theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Mr B Bosson and others v Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Ltd: 2406503/2024 and others
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr B Bosson and others v Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Ltd: 2406503/2024 and others - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b988a3536d629f9c82aac2/Mr_B_Bosson___others_v_Rochdale_Boroughwide_Housing_Ltd_-_2406503_24___others_-_judgment.pdf).
Bats: licence to transport and possess dead bats for rabies testing (GL03)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-01)

Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.

You need a licence to temporarily possess and transport any species of dead bat that you send for testing under the passive surveillance programme for bat rabies (https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/bats-and-disease/bats-and-disease-in-the-uk/animal-plant-health-agency-passive-surveillance-programme).

This general licence only allows you to possess or transport dead bats so you can send them to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency). You cannot possess or transport live or dead bats for any other reason with this licence.

You do not need to apply for this general licence but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions.
Miss S Ellis v Cranswick Foods plc: 1802472/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-10)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss S Ellis v Cranswick Foods plc: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66b09dce49b9c0597fdb0a84/Miss_S_Ellis_v_Cranswick_Foods_Plc_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment_on_Strike_out_application.pdf).

Read the full decision in Miss S Ellis v Cranswick Foods plc: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6847f689d0ca5d7801e4e674/Miss_S_Ellis_v_Cranswick_Foods_Ltd_xx-xxxx-xxxx.pdf).
DARREN ANTONY REYNOLDS v THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY [2025] UKUT 00123 (TCC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-07)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision by Judge Mark Baldwin on 06 August 2024 on the Papers

Read full decision Darren Antony Reynolds v The Financial Conduct Authority (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f3976f7ed82b90fcf5bf88/Reynolds_v_FCA_permission_to_amend_.pdf)

FINANCIAL SERVICES – application to amend reference.
Director information hub: Self Assessment for directors
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

Directors may need to complete an annual Self Assessment tax return.

Self Assessment tax returns

HMRC uses the Self Assessment system to collect tax from individuals that is due on income other than wages and pensions.

Directors and Self Assessment

Directors need to complete and submit a Self Assessment (https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/who-must-send-a-tax-return) tax return in some circumstances, including where:

you receive dividends

you have any other untaxed income in addition to your director’s salary

If you are not sure whether you need to complete Self Assessment, you can check online. (https://www.gov.uk/check-if-you-need-tax-return)

It is important to ensure you are paying all relevant taxes in respect of any income or benefits received from the company you are a director of.

If you do not submit a Self Assessment tax return when this is required, or you fail to pay any tax due - you may have to pay interest and penalty charges.

Full guidance on Self Assessment (https://www.gov.uk/browse/tax/self-assessment) is available from HMRC.
MTT45460 - Particular entities and adjustments: Insurance: Recaptured deferred tax liabilities
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)


Section 184(4)(g) of Finance (No.2) Act 2023 includes insurance reserves and insurance policy deferred acquisition costs.

An insurance company collects premiums from policyholders, which is invested into assets to generate earnings from which claims can be paid in the future. When a premium is collected, an insurance company will know that some portion of the premium and earnings on such premium will be needed to pay claims, generally in a subsequent period. Many tax authorities allow a deduction for an amount of collected premiums that is reserved for the payment of future claims.

The amount allowed as a tax deduction in some territories is determined by reference to the amount of reserve requirements set by insurance regulatory agencies, which require insurance companies to hold a certain amount of assets in high-grade, liquid investments to ensure they can pay policyholder claims.

Such regulatory capital requirements typically exceed accounting reserves by a significant amount. The difference between these accounting and tax reserves creates temporary differences that may be sustained over long periods, especially in the case of life insurance where policies are held for significant periods of time.

Deferred tax liabilities in respect of insurance reserves are therefore included within the list of exceptions (see MTT27400 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt27400)) and therefore do not need to be recaptured even if they do not reverse within 5 years. This means the ETR in the year that the deferred tax liability accrued will not need to be recalculated and there is therefore no need to track the reversal of these deferred tax liabilities.

Items relating to in-force contracts (for example, as part of an insurance business acquisition) are where the insurer may recognise the difference in the fair value of the acquired insurance contracts and insurance obligations assumed on acquisition. This item is commonly known as either value of business acquired, present value of in-force business, acquired value of in-force business, or value of business in-force. It may be presented together with another item, such as deferred acquisition costs, or as a separate item in financial statements for reporting purposes. In either case, to the extent recognised, it is intended that such assets and liabilities are within the scope of the exception at Section 184(4)(g) and therefore not subject to recapture.

