theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
ECEP01200 - Introduction: the roles of Department of Business and Trade (DBT) and of HMRC
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


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

DBT is the lead government department with overall responsibility in the UK for negotiating preference agreements. Other government departments, such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and HMRC may contribute to these negotiations.

HMRC is also responsible for:
- Publicising and enforcing the origin rules and other conditions applicable to the granting of preference and providing assistance to UK exporters: Guidance for preferential rates of duty and rules of origin - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-preferential-rates-of-duty-and-rules-of-origin))
- Authorising approved exporters to use simplified procedures: Apply to usesimplified procedures for import or export (C&E48) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-to-use-simplified-procedures-for-import-or-export-ce48)
- Authenticating EUR1 / EUR-MED Movement Certificates where the goods are deemed to meet the relevant origin rule(s) (Note British Chambers of Commerce and Members of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers also offer this service) and
- Responding to verification requests from partner states and colleagues.
Construction qualifications added to the free courses for jobs list
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-10)

Level 2 qualifications added to the free courses for jobs list to expand the construction offer and attract a funding uplift for providers.

Free courses for jobs (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/free-courses-for-jobs) allows eligible learners to access a high-value level 3 qualification, for free, to gain higher wages and access new job opportunities.

More than 400 qualifications are available on the offer, chosen specifically because they provide good wage outcomes and address skills needs in the economy.

The Department for Education is expanding the free courses for jobs offer to support providers to deliver more construction training. The spreadsheet lists the construction qualifications at level 2 that are being added to the list. We will continually review further construction qualifications to add.
Income Tax: cancelled, moved or curtailed shifts
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

This tax information and impact note confirms that payments received for cancelled, moved or curtailed shifts are earnings and subject to income tax.

This measure will put beyond doubt the tax treatment of sums received as a result of the new entitlement brought in by section 27BP of the Employment Rights Act 1996. This mandates that employees that have their shifts cancelled, moved or curtailed at short notice are entitled to receive payment. The measure will also put beyond doubt whether earnings for duties not performed should be treated as UK earnings or overseas earnings, make consequential amendments for foreign employment relief (commonly known as overseas workday relief), and prevent double relief from being available for non-UK residents on post employment notice pay (PENP).
Ms L Whiddett v Kent County Council: 2304253/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-06)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms L Whiddett v Kent County Council: 2304253/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68de6cd4ef1c2f72bc1e4d36/Ms_L_Whiddett_V_Kent_County_Council_2304253-2020_so_jud_pub.pdf).
Gleeson Recruitment Group
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 Gleeson Recruitment Group 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 Gleeson Recruitment Group 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.
Global Support Organisation overseas guides: South Italy
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-28)

A Global Support Organisation location guide.

This Global Support Organisation location guide gives information on:
- pre-arrivals
- accommodation
- in-processing
- travel
- education
- leave, pay and allowances
- pets
- postal services
- security
- useful contacts
- visas
- HIVE welcome
- departures
Mr S Wanjau v XPO Bulk UK Ltd: 3201431/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-10)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr S Wanjau v XPO Bulk UK Ltd: 3201431/2023 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6780e8fc61e79885360183f8/Mr_S_Wanjau_-vs-_XPO_Bulk_UK_Limited_-_3201431.2023_-_Judgment.pdf).
Mr C W D Wright v 2YorkshireChefs Ltd: 1807225/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-01)

Employment Tribunal decision.

read the full decision in Mr C W D Wright v 2YorkshireChefs Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6929a775b3b9afff34e9620e/xx-xxxx-xxxx_Caleb_William_Dagon_Wright_v_Sam_Longthorn.pdf).
CH72160 - Penalties for Failure to Notify: Types of failure to notify: Deliberate but not concealed
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-19)


A failure to notify, see CH71220 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch71220), is deliberate but not concealed if the person
- knows that they are required to notify us about a relevant obligation, see CH71300 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch71300),
- is able to do so, but
- does not do so.
This includes cases where a person has deliberately
- failed to keep the records necessary to know when a notification is required even though they knew it was likely that the conditions for notification would be met.
- failed to check or seek advice when they knew it was likely that they would have to notify a relevant tax obligation.
Whilst upon the facts a first failure could perhaps be non-deliberate this should not be the default position and you should always consider whether it was deliberate behaviour. A claim that second and subsequent failures are also non-deliberate should be critically examined as the expectation is that these failures will be deliberate. For example, a newly self employed person who has not previously made a return may not be expecting to pay any tax in relation to the business before the final date for notifying chargeability for their first tax year (that is, the following 5th October). By the time that the person is required to notify chargeability in relation to the second tax year in which they traded, a claim that they still didn’t expect to pay any tax is likely to be untenable. In complex cases, or where a person has substantial offshore assets or investments, if they don't understand their obligations and they fail to check or seek advice from a recognised tax professional, any failure to notify is likely to be deliberate.

