theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Paul Methven CB
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-06)

Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd in October 2023. He joined the STEP programme in September 2020 from the Ministry of Defence, where he was Director of Submarine Acquisition at the Submarine Delivery Agency.  In this role he was responsible for Dreadnought, the UK’s second largest major programme after HS2, and has previously led a number of other complex major programmes across the MoD.

Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd in October 2023. He joined the STEP programme in September 2020 from the Ministry of Defence, where he was Director of Submarine Acquisition at the Submarine Delivery Agency. In this role he was responsible for Dreadnought, the UK’s second largest major programme after HS2, and has previously led a number of other complex major programmes across the MoD.
IPO attaché in China
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-08)

The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in China

Introduction

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has an attaché team in China based across the British Embassy Beijing and the British Consulate Shanghai. The team is led by Samuel Stone, the IP attaché to China, and supported by 3 IP officers.

How I can help

We provide direct support to UK businesses and rights owners in relation to queries and concerns about the Chinese market.

We can provide information about:
- the IP landscape and framework in China
- registration and enforcement of rights
- common IP issues, concerns, and risks
- potential options to consider including in an IP strategy to mitigate infringement risk
We can share experience and information but cannot provide legal advice, and we recommend that companies also consult professional service providers to develop their IP protection strategy and counter infringement.

How I can be contacted

Email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) and I will respond to your query within 10 working days.

Advice for UK exporters

The Chinese IP system has developed rapidly in recent years as the protection framework has been reformed, including through legal and judicial reforms. However, systemic challenges remain, and British companies still experience widespread issues and concerns related to IP protection, including counterfeiting and bad-faith trademarks.

We therefore recommend that UK businesses take proactive steps, such as conducting due diligence on business partners, registering their rights, and understanding wider UK Government information and requirements. Rights owners should consider developing a China-specific IP protection strategy as early as possible in the process of starting to do business with or in China.

Attractiveness for UK businesses exporting to China

China has a large market that is attractive for many UK businesses. The recent improvements and reforms in the IP system have made it easier to protect and manage an IP portfolio in China.

Typical issues to be aware of

British companies experience widespread issues related to IP protection in China, including:
- counterfeit goods
- copycat goods
- trade mark issues (such as ‘bad-faith’ trade marks where a local actor registers the mark of an existing brand with the intention of making money from selling marks to brands or to use the mark’s reputation for their own sales)
- digital piracy
- inconsistent enforcement outcomes across different authorities and regions
Door supervisor convicted for working with revoked licence
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-30)

A door supervisor who continued to work after his licence was revoked has been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines and prosecution costs.

On both 5 October 2024 and 25 October 2024, Conrad Grice operated as a door supervisor at multiple venues in Pontefract and Castleford despite having had his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence revoked due to a conviction.

He pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/12/contents) at Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates’ Court on 15 April 2025.

Grice was ordered to pay an £80 fine, £32 victim surcharge, and £987 in prosecution costs within 28 days.

He was in breach of his suspended sentence order as a result of these convictions. The breach was marked by extending his supervision period by 12 months and adding 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

Zulqarnain Tanweer, criminal investigations officer at the SIA, said:

The SIA has an important role protecting the public through our licensing regime. Mr Grice put himself and others at risk by working multiple times as a door supervisor when his licence had been revoked.

This conviction sends a clear message to those who plan to attempt to circumvent our licensing rules. You will be caught and you will be prosecuted.

Background

By law, security operatives working under contract must hold and display a valid SIA licence. Information about SIA enforcement and penalties (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/learn-how-we-enforce-sia-regulation) can be found on GOV.UK/SIA (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/security-industry-authority).

The offence relating to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/12/contents) that is mentioned above is:
- Section 3 – engaging in licensable conduct without a licence
The SIA is the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK, reporting to the Home Secretary under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/12/contents). The SIA’s main duties are the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities and managing the voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).

Media enquiries

For media enquiries only, please contact:

SIA press office

Email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee – meeting summary, 14 July 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)

Summary of the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee and third meeting of the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) Trade Committee.

