theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Hi-Tec Europe 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 Hi-Tec Europe 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 Hi-Tec Europe 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
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:

Hi-Tec provide boots to cadets taking part in the Nijmegan Marches and will continue to sponsor where possible. Our UK office is based in Southend on Sea, Essex and we will be happy to consider supporting events in the Essex area

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.
DCMS: ministers' travel and meetings Q3 24/25
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-28)

Data on ministers' overseas travel and meetings with external individuals and organisations.

DCMS publishes details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations, gifts (given and received), hospitality and overseas travel.

These data sets covers the period of 1 October to 31 December 2025.
Mr R Gardner v L Jones and D Jones T/a Roger Jones and Sons: 1600005/2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mr R Gardner v L Jones and D Jones T/a Roger Jones and Sons: 1600005/2025 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68de3902ef1c2f72bc1e4cf3/1600005.2025_R_Gardner_v_Lucinda_Jones___Dein_Jones_Trading_as_Roger_Jones_and_Sons_R22_Judgment_NO_SIG.pdf).
Detailed analysis of non-fire incidents attended by fire and rescue services, England
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-25)

National statistics on non-fire incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England.

On 1 April 2025 responsibility for fire and rescue transferred from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

This collection covers annual bulletins presenting detailed statistics on non-fire incidents, attended by fire and rescue services across England.
NPTC Group of Colleges
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 NPTC Group of Colleges 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 NPTC Group of Colleges 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
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

-Working with the 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.
A Pritchard v Pulchra Interiors Ltd: 6018548/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in A Pritchard v Pulchra Interiors Ltd: 6018548/2024 - Rule 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67b8aa0098ea2db44faddd02/6018548.2024_A_Pritchard_v_Pulchra_Interiors_Ltd_R22_Judgment.pdf).
Flat 3, 19 Sandown Road, Leicester, LE2 2BJ: BIR/00FN/F77/2024/0636
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-18)

Midland Region Graham Freckelton FRICS and Neil Atherton MRICS on 03 February 2025

Read the full decision in LE2 2BJ BIR_00FN_F77_2024_0636 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a362cdb74b3d9dfe36ca8d/LE2_2BJ_BIR_00FN_F77_2024_0636.pdf)

Read the full reasons in LE2 2BJ BIR_00FN_F77_2024_0636 Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67af5fa66e6c8d18118ace44/LE2_2BJ_BIR_00FN_F77_2024_0636_Reasons.pdf)
Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG CVO
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-05)

Dame Menna Rawlings was His Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic from 2021 to 2025. Previously, Menna was the Director-General Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) from March 2019 until August 2020. In this role, she had responsibility for Global Britain , Asia Pacific, Americas, Africa, Overseas Territories, Commonwealth and Economic Diplomacy. She was also Board-level Diversity and Inclusion champion for the FCO . Menna joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a wide range of Diplomatic Service roles. She was most recently British High Commissioner to Australia from April 2015 to February 2019. Overseas, she has served in Washington DC, Accra, Tel Aviv, Nairobi and Brussels. In London she has served on the FCO Management Board as HR Director, as Private Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary, in Press Office and in Africa and EU Directorates. Menna holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Open University. She was awarded the DCMG in 2022, and the CVO during the State Visit to France in 2023.

Dame Menna Rawlings was His Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic from 2021 to 2025.

Previously, Menna was the Director-General Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from March 2019 until August 2020. In this role, she had responsibility for Global Britain (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/global-britain-delivering-on-our-international-ambition), Asia Pacific, Americas, Africa, Overseas Territories, Commonwealth and Economic Diplomacy. She was also Board-level Diversity and Inclusion champion for the FCO.

Menna joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a wide range of Diplomatic Service roles. She was most recently British High Commissioner to Australia from April 2015 to February 2019. Overseas, she has served in Washington DC, Accra, Tel Aviv, Nairobi and Brussels. In London she has served on the FCO Management Board as HR Director, as Private Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary, in Press Office and in Africa and EU Directorates.

Menna holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Open University. She was awarded the DCMG in 2022, and the CVO during the State Visit to France in 2023.
Surveillance camera systems
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-13)

Detention services order 4/2017 about the use of surveillance camera systems including how data is managed and kept secure.

This Home Office detention services order provides information for all staff working in immigration removal centres, pre-departure accommodation and short-term holding facilities, as well as escorting staff, on the use of surveillance cameras. Surveillance camera systems include any system used for recording and storing visual images for surveillance purposes.
Hexitime CIC
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 Hexitime CIC 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 Hexitime CIC 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
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
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.
Prisoners’ Property Policy Framework
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-17)

Rules and guidance on the handling of personal belongings that prisoners are allowed so that they are managed safely and effectively.