These items are amortised over a definite period and can lead to material timing differences depending on local tax rules. The long-term nature of some insurance contracts such as life insurance can also lead to significant timing differences, as a result of differences in tax rules and how insurance contracts are valued under different accounting standards.
Self Assessment: Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly (SA102MLA)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-05)

Use supplementary pages SA102MLA to record employment income on your SA100 Tax Return if you're a member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly.

If you’re a member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly, use the SA102MLA supplementary pages when filing your SA100 Tax Return to record your employment details.

Email HMRC to ask for this form in Welsh (Cymraeg) (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/welsh-language-helplines#email).
UK digital identity and attributes supplementary codes
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-26)

The supplementary codes which digital verification services can certify against alongside the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework.

Alongside the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-digital-identity-and-attributes-trust-framework), digital verification services can become independently certified against additional sets of rules known as ‘supplementary codes’.

A supplementary code builds on the rules in the trust framework to show how services can meet additional requirements in specific use cases or sectors.
SAM10161 - Appeals, postponements and reviews: appeals: settling an appeal (Action Guide)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-07)


This Action Guide assumes that :
- the appeal has been settled, and
- you need to amend the record to reflect the settlement
Note: This action can be taken in User Roles Appeals Handler - Processing (APHP), Appeals Handler - Technical (APHT) and Review Interest Officer - Processing (RINO).

To settle an appeal, follow steps 1 - 4 below

1. Select function MAINTAIN APPEAL from the Function Menu and make the following entries:
- enter the line number of the appeal you wish to settle
- select the [Close Appeal] button
The screen will be re-displayed and today’s date will be shown on the appropriate line under the heading ‘Date Closed’

2. If the appeal is against an SA non charge based item, go to step 4

3. If the appeal is against an SA charge based item:
- use function MAINTAIN STANDOVERS to
- check whether there is a formal or informal standover recorded against this charge (or any related charges, for example over-repayment charges or payments on account for the year following a Jeopardy amendment, Revenue amendment or Revenue assessment), if so
- reduce the formal or informal standover to NIL
4. If you need to confirm that the appeal has been settled under S54 TMA 1970
- send a letter to the appellant
- in situations where an appeal against revenue assessments is being settled, issue the letter RevAsst01 revenue assessment
Response to FOI request about staff training in AI
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-22)

Response to FOI request about the number of staff within the organisation who have received formal training in Artificial Intelligence over the last three years

Response to FOI request to the Committee on Standards in Public Life about the number of staff within the organisation who have received formal training in Artificial Intelligence over the last three years.
DSIT: spending over £500, June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-06)

Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) publishes details of all spending over £500 using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) on a monthly basis. The ePCS has replaced the government procurement card (GPC).

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:
- DSIT spending over £500 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/1f6d291e-fd0a-4651-9b1c-a67734cce90d/dsit-spending-over-500-also-known-as-epcs-or-gpc)
Review of Civil Legal Aid: data publications deep dive report on immigration and asylum
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-24)

This report summarises key descriptive information about solicitors, barristers, and providers who undertake immigration and asylum legal aid work.

This report is part of the Data Publication Series workstream within the Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA). The aim of these publications is to summarise key descriptive information about solicitors and barristers who do civil legal aid to inform the policy-making emerging from RoCLA.

The report describes the provider experience of doing immigration and asylum legal aid work, and highlights changes in the market composition and demographics over time. The report does not draw any conclusions from the data shown.
Sians Emporium 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 Sians Emporium 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 Sians Emporium Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Qualifying higher plant notification (reference: 25/Q07)
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-11)

Details of a notification to release a qualifying higher plant under a project titled ‘short vegetative phase (SVP) cis-regulation in bread wheat’.

This document is a notice of intention to release a qualifying higher plant under schedule 3A of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022.

The release will be made under a project titled ‘short vegetative phase (SVP) cis-regulation in bread wheat’, starting on or after 20 April 2025.

For further information, contact the Defra GM team: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Defra international indicator 5 - solid waste and pollution reduced or removed
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-28)

Methodology note and reporting template for the Defra international indicator 5.

The Defra international (DI) key performance indicator (KPIs) methodology notes are used to guide programme teams, delivery partners and analysts managing Defra ODA programming in their data collection for DI results. These notes also provide additional background to the annual DI results report.

