theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Mr R O'Neill v Glasgow City Council: 4112072/2019
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-16)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr R O’Neill v Glasgow City Council: 4112072/2019 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe7892b73354468d1354d9/Mr_R_O_Neill_v_Glasgow_City_Council_-_4112072.2019_-_Judgment.pdf).
Coal seams with a history of spontaneous combustion
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-04)

Coal seams in England with a history of spontaneous combustion

List of coal seams which have been know to suffer from occurrences of spontaneous combustion and are consequently regarded as high risk of succumbing to spontaneous combustion when being entered, worked or disturbed.
Canindcou 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 Canindcou 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 Canindcou 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 Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

Commercial: armed forces charities and social enterprises would be eligible for our discounted membership and other benefits. Health: advocating for access to and use of vital medicines and wellbeing products to support veterans, particularly those with PTSD, depression, disabilities, and chronic pain.

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.
Equality law call for evidence
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)

This call for evidence invites feedback on areas of existing equality legislation and possible equality law reform. It is one of several evidence-gathering exercises which will help shape the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.

The government is seeking evidence and views on a number of areas of equality policy in order to identify barriers to opportunity and seek expert views on how to overcome these barriers.

In some cases, this concerns evidence and views about areas of the existing legal framework, to help better understand how the law is working in practice. In others, it is seeking evidence and views on areas of possible equality law reform that the current government is considering.

The equality law call for evidence is looking for evidence and views on the following areas:
- the prevalence of pay discrimination on the basis of race and disability
- making the right to equal pay effective for ethnic minority and disabled people
- measures to ensure that outsourcing of services can no longer be used by employers to avoid paying equal pay
- improving the enforcement of equal pay rights by establishing an Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement Unit, with the involvement of trade unions
- improving pay transparency
- strengthening protections against combined discrimination
- ensuring the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is met by all parties exercising public functions
- creating and maintaining workplaces and working conditions free from harassment
- commencing the socio-economic duty
How to respond

We encourage you to respond online if possible.

Please read the call for evidence document (#documents).

Then submit your responses online: Call for evidence: Equality Law survey (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Equality-Law-Call-For-Evidence/)

Please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) if:
- you would like to respond via email
- you have any other enquiries specifically relating to this call for evidence including requests for the document in an alternative format
If you would like to respond by post, please mark your correspondence ‘Call for evidence: Equality Law response’ and send it to the postal address.

Providing more than one response

You can provide more than one response to the call for evidence. For example, if you are a university research group, you might provide 2 separate responses - one response as a representative organisation and one response as an individual academic.

If you have any complaints or comments about the call for evidence process you should contact the Cabinet Office.
Analysis of Automatic Enrolment saving levels
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

Analysis of average contribution rates into workplace pensions and the proportion saving at minimum levels.

This ad-hoc release of statistics provides a new estimate of the average contribution rates into workplace pensions and the proportion of employees saving at Automatic Enrolment minimum levels and how this varies across different cohorts.
International relocation payments: guidance for schools
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)

Information for schools about international relocation payments (IRP) for teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK.

End of the international relocation payment (IRP) pilot

The 2-year IRP pilot which ran from 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2025 has ended and will not be extended.

Teachers in the IRP pilot that have received the first £5,000 IRP instalment for a qualifying teaching role that started between 1 March 2024 and 31 May 2025 should read the guidance.

Information for schools about a pilot scheme offering international relocation payments to eligible teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK.

The scheme is running as a pilot in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic years.

Other measures to attract the best teachers from around the world to come and work in English schools include:
- a new approach to awarding QTS to overseas teachers (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualified-teacher-status-to-overseas-teachers/a-fairer-approach-to-awarding-qts-to-overseas-teachers--2)
- a package of bursaries and scholarships also now available for non-uk candidates in priority subjects (https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/non-uk-teachers/fees-and-funding-for-non-uk-trainees)
There are also other financial incentives which support recruitment and retention in priority subjects. Additional payments for teaching: eligibility and payment details (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/additional-payments-for-teaching-eligibility-and-payment-details) contains more information.
Mrs S Bowden v Asda Stores Ltd: 6018102/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-11)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs S Bowden v Asda Stores Ltd: 6018102/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ceb605dc8c730647fd13c3/Mrs_S_Bowden_v_Asda_stores_Ltd_6018102_2024_.pdf).
King Charles III England Coast Path from Mablethorpe to the Humber Bridge: Natural England's proposals
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-14)

Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in north Lincolnshire, north east Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire.

