theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Nationality in China
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-31)

This page is designed to provide British Nationals with guidance on nationality in China.

This page is designed to provide British Nationals with guidance on nationality in China. It has information for adults who hold or have held Chinese nationality in addition to British citizenship, and for children born in China. This is a complicated area and one where you must seek legal advice.
Diabetes profile update:  March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Update with data for care process, treatment targets and structured education for the 15 month period ending March 2024, as well as new estimates of total type 2 diabetes prevalence for local areas.

The diabetes profile (https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/diabetes-ft) has been updated by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). Data will be available for England, integrated care boards and upper tier local authorities where available.

This profile provides an overview of data on type 1 and type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors and complications. It is set up to support comparisons between areas and over time for a range of data. It is intended to bring together data across the pathway of healthcare to allow for health professionals and local public health colleagues to assess the impact of diabetes on their local population and support decision making about services.

Details of this release can be found in ‘Diabetes profile: statistical commentary, March 2025’.

The diabetes profile is one of a range of data and analysis resources produced by the CVD Intelligence Team.
Comparative local and multinational advantages in the global mining industry
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-16)

Study uses a database of corporate ownership changes for 35,567 commercial mines between 2000 to 2022.

Abstract

Empirical evidence and economic theory suggest that multinational firms are more productive than their local counterparts. In the global mining industry, however, firms frequently operate in contexts characterized by weak institutions, corruption, and conflict. The authors test whether these factors reduce the multinational advantage using a database of corporate ownership changes for 35,567 commercial mines between 2000 to 2022.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Das U and others. ‘Comparative local and multinational advantages in the global mining industry’ STEG working paper 2025

Links

Comparative Local and Multinational Advantages in the Global Mining Industry (https://steg.cepr.org/publications/comparative-local-and-multinational-advantages-global-mining-industry)
Buckinghamshire: Easton Court
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-20)

Easton Court, is a probation contact centre, within the South Central region.

Office address and contact details

Easton Court23A Easton StreetHigh WycombeHP11 1NT

See map (https://goo.gl/maps/Z2rs6N4xHvxgMXnn7)

Office phone number: xx-xxxx-xxxx

Opening times
- Monday, 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday, 9am to 7pm
- Wednesday, 9am to 5pm
- Thursday, 9am to 5pm
- Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
- Bank holidays: closed
Getting here

Find this probation contact centre, on a map (https://goo.gl/maps/Z2rs6N4xHvxgMXnn7)

Walking
- 5-minute walk from the High Wycombe Train station
To plan your journey by public transport:

Please use Arriva Bus (https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/beds-and-bucks) or Carousel Buses (https://www.carouselbuses.co.uk/) to plan your journey.

Parking
- no visitor parking available
- local car parks available
Accessibility facilities
- no disabled access or lift available at the site
Court Buildings

Find a court or tribunal building (https://www.gov.uk/find-court-tribunal).

Local approved premises

See the list of approved premises in your area (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/south-central-approved-premises).

Problems and complaints

If you have any problems or complaints contact the office directly.

If you can’t resolve the problem directly, you can make a complaint to HM Prison and Probation Service (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service/about/complaints-procedure).
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Older Persons
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on older persons. Not delivered due to time constraints.

Thank you, Mr President.

Allow me to begin by thanking the Independent Expert for all her work on advancing the rights of older persons.

Her recent report rightly emphasises the need for a paradigm shift which moves away from narratives that frame older persons as a burden and instead recognises them as rights holders, contributors and valued members of society.

We also value the focus on ‘Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market’ within the report as this is a priority issue which we are seeking to address in the UK. In response to the challenges faced by older persons, we have introduced targeted initiatives aimed at removing barriers to employment and expanding access to digital skills training to ensure that older people can play active and fulfilling roles in the labour market and in society.

On a related note, we welcome the adoption of resolution HRC58/13 which established an Intergovernmental Working Group for the elaboration of a legally binding instrument on the rights of older persons, and look forward to engaging in the process starting next year.

Ms Mahler,

Do you have any examples of best practice you can share on policy making relating to the protection of older persons from age discrimination, especially within the labour market?

Thank you.
Home Office Science Advisory Council vacancies
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-21)

Vacancies for the Home Office Science Advisory Council (HOSAC).

