DH: Newly-appointed health minister Andy Burnham has claimed that tackling hidden waiting lists and ensuring the NHS delivers a maximum wait for patients of 18 weeks, from GP referral to treatment, will be the key priority in his new role, saying:
“There are hidden waiting lists that need to be tackled. We are in the process of identifying these bottlenecks and the guidance we are publishing will help the NHS take the next steps in ending them. There should be no doubt that delivering the 18 week patient pathway is a vital NHS reform and one that will be achieved, as we have set out, by the end of 2008”.
The new DH guidance details the principles & definitions that underpin the 18-week patient pathway and provides a framework for the NHS that sets out plans to deliver the pathway, including:
· clock start & stop times for the patient journey
· appropriate exclusions for various clinical cases
· the most efficient ways to measure & manage the new pathway
· details of a series of national projects led by the Department to support delivery
The government claims that the new guaranteed patient pathway will ‘give patients more certainty about their treatment and finally end the hidden waiting lists’ and that ‘while 18 weeks will be the maximum wait, most patient’s journey’s will be much shorter than this’.
The DH will introduce the new ‘referral to treatment’ time measurement in January 2007, as part of the drive to meet the December 2008 deadline.
Press release ~ 18 weeks delivery programme website ~ Tackling hospital waiting: the 18 week patient pathway - an implementation framework ~ Delivery Resource pack
NAO: The National Audit Office has reported on the issues arising on the PFI contract to build and manage new facilities for the National Physical Laboratory. It considers that the DTI successfully transferred risk in the PFI contract to build & manage new facilities for the National Physical Laboratory and protected the taxpayer from bearing the majority of the costs of the project’s problems.
The NAO report finds that the fundamental reason for the problems was that the original private sector design of the new buildings was deficient and a modified PFI procurement process might have avoided this.
This is the first termination of a major PFI contract in which there were serious deficiencies in contractor performance.
The project should have been finished in 2001, but it is now not expected to be finished until 2007. So far progress with the remedial and outstanding works is on schedule and within budget. The private sector reported that it incurred a loss of at least £100 million during the construction of the new facilities.
Press release ~ The Termination of the PFI contract for the National Physical Laboratory (1.2Mb) ~ Executive Summary ~ NAO PFI & PPP/Privatisation Recommendations website ~ Update on PFI debt refinancing and the PFI equity market (1Mb) ~ HM Treasury – PFI Standard Contracts ~ HM Treasury PFI website ~ Public Private Partnerships Programme (the 4Ps)
King’s Fund: A new report from the King’s Fund - Assessing the New NHS Consultant Contract - A something for something deal? - claims that the new contract for senior hospital doctors in England has cost a great deal more than anticipated and as yet there is little evidence to show it is benefiting patients.
It concludes that a combination of rushed implementation, a serious underestimate of existing consultant workloads and a lack of national guidance has made it difficult for hospitals to use the contract to bring about improvements for patients. The fact that implementation costs were £90m more than those forecast by the DH has put considerable pressure on hospital budgets and has contributed to the size of deficits faced by some trusts.
Key recommendations in the report include the:
· need for the DH and NHS Employers to provide clear national guidance on how the contract is expected to deliver improvements for health services & patients
· requirement for NHS trusts to link consultant job plans with their own strategic goals and
· need to equip health service managers with tools to encourage consultant productivity
Press release ~ Assessing the New NHS Consultant Contract - A something for something deal? ~ DH CC web page ~ BMA CC web page ~ NHS Modernisation Agency web page ~ Implementing the NHS Consultant contract in Scotland
DCLG: A drive to encourage more people to take up better, more modern and efficient council services has been re-launched by Government. First announced last November, the £5million local e-service take-up campaign will use a range of services available online to encourage people to use their local council website as the first port of call when doing everyday chores, such as finding information on rubbish collection, or paying bills.
The Take Up Campaign will be previewing its creative toolkit for Local Authorities at an upcoming event on 23rd May at
The Take-Up Campaign landing page is now 'live' and the government is requesting that people check the availability of services on their local authority website through this route. In theory, people going to the landing page will only need to enter a post code, or town or street name, to be taken directly to the relevant service page of the local council website.