On 12 May 2021, Natural England submitted a collection of reports to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting out the proposals for improved access to the coast between Mablethorpe and the Humber Bridge (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/england-coast-path-mablethorpe-to-the-humber-bridge) (MHB).

The opportunity to comment closed at midnight, Wednesday 7 July 2021. You can no longer make a representation or objection on proposals.

All representations and objections were considered before the Secretary of State made a final decision about the reports.

You can:
- read the overview report which includes background information to help you understand the proposals and maps
- use the index map to find the relevant report for the length of coast you are interested in
- open the corresponding report for more information
Outcome

On 2 March 2022, the Secretary of State approved the proposals (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coastal-access-section-52-notice-for-mablethorpe-to-humber-bridge) for lengths MHB1, MHB3 and MHB4.

On 20 October 2022, the Secretary of State approved the proposals (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coastal-access-section-52-notice-for-mablethorpe-to-humber-bridge) for length MHB2.

On 15 May 2025, this stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path opened to the public.

The route is available to view on the National Trails website (http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/england-coast-path).
Amtech Rapid Prototyping
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 Amtech Rapid Prototyping 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 Amtech Rapid Prototyping 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.
UK-India CETA Chapter 12: Digital Trade
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-24)

Text of chapter 12 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and India.

This chapter will reduce unjustifiable barriers to digital trade and promote compatibility of digital trading systems, including through supporting the legal recognition of electronic contracts and electronic authentication.

The chapter safeguards consumers and businesses. Software owners cannot be made to transfer or disclose source code and the UK and India will ensure that measures are in place to protect consumers involved in digital trade from harmful commercial activities.

The chapter includes provisions on cross border data flows and data localisation, which will allow the UK the opportunity to negotiate these rules with India when they agree similar commitments with other FTA partners. This commitment does not affect the UK’s high standards of data protection, and any transfer of personal data will still be protected under the UK’s data protection law.

The agreement is not yet in force. Both the UK and India are required to complete their respective domestic procedures for the agreement to come into effect. Once ratified by both countries, businesses will be able to trade under its terms.
SPM182300 - Paying and Recovering - SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP: time and manner of payment
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-06)


SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP is a weekly payment so should normally be paid weekly when it becomes due, which is the last day (day seven) of the pay week.

However, as SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP may start on any day of the week, the last day of the pay week may not be the day wages are normally paid so payment will not align with the normal pay roll pay frequency. In order to pay full weeks of SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP the payment of some weeks would be delayed until the next pay period.

Employers may choose to align the payments of with the payroll by paying part-weeks of SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP at each end of the pay period. This is most likely to occur where an employee is paid calendar monthly

For example if the SMP pay week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday and wages are paid on the last Friday of the month, then SMP for the last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the month can be paid in advance at the end of pay period as 3/7 of a week. The SMP for the Saturday to Tuesday of that week is then paid at the beginning of the next month.

There is no daily rate of SMP so part-weeks should be calculated as follows. Either:
- multiply the appropriate weekly rate by a multiple of a seventh e.g. 5/7 then round up any part pence, or
- divide the appropriate weekly rate by seven, truncating the result to five decimal places then multiply by the number of days in the part-week, rounding up any part pence.
Although the SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP may be paid as part-weeks, it is still a weekly payment so the manner of payment does not affect up-rating or the final amount SP payable. If entitlement to the SP is not confirmed at the end of the SP pay week, that portion paid in advance is not SP and is not recoverable.

The employee and employer may also agree between them for it to be paid as a lump sum. See SPM182500 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/statutory-payments-manual/spm182500)

SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP is subject to PAYE and NICs like all earnings, whether it is paid on the normal pay days or as a lump sum.

For SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP/SNCP paid as part of a compensation or compromise agreement or settlement see SPM220100 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/statutory-payments-manual/spm220100)

The employer can use whatever means of payment they prefer - usually the same way they pay the employee’s earnings. However, payment cannot be made as:
- a payment in kind
- board and lodging, or
- by way of service.
Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering 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 Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering 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 Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Evaluation of Ofsted’s renewed approach to education inspection: terms of reference
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

Ofsted has commissioned independent multi-stage research to evaluate its renewed approach to education inspection.

