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Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped

Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped

10 May 2024 - 14:50 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws. ...

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More than 1,000 newly-refurbished homes for UK families

More than 1,000 newly-refurbished homes for UK families

10 May 2024 - 14:31 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Over a thousand properties have been brought back into use for the Armed Forces and their families thanks to £400m inves...

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Treasured pets to be safer as microchipping deadline approaches

Treasured pets to be safer as microchipping deadline approaches

10 May 2024 - 13:28 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year....

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Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment

Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment

10 May 2024 - 12:56 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Fishers to be charged no extra fees for checks on about 75 vessels by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. ...

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AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform

AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform

10 May 2024 - 12:08 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations....

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Announcement of reappointments: Defra’s Science Advisory Council

Announcement of reappointments: Defra’s Science Advisory Council

10 May 2024 - 11:41 News Story

Defra's Science Advisory Council

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the reappointment of four members to the Sc...

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England's World Leading Attendance Drive Continues

England's World Leading Attendance Drive Continues

10 May 2024 - 10:53 Press Release

Department for Education

Next phase of DfE’s world-leading attendance drive will provide new data for schools to help them spot trends in childre...

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Leading tech firms invest over £2 billion in the UK in one week

Leading tech firms invest over £2 billion in the UK in one week

10 May 2024 - 10:48 Press Release

HM Treasury

Major investments have been made in the past week alone...

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Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Sweden: Ms Samantha Job

Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Sweden: Ms Samantha Job

10 May 2024 - 09:53 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ms Samantha Job CMG MVO has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to Ms Judith ...

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Levelling Up Partnerships rolled out in Scotland for first time? 

Levelling Up Partnerships rolled out in Scotland for first time? 

10 May 2024 - 08:31 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Dundee announced as first place in Scotland to benefit from tailored Levelling Up Partnerships? ...

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Thousands of south west homes to be enabled by latest Nutrient Mitigation Scheme

Thousands of south west homes to be enabled by latest Nutrient Mitigation Scheme

10 May 2024 - 08:29 Press Release

Natural England

Purchase has been made possible thanks to Natural England’s Nutrient Mitigation Scheme supported by £30 million of gover...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Uruguay: Mr Malcolm Green

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Uruguay: Mr Malcolm Green

10 May 2024 - 07:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mr Malcolm Green has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in succession to Ms Fay...

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What does GDP growth mean for me?

What does GDP growth mean for me?

10 May 2024 - 06:04 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Today, the economy has grown by 0.6%. But what does that news mean for you?   ...

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"Setting out a horizon for a Palestinian state should be one of the vital conditions for moving from a pause in the fighting to a sustainable ceasefire."

09 May 2024 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward on the General Assembly resolution on Palestinian UN membership, righ...

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PM call with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania: 10 May 2024

PM call with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania: 10 May 2024

09 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama this morning. ...

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Opening the doors to better skills for civil servants

Opening the doors to better skills for civil servants

09 May 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Government Skills

Meet the development advisors from across government who support Government Campus to deliver the very best skills learn...

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Ofsted displays school sub-judgements on reports website

Ofsted displays school sub-judgements on reports website

09 May 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Ofsted

From today, Ofsted will display each of the sub-judgements awarded to an individual school – alongside its overall effec...

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New Space for All projects to inspire young people

New Space for All projects to inspire young people

09 May 2024 - 23:00 News Story

UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency will fund 15 projects across the UK designed to engage and inspire the next generation into STEM car...

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Environment Secretary speech at Farmers Weekly Transition Live Event

Environment Secretary speech at Farmers Weekly Transition Live Event

09 May 2024 - 17:19 Speech

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

At the Farmers Weekly Transition Live Event, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay gave a speech outlining the support ava...

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Defence Secretary praises Scottish contribution to shipbuilding & defence

Defence Secretary praises Scottish contribution to shipbuilding & defence

09 May 2024 - 16:53 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Defence Secretary has met with apprentices, engineers and key industry leaders during a visit to key shipyards. Scotland...

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AI Opportunity Forum holds penultimate meeting

AI Opportunity Forum holds penultimate meeting

09 May 2024 - 16:01 News Story

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The AI Opportunity Forum has held the second of its 3 planned, formal meetings....

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Residents to hear Cumbrian plans to clean up metal pollution

Residents to hear Cumbrian plans to clean up metal pollution

09 May 2024 - 15:18 Press Release

Environment Agency

A community event will take place next week to explain proposals for a mine water treatment scheme at Threlkeld, near Ke...

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Government wins landmark case against freeholder owned by multibillion pound railway pension fund

Government wins landmark case against freeholder owned by multibillion pound railway pension fund

09 May 2024 - 14:53 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against freeholder Grey GR....

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Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, May 2024: UK response

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, May 2024: UK response

09 May 2024 - 12:48 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Holland welcomes the Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and the work of the Mission over the l...

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Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality

Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality

09 May 2024 - 12:26 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through t...

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Minister for Cabinet Office's keynote at Reform's 'Reimagining Whitehall' conference

Minister for Cabinet Office's keynote at Reform's 'Reimagining Whitehall' conference

09 May 2024 - 11:11 Speech

Cabinet Office

John Glen sets out steps to improve performance management and attract talent into the Civil Service - ensuring we have ...

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International law must be “fit for the challenges of 21st century”

International law must be “fit for the challenges of 21st century”

09 May 2024 - 11:01 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

International law must remain in lockstep with the changing 21st century world and the needs of citizens or face irrelev...

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MHRA launches AI Airlock to address challenges for regulating medical devices that use Artificial Intelligence

MHRA launches AI Airlock to address challenges for regulating medical devices that use Artificial Intelligence

09 May 2024 - 11:00 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (9 May 2024) launched AI Airlock, its new regul...

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Reforms piloted to link pay to results in the Civil Service

Reforms piloted to link pay to results in the Civil Service

09 May 2024 - 10:52 Press Release

Cabinet Office

New measures to improve performance and ensure the civil service can recruit and retain the best talent were announced t...

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Russia must end the unlawful detention of our OSCE colleagues in Ukraine:  UK statement to OSCE

Russia must end the unlawful detention of our OSCE colleagues in Ukraine: UK statement to OSCE

09 May 2024 - 10:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Holland calls on Russia to release members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission who have been unlawfully de...

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