Although the penalties for deliberate inaccuracies are civil monetary penalties, we also have a criminal investigation policy (http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/prosecutions/crim-inv-policy.htm) and will refer the most serious cases for consideration of criminal proceedings where appropriate.

For practical examples see CH72180 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/compliance-handbook/ch72180).

FA08/SCH41/PARA5 (1)(b)
Y Barron and Others v ABC Taxis Chester Ltd and Others: 2411388/2023 and Others
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Y Barron and Others v ABC Taxis Chester Ltd and Others: 2411388/2023 and Others - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8c985187483de54d76726/Y_Barron___Others_v_ABC_Taxis_Chester_Limited___Others_2411388_2023___Others.pdf).
Launching the Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026 to 2036
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-07)

Sets out approach for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026 to 2036, accompanying Homes England and Greater London Authority guidance.

The new 2026 to 2036 SAHP is intended to combine the best elements of previous programmes with new design elements to maximise delivery and ensure it enables providers to build the types of homes the country needs. The core strategic objective of this new programme will be to maximise supply - particularly of Social Rent homes, with a target to deliver at least 60% of the homes under the programme as Social Rent.

This should be read in conjunction with the:

Homes England prospectus (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/social-and-affordable-homes-programme-sahp-2026-to-2036)

Greater London Authority prospectus (https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/housing-and-land/housing-and-land-funding-programmes/london-social-and-affordable-homes-programme-2026-36)

Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities priorities information (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sahp-2026-to-2036-strategic-priorities-in-established-mayoral-strategic-authority-areas)
Decision makers’ guide: Vols 4, 5, 6 and 7: Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support: staff guide
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-06)

Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that are accurate and consistent.

The introduction of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affects the guidance DWP staff use.

DWP decision makers now use Advice for decision making (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide) (instead of the DMG) for decisions that involve:
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance for people who are eligible for Universal Credit (https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility)
Why we publish this guide

We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.

Information for claimants

Information for claimants about eligibility and how to claim:
- benefits (https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits)
- pensions (https://www.gov.uk/browse/working/state-pension)
Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-23)

User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals.

Provides additional information on ‘Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals), including changes to the collection, data quality, definitions and revisions.
Ms S Sulman v Get Set Hire Ltd: 6004704/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms S Sulman v Get Set Hire Ltd: 6004704/2024 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685d1e003e6b7941f4e00a7d/Ms_S_Sulman_v_Get_Set_Hire_Limited_-_6004704-2024.pdf).
Appointment of Axel Heitmueller as the PM’s Expert Adviser on Health
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-09)

Axel Heitmueller has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Health.

Axel Heitmueller has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Health. The Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser will advise ministers and drive forward the Government’s vision for health and social care.

Axel brings with him extensive experience working in the healthcare sector as CEO of Imperial College Health Partners and Executive Director of Strategy at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.
Ms C Rayner v East of England Ambulance Service: 3302176/2020 and 3303126/2021
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms C Rayner v East of England Ambulance Service: 3302176/2020 and 3303126/2021 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6272794c8fa8f57a385d8c3e/Ms_C_Rayner_v_East_of_England_Ambulance_Service_3302176.2020___Others_FMH_Reserved_Judgment.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms C Rayner v East of England Ambulance Service: 3302176/2020 and 3303126/2021 - Remedy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6792377223c34b0ef8fad5e9/Ms_C_Rayner_v_East_of_England_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust_3302176.2020___other_Reserved_Remedy_Judgment.pdf).
NIM02005 - Class 1 NICs: Earnings of employees and office holders: Introduction
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)


Section 3(1)(a) & Section 6(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

Earnings which an employed earner receives from an office or employment are liable for the payment of Class 1 NICs (see NIM01000 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim01000)).Section 3(1)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 defines what are earnings for the purposes of NICs (see NIM02010 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim02010)), and section 6(1) of the same Act prescribes the circumstances in which Class 1 NICs are payable on any such earnings (see NIM02015 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim02015)).

Where an employee is subject to UK legislation as an employed earner and is:

in the UK, or

treated as if they are in the UK

at the time the work is carried out, then Class 1 NICs liability arises at the time the earnings are earned, and the Class 1 NICs liability is assessed and payable when the earnings are actually paid.