The role of the Home Office Science Advisory Council (HOSAC) is to support the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) in providing independent scientific advice to the Home Office on matters relevant to its policy and operations.

The council also supports the CSA in engaging and communicating the importance and impact of research and scientific issues to the department.

Home Office Science Advisory Council Co-Chair vacancies

We are looking for applicants with academic and industry backgrounds in:
- anthropology
- behavioural science
- economics
- engineering
- human geography
- medical science/technologies
- political science
- physical science
- statistical science
- computational and data science
Further to this, we are looking for academic and industry expertise that can be applied to one or more of the following areas, as well as other Home Office priorities:
- artificial intelligence, technology, and innovation
- homeland security and democratic/state threats
- migration and borders
- public safety
How to apply

To make an application please submit:
- a concise CV (maximum 2 sides of A4) setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements
- a cover letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) highlighting your suitability and setting out how you meet the essential criteria – please note that the supporting statement is an important part of your application and is as much the means by which you will be assessed as your CV
Completed applications should be emailed to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) by 9am on 17 November 2025. Any queries should be sent to the same address.

Further information on the vacancies

Please see the recruitment pack below for more detailed information on the vacancies:
- Co-Chair of the Home Office Science Advisory Council: recruitment information pack (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f7567ab391b93d5aa399b2/HOSAC+Co-Chair+recruitment+pack.pdf) (PDF, 239 KB, 13 pages) - contains full details of the expertise sought for recruitment to HOSAC alongside background to the council, details on the role of a co-chair and details on the recruitment process
15 Elmhurst Road, Enfield, EN3 5TB - LON/00AK/HMF/2024/0636
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-21)

First - Tier Property Tribunal - Final Reason Decision of Judge Bernadette MacQueen and Mr S Mason, BSc, FRICS

Read Final Reasoned Decision in 15 Elmhurst Road, Enfield, EN3 5TB - LON/00AK/HMF/2024/0636 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6824abefab96d4ed0b262f35/LON_00AK_HMF_2024_0636_15_Elmhurst_Road.pdf).
Alex Ely has been appointed as Chair of the Museum of the Home
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-28)

The Secretary of State has appointed Alex Ely as the Chair of the Museum of the Home for a term of four years, which commenced on 23 March 2025.

Alex Ely

Alex is Founder Director of Mæ, an architecture and urban design studio based in London. Alex is a RIBA Chartered Architect and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, he graduated from the Royal College of Art. Under his leadership, Mæ has gained international recognition for its innovative and socially responsive design approach, delivering acclaimed projects across masterplanning, housing, healthcare, and cultural buildings.

Alex oversees Mæ’s design direction, and has won numerous accolades including the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023. He is a leading voice in the built environment, and has shaped national housing policy having advised the Government and the Mayor of London on urban and planning policy promoting an agenda of design excellence. He has taught at a number of UK Schools of Architecture, written several books, and exhibited internationally.

Alex Ely quote:

“I am delighted to be appointed by the Secretary of State as Chair of the Museum of the Home. The Museum plays a crucial role in the advancement of education and promoting debate about the importance of home in and for societies. As one of our foremost cultural institutions I look forward to helping advance its mission and build on its purpose to reveal and rethink the ways we live, in order to live better together.”

Remuneration and Governance Code

The Chair of the Museum of the Home is not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578498/governance_code_on_public_appointments_16_12_2016.pdf).

The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Alex has not declared any significant political activity.
Understanding the experiences of victims of antisocial behaviour
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

Government response to the Victims’ Commissioner’s report on antisocial behaviour.

The Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Newlove, published her report Still living a nightmare: Understanding the experiences of victims of antisocial behaviour (https://victimscommissioner.org.uk/document/still-living-a-nightmare/), on 9 September 2024.

