and held roles in Algeria, Italy and Norway.

Andrew’s recent positions in the FCDO include Head of Economic Growth, Trade Diplomacy, India, Science and Innovation and Climate Departments, and Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Outside the FCDO, he was Deputy Director, Joint Anti-Corruption Unit at Cabinet Office, and Deputy Director (Gulf Projects) at Department for International Trade.

Andrew was Head of Culture, later Deputy Head, Commission for Africa Secretariat. He was twice seconded to the Division for Oceans and Law of the Sea, United Nations Legal Office and twice independent chair of global and regional multilateral fisheries negotiations.

Andrew has a master’s degree in development and international law from the London School of Economics.
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Transport and Works Act order
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-21)

Approval for maintenance and operation of the railway and level crossing for mid-Suffolk Light Railway museum in Wetheringsett, Suffolk.

Approval, subject to modifications, has been given to allow maintenance and operation of the railway authorised by planning permission, including a level crossing over the public footpath.

Additionally, the application would approve the transfer of statutory rights of the railway to the applicant or any subsequent railway undertakers.

Application details

This application is made under the Transport and Works Act 1992 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/42/contents).
- order: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway order
- application status: decision issued
- date of application: 1 August 2024
- applicant: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Company
Argentine haemorrhagic fever
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Argentine haemorrhagic fever.

This rapid systematic review identified and summarised evidence of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Argentine haemorrhagic fever (caused by Junin virus).

This rapid systematic review searched for evidence published up to 19 June 2024 and included 27 studies. These included 2 randomised controlled trials, 2 cohort studies, one case control study, 2 cross sectional studies, 1 ecological study, 18 case series and one case report, conducted between 1964 and 2020.
Bicester Heritage
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 Bicester Heritage 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 Bicester Heritage recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- 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.
Register of Insolvency Service Board members' interests
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-23)

Register of Insolvency Service Board members' interests

Board member Name of Organisation Position/Interest Paid or unpaid Mark Austen (Chair of Insolvency Service Board) Alpha Bank PLC Chair Paid Board and Technology SARLGeneva, Switzerland Advisor Paid Taxpayers Alliance Donor N/A Public Chair’s Forum Management Committee Member Unpaid Frances Coulson Wedlake Bell LLP Equity partner Paid Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) Chair of Fraud Group and member of Policy Group Unpaid National Crime Agency Special constable Unpaid Fraud Advisory Panel Trustee director Unpaid Braintree Hockey Club Ltd Director Unpaid Insolvency Court Users Committee Solicitor member Unpaid Chartered Institute of Credit Management Honorary Fellow Unpaid Samantha Durrant (Chair of People Committee) Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) NED Paid Geminlogical Owner Paid Brightling Village Hall (charity) Treasurer Unpaid Robert Hunt (Chair of Audit and Risk Advisory Committee) Lord Austin Trust Trustee Unpaid Gary Kildare Legal Services Board (board and sub-committees) NED Paid Defence Infrastructure Organisation (board and sub-committees) NED (and Chair of the People Committee) Paid Criticaleye (Europe) Ltd Board advisor Paid Luth Associates Ltd Board advisor Paid British Quality Foundation NED Unpaid Heriot Watt University (Court and sub committees) Governor/Trustee Unpaid Edinburgh Napier University Governor/Trustee Unpaid Crowe LLP Non-executive director and member of the Public Interest Committee Paid Chris Carr (DBT Sponsor) Companies House Non-executive director Unpaid Lorcan O’Connor CIE Group (to 30 September 2025; Director of CIE Tours to 12 September 2025) Group CEO and Director of CIE Tours International Paid Transport Infrastructure Ireland (from 1 October 2025) CEO Paid Jagbir Athwal (Board Apprentice) DSGK Ltd Director PSGK Ltd Director
Cover of vaccination evaluated rapidly (COVER) programme: annual reports
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-02)

Official statistics annual data on coverage achieved by the childhood immunisation programme in England.

The cover of vaccination evaluated rapidly programme (COVER) evaluates childhood immunisation in England, with data available for children aged 1, 2 and 5 years.

Previous annual reports from 2021 to 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-annual-data) are available.

Annual reports between 2011 to 2012 and 2019 to 2020 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20211021204911/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-annual-data) are available on the National Archives.

You can view pre-release access lists for the annual COVER reports (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-release-access-lists-cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-annual-reports) online.

