UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-space-command-successfully-launches-first-military-satellite?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=08c1432b-170d-4541-b436-fcf89416ea27&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Cutting-edge new satellite launched by UK Space Command to provide crucial space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-by-the-foreign-ministers-of-the-united-kingdom-france-germany-and-italy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3d18338f-6cd6-49a5-b2d6-0b3006ba9fb7&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: A joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy following an update on Israel-Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
It’s never too late for peace in the Middle East – we must break the cycle of violence: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/its-never-too-late-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-we-must-break-the-cycle-of-violence?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2b1cfa1b-8a3f-43ff-a3d6-bbde2c4e8d45&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné write for The Observer on how a ceasefire could enable progress towards a two-state solution – the only long-term route to safety and security.
Process activated to manage prisoner movements: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/process-activated-to-manage-prisoner-movements?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fa24f707-5eac-465f-9a80-6a7557c7c719&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: A temporary measure to manage pressures in prisons in the north of England has been reactivated, following longstanding capacity failures and recent outbreaks of far-right disorder.
NDA invests £30million in cutting edge research and innovation: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nda-invests-30million-in-cutting-edge-research-and-innovation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5234cca1-c625-46a2-89a5-cfa53f5e2a33&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: NDA awards contracts totalling £30million to drive innovation and research into new nuclear decommissioning techniques.
Nationwide call to surrender all zombie-style knives and machetes: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nationwide-call-to-surrender-all-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df48f6de-240c-4c70-a9c3-b0e31de62616&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: A nationwide call to hand over zombie-style knives and machetes has been launched by the government, before these dangerous weapons are banned from our streets.
Fostering new collaborations at 30th Sarajevo Film Festival: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fostering-new-collaborations-at-30th-sarajevo-film-festival?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=39f60ab2-6735-4b51-bfcf-21c600c219d6&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: This week in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), we are fostering new collaborations and promoting GREAT UK creative industries at 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Warship and submarine readiness boost by small British businesses: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/warship-and-submarine-readiness-boost-by-small-british-businesses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6663130b-713a-4af2-9061-9d663ae4e16a&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Small British businesses are to benefit from a new warship and submarine agreement, Defence Minister Maria Eagle has announced today.
DCMS letter (16 August) to Goodwin Procter on consent to derogations from 30 January Pre-emptive Action Order: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-letter-16-august-to-goodwin-procter-on-consent-to-derogations-from-30-january-pre-emptive-action-order?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=737b2270-d549-47eb-a566-fe2f44b2965f&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Correspondence regarding the anticipated acquisition of TMG by RB Investco Ltd.
Recovered appeal: London City Airport, Hartman Road, Silvertown London E16 2PX (ref: 3326646 – 19 August 2024): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovered-appeal-london-city-airport-hartman-road-silvertown-london-e16-2px-ref-3326646-19-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=31962401-2bbc-4005-a3d3-696382a16b65&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.
First armed forces families collect keys to new homes at Imjin Barracks: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-armed-forces-families-collect-keys-to-new-homes-at-imjin-barracks?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df44d124-3a9d-40a1-93fb-408717915606&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The first armed forces families move into their new homes at Imjin Barracks following the handover of the first wave of properties.
Prime Minister meets new First Minister in Cardiff for two day Welsh visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-meets-new-first-minister-in-cardiff-for-two-day-welsh-visit?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ff5db724-1331-4cb9-a870-802a5fb2b202&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Prime Minister has arrived in Cardiff this afternoon for his first in-person meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan since she took up the role this month.
Places at Pace – September 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/places-at-pace-september-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4334be75-46d3-47b4-8ad7-5ad1139a1bde&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: We are pleased to announce that the Office for Place will be hosting Places at Pace, our first online mini-conference, on 18 September from 10am to 12pm.
CMR4 and CRM5 replacement service launch: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cmr4-and-crm5-replacement-service-launch?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=33dc4adf-c7a5-4f2a-9a9a-2a2a73fb3fae&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Apply for prior authority to incur disbursements and Apply for Extension of Upper Limit are the replacement services for CRM4 and CRM5 eForms.
Statement on behalf of the eighth Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-behalf-of-the-eighth-tata-steel-port-talbot-transition-board?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7a78451c-7986-4d55-a953-d2637ca1be32&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board met for the eighth time on 15 August 2024, the second under the new government.
A GREAT UK Day in Guatemala, a festival of British culture: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-great-uk-day-in-guatemala-a-festival-of-british-culture?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7810c768-57c7-42f1-9880-e6fd773927f2&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The British Embassy held a festival to share the experience of UK culture with its gastronomy and art, in collaboration with British companies in Guatemala.
UK Announces Canadian Scholarship Winners: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-canadian-scholarship-winners?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b4fa0336-0844-4ceb-b8e4-3b069baed921&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Among the three students receiving fully-funded scholarships to UK masters programmes in 2024 is Canada’s first-ever Indigenous Chevening Scholar.
Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister: Together we will “supercharge” mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-and-welsh-first-minister-together-we-will-supercharge-mission-to-make-britain-a-clean-energy-superpower?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=d9d1bc9e-72dc-4e86-ad38-53257e2265b3&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister will supercharge efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower today, by investing in homegrown energy to grow the economy, create jobs, boost skills, and strengthen our energy independence.
