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New measures to stop the boats in Illegal Migration Bill

New measures to stop the boats in Illegal Migration Bill

21 April 2023 - 16:35 News Story

Home Office

Reforms will speed up the removal of people with no right to be here and enhance safeguards to protect unaccompanied chi...

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Sensor trial helps develop alert system for airborne hazards

Sensor trial helps develop alert system for airborne hazards

21 April 2023 - 13:13 News Story

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

The UK and US are working on technology that could be used to provide early warning protection for cities and major even...

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Interest rate increases on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts

Interest rate increases on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts

21 April 2023 - 12:52 News Story

Ministry of Justice

Increase of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from today (21 April 2023)....

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Major new grants now available to fund specialist care for homeless veterans

Major new grants now available to fund specialist care for homeless veterans

21 April 2023 - 11:22 Press Release

Cabinet Office

Up to £8m of funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs is now available to tackle veterans’ homelessness head on. ...

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£2 million available for novel human augmentation innovations to enhance human capability in defence

£2 million available for novel human augmentation innovations to enhance human capability in defence

21 April 2023 - 11:19 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

DASA has launched a new Themed Competition to develop and prototype human augmentation technology for defence ...

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Home Secretary considers new ‘sex for rent’ law

Home Secretary considers new ‘sex for rent’ law

21 April 2023 - 10:24 News Story

Home Office

A public call for evidence has been launched to establish the scale of ‘sex for rent’ in the UK and ask if existing laws...

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Government emissions slashed to deliver millions to public purse

Government emissions slashed to deliver millions to public purse

21 April 2023 - 10:01 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The annual State of the Estate report has been published....

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UK sanctions FSB agents and Russian investigators behind arrest of British-Russian national Vladimir Kara-Murza

UK sanctions FSB agents and Russian investigators behind arrest of British-Russian national Vladimir Kara-Murza

21 April 2023 - 10:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has sanctioned five individuals connected to the poisoning and arrest of politician an...

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Change to pre-2012 income contingent (ICR) student loans interest rate

Change to pre-2012 income contingent (ICR) student loans interest rate

21 April 2023 - 08:23 News Story

Student Loans Company

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a change to the pre-2012 income contingent (ICR) student loans interest...

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Best of British business celebrated as the first King’s Awards for Enterprise Recipients revealed

Best of British business celebrated as the first King’s Awards for Enterprise Recipients revealed

20 April 2023 - 23:15 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

148 recipients announced in The King’s Awards for Enterprise - the UK’s most prestigious business awards. ...

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New report shows success of government's support for cultural sector during pandemic

New report shows success of government's support for cultural sector during pandemic

20 April 2023 - 23:15 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

A new, independent report has revealed that the Government’s unprecedented £1.57 billion package of emergency cultural f...

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Support for Ukraine accelerated in a show of continued unity at Ramstein

Support for Ukraine accelerated in a show of continued unity at Ramstein

20 April 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace attended the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group today...

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Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Timothy Smart

Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Timothy Smart

20 April 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mr Timothy Smart has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan....

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The Prime Minister's message for Eid al-Fitr 2023

The Prime Minister's message for Eid al-Fitr 2023

20 April 2023 - 18:09 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sends his best wishes for Eid al-Fitr, 2023....

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Report of the Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje, April 2023: UK response

Report of the Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje, April 2023: UK response

20 April 2023 - 16:07 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Bush responds to the report presentation by Ambassador Kilian Wahl, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje....

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57th round of Geneva International Discussions: UK statement to the OSCE

57th round of Geneva International Discussions: UK statement to the OSCE

20 April 2023 - 15:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Bush voices strong UK support for the Geneva International Discussions (GID) as well as for Georgia’s soverei...

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Imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza: Joint Statement to the OSCE

Imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza: Joint Statement to the OSCE

20 April 2023 - 15:56 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear gives a statement on behalf of four OSCE participating States on prosecution and imp...

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‘Severe consequences’ for cladding companies who refuse to remediate, government warns investors

‘Severe consequences’ for cladding companies who refuse to remediate, government warns investors

20 April 2023 - 15:03 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing Secretary warns cladding shareholders of “severe consequences” for manufacturers if they do not bring forward co...

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Funding to help developing countries phase out use of damaging climate gases announced

Funding to help developing countries phase out use of damaging climate gases announced

20 April 2023 - 14:54 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Environment Secretary announces developing countries will receive £4 million to phase out the use of chemicals found in ...

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Government launches new cyber security measures to tackle ever growing threats

Government launches new cyber security measures to tackle ever growing threats

20 April 2023 - 14:12 News Story

Cabinet Office

New and enhanced cyber security measures will better protect the UK government’s IT systems, which run key services for ...

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Government ramps up supply chain work with first independent Critical Minerals Taskforce meeting

Government ramps up supply chain work with first independent Critical Minerals Taskforce meeting

20 April 2023 - 13:40 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

The Department for Business and Trade launches new independent Critical Minerals Taskforce....

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OSCE Co-operation with Council of Europe: UK Statement to the OSCE

OSCE Co-operation with Council of Europe: UK Statement to the OSCE

20 April 2023 - 12:43 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Bush welcomes the OSCE's co-operation with the Council of Europe, an important institution to the UK’s foreig...

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New data reveals record amounts of cocaine and ketamine seized

New data reveals record amounts of cocaine and ketamine seized

20 April 2023 - 12:40 News Story

Home Office

New data released today (20 April) reveals the largest quantity of cocaine and ketamine seized by Border Force and polic...

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Inspection Report Published: An inspection of visit visa operations December 2022 to January 2023

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of visit visa operations December 2022 to January 2023

20 April 2023 - 12:10 News Story

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

This inspection focused on the efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of the Home Office’s interim workflow routing s...

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Crime news: updated Crown Court fee guidance

Crime news: updated Crown Court fee guidance

20 April 2023 - 11:53 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

Revisions include interim payment of cost claims known as ‘disbursements’ and the new section 28 fixed fee....

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Security Minister CYBERUK speech

Security Minister CYBERUK speech

20 April 2023 - 11:48 Speech

Home Office

The Security Minister Tom Tugendhat delivered a speech at the CYBERUK Conference in Belfast on cyber threats. ...

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We need accountability, not more lies, disinformation and destruction from the Kremlin: UK statement to the OSCE

We need accountability, not more lies, disinformation and destruction from the Kremlin: UK statement to the OSCE

20 April 2023 - 11:11 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Bush says there can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities, such as Russia's attacks against civi...

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Paul Lincoln appointed as Ministry of Defence Second Permanent Secretary

Paul Lincoln appointed as Ministry of Defence Second Permanent Secretary

20 April 2023 - 10:59 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Paul Lincoln has been appointed as the new Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence (MOD)....

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RSH takes enforcement action against Auckland Home Solutions CIC

RSH takes enforcement action against Auckland Home Solutions CIC

20 April 2023 - 10:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

The regulator has served an enforcement notice for Auckland Home Solutions CIC (Auckland) and made three statutory appoi...

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Secretary of State announces the reappointment of the Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State announces the reappointment of the Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland

20 April 2023 - 10:08 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has announced the reappointmen...

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