theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Forces Children Scotland
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 Forces Children Scotland 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 Forces Children Scotland 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 Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Universal Periodic Review 50: UK Statement on Libya
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Statement by the UK's Ambassador for Human Rights to the UN, Eleanor Sanders, at Libya's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Thank you Mr Vice President.

The UK welcomes recent steps by the Libyan government, including extending ICC jurisdiction to 2027 and supporting the renewal of OHCHR’s technical assistance.

However, we remain gravely concerned by escalating human rights violations and abuses, particularly arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and torture, committed with near-total impunity.

We also call for meaningful engagement in the UN’s political process. Lasting peace and stability are vital to advancing human rights.

We recommend that Libya:

Ensures access and accountability by allowing unrestricted entry for UN bodies and NGOs to all areas, including detention centres and mass graves, and fully cooperating with investigations into disappearances, torture and extrajudicial killings.

Ends abuse of migrants and refugees by closing detention centres linked to torture, sexual violence and killings, and establishes a fair asylum system in line with international law.

Advances women’s rights by: repealing discriminatory laws, notably Penal Code Article 424; criminalising all forms of sexual and gender-based violence including online; and ensuring women’s full participation in politics and peacebuilding.

Thank you.
Miss E A Stubbings v Private White VC Ltd: 6007350/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss E A Stubbings v Private White VC Ltd: 6007350/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a2de06d6ac02ee99d8453/Miss_EA_Stubbings_v_Private_White_VC_Ltd_-_6007350_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Equipment for explosive atmospheres regulations
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-24)

Guidance for businesses on the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations.

This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations and includes obligations for manufacturers, their authorised representatives, importers and distributors.

The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996 were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market or put into service prior to this date.

The regulations for Northern Ireland were amended by the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023.
Services for Local, Regional and Devolved Government
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-15)

The guidance and best practice provided by DVS for Local, Regional and Devolved Government.

DVS provides property valuation services including for financial accounting and housing revenue purposes, acquisition/disposal advice, compulsory purchase and general valuation advice.

We work closely with local authorities providing independent viability appraisals for site assessments where Affordable Housing and s106 contributions are in dispute. We only undertake work for Public Bodies and so provide completely independent advice, to ensure appropriate and fair contributions are made, where Developers are seeking to vary from fully Planning Compliant housing schemes.

Our services
- Asset Valuations under IFRS and CIPFA rules
- Valuations for acquisition, sale or to satisfy s123 Certification purposes
- Independent Development Viability Appraisals
- Negotiating affordable housing mixes, values and commuted sum payments
- Section 106 agreements and issues (Section 75 Scotland)
- Apportionment of proceeds between development partners
- Planning Appeals
- Overage, escalator and claw back expertise
- Property market analysis and reports
- Residential Portfolio reviews and stock valuations
- Landlord and tenant (leases, renewals, rent reviews and dilapidations)
- Compulsory purchase and compensation
- Expert Witness – Lands Tribunal
- Acquisitions and Disposals
- Insurance Valuations
- Building surveys, condition surveys, dilapidation reports and building cost estimates
Enquiries

Ellen Atkin - Head of Local and Devolved Government

Enquiries

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

Enquiries in Scotland: Alastair Watson - Head of Valuation Services - Scotland

Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/welsh-language-scheme). Our Personal information charter (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/personal-information-charter) explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on Social media use (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/social-media-use).
Flats 1, 2, 3 & 6 Pentagon House, Flat 3 Meade House, Flat 4 Kingfisher House, Flat 5 Wells House, Warren Close, Hayes, UB4 0XY: LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0144  LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0215  LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0216 LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0259  LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0260 LON/00AS/LSC/2025/0606
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-08)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Robert Latham on 27 June 2025

Read the full decision in Flats 1, 2, 3 & 6 Pentagon House, Flat 3 Meade House, Flat 4 Kingfisher House, Flat 5 Wells House, Warren Close, Hayes, UB4 0XY: LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0144 LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0215 LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0216 LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0259 LON/00AS/LSC/2024/0260 LON/00AS/LSC/2025/0606 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d6aa57c487360cc70c9e28/Decision_Pentagon_Hse_Meade_Hse_Kingfisher_Hse_Wells_Hse_Warren_Close_Hayes_UB4_0XY.pdf).
UK REACH authorisation for C&E Plating Limited, 29 July 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Decision on an application for authorisation under UK REACH.