Robecca: AI ethics in action: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/robecca-ai-ethics-in-action?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=921679ed-9120-4e6e-b595-1afc9e7b8c06&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: She helps shape the defence and security landscape with her work on the ethics, law and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
[Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat =================================================================
on River Thame](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chearsley-wetland-a-thriving-new-habitat-on-river-thame?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c6ac6557-6f7d-4cbd-b5aa-45e6d1c93896&utm_content=weekly)
Page summary: Partnership project transforms 17 hectares of floodplain grassland into complex wetland habitat at Manor Farm. Flourishing wildlife and flood management.
Pension Credit awareness drive as thousands of eligible pensioners yet to claim: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-awareness-drive-as-thousands-of-eligible-pensioners-yet-to-claim--2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2b13deb3-8f09-4c7a-83af-5dac1570f013&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household.
Extend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extend-child-benefit-for-your-teen-by-31-august?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=dd2eff87-d746-4680-adc9-36f25bb6e727&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training.
Tiverton company pays £24,000 for not complying with regulations: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tiverton-company-pays-24000-for-not-complying-with-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9351c3bc-8590-4d9f-87b8-52d03e061a56&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Tiverton security company, Kaba Ltd, is to pay more than £24,000 to an environmental charity for failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.
Sussex director sentenced for Covid fraud and footgolf scheme: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sussex-director-sentenced-for-covid-fraud-and-footgolf-scheme?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=68cc1192-7cc3-4a6a-831b-9a47946b8863&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Director who previously committed bankruptcy offences is sentenced for fraud and failing to keep accounting records
Update from interim Independent Chief Inspector: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-from-interim-independent-chief-inspector?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0cecf1e3-bc11-4bbb-9f4e-7164e6e38a94&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Interim Independent Chief Inspector David Bolt provides an update about his priorities in the role and his plans for new inspection topics.
Meta’s changes to ad data use rules accepted by CMA: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/metas-changes-to-ad-data-use-rules-accepted-by-cma?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cb65923b-3e1a-4aac-a36c-7d5f1453d851&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The move follows consultation with the wider advertising sector.
Inspection work in progress: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/work-in-progress?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b5743d77-8009-4154-b83d-8915c4ab0b74&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections.
Change made: Three inspections have been added to the list of live inspections.
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola: Bharat Joshi: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-angola-bharat-joshi?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=79a655ab-f25e-4281-b22f-799267400751&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Mr Bharat Joshi has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
Make Noise For Ukraine on Ukrainian Independence Day: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-noise-for-ukraine-on-ukrainian-independence-day?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0ee229f3-40e9-48c7-8517-70e8d1ffb255&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The UK Government and our partners in NATO are leading an international campaign to Make Noise For Ukraine on Ukrainian Independence Day, 24 August.
MOD’s new approach to Single Living Accommodation pipeline: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mods-new-approach-to-single-living-accommodation-pipeline?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f82b5fc3-81ba-4dcc-b940-74a5c62dddf6&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced the appointment of 6 companies to build Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for the armed forces.
The Water Vole has made Hull Road Park its new home: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-water-vole-has-made-hull-road-park-its-new-home?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c5d0a219-5655-4054-9991-f8bc7354cb6f&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: After 30 years of decline and no official recordings ever in Hull Road Park, the Water Vole has made the park in York its home.
Libya’s leaders must protect their people’s rights: UK statement at the UN Security Council: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/libyas-leaders-must-protect-their-peoples-rights-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6029d752-3918-449f-97fb-e937f8d6784d&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.
PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 20 August 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-prime-minister-netanyahu-of-israel-20-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ae84fd5f-734b-453a-922f-1b7cc5154d91&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Prime Minister spoke to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon.
Red Arrows Touch Down in Nova Scotia to Begin 2024 Canadian Tour: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/red-arrows-touch-down-in-nova-scotia-to-begin-2024-canadian-tour?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f26574c8-44d3-4942-ade9-f6234b4e6c7f&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The British High Commission is excited to welcome the UK’s Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team —the Red Arrows—to Canada for their Maple Hawk 2024 tour in Canada.
West Midlands company gives £100,000 to Nature Recovery Project: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/west-midlands-waste-operator-gives-100000-to-wildlife-trust?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b996ef74-e969-4a93-ad45-b56f65274743&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking from a West Midlands waste operator following a fire that occurred in September 2022.
Change made: The title of the press release has been amended
Military ‘silent hangar’ to help protect against foreign GPS jamming: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/military-silent-hangar-to-help-protect-against-foreign-gps-jamming?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e99f5dc4-d3fd-4f13-a434-6c0935e3f7a7&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: A new test facility, one of the largest in Europe, will help military kit to be better protected from attempts to jam GPS devices.
Witness appeal after collision between motorboat and kayak at Milford Haven: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/witness-appeal-after-collision-between-motorboat-and-kayak-at-milford-haven?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ed81d089-e147-4a3d-972a-d6fcf3ff9051&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) investigators have appealed for information from witnesses to a collision between a motorboat and a kayak near Milford Haven on 11 August 2024.
