theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Three members reappointed to the Online Procedure Rule Committee
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Gerard Boyers, Brett Dixon and Sarah Stephens as expert members of the Online Procedure Rule Committee.

The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Brett Dixon, Gerard Boyers and Sarah Stephens as members of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) for 3 years from to 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029.

Sarah Stephens

Dr Sarah Stephens is the Lay Advice Member of the OPRC, appointed by the Lord Chancellor to support the development of accessible and user-centred digital justice services for England and Wales. She is a non-practising solicitor and legal technologist with expertise in access to justice, digital transformation, and the development of people-centred justice services.

Sarah is Associate Professor of Justice Innovation and Deputy Director of the Sussex Centre for Law and Technology at the University of Sussex, where her research focuses on the design and regulation of digital justice services and the implications of justice reform for lay users, vulnerable groups, and civil society. She brings more than two decades of combined expertise, beginning her career in commercial legal practice before moving into senior roles in international development, including leading justice and governance programmes at KPMG East Africa. She has since worked as an independent consultant for organisations including the United Nations, the World Bank, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the British Council, and a range of NGOs, advising on justice innovation, digital systems, and equality-focused reform across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

She has received international recognition for her work on digital tools designed to support access to justice. She also serves as a Trustee of the Access to Justice Foundation and volunteers with Age UK.

Brett Dixon

Brett Dixon is the OPRC legal member. He is a Deputy Vice President of the Law Society and a Senior Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Admitted as a solicitor in 1999, he holds higher rights of audience in civil matters and is also an accredited mediator.

Gerard Boyers

Gerard Boyers is the OPRC technology member and a Director at Deloitte where he leads Digital Transformation Strategy. He brings extensive experience in delivering digital products, having served as the Head of Digital at HSBC and Aviva as well the Government Digital Service and BBC iPlayer

The Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) was established under Section 22 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022. The aim of the OPRC is to improve access to justice for all by harnessing the power of modern digital technology in the pre-action space, in the civil and family courts and in the tribunals.

These reappointments are made by the Lord Chancellor after consultation with the Lady Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals and, in the case of the legal member, the Law Society.
Vietnam: country policy and information notes
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

We’re aware of accessibility issues with some documents, so we’re working on making them more accessible.

If you need help with this content, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Criminal Law Victims, Witnesses and Vulnerabilities Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Victims and Courts Bill (VAC) Hillsborough Death Management, Inquiries and Coroners Miscarriages of Justice Criminal Cases Review Commission MOJ Mission lead for Safer Streets

- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
- Criminal Law
- Victims, Witnesses and Vulnerabilities
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
- Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO)
- Victims and Courts Bill (VAC)
- Hillsborough
- Death Management, Inquiries and Coroners
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Criminal Cases Review Commission
- MOJ Mission lead for Safer Streets
Bird flu: second case near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2024/06)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-27)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 10 December 2024.

Case information

27 January 2025: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 10km surveillance zone has been revoked.

10 January 2025: Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone, the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a surveillance zone.

10 December: Following further testing at a second premises near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (originally AIV SOS 2024/01), highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed and now becomes AIV 2024/06. All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled. The 3km temporary control zone A and a 10km surveillance zone have been revoked and replaced by a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone

9 December 2024: Following the report of suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry at another premises near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV SOS 2024/01) a decision has been taken to pre-emptively cull the birds based on the clinical signs observed. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled. A 3km temporary control zone A and a 10km surveillance zone have been put in place surrounding the premises.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6797e03dcbd1e3a508a22cf5/AIV_2024_06_Revocation_of_Surveillance_Zone_Declaration.pdf)

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6781679500e3d719f1921806/AIV_2024-06_DPR2024-30_10012025_Merge_PZ_with_SZ_declaration.pdf).

This revokes and replaces the Declaration of the avian influenza protection and surveillance zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6758a52b5a2e4d4b993bfa88/AIV_2024-06_DPR_2024-30_Declaration_Protection_and_Surveillance_Zone_20241210.pdf).

