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Financial Conduct Authority news
Three individuals and two firms charged over alleged unauthorised business activities
Financial Conduct Authority
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 16:25

The FCA has started criminal proceedings against Anthony Hay, Laura Hay, Tim Stewart, Premier Finance GB Ltd and Proserv GBR Limited, for allegedly engaging in unauthorised business.

Financial Conduct Authority | Official News Release
Three individuals and two firms charged over alleged unauthorised business activities
10 Downing Street news
PM announces further funding for the National Crime Agency (NCA) and new migration returns figures
10 Downing Street
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 16:20

The PM has announced two new elements of this government’s approach to boost border security and restore order to the asylum system.

10 Downing Street | Official News Release
PM announces further funding for the National Crime Agency (NCA) and new migration returns figures
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority news
NDA supply chain award winners 2024 revealed
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 16:15

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group have announced five organisations as winners of this year’s supply chain awards.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Official News Release
NDA supply chain award winners 2024 revealed
Chartered Trading Standards Institute news
CTSI responds to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 16:10

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute responds to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that has been introduced to Parliament today (Tuesday 5 November 2024).

Chartered Trading Standards Institute | Official News Release
CTSI responds to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
techUK news
Education Hub
techUK
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 16:05

We have had a longstanding ambition to bolster the UK's education sector and edtech market within techUK, and our latest market programme is a timely enrichment to the national dialogue on edtech.

techUK | Official News Release
Education Hub
Environment Agency news
Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works
Environment Agency
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 15:25

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Midlands company for failing to complete safety works on a Lancashire reservoir.

Environment Agency | Official News Release
Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works
Home Office news
Working with INTERPOL to deliver government priorities
Home Office
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 15:20

The Home Secretary’s speech given yesterday to the INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow on working together to deliver on government priorities.

Home Office | Official News Release
Working with INTERPOL to deliver government priorities
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) news
Ofsted publishes inspector training materials
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 15:15

Ofsted has today published recordings of inspector training materials, as part of its commitment to being a more open and transparent organisation.

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) | Official News Release
Ofsted publishes inspector training materials
Department of Health and Social Care news
Protecting children, families and vulnerable from tobacco harms
Department of Health and Social Care
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 15:10
Scottish Government news
Attracting private investment in nature
Scottish Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 15:05

A new plan to attract responsible private investment into natural capital markets has been launched for Scotland.

Scottish Government | Official News Release
Attracting private investment in nature
RUSI news
North Korea Enters the Fray: Must Ukraine Win a Third World War on its Own?
RUSI
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 14:25

North Korea’s entry into the Russia–Ukraine war has globalised the conflict, intensifying the risks as Ukraine faces two highly militarised adversaries.

RUSI | Official News Release
North Korea Enters the Fray: Must Ukraine Win a Third World War on its Own?
Government Actuary's Department news
GAD is a host board for next UK Boardroom Apprentice programme
Government Actuary's Department
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 14:20

GAD is to take part as a host board in the Boardroom Apprentice programme. Successful applicants will get a year-long learning and development placement.

Government Actuary's Department | Official News Release
GAD is a host board for next UK Boardroom Apprentice programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) news
Introducing CHEERS-AI: improving health economic evaluation reporting for AI technologies
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 14:15
Information Commissioner's Office news
Empowering young people to learn more about their local environment
Information Commissioner's Office
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 14:10

Aiden Clarkson, Senior Upstream Regulation Officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office has written a blog for the National Education Nature Park on the importance of knowing your information rights.

Information Commissioner's Office | Official News Release
Empowering young people to learn more about their local environment
Welsh Government news
Time to ‘stub it out’ for a generation
Welsh Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 14:05

A new law has been laid before Parliament today, which could create the first smoke-free generation.

Welsh Government | Official News Release
Time to ‘stub it out’ for a generation
Environment Agency news
EA re-opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator
Environment Agency
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 13:25

On 1 November 2024 the Environment Agency re-opened the initial consultation into an environmental permit application for an incinerator near Swadlincote.

Environment Agency | Official News Release
EA re-opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners news
APCC welcomes lifting of "lifetime licences" for released IPP offenders
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 13:20

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ Joint Lead on Criminal Justice, Danielle Stone, yesterday responded to a Ministry of Justice announcement ending lifetime licenses for rehabilitated offenders who received indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs).

Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | Official News Release
APCC welcomes lifting of "lifetime licences" for released IPP offenders
Met Office news
An average October comes to a close
Met Office
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 13:15

Despite the first named storm of the year, October has been a fairly typical month for UK weather.

 

Met Office | Official News Release
An average October comes to a close
Charity Commission news
Joint communique from International Charity Regulator leaders
Charity Commission
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 13:10

From 28-30 October, charity regulators from eight nations gathered in the UK for a three-day meeting.

Charity Commission | Official News Release
Joint communique from International Charity Regulator leaders
Scottish Government news
Non-domestic rates relief statistics
Scottish Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 13:05

The Chief Statistician has released statistics on the reliefs and exemptions from non-domestic rates that were in place on 1 June 2024.

Scottish Government | Official News Release
Non-domestic rates relief statistics
NHS England news
NHS launches major new stroke campaign as thousands delay calling 999 by nearly 90 minutes
NHS England
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:33

Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour and a half.