Government hub named one of the world’s leading workplaces: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-hub-named-one-of-the-worlds-leading-workplaces?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4289854b-42ba-45fd-b55b-9d9c22e2c454&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Government Property Agency (GPA) has gained a prestigious world-leading award for its office hub building in Peterborough.
Environment Agency urges property and landowners to be vigilant in stopping waste criminals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-urges-property-and-landowners-to-be-vigilant-in-stopping-waste-criminals?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=615bff22-127a-41c0-86a4-d4965454f9f4&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Environment Agency warns property and landowners to secure premises against criminals who dump illegally collected waste
How we protected the UK and space in July 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-we-protected-the-uk-and-space-in-july-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c6b1d3b0-787b-4f66-a230-93da89f3552c&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: This report was issued in August 2024 and covers the time period 1 July 2024 to 31 July 2024 inclusive.
Pension Credit: What you need to know: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-what-you-need-to-know--2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=89d876f6-4569-4fd4-8eed-d85fa5b9355b&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Up to 880,000 households across the UK may be missing out on support worth on average over £3,900 a year. Read more about claiming for yourself or a loved one.
Oil and gas: OPRED communications: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-opred-communications?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7bf33d0c-39f1-4226-8c1c-9cd337abb426&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.
Change made: Call for upcoming impulsive noise activites in the SNS SAC in 2025
CMA looks to new digital markets competition regime to resolve app store concerns: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-looks-to-new-digital-markets-competition-regime-to-resolve-app-store-concerns?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=96c40791-4f5c-4bdc-9c0d-83b10017e5c1&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Competition Act cases closed ahead of new digital markets regime coming into force.
Home Secretary announces new measures to boost Britain’s border security: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-announces-new-measures-to-boost-britains-border-security?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8ddea250-0476-4e83-800a-e82804376461&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Home Secretary announces new measures to strengthen border security, enforce immigration rules and increase returns
35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands: Lord Pickles’ message of support: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/35-stolpersteine-laid-in-the-channel-islands-lord-pickles-message-of-support?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e325dec9-7ca6-4711-8f51-3378336d631e&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair Lord Pickles supports the laying of 35 Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) in the Channel Islands to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Vacancy for Business Support Officer: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vacancy-for-business-support-officer?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2249b4e1-c5ed-4a09-9242-2885bdf57cd6&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join the Business Support Team at MAIB, Southampton.
Students urged to protect themselves from deadly meningitis: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/students-urged-to-protect-themselves-from-deadly-meningitis?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2420ddff-44d5-49fa-a305-8d577015f319&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging students to make the healthiest start to their studies possible.
Call for evidence: An inspection of the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-evidence-an-inspection-of-the-effectiveness-efficiency-and-consistency-of-the-home-offices-management-of-fee-waiver-applications?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8088fdf2-2115-41b2-ba2a-1dde65e7e056&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications to submit evidence for the inspection.
UK steps up support to tackle mpox outbreak on visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-steps-up-support-to-tackle-mpox-outbreak-on-visit-to-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b6b9b9ff-b0c3-4910-815a-d0ee24bb241c&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Africa Minister Lord Collins has announced new funding to tackle the outbreak of mpox cases in the DRC.
Recovered appeal: land at Sniperley Park, Durham (refs: 3330836, 3331745, 3331801 and 3333600 – 21 August 2024): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovered-appeal-land-at-sniperley-park-durham-refs-3330836-3331745-3331801-and-3333600-21-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b0a3889d-ff1a-4259-89e2-0c8f83b31da3&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for 4 recovered appeals.
UK announces new support to Southern African rail: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-support-to-southern-african-rail?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cd9d8481-1a4c-411f-b604-ed84de88b16e&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: UK commits to funding research and technical assistance aimed at promoting regional growth by facilitating railway development across Southern Africa.
Open Innovation Team launches its updated strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-innovation-team-launches-its-updated-strategy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fbb71b8f-2a49-4175-b949-565158d851ef&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh calls on Honourable Chief Adviser H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-high-commissioner-to-bangladesh-calls-on-honourable-chief-adviser-he-professor-muhammad-yunus?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=833a25e0-d72e-47c1-9529-28c9a6714997&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met with the Honourable Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka today.
Page summary: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new Supporting Safer Sports campaign, providing resources to those working and volunteering in sports.
ESFA Update: 21 August 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-update-21-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a0548c49-6dc6-4cf4-b386-9576696c2ca5&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers.
New controls on sheep and goat products to protect against peste des petits ruminants (PPR): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-controls-on-sheep-and-goat-products-to-protect-against-peste-des-petits-ruminants-ppr?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1bd025ea-11b5-4a23-bb43-890c1808316c&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, have been announced today (21 August).
Distillers toast £25m Brazilian boost for Scotch Whisky: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/distillers-toast-25m-brazilian-boost-for-scotch-whisky?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a2f5e016-d4c2-453d-aac1-c6a1044c2c5c&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is visiting a distillery in Scotland to celebrate Brazil’s decision to grant special protected status to Scotch Whisky.
