theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Round House Consulting 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 Round House Consulting 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 Round House Consulting 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
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.
UK and Isle of Man discuss measures against tax avoidance and evasion
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and the Isle of Man Treasury Minister agree to joint working to crack down on promotors of tax avoidance schemes.

Isle of Man Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson MHK held a virtual meeting with the UK Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray MP earlier today (27 May).

Following the meeting they issued this joint statement:

The UK and the Isle of Man have a long-standing history of collaboration in the fight against tax avoidance and evasion, and in our successful cooperative efforts to promote transparency while ensuring that our tax systems are robust and fair.

The UK and the Isle of Man were amongst the early adopters of the Common Reporting Standard, which facilitates the automatic exchange of financial account information between jurisdictions, and are both working on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework which will see the automatic exchange of information on crypto-assets. Both jurisdictions have also recently implemented measures in relation to the Global Base Erosion Rules under the OECD’s Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax.

Both governments are committed to taking robust action to deter and disrupt the activities of those who seek to promote marketed tax avoidance schemes that threaten our tax systems and the reputations of our well-established and globally-attractive service sectors. This proactive stance safeguards tax revenues and ensures fairness for all taxpayers.

Recognising the need to go further, and noting the UK Government’s ongoing consultation on steps to crack down on promoters of marketed tax avoidance schemes, we are pleased that we have been able to agree today to explore ways to further enhance information flows, joint working and other ways in which tangible benefits for both jurisdictions can be achieved.

We look forward to continuing our partnership and achieving tangible results in our shared objective of combatting tax avoidance and evasion.
Institute of Fisheries Management
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 Institute of Fisheries Management 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 Institute of Fisheries Management 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
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

Training and Educational Support: We will offer free advice and guidance to serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families

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.
NIM01410 - Class 1 structural overview: Zero-rate of contributions for Armed Forces Veterans: application of the zero-rate
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)


Section 6 of the National Insurance Act 2022 (NICA 2022)

Section 6 of NICA 2022 provides for a zero-rate of contributions for Armed Forces Veterans where all of the following conditions are met:
- a secondary Class 1 contribution is payable by an employer,
- the tax week is after 5 April 2021 and before 6 April 2026,
- the Veteran conditions are met in relation to the contribution (see NIM01415 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim01415)), and
- the employer elects that the relief is to apply.
Where section 9(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (SSCBA 1992) applies, the employer (or, if different, the secondary contributor) may elect to apply the 0% secondary rate under section 6 of NICA 2022.

The 0% rate applies instead of section 9(1) of SSCBA on any earnings paid in the tax week up to or at the Veterans Upper Secondary Threshold (VUST).

The secondary percentage under section 9(2) of SSCBA applies in respect of any earnings paid in the tax week above the VUST.

See NIM01425 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim01425) for further information about the VUST.
Trade Specialised Committee on Goods
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-29)

The Specialised Committee monitors the implementation and functioning of the Goods market access and national treatment chapter of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The Trade Specialised Committee on Goods is a joint forum for discussion of Goods market access issues between the UK and the EU. The Specialised Committee addresses matters covered by Chapter 1 of the Trade in Goods Title of the UK to EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Its role is mandated by Article 8 of the TCA, and shall meet at least once a year.
IPGN4150 - Risks: preference intelligence
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 Tariff Preference UoE hold sensitive information on a wide range of suspect goods and countries which could assist you in selecting high risk preference goods for checking. Having decided, on the basis of local intelligence, on the area of preference traffic to be targeted, you may wish to contact the Tariff Preference UoE who may be able to supplement locally obtained intelligence with further information on the identified risk.
31 Highfield Lane, Handsworth,  Sheffield. S13 9NA : MAN/00CG/OAF/2024/0019
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-02)

Northern Region Judge Watkin and Tribunal Member Mr Wanderer sitting on 30 May 2025

Read the full decision in 31 Highfield Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield. S13 9NA : MAN/00CG/OAF/2024/0019 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6857dbe576eec44bf9d71dcb/Highfield_enfranchisement_decision.pdf)
DBS Disclosure Services Privacy Notice
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-05)

This notice explains how DBS collects, uses and protects information from you and third parties.