Corrections

These statistics were corrected on 25 September 2025 following the detection of an error resulting from the duplication of some records from Buckinghamshire UTLA. Coverage for Buckinghamshire was not impacted, but the number of children vaccinated and the number of children eligible for vaccination were double the expected level for April 2024 to March 2025. The correction has impacted coverage estimates throughout the publication for the South East region (by up to 0.2 percentage points), England and the UK (by up to 0.1 percentage points). Details of the specific data tables impacted are set out in the accompanying data spreadsheet. Additional checks have been introduced to the production process.
Miss N Swanick v Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2407131/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss N Swanick v Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2407131/2023 - Partial Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6908957b19a898f0b1898153/Miss_N_Swanick_v_Liverpool_University_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust_-_2407131_2023_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss N Swanick v Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2407131/2023 - Judgment on Liability and Remedy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6888a69ae1a850d72c40914a/Miss_N_Swanick_v_Liverpool_University_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust_2407131_2023.pdf).
Slape Farm overhead line, S37 consent, Electricity Act 1989
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Screening decision to upgrade approximately 50 metres of existing 2 wire 11 kV overhead line to 3 wires and install new H Pole to support new 100kVA transformer.

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

Date of decision

4 February 2025

Location

Slape FarmDorset

Type of project / consent requested

Section 37 consent to install or keep installed an electric line.
Mr D Rousell v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd: 2601977/2023 and 2602070/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D Rousell v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd: 2601977/2023 and 2602070/2023 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ebe1c7632d0f88e8248b23/Mr_D_Rousell_v_ABM_Precast_Solutions_Limited_2601977.2023___2602070.2023_Judgment.pdf).
Ms L Porter v Duno Bars Ltd: 4103651/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms L Porter v Duno Bars Ltd: 4103651/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ab1351c8d5c94e201ab74/Ms_L_Porter_v_Duno_Bars_Limited_-_4103651.2023_-_Fair_Judgment.pdf).
Ethos Care Group 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 Ethos Care Group 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 Ethos Care Group Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
The UK will continue to champion coordination between the UN and LAS: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-23)

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States.

The UK strongly supports coordination between the UN and the League of Arab States on matters of international peace and security.

The League of Arab States is an important and valuable partner in the region. One that has consistently used its voice to call for de-escalation and progress towards peace.

This includes efforts to bring about ceasefires and alleviate the suffering of the people in the region over the past 15 months.

After more than a year of devastating bloodshed in Gaza the ceasefire and hostage release deal offers hope.

We must ensure this ceasefire holds and that we have a smooth transition into phase two.

We must also see an immediate surge of aid into Gaza in accordance with the terms of the deal.

Israel must ensure humanitarian access and the adequate provision of humanitarian aid after implementation of the UNRWA legislation on 30 January, according to its obligations as an occupying power.

The ceasefire offers an opportunity which we must seize to pursue a lasting peace which offers a credible pathway towards a two-state solution.

Turning to Lebanon, the agreement between Israel and Lebanese Hizballah has also offered hope for civilians whose lives have been devastated by more than a year of conflict.

It is a first step toward a long-term political solution, and we call upon the parties to fulfil the obligations within this agreement and in line with Security Council Resolution 1701.

On Syria, its people are finally free of Assad and there is real hope that they can finally take control of their future.

The UK remains committed to a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition leading to an inclusive, non-sectarian and representative government that can provide a secure and peaceful future.

President, we must also be clear on the malign role of Iran and its partners in undermining peace and security across the region.

The Iranian regime exports violence and instability and it has had a hand in all of these conflicts.

We call upon Iran to cease its support for these groups and respect the resolutions passed by this Council.

President, let me conclude by underlining the importance of close partnership between the UN and League of Arab States in pursuing resolutions to these conflicts and securing lasting peace and prosperity across the region.

The UK will continue to champion coordination between these two institutions which can make a significant contribution to tackling regional, security, development and climate challenges.
EM on EU legislation concerning digitalisation (COM(25)503 & 504)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-17)

EM on amendments to EU product legislation which set out harmonised rules relating to the design, manufacture, conformity assessment and marketing of products

This explanatory memorandum is about European Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications (https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/detail?ref=COM(2025)503&lang=en) and a European Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications (https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/detail?ref=COM(2025)504&lang=en).