Guatemala and the UK partner to strengthen climate negotiation capabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guatemala-and-the-uk-partner-to-strengthen-climate-negotiation-capabilities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1c47e4af-5f1f-4fbd-9f03-5ab09242345a&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The British Embassy and the Guatemalan Government are working together to upskill environmental capabilities of civil servants.
The international community must work together to prevent conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-international-community-must-work-together-to-prevent-conflict-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ea3a93ec-48c9-48db-ad6c-56edf9c4a3ef&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on peacebuilding.
New government adviser to maximise benefits of AUKUS partnership: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-adviser-to-maximise-benefits-of-aukus-partnership?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1a8b1602-c8c3-443f-af51-943f17f8ebec&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Sir Stephen Lovegrove has been appointed as the Government’s AUKUS Adviser, to help the UK maximise the benefits of AUKUS and unlock further opportunities within the historic partnership.
Regulator disqualifies charity trustees for inadequate financial and safeguarding practices: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-disqualifies-charity-trustees-for-inadequate-financial-and-safeguarding-practices?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2c8f760b-03e7-4010-a5c4-5bc69f17416b&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Charity Commission has concluded that there was serious misconduct and / or mismanagement in the administration of Salvation Proclaimers Ministries Limited.
Deal could result in higher costs for ventilation systems, CMA provisionally finds: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/deal-could-result-in-higher-costs-for-ventilation-systems-cma-provisionally-finds?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ad156d4a-e449-4196-8afd-6b817bbfcc32&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Phase 2 review provisionally finds competition concerns in the local areas around Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/applications-and-complaints?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=67295464-7241-4858-8a81-e820f3a61d4d&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The submission of applications and complaints to the CAC.
Crown Commercial Service to boost NHS commercial skills and efficiency: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crown-commercial-service-to-boost-nhs-commercial-skills-and-efficiency?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e012dd7f-6c11-42c6-a70e-f32aa05f0348&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Crown Commercial Service agrees to fund two key initiatives to boost commercial capability across NHS.
Guide to the 2024 Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 qualification results for VTQs in England: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guide-to-the-2024-level-1-level-12-and-level-2-qualification-results-for-vtqs-in-england?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b0ac9368-5443-4e36-a182-cb67458ae627&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Covering Technical Awards and Technical Certificates approved for reporting in Department for Education (DfE) performance tables.
Guide to GCSE results for England, summer 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guide-to-gcse-results-for-england-summer-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=53a3d966-4905-47aa-9602-0968a3d3a323&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall GCSE results are similar to summer 2023.
£2.5 million for satellite data pilots to benefit citizens and businesses: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-for-satellite-data-pilots-to-benefit-citizens-and-businesses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=38d7ea3f-2afa-4d02-bc59-0dcad1b535a4&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: Ten projects have been awarded £2.5 million as part of the UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business programme.
UK’s MOBILIST invests in renewable energy IPO in the Philippines: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-mobilist-invests-in-renewable-energy-ipo-in-the-philippines?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=de86f828-28a4-4d81-80f8-44a3a3601489&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The UK’s MOBILIST* programme is supporting the Philippines’ transition to renewable energy through an investment in Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation.
BEM holds Offshore Wind Ports Financing Workshop: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bem-holds-offshore-wind-ports-financing-workshop?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9e58cac3-b260-4d1d-881e-3116bfe30b85&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: British Embassy Manila held an Offshore Wind Ports Financing Workshop with the Global Wind Energy Council & the Wind Developer Association of the Philippines.
Lecanemab licensed for adult patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lecanemab-licensed-for-adult-patients-in-the-early-stages-of-alzheimers-disease?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c72d81e8-2ce2-4c7c-8d24-a1f49d444a27&utm_content=weekly =================================================================
Page summary: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 22 August 2024, approved a product licence for the medicine lecanemab (Leqembi) for use in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, following a thorough review of the benefits and risks.
