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Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) Fee Review 2023

Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) Fee Review 2023

18 January 2023 - 12:30 News Story

Ministry of Justice

Reviewing the fees that enforcement agents (bailiffs) can recover when enforcing debts and fines....

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MHRA increases UK assessment capacity for in-vitro diagnostic devices

MHRA increases UK assessment capacity for in-vitro diagnostic devices

18 January 2023 - 12:23 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that UL International UK Ltd is now designa...

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Russia's brutal war blatantly disregards OSCE principles and commitments: UK statement to the OSCE

Russia's brutal war blatantly disregards OSCE principles and commitments: UK statement to the OSCE

18 January 2023 - 11:23 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Bush welcomes the incoming Bosnian FSC Chair and stresses the continued need to highlight the impact of Russi...

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GFSL acknowledged for its continuing support of the armed forces community.

GFSL acknowledged for its continuing support of the armed forces community.

18 January 2023 - 11:04 News Story

Gov Facility Services Limited

Gov Facility Services Limited (GFSL) given Bronze level award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme....

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Reckless jet skiers to face prison and unlimited fines thanks to law change

Reckless jet skiers to face prison and unlimited fines thanks to law change

18 January 2023 - 11:01 News Story

Department for Transport

New legislation will grant more powers to prosecute people for the dangerous misuse of watercraft, such as jet skis....

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Paedophile going to prison after Court of Appeal rules previous sentence was unduly lenient

Paedophile going to prison after Court of Appeal rules previous sentence was unduly lenient

18 January 2023 - 10:08 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Kevin Porter was found with more than 4,000 indecent images of children on his devices...

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My lessons from a year as Child First Champion

My lessons from a year as Child First Champion

18 January 2023 - 09:58 News Story

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Louise Shorter, Youth Justice Board Member, shares her learning on what works in youth justice....

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New plan for smart electric vehicle (EV) charging could save consumers up to £1000 a year

New plan for smart electric vehicle (EV) charging could save consumers up to £1000 a year

18 January 2023 - 09:38 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Electric vehicle consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring thanks to a landmark plan to ...

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Preferred candidate for role of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

Preferred candidate for role of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

18 January 2023 - 09:34 News Story

Ministry of Justice

Adrian Usher announced as the preferred candidate in the recruitment exercise to select the next Prisons and Probation O...

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UK House Price Index for November 2022

UK House Price Index for November 2022

18 January 2023 - 09:30 Press Release

HM Land Registry

The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland....

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Proposed changes to make MOTs fit for the future

Proposed changes to make MOTs fit for the future

18 January 2023 - 09:30 News Story

Department for Transport

Views sought on options to improve MOT testing....

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RSH publishes regulatory judgement for ForHousing Limited following a breach of the economic standards

RSH publishes regulatory judgement for ForHousing Limited following a breach of the economic standards

18 January 2023 - 09:30 Press Release

Regulator of Social Housing

ForHousing Limited is non-compliant with the governance element of the economic standards and has been downgraded to G3 ...

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Major incident declared over flood risk in Somerset

Major incident declared over flood risk in Somerset

18 January 2023 - 08:07 Press Release

Environment Agency

Environment Agency and local authorities in Somerset declare a major incident as a precautionary move due to flood risk ...

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UKEF finances new specialist burns hospital in Angola

UKEF finances new specialist burns hospital in Angola

18 January 2023 - 08:00 Press Release

UK Export Finance

£130m support secures an exporting boost for British businesses....

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Thousands of new homes to be built on regenerated brownfield land

Thousands of new homes to be built on regenerated brownfield land

18 January 2023 - 06:00 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

£60 million available to councils to revive brownfield sites and make way for high quality new homes. ...

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Russia is committing heinous crimes against Ukraine and trying to pull the wool over our eyes: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

Russia is committing heinous crimes against Ukraine and trying to pull the wool over our eyes: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

17 January 2023 - 22:48 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on human rights and religious freedo...

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Government tables amendments to NI Troubles legacy legislation

Government tables amendments to NI Troubles legacy legislation

17 January 2023 - 21:11 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

Government tables amendments to NI Troubles legacy legislation...

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GLD acquires Manchester office space

GLD acquires Manchester office space

17 January 2023 - 18:02 News Story

Government Legal Department

GLD has signed an agreement with HMRC for colleagues to move into Three New Bailey, Salford, Greater Manchester in April...

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UK fusion research examined by Science and Technology Committee

UK fusion research examined by Science and Technology Committee

17 January 2023 - 16:59 News Story

UK Atomic Energy Authority

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee welcomed UK progress in fusion research and innovation....

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One year since Houthi attacks on UAE: Foreign Secretary's statement

One year since Houthi attacks on UAE: Foreign Secretary's statement

17 January 2023 - 16:59 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has issued a statement one year on from a series of Houthi attacks on the United Arab E...

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Up-rating report 2023

Up-rating report 2023

17 January 2023 - 16:33 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

The annual report on the National Insurance Fund projects contribution income in future financial years and is a source ...

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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: statement from Alister Jack

Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: statement from Alister Jack

17 January 2023 - 16:08 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has made an order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998, preventing the Scottish Par...

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Seeking a better way for local government insurance

Seeking a better way for local government insurance

17 January 2023 - 16:01 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

Local authorities spend millions buying insurance, while central government departments retain their risks. Why is this ...

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Delivering through Parliament for the British people

Delivering through Parliament for the British people

17 January 2023 - 15:15 Speech

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Keynote speech from Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, at the Institute for Government annual conference...

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Village Shop to receive £200k of UK Government funding

Village Shop to receive £200k of UK Government funding

17 January 2023 - 14:04 Press Release

Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

A village shop in Denbighshire which campaigners are planning to develop into a community hub receives £200,000 from the...

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Child Maintenance Service to clamp down on domestic abuse

Child Maintenance Service to clamp down on domestic abuse

17 January 2023 - 13:51 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

New laws protecting parents who use the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) from abusive ex-partners are due to be introduce...

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COVID-19 PCR testing network scaled down

COVID-19 PCR testing network scaled down

17 January 2023 - 13:28 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

From today, the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory will cease to process PCR tests for COVID-19 in response to reduced demand....

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Procurement and Training Officer Job Opportunity at the AAIB

Procurement and Training Officer Job Opportunity at the AAIB

17 January 2023 - 12:24 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

A new job opportunity for a Procurement and Training Officer has arisen at the AAIB. If you are able to use your own ini...

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Forestry Commission lifts Phytophthora pluvialis restrictions on timber industry

Forestry Commission lifts Phytophthora pluvialis restrictions on timber industry

17 January 2023 - 11:08 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Plant health requirements lifted following research which showed that risk of the disease spreading via timber material ...

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Prolific Burnley based waste criminal must pay over £360k

Prolific Burnley based waste criminal must pay over £360k

17 January 2023 - 10:52 Press Release

Environment Agency

Prolific waste crime offender, John Leslie Allison, has been ordered to pay £368,682.50 under the Proceeds of Crime Act ...

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