This revokes and replaces the Declaration of an avian influenza temporary control zone A and temporary control zone B (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67574e1b7ec19a3516f79aa1/TCZ_declaration_DPR2024_30_SOS_01_Norfolk_20241209.pdf).

Further information
- check the updated bird flu disease control zone map (https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d)
- check if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bird-flu-avian-influenza-movement-licences)
Case number: AIV 2024/06.
Safran Landing Systems Services UK 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 Safran Landing Systems Services UK 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 Safran Landing Systems Services UK 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
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.
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
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 NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board 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 NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board 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.
ABP - Solent Gateway
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 ABP - Solent Gateway 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 ABP - Solent Gateway 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
- 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.
Ms Y Xu v The Squa.re Ltd: 6014716/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms Y Xu v The Squa.re Ltd: 6014716/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67cef415dc8c730647fd140b/Ms_Y_Xu_v_The_Squa.re_Limited_-_6014716-2024.pdf).
ECSH83625 - Sanctions for non-compliance: suspension and cancellation: public interest considerations – regulation 60(10)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-06)


When a decision has been made to either suspend or cancel a registration, consideration must be given to whether or not it is in the public interest (where the needs of the public outweigh the needs of the business/individual) for the suspension or cancellation to be given with immediate effect.

When considering the public interest, factors to consider are:

Where there is a significant risk of money laundering or terrorist/proliferation financing that needs to be addressed immediately.

There is/has been serious non-compliance that must be stopped immediately.

If it is in the public interest for the suspension or cancellation to be given with immediate effect, the notice issued should include a statement to that effect and set out the reasons.

If it is not in the public interest for the suspension or cancellation to be given with immediate effect, the notice issued should detail the date that the sanction will take effect from.

There is no provision within The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 specifying the period of time in which it will take effect. The decision maker needs to give consideration to the period of time the business would require to wind down, taking into account all of the circumstances of the case, in order to determine the date on which it will take effect.
UK Announces an additional £1.2 million (45.4 crore PKR) in Anticipatory Flood Response for Sindh
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

This brings the UK’s total humanitarian assistance to £2.53 million (95.8 crore PKR), giving over 400,000 people across Pakistan life-saving support.

With floods predicted to hit Sindh imminently, the UK is acting swiftly, in support of the Pakistan Government co-ordinated response, to help communities prepare before disaster strikes. The new £1.2 million (45.4 crore PKR) funding is being deployed to NGOs in Sindh to enable:
- Early warning systems and community evacuations
- Identification of vulnerable households needing urgent support
- Pre-positioning of essential supplies and livestock protection
- Preparation of evacuation centres
These measures are lifesaving, through seeking to protect communities before disaster hits.

British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott CMG, OBE said:

Sindh is in a critical window to prepare and reduce the impact of the upcoming floods. For every dollar spent on prevention, up to seven dollars are saved in response. More importantly, lives are saved, and destruction is avoided.

This funding complements £1.33 million (50.36 crore PKR) announced on 22 August, which supports early response and relief efforts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan. Support includes the provision of dry food rations, search and rescue operations, mobile medical camps, rehabilitation of drinking water systems, restoration of irrigation channels, and support for livelihoods and agriculture.

Additionally, the UK has contributed to the Start Ready Disaster Risk Financing system in Pakistan. £500,000 (18.9 crore PKR) has been released, reaching 20,000 people across Punjab, Sindh and KPK to anticipate and mitigate humanitarian impacts from future flooding.

For updates on the British High Commission, please follow our social media channels:
- Twitter: @UKinPakistan (https://x.com/ukinpakistan) JaneMarriottUK (https://x.com/JaneMarriottUK)
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ukinpakistan)
- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/)
- Website (https://www.gov.uk/world/pakistan/news)
UK and Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership arrangement pillars
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-30)

The Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) pillars set out the UK’s and Taiwan’s priorities for investment, digital trade, and energy and net-zero cooperation.

