theodi/ndl-core-corpus huggingface dataset:
Cabinet Office statistics: standards and policies
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-17)

Cabinet Office official statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their code of practice.

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 required the UK Statistics Authority to publish a Code of Practice for statistics (https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code//). Only those statistics assessed as compliant with the code will be designated as National Statistics.

The Cabinet Office has made arrangements to implement the code when publishing statistics, as set out in our standards and policies.
SPE15645 - Discharge of the customs warehousing procedure: sales from export/duty free shops
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


This manual will be archived on 15 December 2025. For up-to-date guidance on special procedures, please refer to Pay less or no duty on goods you store, repair, process or temporarily use (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pay-less-or-no-duty-on-goods-you-store-repair-process-or-temporarily-use) and Customs Technical Handbooks (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-technical-handbooks). If you have feedback about this manual being archived, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Note: This manual is under review and is likely to be withdrawn. If there is anything within this manual you use regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx?subject=%node:field_page_reference feedback) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/services-information).

Sales from export or duty free shops to entitled passengers (travelling to destinations outside the UK) and non-entitled passengers are controlled at the point of sale. Where (incidental) sales are made to non-entitled passengers, the records are to be noted and declarations made under the SCDP Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR) with the following information to evidence the discharge of the customs warehousing procedure:

The travellers boarding card reference number

The export destination

Details relating to the sales invoice

Description of the goods

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.
Momentum 4 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 Momentum 4 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 Momentum 4 Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
National Insurance Fund Accounts
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 161(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

The National Insurance Scheme was established on 5 July 1948 to provide unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, retirement pensions and other benefits in cases where individuals meet the contribution and other qualifying conditions.

The National Insurance Fund Accounts present the receipts and payments for the financial year, as well as the balance on the Fund at the end of the year.

Archived reports

Reports from previous years are available via The National Archives:
- 2023 to 2024 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250902151640/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2022 to 2023 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20240305073438/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2021 to 2022 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20231110185339/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2020 to 2021 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221130175145/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2019 to 2020 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210131060921/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2018 to 2019 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20200103065733/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2017 to 2018 (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20190902203535/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- 2016 to 2017 (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20180911065125/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts)
- between 2007 to 2008, and 2015 to 2016 (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20170607011350/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts).
Tenbury Wells Surgery
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 Tenbury Wells Surgery 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 Tenbury Wells Surgery 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.
Annual report of the Certification Officer - 1993
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-15)

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

The report contains details of the Certification Officer’s activities in relation to:
- lists of trade unions and employers’ associations
- trade union independence
- annual returns
- superannuation schemes
- mergers
- political funds
- elections for certain positions
Jonathan Samuel
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Jonathan Samuel joined the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) in Autumn 2025. Jon is a highly respected sustainability leader with over 30 years of international experience across the mining, infrastructure, and environmental sectors. He was a partner at the international sustainability consultancy ERM and has held senior executive roles at Anglo American Plc and De Beers, where he led pioneering work in social performance, economic development, sustainability strategy, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. Most recently, he served as a Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive’s Office and as Project Director/start-up Chief Executive for De Beers’ Diamonds for Development Fund in Botswana. Jon has played a central role in shaping global sustainability standards, including as Co-Chair of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and as a long-standing representative to the International Council on Mining and Metals. He has also contributed to sustainable finance innovation, helping to structure Anglo American’s first sustainability-linked loan and bond. He has an MPhil in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge, and a BSc Econ in Economics and Geography from University College London. He has held several Board and industry body appointments, including being a: Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Director of the Development Partner Institute for Mining, Chair of the Anglo American Foundation, and a Trustee of the Woodsmith Foundation.

Jonathan Samuel joined the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) in Autumn 2025.

Jon is a highly respected sustainability leader with over 30 years of international experience across the mining, infrastructure, and environmental sectors. He was a partner at the international sustainability consultancy ERM and has held senior executive roles at Anglo American Plc and De Beers, where he led pioneering work in social performance, economic development, sustainability strategy, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. Most recently, he served as a Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive’s Office and as Project Director/start-up Chief Executive for De Beers’ Diamonds for Development Fund in Botswana.

Jon has played a central role in shaping global sustainability standards, including as Co-Chair of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and as a long-standing representative to the International Council on Mining and Metals. He has also contributed to sustainable finance innovation, helping to structure Anglo American’s first sustainability-linked loan and bond.