This Policy Framework replaces PSI 12/2011 and PSI 14/2015. It contains requirements and information on the personal belongings (property) that prisoners can have with them in prison and limits on storage. It sets out procedures for searching and handling prisoners’ property to ensure that items are managed efficiently, effectively and with care.

It covers:
- property that can be kept in prison and rules on storage
- the quantities of property that are allowed (volumetric control)
- sending in and sending out property
- searching, recording, storing and issuing property
- handling property when a prisoner is transferred or released
- handling unclaimed, unauthorised or unattributable property
MTT42030 - Particular entities and adjustments: Miscellaneous entities: Protected cell companies, umbrella funds, and qualifying transformer vehicles
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-05)


For guidance on protected cell companies and qualifying transformer vehicles, please see MTT10140 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt10140).

For guidance on umbrella funds (other than protected cell companies), please refer to guidance for sub-divided entities at MTT10150 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/multinational-top-up-tax-and-domestic-top-up-tax/mtt10150).
Non-domestic rating: Revaluation
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Statistics on the change in rateable value (RV) by region, billing authority and sector resulting from work done for Revaluation.

Previous releases

For information on statistics from 2009 - 2014, please see the previous releases page (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics-previous-releases).

Contact us

The VOA statistics team

Email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)
Industrial Safety Inspections 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 Industrial Safety Inspections 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 Industrial Safety Inspections 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
- 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.
Industrial policies: new evidence for the UK
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-08)

Analysis of past industrial policies to inform the design of the UK’s new industrial strategy.

The industrial strategy is a pillar of the UK government’s growth mission (https://www.gov.uk/missions/economic-growth). This report by the Competition and Markets Authority’s Microeconomics Unit analyses past industrial policies (policies for shaping the industrial composition of the economy) to inform the design of a modern industrial strategy for the UK.

We set out to understand the:
- past industrial policies used by the UK and its peers
- impact of past policies on productivity, investment, innovation, employment and competition
- economic dynamism and competitive dynamics of the growth-driving sectors, as identified in the UK government’s industrial strategy green paper (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/invest-2035-the-uks-modern-industrial-strategy/invest-2035-the-uks-modern-industrial-strategy)
We produced this report to help the UK government as it finishes designing its industrial strategy.
Final local government finance settlement: England, 2025 to 2026
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-14)

This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement for England in 2025 to 2026.

The local government finance settlement is the annual determination of funding to local government. It needs to be approved by the House of Commons.

This collection covers the final local government finance settlement for 2025 to 2026.

The provisional local government finance settlement 2025 to 2026 (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2025-to-2026) was published on 18 December 2024.
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA): Guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-04)

Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) guidance is a comprehensive document providing information and resources for Natural Capital.

ENCA guidance

ENCA guidance is a comprehensive document providing information and resources for Natural Capital. It covers:
- the natural capital framework
- economic valuation of the environment
- how project or policy appraisal can incorporate natural capital
- natural capital accounting principles and methods, benefits and challenges
- applying natural capital at a local level
RP/A168 - A175 Clearances overhead line, S37 Consent, Electricity Act 1989
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-16)

Screening decision to modify approximately 1,179km of an existing 132kV route by increasing the height of 8 H poles to maintain statutory safety clearance.

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

Date of decision

17 April 2025

Location

Pembrokeshire

Type of project / consent requested

Section 37 consent to install or keep installed an electric line.
Unit 14, 2 Osnaburgh Street, London, NW1 3DF: LON/00AG/MNR/2024/0319
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-05)

Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mr A Parkinson on 18 February 2025

Read the full decision in Decision Unit 14 2 Osnaburgh Street_ (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bee7e472e83aab48866aca/Decision_Unit_14_2_Osnaburgh_Street_.pdf). Read the full decision in Summary Reasons Unit 14 2 Osnaburgh Street_ (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bee83b16dc9038974dbb5e/Summary_Reasons_Unit_14_2_Osnaburgh_Street_.pdf).
Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan annual updates
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-01)

Historic annual updates to the Outcome Indicator Framework (as published prior to December 2025), when it became known as the Environmental Indicator Framework.

The Environmental Indicator Framework (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/environmental-indicator-framework) was previously known as the Outcome Indicator Framework. Historic updates to the Outcome Indicator Framework website from 2021 are available in The National Archives.
Participation Survey: ad hoc statistical releases
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-02)

This page lists links to ad hoc statistical analyses on the Participation Survey that have not been included in our standard publications.