The overarching UK-Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) arrangement (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-and-taiwan-enhanced-trade-partnership-arrangement-pillars/enhanced-trade-partnership-arrangement-between-taiwan-and-the-united-kingdom) was signed in November 2023.

Building upon this, the ETP ‘pillars’ on investment, digital trade, and energy and net-zero are non-legally binding arrangements that aim to support bilateral trade and investment in growth driving sectors.
DAO policies
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-20)

Defence Awarding Organisation policies, including conflict of interest and equal opportunities.

Contact DAO at: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

This email address replaces all those previously published. To speak to a member of the team, please request a call via email.

Related information
- Defence Awarding Organisation (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-awarding-organisation)
- DAO qualification handbooks (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-awarding-organisation-qualification-handbooks)
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) research involving animals
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

UKHSA and Porton Biopharma Limited have committed to being more transparent with the public about when, how and why we use animals in research.

An overview of the work that UKHSA conducts with animals - including our commitment to being more transparent and only using animals when there is no other viable option.

It is accompanied by the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) terms of reference (https://khub.net/web/phe-national/public-library/-/document_library/v2WsRK3ZlEig/view/260897286?_com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLPortlet_INSTANCE_v2WsRK3ZlEig_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fkhub.net%3A443%2Fweb%2Fphe-national%2Fpublic-library%2F-%2Fdocument_library%2Fv2WsRK3ZlEig%2Fview%2F174103465) which set out a summary of the process used by each of the 3 Home Office registered establishments to assess project proposals, and to maintain the highest possible standards of practice in their research and facilities.

Note that the first 9 months of the activity described in the 2021 report were carried out by Public Health England (PHE) before its laboratories were taken over, on 1 October 2021, by UKHSA.

Previous reports on PHE’s research involving animals (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-england-phe-research-involving-animals) remain available on GOV.UK.
Appointment to the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee: July 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-21)

The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Bartholomew Dalton as a solicitor member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, for 4 years from 1 September 2025.

Bartholomew Dalton is a solicitor and key member of the Serious and General Crime team at top-ranked London criminal defence firm Hickman & Rose.

He has represented clients accused of a wide range of offences and provides expert advice in relation to all stages of criminal cases, from investigation through to trial and appeal. He is an experienced police station representative, litigator and advocate in the Magistrates’ Court and litigator in the Crown Court. He is recommended as an “associate to watch” in Chambers & Partners and as a “key lawyer” in the Legal 500.

Mr Dalton is the co-author of the 2 most recent editions of the leading practitioners’ handbook Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook, published by Oxford University Press, and is currently working on the next edition. He is also a member of Criminal Law Week’s commentary board and a committee member and the law reform officer for the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.

Mr Dalton qualified as a solicitor in 2017 before joining Hickman & Rose in 2021.

The Courts Act 2003 established the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) to make rules and governing the practice and procedure of magistrates’ courts, the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division.

Appointments are made, by the Lord Chancellor, under the Courts Act 2003, and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. This appointment has been made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
SPE15635 - Discharge of the customs warehousing procedure: visiting/NATO forces
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 may be removed from a customs warehouse, customs duty and import VAT free if it is a supply for the official use of a visiting force or to individual visiting forces personnel. The removal entry should be made on a SAD (C88) using a CPC in the 40 71 series (which should be detailed in the customs warehouse authorisation letter) see the Tariff for further information. Additional guidance regarding Visiting Forces can be found in X-44.

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.
Find customs authorisations for importing and exporting goods
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-30)

Find out about customs authorisations, including which ones will help you, how they will help you, if you are eligible for them and how to apply.

