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Climate change scenarios presentation kicks off AiG month

Climate change scenarios presentation kicks off AiG month

07 May 2025 - 12:20 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

Risk and climate experts from GAD have helped launch the Analysis in Government Month. ...

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New rules to sack officers guilty of gross misconduct

New rules to sack officers guilty of gross misconduct

07 May 2025 - 12:10 News Story

Home Office

Police officers to no longer be able to escape the sack for gross misconduct as major government reforms to boost standa...

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Tango Meets Tokamak: Bill Bailey talks fusion energy with UKAEA

Tango Meets Tokamak: Bill Bailey talks fusion energy with UKAEA

07 May 2025 - 12:03 Press Release

UK Atomic Energy Authority

British musician, comedian and television star Bill Bailey’s interest and passion for fusion energy saw a recent visit t...

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Cyber is a poster child for growth

Cyber is a poster child for growth

07 May 2025 - 11:08 Speech

Cabinet Office

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster spoke about the cyber threat landscape and how the government is using cyber to...

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Public Given First Look at Early Proposed Design Concepts for the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial site

Public Given First Look at Early Proposed Design Concepts for the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial site

07 May 2025 - 11:00 Press Release

The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee

UK Government launches a public online exhibition showcasing the five potential design concepts for the site of the Quee...

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GLD Business Plan for 2025-2026 builds on a decade of legal excellence

GLD Business Plan for 2025-2026 builds on a decade of legal excellence

07 May 2025 - 10:43 News Story

Government Legal Department

A collection of documents related to the Government Legal Department 2025-2026 business plan....

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Cowardly criminals forced to face victims under flagship Bill

Cowardly criminals forced to face victims under flagship Bill

07 May 2025 - 10:00 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Victims will be better protected than ever thanks to new measures across the justice system following the introduction o...

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£50 million equipment and technology grants to boost food production and farm profitability

£50 million equipment and technology grants to boost food production and farm profitability

07 May 2025 - 09:37 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Grants will support farmers to invest in equipment and access technology, helping to boost profits, production and natur...

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Rapists and domestic abusers have sentences increased after Solicitor General intervenes

Rapists and domestic abusers have sentences increased after Solicitor General intervenes

07 May 2025 - 09:27 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

Violent offenders who abused women have had their sentences increased after Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP referred ...

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Security director convicted after working without a licence

Security director convicted after working without a licence

07 May 2025 - 09:24 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

A man who both acted as director of a security company and worked as a front line security guard without a licence has b...

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Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks

Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks

07 May 2025 - 09:00 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Motorists could benefit from cheaper charging costs and more transparent prices at the pump....

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Government brings exam records into 21st century

Government brings exam records into 21st century

06 May 2025 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Education

New digital exam results pilot launched to help schools and colleges to save up to £30m a year and cut back bureaucracy...

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Applications open to bring 25 top tech minds into government, to accelerate AI-driven growth and modernise public sector

Applications open to bring 25 top tech minds into government, to accelerate AI-driven growth and modernise public sector

06 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Applications are open for a new round of government fellowships aimed at bringing 25 leading technologists and scientist...

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Full steam ahead: young people take the drivers seat to improve train services and unlock jobs

Full steam ahead: young people take the drivers seat to improve train services and unlock jobs

06 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Transport

Lowering the train driver age to 18 will help future-proof our railways, support young people in fulfilling careers and ...

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UK strengthens security relationship with Europe ahead of UK-EU summit

UK strengthens security relationship with Europe ahead of UK-EU summit

06 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary heads to EU Foreign Ministers meeting to highlight the need for a new, ambitious security relationship...

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Stage 3 of the Crime Procurement Process opened on 1 May

Stage 3 of the Crime Procurement Process opened on 1 May

06 May 2025 - 23:00 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

Stage 3 will be open until at least 30 September 2034, subject to any early notice, and is open to anyone who has not ye...

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A record 299,419 returns filed in the first week of the new tax year

A record 299,419 returns filed in the first week of the new tax year

06 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Nearly 300,000 customers file their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year at earliest opportunity....

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MHRA approves teprotumumab as the first UK treatment for adults with moderate to severe Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)
New Border Security Bill amendments to strengthen IAA powers

New Border Security Bill amendments to strengthen IAA powers

06 May 2025 - 23:00 News Story

Immigration Advice Authority

Home Office submits key changes to Parliament that enhance IAA’s legislative powers....

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Cyber sector is target for growth as Government supports businesses against serious organised cyber crime

Cyber sector is target for growth as Government supports businesses against serious organised cyber crime

06 May 2025 - 23:00 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The cyber sector will be a “prime target for economic growth” in the upcoming Industrial Strategy, as the government se...

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'Seismic shift' to improve professional standards across HM Prison and Probation Service

'Seismic shift' to improve professional standards across HM Prison and Probation Service

06 May 2025 - 16:33 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Reports of bullying and harassment are “a wake-up call and an opportunity to change”, Lord Timpson said today (6 May), a...

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Professional standards in the Prison and Probation Service Speech

Professional standards in the Prison and Probation Service Speech

06 May 2025 - 16:33 Speech

Ministry of Justice

Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, sets out how the government is responding to Jen...

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It is the responsibility of this Council to uphold the Dayton Peace Agreement and support Bosnia and Herzegovina: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

It is the responsibility of this Council to uphold the Dayton Peace Agreement and support Bosnia and Herzegovina: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

06 May 2025 - 15:57 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by DCMG Karen Pierce, UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, at the UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and...

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UK-India Free Trade Deal: A Deal For Growth

UK-India Free Trade Deal: A Deal For Growth

06 May 2025 - 14:42 News Story

Department for Business and Trade

The UK has secured the best deal India has ever agreed, providing businesses with security and confidence to trade with ...

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Government pledges greater growth for the coach sector ahead of National Coach Week

Government pledges greater growth for the coach sector ahead of National Coach Week

06 May 2025 - 14:36 Press Release

Department for Transport

Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, visits Star Coaches in Batley and celebrates a sector that provides 42,000 jo...

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PM call with Prime Minister Modi of India: 6 May 2025

PM call with Prime Minister Modi of India: 6 May 2025

06 May 2025 - 13:20 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today. ...

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GP surgery refurbs to enable over 8 million more appointments

GP surgery refurbs to enable over 8 million more appointments

06 May 2025 - 11:30 Press Release

Department of Health and Social Care

Patients to access over 8.3 million new appointments this year, helping deliver the government’s Plan for Change....

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Boost for woodlands as research to tackle plant pests & diseases

Boost for woodlands as research to tackle plant pests & diseases

06 May 2025 - 11:00 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Key research to combat ongoing pest and disease outbreaks and emerging threats to protect our trees ...

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Bluefin tuna catch and release applications re-opened

Bluefin tuna catch and release applications re-opened

06 May 2025 - 10:29 News Story

Marine Management Organisation

Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has re-opened the process to apply for permits for 2025’s bluefin tuna catch and re...

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Justified Gatekeeping

Justified Gatekeeping

06 May 2025 - 10:26 Press Release

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

One important role held by the Traffic Commissioners is that of gatekeepers to the industry. In a recent public inquiry ...

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