To update these, LAs should refer to www.ldghowto.org.uk and click onto Factsheet 4 and for those authorities that require it, a helpdesk service is available to support Local Authorities in dealing with online usability & accessibility issues - www.localdirectgovhelp.info or telephone 0845 603 2587.
Press release ~ Take-up campaign website ~ Toolkit launch event: RSVP: localegov@odpm.gsi.gov.uk ~ Take-Up Campaign landing page ~ Building usage of council websites: summary of findings from the Socitm Insight website take-up service Issue ~ Information on stakeholder activity, please contact charles.barnard@odpm.gsi.gov.uk
Defra: The world's leading economies, including the US, Australia, China and India, must develop a strong international framework so that urgent & ambitious action to combat climate change can take place, the UK's lead international climate change director Henry Derwent has said.
Launching the "Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change" book, Mr Derwent urged developed countries to reach a consensus on the scale of action needed to stabilise the climate and avoid dangerous climate change. The book will provide input into the UNFCCC's Fourth Assessment Report, which will be launched in 2007.
The
Press release ~ Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change ~ Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change online text (Be warned - only advisable with Broadband – it’s 17Mb) ~ Defra Climate Change website ~ Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change conference 2005 ~ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
DCA: Stimulating debate and political engagement is the aim of a series of pamphlets that has been launched by Democracy Minister Bridget Prentice.
Made up of six pamphlets, the Democracy Series covers a wide range of topical issues, among them democracy, disengagement and the British constitution. The first in the series - Islam and Democracy by Professor Haleh Afshar - has been published and will be followed by five others, concluding with one on constitutional reform.
The Hansard Society, which is overseeing publication of the series, will have its own online debate forum to allow readers to have their say on the pamphlets. Responses will be collated by the society.
Press release ~ Democracy Series ~ Department for Constitutional Affairs ~ Hansard Society ~ Hansard’s Headsup forum
Industry News: CABE – the 'Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment' – is all about improving people's quality of life through good design and their latest campaign - Designed with care – sets out to show how good design can improve local healthcare facilities.
By highlighting examples of excellent existing neighbourhood healthcare buildings – from GP surgeries to intermediate healthcare centres – they are showing how high-quality facilities can better meet the needs of patients, visitors & staff.
By going beyond simply providing a place for the delivery of nursing & medical care, these buildings create a human, inclusive and reassuring environment - just when people need it most.
They highlight key elements which can help to create a good healthcare building and put forward the view that space should be viewed as a resource, not a territory, allowing patterns of use to evolve over time.
As part of the campaign, CABE is highlighting a selection of case studies with buildings covering a wide range of healthcare facilities. They demonstrate fresh approaches in both public & private sector, meeting people's rising expectations of the health service.
The case studies demonstrate not only how high quality healthcare facilities impact on the health of their users, but also the benefits that result from a building that contributes to its neighbourhood.
Starting in June 2006, CABE is also putting on five FREE day-long seminars across
With the additional funding tap due to be turned off in the next year or so and with many Trusts already overspent to the tune of millions, the NHS cannot afford to not have a smooth transition to ‘primarily’ primary health care.
CABE’s campaign could make the difference between a successful implementation and expensive failure and, if nothing else, it could take some of the fear, pain & anger out of ‘waiting’.
Full details ~ Designed with care: design and neighbourhood healthcare buildings (1.7Mb) ~ Creating excellent buildings: a guide for clients ~ Now I feel tall: What a patient-led NHS feels like ~ Health reform in England: Update and next steps ~ DH guidance on Healthcare Design
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DfT: Transport Minister Derek Twigg has announced that ‘night-
time movements’ limits at Heathrow, to apply from October 2006 to October 2012,
will not increase above existing limits.
A stage 2
consultation paper on night flying restrictions to apply from
Press release ~ DfT Aviation environmental
issues ~ White paper - The future of Air
Transport ~ International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO)
HSE: The Health and Safety Executive is warning landlords to
ensure the safe condition of tenants' gas appliances by arranging for CORGI
registered installers to carry out annual safety checks and servicing.