This collection brings together the relevant guides and information about customs authorisations that support you and your business with importing and exporting goods. You can find more technical information in the customs authorisations technical handbook (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/customs-authorisations).
Miss K Broadhead v Schaeffler (UK) Ltd: 6000576/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss K Broadhead v Schaeffler (UK) Ltd: 6000576/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c72193a0f0c95a498d22a1/Miss_K_Broadhead_v_Schaeffler__UK__Ltd_6000576.2024.pdf).
Clair Walton
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Clair has been infected and affected by contaminated blood through the loss of her husband, who had severe haemophilia and was co-infected with Hepatitis C and HIV. She became infected with HIV through the course of the relationship. Clair has been a campaigner, and co-founded Positive Women to raise awareness of the lived experience of the wives and partners who were infected with HIV via their husbands/partners.  Clair is a core participant to the Inquiry and is one of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority’s User Consultants.  Clair has extensive experience of archive conservation and art, with skills that will complement the design of memorials.

- Clair has been infected and affected by contaminated blood through the loss of her husband, who had severe haemophilia and was co-infected with Hepatitis C and HIV. She became infected with HIV through the course of the relationship.
- Clair has been a campaigner, and co-founded Positive Women to raise awareness of the lived experience of the wives and partners who were infected with HIV via their husbands/partners.
- Clair is a core participant to the Inquiry and is one of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority’s User Consultants.
- Clair has extensive experience of archive conservation and art, with skills that will complement the design of memorials.
Manage your DVSA vehicle testing pre-funded account
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-26)

Check the balance of your pre-funded account, top it up, and view your invoices.

Use this service to:
- view and top up the balance of your pre-funded account
- view past transactions
- add or remove team members who can manage your ATF
You can make payments into your pre-funded account by:
- credit card
- debit card
- Direct Debit
- cheque
You can only use this service if you’ve been invited to by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), after you apply for an account (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vosa-pre-funded-customer-account-application-form).

You will not be able to top up your pre-funded account by BACS or by using the Transport Office Portal once you’ve been invited to use this service.

Start now (https://www.manage-your-vehicle-testing.service.gov.uk)

Other ways to pay

You can top up your pre-funded account by card over the phone.

DVSA customer service centre Telephone: xx-xxxx-xxxx Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6pm Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges)

You can send a cheque or postal order to:

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) FinanceEllipsePadley RoadSwanseaSA1 8AN

Cheques and postal orders must be made payable to ‘Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)’, crossed ‘Account payee only’. You must also include your pre-funded account number.

Help using the service

Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to get help with the service, close an account or withdraw money.

DVSA customer service centre Telephone: xx-xxxx-xxxx Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6pm Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges)
Works near Rose Cottage, St Breward 5525263 TW overhead line - S37 Consent, Electricity Act 1989
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-24)

Screening decision to replace pole 43JF17C, including stay wires to ensure the pole and new equipment remains balanced. Installation of a new, lazy leg besides pole 43JF17C to upgrade the existing pole mounted transformer to 200kVA (3 phase). Install new earth wires, along with overlaying earth wires at pole 43JF17C to ensure adequate earthing protection is available on transformer pole.

Secretary of State’s screening decisions in accordance with the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017.

Date of decision

25 September 2024

Location

St BrewardCornwall

Type of project / consent requested

Section 37 consent to install or keep installed an electric line.
Gb Railfreight
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 Gb Railfreight 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 Gb Railfreight 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 Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) actions affected by Lump Sum Exit Scheme payments
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

Find out if you need to repay your lump sum payment from the Lump Sum Exit Scheme when you apply for CSHT.

If you’ve received a payment under the Lump Sum Exit Scheme, you must repay it if you want to add any of the listed CSHT actions to your CSHT agreement.

You do not need to repay the lump sum if:
- you retained up to 5 hectares (ha) of agricultural land
- the retained land is the only land you want to enter into the listed actions
If you received the lump sum as a partnership or limited company, you do not need to repay it if only some partners or shareholders left the business.