This Privacy Notice relates to the data the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) use to perform the DBS Disclosure Services. It tells you how we will use and protect the data you have provided to us and the data we receive from you and third parties for the purposes of Disclosure services such as managing disclosure applications and issuing basic, standard and enhanced certificates, and all the associated services.
St John's Hospice
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 John’s Hospice 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 John’s Hospice 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.
Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery (CRRF) 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-19)

This is an official statistics release.

This is an official statistics release.

Starting in 2024, an English Catch and Release Recreational Fishery (CRRF) for Bluefin Tuna (BFT) has been opened. The MMO collects data from this fishery for operational purposes, including monitoring and managing the fishery throughout the season. The MMO is also required to submit data to the International Council for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) to fulfil the UK’s reporting obligations as a contracting party.

These official statistics contain details about fishing activity from the Bluefin Tuna CRRF in the 2024 season.

View the accompanying underlying datasets and annexes above

For details on the methodology and revisions policy please refer to the methodology page above.
Signed notice to vary Leveson Inquiry Restriction Orders- March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-20)

Notice signed by the Culture and Home Secretaries to vary the 29 November 2012 restriction order issued by Sir Brian Leveson.

This document is a notice to vary the restriction orders dated 2 December 2011 and 29 November 2012 issued by Sir Brian Leveson during the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press, signed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP.
CTM08420 - Corporation Tax: management expenses: valuations
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-16)


The cost of a valuation which a company makes for the purposes of disclosing significant changes in the fixed assets of the company or any of its subsidiaries in the directors' report should be regarded as an expense of management. The broad reason a company needs to make such a valuation is if there is a significant difference between the market value and balance sheet value of an interest in land. The company has to bring this difference to the attention of the members of the company or the debenture holders.

Other property valuations would not generally be expenses of management. Where a claim is made consider the detailed facts. In most cases such valuations are more likely to be costs of acquisition or disposal of investments, as the case may be, and are not therefore expenses of management.
David Bennett
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-11)

David Bennett is a Non-Executive Director with over 30 years’ experience in financial services having held a range of senior executive positions in retail banking both in the UK and overseas, including the USA and Australia. He was a Director of Alliance and Leicester plc between 2001 and 2008 serving as Group Finance Director and then Group Chief Executive until its sale to Santander in 2008. He has also held a number of executive positions in Abbey National plc, Cheltenham & Gloucester plc, Lloyds TSB Group and the National Bank of New Zealand. David is currently Chair of Virgin Money UK plc, Non-Executive Director of Nationwide Building Society, Chair of Allfunds Group Plc and Chair of PayPal UK Ltd and PayPal Digital Currencies. Previous appointments include Chair of Audit & Risk Committee of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., Chair of Ashmore plc, Chair of HomeServe Membership Ltd and Non-Executive Director at Bank of Ireland UK, Together Money and easyJet plc. David also acts as an adviser to Fintech businesses and is an independent coach and mentor.

David Bennett is a Non-Executive Director with over 30 years’ experience in financial services having held a range of senior executive positions in retail banking both in the UK and overseas, including the USA and Australia.

He was a Director of Alliance and Leicester plc between 2001 and 2008 serving as Group Finance Director and then Group Chief Executive until its sale to Santander in 2008. He has also held a number of executive positions in Abbey National plc, Cheltenham & Gloucester plc, Lloyds TSB Group and the National Bank of New Zealand.