This warning
follows the prosecution of Paul Clark, a landlord from Southsea in
Every year
20-30 people die from CO poisoning associated with domestic gas appliances, due
mainly to these appliances not having been properly installed or
maintained. HSE's role is to
enforce the legislation aimed at preventing such
tragedies.
Press release ~ Guidance on domestic gas safety ~ Directgov Domestic gas installation
safety ~ Corgi website
HSE: For the
first time the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has met the newly established
Local Government Panel (LGP) made up of elected members.
The forum is intended to promote a strategic dialogue
on local, central & devolved government issues that impact on health &
safety regulatory functions. It
will also review the effectiveness and performance of the partnership between
the enforcing authorities - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local
authorities (LAs).
Press release ~ HSC's Strategy for Workplace Health and Safety in Great
Britain to 2010 ~ Local
Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) ~ Local Government Association
(LGA) ~ Welsh
LGA ~ Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) ~ Northern Ireland
LGA
OFT: The Office of Fair
Trading has announced that it will refer the supply of groceries by
retailers in the
·
the planning regime acts as a costly barrier to
entry
·
big supermarkets have significant land holdings
which could aggravate barriers to entry
·
in some instances, supermarkets have attached
restrictive covenants when selling sites
·
there is also evidence to suggest that the big
supermarkets' buyer power has increased
The CC has
up to two years to conclude the investigation from the time the OFT makes a
reference.
Press release ~ The grocery market - The OFT's reasons for
making a reference to the Competition Commission ~ OFT
website ~ Supermarkets: The code of practice and other
competition issues ~ Competition Commission
Defra: Recommendations put forward following
an independent review of the
Press release ~ Defra
BSE website ~ Prof. Hill’s report ~ Defra’s response
Defra / FACE: At the annual meeting of Farming &
Countryside Education (FACE), Sir Mike Tomlinson CBE proposed that a Year of Food & Farming be
held. FACE is a charity which
helps young people learn more about food, farming and the countryside. It is supported by the Royal
Agricultural Society of England, the National Farmers'
The main aim
of the Year would be to improve understanding by children, and adults, of the
food chain and the role played by farming. Activities and events could take many forms such as visits,
new materials & resources, debates, competitions and
projects.
The idea,
following along the lines of the successful Industry Year in the 1980s, was
made public at the Annual Meeting of FACE, an educational charity which helps
young people to learn more about food, farming and the countryside.
Anyone
interested in the concept of the Year of
Food & Farming is invited to contact Bill Graham, 02476 853088 / bill@face-online.org.uk
Press release ~ FACE - Farming and
Countryside Education ~ Royal Agricultural Society of England ~ National Farmers'
Union ~ Forum for the Future ~ Sustainable
Development Commission
Met Office: The Met Office received calls about a
mysterious yellow dust appearing on cars & windows across various parts of
the
This
coincides with reports of high levels of pollen in
The
explosion of birch pollen in
Press release ~ National Pollen and
Aerobiology Research Unit ~ Met Office ~
Satellite imagery from
Eumetsat ~ Enlarged
image ~ Pollen across Europe ~ BBC
UK pollen index ~ The Pollen calendar ~
Studying
Pollen
DH: A new 'tsar' has been appointed at the Department of
Health to help lead government policy on the lives of people with learning
disabilities. Nicola Smith, 43,
from
Press release ~ Office for
Disability Issues ~ <
FONT color=#800080>White Paper Valuing
People: a new strategy for learning disability for the 21st century
(2001) ~ Mencap ~ National Forum of People with learning disabilities ~
Disability Equality Duty for Public sector ~ DRC: Disability Equality
Duty codes pf practice ~ Equality
Challenge Unit
Defra: Defra’s three month public consultation
on the priorities for the next Rural
Development Programme for England, which will run from 2007 to 2013,
closes on
It has
already been announced that to achieve more simplified & better targeted
funding for rural areas, the current Project Based Schemes will not be rolled forward into the next
programme. The following are
therefore closing to
new applications on
·
Rural
·
Processing & Marketing
Grant
·
Vocational Training Scheme
and
·
Energy Crops (SRC) Producer Group
Scheme
All
applications need to include full supporting details, as described in the
scheme guidance literature. A
substantial amount of grant funding is now fully committed and competition for
the remaining funds will be very strong, particularly for any project
requesting grant beyond
Press release ~ Rural
Development Programme in England ~ Consultation documents ~ Rural Development
Service ~ Schemes ~ England’s
Regional Development Agencies ~ Natural England ~ European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development
Defra: Over the
summer a total of 15 councils will be running educational campaigns designed to
reduce gum litter in all corners of the country thanks to funding from the Chewing Gum Action Group
(CGAG).