The report looked at:
- the experiences of victims of persistent antisocial behaviour
- the provision of support for such victims
- best practice in supporting victims
- the barriers victims encounter when reporting and engaging with agencies
The government’s response sets out:
- the actions the government will take to meet the Commissioner’s recommendations
- cross-government work to improve support for victims
Lindsay Court, New Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 2SR : MAN/30UF/LVM/2020/0001  MAN/30UF/LAM/2022/0002 MAN/00EY/LVM/2023/0003
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-24)

Northern Region Judge McLean and Regional Surveyor Mr Walsh sitting on 14 August 2024

Read the full decision in Lindsay Court, New Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 2SR : MAN/30UF/LVM/2020/0001 MAN/30UF/LAM/2022/0002 MAN/00EY/LVM/2023/0003 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680e1b6c56bc2cfe7f7f5bd2/Lindsay_Court.pdf)
2025 to 2026 Postgraduate Master's UK passport details form
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-28)

A form for postgraduate Master's students to provide proof of identity.

Proof of identity

You should include valid UK passport details in your application.

Use the ‘UK passport details’ form if you need to send the details after you have submitted your application. Do not send the passport itself.

If you do not have a UK passport (or it has expired), send a copy of your original birth or adoption certificate to Student Finance England.

Include your name and address. You should also include your customer reference number if you have one. This is an 11-digit number. You can find it on letters or emails you’ve had from Student Finance England.

If you’re an EU national, send your passport or national identity card.

You can find the UK passport details form for other available academic years here:
- 2024 to 2025 academic year form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2024-to-2025-postgraduate-masters-uk-passport-details-form)
CAPI07500 - CAP import licences: faxed notification from the issuing agency that the licence has been issued
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


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

Check the details on the fax against the declaration and, if satisfied, release the goods provided a written undertaking is given that the licence will be produced within 14 days.

Should the importer or his representative fail to produce the licence within the deadline the issuing authority must be notified as per CAPI07450.
10A Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3QZ: HAV/00HQ/F77/2025/0622
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-29)

Southern Region, Mr I Perry BSc FRICS and Mr S Hodges FRICS on 7 July 2025

Read the full decision in BH6 3QZ_HAV/00HQ/F77/2025/0622_decision (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68de337349e17d00a56ffcc8/10A_Southbourne_Grove__Decision.pdf) Read the summary reasons in BH6 3QZ_HAV/00HQ/F77/2025/0622_reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68de33a8c487360cc70ca00d/10A_Southbourne_Grove__Summary_Reasons.pdf)
Kirsti Bourret
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Kirsti Bourret joined the team as Deputy Head of Mission to Finland in July 2020. Prior to her posting in Helsinki, she worked in the Americas Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Kirsti has previously served as Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Brasilia and as 1st Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris. She has also worked in a number of European and international policy roles in HM Treasury and Cabinet Office. Kirsti was seconded to the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Strasbourg, France in 2007 where she completed an International Programme in Public Administration. Social media links Follow Kirsti Bourret on X

Kirsti Bourret joined the team as Deputy Head of Mission to Finland in July 2020. Prior to her posting in Helsinki, she worked in the Americas Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.

Kirsti has previously served as Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Brasilia and as 1st Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris. She has also worked in a number of European and international policy roles in HM Treasury and Cabinet Office. Kirsti was seconded to the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Strasbourg, France in 2007 where she completed an International Programme in Public Administration.

Social media links

Follow Kirsti Bourret on X (https://twitter.com/BourretKirsti)
MattressMan 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 MattressMan 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 MattressMan Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Miss N Croucher v Pinford End Nursing Home: 3315334/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss N Croucher v Pinford End Nursing Home: 3315334/2023 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679b8c3fabe77b74cc146c6e/Miss_N_Croucher_v_Pinford_End_Nursing_Home_3315334-2023_Judgment.pdf).
Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) Management Information, April 2021 to March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-25)

Management information on SWAPs starts with age, sectoral and geographical breakdowns to March 2025.

This is the April 2025 release of the quarterly publication of management information (MI) on Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) starts.

These MI tables are drawn from a clerical tracker which was introduced to Jobcentres on 8 February 2021 to provide enhanced MI for SWAPs. Due to data limitations, we are unable to track participants that took part in SWAPs before the start of the financial year 2021 to 2022. SWAP starts have therefore been counted from 1 April 2021.

The management information is a view of what is recorded on the clerical tracker and has not been quality assured and processed to the standards required to be official statistics.

See the ‘Notes’ tab in the accompanying data tables for more information about the data.

