theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Taking birds of prey from the wild for falconry and aviculture: outcome of review
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

Outcome of a review into the licensing of ‘wild take’ – the taking of birds of prey from the wild for the purpose of falconry and aviculture.

Natural England has completed a review of wild take licensing for falconry and aviculture, with support from Defra.

The summary document explains:
- what we did and why
- the outcome and our advice to Defra
- Defra’s decision and what this means for licensing
The review document contains our advice to Defra including:
- objectives
- methodology
- findings
- recommendations
Note that some information in the review document has been redacted where we’ve applied exceptions under the Environmental Information Regulations.

You can also read a blog post about the review of wild take licensing (https://naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/06/outcome-of-natural-englands-review-of-bird-of-prey-wild-take-licensing-for-falconry-and-aviculture/).

Review process evidence

The following evidence informed the review process:
- Wild Take - Natural England Reports - 2025 (https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6228243590676480)
Mr A Matthew v Rock Compliance Ltd: 1308665/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A Matthew v Rock Compliance Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66310b9fe6646073034b9bf1/1308665_2023_Mr_A_Matthew_v_Rock_Compliance_Limited.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr A Matthew v Rock Compliance Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b7036578dd6cacb71c6a5e/Mr_A_Matthews_v_Rock_Compliance_Limited_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).
VENTROLLA 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 VENTROLLA 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 VENTROLLA 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.
Motley Digital 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 Motley Digital 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 Motley Digital 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.
Help us improve our digital services!
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

The Planning Inspectorate are looking for our customers, consumers and users help by way of research sessions.

The Planning Inspectorate is continuously looking at how we can improve the service we provide for our customers/consumers/users. We make changes informed by research sessions conducted with our users to better understand the needs and experiences of people who use any of our digital services e.g. Find a National Infrastructure Project or Appeals.

We’re looking for participants to take part in short research sessions. One to one sessions will be held online and last between 30 minutes to 1 hour. Sessions may vary but we will ask for feedback on existing as well as potentially new features or having a conversation around what you as our user needs from one of our services. This will help inform the development of more effective and user-friendly experiences across our services. We are looking for anyone would like to share feedback with us, you don’t have to have used our service before.

If you’re interested in taking part, please register via this link. (https://forms.office.com/e/gCrpjAy2My)

Information regarding how we will use your data will be shared with you upon registering. Please note the anything shared in the sessions is not to be shared openly with anyone outside of the session.

Your participation is completely voluntary, and you can withdraw your consent at any time. For more information about how your data will be handled, please read our Privacy Policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices)

If you have any further questions or wish for more information, please contact us via xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Reece Morgan
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-15)

Professional conduct panel outcome, including decision and reasons.

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions themselves. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher’s name: Mr Reece Morgan

Teacher reference number: 3862401

Teacher’s date of birth: 05 February 1992

Location teacher worked: West Sussex, South East England

Date of professional conduct panel: 14 to 17 October 2024 and 4 to 6 March 2025

Outcome type: Prohibition order

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel was convened to consider the case of Mr Reece Morgan formerly employed in West Sussex, South East England.

Teacher misconduct

Ground Floor, South Cheylesmore House 5 Quinton RoadCoventryCV1 2WT

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

Information about regulating the teaching profession and the process for dealing with serious teacher misconduct.
SPE15620 - Discharge of the customs warehousing procedure: release to free circulation – acceptance of the entry
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


This manual will be archived on 15 December 2025. For up-to-date guidance on special procedures, please refer to Pay less or no duty on goods you store, repair, process or temporarily use (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pay-less-or-no-duty-on-goods-you-store-repair-process-or-temporarily-use) and Customs Technical Handbooks (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-technical-handbooks). If you have feedback about this manual being archived, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

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

The removal declaration, SAD Form C88 and payment of the duties due by one of the methods of payment set out in SPE17750 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe17750), must be presented to the National Warrant Processing Unit (NWPU) before the goods are removed from the warehousing arrangements. The date of acceptance of the entry legally establishes the duty rate that applies regardless of when the goods are physically removed from the warehouse.