He has an MPhil in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge, and a BSc Econ in Economics and Geography from University College London.

He has held several Board and industry body appointments, including being a: Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Director of the Development Partner Institute for Mining, Chair of the Anglo American Foundation, and a Trustee of the Woodsmith Foundation.
Court Enforcement Specialists 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 Court Enforcement Specialists 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 Court Enforcement Specialists Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
Deputy guidance: how to carry out your duties
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-09)

Advice to help court-appointed deputies look after adults at risk.

These leaflets are for anyone who has been appointed as a deputy (https://www.gov.uk/become-deputy) by the Court of Protection (https://www.gov.uk/court-of-protection). They include guidance on:
- getting started as a deputy
- how to make decisions
- keeping records
- reporting to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)
- how OPG supervises deputies
- investigations and protecting vulnerable adults
- Court of Protection visitors
- dealing with banks and other financial institutions
Bird flu: near Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV2025/97)
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk on 12 November 2025.

Case information

12 November 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk (AIV 2025/97).

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.

Download the declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6914e93bdb01ecfcf96fc892/ai-protection-surveillance-zone-dpr2025-197.pdf)

Further information

Check:
- the updated bird flu disease control zone map (https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d)
- if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bird-flu-avian-influenza-movement-licences)
Case number AIV 2025/97
Secure 16 to 19 academies
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-01)

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure 16 to 19 academies.

This guidance should be read alongside the:
- social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): secure children’s homes (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-secure-childrens-homes/social-care-common-inspection-framework-sccif-secure-childrens-homes)
- further education and skills inspection handbook (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook-eif)
- education inspection framework (EIF) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework/education-inspection-framework)
Secure 16 to 19 academies can also refer to inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inspecting-education-skills-and-work-activities-in-prisons-and-young-offender-institutions-eif) for further information.
White-clawed crayfish: licence to catch them to carry out maintenance (CL23)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-01)

Register for a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies and find out how to report your actions.

This licence allows you to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish (also called Atlantic stream crayfish) between 1 July and 30 September to maintain water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, ponds and canals.

You can catch white-clawed crayfish by:
- hand
- hand net
- crayfish trap (you must also get permission from the Environment Agency (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/permission-to-trap-crayfish-eels-elvers-salmon-and-sea-trout) before using a trap)
Register to use this licence

You must register with Natural England before you can use licence CL23. Send your completed registration form (CL23a) by email or post to:

Wildlife licensing

Natural EnglandHorizon House Deanery RoadBristolBS1 5AH

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

Telephone xx-xxxx-xxxx

You don’t need to register if you have a personal survey licence.

How to report your actions

You must report your actions taken using this licence each year. Send your completed report form (LR23) to Natural England by 31 January each year using the details on the form.

You must also submit details of any crayfish found to the Biological Records Centre (http://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/enter-crayfish-record/).

Licence renewal

By returning your report form each year you’ve renewed your licence. You should check for any amendments to the terms and conditions of use on the latest published version of this licence.
FE Commissioner intervention: South Devon College 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-17)

FE Commissioner's intervention report summary on South Devon College, and the Minister for Skills' letter to the chair.

A summary of the Further Education (FE) Commissioner’s findings and recommendations following a review of South Devon College. The review followed an intervention visit in July 2025.

The letter from The Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister for Skills, to the chair of the college:
- sets out the outcome of the intervention assessment
- confirms the next steps to be taken
We produce these reports in line with our commitment to intervention in further education (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-oversight-support-and-intervention).
Export meat and meat products to Haiti: certificate 7697
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

Apply online to export fresh or frozen meat, or products containing meat, to Haiti.

Exporting from England, Scotland and Wales

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for this export health certificate (EHC) using the online service.

If you’re in Northern Ireland, you must apply to DAERA (#other-ways).

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae0b27a1d2c59f9ba29aec/7697NFG.pdf).

Download a specimen certificate Export meat and meat products to Haiti: certificate 7697 V3 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63e295b2d3bf7f173ad1cee1/7697EHC_V3.pdf).

2. Apply online

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

Start now (https://exporter.apply-export-health-certificate.service.gov.uk/forms/7697EHC)

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

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

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

Applying online means you can:
- see the status of your applications
- always use the latest version of the EHC
- copy existing applications
- apply for blocks of certificates
Exporting from Northern Ireland

If you’re in Northern Ireland you’ll need to upload your application for DAERA.