The reporting templates support in the correct return of the DI KPI data when reporting to Defra ODA Hub.
Insolvency Service to take on the work of the National Investigation Service
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-14)

Move will see transfer of casework relating to COVID-19 loan fraud

Today the Department for Business and Trade has announced (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-fraud-investigations-to-be-led-by-insolvency-service) its intention to conclude its contract with the National Investigation Service (NATIS) and transfer existing casework, relating to COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud, to the Insolvency Service.

In response, Alec Pybus, Interim Chief Executive of the Insolvency Service said:

We welcome this decision by the Department of Business and Trade.

The Insolvency Service is well placed to take on these investigations as part of our ongoing and successful work tackling fraudulent use of COVID-19 loans.

We are working with our colleagues at the Department of Business and Trade and at Thurrock Council to deliver a smooth and swift transition of ongoing cases, and any potential transfer of staff.

To date, the Insolvency Service has obtained disqualifications against 2,167 directors, bankruptcy restrictions against 343 individuals and 62 successful criminal convictions in respect of COVID-19 financial support scheme misconduct.

The Agency has also helped to secure more than £6 million in compensation related to COVID-19 financial support scheme abuse.

The Agency already has plans to deliver further enforcement outcomes and financial recoveries in 2025/26, and will now work at pace to take on viable casework from NATIS in support of the UK Government’s drive to hold to account those who fraudulently claimed support during the pandemic.

Further information
- The DBT announcement can be found here: (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-fraud-investigations-to-be-led-by-insolvency-service)
- The Insolvency Service has powers to investigate potential malpractice in insolvent, dissolved and live companies. This may include serious misconduct, fraud, scams or dishonest practice in the way the company operates. Further information on our enforcement work can be found here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-insolvency-service-company-investigations-what-we-do/company-investigations-what-we-do)
- Further information about the work of the Insolvency Service, and how to complain about financial misconduct. (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service)
DfE prompt payment data: 2024 to 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-24)

Time taken by the Department for Education (DfE), its executive agencies and other arms-length bodies to pay invoices.

The percentage of invoices paid within 5 days and within 30 days of receipt by:
- DfE and its executive agencies
- other arms-length bodies
The data is provided in yearly quarters for each financial year.

All in-scope organisations must publish all interest liable on a quarterly basis.

The department’s calculation of interest liable is based on the value of the invoices submitted by suppliers. The total interest liable may be overstated if specific circumstances apply. For example:
- adjustments to reflect offsetting credit notes
- overpayments
- part payment
- the timing of disputes and resolution
- bespoke terms and conditions
Mr A Donald v EMG Scotland Ltd: 4100572/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr A Donald v EMG Scotland Ltd: 4100572/2025 - Interim Relief (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681de738c66deec8488f7e7f/Mr_A_Donald_v_EMG_Scotland_Ltd_-_4100572.2025_-_Judgement.pdf).
Historical gas data: gas production and consumption and fuel input
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-31)

Historical gas data: gas production and consumption and fuel input 1920 to 2024.

Historical gas data series updated annually in July alongside the publication of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES).

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889f839a11f85999440920e/Gas_since_1882.xls)

Historical gas data: gas production and consumption and fuel input 1920 to 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889f839a11f85999440920e/Gas_since_1882.xls)

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 5.52 MB

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If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx). Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-21)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/602688bee90e070560d6649a/Mrs_R_Kumbharati_vs_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Ltd..pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 - Reconsideration (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/603e095a8fa8f577be961f06/Case_Number_2206741_2018__-_Ms_R_Kumbharati_-v-_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Ltd_-_reconsideration.pdf).

Read the full decision in [Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 - Certificate of Correction (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60995052d3bf7f2884ba8113/Ms_R_Kumbharati_v_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Limited_Certificate_of__Correctoin.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 - Corrected Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/609951238fa8f56a3f720b48/Ms_R_Kumbharati__vs_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Limited.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 - Judgment with Reasons and Order (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6486ce5db32b9e0012a9657d/Mrs_R_Kumbhrati_vs_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Ltd.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs R Kumbharati v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: 2206741/2018 and Others - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68274d20256994af4172ab5a/Mrs_Radhika_Kumbharati_v_Network_Rail_Infrastructure_Limited_-_2206741-2018__2203669-2019__2205768-2020.pdf).
S Munro v Hinton Road Investment Ltd: 1405649/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in S Munro v Hinton Road Investment Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b8553cba253db298782c03/Sarah_Munro_-vs-_Hinton_Road_Investment_Limited_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Reasons.pdf).
Fourth UK-Laos Political Dialogue: FCDO statement
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-04)

The UK and Laos held the fourth biennial Political Dialogue on 3 September, covering topics including trade, regional security, climate and consular issues.