Lodging of Form C88 does not imply that the entry has been checked for accuracy or that all duty payable has been accounted for. Goods must not be removed from the warehouse until the warehouse keeper has evidence that HMRC have released the goods and the details have been entered into the stock account, see Pay less or no duty on goods you store, repair, process or temporarily use (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pay-less-or-no-duty-on-goods-you-store-repair-process-or-temporarily-use). This does not apply if the Entry In Declarants Records (EIDR) is used, you will find more information in SPE15625 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe15625).

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.
MTT09540 - Miscellaneous pages: Accounting terms: Accounting periods
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)


For MTT purposes, the accounting period of a group is the period for which the ultimate parent of the group prepares its consolidated financial statements.

This is set out in Section 251 of Finance (No.2) Act 2023.

Default period where no consolidated financial statements are prepared

Where the ultimate parent does not prepare consolidated financial statements, the accounting period of the group runs to the calendar year by default.

Ultimate parent begins to prepare consolidated financial statements

Where the ultimate parent begins to prepare consolidated financial statements during the calendar year, the default period is to end immediately before the first date of the period for which it does prepare consolidated financial statements.

Example

Company A is the ultimate parent of a group. It does not prepare consolidated financial statements, but begins to on 1 July 2024.

The default period will commence on 1 January 2024 and will end on 30 June 2024.

Ultimate parent ceases to prepare consolidated financial statements

Where the ultimate parent ceases to prepare consolidated financial statements, a default period will begin on the day after the last day of the last period for which it prepared consolidated financial statements.

Example

Company B is the ultimate parent of a group. It ceases to prepare consolidated financial statements on 30 September 2024.

A default period will commence on 1 October 2024 and ends on 31 December 2024. A new default period will begin on 1 January 2025 and will run to the calendar year.
Mr O Engl v Magic Media Works Ltd: 6016483/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr O Engl v Magic Media Works Ltd: 6016483/2024 - Certification of Correction (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686e2d80fe1a249e937cbe67/Mr_O_Engi_v_Magic_Media_Works_Limited_6016483-2024_certificate_of_correction_18-06-25.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr O Engl v Magic Media Works Ltd: 6016483/2024 - Corrected Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686e2d2f10d550c668de3cb3/Mr_O_Enji_v_Magic_Media_Works_Limited_6016483-2024_corrected_judgment_18-06-2025.pdf).
Ms J Voralia v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Mr R Prince: 3303722/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-02)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms J Voralia v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Mr R Prince: 3303722/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692d6e99b3b9afff34e9629c/Ms_J_Voralia_v_Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust_and_other_3303722_2024_Judgment.pdf).
Flat 142 Bruce House, Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4AW: LON/00BK/F77/2025/0035
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-09)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Naylor on 03 April 2025

Read the full decision in Flat 142 Bruce House, Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4AW: LON/00BK/F77/2025/0035 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6807aac392d50839757a6198/250403__Flat_142__Bruce_House_Decision__1_.pdf) Read Reasons in Flat 142 Bruce House, Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4AW: LON/00BK/F77/2025/0035 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6807ab3b8c1316be7978e6de/250403-_Flat_142_Bruce_House_-_Reasons__1_.pdf)
Entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level: 2023 to 2024 academic year
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Statistics on the number of entries that were on time and late for GCSE, AS and A level.

Key headlines

This report presents statistics on the number of entries, late entries and certifications for GCSE, AS and A level for the November 2023 series and June 2024 series, and historical data going back to 2020.

The key headlines for entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level for the 2023 to 2024 academic year in England are:

The number of GCSE certificates awarded has increased by 4.7%, with 5.7 million awarded in 2023 to 2024 compared with 5.4 million awarded in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

The number of AS and A level certificates awarded has increased by 1.8%, with around 871,500 awarded in 2023 to 2024 compared with around 855,700 awarded in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

The total number of GCSE component-level entries has increased by 4.8% with 15.3 million GCSE entries in 2023 to 2024 compared with around 14.6 million awarded in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

The total number of AS and A level component-level entries has increased by 2.0% with over 2.6 million AS and A level entries in 2023 to 2024 compared with just under 2.6 million awarded in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