This applies even if the employee is no longer subject to UK legislation when those earnings are actually paid.
S Bharaj v Santander UK plc: 2202090/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-21)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in S Bharaj v Santander UK plc: 2202090/2024 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2c5266e54ea5b2b8ee242/Simran_Bharaj_v_Santander_UK_Plc_-_2202090-2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss S Bharaj v Santander UK plc: 2202090/2024 - Preliminary (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682751cd256994af4172ab62/Miss_S_Bharaj_v__Santander_UK_PLC_-_2202090-2024___6006485-2025.pdf).
Roberts Environmental
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 Roberts Environmental 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 Roberts Environmental 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 Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers

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.
Child maintenance: client funds accounts
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Accounts for the client funds relating to the statutory child maintenance schemes.

Under the statutory child maintenance schemes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for collecting money from non-resident parents and paying this to parents caring for the child. In some cases, where parents with care have received benefits, the money is paid directly to DWP.

HM Treasury requires DWP to publish accounts for this money, known as the client funds accounts, that are separate from the accounts for the rest of its activities.
Funding for low carbon industry
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-04)

Details of funding for low carbon industry including carbon capture, usage and storage programmes.

Innovate UK, the Research Councils and BEIS expect to invest around £162 million in industrial research and innovation, including carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS).

As part of this commitment, within the Energy Innovation Programme (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-innovation), BEIS expects to invest around £100 million in low carbon industrial innovation to reduce the risks and costs of accelerating the roll out of low carbon technologies which will enable UK industry to remain competitive.

The government’s Clean Growth Strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy) has committed funding for several of the following programmes.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting 12 September 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-20)

Summary of Board meeting held on 12 September 2024.

The meeting discussed items including:
- Public Bodies Review of HMCTS
- Performance & Finance Updates
- Long-Term Judicial Productivity Trends and Implications for HMCTS
- Spending Review (SR): strategic priorities for future funding
- Update on the Future Change Programme
- Future Strategy for National Services
- AOB
Ms M Griffiths v Scarista Ltd and Others: 2204698/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms M Griffiths v Scarista Ltd and Others: 2204698/2022 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6310cb1fd3bf7f4cb3acc295/Mrs_M_Griffiths__vs_Scarista_Ltd.pdf).
St Neots Town Council
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 St Neots Town Council 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 St Neots Town Council 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:

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.
A S S Morales v F W Launderettes Ltd: 6003877/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A S S Morales v F W Launderettes Ltd: 6003877/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b15a09fef950b0909c17d8/A_S_S_Morales_v_F_W_Launderettes_Limited_-_6003877-2025.pdf).

Read the full decision in A S S Morales v F W Launderettes Ltd: 6003877/2025 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ef82632adc28a81b4ad0e0/A_S_S_Morales_v_F_W_Launderettes_Limited_-_6003877-2025_-_Reasons.pdf).
Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-24)

The Regulator of Social Housing's view of how well Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited is meeting regulatory standards.

Regulatory judgements are our published view of how well a landlord is delivering the outcomes of our standards (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/regulatory-standards-for-landlords). Each landlord’s page contains their current judgement.

See the regulatory judgements table (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-judgements-and-regulatory-notices) for a full list of judgements. You can find more information about how we approach regulatory judgements and gradings (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-we-approach-regulatory-judgements-and-gradings). An A-Z of providers is also available.

Archived regulatory judgements and PDF versions of regulatory judgements are available on request. Please contact the Regulator of Social Housing by emailing xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) or telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx with your request.

You can also create a PDF of a judgement using the ‘print this page’ button on the left side.
Maritime Youth Group
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 Maritime Youth Group 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 Maritime Youth Group recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
National Highways performance report 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-18)

The Secretary of State for Transport's report to Parliament on the performance of National Highways between 2024 and 2025.

This is the Secretary of State for Transport’s report on the performance of National Highways during the 2024 to 2025 reporting year, the final year of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS 2) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-investment-strategy-2-ris2-2020-to-2025).

The report builds on advice from the Office of Rail and Road, in its role as highways monitor and from National Highways’ own reporting.

It includes updates on enhancement delivery and operational performance and offers a look to the future with an update on the RIS3 development.
Ms A Brown v Natsap Ltd: 6013287/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-07)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A Brown v Natsap Ltd: 6013287/2024 - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2d3085698d84e39cfdafd/Ms_A_Brown_v_Natsap_Ltd_-_6013287-2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Ms A Brown v Natsap Ltd: 6013287/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a1da8bc942a09683a2743/Ms_A_Brown_v_Natsap_Ltd_-_6013287-2024...pdf).
MGN 410 (M+F) Amendment 4 work at height regulations 2010
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-31)

This notice concerns the protection of maritime workers from the risks associated with working at height.