Decision on an application for authorisation under UK REACH.

Substance name

Chromium trioxide.

Authorised use

Industrial use of chromium trioxide for functional chrome-plating with decorative character on metallic objects.

Holder of the authorisation and authorisation number

C&E Plating Limited (UKREACH/25/16/00).

Date of decision

29 July 2025
Mr A Serb and Mr P Stoneman v Freight Solutions Consulting Ltd: 1400565/2024 and 1400566/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A Serb v Freight Solutions Consulting Ltd: 1400565/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6659917d16cf36f4d63ebcb0/Mr_A_Serb_V_Freight_Solutions_consulting_limited_-_1400565.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr P Stoneman v Freight Solutions Consulting Ltd: 1400566/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683f09cfe1eee913f2e98e22/Mr_P_Stoneman_-vs-_Freight_Solutions_consulting_limited_-_1400566.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr A Serb v Freight Solutions Consulting Ltd: 1400565/2024 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e7fba8c069f68b7681bb35/Mr_A_Serb_-vs-_Freight_Solutions_Consulting_limited_-_1400565.2024_-_Judgement.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr A Serb and Mr P Stoneman v Freight Solutions Consulting Ltd: 1400565/2024 and 1400566/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6835858fd6d2692c9bdb02db/Mr_A_Serb___1_other_-vs-_Freight_Solutions_Consulting_Limited_-_1400565.2024___xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgement.pdf).
TSEM10050 - Non-resident trusts: residence rules: professional trustees not resident in the UK - introduction and background
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


Introduction

The following guidance gives HMRC’s view on the application of the residence tests in section 69(2D) Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and section 475(6) Income Tax Act 2007 in relation to overseas trust companies, particularly those owned by UK-based groups.

Background

There have been longstanding tests to determine the residence of trustees to establish whether the trust of which they are a trustee is subject to UK tax.

However, these rules were different for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax with the result that trustees could be UK-resident for Income Tax purposes but non-UK resident for Capital Gains Tax, or vice versa.

Therefore, in Finance Act 2006, as part of the Trust Modernisation programme, the Government made some changes to the trustee residence test and introduced a common test for both Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax.

One of the objectives of the Trust Modernisation programme was to provide greater consistency of approach between Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax in relation to the taxation of trusts so reducing the administrative burden especially on smaller trusts.

The new legislation, Section 69 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (and for Income Tax section 685E Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, now replaced by sections 475 and 476 Income Tax Act 2007) took effect from 6 April 2007.

The rules that came into force on 6 April 2007 treat the trustees of a settlement as a single person, as distinct from the persons who may be trustees from time to time. The residence status of that single person (referred to below as the “body of trustees”) at any given time is determined in the first instance by the residence status of the persons who are trustees at that time:

If all the trustees are either resident in the UK or not resident in the UK, the residence status of the body of trustees follows that outcome.

If at any time at least one trustee is resident in the UK and at least one is not, the body of trustees is resident in the UK only if any settlor of the trust was resident, ordinarily resident or domiciled in the UK at any time when he or she introduced property into the trust.

Regarding the second bullet point above, with effect from 6 April 2025 it is only the settlor’s residence or ordinary residence that is considered in determining the trustee's residence. From this date the settlor’s domicile is no longer taken into account.
Water voles: licence to displace them for work on flood defences, water courses or drainage systems (CL24)
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-05)

Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.

You must now have a licence to intentionally disturb water voles and move them from their original location by ‘displacement’.