Provide your feedback

We welcome your feedback on our publications. If you have any comments on this statistical release, or how to improve it to meet your needs, please complete our short survey (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aWQzjmscC0ugbHSKfFhvfL3PBbqJor5EhEJSQVNES3JUMDZNMzVETlVTWUszWkRNV1BJQ1Y1NDFXOCQlQCN0PWcu&r5a0bc03bde26487fa4d235f5a20cde5a=%22Entries%20and%20late%20entries%C2%A0for%20GCSE%2C%20AS%20and%20A%20level%22) or email our statistics team (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Miss A Callender v ONQOR Ltd: 6011035/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-25)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss A Callender v ONQOR Ltd: 6011035/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692478b1ba812a67cb6a569c/Miss_A_Callender_v__ONQOR_LTD_-_6011035-2025_.pdf).
The Mayfield by Oceander Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 The Mayfield by Oceander Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Durham Cricket Foundation
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 Durham Cricket Foundation 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 Durham Cricket Foundation 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.
Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Kabir Zafar
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-14)

Professional conduct panel outcome, including decision and reasons.

Teacher’s name: Mr Kabir Zafar

Location teacher worked: Huddersfield, Yorkshire and The Humber

Date of professional conduct panel: 22 September 2025 to 25 September 2025

Outcome type: No order made

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel was convened to consider the case of Mr Kabir Zafar formerly employed in Huddersfield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Teacher misconduct

Ground Floor, South Cheylesmore House 5 Quinton RoadCoventryCV1 2WT

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

Information about regulating the teaching profession and the process for dealing with serious teacher misconduct.
Non-technical summaries granted in 2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-10)

Projects granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2022.

Publishing non-technical summaries outline which projects were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2022.

We are aware this publication has accessibility issues. If you require assistance accessing this information, please contact us at. xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Read more about our accessible documents policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/accessible-documents-policy).
Register entry rectification: application (K9)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-21)

Application form K9 for the rectification of an entry in the Land Charges Register

Use this form to apply to rectify an incorrect entry in the Land Charges Register.

Fee and address

To find out what fees are due for Land Charges applications, see Land Charges fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-registry-land-charges-fees).

To find out where to send the completed form, see Land Registry address for applications (https://www.gov.uk/land-registry-address-for-applications#land-charges).
Businesses showcase tough justice tech to Government ministers
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-02)

Thousands of criminals could soon be managed by revolutionary new technology to enhance how the justice system monitors offenders and cuts reoffending.

- Businesses pitch new technology to Ministers that will deliver safer streets, contributing to the Government’s Plan for Change
- Strict 24/7 surveillance and enhanced AI could monitor criminals in the community more closely than ever before
- New “smell-detector” AI device could detect substance abuse inside and outside prison
On Tuesday 01 July, seven top tech companies pitched their ideas to the Prisons and Probation’s Minister, James Timpson, as part of a Dragon’s Den style pitch, after being whittled down from over 90 submissions.

The finalists included companies developing AI home monitoring which will toughen up punishment outside of prison. Cameras would be installed inside offenders’ homes, with artificial intelligence used to analyse offenders’ behaviours ensuring they comply with licence conditions.

Other radical tech ideas included ‘smell detector’ devices which use synthetic brain cells and AI to replicate the behaviour of a human nose. The tech will help deliver enhanced surveillance and detect the use of drugs, such as Spice or Fentanyl, offering prison and probation a swift way to detect drugs and boost staff safety.

Additional proposals included software to standardise how staff input information on offenders, alongside transcription tools to cut the administrative burden and cost to taxpayers, while allowing staff to focus more of their time on cutting crime.

The successful businesses will have their proposals considered for pilot rollouts, helping staff on the front line to tackle violence in prison and monitor offenders.

This follows the Government’s response to the Independent Sentencing Review, which recommended the greater use of technology and community sentencing in a bid to tackle the inherited crisis in our prisons system.

Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Minister, James Timpson, said:

We inherited a justice system in crisis and in need of reform. Prisons and probation are working in analogue while tech drives forward a new digital age.

That’s why we have invited companies to present bold new ideas to help us deliver tough punishment and enhanced surveillance. Embracing new technologies will help us to protect victims, reduce reoffending and cut crime as part of our Plan for Change.

In the Spending Review, the Government announced that the Probation Service will receive up to £700 million, an almost 45% increase in funding. This new funding will mean tens of thousands more offenders can be tagged and monitored in the community.