Find out about the requirements for export in the guidance notes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae0b27a1d2c59f9ba29aec/7697NFG.pdf).

Download and fill in Export meat and meat products to Haiti: certificate 7697 V3 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63e295b2d3bf7f173ad1cee1/7697EHC_V3.pdf).

Upload your application (https://selfservice.daera-ni.gov.uk/Daera/Forms/#/export).

Make sure you use the latest version of the EHC as they are sometimes updated. The latest version is on this page.

If you do not use the latest version, DAERA will not accept your application.

Help with your application

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

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

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges).
Getting your birth certificate information before adoption
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-14)

Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.

You should use this form to get your birth certificate information if you:
- were adopted
- live in the UK
You should read the guidance notes before completing the form.

We are aware this publication may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing it so that we can fix these. Read more about our accessible documents policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/accessible-documents-policy)
The Coffee Cart Company 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 The Coffee Cart Company 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 The Coffee Cart Company 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
- 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.
Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Collection (IUC ADC) – for December 2024 (Provisional statistics)
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-09)

Monthly data supporting IUC KPIs for the NHS 111 contract areas in England, summarising clinical assessment, advice and treatment.

Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) describes a range of services including NHS 111 and Out of Hours services, which aim to ensure a seamless patient experience with minimum handoffs and access to a clinician where required.

The Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Collection (IUC ADC) provides a detailed breakdown of IUC service demand, performance and activity. The IUC ADC was published as Experimental Statistics from June 2019 (April 2019 data) to May 2021 (March 2021 data). This collection became the official source of integrated urgent care statistics, replacing the NHS 111 minimum dataset, and used to monitor the IUC ADC KPIs, from April 2021 (April 2021 official data was published in June 2021).

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from any political influence.
Ms W Chapman v  Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 3308168/2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-28)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Ms W Chapman v Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 3308168/2023 - Judgment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68aee5be2f18566482155892/Ms_W_Chapman_v_Qube_Qualifications_and_Development_Limited__in_Creditors_Voluntary_Liquidation____Other_-_3308168-2023_Judgment.pdf).
This resolution retains a powerful package of sanctions to further degrade Al-Shabaab: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-03)

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, following the vote on the UN Security Council Resolution 2776 on Al-Shabaab Sanctions.

The unanimous adoption of this resolution today sends a clear message: the Council is united in its determination to support Somalia’s efforts in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

This resolution retains a powerful package of sanctions designed to further degrade Al-Shabaab, disrupt its finances, strengthen international collaboration and support Somalia in building its own capabilities.

And it again demonstrates the Council’s commitment to continue working with Somalia to ensure that these measures are adjusted progressively and appropriately in response to the evolving security context.

This was also the first Council resolution on this regime that we have negotiated with Somalia as a fellow member of the Security Council.

We welcome the constructive approach that all Council members took across this negotiation, which enabled us to arrive at this consensus outcome.

And we look forward to continuing our close engagement with Somalia, with Council members and with the region across the many vital upcoming Council decisions on Somalia this year.

Finally President, the resolution we have adopted today also recognises the particular concern posed by flows of weapons from Yemen to Somalia.

Al-Shabaab’s links to the Houthis are part of a wider pattern of Houthi destabilising activity beyond Yemen’s borders.

The 2713 and 2140 sanctions committees should coordinate closely to monitor and counter this trend.

And we call on all Council members to work collectively to tackle these links, which represent a significant risk to the stability of Somalia and the region.
Monthly entry clearance visa applications: November 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.

These statistics will be updated on a monthly ongoing basis whilst we review the user need for monthly updates. The quarterly Immigration system statistics (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release) provide detailed information on visa applications and outcomes.
DESNZ: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-11)

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

DESNZ: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2024

The business appointment rules advice for July to September 2024 was incorrectly published on this page under the April to June 2024 period. This has now been republished under the correct date (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/desnz-business-appointment-rules-advice-july-to-september-2024), and the April to June 2024 advice updated.

This page provides information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). It covers former staff at senior civil service levels SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents and which fall within the scope of the business appointment rules (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/crown-servants-new-jobs-and-business-appointments). It also covers special advisers of equivalent level.
11 Moonstone House 304 South Row Milton Keynes, MK9 2FR:CAM/00MG/LSC/2024/0607
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-14)

Eastern Region First-tier Tribunal Judge K Gray & Tribunal Member Mr G Smith

Read the decision in full11 Moonstone House 304 South Row Milton Keynes, MK9 2FR:CAM/00MG/LSC/2024/0607 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68272453256994af4172ab36/11_Moonstone_House_304_South_Row_Milton_Keynes_-_Copy.pdf)]
MUJV 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 MUJV 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 MUJV 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
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.
Immigration and nationality refunds policy: caseworker guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-18)

Immigration staff guidance on the policy for considering and issuing refunds of fees for immigration and nationality applications.