This licence is for employees of internal drainage boards (the local public authorities with powers to manage water levels within their drainage districts) or anyone acting on behalf of them.

This licence lets you intentionally displace water voles and damage, destroy or obstruct their burrows to maintain or restore flood defences, drainage systems and water courses (such as rivers and streams) to: This licence can only be used:
- to preserve public health or safety
- to prevent serious damage to livestock, animal feed crops, growing timber, fisheries or any other property
- for reasons of overriding public interest
You can:
- cut vegetation over the burrow back to bare earth in spring and autumn and if required remove water from the water course (known as ‘water draw down’)
- carry out a destructive search of water vole burrows following removal of vegetation
- destroy the empty burrow after a destructive search
You should apply for an individual licence (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wildlife-licences#types-of-licence) if you cannot follow the terms and conditions of this licence.

Register to use this licence

You must register with Natural England before you can use this licence. Only employees, contractors or consultants acting on behalf of internal drainage boards are eligible to register to use this licence. Send your completed registration form (CL24) by email or post to:

Wildlife licensingNatural EnglandHorizon HouseDeanery RoadBristolBS1 5AH

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

You do not need to register if you have a personal survey licence.

How to report your actions

You must report your actions taken using this licence each year, even if you’ve taken no action. Send your completed report form (LR24) to Natural England by 31 January each year using the details on the form.

You must also complete the monitoring form (MON-CL24) each year to check for the presence of water voles at sites where displacement has taken place. Submit this form with your annual report and keep a copy in case this information is requested in future.

Licence renewal

By returning your report form each year you’ve renewed your licence. You should check for any amendments to the terms and conditions of use on the latest published version of this licence.
Iain Anderson
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-08)

Iain Anderson was Founding Partner Investor is former Executive Chairman of H/Advisors Cicero. He has over 30 years’ experience as board-level counsel for some of the world’s leading business and not-for-profit organisations In 2024, Iain led the independent review ’A New Partnership’ exploring a long-term plan for how industry and government can work together. Iain believes passionately in workplace opportunity and was appointed as the UK’s first ever LGBTQ+ Business Champion by the UK government in 2021. He is also a: non-executive director of Innovate Finance – the members body for the global fintech sector non-executive member of the Court of the University of St Andrews He serves on the City of London Corporation Competitiveness Advisory Board and is one of the Financial Times Global 100 LGBTQ Executives and the Financial Times Allies of Women in Business. Iain worked initially as a business journalist and then as a founding shareholder at Incisive Media. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and is a Freeman of the City of London. He has served on the: International Advisory Board of the Institute of Business Ethics Advisory Board of the Queen Elizabeth II Garden in New York

Iain Anderson was Founding Partner Investor is former Executive Chairman of H/Advisors Cicero. He has over 30 years’ experience as board-level counsel for some of the world’s leading business and not-for-profit organisations

In 2024, Iain led the independent review ’A New Partnership’ exploring a long-term plan for how industry and government can work together.

Iain believes passionately in workplace opportunity and was appointed as the UK’s first ever LGBTQ+ Business Champion by the UK government in 2021. He is also a:
- non-executive director of Innovate Finance – the members body for the global fintech sector
- non-executive member of the Court of the University of St Andrews
He serves on the City of London Corporation Competitiveness Advisory Board and is one of the Financial Times Global 100 LGBTQ Executives and the Financial Times Allies of Women in Business.

Iain worked initially as a business journalist and then as a founding shareholder at Incisive Media. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and is a Freeman of the City of London.

He has served on the:
- International Advisory Board of the Institute of Business Ethics
- Advisory Board of the Queen Elizabeth II Garden in New York
Advanced Engravers
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 Engravers 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 Engravers 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.
Trade and investment factsheets
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas.

These factsheets summarise the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and individual overseas partners.

Trade statistics inform how we meet the challenges of trade policy and promotion in the UK.

