theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Career Garage, working in partnership with BlockIT Recruitment 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 Career Garage, working in partnership with BlockIT Recruitment 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 Career Garage, working in partnership with BlockIT Recruitment 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.
SPE02140 - Roles and responsibilities: For Examination of economic conditions (economic tests)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


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

Note: This manual is under review and is likely to be withdrawn.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

Goods requiring an examination of the economic conditions (economic test)

Full details of the circumstances when an examination of the economic conditions will be required can be found in Pay less or no duty on goods you store, repair, process or temporarily use (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pay-less-or-no-duty-on-goods-you-store-repair-process-or-temporarily-use) and there is further information in this manual in SPE03050 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe03050).

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.
Higher Education Short Course Loans
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-26)

Information for students on funding for Higher Education Short Course Loans (HESC) for those living in England.

Applications for HE Short Course Loans closed on 31 August 2025.

If you have applied for a course that started before 31 August 2025 you can still make changes.

If you started your course on or after 1 September 2024

To change your loan amount. Download the ‘HESC Loan Request Form’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-short-course-loans-forms-for-students-whose-course-starts-on-or-after-1-september-2024)

To make any other changes. Download the ‘HESC Change of Circumstances Form’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-short-course-loans-forms-for-students-whose-course-starts-on-or-after-1-september-2024)

If you started your course before 1 September 2024

To change your loan amount. Download the ‘HESC Loan Request Form’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-short-course-loans-forms)

To make any other changes. Download the ‘HESC Change of Circumstances Form’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-short-course-loans-forms)

Contact

Telephone

Telephone: 0300 100 0085Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmClosed on bank holidays

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges)

If you have a customer reference number, have it with you when you call.

Address

HE Short CoursesPO Box 5610GlasgowG52 9DH
JAT -v- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP):  [2025] UKUT 399 (AAC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-03)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Sutherland Williams on 30 October 2025.

Read the full decision in UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-PIP (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69301b624bedc0e762303f8d/UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-PIP.pdf).

Judicial Summary

Appeal allowed. HA v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP) [2018] UKUT 56

(AAC), endorsed and adopted: a tribunal is required to undertake a holistic assessment

of a claimant’s ability to engage with others. This assessment must encompass a range

of interactions and cannot be confined solely to those involving persons with whom the

claimant is familiar.
Product Safety Report: Baby Walker (2508-0018)
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-26)

Product Safety Report for Baby Walker presenting a serious risk of choking.

Summary

Product: Baby Walker

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of choking as a small metal bell was included among various components.

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

Product information

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of choking as a small metal bell was included among various components. The small bell was found to fit entirely inside of a small parts cylinder, therefore if a young child were to swallow it, they may choke. Additionally, parts of the plastic had rough edges and noticeable burrs. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.

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

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

Additional information

PSD notification number: 2508-0018

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group (TSD DAG): minutes, 4 April 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-28)

Minutes of the first meeting between the renewed TSD DAG and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

This TSD DAG is in operation to discuss trade and sustainable development in UK trade agreements that are in force between April 2025 and 2027.

This is a record of the first meeting agenda and minutes of the renewed TSD DAG and DBT.
Dr Rhian Hayward MBE
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-05)

Rhian is the first Chief Executive Officer of AberInnovation and has overseen the development of the £40.5m UK Research & Innovation Campus at Aberystwyth University. Previously, Rhian worked in the commercialisation of life science technologies in both the private and public sectors, founding a consultancy business, holding marketing and business development roles in biotechnology companies and leading technology transfer within the Higher Education sector. Rhian has held various public appointments for the Welsh Government including membership of the Welsh Industrial Development Board and the Food & Drink Industry Board. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and currently serves as a Board member for the Food Standards Agency which includes chairing the Welsh Food Advisory Committee. Rhian holds a DPhil in infectious disease epidemiology from the University of Oxford and a first-class BSc from King’s College London. In 2016, she was awarded an MBE for services to Entrepreneurship in Wales.