The fourth United Kingdom (UK) – Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) biennial Political Dialogue took place in London on 3 September 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Indo-Pacific, Catherine West MP, and Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Maythong Thammavongsa, and coincided with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

UK Ambassador to Lao PDR H.E Mel Barlow and Lao Ambassador to the UK H.E Douangmany Gnotsyoudom also participated in the discussions.

The two Ministers discussed a range of bilateral issues including trade and investment, regional security and climate. During the meeting, Minister West raised key consular issues, including methanol poisoning and recent methanol poisoning cases.

The Dialogue also included exchanges on regional and international matters of mutual concern. The Deputy Foreign Minister welcomed the UK’s continued engagement in the Mekong sub-region, including its recent accession as a Development Partner to the Mekong River Commission in June 2025.

In a separate meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Maythong Thammavongsa met with Matt Western MP, the UK’s newly appointed Trade Envoy to Lao PDR. They discussed opportunities to deepen trade and investment cooperation as Lao PDR prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status in 2026.

The United Kingdom looks forward to continued collaboration with Lao PDR across a broad range of shared priorities including growing people-to-people links, which will be supported by the newly established UK-Lao Friendship Society.

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.
A Jones v St Stephen's Infant School and Kent County Council: 2307047/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Jones v St Stephen’s Infant School and Kent County Council: 2307047/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb643230c331c88be6f0a8/A_Jones_-v-_St_Stephen_s_Infant_School__Kent_County_Council_2307047-2020_Strike-Out_Judgment_18.10.25.pdf).
UK/Oman: Agreement concerning the Employment Authorization of Spouses of Official Employees [Oman No.1/2025]
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2025.

Published title: Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman concerning the Employment Authorization of Spouses of Official Employees.
Bangladesh: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-12)

Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh for your UK visa application.

You’ll need to have a tuberculosis (TB) test if you’re coming to the UK for 6 months or more and both of the following apply:
- you’ve lived in Bangladesh for 6 months or more
- you were living there (or another listed country (https://www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa/countries-where-you-need-a-tb-test-to-enter-the-uk)) within the last 6 months
You’ll need a TB test if you’re coming to the UK as:
- a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner on a family visa (https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse)
- a returning resident (https://www.gov.uk/returning-resident-visa) and you’ve been away for more than 2 years
Ethical principles: Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-16)

Set of ethical principles developed by the Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee.

September 2025

These principles were created when the Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee was known as the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group. They are currently under review.

The Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee (STEAC) - formerly the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) - principles are a set of high-level governing principles that apply to all operational and governance stages. This includes procurement, operation and review of the systems, procedures and instruments used in biometric and forensic services and data analysis used for purposes that fall within the purview of the Home Office.

The governing principles are foundational to the advice which the STEAC provides. They are accompanied by a set of questions intended to clarify and aid the interpretation of the governing principles. The questions are designed to support an individual in considering ethics within a project.

In late 2022, the members of the then BFEG reviewed the principles and agreed ethical procurement should be reflected. Two additional governing principles that should apply to the use of biometric, forensic and data analysis procedures were added in March 2023, making it a total of 8 governing principles.

You can view the previous version of this report by visiting The National Archives (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20201105131245/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ethical-principles-biometrics-and-forensics-ethics-group).
Devon Air Ambulance Trust
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 Devon Air Ambulance Trust 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 Devon Air Ambulance Trust recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
MSN 1874 (M+F) Amendment 10: Marine equipment – United Kingdom conformity assessment procedures for marine equipment, other approval and standards
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-31)

Safety at sea and prevention of pollution to the marine environment through application of international instruments relating to equipment to be placed on board ships registered with the UK.

Notice to all:
- Manufacturers and Distributors of Marine Equipment
- Masters, Officers and Skippers of: Merchant Ships, Fishing Vessels, Small Commercial Vessels and Pleasures Vessels
- Ship: Builders, Designers, Operators, Owners and Managers
- Marine Consultants, Recognised Organisations, Certifying Authorities, and Approved and Nominated Bodies
This Notice should be read with the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 SI 2016/1025 as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/470 and the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment) (UK and US Mutual Recognition Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/1304 (“the Regulations”’).