Contact the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to discuss repaying a Lump Sum Exit Scheme payment

Rural Payments AgencyPO Box 352WorksopS80 9FG

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

Telephone: xx-xxxx-xxxx
CG73950 - NRCG and the exemptions: Disposals from 6 April 2019: Indirect disposals: Calculating the gain
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-08)


The gain or loss is calculated on the value of the asset being disposed of (for example, the shares in the company). This is under the normal rules for such disposals (see CG50200C (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg50200c)), and no adjustment is made to reflect the assets that are not UK land. Similarly, if the person is disposing of the company in their capacity as a partner in a partnership, the usual rules for calculating that gain would apply.

The gain is calculated on the basis of the actual disposal and the rights that the disponer has at the time of the disposal. So in a situation where a person meets the substantial indirect interest condition (see CG73938 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg73938)) because they owned 25% or more of a company at a point in the two years prior to disposal, but now owns less than that e.g. if only 20% was owned at the time of disposal the gain would be calculated based on that 20% interest.
Charity inquiry: Education for Gondar, and formerly registered charities Education in Sidama, Education for Nyanza and Education in Western Province
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-23)

Charity Commission inquiry into Education for Gondar, and formerly registered charities Education in Sidama, Education for Nyanza and Education in Western Province

A statement of the results of an inquiry into:
- Education for Gondar (1178949)
- Education in Sidama (1193709 – now removed)
- Education for Nyanza (1195069 – now removed)
- Education in Western Province, Kenya (1194872 – now removed).
Jade Electronics Solutions 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 Jade Electronics Solutions 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 Jade Electronics Solutions 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
- 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.
Response to an inspection of General Maritime
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-23)

Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on an inspection of General Maritime.

The Home Office responds to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s (ICIBI) report General Maritime.

The Home Office has fully accepted 11 recommendations and partially accepted 5.

Date of inspection: October 2024 to February 2025.
Ms A Stefaniak v Parvez Beauty Ltd (T/a Colaz Advanced Aesthetics Clinic): 3303886/2023 and 3308227/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-02)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A Stefaniak v Parvez Beauty Ltd (T/a Colaz Advanced Aesthetics Clinic): 3303886/2023 and 3308227/2023 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d2e4664a7430093f11e08a/Ms_Agnieszka_Stefaniak_-_v_-_Parvez_Beauty_Ltd__t-a_Colaz_Advanced_Aesthetics_Clinic__-_3303886-2023___3308227-2023--Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in A Stefaniak v Parvez Beauty Ltd (T/a Colaz Advanced Aesthetics Clinic): 3303886/2023 and 3308227/2023 - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a01cb532adcaaab3a2715/Agnieszka_Stefaniak__-_v_-_Parvez_Beauty_Ltd__t-a_Colaz_Advanced_Aesthetics_Clinic__-_3303886-2023___3308227-2023_-_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms A Stefaniak v Parvez Beauty Ltd (T/a Colaz Advanced Aesthetics Clinic): 3303886/2023 - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b16d98f31f3b16cee0e977/Ms_Agnieszka_Stefaniak_v_Parvez_Beauty_Ltd__ta_Colaz_Advanced_Aesthetics_Clinic__3303886.2023_Costs_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms A Stefaniak v Parvez Beauty Ltd (T/a Colaz Advanced Aesthetics Clinic): 3303886/2023 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b16dd99db73737135a038a/Ms_Agnieszka_Stefaniak_v_Parvez_Beauty_Ltd__ta_Colaz_Advanced_Aesthetics_Clinic__3303886.2023_Reconsideration_Judgment.pdf).
B Roy v HCRG Care Ltd: 2501751/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in B Roy v HCRG Care Ltd: 2501751/2023 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2a2435698d84e39cfdaaf/B_Roy_v_HCRG_Care_Limited_2501751-2023_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in B Roy v HCRG Care Ltd: 2501751/2023 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681b55ef275cb67b18d87014/Dr_B_Roy_v_HCRG_Care_Limited_2501751-2023_Reasons.pdf).
Bird flu: premises near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/25)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-02)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry on 26 February 2025.