The factsheets provide statistics between the UK and its partners on:
- exports, imports, and total trade
- trade by commodity and service type
- regional trade in the UK for goods
- UK market share for trading partners
- VAT-registered businesses trading goods
- foreign direct investment (FDI)
- summary trade and investment data as reported by each partner
- economic data and projections
All the figures in the factsheets are the most up to date, as at time of publication. The sources are clearly stated and there is an update schedule for future releases. DBT strongly recommends users download the latest factsheet to ensure the most up-to-date statistics are used as some statistics are revised on a regular basis.

For the most up to date snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position overall, see the trade and investment core statistics book (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/trade-and-investment-core-statistics-book) or the UK trade in numbers (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-trade-in-numbers).

These factsheets are produced by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). They summarise statistics produced by Office for National Statistics (ONS), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and international databases.
Chelsea Bridge Wharf, Queenstown Road, London, SW11: LON/00BJ/LRM/2024/0018 & LON/00BJ/LRM/2024/0020
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Robert Latham and Stephen Mason FRICS on 28 January 2025.

Read the full decision in Chelsea Bridge Wharf, Queenstown Road, London, SW11: LON/00BJ/LRM/2024/0018 & LON/00BJ/LRM/2024/0020 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67aa1f9f699d77bee01484a7/Chelsea_Bridge_Wharf_-_final_decision__28.1.25__V2.pdf).
General Register Office (Civil Registration) transparency data: Q4 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Data on civil registration activities.

This document contains details on:
- number of orders for official copies of birth, adoption, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates
- processing adoption orders and providing a new birth certificate
- applications for the authorisation of corrections to birth, death, marriage, civil partnership or stillbirth registrations
- applications for access to birth records for adopted adults
- applications to authorise people to register marriages
- applications to reduce 28-day notice period for marriage or civil partnership
- applications to review foreign divorces and foreign civil partnership dissolutions
- applications for the authorisation of late death registrations
- applications to process parental orders and provide a new birth certificate
- application for entry to be made in the Gender Recognition Register
- applications by adoptees and their birth relatives for the Adoption Contact Register
- applications for the authorisation of the re-registrations of births
- applications for issue of Registrar General’s licence for marriages and civil partnerships
- applicant experience survey results
Miss C Stephenson v Jobu London Ltd: 2202427/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss C Stephenson v Jobu London Ltd: 2202427/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b5b0453f3e5483efdba892/Miss_C_Stephenson_v_Jobu_London_Limited__Company_number_12052464__-_2202427-2024.pdf).
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-21)

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Kumar Iyer.

Thank you, Special Rapporteur.

Your report’s findings are stark and damning. Highlighting a ‘seismic decline’ in the human rights situation. Repression at home, aggression abroad.

The Kremlin claims to be acting for the benefit of the Russian people but crushes dissent, persecutes minorities and uses repressive legislation to consolidate a climate of fear. All to serve its own interests.

Russia must release all political prisoners, including those who have bravely opposed the invasion of Ukraine. You highlight that in the first half of the year 20 to 30 percent of all those in pre-trial detention were political prisoners. Civil society activists, human rights defenders and journalists are serving lengthy prison sentences. Lawyers are also increasingly targeted for simply representing their clients. Your report illustrates how torture is ‘widespread’ within the judicial system – with at least 258 cases documented in 2024/25.

The Russian state’s record on gender-based violence remains appalling. A relentless descent into lawlessness has allowed ‘honour killings’ with impunity in the North Caucasus. Convicts have been released to fight in Ukraine who have committed domestic violence on their return. LGBT+ people remain acutely vulnerable to persecution, particularly in the North Caucasus. Jehovah’s Witnesses are imprisoned simply for practicing their faith.

Special Rapporteur, how can this Council continue to support your work to hold the Russian authorities accountable for their domestic human rights violations?

Thank you.
Interim position statement on the approach to PMT concept to support UK REACH risk management of PFAS
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-04)

A policy approach to address persistent, mobile, toxic, or very persistent, very mobile concerns to support managing risks from poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances.