Rhian is the first Chief Executive Officer of AberInnovation and has overseen the development of the £40.5m UK Research & Innovation Campus at Aberystwyth University. Previously, Rhian worked in the commercialisation of life science technologies in both the private and public sectors, founding a consultancy business, holding marketing and business development roles in biotechnology companies and leading technology transfer within the Higher Education sector.

Rhian has held various public appointments for the Welsh Government including membership of the Welsh Industrial Development Board and the Food & Drink Industry Board. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and currently serves as a Board member for the Food Standards Agency which includes chairing the Welsh Food Advisory Committee.

Rhian holds a DPhil in infectious disease epidemiology from the University of Oxford and a first-class BSc from King’s College London. In 2016, she was awarded an MBE for services to Entrepreneurship in Wales.
Evaluation of the Early Intervention Youth Fund: Impact report
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

The Early Intervention Youth Fund (EIYF) was an  initiative to develop and implement early interventions to prevent/reduce youth offending and serious violence.

The Early Intervention Youth Fund (EIYF) was a Home Office-funded initiative designed to support local areas to develop and implement early intervention approaches to prevent and reduce youth offending, with a focus on serious violence. Projects ranged from universal and preventative interventions (for example, assemblies delivered in schools) to highly targeted interventions offering intensive (often one-to-one) support to young people already engaged in criminal activity, such as county lines.

Programme-level impact analysis of offences data showed a statistically significant reduction in drug-related (possession and/or supply) and public order offences in EIYF supported areas relative to non-EIYF supported areas. Project-level impact analysis provided interesting examples of improved outcomes. In one example, young people at risk of child criminal exploitation (CCE), including county lines activity, were supported by violence prevention workers.

This research was commissioned by the last Conservative government, and prior to 5 July 2024.
Maximising value for pupils: guidance for schools and trusts
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Guidance, support and a policy document for schools and trusts to maximise value from resources, ensuring every pound delivers for children.

The guidance and policy document on this page:
- support schools and trusts to maximise value from resources
describe the government’s policy on helping schools and trusts plan and manage resources effectively through 4 key pillars:
- commercial
- assets
- workforce
- developing capability, including digital and technology
Ms A Diaco v Officine International Ltd: 6002003/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-08)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A Diaco v Officine International Ltd: 6002003/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6814805d11b82a7ac0999ec8/Ms_A_Diaco_v_Officine_International_Limited_6002003_2025_Judgment.pdf).
DBT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, all hospitality received, any overseas travel, and meetings with external individuals and organisations.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) publishes details of ministerial gifts (given and received), hospitality received, all overseas travel, and meetings with external individuals and organisations every quarter.
BLM24050 - Defining long funding leases: election: eligible leases: General (SI2007/304 regulation 3)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-02)


This manual is being updated to reflect FRS 102 (2024 amendments). For guidance on the tax treatment of accounts prepared under IFRS 16 or the revised FRS 102, please refer to pages within the BLM50000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm50000) chapter.

An eligible lease is a lease that meets all of the following conditions.
- The lease must be a plant or machinery lease, see BLM20130 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm20130).
- The lease must not already be a long funding lease.
- The lease must be finalised, as defined in FA06/Sch8/Para23, on or after 1 April 2006 BLM24055 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24055).
- The term of the lease must be at least 12 months BLM24060 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24060).
- The plant or machinery made available under the lease must be new or meet the conditions set out at BLM24035 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24035).
- The leased asset must not be a car as defined in CAA01/S81 CA23510 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-allowances-manual/ca23510).
- The lease must not include the possibility of leasing an asset with a market value of more than £10m BLM24080 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24080).
- The lease must not be a lease of background plant or machinery or be a lease of plant or machinery leased with land where the plant or machinery has a low value when compared with the value of the land BLM24085 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24085).
- If the lease has been assigned from another lessor it must meet the conditions in BLM24090 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-leasing-manual/blm24090).
Whole of Government Accounts, 2023-24
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-17)

This publication contains the Whole of Government Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) provides a consolidated view of the government’s financial position and performance. It consolidates the UK public sector in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). WGA is a globally unique publication which has put the UK at the forefront of government financial reporting since financial year 2009-10. 2023-24 is the fifteenth year of publication and an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of WGA, its future development and the long term trends that it shows.