A summary of the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee and third Trade Committee meeting under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Vietnam) which took place on 14 July 2025 in London.
Mrs Z T Sarkany v Flight Club Darts Ltd: 2201677/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs Z T Sarkany v Flight Club Darts Ltd: 2201677/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a9df0783dcca4d891ceabc/Mrs_Z_Tanko_Sarkany_v__Flight_Club_Darts_Ltd_-_2201677-2024_.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs Z T Sarkany v Flight Club Darts Ltd: 2201677/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67cef4bda615dc906880c588/Mrs_Z_Tanko_Sarkany_v_Flight_Club_Darts_Ltd_-_2201677.2024_-_Reasons.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs Z T Sarkany v Flight Club Darts Ltd: 2201677/2024 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681493ee3c3bba3526f03b27/Mrs_Z_Tanko_Sarkany_v_Flight_Club_Darts_Ltd_-_2201677-2024_-_Reconsideration.pdf).
Branch Off 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 Branch Off 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 Branch Off 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 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.
T Level funding
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-11)

Funding guidance for T Level providers.

This information is for institutions that deliver T Levels. It explains how we fund T Levels. The scope includes funding for 16-to 19-year-old students, and students up to age 25 who have an education, health and care plan. This information should be read in conjunction with the 16 to 19 funding guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-guidance).

A T Level is a level 3 programme which has been approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education under sections A2DA and A2DB of the Apprenticeships Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

Important information on recording T Levels

Making errors in recording your T Level data could have a significant financial impact. It could lead to a larger than expected recovery of funding at the T Level funding reconciliation point in spring 2025. Furthermore, it will also have an impact on the number of T Level students funded for academic year 2025 to 2026.

Some T Level providers have previously recorded students incorrectly in the ILR or school census, so that they appear in funding bands 1 to 5, in some cases this was because the planned hours were recorded for 1 year only instead of 2 years.
Universal Periodic Review 48: UK Statement on San Marino
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-23)

UK Statement at San Marino's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

Thank you, Mr President,

Ringraziamo anche Ministro Beccari e la delegazione sammarinese per il suo impegno, e per la collaborazione.

We warmly welcomes the delegation of San Marino. We recognise San Marino’s progress since its 2019 review. We welcome progress on setting up a National Human Rights Institution and encourage continued focus on concluding the legislative process.

We commend San Marino’s decision to legalise abortion in 2022. We also commend San Marino’s decision to introduce a ban on sexual discrimination into their Constitution in 2019, and their official celebration of International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia from 2022. We additionally commend the introduction of the Information and Media Law in 2023.

Finally, we welcome progress made on combatting Violence Against Women and Girls since ratifying the Istanbul Convention in 2016. San Marino has enacted two laws and several decrees aimed at addressing gender-based violence, including assistance and protection measures for victims. We also commend prevention efforts such as raising awareness in schools and enhanced training of law-enforcement, social and healthcare professionals.

We have three recommendations:
- Implement our recommendation of 2019 to develop a framework to identify victims of trafficking through a national action plan for combatting human trafficking that covers areas of prevention, identification of victims, awareness raising and training of relevant professionals.
- Strengthen laws to reduce discrimination against LGBT+ people, including recognising same-sex marriage.
- Take further measures to promote and protect freedom of expression, including reviewing and addressing the strict defamation laws that could lead to self-censorship, building on the Information and Media Law.
Thank you Mr President, e grazie mille.
IHTM13001 - Domicile: Introduction
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)


From 6 April 2025, for inheritance tax purposes, domicile is replaced by long-term UK residence and you can find details of these rules at IHTM47000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm47000).

The law of domicile is important for Inheritance Tax (IHT) for several reasons:
- It is a common law concept (IHTM13021 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm13021)) that will determine which rules apply for succession to personal (movable) property, wherever it is situated, and help establish 'who gets what'.
- It limits the charge to IHT to people domiciled in the UK or with assets sited in the UK. For example if someone creates a settlement with assets outside the UK, when they are not domiciled in the UK, the settlement could be excluded from the charge to Inheritance Tax (IHTM04000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm04000)).
- It is one of the conditions for leaving the value of non-sterling bank accounts (IHTM04380 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm04380)) in the UK out of account.
- As part of protective and anti-avoidance legislation. For example:
- Spouse or civil partner exemption may be limited if the recipient is domiciled outside the UK
- Long term tax residents of the UK may be treated as being domiciled in the UK for the purposes of IHT, even though they have a domicile outside the UK under general law (IHTM13024 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm13024))
- Those who were UK domiciled but have emigrated recently could also be treated as being domiciled in the UK (IHTM13024 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm13024)).
- Lastly, double taxation conventions (IHTM27161 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm27161)) apply to people domiciled in certain countries and these may have tax implications both before and after 6 April 2025 when the long-term UK residence rules are introduced. For example:
- Property can be removed from the charge to IHT, depending on the terms of the convention.
- The availability of a tax credit can depend upon the 'fiscal' domicile of the taxpayer, which may be defined by the terms of the convention.
SACM9015 - Consequential Claims after Assessment and Amendment: Non-Culpable Additions
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)