This interim statement is a policy approach which has been agreed with the Scottish and Welsh governments. It is being published on behalf of all nations subject to UK REACH Regulation.

Managing chemicals with combined persistence and ability to move around the environment has been under discussion internationally for years. This interim position statement on persistent, mobile, toxic (PMT), including very persistent, very mobile, (vPvM) concept supports managing the risk of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (footnote 1 (#footnote1)) under UK REACH (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) (footnote 2 (#footnote2)).

PFAS are a broad class of synthetic, fluorinated organic chemicals. They degrade slowly because of the strength of the carbon-fluorine bond, so can remain in the environment for decades. This high level of persistence combined with multiple sources, for example firefighting foams, industrial processing aids and textile coatings, makes risk management challenging. There has been growing concern about human health risks associated with exposure to PFAS too.

Applying an approach to manage the risk associated with PMT or vPvM concerns to PFAS, many of which are extreme examples of persistent and mobile substances, will support chemical regulation in Great Britain (GB). This includes proposed restrictions under UK REACH. This builds on the 2023 Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA) (https://www.hse.gov.uk/REACH/rmoa.htm), which included discussion of PFAS, and environmental hazards associated with persistence, bioaccumulation, mobility, and toxicity.

This statement also provides a basis to prioritise:
- research in addressing gaps in our technical knowledge
- available data
- appropriate test methods that limit the application of the PMT concept
While the focus in this interim position statement is on PFAS, a wider range of substances potentially have these properties of concern.

Footnotes

1: This includes parent (precursor) and degradants (transformation products or arrowheads).

2: References to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, referred to in this interim position statement as UK REACH, are to the assimilated law (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1907/contents).
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes: annual reviews
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

This page provides summaries of annual reviews for CSSF programmes from all regions, and an overview of the annual review process.

On 1 April 2024 the UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) replaced the CSSF. Find out more about the UKISF (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-integrated-security-fund).

Teams of programme management and/or sector experts, from inside and outside of government have conducted an annual review for nearly all Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes. They are scored according to the results the programme achieves against its original plan and strategy.

A small number have been exempted from publication, due to the sensitivity of the programme or the risk of putting this information into the public domain to both UK government and implementing partners’ staff.

The CSSF, alongside other all other Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending departments, is working to improve on transparency, aiming to meet the government’s commitment to meet the standards of International Aid Transparency Initiative (https://iatistandard.org/en/) by 2020.

Due to the security situation in Afghanistan, we have temporarily removed potentially sensitive information for CSSF programmes there.
Early years stronger practice hubs
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-01)

Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs.

We are recruiting 18 further early years stronger practice hubs. Apply to become an early years stronger practice hub (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-to-become-an-early-years-stronger-practice-hub) provides details of the application process.

This guidance is for practitioners who are seeking information about the early years stronger practice hubs programme and the hubs that have been established in every government office region across England.

Hubs help other early years settings improve outcomes for children in their local community, focusing on:
- personal, social and emotional development
- communication and language
- early literacy and maths
You Can Do It Training 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 You Can Do It Training 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 You Can Do It Training 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.
Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council: February 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-07)

Statutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services.

This direction requires the council to continue to co-operate with the commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.

It follows:
- an Ofsted inspection report (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/44/884) of Herefordshire Council local authority children’s services published 21 September 2022 that judged services to be inadequate across all sub judgements
- independent reports (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/herefordshire-childrens-services-commissioner-report) from the Secretary of State’s Commissioner for Herefordshire Children Services
This direction replaces the Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-direction-issued-to-herefordshire-council-march-2023) in March 2023.
Cognism 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 Cognism 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 Cognism 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.
Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Miss Melanie Harris
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

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: Miss Melanie Harris

Teacher reference number: 2084962

Teacher’s date of birth: 20 January 1989

Location teacher worked: Suffolk, East of England

Date of professional conduct panel: 6 to 7 February 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 Miss Melanie Harris, formerly employed in Suffolk, East of 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.
Revised direction issued to North East Lincolnshire Council: May 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-19)

Revised statutory direction issued to North East Lincolnshire Council in relation to children’s services.

