theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
The Victory Services Club
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 The Victory Services Club 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 The Victory Services Club 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
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.
Westacre 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 Westacre 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 Westacre 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:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Discounts
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Agriculture and rural land management: challenges for the water environment
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-20)

Impacts of farming on the environment and mechanisms for improvement, plus future challenges and approaches.

This report describes:
- the range of pressures caused by farming and their impacts on the water environment
- improvement mechanisms
- measures to control the sources and impacts
- future challenges and proposed approaches
Company Names Tribunal decision: Airalo Esim Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-30)

Decision for applicant Airgsm PTE Ltd against registration number 16205717, applicant successful.

Application number 5299

Applicant Airgsm PTE Ltd objected to the name used by Airalo Esim Ltd under the Companies Act 2006.

This decision was undefended. ‘Undefended’ refers to decisions where there has been no defence in response to the application to the Company Names Tribunal.
UK Ambassador Visits OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

The British Embassy reaffirms its support for peacebuilding and regional cooperation during a visit to the OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone between Guatemala and Belize.

Juliana Correa, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Guatemala, visited the Office of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the Adjacency Zone on 12 August.

The OAS Office plays a key role in promoting dialogue, trust, and peaceful cooperation between the communities of Guatemala and Belize along the Adjacency Line, while the territorial dispute remains under consideration by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

During the visit, Ambassador Correa learned about the Office’s work in verifying incidents, supporting community development, and fostering a culture of peace. The UK is a long-standing member of the Group of Friends of Belize and Guatemala.

The visit highlighted the importance of continued international cooperation to ensure the sustainability of the Office’s operations and its impact on local communities.
UK-India CETA Chapter 14: Innovation
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-24)

Text of chapter 14 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and India.

This chapter establishes an Innovation Working Group, which will allow the UK and India to enhance existing collaboration, research, and development. Discussions under this co-operative framework may cover a range of areas, including future regulatory approaches, the commercialisation of new technologies and supply chain resilience.

The agreement is not yet in force. Both the UK and India are required to complete their respective domestic procedures for the agreement to come into effect. Once ratified by both countries, businesses will be able to trade under its terms.
Dounreay to take on 23 new apprentices
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

One of Britain’s most complex environmental restoration projects is taking on 23 new apprentices.

The decommissioning of the former centre of fast reactor research and development at Dounreay is continuing to create long-term opportunities for young people.

Applications are open for the next intake of apprentices, with 23 places in total available.

The apprenticeships are in engineering trades, engineering design, construction scaffolding, construction painting, business administration and project management, and vary in length from two years to four years.

The closing date for applications is 14 to 21 February, with start dates in August.

Dounreay’s operator, Nuclear Restoration Services, is also in the process of recruiting 9 health physics surveyor trainees.

Their 2-year training programme equips them with an NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Radiological Protection.

Dounreay also has 15 places this year for graduate recruitment. Applications for these posts closed on 6 January.

More information about the opportunities at Dounreay can be found at the site’s careers website at www.dounreaycareers.com (http://www.dounreaycareers.com).

Dounreay has a long and proud history of high-quality training for young people across a wide range of disciplines and I’m delighted we are able to continue this during the decommissioning phase of the site,

said Dave Wilson, managing director of NRS Dounreay.

The site is complex, its decommissioning is challenging and we can offer superb training and development opportunities at the cutting edge of science and engineering.
Tollhouse Point 1-17, 220 London Road, St Albans AL1 1NU: CAM/26UG/LDC/2024/0033
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-25)

Eastern Region, Mary Hardman FRICS IRRV(Hons), on 29 January 2025

Read the decision in full Tollhouse Point 1-17, 220 London Road, St Albans AL1 1NU:CAM/26UG/LDC/2024/0033 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679b58da3ea083bc5f30eaf9/Tollhouse_Point_1-17_220_London_Road_St_Albans_AL1_1NU_s20ZA_-_2.pdf).
Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-21)

Matthew Campbell-Hill was appointed as Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee ( DPTAC ) in February 2023. Matthew is also a Non-Executive Director at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ). He has worked across the public, private and third sectors in marketing and sales, media and technology. He has also competed internationally for Great Britain in wheelchair fencing. Matthew’s other current roles include: Co-founder and Chair of Ted’s Light CIC, providing support to children entering emergency foster care Member of CAVPASS (Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, DfT ) Non-Executive Director Aegis FibreTech

Matthew Campbell-Hill was appointed as Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) in February 2023.