PR initiatives run by the councils
will:
·
raise
awareness of the problem of chewing gum litter
·
encourage responsible disposal of gum and
·
educate
people that dropping gum is littering and that those who drop gum on the floor
can be fined up to £80
Press release ~
Home
Office:
Disorderly louts and reckless licensees will be
targeted as part of continuing police activity through a fourth Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign
(AMEC), which has been launched
by the Government and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to tackle
alcohol related disorder. It runs
from 8 May to
The government claims that
the campaign will clearly set out what police and the public see as acceptable
drinking behaviour over the summer months, with forces combating drunken
disorder. A poster campaign will
raise public awareness of the £80 on the spot fines for drunken violent or
anti-social behaviour by showing:
·
a young man urinating against a wall following a night out, leaving a
stream of one pound coins pouring down the drain and
·
another spelling out £80 in vomit on the pavement
Press release ~ Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign
(AMEC) ~ Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) ~ Violent Crime Reduction Bill ~ Licensing Act
2003 ~ Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 ~ Communications
Toolkit from second campaign ~ Together
website ~ Alcohol Harm Reduction
Strategy
Healthcare Commission: Every NHS trust in
The concept is that patients & the public will be
able to see how local trusts say they measure up against 24 standards in areas
like safety, clinical effectiveness and patient focus. The government has said the standards
aim to ensure that services are safe & of acceptable quality and that they
describe a level of service that is acceptable and must be universal (Standards for Better Health,
2004).
The annual performance ratings will be published in October,
when Trusts will be scored on two
elements: quality of care and use of resources.
Press release ~ HC Annual health check ~ Assessment for improvement The annual health
check ~ Standards for Better
Health
DCLG: The Academy for Sustainable Communities
(ASC) has announced a series of education & training initiatives for
young people, professionals and communities. The Leeds-based ASC says it is working with partners from
all sectors to improve the skills, knowledge & behaviours needed to deliver
& maintain sustainable communities across the country.
It intends to focus on a range of projects
to:
·
capture
the interest of young people and encourage them into sustainable community
careers
·
ensure
that a co-ordinated programme of integrated learning & skills training is
delivered to professionals and
·
increase
the ability of communities to shape the future direction of where they live and
work
On behalf of Government, the ASC is taking forward
the principles of the Bristol Accord
and leading a Skills Symposium in Leeds (from 9 – 10 November 2006), where
experts from across Europe can promote good practice and share ideas.
Press release ~ Academy
for Sustainable Communities ~ Egan
Review of Skills for sustainable communities ~ DCLG –
Sustainable Communities ~ Bristol Accord ~ URBACT
DfES: Schools
Minister Andrew Adonis has launched a new ‘gold standard for school sport’ that
publicly recognises schools' achievement in boosting physical education and
activity. Schools will win the
kitemarks for top levels of pupil participation in high quality PE and sport
within & after school, as well as their wider sports links with local clubs
and the community.
The awards will be based on data gathered from the
annual survey of school sport, now in its third year, so schools do not have to
go through a separate application process. The kitemarks replace the previous scheme run by Sport
Primary schools are eligible for Activemark, secondary schools for Sportsmark and school sport
partnerships (groups of schools working together to increase sports
opportunities) for the new Sports
Partnership Mark.
Press release ~ National school sport strategy ~ Implementation Review
Unit (IRU) ~ Sport England ~ Activemark, Sportsmark and Sports Partnership
Mark ~ 2004/05 school sport
survey
Defra: Consultation proposals (closes
They will
not affect:
·
Transport of animals not in connection with an
economic activity (e.g. taking a pet on holiday).