David is currently Chair of Virgin Money UK plc, Non-Executive Director of Nationwide Building Society, Chair of Allfunds Group Plc and Chair of PayPal UK Ltd and PayPal Digital Currencies. Previous appointments include Chair of Audit & Risk Committee of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., Chair of Ashmore plc, Chair of HomeServe Membership Ltd and Non-Executive Director at Bank of Ireland UK, Together Money and easyJet plc. David also acts as an adviser to Fintech businesses and is an independent coach and mentor.
Mrs L Phillips v Kent County Council: 2304035/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs L Phillips v Kent County Council: 2304035/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d14a75c908572e81248b0f/Mrs_L_Phillips_-v-_Kent_County_Council_2304035-2020_Strike-Out_Judgment_20.09.25.pdf).
Mr H Taha v Novatek Europe Ltd: 2306338/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr H Taha v Novatek Europe Ltd: 2306338/2023 - Judgment on Liability (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6753101adcabf976e5fb006b/Mr_H_Taha_v_Novatek_Europe_Limited_2306338_2023_Judgment_only_13_November_2024.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr H Taha v Novatek Europe Ltd: 2306338/2023 - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69134dbc8c90b927c818add1/Mr_H_Taha_v_Novatek_Europe_Limited_Judgment_Reasons_2__2306338-2023.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr H Taha v Novatek Europe Ltd: 2306338/2023 - Remedy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a209eb567402152f553be6/Harith_Taha_v_Novatek_Europe_Ltd_-_2306338-2023__Remedy_Judgment_........pdf).
Our governance
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-27)

The main decision-making board and committees of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).

OPG board

The board meets every 2 months and provides strategic leadership and direction for OPG.

It also monitors performance and ensures we meet our priorities and objectives.

OPG board members

Board members make decisions as a group, not as representatives of any business area. In addition to the formal members there are standing attendees who come to each meeting.

Current members are:
- Alison Sansome, Non-Executive Board Chair
- Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive
- Martyn Burke, Non-executive board member
- Veronika Neyer, Non-executive board member
- Greig Early, Non-executive board member
- Adrian Hannell, Director of Financial Management, Control, Risk and Governance, MoJ” (MoJ restructures)
The wider Executive Committee also attend Board, although they are not formal members.

OPG Executive Committee

The Executive Committee makes and reports on decisions in OPG. It is responsible for the day-to-day management of OPG and has oversight of our operational delivery and resource prioritisation. It meets once a month.

OPG Executive Committee members

Current members are:
- Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive (chair)
- Peter Boyce, Deputy Director of Legal and Information Assurance
- Sara O’Byrne, Chief Operating Officer
- Amy Shaw, Deputy Director of Strategy and Central Services
- Louisa Harrison, Senior Finance Business Partner (MOJ)
OPG Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee gives an independent view to the Chief Executive of OPG’s governance, risk management controls and assurance. In addition to the formal members there are standing attendees who come to each meeting.

The committee meets 4 times a year.

OPG Audit and Risk Assurance Committee members

Current members are:
- Martyn Burke, Non-executive board member (chair)
- Veronika Neyer, Non-executive board member
In additional to the formal membership, additional attendees in regular attendance are:
- Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive
- Amy Shaw, Deputy Director of Strategy and Central Services
- Niall Morgan, Head of Data, Performance & Assurance
- Adrian Hannell, Director of Financial Management, Control, Risk and Governance, MoJ” (MoJ restructures)
- Glenda Roberts, Acting Head of Agency Financial Accounts, MoJ
- Louisa Harrison, Senior Finance Business Partner, MoJ
- Government Internal Audit Agency
- National Audit Office (and subcontracted auditors)
- Peter Boyce, Deputy Director of Legal & Information Assurance
- Sara O’Byrne, Chief Operating Officer
IEIM8000280 - Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-04)


Under CARF, NFTs are considered relevant cryptoassets if they are traded on marketplaces, as this indicates they can be used for payment or investment purposes.

Solely in the context of ascertaining if an NFT can be used for payment or investment purposes, an RCASP can treat an NFT as not being usable for payment or investment purposes if it can adequately determine that all of the following conditions are met:
- The NFT does not represent financial assets or fungible cryptoassets,
- It is not marketed as an investment product and is not subject to financial regulation,
- It is not a virtual asset under Financial Action Task Force (FATF) anti-money laundering (AML) or know your customer (KYC) rules, and
- It has low value (e.g. not traded above USD 200) and no meaningful trading volume (e.g. not traded more than 10 times since creation).
It is recommended that the RCASP keeps a record of the analysis undertaken to make such a determination.