Matthew is also a Non-Executive Director at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

He has worked across the public, private and third sectors in marketing and sales, media and technology. He has also competed internationally for Great Britain in wheelchair fencing.

Matthew’s other current roles include:
- Co-founder and Chair of Ted’s Light CIC, providing support to children entering emergency foster care
- Member of CAVPASS (Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, DfT)
- Non-Executive Director Aegis FibreTech
ATACPD05600 - Procedures at the office of export /exit - UK issued carnets: procedures at the office of exit - UK carnets
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.

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).

Checking the carnet - after checks by the office of Export

When acting as the office of exit from the UK, you should check that all the details verified by the office of departure are still valid and that no unauthorised alterations have been made to the carnet.

Completing the yellow exportation counterfoil

The voucher will have been taken by the office of export so the only paperwork to complete is the counterfoil.

Most of the counterfoil, sections 1-6, will have been filled in by the office of export. The counterfoil should be completed by putting the office stamp in Box 7 together with your signature.

Completion of action at the office of exit

Once you have completed your checks and certified the counterfoil, you should return the carnet to the holder or representative.
Education inspection framework: implementation review
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

How Ofsted has implemented the education inspection framework (EIF) since it was introduced in 2019.

This review assesses how we have put the EIF into practice and determines whether there are aspects that we need to address.

This supports our strategic priority to carry out ‘inspections that raise standards’.

Read about how the EIF has impacted curriculum quality (https://gov.uk/government/publications/curriculum-quality-evaluating-the-impact-of-the-education-inspection-framework/to-what-extent-has-curriculum-quality-changed-in-schools-since-the-introduction-of-the-education-inspection-framework) in schools.
Mr M D Thomas v Gileston Manor Properties Ltd: 1604232/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-08)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr M D Thomas v Gileston Manor Properties Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Partial Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a5fb219ea59546af0a8861/xx-xxxx-xxxx_M_D_Thomas_v_Gileston_Manor_Properties_Ltd_UDL_SO_Judgment_NO_SIG.pdf).

Read the full decision in Mr M D Thomas v Gileston Manor Properties Ltd: xx-xxxx-xxxx - Reserved Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b974833f3e5483efdba9c1/xx-xxxx-xxxx_M_D_Thomas_v_Gileston_Manor_Properties_Ltd_Reserved_Judgment.pdf).
Mr F Hamilton v Talk of the Town (Beverages and Sauces) Ltd: 6008414/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-18)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr F Hamilton v Talk of the Town (Beverages and Sauces) Ltd: 6008414/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d99be8a87d546feeda01bd/Mr_F_Hamilton_-V-_Talk_of_the_Town__Beverages_and_Sauces__Ltd_6008414_2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
Whistlejacket Studio
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 Whistlejacket Studio 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 Whistlejacket Studio 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
- 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.
HMRC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.

This page provides information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of HMRC.

It covers former staff at senior civil service levels SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents that fall within the scope of the business appointment rules. It also covers special advisers of equivalent level.
Miss S Kaszluk v Mr M Daisley: 6003035/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-26)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss S Kaszluk v Mr M Daisley: 6003035/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68a6d8c018658ad2023d51a7/Sandra_Kaszluk_v_Maz_Daisley_-_6003035.2025_-_Rule_22_Judgment.pdf).
Ataf Ebrahim, Mizbah Atcha and Ebrahim & Co v Immigration Services Commissioner: [2024] UKUT 412 (AAC)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-08)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 10 December 2024

Read the full decision in UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-GIS (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/677e9c286f01ae28ab5c050a/UA-xx-xxxx-xxxx-GIS.pdf).

Judicial Summary

The First-tier Tribunal purported to impose an indefinite prohibition on giving immigration advice and providing immigration services - no such power unless the Commissioner had laid a disciplinary charge - no charge laid.