The primary user of WGA is UK Parliament, who scrutinises the accounts in a yearly hearing held by the Public Accounts Committee. In addition, there are multiple offices within government and bodies holding the government to account which rely on WGA for transparency and analysis. It also attracts academic and expert analysis.

The WGA forms a key part of the mechanisms for understanding the government’s financial performance. Together with the statistical framework that is published in the National Accounts by the Office of National Statistics, and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts of economic performance and the public finances; the WGA provides a mechanism for holding government to account for its long term financial performance.
Miss R Pall v Capita People Solutions: 6021232/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss R Pall v Capita People Solutions: 6021232/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6835a29b9c2ff625fff692fc/Miss_Rema_Pall_v_Capital_People_Solution_6021232-2024__Judgment_xx-xxxx-xxxx.pdf).
Defra’s Official Development Assistance annual results report 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

Defra International (DI) indicator results estimates for Defra ODA programmes from 2020 to 2023.

The initial results publication includes the estimated results achieved through Defra’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2020 to 2023 against 3 of the 5 finalised DI KPIs:
- KPI 1a – area under restoration practices
- KPI 1b – area designated as protected or other effective conservation measure (OECM)
- KPI 7 – people benefitting from strengthened or new livelihoods
The publication also includes case studies to illustrate the broader range of results achieved through Defra ODA programmes.

The content of future publications will be subject to data coverage but is expected to contain increased reporting against more of the DI indicators.

Results estimates

DI results estimates are not official or national statistics. This is because of the range of data sources we use and their variable quality, which are affected by the challenging environments where we work.

We and our partners strive to apply best practice in data quality, and we voluntarily follow the Code of Practice for Statistics (https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/voluntary-application/) when producing DI results. The statement of voluntary compliance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-voluntary-compliance-with-the-code-of-practice-for-statistics-defras-oda-annual-results-report) with the code of practice demonstrates the steps we have taken to maximise the trustworthiness, quality and value of DI results.
5G technologies: radio waves and health
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

Information on exposure to radio signals from 5G technologies.

Information about public health and exposure to the radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs), or radio waves, transmitted by 5G mobile communication technologies.

This guidance provides information about 5G technologies and is intended to be read in conjunction with the UK Health Security Agency information about base stations (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phone-base-stations-radio-waves-and-health).
Nicolas Harrocks OBE
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-17)

Nicholas Harrocks was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kyiv from 2020 to 2024. Nicolas previously worked in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO’s) COVID-19 Repatriation Cell, helping to repatriate British Nationals stranded abroad as a result of the pandemic. Before that, he was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Caracas from April 2016 to September 2019, and then undertook full-time language training in Ukrainian. Nicolas was previously based in London, as the Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Counter-Terrorism Department, responsible for Middle East and multilateral issues from 2013 to 2016. Before that, Nicolas was seconded from the FCO to the Office of Tony Blair, the Quartet Representative, as senior adviser on the Middle East Peace Process. This followed Nicolas’s previous role as head of the Israel, Jordan, and Palestine Team at the FCO. Earlier in his career, Nicolas took time out of the FCO to study an MBA at INSEAD, following which he worked for 4 years at the Belgian subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Nicolas interrupted his MBA studies to work as Chief Political Adviser to the Commander of Multi-National Forces in South-East Iraq in summer 2003. Further back, Nicolas was posted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as Second Secretary in the Embassy’s political section, following a period of language training in Cairo. Nicolas is a dual British and French national and has enjoyed using all of his nine languages at work.

Nicholas Harrocks was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kyiv from 2020 to 2024.

Nicolas previously worked in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO’s) COVID-19 Repatriation Cell, helping to repatriate British Nationals stranded abroad as a result of the pandemic. Before that, he was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Caracas from April 2016 to September 2019, and then undertook full-time language training in Ukrainian.