News and communications
=================================================================
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-space-command-successfully-launches-first-military-satellite?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=08c1432b-170d-4541-b436-fcf89416ea27&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Cutting-edge new satellite launched by UK Space Command to provide crucial space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
8:35am, 17 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-by-the-foreign-ministers-of-the-united-kingdom-france-germany-and-italy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3d18338f-6cd6-49a5-b2d6-0b3006ba9fb7&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
A joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy following an update on Israel-Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:04pm, 17 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
It’s never too late for peace in the Middle East – we must break the cycle of violence: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/its-never-too-late-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-we-must-break-the-cycle-of-violence?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2b1cfa1b-8a3f-43ff-a3d6-bbde2c4e8d45&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné write for The Observer on how a ceasefire could enable progress towards a two-state solution – the only long-term route to safety and security.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:24am, 18 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Process activated to manage prisoner movements: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/process-activated-to-manage-prisoner-movements?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fa24f707-5eac-465f-9a80-6a7557c7c719&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
A temporary measure to manage pressures in prisons in the north of England has been reactivated, following longstanding capacity failures and recent outbreaks of far-right disorder.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
5:00am, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
NDA invests £30million in cutting edge research and innovation: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nda-invests-30million-in-cutting-edge-research-and-innovation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5234cca1-c625-46a2-89a5-cfa53f5e2a33&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
NDA awards contracts totalling £30million to drive innovation and research into new nuclear decommissioning techniques.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:00am, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Nationwide call to surrender all zombie-style knives and machetes: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nationwide-call-to-surrender-all-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df48f6de-240c-4c70-a9c3-b0e31de62616&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
A nationwide call to hand over zombie-style knives and machetes has been launched by the government, before these dangerous weapons are banned from our streets.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:43pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Fostering new collaborations at 30th Sarajevo Film Festival: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fostering-new-collaborations-at-30th-sarajevo-film-festival?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=39f60ab2-6735-4b51-bfcf-21c600c219d6&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
This week in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), we are fostering new collaborations and promoting GREAT UK creative industries at 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:11pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Warship and submarine readiness boost by small British businesses: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/warship-and-submarine-readiness-boost-by-small-british-businesses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6663130b-713a-4af2-9061-9d663ae4e16a&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Small British businesses are to benefit from a new warship and submarine agreement, Defence Minister Maria Eagle has announced today.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:20pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
DCMS letter (16 August) to Goodwin Procter on consent to derogations from 30 January Pre-emptive Action Order: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-letter-16-august-to-goodwin-procter-on-consent-to-derogations-from-30-january-pre-emptive-action-order?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=737b2270-d549-47eb-a566-fe2f44b2965f&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Correspondence regarding the anticipated acquisition of TMG by RB Investco Ltd.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:43pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Recovered appeal: London City Airport, Hartman Road, Silvertown London E16 2PX (ref: 3326646 – 19 August 2024): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovered-appeal-london-city-airport-hartman-road-silvertown-london-e16-2px-ref-3326646-19-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=31962401-2bbc-4005-a3d3-696382a16b65&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:00pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
First armed forces families collect keys to new homes at Imjin Barracks: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-armed-forces-families-collect-keys-to-new-homes-at-imjin-barracks?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df44d124-3a9d-40a1-93fb-408717915606&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The first armed forces families move into their new homes at Imjin Barracks following the handover of the first wave of properties.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:29pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Prime Minister meets new First Minister in Cardiff for two day Welsh visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-meets-new-first-minister-in-cardiff-for-two-day-welsh-visit?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ff5db724-1331-4cb9-a870-802a5fb2b202&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Prime Minister has arrived in Cardiff this afternoon for his first in-person meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan since she took up the role this month.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:47pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Places at Pace – September 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/places-at-pace-september-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4334be75-46d3-47b4-8ad7-5ad1139a1bde&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
We are pleased to announce that the Office for Place will be hosting Places at Pace, our first online mini-conference, on 18 September from 10am to 12pm.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:35pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
CMR4 and CRM5 replacement service launch: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cmr4-and-crm5-replacement-service-launch?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=33dc4adf-c7a5-4f2a-9a9a-2a2a73fb3fae&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Apply for prior authority to incur disbursements and Apply for Extension of Upper Limit are the replacement services for CRM4 and CRM5 eForms.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:47pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Statement on behalf of the eighth Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-behalf-of-the-eighth-tata-steel-port-talbot-transition-board?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7a78451c-7986-4d55-a953-d2637ca1be32&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board met for the eighth time on 15 August 2024, the second under the new government.
Change made:
Added translation
Time updated:
4:52pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
A GREAT UK Day in Guatemala, a festival of British culture: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-great-uk-day-in-guatemala-a-festival-of-british-culture?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7810c768-57c7-42f1-9880-e6fd773927f2&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The British Embassy held a festival to share the experience of UK culture with its gastronomy and art, in collaboration with British companies in Guatemala.