These technological solutions follow the publication of recent research that confirms curfew tags, which keep offenders at home and off the streets during certain times, can reduce reoffending by 20 per cent. This demonstrates how even older technology is supporting punishment in the community and cutting crime.
Specialist Human Resources 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 Specialist Human Resources 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 Specialist Human Resources 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
- 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.
Evaluation survey for the Software Security Code of Practice
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-29)

A survey to track uptake and feedback on the Software Security Code of Practice.

This survey (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/QWGAHW/) is collecting feedback on organisations’ access, understanding and implementation of the Software Security Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/software-security-code-of-practice), and supporting materials, including the National Cyber Security Centre’s Implementation Guidance (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/software-security-code-of-practice) and self-attestation form.

The survey is open to both organisations that develop and sell software, and their customers. Whether your organisation supplies software or is a buyer of software products, your insights are valuable in helping the government assess the effectiveness of this policy and guide future steps.

This will be used by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to monitor and evaluate organisations’ use of the code of practice.

Questions are optional and your organisation does not need to have implemented or fully implemented the code of practice to participate.

The survey is open until 11:59pm on Wednesday 16 December 2026.

Take the Software Security Code of Practice survey (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/QWGAHW/).

For more information, see the full Software Security Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/software-security-code-of-practice/software-security-code-of-practice).
Time in assessment: research and statistics
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Research focusing on time pressure and speed of working in assessment and the effect of extra time on assessment outcomes, plus statistics on access arrangements.

Ofqual has conducted research into the role of time pressure in assessment, looking at speed of working, the impact of having extra time in exams and reviewing existing research literature on the topic.

These reports are presented alongside a regulatory report on access arrangements, and statistics on the number of approved access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level in England valid for use during the 2024 to 2025 academic year, and the number of requests granted for modified papers for the 2025 summer GCSE, AS and A level series.
Ataxxa  Spot-on Solution for Dogs– SPC change
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-26)

Change to the information provided in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) for Ataxxa Spot-on Solution for Dogs.

The Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) have been been updated for:
- Ataxxa 200 mg/40 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs up to 4 kg
- Ataxxa 500 mg/100 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs Over 4 kg up to 10 kg
- Ataxxa 1250 mg/250 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs over 10 kg up to 25 kg
- Ataxxa 2000 mg/400 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs Over 25 kg
Section 3.7/4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay Pregnancy and lactation now states:

“The safety of the veterinary medicinal product has not been established in dogs during pregnancy, lactation or in animals intended for breeding. Laboratory studies in rabbits and rats with the excipient N-methyl pyrrolidone have shown evidence of foetotoxic effects. Use only according to the benefit-risk assessment by the responsible veterinarian.”

In addition, the SPC section 3.5/4.5 for Ataxxa 2000 mg/400 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs Over 25 kg now states:

“Laboratory studies in rabbits and rats with the excipient N-methyl pyrrolidone have shown evidence of foetotoxic effects. The veterinary medicinal product should not be administered by pregnant women and women suspected of being pregnant. Personal protective equipment consisting of gloves should be worn when handling the veterinary medicinal product by women of childbearing age.”

No medicine is 100% risk free, the SPC includes information on special precautions for use, and includes special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals.

Any veterinary medicinal product which is authorised for marketing in the United Kingdom will have its Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) available on our Product Information Database (https://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/productinformationdatabase/).

All updates to SPCs other than template changes, are published in the medicine updates section of VMD Connect (https://www.vmdconnect.uk/medicines-update).
CISR16040 - The Scheme: primary legislation: section 59
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-30)