Throughout this manual legislative references are to the Taxes Management Act 1970 (TMA70), unless otherwise stated.

Where you
- amend a return in an SA enquiry closure notice, or
- make a discovery assessment for reasons other than careless or deliberate behaviour
the taxpayer can make a relevant out-of-time claim, election, application or notice within one year from the end of the year of assessment in which the notice is issued. S43A and S43C(2).

In S43A for a claim, election, application or notice to be relevant to an amendment or assessment it must
- relate to the same year of assessment, or
- be made or given by reference to an event in that year, see S43A(3).
The taxpayer can also
- amend a claim, election, application or notice already made, or
- revoke a claim, election, application or notice, except where it is irrevocable in law.
The effect of the taxpayer making, revoking or amending a claim, election, application or notice is limited to the additional liability to tax resulting from the assessment or your amendment.

So if an ITSA enquiry increases a taxpayer’s self assessment by £1,500 tax, the effect of any out-of-time claims or elections is limited to £1,500, see S43B(3)). Any 'excess' tax effect of the claim or election 'shall not be available to reduce any liability to tax'.

Specifically excluded from S43A by subsection 2A are
- elections as to transfer of married couple’s allowance, see ITA07/S47-49
- elections to transfer personal allowance to a spouse or civil partner, see ITA07/S55C
- elections for assets to be re-based to 1982, see TCGA92/S35.
Where the taxpayer’s action would alter the liability of another person, they will need the written consent of that other person, see S43B(1).
Notice to exporters 2025/15: F680
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-15)

The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU)  is launching the Ministry of Defence (MOD) security approval F680.

This notice advises of the launching of MOD security approval F680 as the latest product on the service ‘Apply to export controlled goods’.

The notices to exporters collection (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notices-to-exporters) brings together all published notices.
Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Others: 2218537/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Others: 2218537/2024 - Partial Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c96ec3696e4984ea4cf2d3/Miss_A_Pereira_v_1._British_Petrol_Oil_UK_Limited_2._._Sanderson_Recruitment_Plc_3._Xcede_Global_Holdings_Limited_-_2218537-2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Others: 2218537/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d83dfd4e1deef5a8c15eb3/Miss_A_Pereira_v_1._British_Petrol_Oil_UK_Limited_2._Sanderson_Recruitment_Plc_3._Xcede_Global_Holdings_Limited_-_2218537-2024_-_Reasons.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Xcede Global Holdings Ltd: 2218537/2024 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b5b0ff3f3e5483efdba893/Miss_A_Pereira_v_1._British_Petrol_Oil_UK_Limited_2._Xcede_Global_Holdings_Limited_-_2218537-2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Xcede Global Holdings Ltd: 2218537/2024 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925cd3347904590c9da2d25/Ms_A_Pereira_v_1._British_Petrol_Oil_UK_Limited_2._Xcede_Global_Holdings_Limited_-_2218537-2024_-_PH.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss A Pereira v British Petrol Oil UK Ltd and Xcede Global Holdings Ltd: 2218537/2024 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925cd9aaca6213a492dd074/Ms_A_Pereira_v_1._British_Petrol_Oil_UK_Limited_2._Xcede_Global_Holdings_Limited_-_2218537-2024_-_Reconsideration.pdf).
December 2024 Transaction Data
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-22)

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in December 2024.

Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.