Quarterly and annual reports and data tables of the Participation Survey can be found in our standard publications (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/participation-survey-statistical-releases).

Geographic coverage: England.
SAM31053 - Compliance: enquiry work: discovery/contract settlements: Student loan and/or postgraduate loan repayments (Action Guide)
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-09)


To record the amount of Student Loan and/or Postgraduate Loan (PGL) repayments on the SA record, where they have been included in a discovery assessment or contract settlement, follow the step below.

(This content has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

1. Use function CREATE RETURN CHARGE (for each applicable year) to add the amount of additional Student Loan and/or PGL repayment to the existing entries in
- The Student Loan and/or PGL Repayment field, and
- The Overpayments for earlier years field
Once you have completed the CRC you will need to check the Student loan case indicator, if this is showing P, F or N you will need to ask EKSLU to report the case to their Business Help Desk as the new Student loan and/or PGL amount will not be sent to Student Loan Company (SLC)

Note: The amount in the Student Loan and/or PGL Repayment field will be notified to the Student Loans Company (replacing any amount already notified to them).

If the customer has more than one loan type, that is Plan type and PGL, you will need to ask EKSLU to report the case to their Business Help Desk as the new student loan and/or PGL amount may not be sent to SLC regardless of the indicator
IDG54090 - Information disclosure Gateways with other government departments: Police: The Police request information about a current, former or potential HMRC staff member
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-11)


If the Police or other Law Enforcement agency contact you or request information about a current, former or potential HMRC staff member, please refer the query to HMRC's Internal Investigations Intelligence Team without delay.
Key stage 2 tests: 2025 mathematics test materials
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-23)

Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 (KS2) in May 2025.

KS2 mathematics tests were administered in schools in May 2025. Test administration instructions and mark schemes are also provided.

Please refer to the copyright ownership report for details of how schools, educational establishments and third parties can use these materials.
Individual insolvencies, January 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-12)

Monthly tables and commentary on the numbers and rates of individual insolvencies, including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and quarterly information for Scotland. For England and Wales, Breathing Space scheme statistics are also included.

Main messages for England and Wales

After seasonal adjustment, 9,706 individuals entered insolvency in England and Wales in January 2025. This was 3% lower than in December 2024 and 12% higher than in January 2024.

The individual insolvencies consisted of 592 bankruptcies, 3,847 debt relief orders (DROs) and 5,267 individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs). The number of DROs in January 2025 was 10% higher than in December 2024. DRO numbers have been at record-high monthly levels since the abolition of the upfront £90 fee in April 2024. The number of IVAs registered in January 2025 was 6% lower than the average monthly number seen in 2024. Bankruptcy numbers remained at about half of pre-2020 levels and were also lower than in January 2024.

In the 12 months ending 31 January 2025, one in 413 adults in England and Wales entered insolvency (at a rate of 24.2 per 10,000 adults). This is higher than the rate of 21.5 per 10,000 adults (one in 465) who entered insolvency in the 12 months ending 31 January 2024.

There were 8,240 Breathing Space registrations in January 2025. This is 1% lower than in January 2024.
Molecular data generation and preliminary analysis of river microbial biofilm communities
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-24)

This project generated a DNA-based dataset that captures genetic information from microbial biofilm communities in English rivers.

This project generated a DNA-based dataset that captures genetic information from microbial biofilm communities in English rivers. Biofilms are often found on the bed and banks of rivers and different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, algae and other tiny single celled organisms attach and grow on the moist surfaces. The dataset will serve as a foundational source of knowledge and help identify new microbial indicators of ecosystem health. Preliminary analysis describes the microbial communities associated with different types of land cover as well as other environmental factors that influence their distribution.
Class 1A National Insurance contributions on benefits in kind (CWG5)
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-02)

Find out what benefits and expenses to report on form P11D or substitute form if you’re an employer.

This guide tells you what you need to know and do about Class 1A National Insurance contributions. It explains when Class 1A National Insurance contributions are due and how they are worked out, reported and paid.

You can find previous versions of the guide on the National Archives website (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241203232235/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cwg5-class-1a-national-insurance-contributions-on-benefits-in-kind).
Aartic Training Services 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 Aartic Training Services 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 Aartic Training Services 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
- Reserve 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.
UK-China Intellectual Property Newsletter
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-02)

At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.