Example

Fred the Cat #50 is an NFT artwork. It does not represent a financial asset or fungible cryptoasset, it is not marketed as an investment product or subject to financial regulation. It is not considered a virtual asset under FATF AML/KYC rules. Its value has never risen above USD 200 and it has only been traded 10 times since its creation in 2020. As all of the criteria are met, the RCASP may treat the NFT as not usable for payment or investment purposes, and therefore not a relevant cryptoasset. Where any of the criteria are no longer met the NFT will be considered usable for payment or investment purposes and be treated as a relevant cryptoasset.
School workforce census: summary specification
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-21)

Information on the scope of, and business rationale for, the school workforce census 2025.

This document is for software suppliers and users of:
- school management information systems (MIS)
- local authority HR and payroll systems
It explains what information software suppliers should include in school summary reports for the school workforce census 2025.

Schools can use the summary report to check the accuracy of their census data before sending it to their local authority or to us.

You should also read the common basic data set (CBDS) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-basic-data-set-cbds-database). This defines common data items that schools and local authorities use in their management software and that we use in our data collections.

More guidance on submitting data for the school workforce census (https://www.gov.uk/school-workforce-census) is available.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) safety bulletins
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-10)

Safety bulletins alert industry to specific issues. They are normally time sensitive and action may be required.

Safety bulletins are used to alert industry to specific issues. They can be prompted by an accident, near miss or a discovery during survey/testing etc. They may refer to current guidance (e.g. SOLAS, MGNs, MSNs etc), or an alert to a new hazard that has just arisen for which there are no regulations or rules yet. They tend to be time sensitive and an action in response to usually required.
Blue Brick Road 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 Blue Brick Road 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 Blue Brick Road 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:

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.
Equine oocytes and embryos collected or produced, processed and stored after 20 April 2021 and dispatched by the embryo collection or production team who collected or produced the oocytes or embryos to the European Union and Northern Ireland: certificate 8408
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-29)

Apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to export equine oocytes and embryos from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to the EU or move them to Northern Ireland.

Apply for an export health certificate online

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for an export health certificate (EHC) using the online service to export equine oocytes and embryos to the EU or to move them to Northern Ireland.

If you’re in Northern Ireland, you do not need an EHC to export to the EU. Contact DAERA on xx-xxxx-xxxx to find out what you need to do.

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6900ae4ba6048928d3fc2b00/8408NFG_Oct25_v4.pdf) and specimen certificate (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6911ddf8ece74c08fbaa6417/8408_EN_Specimen.pdf).

2. Apply online

You’ll need:
- a Government Gateway account
- a Defra account
If you don’t already have them you’ll need to register for these accounts (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-register-for-export-health-certificate-ehc-online), and so will your official vet or inspector (http://apha.defra.gov.uk/official-vets/Guidance/exports/ehc-online.htm).

Start now (https://exporter.apply-export-health-certificate.service.gov.uk/forms/8408EHC)

Registration takes around 5 minutes. Official vets and inspectors will also need to have their registration checked by APHA.

Register and sign in as an official vet or inspector (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/certify-an-export-health-certificate).

Read the accessibility statement for this service (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accessibility-statement-for-export-health-certificates-online).

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
- apply for multiple certificates
Find out more

Stay up to date with any changes to EHCs by signing up for email alerts (https://www.gov.uk/export-health-certificates/email-signup).

Find out about getting an EHC (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-an-export-health-certificate).

Find out about exporting live animals and animal products (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-animals-animal-products-fish-and-fishery-products-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal) from 1 January 2021.

Help with your application

In England, Scotland and Wales, call APHA on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

In Northern Ireland, call DAERA on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges).
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission corporate plan and business plan 2025 to 2026
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-16)

This Commonwealth Scholarship Commission corporate plan and business plan outlines the activities the Commission will undertake during 2025 to 2026.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) corporate plan and business plan outline the activities to be undertaken during the second year of the CSC’s current strategy, which will run until 2028.

The CSC is proud to reaffirm its commitment to development, equity, access, and relevance. The 2025 to 2026 business plan and corporate plan sets out the CSC’s priorities and pathways to deliver impact and value to the UK taxpayer, the UK government, and the modern Commonwealth.
MN/PS007388 CERA-PIDD-P163(P24) overhead line, S37 Consent, Electricity Act 1989
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-03)

Screening decision to replace a single wooden pole as part of a 33kV, 175 metre line.