Change made:
Added translation
Time updated:
4:54pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
UK Announces Canadian Scholarship Winners: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-canadian-scholarship-winners?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b4fa0336-0844-4ceb-b8e4-3b069baed921&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Among the three students receiving fully-funded scholarships to UK masters programmes in 2024 is Canada’s first-ever Indigenous Chevening Scholar.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:09pm, 19 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister: Together we will “supercharge” mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-and-welsh-first-minister-together-we-will-supercharge-mission-to-make-britain-a-clean-energy-superpower?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=d9d1bc9e-72dc-4e86-ad38-53257e2265b3&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister will supercharge efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower today, by investing in homegrown energy to grow the economy, create jobs, boost skills, and strengthen our energy independence.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:02am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Robecca: AI ethics in action: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/robecca-ai-ethics-in-action?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=921679ed-9120-4e6e-b595-1afc9e7b8c06&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
She helps shape the defence and security landscape with her work on the ethics, law and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
[Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat
=================================================================
on River Thame](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chearsley-wetland-a-thriving-new-habitat-on-river-thame?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c6ac6557-6f7d-4cbd-b5aa-45e6d1c93896&utm_content=weekly)
Page summary:
Partnership project transforms 17 hectares of floodplain grassland into complex wetland habitat at Manor Farm. Flourishing wildlife and flood management.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:06am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Pension Credit awareness drive as thousands of eligible pensioners yet to claim: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-awareness-drive-as-thousands-of-eligible-pensioners-yet-to-claim--2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2b13deb3-8f09-4c7a-83af-5dac1570f013&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:16am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Extend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extend-child-benefit-for-your-teen-by-31-august?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=dd2eff87-d746-4680-adc9-36f25bb6e727&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:31am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Tiverton company pays £24,000 for not complying with regulations: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tiverton-company-pays-24000-for-not-complying-with-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9351c3bc-8590-4d9f-87b8-52d03e061a56&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Tiverton security company, Kaba Ltd, is to pay more than £24,000 to an environmental charity for failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:32am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Sussex director sentenced for Covid fraud and footgolf scheme: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sussex-director-sentenced-for-covid-fraud-and-footgolf-scheme?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=68cc1192-7cc3-4a6a-831b-9a47946b8863&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Director who previously committed bankruptcy offences is sentenced for fraud and failing to keep accounting records
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:35am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Update from interim Independent Chief Inspector: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-from-interim-independent-chief-inspector?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0cecf1e3-bc11-4bbb-9f4e-7164e6e38a94&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Interim Independent Chief Inspector David Bolt provides an update about his priorities in the role and his plans for new inspection topics.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:59am, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Meta’s changes to ad data use rules accepted by CMA: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/metas-changes-to-ad-data-use-rules-accepted-by-cma?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cb65923b-3e1a-4aac-a36c-7d5f1453d851&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The move follows consultation with the wider advertising sector.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Inspection work in progress: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/work-in-progress?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b5743d77-8009-4154-b83d-8915c4ab0b74&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections.
Change made:
Three inspections have been added to the list of live inspections.
Time updated:
1:27pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola: Bharat Joshi: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-angola-bharat-joshi?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=79a655ab-f25e-4281-b22f-799267400751&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Mr Bharat Joshi has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:57pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Make Noise For Ukraine on Ukrainian Independence Day: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-noise-for-ukraine-on-ukrainian-independence-day?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0ee229f3-40e9-48c7-8517-70e8d1ffb255&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The UK Government and our partners in NATO are leading an international campaign to Make Noise For Ukraine on Ukrainian Independence Day, 24 August.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:35pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
MOD’s new approach to Single Living Accommodation pipeline: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mods-new-approach-to-single-living-accommodation-pipeline?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f82b5fc3-81ba-4dcc-b940-74a5c62dddf6&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced the appointment of 6 companies to build Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for the armed forces.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:44pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The Water Vole has made Hull Road Park its new home: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-water-vole-has-made-hull-road-park-its-new-home?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c5d0a219-5655-4054-9991-f8bc7354cb6f&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
After 30 years of decline and no official recordings ever in Hull Road Park, the Water Vole has made the park in York its home.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:20pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Libya’s leaders must protect their people’s rights: UK statement at the UN Security Council: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/libyas-leaders-must-protect-their-peoples-rights-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6029d752-3918-449f-97fb-e937f8d6784d&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:10pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 20 August 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-prime-minister-netanyahu-of-israel-20-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ae84fd5f-734b-453a-922f-1b7cc5154d91&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Prime Minister spoke to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
5:09pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Red Arrows Touch Down in Nova Scotia to Begin 2024 Canadian Tour: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/red-arrows-touch-down-in-nova-scotia-to-begin-2024-canadian-tour?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f26574c8-44d3-4942-ade9-f6234b4e6c7f&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The British High Commission is excited to welcome the UK’s Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team —the Red Arrows—to Canada for their Maple Hawk 2024 tour in Canada.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:49pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
West Midlands company gives £100,000 to Nature Recovery Project: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/west-midlands-waste-operator-gives-100000-to-wildlife-trust?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b996ef74-e969-4a93-ad45-b56f65274743&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking from a West Midlands waste operator following a fire that occurred in September 2022.
Change made:
The title of the press release has been amended
Time updated:
10:15pm, 20 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Military ‘silent hangar’ to help protect against foreign GPS jamming: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/military-silent-hangar-to-help-protect-against-foreign-gps-jamming?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e99f5dc4-d3fd-4f13-a434-6c0935e3f7a7&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
A new test facility, one of the largest in Europe, will help military kit to be better protected from attempts to jam GPS devices.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Witness appeal after collision between motorboat and kayak at Milford Haven: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/witness-appeal-after-collision-between-motorboat-and-kayak-at-milford-haven?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ed81d089-e147-4a3d-972a-d6fcf3ff9051&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) investigators have appealed for information from witnesses to a collision between a motorboat and a kayak near Milford Haven on 11 August 2024.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Government hub named one of the world’s leading workplaces: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-hub-named-one-of-the-worlds-leading-workplaces?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4289854b-42ba-45fd-b55b-9d9c22e2c454&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has gained a prestigious world-leading award for its office hub building in Peterborough.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:56am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Environment Agency urges property and landowners to be vigilant in stopping waste criminals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-urges-property-and-landowners-to-be-vigilant-in-stopping-waste-criminals?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=615bff22-127a-41c0-86a4-d4965454f9f4&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Environment Agency warns property and landowners to secure premises against criminals who dump illegally collected waste
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:00am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
How we protected the UK and space in July 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-we-protected-the-uk-and-space-in-july-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c6b1d3b0-787b-4f66-a230-93da89f3552c&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
This report was issued in August 2024 and covers the time period 1 July 2024 to 31 July 2024 inclusive.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:02am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Pension Credit: What you need to know: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-what-you-need-to-know--2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=89d876f6-4569-4fd4-8eed-d85fa5b9355b&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Up to 880,000 households across the UK may be missing out on support worth on average over £3,900 a year. Read more about claiming for yourself or a loved one.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:03am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Oil and gas: OPRED communications: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-opred-communications?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7bf33d0c-39f1-4226-8c1c-9cd337abb426&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.