China IP Newsletter (English language)

Our China IP Newsletter is published in English and is intended to inform UK stakeholders of recent developments in the Chinese IP environment. The content is collected from publically available sources, where information is often available in Chinese-language only. To be added to/removed from the distribution list or to receive past editions please contact Leo Zhuang (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Return to the UK-China IP Webpage (https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/uk-china-cooperation-on-intellectual-property)
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Impact assessment - RPC opinion (green-rated)
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-03)

Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on the Department for Education’s impact assessment (IA) in respect of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The Bill makes provision about: the safeguarding and welfare of children; support for children in, or leaving, care; regulation of care workers, and of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; employment of children; breakfast club provision and school uniform; attendance of children at school; regulation of independent educational institutions; inspections of schools and colleges; teacher misconduct; academies and teachers at academies; school places and admissions; establishing new schools; and repealing section 128 of the Education Act 2002.

The Department has defined six measures in the Bill as regulatory provisions, as these relate to business activity, in line with the definition of a regulatory provision in the Better Regulation Framework guidance. The RPC opinion focused its scrutiny on these.

The regulatory provisions present a varying range of options in the individual IAs, including do-minimum, non-regulatory and other viable alternative options. The summary IA estimates that the implementation of the regulatory provisions arising from primary and related secondary legislation will result in a total equivalent annual net direct cost to business of £1 million, with a net present social value of -£47 million. These impacts include familiarisation costs, administrative costs and reporting costs, which will be borne by independent schools, online educational providers and businesses in the children’s social care sector. The IAs provide a sufficient SaMBA as there are minimal burdens faced by business as a result of the regulation, and exemption would run contrary to the safeguarding objectives of the measures. Full details can be found in the opinion’s annex.

The relevant impact assessment can be found here (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0151/HCB151ImpactAssessment.pdf).
Department for Business and Trade Vietnam
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-16)

DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Vietnam, and Vietnamese companies set up and invest in the UK

We offer expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff in the British Embassy in Hanoi, and Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Set up a business and invest in the UK

Discover investment opportunities and learn how your business can expand to the UK on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/expand-your-business-in-the-uk/).

Buy from the UK

Find exceptional and creative UK trade partners with DBT’s Find a Supplier service on Business.gov.uk (https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/buy-from-the-uk/).

Export to Vietnam from the UK

UK companies can increase their sales, growth and stability by selling to Vietnam.

On Business.gov.uk, DBT provides:
- an export guide to Vietnam (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-from-uk/markets/vietnam/)
- practical export advice (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-from-uk/learn/categories/)
- export opportunities (https://www.business.gov.uk/export-opportunities/)
- export finance and related guidance (https://www.business.gov.uk/get-finance/)
Export licensing and special rules for Vietnam

Information on products or services which require licences for supply outside of the UK (https://www.gov.uk/starting-to-export/licences).
Reception baseline assessment
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-01)

Information and guidance for schools administering the reception baseline assessment (RBA).

About the RBA

The RBA has been a statutory assessment since 2021. All reception pupils must take it if they attend a:
- state-funded maintained school
- special school
- academy, including free school
- Ministry of Defence (MoD) school
The RBA is an age-appropriate assessment, made up of 2 components assessing:
- early mathematics
- early literacy, communication and language
Schools must administer the RBA within the first 6 weeks of a pupil starting reception.

The assessment is interactive and pupils will respond to questions:
- by interacting with a touchscreen device
- verbally (interacting with the teacher)
- using toy bears for some mathematics questions
How RBA data is used

The Department for Education (DfE) will use RBA data to create school-level progress measures for primary schools, which will show the progress schools make with their pupils from reception until the end of key stage 2 (KS2).

DfE will publish these measures for all-through primary schools in the summer of 2028 for the first time. This will be when those pupils who entered reception in the academic year 2021 to 2022 reach the end of KS2.

Changes for the academic year 2025 to 2026

From the start of the academic year 2025 to 2026, schools will need to use our new assessment services via DfE Sign-in (https://services.signin.education.gov.uk/) to administer the RBA.

The 2 new assessment services will be available for schools to access from Monday 2 June 2025. We will provide more information on how to access them in the 2025 RBA administration guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-assessment-administration-guidance).

Schools will also need a minimum of 2 devices to administer the RBA:
- one for the practitioner to administer the assessment
- a separate touchscreen device for pupils to respond to some of the questions
These changes support accessibility and align with developments in classroom practice. You can find more information about the changes and important dates for the academic year in the 2025 RBA assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-assessment-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara).