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

Date of decision

4 June 2025

Location

Hog CliffDorset

Type of project / consent requested

Section 37 consent to install or keep installed an electric line.
Mrs C Dragonetti v Switch My Business Group Ltd: 6009702/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs C Dragonetti v Switch My Business Group Ltd: 6009702/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68382c97210698b3364e8643/Carina_Dragonetti_v_Switch_My_Business_Group_Limited-_6009702.2024.pdf).
SPE16130 - Aircraft and their parts: definition of a civil aircraft
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).

A 'civil' aircraft is one which carries a civil registration (UK, EU or Third Country) although for certain types (for example, gliders) this is not obligatory.

Aircraft used by the Police, Customs or Coastguard may carry a military or non-civil registration rather than a civil registration and are therefore excluded from the relief applied to civil aircraft.

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.
Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-20)

In this working paper we're seeking views on potential mandatory community benefits for low carbon energy infrastructure, and shared ownership schemes.

This working paper seeks views on the design of a potential mandatory community benefits scheme for low carbon energy infrastructure and the facilitation of shared ownership for renewable generation infrastructure.

It covers:
- the scope of such a scheme
- how a scheme should be administered and enforced
- how best to facilitate shared ownership of renewable generation infrastructure, including whether the powers in the Infrastructure Act 2015 should be exercised
The accompanying analytical annex provides further evidence and analysis. This document also contains questions on the rationale for intervention and the impacts of the policy.

If you would like to provide your views, please respond online here by 16 July 2025:
- Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure (https://energygovuk.citizenspace.com/energy-infrastructure-planning/community-benefits-shared-ownership-en-infrastruct/)
Figynberg German Shepherds
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 Figynberg German Shepherds 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 Figynberg German Shepherds 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
We also pledge the following:

Any additional commitments Figynberg German Shepherds could make.

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.
Mr M Karamvand v Heartlands Fryers Ltd (in liquidation): 1311314/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M Karamvand v Heartlands Fryers Ltd (in liquidation): 1311314/2020 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b70764ae5d020b0914bc20/Mahdi_Karamvand_v_Heartlands_Fryers_Limited__In_Liquidation__-_1311314.2020_-_Judgment_+_Remedy.pdf).
DBT: workforce management information March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-12)

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) publishes details about staff numbers and payroll costs for payroll and non-payroll staff on a monthly basis.

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:
- Workforce Management Information - Department for Business and Trade (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/601438c1-4f0c-42f9-8816-45a7131a90a9/workforce-management-information-department-for-business-and-trade)
Modelling superfunds
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-05)

We used actuarial modelling to help the Department for Work and Pensions assess the effectiveness of possible options to regulate superfunds.

We helped the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with its response - Consolidation of defined benefit schemes (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/defined-benefit-pension-scheme-consolidation/outcome/government-response-consolidation-of-defined-benefit-pension-schemes) - to a 2018 consultation. The response set out that the proposed authorisation regime will assess whether a superfund:
- has a viable business model
- is financially sustainable
- is well governed
- has a high probability of being able to pay member’s benefits when required
Modelled and tested

This report on actuarial modelling was published alongside the announcement of the Pension Schemes Bill on 5 June 2025. The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) undertook this modelling to investigate an approach to funding and regulating superfunds.

The work was commissioned by DWP to support its response to the 2018 Superfund Consultation, and to inform development of the Bill.

GAD assessed possible regulatory parameters (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/superfunds-modelling) to determine if a suitable authorisation regime might meet superfund policy objectives.

We modelled an example superfund, as at 31 December 2022, to test a range of technical provision (TP) discount rates, profit triggers and some possible investment strategies. We used these techniques to determine expected outcomes for the superfund members and investors.

Results

Modelling results suggest a TP discount rate of around gilts plus 0.75% and a profit trigger of 150% of the capital requirement for authorisation may come closest to achieving superfund policy objectives at the effective date of the calculations.

Under the modelling assumptions this provided a balance between superfund commercial viability and reasonable cost of entry against a controlled risk to members’ benefits from superfund failure.