At the permission hearing, the Commissioner argued that the First-tier Tribunal had power under rule 6(1) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009 to impose the prohibition - no such power authorised by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
Sports Showreel 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 Sports Showreel 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 Sports Showreel Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- 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.
FOI responses published by the Youth Justice Board: December 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-24)

These are the Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in December 2024.

The Youth Justice Board is committed to transparency but acknowledges that not all FOI responses can be fully published due to exemptions. We strive to share as much information as possible in the public interest, while protecting sensitive or confidential data through redactions as needed.
ECSH51300 - Money service business fit and proper testing
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-16)


Money service businesses (MSBs) are subject to the fit and proper (F&P) test to ensure the business is suitable to carry out activities within the MSB supervised business sector. The beneficial owners, officers & managers (BOOMs) of the MSBs are also subject to the F&P test to ensure they are suitable people to undertake those roles.

MSBs must not carry out regulated activity until they have passed the F&P test and all of the MBS’s BOOMs must pass the F&P test before they carry out their role. The test is undertaken as part of the initial registration process but being fit and proper is an ongoing requirement. This means that F&P test results can be reviewed by HMRC at any time, but particularly where there has been a material change to the information relevant to the F&P test. Any BOOM that is appointed after registration must pass the F&P test before they can carry out their role.

Further information on F&P testing can be found here (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/economic-crime-supervision-handbook/ecsh45000).
Privacy information: stakeholders
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-05)

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for stakeholders in various organisations.

This document details what personal data DfE processes about stakeholders in various organisations.

Read the DfE personal information charter (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/personal-information-charter) for more on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.
UK/Spain: Agreement on the Free Pursuit of Gainful Occupation by Dependants of Members of Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices [CS Spain No.1/2025]
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-06)

This treaty was presented to Parliament in February 2025.

Published title: Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain on the Free Pursuit of Gainful Occupation by Dependants of Members of Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices.
First Floor Flat, 9 Honor Oak Park, Lewisham, London, SE23 1DX: LON/00AZ/LSC/2024/0061
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge O'Brien and Mr Ridgeway MRICS on 17 September 2024

Read the full decision in First Floor Flat, 9 Honor Oak Park, Lewisham, London, SE23 1DX: LON/00AZ/LSC/2024/0061 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b8048c22e4ed8b0518540/9_Honor_Oak_Park_Corrected_Determination_.pdf)
Ms K Chesters v StepStart Team Ltd: 3200994/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-01)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms K Chesters v StepStart Team Ltd: 3200994/2023 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688b55677b28774ca0437f0d/Ms_K_Chesters_v_StepStart_Management_Limited_-_3200994_2023_-_Judgment.pdf).
Mr I Sharp v Kelvin Decorators Ltd: 4100576/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-15)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr I Sharp v Kelvin Decorators Ltd: 4100576/2025 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68710f30a08d3a3ca3b67add/Mr_I_Sharp_v_Kelvin_Decorators_Limited_-_4100576.2025_-_Judgment.pdf).
North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions
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 North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions 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 North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions 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
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.
Universal Credit WCA statistics: definitions and methodology
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Information about the methodology and quality assurance steps used to produce the Universal Credit  Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistical releases.

This document provides users with information about the methodology and quality assurance steps used to produce the Universal Credit (UC) Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistical releases (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics) in accordance with practices set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
May 2025 Transaction Data
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-20)

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in May 2025.

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

In May:
- HM Land Registry completed over 1,817,910 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 412,654
HM Land Registry completed 1,817,911 applications in May compared with 1,811,924 in April 2025 and 1,948,692 last May 2024, of which:
- 265,402 were applications for register updates compared with 285,129 in April
- 1,069,738 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,058,989 in April
- 8172,964 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 158,279 in April
- 80,298 were transactions for value compared with 78,380 in April
- 13,557 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 14,592 in April
Applications by region and country

Top 5 local authority areas

May 2025 applications

Top 5 customers

May 2025 applications

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

Next publication

Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The June 2025 data will be published at 11am on Monday 21 July 2025.
Reappointment of Financial Conduct Authority Chief Executive Officer
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-11)

Nikhil Rathi has been reappointed by the Chancellor as the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Nikhil Rathi has been reappointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a second term of five years to September 2030.