Further support

For further support and help to answer any questions you might have, you can:
- visit our RBA help centre (https://help.assessmentservice.education.gov.uk/hc/en-gb)
- use our virtual assistant (https://askonline.education.gov.uk/chatbot/davina?regional=true)
- contact us (https://help.assessmentservice.education.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/requests/new?ticket_form_id=22109552271506) directly
- watch our RBA information video:
RBA information video (https://youtu.be/TuTCsmdXm34)

If you are still unable to find an answer to your question, you can contact the national curriculum assessments helpline on xx-xxxx-xxxx, selecting the option for RBA.
Miss F E Ochea v Virgin Media Ltd: 2409283/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-30)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss F E Ochea v Virgin Media Ltd: 2409283/2023 - Judgment with Reasons (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d66d30620e762dc5866400/Miss_F_E_Ochea_v_Virgin_Media_Ltd_-_2409283_2023_-_Preliminary_-_Judgment.pdf).
ARTG8630 - First-tier and Upper Tribunals: The tribunal hearing: Witnesses
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-01)


The litigator, having consulted a legal group legal advisor and the technical specialist if involved in the case, will make an initial decision about who should attend the hearing as a witness and give evidence on HMRC's behalf.

HMRC witnesses may include the decision maker and / or the review officer, but the litigator will initially decide who will be appropriate in each individual case.

Ultimately it is for the tribunal to decide who they require to attend the hearing. Tribunal Rules provide that the tribunal may summon any person, including decision makers and review officers, to attend a hearing as a witness. It may do this as a result of an application by HMRC or the customer, or on its own initiative.

In practise we usually agree to produce officers as witnesses without the need for a summons.

If the tribunal hasn't made a direction setting out who should attend or issued a summons, and the case is not a Basic case, they are likely to assume that the decision maker will attend.

If for some reason we think that the decision maker should not attend or are unsure about who should attend, the litigator should ensure that the tribunal is informed about this in advance of the hearing.

It is important that the judge sees any such notification sufficiently early that there will be time to take a different course of action if they require. To ensure that the judge sees this paper before the hearing, the litigator should contact the Office Manager of the relevant Tribunals Service office.

If there are concerns about the safety of witnesses at the hearing, see ARTG8655 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/appeals-reviews-and-tribunals-guidance/artg8655).

A witness summons (or, in Scotland, citation) should include the time and place of the hearing. The summons may order the witness to answer any questions or produce any documents in their possession or control which relates to any issues in the proceedings.

It should also say what will happen if the witness does not comply with the summons.

The witness must be given at least 14 days' notice of the hearing and the summons will make provision for and state who will pay the witness's expenses in attending the tribunal, unless the witness is a party to the proceedings.

Only those who could be required to give evidence or produce documents in a law court in the same part of the UK can be required to give or to produce evidence at the tribunal.

The person summoned can apply to the tribunal to vary or set aside the summons if the have not had an opportunity to object to it. They must apply to the tribunal as soon as reasonably practicable after they received the summons.
Gray & Adams 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 Gray & Adams 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 Gray & Adams 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
- 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.
Jonathan Marron CB
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-05)

Jonathan Marron was the Director General for Primary Care and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) from February 2024 to July 2025. Prior to this role Jonathan was Director General of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities at DHSC . He has had a range of roles across the health service including: Director General of Public Health Director General for Prevention, Community and Social Care Director for primary, community, mental health and 7-day services at DHSC Director of Strategy and and Transition Director at Public Health England Director of Strategy and Planning at NHS South West Essex PCT Policy Director at Monitor System Reform and Commissioning Lead at DHSC

Jonathan Marron was the Director General for Primary Care and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from February 2024 to July 2025. Prior to this role Jonathan was Director General of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities at DHSC.

He has had a range of roles across the health service including:
- Director General of Public Health
- Director General for Prevention, Community and Social Care
- Director for primary, community, mental health and 7-day services at DHSC
- Director of Strategy and and Transition Director at Public Health England
- Director of Strategy and Planning at NHS South West Essex PCT
- Policy Director at Monitor
- System Reform and Commissioning Lead at DHSC
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-05)

Douglas Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland on 5 September 2025. He previously Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade between 6 July 2024 and 5 September 2025, and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office between 10 February 2025 and 5 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Lothian East in July 2024.

Douglas Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland on 5 September 2025.

He previously Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade between 6 July 2024 and 5 September 2025, and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office between 10 February 2025 and 5 September 2025.

He was elected as the MP for Lothian East in July 2024.