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff set out when a refund of fees for immigration and nationality applications should be made, either within or outside the UK, for which a fee is specified in the Immigration and Nationality Fees Regulations.
Miss C Menezes v Boston Commercial Cleaners Ltd: 2601089/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-07)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Miss C Menezes v Boston Commercial Cleaners Ltd: 2601089/2024 - Partial Dismissal (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a038bb04a520c50518451/Miss_C_Menezes_v_Boston_Commercial_Cleaners_Ltd_2601089.2024_Judgment.pdf).
Wesley Court, Church Road, Harrington Workington CA14 5QA: MAN/16UE/LDC/2021/0058
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-24)

Northern Region Judge Bennett sitting on 12 April 2022

Read the full decision in Wesley Court, Church Road, Harrington Workington CA14 5QA: MAN/16UE/LDC/2021/0058 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681c8bd19ef97b58cce3e5a3/MAN16UELDC20210058_Wesley_Court_decision.pdf)
CIL Appeal  1854324  – 08 Jan 25  – Use Class E changed to 6 self contained units
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-15)

Prior approval for change of use of the first floor from Use Class E to residential use providing 6 self contained units.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a relatively new activity for local planning authorities, developers and landowners. The government has decided that from June 2013, CIL appeal decision notices will be published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in a redacted anonymous form.

In making decisions available to the public, useful lessons about CIL regulations and appeals can be shared. Publication will also allow any precedents to be understood more widely.

Personal information will be redacted before publication. This could be information such as the:
- name of the appellant
- collecting authority
- address of the property
- amount of CIL payable
STSM042650 - Exemptions and reliefs: reliefs: UK Listing Relief - How to pay SDRT when listing relief does not apply
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)


Where there is a transfer of chargeable securities of a company which is within a UK listing relief period, but the transfer of the securities does not qualify for the relief, either because:
- the agreement to transfer forms part of arrangements changing control in the company (see STSM042610 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/stamp-taxes-shares-manual/stsm042610)), or
- a 1.5% charge applies (see STSM042630 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/stamp-taxes-shares-manual/stsm042630))
the accountable person will need to notify and pay the SDRT due on that transfer directly to HMRC outside of CREST.

This is because an SDRT charge will not be applied by the CREST system where the security has been marked as exempt due to the UK listing relief.

Further details on how to manually notify and pay SDRT directly to HMRC can be found on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-stamp-duty-reserve-tax) , in particular in the section titled “stocks and shares payments outside of CREST”. When making a written notification to HMRC, if the transfer took place in CREST, the CREST transaction ID should be included in the written notification.
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund statistics: February 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-27)

Data to monitor the installation of energy efficiency measures in domestic properties via the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) scheme in England.

This release includes measures installed and households upgraded under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund scheme.

As part of the scheme monitoring, the analysis is shown by measure type and geographical region. The scheme covers England only. Data provided in the monthly release is 2 months in arrears.

These statistics are provisional and are subject to future revisions.

Enquiries about these statistics should be directed to: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).
Bird flu: near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2025/77)
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-02)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex on 31 October 2025.

Case information

2 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a commercial poultry premises near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2025/77), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

31 October 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2025/77) on 31 October 2025.

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Declarations

Declaration of the ending of a protection zone (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692f2e552a37784b16ecf8c7/Merge_PZ_with_SZ_declaration_AIV_2025_77.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone (PDF) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69051ee014e0c1d9784174f3/Protection_and_Surveillance_Zone_DPR_165.pdf)

Further information

Check:
- the updated bird flu disease control zone map (https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d)
- if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bird-flu-avian-influenza-movement-licences)
Case number: AIV 2025/77
Trusts: enquiries
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-14)

Call or write to HMRC for advice about Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax for trusts.

Online

Ask HMRC’s digital assistant (https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/ask-hmrc/chat/trusts) to find information about:
- how to register a trust
- managing a registered trust
- tax on trusts
You can also find out information in:
- the official HMRC app (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/download-the-hmrc-app)
- your personal tax account (https://www.gov.uk/personal-tax-account) or business tax account (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sign-in-to-your-hmrc-business-tax-account)
Phone

Call HMRC for help with queries about trusts.