This direction is closed. A revised direction issued in November 2025 (/government/publications/revised-direction-issued-to-north-east-lincolnshire-council-november-2025), replaces it.

This direction requires the council to continue to co-operate with the commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.

It follows:
- Ofsted’s inspection report (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/44/80526) of North East Lincolnshire Council local authority children’s services, published on 26 November 2021, that judged services to be inadequate across all sub judgements
- an independent report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/north-east-lincolnshire-childrens-services-commissioners-report) by Peter Dwyer CBE, the North East Lincolnshire Children’s Services Commissioner at the time
This direction replaces the earlier statutory direction (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-direction-issued-to-north-east-lincolnshire-council) issued to North East Lincolnshire Council on 1 June 2022.
E Chivers v Leading Property Consultancy Ltd: 6003087/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in E Chivers v Leading Property Consultancy Ltd: 6003087/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6891f20aa34b939141463f56/6003087.25_Rule_22__Emma_Chivers_v_Leading_Property_Consultancy_Ltd.pdf).
Valuation documentation
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-25)

Information about valuation documentation.

Documents that importers may be required to show when importing goods into the UK in order to confirm the valuation of the goods include, but are not limited to:
- commercial invoices from overseas suppliers
- purchase orders
- copies of previous import entries
- breakdown of manufacturers’ costs
- commercial agreements with suppliers
- bill of lading
- bank statements
- shipping or freight bills
Supporting information for the Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Information about the procurement process, agreements to use the Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and list of DPS members.

List of DPS members
- Abri Group Limited
- Adderstone Living
- Alexander James Contracts Limited
- Allison Homes Limited
- Anwyl Construction Company Limited
- Aquinna Homes PLC
- Ascent Homes
- Avant Homes Limited
- BDW Trading Limited
- BY Development Limited
- Bellway Homes Limited
- Bewley Homes PLC
- Boom Construction Limited
- Bromford Housing Group Limited
- Bugler Developments Ltd
- CALA Management Limited
- CG Fry and Son Ltd
- Cameron Homes Limited
- Castle Green Homes Limited
- Clarion Housing Group Limited
- Classic Builders Limited
- Countryside Properties (UK) Limited
- Crest Nicholson
- Curo Enterprise Limited
- Cussins (North East) Limited
- Dandara Northern Home Counties Ltd
- Deanfield Homes Limited
- Deeley Group Limited
- Denbury Homes Limited
- Dere Street Homes Limited
- Devonshire Homes Limited
- Durkan Limited
- ECF
- EDAROTH Limited
- EG Carter & Co Ltd
- EQUANS Regeneration Limited
- Elan Homes Limited
- Elkins Construction
- Eric Wright Construction Limited
- Eric Wright Group Limited
- Esh Construction Ltd
- Feltham Construction Ltd
- Galliford Try Construction Limited
- Genr8 Kajima Regeneration Limited
- Gentoo Homes Limited
- Gleeson Regeneration Limited
- Grainger plc
- Great Places Housing Association
- Higgins Construction PLC
- Highwood Group Limited
- Hill Holdings Ltd
- Howarth Contractors Ltd
- Hyde Housing Association
- Hyde Vale Limited
- J Harper & Sons (Leominster) Limited
- John Graham Construction Ltd trading as Graham
- Keepmoat Homes Ltd
- Keon Homes Limited
- Kingswood Homes (UK) Limited
- Lioncourt Homes Limited
- London Square Partners
- Longhurst Group Limited
- Lovell Partnerships
- McCarthy Stone
- McLaren Construction Ltd
- Mercer Building Solutions Limited
- Miller Homes
- Morris Homes Limited
- Morro Partnerships
- Mulalley & Company Limited
- Muse Places Limited
- Northstone Development Limited
- P Casey and Co Ltd
- P J Livesey Holdings
- Persimmon Homes
- Placefirst Limited
- Places for People Group Limited
- Platform Housing Group Limited
- Prospect GB Limited
- RG Carter Cambridge Limited
- RP Tyson Construction Ltd
- Redrow Homes Limited
- Robertson Construction Group Limited
- Rowland Homes Limited
- Rowlinson Constructions Limited
- Sanctuary Housing Association
- Seddon Construction Ltd
- Seddon Homes Limited
- Sempra Homes Ltd
- Shanly Homes Ltd
- Sigma Homes Ltd
- Sovereign Housing Association
- Speller Metcalfe Living Ltd
- Stonebond Group Limited
- Stonebridge Homes Limited
- Stonewood Homes Limited
- Story Homes Limited
- Strata Homes Limited
- Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
- Termrim Construction Limited
- Thirteen
- Tilia Homes Limited
- Vistry Partnerships Limited
- Wates Construction Limited
- Westchurch Homes Ltd
- Weston Homes PLC
- Wiggett Construction Ltd
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
Observer guidance - private hearings (January 2025 v2.1)
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-24)