In December:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,511,660 applications to change or query the Land Register
- The South East topped the table of regional applications with 340,271
HM Land Registry completed 1,511,662 applications in December compared with 1,943,101 in November and 1,335,792 last December 2023, of which:
- 272,715 were applications for register updates compared with 306,054 in November
- 803,687 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,110,956 in November
- 184,798 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 209,365 in November
- 59,822 were transactions for value compared with 89,170 in November
- 13,961 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,723 in November
Applications by region and country

Top 5 local authority areas

December 2024 applications

November 2024 applications

Top 5 customers

December 2024 applications

November 2024 applications

Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service (https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/datasets/td/download).

Next publication

Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The January 2025 data will be published at 11am on Friday 21 February 2025.
Mr D Mizera v ALPLA UK Ltd: 3303910/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr D Mizera v ALPLA UK Ltd: 3303910/2024 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679b90b06bb4c44f0805e808/Mr_Dariusz_Mizera_v_ALPLA_UK_Limited_3303910_2024_Written_Reasons.pdf).
Mr G Parsons v Parker Hannifin Ltd: 3303010/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr G Parsons v Parker Hannifin Ltd: 3303010/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6777db77c41420551050c8f2/Mr_Guy_Parsons_-_v_-_Parker_Hannifin_Ltd_-_3303010-2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Delivering Future Advantage through Testing and Evaluation (Phase 1)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

DASA competition for the MOD Test and Evaluation (T&E) Transformation Programme to develop deployable T&E capabilities and regulatory solutions.

This Defence and Security Accelerator, part of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI-DASA) competition is run on behalf of the MOD Test and Evaluation (T&E) Transformation Programme. It is seeking proposals that present innovative/novel solutions for development of deployable T&E capabilities and the development of regulatory solutions (process or technology), ensuring that our T&E enterprise becomes and remains innovative by instinct.

Competition key information

Where do I submit my proposal?

Via the UKDI-DASA Online Submission Service (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-submit-your-research-proposal) where you will need to register for an account. Only proposals submitted through the UKDI-DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.

Delivering Future Advantage: Webinar (https://youtu.be/px-Wnu5tNF0)
Special educational needs in England: January 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-12)

Information from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and SEN provision in schools.

This publication analyses the characteristics of pupils by their:
- special educational needs provision
- type of need
It’s based on data collected through the:
- school census
- general hospital school census
- school-level annual school census (SLASC) for independent schools
School census statistics team

Email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
Mr T Baker v NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit: 3301361/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr T Baker v NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit: 3301361/2024 - Rule 21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68357577b33f68eaba953aa2/Mr_T_Baker_v_NHS_South__Central_and_West_Commissioning_Support_Unit__3301361.2024__Rule_21_Judgment.pdf).
B Marsden v P Occardi: 6001383/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in B Marsden v P Occardi: 6001383/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ab69b24224d02f84137de/B_Marsden_v_Peter_Occardi-6001383-2025-Rule_22_Judgment.pdf).
Building Safety Regulator building control approval application data
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Building control approval applications received, determination times, decision outcomes and performance against statutory time limits by month and year.

Building control approval is a statutory requirement for building work on higher-risk buildings, as set out in the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023. These regulations, along with the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 and The Building Regulations 2010, establish a framework for building control in higher-risk buildings.

Higher-risk buildings are buildings that have at least:
- 7 storeys or are at least 18 metres high
- 2 or more residential units or are a hospital or care home
The Health and Safety Executive as the Building Safety Regulator became the building control authority for higher-risk buildings in England on 1 October 2023.
Mr C Reeves v The OM Group Corporation Ltd: 1307974/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr C Reeves v The OM Group Corporation Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68480f4eddc1cbd280bcb872/Mr_C_Reeves_v_The_OM_Group_Corporation_Ltd_wasted_costs_Judgment_+_WR_xx-xxxx-xxxx_xx-xxxx-xxxx_no_sig.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr C Reeves v The OM Group Corporation Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Costs (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671235cce94bb9726918ee04/1307974_2023_Mr_C_Reeves_v_The_OM_Group_Corporation_Ltd.pdf).
Ms M Ramsey v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: 2502777/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-20)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms M Ramsey v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: 2502777/2023 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6788fa5a69b9b76c761d04cb/Ms_M_Ramsey_v_County_Durham_and_Darlington_NHS_Foundation_Trust_2502777-23_Judgment.pdf).
Complaints procedure
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  is committed to providing a high-quality service to everyone we deal with. We welcome your views on the services that the Embassy provides, as they will help us to identify what we do well and what we could do better.