HM Treasury has published an exchange of letters between the Chancellor and Nikhil Rathi, setting out their shared ambition for the financial services sector, and the important role the FCA plays in facilitating the government’s growth mission.

The FCA is the conduct regulator for financial services in the UK. It regulates the conduct of around 42,000 firms and sets specific prudential standards for around 17,000 firms.
Brand Scotland Centre Stage at Taste of Scotland in Dover House
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-21)

The Scottish Secretary showcases the best of Scotland’s food and drink ahead of Burns Night

Some of Scotland’s finest products were showcased in London today [21 January] when the Scottish Secretary hosted a ‘Taste of Scotland’ event at his Whitehall office.

The event, coming just ahead of Burns Night, is part of Ian Murray’s ‘Brand Scotland’ initiative, part of which is selling the very best of Scotland to the world.

This is a key element of the UK Government’s Plan for Change, which will drive economic growth and improve living standards right across the United Kingdom.

Around 30 Scottish producers had their products on display to an invited audience, consisting of senior members of London’s foreign diplomatic community, trade contacts and Parliamentarians.

The event also saw the Diageo whisky showcase displayed in Dover House. It was designed and made by time-served master craftsmen and apprentices from copper and oak, two crucial materials in the manufacture of Scotch whisky. It displays some of Scotland’s finest Scotch.

Mr Murray said:

Brand Scotland is about selling the very best of Scotland to the world, and encouraging inward investment in Scotland. It’s about encouraging growth and creating opportunity and jobs at home.

My Taste of Scotland event will bring together some of Scotland’s finest food and drink producers, and put them in front of an influential international audience. It is a great opportunity for Scottish companies, and I hope it will lead to a big boost in their international recognition and overseas exports.

I’m also very pleased that the whisky showcase will be displayed in Dover House. I am grateful to Diageo for the loan of this beautiful piece of work. It highlights whisky’s unique heritage, and the role the whisky industry plays in keeping these traditional skills alive.

Some 30 different products were showcased at the event, ranging from traditional products like Harris Tweed, Stornoway black pudding and seafood, to new and innovative spirits brands and luxury toiletries.

Scotland’s international exports are worth more than £31 billion a year.
Changes in the body mass index (BMI) category of children between the first and final years of primary school, 2023 to 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-31)

The second national longitudinal cohort analysis of data from the National Child Measurement Programme in England.

This report examines how individual children’s body mass index (BMI) category has changed between their measurements in reception at age 4 to 5 years in the academic year 2017 to 2018 and their measurements in year 6 at age 10 to 11 years in 2023 to 2024.

Data is reported for children who are underweight, healthy weight, overweight, living with obesity (excluding severe obesity) and living with severe obesity. How children move between BMI categories in reception to year 6 is examined by sex, ethnic group, deprivation and geographic region to see if the patterns differ within these groupings.

Data for the latest 3 cohorts (children who were in year 6 in academic years ending 2022, 2023 and 2024) has been combined to create a dataset for robust analysis at local authority level which is presented in the Obesity profile on Fingertips.
Route B  substantial modification pilot
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-17)

Clinical trials Route B substantial modifications pilot starts on 1 October 2025. Prepare for the implementation of new regulations from 28 April 2026.

A Route B substantial modification refers to a specific category of changes made to a clinical trial approval under the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/538/contents/made).
Objective Health 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 Objective Health 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 Objective Health 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
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
First Grade Projects
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 First Grade Projects 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 First Grade Projects 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 Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Cadets
- 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.
PAYE93032 - Reconcile individual: end of year reconciliation: SA start year
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-09)


The PAYE Service is automatically notified at the point at which a Self Assessment (SA) record is set up /re-opened for a customer and it uses the date / year concerned along with the Live SA, SA Start Year and SA Final Year information displayed in the Indicator Details screen to determine whether or not the customers tax liability for a given year will be settled through SA or, by a reconciliation undertaken on NPS.

For cases set up / re-opened on SA before 7 July 2015, the date concerned is used to set an SA start year onto their NPS record by converting the date to an SA start year equivalent to the current year (CY). Details of the year concerned is held / displayed in the SA Start Year screen (PAYE93033 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/paye-manual/paye93033)).