·
Journeys to or from a veterinary practice or
clinic under veterinary instruction.
·
Farmers transporting their own animals in their
vehicles under 50km.
Press release ~ The EU Regulation ~
The welfare of animals during transport: consultation on
the implementation of EU Regulation 1/2005 ~ Farmed animal welfare during transport ~ Farm Animal Welfare
Council ~ Guide to the transport of animals (cleansing and disinfection)
(England) order 2003 ~ Animal
Transportation Association ~ IATA
Live animals regulations ~ RSPCA ~ World Organisation for Animal Health
Defra: Two Government consultations (closing on
The proposals to amend the Habitats Regulations 1994 address current gaps &
inconsistencies and create greater legal certainty in a number of
areas.
The proposed Offshore Marine Conservation Regulations aim to address
the issue of protecting species that are beyond the
The Regulations are expected to come into force by October
2006. Similar
consultations on the regulations covering terrestrial areas and territorial
waters will be conducted by the administrations in
Press release ~ Draft Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations
2006 ~
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.)
Regulations 2006 ~ Darwin Mounds ~ Cold water
corals ~ Marine Natural Area
profiles
Defra: Forestry Minister Barry Gardiner has launched a consultation
(closes
The
Government has named four
objectives for its forestry policy:
·
To safeguard
·
To protect the environmental resources of water,
soil & air and to protect & enhance biodiversity and landscapes, both
woodland & non-woodland and cultural values
·
To ensure that woodlands and trees enhance the
quality of life for those living in, working in, or visiting
·
To encourage the development of new or improved
markets for sustainable woodland products & services where this will
deliver identifiable public benefits, nationally or
locally
Press release ~
HSE: The Health
and Safety Executive has started a consultation exercise (closes
To date CORGI have been the sole successful applicant
for this role. This consultation
looks at the pros & cons of two services existing for consumers and the
domestic gas industry.
Press release ~ National Association of
Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) ~ Consultation documents (Scroll down) ~ Corgi
website ~ HSE Gas safety review
DCLG: The Government is consulting (closes
In the
1960s, the ‘going rate’ for commission payment on the resale of a park home was
about 20%. With the introduction
of the Mobile Homes Act 1975, the payment was limited to15% and this was then
reduced again in the Mobile Homes Act
1983 to 10%.
The
Government is already proposing secondary legislation changes to implied terms
& measures, to change the size of park homes. This will be followed later in the year by the publication of
revised model standards and new guidance to assist local authorities in
ensuring all parks maintain the highest standards for their
residents.
Press release ~ Consultation ~ Park
Homes Working Party ~ Guide to Residents and Site Owners ~ DCLG
Park Homes website
DH: The
Department of Health has launched new guidance
on reducing MRSA infections, containing a productivity calculator
showing that millions of pounds could be saved by acute trusts who reduce rates
of infection.
All NHS acute Trusts in
In order to assist Trusts in assessing the likely
financial & operational impact of meeting this target, a simple
spreadsheet tool has been developed to estimate the current
financial cost and operational cost (in terms of additional bed days incurred)
of MRSA bacteraemias and, more widely, all healthcare associated infections.
Press release ~ 'Going Further Faster' Guidance &
productivity tool ~ DH - Healthcare associated
infections ~ Towards Cleaner Hospitals and
Lower Rates of Infection ~
National Patient Safety
Agency ~ Saving Lives: a delivery programme to reduce
healthcare associated infection (HCAI) including
MRSA ~ Health Protection Agency (HPA) ~ Hospital Infection
Society ~ Standards of Cleanliness, Cleaning Audit Score Sheet and Cleaning
Frequencies
DH: The Department of Health has published its departmental
report 2006 (its 16th annual report) covering Health and Personal
Social Services programmes.
Buncefield
Inquiry:
The Buncefield Major Incident
Investigation Board has
published a third report from Taf Powell, the Investigation Manager, on
progress with the investigation into the explosions and fire at the Buncefield
Oil Storage Depot on 11 December 2005.