Nicolas was previously based in London, as the Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Counter-Terrorism Department, responsible for Middle East and multilateral issues from 2013 to 2016. Before that, Nicolas was seconded from the FCO to the Office of Tony Blair, the Quartet Representative, as senior adviser on the Middle East Peace Process. This followed Nicolas’s previous role as head of the Israel, Jordan, and Palestine Team at the FCO.

Earlier in his career, Nicolas took time out of the FCO to study an MBA at INSEAD, following which he worked for 4 years at the Belgian subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Nicolas interrupted his MBA studies to work as Chief Political Adviser to the Commander of Multi-National Forces in South-East Iraq in summer 2003.

Further back, Nicolas was posted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as Second Secretary in the Embassy’s political section, following a period of language training in Cairo. Nicolas is a dual British and French national and has enjoyed using all of his nine languages at work.
Lighthouse Green Fuels Project: section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-07)

Direction by the Secretary of State on the Lighthouse Green Fuels Project.

Direction by the Secretary of State on the Lighthouse Green Fuels Project.

Date of decision

8 September 2025

Company/location

LGF Projects LimitedLondonEngland

Type of project

A second-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility / Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008.

Maximum output

Approximately 135,000 tonnes per year of second-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Fuel poverty statistics
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-30)

This series brings together all documents relating to fuel poverty statistics.

Fuel poverty in England is measured using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator. Under this indicator, a household is considered to be fuel poor if:
- they are living in a property with a fuel poverty energy efficiency rating of band D or below
and
- when they spend the required amount to heat their home, they are left with a residual income below the official poverty line
There are 3 important elements in determining whether a household is fuel poor:
- household income
- household energy requirements
- fuel prices
The 2023 fuel poverty dataset and the associated English Housing Survey (EHS) data behind the statistics will be available on the UK data archive later in 2025. You need to register (https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/myaccount/credentials) before you can access the data.

Contact us

If you have questions about these statistics, please email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
44 Rowan Walk, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 5PL:CAM/00KF/MNR/2025/0700
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)

Eastern region Mary Hardman FRICS

Read the decision in full44 Rowan Walk, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 5PL:CAM/00KF/MNR/2025/0700 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68760bbe55c4bd0544dcae34/44_Rowan_Walk_Leigh_on_Sea_Essex_SS9_5PL_NJ.pdf)
The enduring role of ideology in terrorism and radicalisation
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)

This research explores the role of ideology in radicalised individuals convicted of terrorism offences in the UK.

The Commission for Countering Extremism commissioned Dr Donald Holbrook to examine a unique dataset consisting of 6,000 individual items of ‘mindset material’ found in the possession of 100 convicted terrorists in the UK.

The key findings include:

ideology is indispensable in understanding why terrorists fight, what they hope to achieve, and what is permissible in their struggle

terrorist leaders and those with influence over extremist movements are seeking to mobilise their constituents with messages of shared grievance, calls for united action, and promises of collective rewards and objectives

the pathways to terrorism are complex, and each person’s journey is influenced by a unique combination of factors. However, ideology is not just a trigger for violence; instead, it provides a context that helps justify and guide individuals toward committing terrorist acts

terrorism and the permissive environment that helps lead to acts of terror cannot be understood without reference to ideology. Counterterrorism and counterextremism policy within the UK and its underpinning practice must therefore be grounded in an understanding of ideology
Online safety laws to strengthen to protect people of all ages from devastating self-harm content
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-07)

Vulnerable people across the UK will be shielded from the most dangerous content online, as new laws are set to be introduced to prevent devastating self-harm material from reaching people of all ages.

- Vulnerable people to be protected from self-harm content as Online Safety laws to be toughened.
- Comes as Online Safety Act to be amended to make self-harm content a ‘priority offence’.
- Tech companies to be legally required to prevent this content from appearing in the first place, protecting users of all ages.
The government has today (8 September) announced urgent action to toughen the Online Safety Act by putting stricter legal requirements on tech companies to hunt down and remove material that encourages or assists serious self-harm, before it can destroy lives and tear families apart.

While platforms already have to take specific steps to protect children from this dangerous self-harm content, the government recognises that adults battling mental health challenges are equally at risk from exposure to material that could trigger a mental health crisis or worse.