It was submitted by Justin Madders MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business and Trade.
GOV.UK Wallet
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-21)

GOV.UK Wallet will let you save government documents like your driving licence to your phone, so that you can prove your age or eligibility.

How GOV.UK Wallet will work

GOV.UK Wallet will let you save government documents to your phone using an app. It is not ready to use yet, but some people will be able to start using it soon.

You will be able to use GOV.UK Wallet to:
- securely save government issued digital documents
- show these documents to organisations, businesses and other parts of government to prove things such as your age, identity, or eligibility for services
You will be able to use the digital versions of documents in the same way as paper or card versions.

It will not be possible to add non-government documents, like train or concert tickets, to GOV.UK Wallet.

Use of GOV.UK Wallet will be entirely optional.

When GOV.UK Wallet will be available

You cannot download or use GOV.UK Wallet yet.

If you have an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card, you can now save a digital version on your phone (/veteran-card/get-digital) with the GOV.UK One Login app.

In future you’ll be able to save more government documents, including your driving licence, to the app.

You’ll need a GOV.UK One Login (https://www.gov.uk/using-your-gov-uk-one-login) to save government documents to your phone. This means that nobody else can use your documents, or access them without your permission.
DBT: workforce management information August 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-24)

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) publishes details about staff numbers and payroll costs for payroll and non-payroll staff on a monthly basis.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:
- Workforce Management Information – Department for Business and Trade (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/601438c1-4f0c-42f9-8816-45a7131a90a9/workforce-management-information-department-for-business-and-trade)
EM1805 - Working the Enquiry: general approach
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-31)


You should normally open SA enquiries in a neutral way by asking for the information you require, without challenging the accuracy of the return. Wherever possible you should also explain what risks have been identified in order to establish openness and early dialogue with the taxpayer.

If you hold any third party information, you must follow the guidance at EM1895 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/enquiry-manual/em1895), before you disclose any of this to the taxpayer.

You should encourage the taxpayer to disclose any errors or concerns they may have and take an active part in quantifying them before you consider the use of information and inspection powers, see CH20000. (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch20000)

Once you have examined the information and documents provided by the taxpayer in reply to your initial request for information, you will need to consider whether there are matters that need further enquiry of whether you have any reason to believe the return may be inaccurate.

Where you believe that the return may be inaccurate you need to consider how to give the taxpayer the opportunity to disclose and co-operate actively in quantifying any inaccuracies. This may affect the level of any penalties that may be due, and will normally also reduce the amount of time and effort that you need to spend on the enquiry.

Where the initial information you requested gives you reason to believe that the return may be inaccurate, you should try to arrange a meeting with the taxpayer or write to them at the earliest opportunity to discuss your concerns. Explaining your concerns in as much detail as possible gives the taxpayer the opportunity to make a full disclosure and may avoid an application to the tribunal for a closure notice EM1975 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/enquiry-manual/em1975)+.

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How you approach the question of inviting the taxpayer to disclose any inaccuracies will depend on the circumstances of the particular case.

Where you suspect there may be an Avoidance Scheme in place, liaise with the appropriate Avoidance team.

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Spectrum Healthcare Domiciliary Care 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 Spectrum Healthcare Domiciliary Care 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 Spectrum Healthcare Domiciliary Care 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
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve 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.
Climate-related transition plan requirements
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-25)

We're seeking views on options to take forward climate-related transition plan requirements in order to provide the market with credible and decision-useful information.

The government committed to mandating “UK-regulated financial institutions (including banks, asset managers, pension funds and insurers) and FTSE 100 companies to develop and implement credible transition plans that align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement”.

This consultation seeks views on how the government should take forward this commitment in a way that:
- supports an orderly transition in line with global climate goals
- enhances transparency for investors and promotes efficient capital allocation
- supports companies in capturing the opportunities from the global net zero transition
- supports the growth of the UK’s financial services industry by ensuring its sustainable finance framework is internationally competitive and maintains the UK’s status as a global financial hub.
The consultation forms part of the first phase of consultations to modernise the UK’s sustainable finance framework, and has been published alongside:
- Department for Business and Trade consultation: Exposure drafts: UK sustainability reporting standards (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/exposure-drafts-uk-sustainability-reporting-standards)
- Department for Business and Trade consultation: Assurance of sustainability reporting (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/assurance-of-sustainability-reporting)
See also:
- IFRS: Transition Plan Taskforce resources (https://www.ifrs.org/sustainability/knowledge-hub/transition-plan-taskforce-resources/)
- Mansion House 2024: enhancing the competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mansion-house-2024)
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero consultation: Voluntary carbon and nature markets: raising integrity (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/voluntary-carbon-and-nature-markets-raising-integrity/voluntary-carbon-and-nature-markets-raising-integrity-consultation-document-accessible-webpage) - closing to responses 10 July 2025
Mortality supplementary analysis
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

Data and analysis on mortality trends in England and Wales.