Notice to all shipowners, ship operators, charterers, managers and other employers of seafarers and masters, chief engineers, officers, ratings and other workers on merchant ships, fishing vessels, yachts, “Code” vessels and other vessels with paid or self-employed crew on board.

This notice should be read in conjunction with MGN 587 (F) amendment 1 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-587-f-amendment-1-ilo-health-and-safety-responsibilities) ILO work in fishing convention health and safety responsibilities, MGN 636 (M) amendment 4 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-636-mf-amendment-4-health-and-safety-at-work-regulations-1997) merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997, MGN 331 (M+F) amendment 3 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-331-mf-amendment-3-the-puwer-regulations-2006) provision and use of work equipment regulations 2006, MGN 332 (M+F) amendment 3 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-332-mf-amendment-3-the-loler-regulations-2006) lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations and MGN 578 (M) amendment 2 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-578-m-amendment-2-use-of-overside-working-systems-on-commercial-yachts-small-commercial-vessels-and-loadline-vessels) overside working on vessels and replaces MGN 410 (M+F) amendment 3.
Mr L Christian v Mr S Randeva: 6009573/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-16)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr L Christian v Mr S Randeva: 6009573/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684c15cf928e5ebb68e3f97a/6009573.2025_L_Christian_v_Mr_Shaam_Randeva_-_Judgment.pdf).
VATLP02510 - Supply: Private Finance Initiative (PFI): what is PFI?
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-22)


PFI is the Government’s way of encouraging the private sector to fund local and national infrastructure projects. PFI commonly occurs in the NHS, the education sector and in local and central government. The PFI provider will supply a total package in return for a single regular charge (often referred to as the “unitary charge”).

The PFI provider achieves a return on the initial capital outlay by either constructing a building that is then leased to the recipient with all relevant services over a period of time, or by acquiring an interest in an existing building which is then leased back to the recipient together with services.

The idea is similar to that of an individual or business leasing a car for a monthly payment over an agreed period of time. The monthly payment covers not only the lease of the car but all servicing, repairs and tax costs.
T J Parker v 1st Choice Windows NE Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 6022509/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-18)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in T J Parker v 1st Choice Windows NE Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 6022509/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6851770977f2679faa1953fc/Tracy_Jane_Parker_v_1st_Choice_Windows_NE_Ltd__In_voluntary_liquidation__6022509-2024_judgment.pdf).
Alison McGovern MP
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-01)

Alison McGovern is the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead and currently serves as Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness. She has represented her hometown in Parliament since 2010, first for Wirral South and then for Birkenhead following boundary changes in 2024. When Labour formed a government in July 2024, she was appointed Minister of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions, before moving to her current role at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in September 2025. Under Keir Starmer’s leadership, she returned to the frontbench in 2020 during the opposition years, leading on labour market policy after three years on the Treasury Select Committee responsible for scrutiny of the UK’s monetary and financial institutions. She previously chaired Progress (now Progressive Britain), the organisation for Labour’s progressives, and as a pro-European, took a leading role in cross-party backbench liaison on Brexit. Before joining the House of Commons, she was Deputy Leader of the Labour group in the London Borough of Southwark. She is a regular on broadcast and in print on political and economic topics. Outside of politics, she is a season ticket holder at Liverpool Football Club and a regular at Birkenhead Parkrun. She studied philosophy at University College London and economics at Birkbeck College London.

Alison McGovern is the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead and currently serves as Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness. She has represented her hometown in Parliament since 2010, first for Wirral South and then for Birkenhead following boundary changes in 2024.

When Labour formed a government in July 2024, she was appointed Minister of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions, before moving to her current role at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in September 2025. Under Keir Starmer’s leadership, she returned to the frontbench in 2020 during the opposition years, leading on labour market policy after three years on the Treasury Select Committee responsible for scrutiny of the UK’s monetary and financial institutions.

She previously chaired Progress (now Progressive Britain), the organisation for Labour’s progressives, and as a pro-European, took a leading role in cross-party backbench liaison on Brexit. Before joining the House of Commons, she was Deputy Leader of the Labour group in the London Borough of Southwark. She is a regular on broadcast and in print on political and economic topics. Outside of politics, she is a season ticket holder at Liverpool Football Club and a regular at Birkenhead Parkrun. She studied philosophy at University College London and economics at Birkbeck College London.
M Piatkowski v Co-operative Group Ltd: 3201645/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-13)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in M Piatkowski v Co-operative Group Ltd: 3201645/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d065b0dbe565b4fe307887/M_Piatkowski_v_Co-operative_Group_Ltd_-_3201645_2024_-Judgment.pdf).
SPE15525 - Common storage: irretrievable loss or destruction of goods
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).