Case information

2 April 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone surrounding a premises near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/25), the 10km surveillance zone has ended.

1 April 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone around a premises near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/25), the 3km protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

26 February 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/25).

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Declarations

Declaration of the ending of a surveillance zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ed74bfe9c76fa33048c6c5/Revocation_of_surveillance_zone_declaration_DPR_2025_41_AIV2025_25.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ec0307632d0f88e8248b63/Declaration_of_the_ending_of_a_Protection_Zone__AIV_2025_-_25_.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bf62e672e83aab48866b58/AIV_2025_25_DPR_2025-41_Declaration_Protection_and_Surveillance_Zone_2025026.pdf)

Further information

Check:
- the updated bird flu disease control zone map (https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d)
- if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bird-flu-avian-influenza-movement-licences)
Case number: AIV 2025/25
ATACPD15000 - Draft letters
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)


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

Note: This manual is under review 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).

Informing the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) of a debt

The following draft letter should be completed when you need to inform the LCCI that a customs debt has been incurred. Please see ATACPD09200 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/ata-cpd-carnets/atacpd09200).

On dd/mm/yyyy, ATA carnet serial number ……………………… was used to temporarily import goods to the UK. A copy of the importation voucher is attached.The final date for re-exportation from the UK was dd/mm/yyyy. To date, this office has not received a re-exportation voucher.The following amounts are now due:Import duty £……………….Import VAT £……………….Yours faithfully
Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (May 2025)
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-23)

Monthly reports of construction noise and vibration monitoring for HS2, taken within local authorities along the Phase One (London to West Midlands) route.

The reports contain monitoring data and interpretative results, including a summary of the construction activities occurring. This covers any complaints received, data recorded over the monitoring period, and periods which exceeded agreed trigger levels and the results of any investigations. Where High Speed Two (HS2) works have been identified as the source, the reports include actions taken to resolve the issue and to prevent a recurrence.

HS2 Ltd and its contractors are required to undertake construction noise and vibration monitoring, and produce monthly reports, to comply with the Code of Construction Practice (CoCP). The reports are specific to each local authority area along the Phase One route.
Y Kechil v Chris Reynolds Pallets Ltd: 6000368/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-29)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Y Kechil v Chris Reynolds Pallets Ltd: 6000368/2025 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a593ebc942a09683a278c/Y_Kechil_v_Chris_Reynolds_Pallets_Ltd_-_6000368_2025_-_Preliminary_Judgment.pdf).
IDG52920 - Information disclosure Gateways with other government departments: Local Authorities: disclosure of tax and NI information
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-22)


National Insurance and tax information may only be disclosed to Local Authorities via DWP as detailed at IDG51200 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/information-disclosure-guide/idg51200). The points to take into account are the following;
- HMRC can only share with DWP in the first place where there is a clear legal basis to do so, and normally this will be for the purpose of DWP's departmental functions outlined in s.127 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
- Any onward disclosure to local authorities would require HMRC consent.
If you receive a request to share HMRC information with local authorities via DWP, or reuse information already supplied please confirm if this is already covered by existing agreements and MoUs. If you are unsure or need advice then please liaise with the Security & Information Business Partner (SIBP) in the first instance.
Individual Savings Account and Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-26)

This tax information and impact note is about the changes introduced by the Individual Savings Account and Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

This measure:
- allows recognised funds in the Temporary Marketing Permissions Regime (TMPR) to remain as Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) or Child Trust Funds (CTF) qualifying investments on 1 January 2027
- considers Long Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) to be included within the qualifying investment types for Innovative Finance ISAs
- requires ISA managers to obtain a National Insurance number from all investors who are eligible to have one
- updates the rules relating to withdrawals of a current year ISA subscription from a flexible account
Elements relating to:
- National Insurance numbers will take effect from 6 April 2027
- recognised funds, LTAFs and flexible ISAs will take effect from 15 July 2025