Following the recommendations of the Dame Christine Gilbert review (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-big-listen-supporting-documents), we have commissioned independent research on our renewed approach to education inspection.

The multi-stage research will:
- monitor and evaluate the changes we have made to education inspection
- track perceptions of Ofsted’s culture over time
Mr Andras Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd: [2025] EAT 110
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-12)

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Stout on 12 August 2025.

Read full judgment in Mr Andras Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd: [2025] EAT 110 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689b161c5555fb89cf3f5e47/Mr_Andras_Szucs_v_GreenSquareAccord_Ltd__2025__EAT_110.pdf).
Pre-release access list: monthly seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

List of those receiving pre-release access to the monthly seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients.

To ensure that appropriate individuals are able to respond to questions arising from information in our official statistics releases, we give them access to documents 24 hours before publication on GOV.UK. In doing this we follow the rules and principles set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2998/contents/made).

For more information, see our policy on pre-release access (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukhsa-official-statistics-compliance-documents/pre-release-access-policy).

The lists on this page show the individuals who have been given pre-release access to UKHSA Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: monthly data, 2024 to 2025 release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-influenza-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2024-to-2025).

As the lists are not updated at regular intervals but only when a change has been made, each list will likely cover a different period from the one before.
Advanced Dynamics
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 Advanced Dynamics 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 Advanced Dynamics 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
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.
DWP medical evidence forms: how to order them
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-22)

Guidance and order forms for healthcare professionals who need to order pre-printed medical evidence forms from DWP.

Ordering forms if you are a member of the public

If you are a member of the public and you need a DWP leaflet or claim form, you need to contact your local Jobcentre Plus (https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus).

For medical forms, (for example, a Med3 or SR1) contact your doctor or healthcare professional.

If you need a MATB1 to claim Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance, speak to your doctor, midwife, or a healthcare professional. MATB1s cannot be ordered by healthcare professionals outside of the UK, unless they are British Armed Forces staff.

Any requests from members of the public via this channel for leaflets or medical forms will not be acknowledged. Find out about benefits and financial support (https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits).

Advisors and intermediaries

If you do not work for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) but wish to order DWP claim forms, reply envelopes and information materials, please complete the order form for DWP claim forms and information materials (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-leaflets-order-form).

If you have permission to send a form, you must submit it electronically and email it to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx). If you submit the form by fax, handwritten or as a paper copy, it will not be processed.
Freedom of expression and social cohesion: the prospects for an emerging British Islam
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-17)

An essay written by Dilwar Hussain, part of a series of essays on defending free speech commissioned by Robin Simcox, the former Commissioner for Countering Extremism.

This essay explores how freedom of expression and Islamic faith can coexist in British society.

It argues that freedom of expression is not merely a Western value but a human value that finds resonance in Islamic thought and history.

The essay examines how British Muslims navigate the complexities of faith, identity and citizenship, and proposes ways to strengthen social cohesion whilst protecting free expression.

These essays have been independently commissioned. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the UK Government or the Commission for Countering Extremism.

These essays were commissioned to present a diverse range of perspectives from authors with contrasting or conflicting opinions on this issue. They are provided to contribute to this vital discussion and do not imply agreement or endorsement by any associated organisations or individuals.

We are aware that this publication may have accessibility issues. We are working on an accessible version.

Read more about our accessible documents policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/accessible-documents-policy).
Mr P Jurgiel v Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd: 8001018/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Jurgiel v Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd: 8001018/2025 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69171809bc34c86ce4e6e7de/Mr_P_Jurgiel_v_Wm_Morrison_Supermarkets_Limited_-_8001018.2025_-_Judgment.pdf).
Company Names Tribunal decision: Eurt Tether Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-16)

Decision for applicant Tether Operations, s.a. de c.v registration number 16105014, applicant successful.

Application number 5371

Applicant Tether Operations, s.a. de c.v objected to the name used by Eurt Tether Limited under the Companies Act 2006.

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

Signed order

On the 10 September 2025 the adjudicator hereby gives notice under sections 73(4) and (5) of the Companies Act 2006 that the company name of Eurt Tether Limited is changed to 16105014, Ltd.
Peatland degradation: challenges for the water environment
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-20)

Impacts on water bodies resulting from peatland degradation and solutions to achieve healthier peatland catchments.