This section defines a contractor. A contractor is
- someone who is carrying on a business which includes construction operations, that is, a person whose activities include executing or arranging for construction operations, or supplying labour for such operations: FA04/S59 (1)(a)
- any public office or department of the Crown (including any Northern Ireland department and any part of the Scottish Administration): FA04/S59 (1)(b)
- the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords, the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body: FA04/S59 (1)(c)
- any local authority: FA04/S59 (1)(d)
- any development corporation or new town commission: FA04/S59 (1)(e)
- the Commission for the New Towns: FA04/S59 (1)(f)
- the Secretary of State in respect of contracts made under section 89 of the Housing Associations Act 1985: FA04/S59 (1)(g)
- the Housing Corporation, a housing association, a housing trust, Scottish Homes, and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive: FA04/S59 (1)(h)
- any NHS trust: FA04/S59 (1)(i)
- any HSS trust: FA04/S59 (1)(j)
- any body or person specifically named in regulations as a contractor: FA04/S59 (1)(k)
- any person carrying on a business whose expenditure on construction operations in the three years ending with the last period of account or lesser period exceeds certain limits: FA04/S59 (1)(l)
The remaining subsections of Section 59 provide for
- the public bodies specified in FA04/S59 (1) (b) to (f) or (h) to (k) to be regarded as contractors only when their expenditure on construction operations exceeds £3 Million in any rolling one year period: FA04/S59 (2)(a)
- the public bodies mentioned above to cease to be regarded as contractors when their expenditure falls below £3 Million in any rolling one year period: FA04/S59 (2)(b)
- the businesses specified in FA04/S59 (1)(l) to cease to be regarded as contractors when their expenditure on construction operations falls below £3 Million in any rolling one year period: FA04/S59 (3)
- where all or part of a company's trade is transferred to another company, construction expenditure incurred by the transferring company to the date of transfer to be apportioned in determining whether either company should be treated as a contractor: FA04/S59 (4)
- definitions of the expressions 'development corporation', 'housing association', 'housing trust', 'new town commission', 'NHS trust' and 'HSS trust' by reference to the legislation governing these bodies: FA04/S59 (5)
- clarification of the use of the term 'a body or person': FA04/S59 (6)
- HM Revenue & Customs may by regulation remove from this section any references to bodies that have ceased to exist: FA04/S59 (7)
Challenges to media freedom in the OSCE region: UK statement to the OSCE, November 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Deputy Ambassador James Ford recalls the vital contribution of media freedom to security in the OSCE region, and calls on Russia, Belarus and others to live up to their OSCE commitments.

Thank you, Chair.

And thank you for your report to the Permanent Council, Representative Braathu. And thank you for the dedicated work of you and your team.

Our predecessors at the OSCE recognised that media freedom is a cornerstone of regional security and democratic societies. Regrettably, as your report makes clear, there are a range of severe and growing challenges to media freedom in the OSCE region.

Every participating State has the responsibility to work to fulfil our shared OSCE commitments. Within the UK the government continues to work with civil society and police forces to strengthen the criminal justice response to crimes against journalists. Every police force in England and Wales now has a designated Journalist Safety Officer, building on earlier work by Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A National Committee working group on Legal Threats against Journalists is further developing our non-legislative response to abusive legal threats against journalists. And the Government is currently working with stakeholders on the next version of our National Action Plan on Safety of Journalists.

Recognising the pace of technological change and the growing influence of AI, UK government departments and the Electoral Commission updated official candidate guidance on AI and online disinformation threats in April 2025. This builds upon the UK’s national Defending Democracy guidance.

Internationally, the UK continues to support the work of the Media Freedom Coalition – and I thank Germany, Estonia and Finland for their stewardship of the Coalition this year.

Within the OSCE region, we condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine, where its drones kill and injure journalists covering its illegal war. And Moscow Mechanism reporting also shows how Russia has used arbitrary detention and threats against journalists in the temporarily occupied territories to intimidate the civilian population. We also call on Belarus to release all political prisoners, including journalists, immediately and unconditionally.

Like you, we are concerned about the designation in Kyrgyzstan of two independent media outlets, and their founders, as ‘extremists’.

We also thank you for your engagement on media freedom in Georgia, and for your recent work in Serbia on media regulation.

The UK remains a firm supporter of your mandate to monitor media freedom as well as to provide early warning and rapid response. We look forward to continuing to work with you and your team in 2026.

Thank you.
Stephen Sanderson Transport
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 Stephen Sanderson Transport 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 Stephen Sanderson Transport 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.
Office for Nuclear Regulation corporate plans
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

Reports describing the plans of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is Great Britain’s independent nuclear regulatory authority. It was set up by the Energy Act 2013 to regulate nuclear safety, security and conventional health and safety at licensed nuclear sites in the UK.

We have published our separate Office for Nuclear Regulation Strategy for 2020 to 2025 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/office-for-nuclear-regulation-strategy-2020-to-2025).