The new regulations mean that content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm will be treated as a priority offence for all users.

The change will trigger the strongest possible legal protections, compelling platforms to use cutting-edge technology to actively seek out and eliminate this content before it can reach users and cause irreparable harm, rather than simply reacting after someone has already been exposed to it.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said:

This government is determined to keep people safe online. Vile content that promotes self-harm continues to be pushed on social media and can mean potentially heart-wrenching consequences for families across the country.

Our enhanced protections will make clear to social media companies that taking immediate steps to keep users safe from toxic material that could be the difference between life and death is not an option, but the law.

Julie Bentley, Chief Executive of Samaritans, said:

We welcome these efforts to make the Online Safety Act go further to protect both adults and children from dangerous self-harm content. While the internet can be a source of support for people who are struggling, damaging suicide and self-harm content can cost people their lives.

It’s therefore vital that government continues to take opportunities to strengthen the Act and it’s over to Ofcom now to use their powers to hold platforms to account so we can save more lives lost to suicide.

Notes to editors

The regulations will come into force 21 days after they are made, following approval by both Houses of Parliament. We expect this Statutory Instrument (SI) to be laid in the autumn.

DSIT media enquiries

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

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm xx-xxxx-xxxx
Running a vehicle recovery business: driver and vehicle safety rules
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-12)

Rules that vehicle recovery operators and drivers need to follow to run their business legally and safely.

This guide sets out the rules that you need to follow if you run a vehicle recovery business or drive a vehicle to recover other vehicles.

It includes rules about:
- vehicle operator licences
- drivers’ hours
- keeping your vehicle safe to drive
- vehicle weights
- other licences you might need
- equipment you might need
The Café App Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 The Café App 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:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
TW8 9HF, Day Group Limited: environmental permit issued – EPR/BB3232RX/V005
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-21)

View the permit issued for Brentford Aggregate Materials Recycling Facility, Brentford under the Industrial Emissions Directive.

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

Operator name: Day Group Limited

Installation name: Brentford Aggregate Materials Recycling Facility

Permit number: EPR/BB3232RX/V005
The regulation of artificial intelligence as a medical device: government response to the RHC
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-10)

Government response to the recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on the regulation of AI as a medical device.

The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) published recommendations on how the UK can support the safe and rapid development of AI as a medical device (AIaMD) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-horizons-council-the-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-as-a-medical-device).

In this letter, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health responds to the recommendations made within the report.
Church View Funeral Directors
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 Church View Funeral Directors 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 Church View Funeral Directors 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
We also pledge the following:

Providing dignifies funerals for those who have served our country at affordable prices and with honours.

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.
Mrs I Johnston v Glasgow City Council: 121165/2008
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs I Johnston v Glasgow City Council: 121165/2008 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689cb127d2a1b0d5d1bb12aa/Mrs_I_Johnston_v_Glasgow_City_Council_-_121165.2008_-_Judgment.pdf).
Dealul Craveţ
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-25)

Protected wine name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

Product specification

Dealul Craveţ (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687a05982bad77c3dae4de00/Dealul_Cravet_product_specification.pdf)

Note

This product name is protected pursuant to the Strategic Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova
S Klenczar v Compass Recruitment SW Ltd and Others: 6022745/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-10)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in S Klenczar v Compass Recruitment SW Ltd and Others: 6022745/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6842f47157f3515d9611f075/S_Klenczar_-vs-_Compass_Recruitment_SW_Ltd___2_others_-_Judgment.pdf).
Collaborative action from the international community is needed as Yemen faces worsening food insecurity: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-12)

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.

First, it is now one month since the latest Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which resulted in the tragic loss of life of at least four crew members.

The UK reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of ongoing Houthi attacks and calls for the immediate release of those taken hostage.

As we highlighted in yesterday’s high-level open debate, maritime security must be safeguarded. I reaffirm the UK’s support for Resolution 2722 and the principle of freedom of navigation.