This report outlines the impacts on water bodies resulting from peatland degradation and solutions to achieve healthier peatland catchments. This can be used to help inform approaches to river basin management plans (RBMPs), delivering measures and informing restoration bids within peatland dominated catchments. The primary focus of this report is water quality; however, peatland restoration offers nature-based solutions for people, nature recovery and the water environment which should not be overlooked when designing measures for functional river basins.
Civil Service settlement agreements, special severance payments and confidentiality clauses
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-09)

Cabinet Office guidance explaining the principles and process to be followed when considering the use of settlement agreements when terminating employment.

This guidance covers the use of settlement agreements (formerly known as compromise agreements) to terminate employment and the associated use of confidentiality clauses and special severance payments.

This guidance applies to all Civil Service organisations and their Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), and includes all cases where public money is being spent on civil servants or non-civil employed by government departments or ALBS.
SGSELSG1020 - Foreward: Background - Related Guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


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

Note: This manual is under review following Brexit 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) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC.

This book deals with the control of export and transhipment of goods and services that require export or transhipment licences issued by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Other books which deal with aspects of exportation and transhipment include:

C1-4

Travellers and their baggage

C8-1

Community transit: standard procedures

C3-1

Exportation (General)

C3-2

New Export System

SGSELSPC

Strategic Goods and Services: DBT Export Licensing and Sanctions: particular circumstances

SGSAROA

Strategic Goods and Services: assessment of risk and offence action
Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: September 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.

Official statistics on adult social care in England. This publication consists of:
- a monthly report
- associated data tables
Data on adult social care settings covered in this publication includes:
- occupancy levels in care homes
- number of care home residents
- visiting in care homes
- COVID-19-related absence rates
A Place to Call our Own 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 A Place to Call our Own 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 A Place to Call our Own 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.
Ms C Pile v University of Exeter: 6001816/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms C Pile v University of Exeter: 6001816/2023 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae0e9f6e6c8d18118acd8c/Ms_C_Pile_-vs-_University_of_Exeter_-_6001816.2023_-_Judgement.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms C Pile v University of Exeter: 6001816/2023 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f7957f45705eb1a1513e9c/Ms_Caroline_Pile_-vs-_University_of_Exeter_-_6001816.2023_-_Judgment.pdf).
Farm practices survey February 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-12)

The Farm Practices Survey (FPS) asks questions about how farming practices in England are affected by current agricultural and environmental issues.

This publication gives the results of the survey run in February 2025 that focused on practices relating to greenhouse gas mitigation. The survey is usually run annually.

This publication contains the headline results for each survey section as well as a time series containing data from 2011. A full breakdown of results by region, farm type and farm size are shown in the dataset.

Farm Practices Survey (FPS) – greenhouse gas mitigation datasets and time series containing data from 2011 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/farm-practices-survey-greenhouse-gas-mitigation).

This survey is currently under review, if you wish to participate in the consultation, details can be found here: Farm Practices Survey consultation - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farm-practices-survey-consultation)

Defra statistics: farming Email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) You can also contact us via Twitter (https://twitter.com/DefraStats)
Product Safety Report: MiniDream Safari Activity Gym sold via Amazon (2504-0139a)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-09)

Product Safety Report for MiniDream Safari Activity Gym presenting a serious entrapment risk.

Summary

Product: MiniDream Safari Activity Gym sold via Amazon

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of entrapment as it includes fabric loops which may entrap a child’s finger.

Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of entrapment, as the detachable toys include fabric loops sewn into the side of one of the seams. The loops are large enough that a young child could easily insert their finger into them and twist, causing injuries.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Corrective action

Owners should stop using the products immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.

Additional information

PSD notification number: 2504-0139a

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years: annual data April 2022 to March 2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-12)

Annual datasets for local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).

Annual official statistics in development on child development at 2 to 2 and a half years. Information is presented at local authority of residence, regional and England level.

The latest annual data covers the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. Data from previous years (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-and-maternal-health-statistics#child-development-outcomes-at-2-to-2-and-a-half-years) was published by OHID and Public Health England.