Complaints, feedback and suggestions on consular services

If you have any complaints, feedback or suggestions about the consular service provided, please send details of your complaint using our online feedback form (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/written-enquiry), or in writing to:

Customer Interaction TeamConsular DirectorateRoom WH4.36Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AH

We aim to respond to complaints relating to consular services within 20 working days.

Find out more about our complaints procedures (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/complaints-procedure).

Customer research

We also work with partner research agencies to conduct customer satisfaction research on our services. If you have sought consular assistance overseas and have provided your contact details to us, we may ask you to take part in our customer satisfaction research.

Find out more about our feedback programme and research (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/complaints-procedure#our-feedback-programme-and-research).

We are not able to respond to any queries or complaints about UK visas or British passports.

Passports

If your complaint is about British passports contact HM Passport Office (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-passport-office/about/complaints-procedure)

Visas

If your complaint is about UK visas contact UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure)

Or if you have a query, question or feedback on visas from Greece please visit the UK visas website (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration)

General complaints

If you wish to comment, complain or make a suggestion about the British Embassy’s services (excluding visa services) please write to:

Deputy Head of MissionBritish Embassy Athens1 Ploutarchou StreetAthens 106 75
TLI Group UK
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 TLI Group UK 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 TLI Group UK 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 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.
Social Impact Investment Advisory Group
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-03)

The Social Impact Investment Advisory Group has been established to support the development of a new Social Impact Investment Vehicle.

Following the Government’s announcement of plans to create a new Social Impact Investment Vehicle at the Autumn Budget 2024, the Government has established a Social Impact Investment Advisory Group that will report to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

The advisory group will provide recommendations on ways to effectively mobilise social impact capital, including Impact Investment Vehicles, and will provide views on existing work across government on impact capital.

The membership of the advisory group brings together impact investors and experts across the impact investment industry and civil society.

Update 3 November 2025:

The work of the SIIAG has now concluded and they have submitted their final report to government.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray, and Secretary of State for Culture, Lisa Nandy said:

We are deeply grateful to Dame Elizabeth Corley for her leadership of the Social Impact Investment Advisory Group, and to all its members for their commitment and dedication to this important work.

Their final report – with valuable contributions from over 100 individuals across the impact economy – sets out a compelling vision for how we can work in partnership to deliver inclusive growth and unlock new sources of capital to invest in improving the lives of people across the UK.

We will carefully consider the report’s recommendations and look forward to working with colleagues across government to take this work forward.
Facial wipes (Tariff notice 2)
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Check the tariff classification for facial wipes.

New regulation

A new regulation (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/daily-view/L-series/default.html?&ojDate=16122024) was published on 16 December 2024 and entered into force 20 days after this date.

L Series

Reg. 2024/3126 — Repealing EU Regulation 385/2013

This is considered a change in Northern Ireland practice.

Classification (Combined Nomenclature (CN) code)

xx-xxxx-xxxx

Description of goods

Facial wipes packaged for retail sale, containing 60 rectangular sheets of nonwovens (10 cm × 12 cm), impregnated with water, moisturising agents (dipropylene glycol (DPG), sodium hyaluronate, jojoba oil) and organic surface-active agents as emulsifier (PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides and polysorbate 20), intended to be used for the care of the facial skin such as removing make-up, cleansing, toning, soothing and hydrating/moisturising in one step.

Reason

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 385/2013 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/search.html?scope=EURLEX&text=385%2F2013&lang=en&type=quick&qid=1738318757618), which originally classified, a product composed of 25 wipes made of non-wovens with a size of approximately 15 cm × 20 cm per wipe, impregnated, amongst other ingredients, with water, soybean oil, sweet almond oil (Prunus dulcis), cetyl alcohol, xanthan gum, perfume/fragrance, citronellol, geraniol, glycerine, tetrasodium EDTA and disodium cocoamphodiacetate, that is used to remove make-up, tone and purify normal and combination skin, and that is put up in a plastic bag for retail sale, under code 3304 99 00.

This EU regulation has now been repealed following the 73rd session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC) of the World Customs Organization (WCO), the approved classification opinion 3307.90/4 now classifies facial wipes to code 3307 90 00. (Full details can be found on the new regulations link above).