The Parole Board Observer Guidance has been updated.

The Observer guidance has been fully revised to take account of:
- the changes to Parole Board rule 14;
- confidentiality;
- the change in position on privacy of hearings including public hearings;
- remote hearing considerations;
- information about case management conferences;
- the observer application process;
- points for observers to note.
In order to support the consideration of observer applications, the guidance has been provided to Parole Board members. Whilst the guidance aims to provide advice for most eventualities there may always be unusual circumstances not covered.

This guidance should be read carefully before considering applying to observe a parole oral hearing.

Victims wishing to observe a Parole Board private oral hearing should also read the information set out in the Victims Guidance which can be found here:

Victims Guidance (https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fparole-board-guidance-on-victims-of-crime&data=05%7C02%7Ccomms%40paroleboard.gov.uk%7C4456d4cded7c48c7761908dd50f691c9%7Ca486aad4924c42cc99678c76faa2ed18%7C0%7C0%7C638755742206693593%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XcuKqSY3unJuwP%2BJIrQystiPwpjYdymYC%2FAMaHeJ4tY%3D&reserved=0)

Members of the media/press or the public should read the information on public hearings, which can be found here:

Applying for a Parole Review to be Public (https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fapplying-for-a-parole-review-to-be-public&data=05%7C02%7Ccomms%40paroleboard.gov.uk%7C4456d4cded7c48c7761908dd50f691c9%7Ca486aad4924c42cc99678c76faa2ed18%7C0%7C0%7C638755742206708045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bE5WD5I3Z192aTYaN74JZCeKJyhszZmQXwRYzDBE%2BaE%3D&reserved=0)

This replaces all previous Parole Board guidance on Observers
CH225300 - How to do a compliance check: information powers: third party notice: where no approval is required: contents
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)


This page and chapter are under review as the relevant content is also published in the technical guidance chapters of the Compliance Handbook (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook), within Compliance checks factsheets (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-compliance-checks-factsheets) and in Compliance checks guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-compliance-checks-help-and-support). If you use particular pages regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) to let us know the specific content you find useful.
St Michael’s CE Primary School: 29 October 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-29)

The schools adjudicator’s admission referral decision about St Michael’s CE Primary School.

Decision reference: REF4550

Type of decision: referral of admission arrangements – conform

School type: voluntary aided

School phase: primary

Local authority: London Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Admission authority: governing board
Mrs O A O Johnson v Midway Care Group Ltd: 1306951/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs O A O Johnson v Midway Care Group Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b705560495029f3e1c6a5a/Mrs_O_A_O_Johnson_-V-_Midway_Care_Group_Ltd_-_1306951_2023_-_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).
Mrs S Sault v Kent County Council: 2304074/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs S Sault v Kent County Council: 2304074/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b8567b11b4ded2da19fda1/Mrs_S_Sault_v_Kent_County_Council_2304074-2020__so_jud_pub.pdf).