The DWP used this analysis to support the consultation response to move forward with plans for a superfund regulatory regime. DWP will determine the suitable levels of risk and affordability required for the final regulatory framework.

GAD’s analysis

Report co-author and Deputy Government Actuary Matt Gurden said: “This was a complex and detailed analysis of the wide range of factors which can affect superfunds.

“We modelled an example superfund, in discussion with DWP. The long-term objective was for this example scheme to reach a buyout level of funding when most non-pensioners had retired.”
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v DS (SPC): [2025] UKUT 168 (AAC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-01)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 23 May 2025.

Read the full decision in UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-SPC (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685e9da5c2633bd820a92b55/UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-SPC.pdf).

Judicial Summary

This is a decision about the start date for entitlement to the state pension where that pension is claimed after the claimant reached their pensionable age, which in this case was their 66th birthday. The claimant claimed his state pension a year after reaching his pensionable age. In the on-line claim form he set out clearly that he wished to get his state pension from the date of his 67th birthday. The claim was decided by the Secretary of State on the same day as it was made on-line. The decision awarded the claimant his state pension from his 67th birthday with an additional weekly amount of ‘Extra State Pension’ because he had deferred claiming the state pension for one year. The claimant had, however, intended to claim his state pension from his 66th birthday. He had been in time to make a backdated claim to the state pension from his 66th birthday and would have received an arrears payment of one year’s entitlement had he done so. The 67th birthday date he gave on the claim form was a mistake. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) allowed the appeal on the basis that the Secretary of State’s decision could be revised on any ground so as to correct this mistake.

The decision allows the Secretary of State’s appeal and concludes that the decision could not be changed so as to correct the ‘mistaken’ date the claimant gave on the claim form. The date the claimant gave was clear and did not require any further investigation or clarification. It showed the claimant had chosen to defer entitlement to his state pension for one year, a choice which was deliberately built into the statutory scheme and reflected a focus on claimant autonomy as from when they would wish entitlement to their state pension to arise. That choice would be dependent on a variety of factors of which the claimant rather than the Secretary of State would be aware. Once the claim had been decided it ceased to exist (section 8(2)(a) Social Security Act 1998) and the claim could only be amended before it had been decided (regulation 5(1) Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987. In these circumstances and absent anything else in the statutory scheme governing entitlement to the state pension that allowed the start of entitlement to be changed once the entitlement decision had ben made, the FTT had been wrong in law in considering the start date could be changed. Moreover, nothing in the Court of Appeal’s decision in SSWP v Miah [2024] EWCA Civ 186 affected this analysis. In addition, insofar as the FTT criticised the Secretary of State for not investigating with the claimant when he wanted his state pension entitlement to begin before the claim was decided, it erred in law in considering such an investigative duty arose.
Guidance on collecting evidence of student performance to ensure resilience in the qualifications system
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-04)

Guidance on collecting evidence of student performance to ensure resilience in the qualifications system for GCSE, AS and A levels, Project Qualifications and AEA.

GCSE, AS and A level, Project Qualifications and AEA

This guidance is for centres delivering GCSE, AS and A levels, Project Qualifications and the Advanced Extension Award in maths (AEA) to provide resilience in the exam system in the unlikely event that government determines that exams are not able to go ahead. The arrangements are not designed to be used to award grades in circumstances where there has been localised disruption to teaching and learning.

It asks that schools and colleges ensure students sit mock exams in exam conditions before their formal exams, and that their papers are retained. One set of mocks for this purpose should be sufficient. By doing this, schools and colleges will ensure they have alternative evidence of student performance to enable alternative methods of awarding grades, such as Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs).

Other qualifications, including Technical Qualifications in T Levels

This guidance may also be applicable to other qualifications, particularly qualifications with a similar structure to GCSE, AS and A levels. Awarding organisations will direct schools and colleges to this guidance if it is relevant to their qualifications, or they may provide specific guidance on the resilience arrangements for other qualifications, including Technical Qualifications in T Levels, where necessary. Schools and colleges should check with the relevant awarding organisation if they are unsure of the arrangements in place for a specific qualification.