Change made:
Call for upcoming impulsive noise activites in the SNS SAC in 2025
Time updated:
10:06am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
July 2024 Transaction Data: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/july-2024-transaction-data?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6345fdae-ac1f-4ee2-9315-51a1a89737a0&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in July 2024.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:00am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
CMA looks to new digital markets competition regime to resolve app store concerns: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-looks-to-new-digital-markets-competition-regime-to-resolve-app-store-concerns?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=96c40791-4f5c-4bdc-9c0d-83b10017e5c1&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Competition Act cases closed ahead of new digital markets regime coming into force.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:00am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Home Secretary announces new measures to boost Britain’s border security: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-announces-new-measures-to-boost-britains-border-security?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8ddea250-0476-4e83-800a-e82804376461&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Home Secretary announces new measures to strengthen border security, enforce immigration rules and increase returns
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:23am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
35 Stolpersteine laid in the Channel Islands: Lord Pickles’ message of support: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/35-stolpersteine-laid-in-the-channel-islands-lord-pickles-message-of-support?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e325dec9-7ca6-4711-8f51-3378336d631e&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair Lord Pickles supports the laying of 35 Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) in the Channel Islands to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:27am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Vacancy for Business Support Officer: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vacancy-for-business-support-officer?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2249b4e1-c5ed-4a09-9242-2885bdf57cd6&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Business Support Team at MAIB, Southampton.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:32am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Circular 007/2024: appointment of senior officers: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/circular-0072024-appointment-of-senior-officers?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7abf5b29-60a2-41b6-948b-28269ebb50e5&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Circular amending Annex B made under the Police Regulations 2003 to implement changes to the appointment of chief officers.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:40am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Students urged to protect themselves from deadly meningitis: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/students-urged-to-protect-themselves-from-deadly-meningitis?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2420ddff-44d5-49fa-a305-8d577015f319&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging students to make the healthiest start to their studies possible.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:47am, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Call for evidence: An inspection of the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-evidence-an-inspection-of-the-effectiveness-efficiency-and-consistency-of-the-home-offices-management-of-fee-waiver-applications?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8088fdf2-2115-41b2-ba2a-1dde65e7e056&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications to submit evidence for the inspection.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
UK steps up support to tackle mpox outbreak on visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-steps-up-support-to-tackle-mpox-outbreak-on-visit-to-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b6b9b9ff-b0c3-4910-815a-d0ee24bb241c&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Africa Minister Lord Collins has announced new funding to tackle the outbreak of mpox cases in the DRC.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:22pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Recovered appeal: land at Sniperley Park, Durham (refs: 3330836, 3331745, 3331801 and 3333600 – 21 August 2024): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovered-appeal-land-at-sniperley-park-durham-refs-3330836-3331745-3331801-and-3333600-21-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b0a3889d-ff1a-4259-89e2-0c8f83b31da3&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for 4 recovered appeals.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
UK announces new support to Southern African rail: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-support-to-southern-african-rail?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cd9d8481-1a4c-411f-b604-ed84de88b16e&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
UK commits to funding research and technical assistance aimed at promoting regional growth by facilitating railway development across Southern Africa.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:30pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Open Innovation Team launches its updated strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-innovation-team-launches-its-updated-strategy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fbb71b8f-2a49-4175-b949-565158d851ef&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
We want to increase our impact
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:05pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh calls on Honourable Chief Adviser H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-high-commissioner-to-bangladesh-calls-on-honourable-chief-adviser-he-professor-muhammad-yunus?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=833a25e0-d72e-47c1-9529-28c9a6714997&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met with the Honourable Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka today.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:13pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
DBS launches Supporting Safer Sports campaign: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-launches-supporting-safer-sports-campaign?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f296ac3e-5116-498f-a82a-afb91486273f&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new Supporting Safer Sports campaign, providing resources to those working and volunteering in sports.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:39pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
ESFA Update: 21 August 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-update-21-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a0548c49-6dc6-4cf4-b386-9576696c2ca5&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:22pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
New controls on sheep and goat products to protect against peste des petits ruminants (PPR): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-controls-on-sheep-and-goat-products-to-protect-against-peste-des-petits-ruminants-ppr?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1bd025ea-11b5-4a23-bb43-890c1808316c&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, have been announced today (21 August).