This release is published as management information, in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/), to improve transparency and support publication of Health trends and variation in England 2025: a Chief Medical Officer report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-trends-and-variation-in-england-2025-a-chief-medical-officer-report) on 25 September 2025.
MTT25320 - Calculating the effective tax rate: Covered tax balance: Recalculation where covered taxes not paid
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)


Where covered taxes have not been paid, a recalculation may be required, in accordance with section 219 of Finance (No.2) Act 2023.

Recalculations are required when:
- an amount of current tax expense that has been included in the covered tax balance of a member has not been paid,
- the amount has not been paid within the period of three years starting with the last day of the accounting period in which the unpaid amount was included in the covered tax balance, and
- the total of unpaid amounts included in the covered tax balance for the member for that period exceeds €1 million.
The following amounts must be recalculated to exclude the unpaid amount:
- the effective tax rate for the member’s territory.
- the top-up amounts of the members in that territory (see MTT31000+ (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt31000)).
Where a recalculation results in an additional top-up tax amount, that amount is to be treated in accordance with section 206 of the Act (see MTT33200 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt33200)).
Receive Income Tax or PAYE repayments on behalf of others
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

Find out if you need an agent services account (ASA), an agent reference number and advanced electronic signature to receive Income Tax or PAYE repayments for other people.

This guidance applies to you if you charge fees to submit Income Tax or PAYE repayment claims on behalf of others and you are nominated by them to receive the repayment. This applies to the P87, R40 and Marriage Allowance Transfer Claim print and post forms.

You will need to register with HMRC for an agent services account (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-with-hmrc-to-use-an-agent-services-account) and include your details in the nomination section of the relevant claim form to receive the repayment.

The details must include your:
- agent reference number (given to you after you’ve created an agent services account)
- name and address (which must match your agent services account details)
Advanced electronic signatures

You must use an advanced electronic signature process to obtain the appropriate authorisation from your clients.

This means that you must send the completed form digitally to your client for approval. The client will give their approval by using the advanced electronic signature process to sign the nomination.

An advanced electronic signature is a specific type of digital signature that must:
- be uniquely linked to the person signing the data in electronic form and be capable of identifying them
- give the person signing sole control of the signature data
- be able to detect any changes made to the signature data afterwards
Handwritten (wet) signatures will only be accepted by exception if your client is determined to be digitally excluded by HMRC prior to signing the nomination. Your client can do this by contacting HMRC’s Income Tax helpline (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/income-tax-enquiries-for-individuals-pensioners-and-employees). You cannot do this on your client’s behalf.

Your client’s signature (advanced electronic signature or handwritten) must have been provided within the 6 months before sending the nomination to us. If the signature has been provided outside this period, the claim will not be processed.

You will need to keep evidence of sign up to an advanced electronic signature service provider. The evidence must confirm your company has purchased an advanced electronic signature solution. This must be shown in one of the following:
- a headed letter
- a receipt
- an email invoice
You must provide this evidence upon request to HMRC. Claims will not be processed until the appropriate documentation is submitted.

HMRC may also ask you to provide evidence of specific customers’ claim authorisation using the advanced electronic signature process as part of routine compliance checks.
Red One 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 Red One 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 Red One 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
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.
IBM / HashiCorp merger inquiry
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-03)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated the anticipated acquisition by IBM of HashiCorp.

Statutory timetable

Phase 1

Clearance decision

25 February 2025: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by IBM of HashiCorp.
- Full text decision (PDF, 395KB) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ec0ede53fa8521c3248b6d/Full_text_decision.pdf) (3.4.25)
Launch of merger inquiry

30 December 2024: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.
- Commencement notice (PDF, 89KB) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/677263d9ba6d29336159dc7e/IBM.HashiCorp_-_Commencement_Notice.pdf) (30.12.24)
Invitation to comment: closed

30 December 2024: The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest issues to: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

Your name and contact details are your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing, accessing and using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal data in accordance with data protection law. The CMA is processing your personal data so that it can contact you again, should it need further help or information from you, in order to carry out its merger work under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. For more information about how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that data, please see our Privacy Notice (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/competition-and-markets-authority/about/personal-information-charter).
£3 billion worth of illegal drugs seized by Border Force last year
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-16)

Border Force seized 119 tonnes of illegal drugs, a 52% increase from last year, in the highest number of seizures on record.