This Notice replaces MSN 1874 (M+F) amendment 9.
Customer Benefits of the Tax Administration Strategy Reforms
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-27)

Research with small businesses to understand the customer benefits of the reforms laid out in HMRC and HM Treasury’s 10-year Tax Administration Strategy.

The purpose of this research was to capture customer perceptions of the reforms set out in the Tax Administration Strategy published by the last government in 2020 and identify customer benefits. The research was conducted in 2022, and the description of the Making Tax Digital programme in this report is as it was at that time. HMRC commissioned independent research agency, Verian (formerly known as Kantar Public), to capture customer perceptions of these reforms and identify potential benefits.

The research focused on small businesses (0 to 49 employees) and involved a two-stage mixed-method approach. An initial qualitative phase comprising 12 deliberative-style workshops, and 16 in-depth interviews was followed by a quantitative telephone survey with 1,001 small businesses.

The research objectives were to:

identify and quantify tangible customer benefits of the Tax Administration Strategy (TAS) reforms, understand how and why these benefits would add value and identify risks to implementing the reforms, including businesses’ readiness for them and any challenges they foresee

to measure any differences in perceptions between subgroups of businesses according to key characteristics
Getting it right from the start: how early years practitioners work with babies and toddlers
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-29)

A research report which looks at how early years practitioners care for and educate babies and toddlers.

This research explores how early years (EY) practitioners understand the early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework and apply it to the education and care of babies and toddlers (from birth to 2 years). It draws on a series of visits to early years settings, a survey, inspector focus groups and a literature review.

The report has been produced to support leaders and practitioners in refining their approaches to best support our youngest learners.
Mrs J Adams v Peninsula Care Homes: 1401268/2021
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-05)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs J Adams v Peninsula Care Homes: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ae93d4fe36e0000d6fa7b2/Mrs_J_Adams_V_Peninsula_Care_Homes_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Strike_Out_Judgment__Part_.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mrs J Adams v Peninsula Care Homes: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c576dbb0bb6528ee866cc2/Miss_J._Adams_v_Peninsula_Care_Homes_Ltd_-_xx-xxxx-xxxx_-_Judgment.pdf).
Work Capability Assessment: audio recordings
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-09)

How to ask for an assessment to be recorded using the service provided or your own recording equipment – and the conditions that apply.

The guidance explains:
- how Employment and Support Allowance (https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance) claimants can ask to have their face-to-face or telephone Work Capability Assessment audio recorded
- the conditions they must meet
- why they and any companion must sign a consent form
Complaints procedure
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

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

Complaints, feedback and suggestions on consular services

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

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

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

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

Customer research

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

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

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

Passports

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

Visas

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

Or if you have a query, question or feedback on visas from (post name) visit the UK visas website (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration).
Sickle cell and thalassaemia: screening handbook
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-11)

Guidance for healthcare professionals covering the pathway for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.

This handbook includes guidance for healthcare professionals who provide counselling and referral for prenatal diagnosis (PND) to couples and women at risk of having a baby with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia major.

The complete handbook covers all stages of the screening pathway, including:
- the antenatal pathway with guidance on caring for known ‘at-risk’ couples
- the screening process and how to follow up screening results
- the family origin questionnaire and the issues for completion in high and low prevalence trusts
- special circumstances to be aware of during antenatal screening such as adoption, blood transfusion and bone marrow transplant
- paternal screening and tips to improve participation
- testing in subsequent pregnancies
- the newborn screening pathway, what results are expected and how to deal with them
- sickle cell disease, thalassaemia major and other haemoglobinopathy disorders and carrier states
- failsafe, quality assurance and data collection
- resources and training courses to support the screening programme
Drainage charges for occupiers of land in the Anglian area
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-10)

Check if you need to pay drainage charges, how much they are and how to pay.

The general drainage charge only applies to the Environment Agency’s Anglian area (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-area-and-region-operational-locations), which is Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and East Anglia areas.

The charge applies to occupiers of:
- agricultural land and buildings which fall outside the boundary of an internal drainage board (http://www.ada.org.uk/)
- areas participating in a Defra scheme, such as ‘set aside’ land
- commercial woodlands
- woodlands planted under a Defra or Forestry Commission scheme
Annual general drainage charge invoices

The Environment Agency will send you an annual invoice around 1 April each year for the period 1 April to 31 March.

If you are the occupier of the land on 1 April you will pay the full amount for that year ahead.