The third progress report makes clear that most of the main
facts of the cause of the Buncefield incident are now known with reasonable
confidence. In particular the report:
·
describes how overfilling of tank
912 led to an escape of fuel (now known to be unleaded petrol) and
·
how this in turn led to the
formation of a cloud of flammable vapour that subsequently ignited
The Board's focus now is on producing its own initial report on
findings and early recommendations later this year.
Inquiry Press release ~ HSE press release ~ Defra press release ~ Buncefield Investigation ~ Current third and previous reports ~ Defra technical report on the results of air quality monitoring,
arising from the smoke plume generated by the fire ~ HPA: Health Effects
from the Buncefield Fire
MoD: The Ministry
of Defence has welcomed the publication of the House of Commons Defence
Committee's report on the Defence
Industrial Strategy, in which the Committee looked at issues including how
the defence industry needs to reshape itself; competition & partnering
arrangements; research & technology; and international
issues.
One of the key suggestions that the Committee makes
is that further work, in order to maintain both our industrial competitiveness
and our military effectiveness, is required on the area of research &
technology. The Government's formal response to the Defence Committee's
report will be submitted before 7 July.
Press release ~ Committee report on
Defence Industrial Strategy (scroll down)
Cabinet Office: The
Intelligence & Security Committee’s report into the London Terrorist
Attacks on
Press release ~ Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) ~
Intelligence and Security Committee Report
into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 ~ Government Response to the Intelligence and
Security Committee Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July
2005 ~ UK
Resilience ~ National Steering Committee
on Warning and Informing the Public (NSCWIP) ~ Central
Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) ~ Emergency Planning College (EPC)
DWP: Two studies published by the Department for Work and
Pensions constitute the largest examination of the employment penalties faced by ethnic
minorities in the labour market and their geographical
variation.
The studies
measure the extent to which ethnic minorities are less likely to have a job
than whites, after taking account of other factors in particular educational
qualifications.
Press release ~ Research report 333: 'Ethnic minority populations and the labour market: an analysis of
the1991 and 2001 Census' (Warning 8.5Mb) ~ Summary version ~ Research report 341: 'Ethnic penalties in the labour market: employers and
discrimination' (1.4Mb) ~ Summary version
Countryside Agency: The
government claims that communities across
‘Opening Green Doors’, an
evaluation of five years of Doorstep Greens, shows how new open spaces, play
areas, nature reserves, village greens and flower gardens are helping to
improve quality of life for communities everywhere.
Press release ~ Countryside
Agency ~ Doorstep Greens’ initiative ~ <
FONT color=#800080>‘Opening Green Doors’ (2Mb) ~
<
FONT color=#800080>Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities
programme’ ~ Green Space online ~ Directgov ~
Green
Flag Award ~ DCLG –
Parks and Urban Green Spaces ~ Cleaner
Safer Greener Communities
Save the Children: Following a study in
Despite
commitments made in 2002 by NGOs, the UN & peacekeepers to improve the
worldwide monitoring of recruitment & staff conduct, vulnerable children
are still allegedly being forced to exchange sex for basic necessities, such as
money to attend school or food to feed their families.
During the
study in
In March
2006 a collective of international NGOs, of which Save the Children is a key partner,
launched a new set of materials (‘Keeping Children Safe’) to enable all NGOs to attain high standards
of child protection. The KCS
toolkit seeks to provide an additional tool to enable organisations, wherever
they are in the world, to develop practical child protection procedures and
give staff vital training and support.
HMRC: HM Revenue & Customs is reminding
employers in
While
employers with fewer than 50 employees do not have to file online, they get
£250 tax-free from HMRC if they do so and still qualify for the tax-free payment if
an agent or bureau files online for them.
This year
HMRC's online Returns service will be applying quality checks to all
Returns, and rejecting those with errors.
The sender will receive a message almost immediately after submission if
their Return is rejected, explaining why. If this happens, they must correct and resend the Return
without delay, no later than
19 May to avoid a penalty notice.
The most common mistake is not getting the
Employer's PAYE Reference right.
Employers
required to file their Return online must first register by visiting http://www.hmrc.gov.uk, clicking on 'PAYE for
Employers', and then selecting 'Register'. An Employer's Annual Return
consists of a P35, together with a P14 for each employee.
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