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:37pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Distillers toast £25m Brazilian boost for Scotch Whisky: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/distillers-toast-25m-brazilian-boost-for-scotch-whisky?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a2f5e016-d4c2-453d-aac1-c6a1044c2c5c&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is visiting a distillery in Scotland to celebrate Brazil’s decision to grant special protected status to Scotch Whisky.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
6:00pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Guatemala and the UK partner to strengthen climate negotiation capabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guatemala-and-the-uk-partner-to-strengthen-climate-negotiation-capabilities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1c47e4af-5f1f-4fbd-9f03-5ab09242345a&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The British Embassy and the Guatemalan Government are working together to upskill environmental capabilities of civil servants.
Change made:
Added translation
Time updated:
6:20pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The international community must work together to prevent conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-international-community-must-work-together-to-prevent-conflict-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ea3a93ec-48c9-48db-ad6c-56edf9c4a3ef&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on peacebuilding.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
6:31pm, 21 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
New government adviser to maximise benefits of AUKUS partnership: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-adviser-to-maximise-benefits-of-aukus-partnership?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=1a8b1602-c8c3-443f-af51-943f17f8ebec&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Sir Stephen Lovegrove has been appointed as the Government’s AUKUS Adviser, to help the UK maximise the benefits of AUKUS and unlock further opportunities within the historic partnership.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Regulator disqualifies charity trustees for inadequate financial and safeguarding practices: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-disqualifies-charity-trustees-for-inadequate-financial-and-safeguarding-practices?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2c8f760b-03e7-4010-a5c4-5bc69f17416b&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Charity Commission has concluded that there was serious misconduct and / or mismanagement in the administration of Salvation Proclaimers Ministries Limited.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Organisations ‘win gold’ for supporting armed forces community: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/organisations-win-gold-for-supporting-armed-forces-community?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ca7bdf47-0716-423a-aa1b-73cda310d9d9&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
193 organisations recognised with highest ‘Gold Award’ by UK Government for supporting the Armed Forces community.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
8:00am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Deal could result in higher costs for ventilation systems, CMA provisionally finds: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/deal-could-result-in-higher-costs-for-ventilation-systems-cma-provisionally-finds?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ad156d4a-e449-4196-8afd-6b817bbfcc32&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Phase 2 review provisionally finds competition concerns in the local areas around Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
8:00am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/applications-and-complaints?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=67295464-7241-4858-8a81-e820f3a61d4d&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The submission of applications and complaints to the CAC.
Change made:
News Article.
Time updated:
8:41am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Crown Commercial Service to boost NHS commercial skills and efficiency: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crown-commercial-service-to-boost-nhs-commercial-skills-and-efficiency?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e012dd7f-6c11-42c6-a70e-f32aa05f0348&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Crown Commercial Service agrees to fund two key initiatives to boost commercial capability across NHS.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
8:56am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Guide to the 2024 Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 qualification results for VTQs in England: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guide-to-the-2024-level-1-level-12-and-level-2-qualification-results-for-vtqs-in-england?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b0ac9368-5443-4e36-a182-cb67458ae627&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Covering Technical Awards and Technical Certificates approved for reporting in Department for Education (DfE) performance tables.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Guide to GCSE results for England, summer 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/guide-to-gcse-results-for-england-summer-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=53a3d966-4905-47aa-9602-0968a3d3a323&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall GCSE results are similar to summer 2023.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
£2.5 million for satellite data pilots to benefit citizens and businesses: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-for-satellite-data-pilots-to-benefit-citizens-and-businesses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=38d7ea3f-2afa-4d02-bc59-0dcad1b535a4&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Ten projects have been awarded £2.5 million as part of the UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business programme.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Product Safety Database annual report published: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/product-safety-database-annual-report-published?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b7d21460-022c-40a0-b8dc-0b391ae423d4&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
OPSS publishes annual report for its Product Safety Database for 2023-24.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:35am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Planning Inspectorate Performance update – August 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/planning-inspectorate-performance-update-august-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e4e1eab9-edd4-41aa-9a96-e69f26914bfd&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:46am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
UK’s MOBILIST invests in renewable energy IPO in the Philippines: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-mobilist-invests-in-renewable-energy-ipo-in-the-philippines?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=de86f828-28a4-4d81-80f8-44a3a3601489&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The UK’s MOBILIST* programme is supporting the Philippines’ transition to renewable energy through an investment in Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:48am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
BEM holds Offshore Wind Ports Financing Workshop: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bem-holds-offshore-wind-ports-financing-workshop?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9e58cac3-b260-4d1d-881e-3116bfe30b85&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
British Embassy Manila held an Offshore Wind Ports Financing Workshop with the Global Wind Energy Council & the Wind Developer Association of the Philippines.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:49am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Lecanemab licensed for adult patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lecanemab-licensed-for-adult-patients-in-the-early-stages-of-alzheimers-disease?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c72d81e8-2ce2-4c7c-8d24-a1f49d444a27&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 22 August 2024, approved a product licence for the medicine lecanemab (Leqembi) for use in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, following a thorough review of the benefits and risks.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:00am, 22 August 2024
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
AAIB Report: Vans RV-6A, G-RVSH, on 3 September 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aaib-report-vans-rv-6a-g-rvsh-on-3-september-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=880437a8-e988-46fc-b6cd-db4e4e46ee73&utm_content=weekly
=================================================================
Page summary:
R