If you have land that falls outside our chargeable area, it will not be liable for the charge.

Charges for 2025 to 2026

The money raised from the charge contributes towards the cost of maintaining and improving:
- main rivers
- sea defences
- tidal embankments that protect low lying areas
- maintaining structures such as barriers, sluice gates and pumping stations
Work carried out can include:
- dredging to remove silt
- weed clearance
If you have any questions about your charges or your invoice contact the Environment Agency.

Contact the Environment Agency

General enquiries

National Customer Contact Centre PO Box 544RotherhamS60 1BY

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

Telephone 03708 506 506

Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) xx-xxxx-xxxx

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

When contacting us:
- have your customer or invoice number available
- we may request a map or field listing to help with your enquiry
Find out how the Environment Agency treats your personal information in the Personal Information Charter (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about/personal-information-charter).
The Padstow Harbour Revision Order
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-15)

On 12 September 2023, Padstow Harbour Commissioners (“the applicant”) made a formal application to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) under Section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 for a Harbour Revision Order (“HRO”).

If made, the proposed order would modernise and consolidate the statutory harbour powers applying in relation to the Port of Padstow (‘the Port’). The proposed order provides for the continued incorporation of the applicant; clarity on the limits of the Port and the general functions of the applicant; provisions relating to the use of revenue, the establishment of a reserve fund and borrowing; provisions relating to charges; modernised powers of management and control of the Port to vest in the applicant including in relation to general directions, special directions and byelaws; the establishment of an advisory body or bodies consisting of stakeholders with which the applicant is required to consult on material matters; powers to vest in the applicant which include powers to develop or dispose of land, grant tenancies and for other commercial activities; powers to vest in the applicant relating to the delegation of functions, moorings, bunkering, aids to navigation, dredging, landing places, works, parking places, vehicles, wrecks, unserviceable vessels and obstructions, tidal works and the power of the applicant to prosecute or defend legal proceedings.

To facilitate the above, articles 61 to 64 of the proposed order amend the legislation set out in those articles and article 65 of the proposed order repeals and revokes the legislation set out in Schedule 2 to the proposed order.

The statutory 42-day public consultation on the HRO starts on 15 January 2025. The final date for consultation responses to be received is 25 February 2025. Any person desiring to make an objection or representation concerning the application should write to:

Harbour Orders TeamMarine Management OrganisationLancaster HouseHampshire CourtNewcastle Upon TyneNE4 7YH

or email to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

An objection or representation should:
- Be received before the expiry of a period of 42-days consultation period;
- Be made in writing and quoting reference HRO/2023/00005;
- State the grounds of the objection or representation;
- Indicate who is making the objection or representation; and
- Give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or representation may be sent.
Annual report of the Certification Officer - 1992
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-15)

Annual report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of Acas on the activities of the Certification Officer.

The report contains details of the Certification Officer’s activities in relation to:
- lists of trade unions and employers’ associations
- trade union independence
- annual returns
- superannuation schemes
- mergers
- political funds
- elections for certain positions
Task Force Security 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 Task Force Security 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 Task Force Security 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.
UK Export Finance staff data and organogram: March 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-06)

Details of posts at UK Export Finance.

These datasets and organogram show posts and salary information for staff at UK Export Finance. They are shared here as part of the effort to make government operations and spending more transparent to the public.
DHSC: spending over £500, February 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-30)

Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) publishes details of all spending over £500 using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) on a monthly basis.

The ePCS has replaced the government procurement card (GPC).
L Wright v Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England and Kent County Council: 2306371/2020
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-18)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in L Wright v Margate, Holy Trinity And St John’s Church Of England and Kent County Council: 2306371/2020 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68751087cfc3756455bb69bb/Ms_L_Wright_V_Margate_Holy_Trinity_and_St_Johns_C_of_E_primary_school_and_KCC_2306371-2020kv_s-o_tt.pdf).
CAR: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-03)

Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Central African Republic.

This information is provided to help British nationals overseas make informed decisions about whether and how to:
- seek medical advice and attention
- report to local police
- engage with foreign legal authorities following a rape or other form of sexual assault overseas
If you’ve been sexually assaulted it’s important to remember that it was not your fault. Rape and sexual assault is always wrong – no matter who commits it or where it happens. It is traumatic and it can affect you both physically and emotionally. Do not be afraid to get help.

For information on support available in the UK, see Rape and Sexual Assault: Returning to the UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rape-and-sexual-assault-abroad-returning-to-the-uk).