In converting the date on which an SA record is set up to a PAYE Service start year equivalent to CY, the years concerned will be correct in the majority of cases. However, this will not always be so and for cases where SA commenced in a year prior to CY (for example in cases where work item 236 (action guide tax36046 WI 236) is being worked) and, for cases currently in SA that the PAYE Service does not already hold an SA start year for, the SA Start Year screen allows you to
- Update the SA start year held to a year earlier than CY
- Add an SA start year to a period of SA where a start year is not already held
In cases where you are setting up an SA record for the first time and / or you are reopening an SA record and the first / new SA year is not CY, to allow time for NPS to be noted with the new SA interest, you will need to wait up to 3 days from the date on which you set up / reopen the SA record before you can set / update the SA start year on NPS to a year earlier than CY. (Action guide sar80171 refers).

SA cases set up / re-opened on or after 7 July 2015

For SA cases set up / re-opened on or after 7 July 2015, in addition to being notified that this has happened SA will send NPS the actual Start Date on which the customers SA criteria started / recommenced. The date is converted into a year and details of it display in the SA Start Year field in the indicator Details screen.

For cases where the SA Start Year notified to NPS is CY-1 and / or earlier, the NPS record of the customer will be automatically updated as follows:
- the year(s) concerned will be updated to show a status of ‘ Reconciled – SA’
- contact History notes of’ Reconciliation status set to SA’ and, showing the year(s) concerned will be entered onto their records
- where there is a CY-1 underpayment above PAYE tolerances outstanding and, the underpayment arose as a result of a single CY-1 reconciliation, the underpayment concerned will be cancelled
where one or more of the following work items are open for the new SA year, they will be closed: WI98, WI102, WI107, WI117, WI217, WI236, WI300, WI301, WI309, WI440, WI441, WI442, WI443, WI444, WI445 and.or WI447

Note: Further instructions on how to set up or re-open an SA record can be found at SAM100221 and SAM101093.
Mr P Lentowicz v Barclays Bank UK plc: 6000899/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-19)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr P Lentowicz v Barclays Bank UK plc: 6000899/2024 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d8354d1d56337f06b11f73/Mr_P_Lentowicz_-vs-_Barclays_Bank_UK_PLC_-_6000899.2024_-_Judgment.pdf).
NI Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2024: Pension results
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-14)

Workplace pension statistics from the Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings 2024. Data for employees by gender, age and sector.

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is a UK wide survey that provides a wide range of information on hourly, weekly and annual earnings by gender, work pattern, industry and occupation including public and private sector pay comparisons.

This report presents provisional results from the pensions element of the 2024 Northern Ireland ASHE, which surveyed employee earnings for the pay-week (or other pay period if the employee was paid less frequently) that included 17th April 2024.
Miss S Faulkner v Lincoln UTC: 6010871/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss S Faulkner v Lincoln UTC: 6010871/2024 - Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b84c014ad141d908353396/Miss_Stephanie_Faulkner_v_Lincoln_UTC_6010871.2024_Judgment.pdf).
Insolvency practitioner sanctions: Ian Royle 25 June 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-03)

On 25 June a Disciplinary Consent Order was made against Ian Royle, of Stockton-on-Tees

This Order is made in relation to a complaint that Mr Royle, in his role as liquidator of a company, breached the Fundamental Principle of Professional Competence and Due Care of the Insolvency Code of Ethics, when he:
- Failed to ensure that the information provided in Form RP15 was consistent with the company’s records;
- Submitted Form RP15 despite forming the initial view that pension liabilities had transferred to the purchaser of the company’s assets, a transaction that occurred prior to Mr Royle’s involvement, and
- Failed to address certain correspondence from the company’s pensions administrator resulting in the outstanding pension contributions not being finalised prior to the closure of the liquidation.
Accordingly, Mr Royle was found liable to disciplinary action under the IPA’s Articles of Association.
Mr J Kelly v Kyoobit Ltd: 4107782/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-04)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr J Kelly v Kyoobit Ltd: 4107782/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ee4bd753fa8521c3248c41/Mr_J_Kelly_v_KYOOBIT_LTD_-_4107782.2024_-_Judgement.pdf).