NHS England | Official News Release
NHS launches major new stroke campaign as thousands delay calling 999 by nearly 90 minutes
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC) news
Gross misconduct proven against ex-Derbyshire PC who formed inappropriate relationship
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC)
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:25

A disciplinary panel has ruled that a former Derbyshire Constabulary officer who sent sexually explicit messages to a vulnerable woman, would have been dismissed had he not resigned.

Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC - formerly IPCC) | Official News Release
Gross misconduct proven against ex-Derbyshire PC who formed inappropriate relationship
Chatham House news
Harris and Trump's shared goal masks a fundamental AI policy divide
Chatham House
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:20

Both presidential candidates will pursue US tech dominance but differ on the means to achieve it.

Chatham House | Official News Release
Harris and Trump's shared goal masks a fundamental AI policy divide
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations) news
CBI responds to The National Energy System Operator's report
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:15
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology news
UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemics
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:10

The government is set to partner with Oxford Nanopore, which uses technology to rapidly diagnose a range of cancers, along with rare and infectious diseases

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Official News Release
UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemics
Scottish Government news
Wellbeing Economy Governments Annual Engagement Report
Scottish Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 12:05

A report published on behalf of the Wellbeing Economy Governments partnership, detailing group activity and engagement from October 2023 - September 2024.

Scottish Government | Official News Release
Wellbeing Economy Governments Annual Engagement Report
techUK news
techUK Report - Foundations For The Future: How Data Centres Can Supercharge UK Economic Growth
techUK
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 11:25

techUK is excited to announce the release of its latest report highlighting the crucial role of the data centres sector as the backbone of the UK's digital economy.

techUK | Official News Release
techUK Report - Foundations For The Future: How Data Centres Can Supercharge UK Economic Growth
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs news
COP 16 concludes: UK back on the global stage urging action on nature recovery and supporting 30by30 goals
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 11:20
National Audit Office Press Releases news
Government should publish a target date for ending cladding remediation
National Audit Office Press Releases
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 11:15

Publishing a target date for the completion of dangerous cladding remediation works and providing greater transparency on remediation performance are two key recommendations arising from a new National Audit Office report.

National Audit Office Press Releases | Official News Release
Government should publish a target date for ending cladding remediation
HM Treasury news
Business "ready to support" UK with £500m investment following Chancellor's first budget
HM Treasury
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 11:10

US firm confirms £500m investment in biomedical research, supporting government’s plan to attract private investment and grow the UK economy.

HM Treasury | Official News Release
Business "ready to support" UK with £500m investment following Chancellor's first budget
RUSI news
The West Must Stop Protecting Russia from the Consequences of its Actions
RUSI
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 11:05

After more than a decade of the largest war in Europe since the Second World War, the West can no longer ignore the fact that the tipping point of the global balance of power lies in Ukraine.

RUSI | Official News Release
The West Must Stop Protecting Russia from the Consequences of its Actions
10 Downing Street news
What you need to know from the Budget
10 Downing Street
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 10:20

Our Budget will help to fix the NHS and rebuild Britain, while making sure working people don’t face higher taxes in their payslips. 

10 Downing Street | Official News Release
What you need to know from the Budget
Ministry of Defence news
Satellite deal signed for advanced military tech
Ministry of Defence
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 10:15

New Juno satellite to support military operations will be designed and built in the UK.

Ministry of Defence | Official News Release
Satellite deal signed for advanced military tech
Department of Health and Social Care news
Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerable
Department of Health and Social Care
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 10:10

The government will introduce plans for tougher action to protect people from the harms of smoking in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today.

Department of Health and Social Care | Official News Release
Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerable
Scottish Government news
Nature’s role in economy
Scottish Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 10:05

Jobs and sectors dependent on sustainable natural world.

Scottish Government | Official News Release
Nature’s role in economy
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) news
Funding available for organisations in Britain to give evidence to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 09:25

We are offering funding of up to £7,500 for multiple civil society organisations in Britain to provide in-person evidence to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to inform its 7th periodic review of the United Kingdom.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | Official News Release
Funding available for organisations in Britain to give evidence to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Children’s Commissioner news
What is this plan for? The purpose and content of children in need plans
Children’s Commissioner
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 09:20

A new report from the Children’s Commissioner has raised concerns about the quality and consistency of support for some of England’s most vulnerable children, with decisions about their care often driven by local capacity and resource rather than the needs of families.

Children’s Commissioner | Official News Release
What is this plan for? The purpose and content of children in need plans
Information Commissioner's Office news
Information Commissioner seeks permission to appeal DSG Retail Ltd ruling
Information Commissioner's Office
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 09:10

We are seeking permission to appeal the judgment of the Upper Tribunal (Tribunal) on DSG Retail Limited (DSG) to the Court of Appeal.

Information Commissioner's Office | Official News Release
Information Commissioner seeks permission to appeal DSG Retail Ltd ruling
Welsh Government news
Check what financial support you might be entitled to
Welsh Government
Tuesday 05 November 2024 @ 09:05

With Talk Money Week underway, Social Justice Secretary Jane Hutt is encouraging people to check what financial support they’re eligible to receive and might be missing out on, including pension credit.

Welsh Government | Official News Release
Check what financial support you might be entitled to

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