Where there has been an irretrievable loss or destruction of goods and the warehouse keeper is able to produce evidence of the actual quantity of UK and/or non-UK goods lost or destroyed and you are satisfied that the evidence produced is accurate, this figure may be accepted in place of any assessed figure. For further information see SPE15175 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe15175).

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.
Miss L Brown v Mimi Kitchen Ltd: 6000229/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-23)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss L Brown v Mimi Kitchen Ltd: 6000229/2025 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cd66eaa1e4472207995ded/Laura_Brown_v_Mimi_Kitchen_Limited_6000229.2025_Strike_Out_Judgment.pdf).
CAPI11100 - Control procedures on importations of basmati rice: varieties
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


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

The traditional varieties (commonly referred to as 'basmati pure line varieties' in India and Pakistan) are:

Basmati 370Basmati 386Taraori Basmati (HBC-19)Basmati 217Ranbir BasmatiKernel (Basmati)Type-3 (Dehradun)Pusa BasmatiSuper Basmati
Farming and Countryside Programme annual report 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-09)

The Farming and Countryside programme annual report and accounts for the financial year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

The Agriculture Act (2020) places a duty on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to lay and publish an annual report providing information about the financial assistance given as part of the Farming and Countryside Programme.

This is the fourth of those reports and relates to financial year 2024 to 2025, the fourth year of the agricultural transition.
Heathrow Airport expansion: blight arrangements
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-27)

How to make a blight claim if you are potentially affected by the new north-west runway at Heathrow Airport.

Following designation of the Airports National Policy Statement (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/airports-national-policy-statement), the Department for Transport has a statutory duty to ensure that anyone potentially affected by blight is provided with details on the scope of blight arrangements and where to find further information on how to make a blight claim.
Ms A Korzun v The Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police: 2602597/2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms A Korzun v The Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police: 2602597/2022 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6909be8719a898f0b18981d9/Anna_Korzun_v_The_Chief_Constable_of_Leicestershire_Police_2602597.2022_Judgment.pdf).
Crown Swords 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 Crown Swords 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 Crown Swords Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
HMRC leaflets, factsheets and booklets
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

This collection brings together leaflets, factsheets and booklets issued by HMRC.

Leaflets, factsheets and booklets are for guidance only and reflect HMRC’s position at the time of writing.

Compliance check factsheets

See the separate collection (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-compliance-checks-factsheets) for HMRC compliance check factsheets.
PPN 020: Guidance on data protection legislation
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-24)

Guidance, and legal clauses which take into account the UK’s exit from the EU. It also includes guidance on international transfers of personal data

This PPN has been updated to reflect new terminology introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024. For procurements commenced and contracts awarded before this date, please refer to PPN 03/22.
LAA: Welsh Language Scheme annual reports from 2019 to 2021
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-25)

Reports by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) on the operation of the Welsh Language Scheme between April 2019 and March 2021

Here are the annual reports that the Legal Aid Agency submits to the Welsh Language Commissioner. They cover the period between April 2019 and March 2021. The reports are annual assessments against commitments from the LAA to the Welsh Language Scheme.
Update on Syria: Lifting asset freezes on 24 entities
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-06)

The UK has lifted asset freezes on 24 Syrian entities, underscoring our commitment to help Syrians rebuild their country and economy

An FCDO spokesperson said:

“We are lifting asset freezes on 24 Syrian entities that were previously used by the Assad regime to fund the oppression of the Syrian people, including the Central Bank of Syria, Syrian Arab Airlines, and energy companies.

“At the same time, sanctions on members of the Assad regime and those involved in the illicit trade in captagon remain in place.

“This approach underscores our commitment to help the people of Syria rebuild their country and economy, including through support for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process. We will continue to judge Syria’s interim authorities by their actions, not their words.”

Media enquiries

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

Email the FCDO Newsdesk (monitored 24 hours a day) in the first instance, and we will respond as soon as possible.
Miss J Musa v QAHE Ltd: 1307601/2024 and 1311932/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss J Musa v QAHE Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx and 1311932/2024 - Partial Withdrawal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692ef5702a37784b16ecf883/Miss_J_Musa_v_QAHE_Limited_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_judgment.pdf).