Border Force has made the highest number of illegal drug seizures since records began, taking action at the border to help prevent harmful substances from reaching communities across the UK.

In the year ending March 2024, over 119 tonnes of illegal drugs were seized by police and Border Force with a street value of around £3 billion. This is a 52% increase from last year and the highest volume since records began.

Combined action from police and Border Force resulted in a total of 217,644 drug seizures in England and Wales last year, a 13% increase compared to 2023. Border Force made a total of 40,639 drug seizures, the highest since records began and a 57% increase from the previous year.

Record amounts of cocaine were taken off the streets last year through relentless action and a zero tolerance approach to illegal drugs at the border. The total quantity of cocaine seized by Border Force and police rose by 52% to over 28 tonnes.

Border Force also saw a strong performance on herbal cannabis seizures, with over 74 tonnes seized. This was the largest quantity since records began in 1973, and a 58% increase from the previous year.

Minister for Migration and Citizenship Seema Malhotra is today visiting Border Force officers at Stansted Airport to thank them for their relentless work in breaking drug supply chains and preventing harmful substances from entering the country.

Minister for Migration and Citizenship Seema Malhotra said:

We are clear in our determination to protect the public from illegal drugs which pose a threat to people’s lives.

I’d like to thank our dedicated Border Force officers who work tirelessly to seize illegal drugs, alongside our police forces and NCA, who keep them off our streets and the public safe.

These statistics send a clear message to organised criminal gangs that they will be caught and face the full force of the law if they try to smuggle drugs into our country.

Working in partnership, police forces, Border Force, the National Crime Agency and international partners use intelligence and technology to keep the UK’s borders safe, prevent drug trafficking and bring those responsible to justice.

Border Force officers use a range of methods including hi-tech search equipment to detect and stop illegal and restricted goods that criminals attempt to bring into the country.

Today’s statistics come as more than 20 dangerous substances have been banned, including xylazine, stepping up efforts to combat the increasing drug threat and make our streets safer.

Through our Plan for Change, the government is working closely with policing and Border Force, expanding the access of the life saving drug naloxone and training Border Force dogs to detect a range of nitazenes and fentanyl.

The collective response in dismantling drug smuggling operations from police and Border Force is helping the government in its safer streets mission by smashing organised crime and saving lives.
Design hearing decision: O/0388/25
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-27)

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 29 April 2025.

Design Decision O/0388/25 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681a1223386c17c856f1732d/o038825.pdf)

Every effort is made to ensure design hearing decisions have been accurately recorded, but some errors may have been introduced during conversion for the web.

Copies of any documents annexed to a decision are available from:

Tribunal Section,Intellectual Property Office,Concept House,Cardiff Road,Newport,South WalesNP10 8QQ
CG15435 - Capital allowances: deemed disposals and reacquisitions
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-11)


TCGA92/S41 - deemed disposals and reacquisitions

If an asset is disposed of at a loss, TCGA92/S41(2) tells you that in the computation of the loss, expenditure is to be excluded to the extent to which any capital allowance or renewals allowance has been or may be made in respect of it (see CG15410 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg15410)).

Certain provisions treat the owner of an asset as having disposed of and reacquired that asset at market value at a given date. The result is that the reacquisition cost is not expenditure in respect of which a capital allowance or renewals allowance is made. The following provisions allow section 41 to operate as intended:
- TCGA92/SCH2/PARA3 for the purpose of rebasing to 31 March 1982 (see CG16900 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg16900)),
- TCGA92/55(3) for the purpose of computing indexation by reference to market value at 31 March 1982 (see CG17450 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg17450)),
- TCGA92/SCH2/PARA20 for the purpose of assets held at 6 April 1965 (see CG15500 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg15500)).
In these specific instances, section 41 applies by treating any capital allowance or renewals allowance as if it were made in respect of the expenditure that was deemed to have been incurred by the owner of the asset in reacquiring the asset. For examples see CG16900 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg16900) and CG17515 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg17515).