Further information

Contact the DWP Press Office (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/media-enquiries) if you have any questions or feedback.
Mr M York v Openreach Ltd: 3310825/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M York v Openreach Ltd: 3310825/2023 - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab6695e09a4a59af0bff3/Mr_M_York_-_v_-_Openreach_Limited_-_3310825-2023_-_Reserved_Judgment.pdf).
Martin Reynolds
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-17)

Martin Reynolds was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya in December 2024 and will start in the role during October 2025. Martin was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2019 to March 2022. Prior to this role he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya. Martin was the Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from December 2014 to January 2018. Previously he was the Deputy High Commissioner in Pretoria (2011 to 2014) and has worked in a variety of other roles in London and in Brussels and Singapore. Before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Martin worked as a lawyer in the City.

Martin Reynolds was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya in December 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-libya-martin-reynolds) and will start in the role during October 2025.

Martin was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2019 to March 2022. Prior to this role he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya.

Martin was the Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from December 2014 to January 2018. Previously he was the Deputy High Commissioner in Pretoria (2011 to 2014) and has worked in a variety of other roles in London and in Brussels and Singapore.

Before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Martin worked as a lawyer in the City.
Antlia Court, 57 Hadley Road, Enfield London, EN2 8LA: LON/00AK/LCP/2024/0603
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)

Reviewed Decision of Judge O'Brien and Mr Fonka dated 26 March 2025

Read the full decision in Antlia Court, 57 Hadley Road, Enfield London, EN2 8LA: LON/00AK/LCP/2024/0603 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e4089a2621ba30ed977698/Antlia_Court_Determination__reviewed_.pdf)
Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: December 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-28)

This data details gifts received and given by ministers in their ministerial capacity valued at more than £140, and of hospitality above de minimis levels received by ministers in their ministerial capacity.

This data details gifts received and given by ministers in their ministerial capacity valued at more than £140, and of hospitality above de minimis levels received by ministers in their ministerial capacity.
Miss R Hamer v Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd: 4105629/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss R Hamer v Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd: 4105629/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6776c1032e5224ebdda35d1d/Miss_R_Hamer_v_Meraki_Bar_and_Restaurant_Ltd_-_4105629.2024_-_SO_Judgment.pdf).
A Junaid v Population Matters: 6007856/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Junaid v Population Matters: 6007856/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6777e75cf9ca1680c4671ad9/A_Junaid_v_Population_Matters_6007856-2024_Judgment.pdf).
Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Annual open meeting 9 May 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-10)

Are you interested in observing the rule making process?

The open meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee will take place on the above date via Microsoft Teams.

Guests will be observers only and not be able to participate in the Committee’s business or contribute to items in the agenda. However, there will be an opportunity at the end of the meeting for guests to ask pre-submitted questions to the Committee.

Attendance

Due to limitations with the conferencing software, space is limited and all those that apply may not be invited, so we are asking potential guests to complete a short application form (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c983e0d0fba2f1334cf305/cprc-annual-open-meeting-application-2025.docx) (MS Word Document, 29.4 KB) and return it by 4pm on Monday 7 April 2025 to the secretariat at the following email address: -

Email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

Applications to attend close on Monday 7 April 2025 at 4pm

Format of the meeting

The nature of the Committee’s work means that, at the time of this announcement, we cannot confirm the topics that will be under discussion, however, an agenda will be available for the meeting.
Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update - CFP response
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-26)

The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) responds to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes held by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) has responded to the DESNZ consultation improving the energy performance of privately rented homes (2025 update) (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes-2025-update).
Cheltenham College
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 Cheltenham College 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 Cheltenham College recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

Up to 2 weeks special leave

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.
Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on Egypt
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-28)

Statement at Egypt's Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the UK, Simon Manley.

Thank you, Mr President.

The United Kingdom recognises Egypt’s progress, including the 2021 National Human Rights Strategy.

The arbitrary detention of journalists, activists and human rights defenders remains deeply concerning. The continued detention of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, detained for spreading false news, who has now served his five-year sentence including pre-trial detention, is unacceptable.

We recommend that Egypt:

Releases Human Rights Defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah,

Releases all detainees held for exercising their right to freedom of expression and lifts restrictions on news and social media websites in line with the ICCPR.