Before you call

This helpline may ask you some security questions. Make sure your personal details and address are up to date in your personal tax account (https://www.gov.uk/personal-tax-account) or you could fail telephone security. If you do not already have a personal tax account, you can create one before you check your details.

Telephone: xx-xxxx-xxxx

Outside UK: xx-xxxx-xxxx

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Closed bank holidays (https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays).

Find out about call charges (https://www.gov.uk/call-charges)

Post

Write to HMRC for help with queries about trusts.

You do not need to include a street name, city name or PO box when writing to this address.

Couriers should use a different address (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/couriers).

HM Revenue and CustomsTrustsBX9 1ELUnited Kingdom

Related content

Guidance
- Trusts and taxes (https://www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes)
- Trusts and Capital Gains: work out your tax (https://www.gov.uk/trusts-and-capital-gains-tax)
- Non-resident trusts (https://www.gov.uk/non-resident-trusts)
HMRC contacts
- Inheritance Tax: general enquiries (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/probate-and-inheritance-tax-enquiries)
- Bereavement and deceased estate: enquiries (https://www.gov.uk/find-hmrc-contacts/bereavement-and-deceased-estate-enquiries)
SPE15215 - Losses in warehouse: missing, mislaid or stolen goods
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)


This manual will be archived on 15 December 2025. For up-to-date guidance on special procedures, please refer to Pay less or no duty on goods you store, repair, process or temporarily use (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pay-less-or-no-duty-on-goods-you-store-repair-process-or-temporarily-use) and Customs Technical Handbooks (GOV.UK) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-technical-handbooks). If you have feedback about this manual being archived, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Note: This manual is under review and is likely to be withdrawn. If there is anything within this manual you use regularly, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx?subject=%node:field_page_reference feedback) to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/services-information).

Missing, mislaid or stolen goods cannot be treated as non- chargeable losses in warehouse (SPE15185 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe15185)). A customs duty debt must be raised (see SPE15225 (https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/customs-special-procedures/spe15225)).

However, in the case of stolen goods, provided that the goods are recovered promptly and returned to the customs warehouse, in the same state they were in when they were stolen, any customs debt in respect of those goods may be repaid or remitted.

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.
Building new towns for the future
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-13)

Interim update on the new towns programme.

The New Towns Taskforce is an independent expert advisory panel appointed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in September 2024 to support the government to deliver the next generation of new towns. The Taskforce has been asked to make recommendations to government on the location and delivery of new towns and will deliver a final shortlist of site recommendations this summer.

​This interim update, published on behalf of the Taskforce, provides an update from the Taskforce on its progress in developing recommendations for a new generation of new towns, outlining the programme’s unique benefits, vision and aims, as well as publishing its emerging principles for what makes a great new town.
Mrs J Pettit v Pinford End Ltd (in creditors' voluntary liquidation): 3300438/2024
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-30)

Employment Tribunal decision.

Read the full decision in Mrs J Pettit v Pinford End Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation): 3300438/2024 - Strike Out (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679a5946a4f9eb2b483f7f6e/Mrs_J_Pettit_v_Pinford_End_Limited__in_creditors__voluntary_liquidation__-_3300438-2024_judgment.pdf).
CAPI19200 - Control procedures on importations of sugar at reduced rates of duty: polarisation
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.

Polarisation is defined in as follows:

'The degree of polarisation shown' means the actual polarimetric reading of the raw sugar imported, verified where necessary by the competent national authorities using the polarimetric method, and expressed in degrees to six decimal places.

White sugar has a minimum polarisation of 99.5%. Standard white sugar has a minimum polarisation of 99.7%.

Raw sugar is sugar with a polarization of less than 99.5%. Raw sugar of standard quality has a yield in white sugar of 92%. The yield is calculated by multiplying the degree of polarization of the sugar by two, and then subtracting 100.

If the yield of raw cane sugar and beet sugar, for refining, is more than 92% then a duty adjustment should be made by multiplying the duty by x/92, where x is the yield. For example, if the yield is 93.5% and the duty payable on standard quality sugar is £2,500, then the calculation would be:

2,500 x 93.5/92, which equals £2,540.76.

A similar adjustment should be made for any safeguard charges. This adjustment also applies to raw cane sugar and beet sugar, not for refining.