News story: Over 50,000 charities now claiming Gift Aid online
The online system means that charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) can claim their Gift Aid online, which is much more efficient than the previous system of posting paper forms to HM...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Consultation on fees under the Licensing Act 2003
The Minister of State for Crime Prevention (Norman Baker):I am today informing Parliament of the publication of a public consultation on the move from centrally-set to locally-set fees under the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Renewal of immigration concession for Syrian nationals
The Minister for Immigration (James Brokenshire):I am today announcing a further renewal of concessions to the immigration rules for Syrian nationals lawfully in the UK.In light of the ongoing violent...
View ArticleSpeech: Cleantech Innovate conference
Innovation is at the heart of our Long-term Economic Plan and the low carbon sector is rich in innovation. New low carbon technologies are essential to reduce the cost of energy for hard-pressed...
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Speech: Foreign Secretary's remarks at Illegal Wildlife Trade reception
Your Royal Highness, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the National History Museum for the launch of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. I am sure I speak for all of us in...
View ArticleNews story: Appointments to the School Teachers’ Review Body
Two new members have been appointed to the STRB - Daniel Flint and Mike Redhouse, the Department for Education announced today. They took up their positions on 10 February 2014 and will be in post for...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Police officers and staff: review of remuneration...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):This statement is about police pay and conditions. It provides the government’s response to the Police Arbitration Tribunal’s findings on 6...
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Speech: Foreign Secretary's opening remarks at Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference
I would like to thank his Royal Highness for his words, and the personal long-standing commitment that he, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry have shown to raising awareness of this issue. It is...
View ArticleNews story: Roads minister visits site of M2 hole
Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has today (13 February 2014), Thursday 13 February 2014, inspected work being carried out near Faversham in Kent by Highways Agency engineers to fix a 15ft-deep hole on...
View ArticleNews story: New style photocard driving licence
Holders of valid driving licences will not need to replace their current driving licence. The old driving licence format is still valid and will be updated gradually as they are renewed and replaced....
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Surveillance Camera Commissioner
The Minister of State for Crime Prevention (Norman Baker):My hon friend the Minister of State for Criminal Information (Lord Taylor of Holbeach) has today made the following written ministerial...
View ArticlePress release: Government fires starting pistol to tackle physical activity
The Government and Mayor of London have today launched a team effort to promote physical activity across the country - ensuring it is a lasting legacy of London 2012 and part of a long term vision for...
View ArticlePress release: Second set of Balance of Competences reports published
The Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the publication of the second set of reports in the Review of the Balance of Competences. This follows the publication of the first set of reports in July...
View ArticleNews story: Possible nuclear storage sites
The sites, which are either owned by MOD, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) or industry, have been named as part of MOD’s submarine dismantling project (SDP). They already hold radioactive...
View ArticleNews story: New marker to tackle fuel fraud
The UK and Ireland governments are to bring in a new product to mark rebated fuels, including the off-road diesel commonly known in the UK as ‘red diesel’, in a move that will boost both countries’...
View ArticlePress release: Reforms to help reduce reoffending come into force
The move is part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to tackling reoffending so that offenders can turn their back on a life of crime and can get back into honest work. However, all offenders will...
View ArticleSpeech: Elizabeth Truss speaks about childcare reform
We live in a time of big changes: unprecedented globalisation, new technologies, and a shifting balance of global economic power. As the research of the Resolution Foundation shows, these powerful...
View ArticleNews story: Transport Secretary meets with bus industry to help tackle...
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has chaired an urgent resilience meeting with the bus and coach operators to ensure that all necessary extra services are in place to reduce the impacts of severe...
View ArticleGovernment response: Brandon Lewis' statement on sandbags
Brandon Lewis said:There is absolutely no reason for any councils to be charging residents for sandbags. Councils are able to claim any costs for their emergency response to flooding back from...
View ArticleNews story: Local Alcohol Action Areas to tackle irresponsible drinking
The government has launched a new project today (Thursday, 13 February) to tackle the harmful effects of excessive drinking.Twenty areas across England and Wales are being set up as Local Alcohol...
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