Ensures the new Criminal Procedures Code guarantees fair trial standards, and ends the practice of ‘rotating’ detainees in pre-trial detention,
Department for Business and Trade Croatia
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Croatia, and Croatian companies set up and invest in the UK.

We offer expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff in the British Embassy in Croatia.

Set up a business and invest in the UK

Discover investment opportunities and learn how your business can expand to the UK on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/expand-your-business-in-the-uk/).

Buy from the UK

Find exceptional and creative UK trade partners with DBT’s Find a Supplier service on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/buy-from-the-uk/).

Export to Croatia from the UK

UK companies can increase their sales, growth and stability by selling to Croatia.

On Business.gov.uk, DBT provides:
- an export guide to Croatia (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-from-uk/markets/croatia/)
- practical export advice (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-from-uk/learn/categories/)
- export opportunities (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-opportunities/)
- export finance and related guidance (https://www.business.gov.uk/get-finance/)
Export licensing and special rules for Croatia

Information on products or services which require licences for supply outside of the UK (https://www.gov.uk/export-goods).
CH206550 - How to do a compliance check: starting a compliance check: offshore structures involving Trusts or companies
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)


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.

Offshore arrangements by individuals often involve the use of an offshore Trust or company.

The settlement of assets into Trust may well have an immediate Inheritance Tax (IHT) consequence, see IHTM42000 (http://home.active.hmrci/ihtmanual/IHTM42000.htm), as well as further liabilities at the ten year anniversary and on assets leaving the Trust. Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) are covered separately at IHTM42900 (http://home.active.hmrci/ihtmanual/IHTM42900.htm).

Transfers involving companies can also give rise to an IHT charge, see IHTM14851 (http://home.active.hmrci/ihtmanual/IHTM14851.htm).

For there to be an IHT charge there has to have been a transfer of value such that someone’s estate (their overall wealth) has diminished because of the transfer, see IHTM04054 (http://home.active.hmrci/ihtmanual/IHTM04054.htm).

Equally, income tax charges can arise to a UK resident individual as a result of a transfer of asset which results in income payable to a person abroad, see INTM600000. (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/international-manual/intm600000) Furthermore, there may be capital gains tax consequences where a UK resident individual is the settlor, see CG38430 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg38430p), or beneficiary of an offshore Trust, see CG38570 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg38570).

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Ms J Trusser v Cordia Services LLP and Glasgow City Council: 4116297/2018
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-09)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms J Trusser v Cordia Services LLP and Glasgow City Council: 4116297/2018 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683ebb89ba46579d1d220780/Ms_J_Trusser_v_Cordia_Services_LLP___Glasgow_City_Council__-_4116297.2018_-_Judgment.pdf).
Mr A Inamdar v Source Information Services Ltd: 2204437/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A Inamdar v Source Information Services Ltd: 2204437/2025 - Interim Relief (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e2a7aae8555bab409a02c/Mr_Achal_Inamdar_v_Source_Information_Services_Limited_-_2204437-2025_-_Interim_Relief.pdf).
Ollie Croucher Heating and Gas 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 Ollie Croucher Heating and Gas 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 Ollie Croucher Heating and Gas 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
- 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.
Bats: licence to take and possess live bats for rabies testing (GL25)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-01)

Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.

As an authorised person, you need a licence to capture, possess or transport live bats for the purpose of testing for European bat lyssavirus (EBLV), a type of rabies. You also need a licence to kill any bats with the virus.

You are an authorised person if you’re:
- a bat worker registered or working with the Bat Conservation Trust
- an employee of approved quarantine facilities engaged in official business
- an employee of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) acting under the direction of APHA veterinary inspectors while engaged in official business
- a member or fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
You do not need to apply for this general licence but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions.
Increase in HIV testing in community settings
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-11)

Community testing in 2023, including nightclubs and festivals, rose by 7% compared to 2022.

A new report published by the UK Health Security Agency shows HIV testing in community settings continues to be a vital tool to diagnose HIV in those who might not visit traditional testing outlets such as sexual health clinics.

In 2023, testing in community settings such as nightclubs, festivals and voluntary sector premises, increased by 7% compared to 2022.