The Yemen Maritime Security Partnership, or YMSP, is an essential mechanism for international cooperation with the aim of protecting Yemen’s waters, safeguarding maritime trade, combating illicit activities and rebuilding the capabilities of the Yemen Coastguard.

The UK is proud to co-host the inaugural YMSP High-Level Conference on 16 September in Riyadh, alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We call upon our international partners to join and support this initiative.

Second, the UK commends the recent interdiction of 750 tonnes of weapons intended for the Houthis, by forces aligned to the Government of Yemen.

This illicit transfer of weapons directly undermines the stability of Yemen and the wider region, and is in clear breach of the arms embargo.

We call upon all Member States to ensure full compliance with Resolution 2216.

Third, as we’ve heard today, Yemen faces worsening food insecurity.

18.1 million people, over half the population, are projected to experience increasing food insecurity in the next six months, some areas face catastrophic levels of food insecurity for the first time in almost two years.

We need quick and collaborative action from the international community in order to reverse this trajectory, and to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.

The UK once again reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of aid workers arbitrarily detained by the Houthis.

These detentions are making humanitarian access more difficult and dangerous at a time when the needs of Yemenis are rapidly increasing.

President, the UK remains committed to supporting the efforts of the Special Envoy and his team in charting a path towards long-term stability and security.

It is what the people of Yemen and the wider region need and deserve.
Mr D King v The Plastics Group Ltd: 3314410/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-24)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D King v The Plastics Group Ltd: 3314410/2022 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68555996b328f1ba50f3ce4f/Mr_D_King_v_The_Plastics_Group_Ltd_3314410-2022_Rule_22_Judgment.pdf).
Miss L Cornell v C Weston and the estate of the late P Weston, formerly T/a Westons Bakery: 3200253/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-14)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss L Cornell v C Weston and the estate of the late P Weston, formerly T/a Westons Bakery: 3200253/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6784f92df029f40e508816dc/Lisa_Cornell_v_Westons_Bakery_3200253.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
BIM72072 - Cash basis: transitional adjustments: leaving the cash basis: prepayments
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


If a business were to pay its business rates (for example) for the whole year up front, some of that payment could be a prepayment.

Example

12 months business rates of £1,200 is paid in March 2025, for the rates year commencing 1 April 2025, while in the cash basis. So 360 days’ worth of rates (£1,183) has been prepaid (covering period 6 April 2025 to 31 March 2026).

The business gets a tax deduction for the full £1,200 paid in the tax year ending 5 April 2025 under cash basis rules.

The business subsequently elects to prepare accruals based accounts for the tax year commencing 6 April 2025. For those accruals based accounts to be correctly prepared, they would have to include an expense for the business rates that related to the period (6 April to 5 April 2026) so would include an expense for the £1,183 ( prepaid rates for the period 6 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) above. The profit figure from those accounts would be the starting point for the taxable profits.

It looks like the business would get a deduction twice for £1,183 of the rates that had been prepaid: once in the cash basis period, and again in the first accruals accounts period.

To prevent this, the legislation requires that the expense that is brought into the accruals based accounts that relates to an amount prepaid while in the cash basis is disallowed for tax.

So in this example, the £1,183 (the amount of the prepayment made in the last cash basis period) would be disallowed when calculating the taxable profits for the tax year ending 5 April 2026.
Company Names Tribunal decision: Southaal Travel Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

Decision for applicant Southall Travel Limited against registration number 15747200, applicant successful.

Application number 5213

Applicant Southall Travel Limited objected to the name used by Southaal Travel Ltd 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 5 June 2025 the adjudicator hereby gives notice under sections 73(4) and (5) of the Companies Act 2006 that the company name of Southaal Travel Ltd is changed to 15747200, Ltd.
Suited for success
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 Suited for success 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 Suited for success recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- UK 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.
Acquisitions of interest in RETN Limited by Laviks Limited and Astern GmbH
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-24)

Acquisitions of interest in RETN Limited by Laviks Limited and Astern GmbH

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has made a Final Order under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in respect of the acquisitions of interest in RETN Limited by Laviks Limited and Astern GmbH.