Contact details

Tariff ClassificationCustoms Policy & Strategy3rd Floor14 Westfield AvenueStratfordLondonE20 1HZ

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

This Tariff notice is published for information purposes only.
Mrs C Roberts v Manorcourt Care (Norfolk) Ltd: 3311362/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs C Roberts v Manorcourt Care (Norfolk) Ltd: 3311362/2023 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66daccb9561701fa1c214ee6/Mrs_C_Roberts_v_Manorcourt_Care__Norfolk__Limited_3311362.2023_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs C Roberts v Manorcourt Care (Norfolk) Ltd: 3311362/2023 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6776597fe8ca4d66bc4c9472/Mrs_Calais_Roberts_-_v_-_Manorcourt_Care__Norfolk__Limited_-_3311362-2023_-_ReConsideration_Judgment.pdf).
Ms M Lockley v Park Care Homes (No.2) Ltd: 1804491/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-10)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms M Lockley v Park Care Homes (No.2) Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Partial Withdrawal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692d85bda245b0985f034337/1804491_Micheala_Lockley_v_Park_Care_Homes__No_2__Limited.pdf).
Jay Security and Events Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

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

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

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

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

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

2.1 Jay Security and Events Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- 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.
Commando Joes' Fun And Fitness
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 Commando Joes’ Fun And Fitness 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 Commando Joes’ Fun And Fitness recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the CTP in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for service leavers -Guaranteed interview scheme for those armed forces personnel who are in the process transitioning out of the forces

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.
Cyber governance mapping
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-11)

Information showing how the Cyber Governance Code of Practice maps to existing cyber standards and frameworks.

These mapping documents complement the Cyber Governance Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cyber-governance-code-of-practice) and aim to help businesses and organisations understand the Code.

The government is working with industry to improve the management of digital risks and improve cyber resilience across the economy. As part of this the government has launched a new Cyber Governance Code of Practice. To support adoption of this Code, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has created a Cyber Governance Mapping document for boards, directors and Chief Information Security Officers (or equivalent).

Read the Cyber Governance Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cyber-governance-code-of-practice).

Read the press notice. (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-leaders-supported-to-bolster-online-defences-to-safeguard-growth)

The mapping documents were created in response to feedback from industry, received through a consultation on the Cyber Governance Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-on-cyber-governance) (the Code), which stated that greater clarification was needed on how the Code fits into the current cyber standards landscape. This mapping document addresses this by illustrating where there are similarities and differences between the Code and other domestic and international cyber standards and frameworks.

These mapping documents can help organisations understand what actions of the Code they may already be implementing through adherence to other cyber standards and frameworks.

These mapping documents are live documents. Additional domestic and international cyber standards and frameworks will be included as they are completed. The document will be periodically reviewed from time to time and updated accordingly, including incorporating any new standards and frameworks that are published.

These mapping documents are illustrative and should only be used as a point of reference. They are not intended to be authoritative or be taken as legal advice on compliance with the standards or frameworks mentioned.
British Embassy Baghdad
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-07)

The British Embassy in Baghdad maintains and develops relations between the UK and Iraq.

Our work covers a range of issues including trade and investment, education, culture, development, energy and climate security and defence.

Find out more on our UK and Iraq news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/iraq/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Iraq. You can access UK government services while in Iraq (https://www.gov.uk/world/iraq).

If you’re travelling in Iraq, see our Iraq travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/iraq/british-embassy-baghdad)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/iraq/british-embassy-baghdad).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

We also provide services in Erbil (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-erbil).

Development work with Iraq

The UK government supports international development through long-term partnerships. These are tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. Sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and we are working to go further and faster to reduce poverty globally.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Iraq, view the Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/IQ).
Apartment 1 The Manor, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH: CAM/42UF/LIS/2024/0004
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Eastern Region, Judge Adcock-Jones and Mr Thomas MRICS on 19 May 2025

Read the full decision in Apartment 1 The Manor, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH: CAM/42UF/LIS/2024/0004 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6847f2894d039a010411f138/Apartment_1_The_Manor__Heringswell_IP28_6SH.pdf).

Read the full appeal decision in Apartment 1 The Manor, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH: CAM/42UF/LIS/2024/0004 - Appeal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688c83006c7eb66caea94e1f/Apartment_1_The_Manor_IP28_6SH.pdf).