The HIV testing in community settings in England report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-testing-in-community-settings-in-england) also found nearly a quarter of all tests were reported among individuals being tested for HIV for the first time. It also highlights the impact of National HIV Testing Week, noting that there was a 22% increase in the number of tests carried out in this time compared to 2022.

Dr Tamara Duretić, Head of HIV Section at the UK Health Security Agency, said:

HIV can affect anyone, no matter your gender or sexual orientation. It’s good to see HIV Testing Week once again highlighting the hugely important role regular testing plays in helping to prevent new infections, alongside condom use.

Testing allows people to have access to free prevention interventions such as PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis) and, should you test positive, ensures timely access to treatment that saves lives and prevents the virus being passed on.
C Stewart  and Others v The Silk Bureau Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 1301686/2025 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-07)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in C Stewart and Others v The Silk Bureau Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): xx-xxxx-xxxx and Others - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e3d0ba750fcf90fa6ffe43/C_Stewart___Others_v_The_Silk_Bureau_Limited__In_Voluntary_Liquidation__-_1301686_2025___Others_-_Rule_22_Judgment.pdf).
Infant formula and follow-on formula market study final report
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-14)

Findings and recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) infant formula and follow-on formula market study.

Find out more about the CMA’s infant formula and follow-on formula market study (https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/infant-formula-and-follow-on-formula-market-study).

In November 2024, we published the interim report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infant-formula-and-follow-on-formula-market-study-interim-report) setting out the provisional findings and possible options to address the emerging concerns.
Application by occupier of a park home on a protected site (other than a transit pitch on a local authority gypsy and traveller site) for an order that the site owner give the occupier a written statement as to the terms of their agreement: Form PH1
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)

Occupiers of a park home on a protected site (other than a transit pitch on a local authority gypsy and traveller site) can use this form to apply for an order that the site owner give the occupier a written statement as to the terms of their agreement.

Related guidance
- Guidance on park homes and sites cases. General information about the process (T544) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/park-homes-and-sites-cases-residential-property-tribunal-t544)
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Participation Survey: October to December 2021 report
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

The results of the October to December 2021 quarter of the Participation Survey.

13 February 2025: Following the identification of some minor errors in the derivation of some variables, Participation Survey estimates for October to December 2021 have been republished in the Participation Survey October to December 2022 data tables (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-survey-october-to-december-2022-publication--2)

30 November 2023: We have updated all breakdowns by disability status in our annual publications to align with the harmonised standard. Please see here (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-survey-2022-23-annual-publication/updates-to-the-particpation-survey-publications) for further details

The Participation Survey has run since October 2021 and is the key evidence source on engagement for DCMS. It is a continuous push to web household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England.

The Participation Survey provides reliable estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, and libraries, as well as engagement with Tourism, Major Events, Digital and Live Sports.
- Released - 20 April 2022
- Period covered - October to December 2021
- Geographic coverage - National and Regional level data for England.
- Next release date – July 2022 (Annual for 2021/22 and Quarterly for Jan-Mar 2022)
The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Participation Survey data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

The responsible statistician for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For enquiries on this release, contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Mr P Lewis v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: 1304184/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Lewis v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: 1304184/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690cac7668fffdd77951ab16/Mr_P_Lewis_v_University_Hospitals_Birmingham_NHS_Foundation_Trust_-_1304184.24_-_LJ.pdf).
Bird flu: licence to move poultry by-products and hatching eggs for disposal from a protection or surveillance zone (EXD389(HPAI)(EW))
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

You should use this licence to move poultry by-products and hatching eggs for disposal from a protection or surveillance zone in England and Wales.

Use this general licence to move hatching eggs and poultry by-products, including liquid egg products and egg shells, for disposal from a protection or surveillance zone to other premises within or outside the zone.

The licence can only be used within England and Wales.
G O Leach v Lavoro Design Ltd: 1600968/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-17)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in G O Leach v Lavoro Design Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d7e5894bcf261f8233f830/xx-xxxx-xxxx_G_O_Leach_v_Lavoro_Design_Ltd_Judgment.pdf).
Quorum Logistic Support 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 Quorum Logistic Support 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 Quorum Logistic Support 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
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.