The metrics presented are ‘the percentage of children who were at or above the expected level’ in these areas of development:
- communication skills
- gross motor skills
- fine motor skills
- problem solving skills
- personal-social skills
- all 5 areas of development
The data was collected through an interim reporting system (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-public-health-0-to-5-years-national-reporting) set up to collect health visiting activity data at a local authority resident level. It is collected from the health visitor reviews completed at 2 to 2 and a half years using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3). Data was submitted by local authorities on a voluntary basis.

Local authority commissioners and health professionals can use these resources to track the extent to which children aged 2 to 2 and a half years in their local area are achieving the expected levels of development.

Correction notice

Hampshire County Council has identified an error where their health visiting service provider has been reporting some children as not reaching the expected level of development for personal-social skills, when they have reached the expected level. This was due to an error in the cut-off score being used. It affects data from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2024. The data has therefore been removed from the relevant indicator on personal-social skills at 2 to 2 and a half years in Fingertips (https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/child-health-profiles/data#page/4/gid/xx-xxxx-xxxx/pat/159/par/K02000001/ati/15/are/E92000001/iid/93435/age/241/sex/4/cat/-1/ctp/-1/yrr/1/cid/4/tbm/1). No changes have been made to the data tables or commentary on this GOV.UK page. No other changes have been made to Fingertips.
Parental responsibility: court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis: caseworker guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-13)

HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff dealing with applications from customers living in the UK or overseas what to do if there is no one with automatic parental responsibility.

It includes:
- information about court orders that grant parental responsibility (PR) to a person who does not have automatic PR
- how to deal with an application where the person consenting is named in a will as a testamentary guardian
- if the person consenting to the application does not have parental responsibility automatically or through a court order but is acting in loco parentis (in place of a parent)
- what to record as a case note if someone has legal guardianship through a court order, testamentary guardianship or is acting in loco parentis
MTT55170 - Administration: Compliance: Compliance checks: Closure notice
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)


HMRC must issue a closure notice to the filing member at the end of every compliance check for each accounting period. The closure notice is issued in the form of a letter.

A compliance check is only finished when HMRC has issued the closure notice to the filing member of a group stating that the check is complete and that either:
- no amendment is required, or
- the return must be amended, as specified in the closure notice.
When it is issued, the closure notice takes effect. The compliance check is completed and, where HMRC has concluded that an amendment is required, the amendment is made.

Along with the notice, HMRC should provide the filing member with information supporting the conclusion reached.

This is set out in paragraphs 20 and 22, schedule 14 to Finance (No.2) Act 2023.

Partial closure notices

A partial closure notice may also be issued by HMRC. A partial closure notice allows HMRC to complete one or more of the matters being checked before fully completing the compliance check.

See CH279600 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch279600#introduction) for guidance on partial closure notices.

Jeopardy amendments

See MTT55150 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt55150) for guidance on closing a compliance check when a jeopardy amendment has been made.

Issuing a closure notice following amendment that has been deferred due to ongoing compliance check

See MTT55140 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt55140) for guidance on how to close a compliance check when the filing member has amended a return within the time limits during an ongoing compliance check into that return.

Right of appeal

The filing member can appeal against a revenue amendment and the normal rules for appeals and postponement applications apply. It can then negotiate further, settle under Para 61 Sch 14 Finance (No.2) Act 2023, ask for a review, or notify the appeal to the Tribunal. See MTT55500 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt55500)+ for guidance on appeals and reviews.

Reissuing a closure notice

Reissuing a closure notice is not a routine procedure. HMRC will not do so unless there is a good reason to believe or accept that the original closure notice has not been received by the filing member of a group.

If a closure notice is returned undelivered, HMRC cannot reissue it until a new address for the filing member is entered on the group’s record.
Mrs C Mills v Mr G Nugent and  Ms T Grant: 2403501/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-07)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs C Mills v Mr G Nugent and Ms T Grant: 2403501/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a23760039d059a1fe5fe89/Mrs_C_Mills_v_Mr_Gary_Nugent___Other_-_2403501_2024.pdf).
Mr M R Burns and Others v PS2 Print Ltd (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation): 2404916/2024 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M R Burns and Others v PS2 Print Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation): 2404916/2024 and Others - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6776b52a02c3076590308d18/Mr_MR_Burns___Others_v_PS2_Print_Limited__In_creditors__voluntary_liquidation__-_2404916.2024___Others.pdf).
Property Building Maintenance (Wales) 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 Property Building Maintenance (Wales) 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 Property Building Maintenance (Wales) 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.