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January 2021 findings from COVID-19 study published
The interim findings from the eighth report of REACT, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published today...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Supply chain workers crucial to vaccination programme to receive jabs
Up to 2,000 people working in roles crucial to the continuity of the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain will be offered jabs to help ensure...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 18 January 2021
Welcome to Downing Street for today’s coronavirus briefing. And I’m joined by Professor Steven Powis, the Medical Director of NHS England and by Dr...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Social care to receive £269 million to boost staff levels and testing
The impact of the new variant is being felt across the country, with staff absence rates rising sharply both in care homes and among...Coronavirus (COVID-19)British public urged to play their part in historic vaccine roll out
The NHS has vaccinated around 45% of those aged 80 and over in England and is encouraging people who have been offered a vaccine...
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HMRC issues record £23.8m fine for money laundering breaches
Today (7 January 2021), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published the latest list of businesses handed fines for breaching strict regulations aimed at preventing...MoneyHMRC and Advertising Standard Authority launch new action to disrupt promoters of tax avoidance schemes
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have today (26 November 2020) launched new action to cut out misleading marketing...MoneyTax avoidance – don’t get caught out – Case study
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An example of what can be achieved through constructive dialogue and cooperation
Thank you, Mr President, and many thanks to the Special Representative for his briefing and for his summary of the key priorities for 2021....InternationalThe need for all actors to engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue in the Central African Republic
Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to SRSG Ndiaye for today’s briefing. I also want very much to welcome Foreign Minister Baipo-Temon. I...InternationalEnsuring humanitarian access and a political solution to end crises in Syria
Thank you, Mr President. Let me also start by marking Ambassador Craft’s final meeting with simply saying how much I have appreciated her honesty,...International37th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on St Kitts and Nevis
The United Kingdom welcomes St Kitts and Nevis’ engagement with the UPR process and its approach to human rights, noting the parliamentary elections which...InternationalEnhancing cooperation between the Arab nations and bringing peace and stability to the region
Thank you, Your Excellency. I want to congratulate you, Mr Chairman, and Tunisia, on organising this meeting with the League of Arab States. I...
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The UK-Japan Free Trade Summit
Good morning. Thank you, Sir David , for your introduction, and to City and Financial Global for organising today’s event. I am delighted to be...BrexitNew financial support for the UK’s fishing businesses that export to the EU
Seafood exporters across the UK will receive government funding of up to £23 million, to support businesses which have been most adversely affected by...BrexitAct now to keep your business moving in 2021, Business Minister urges
As the UK embarks on its new start as an independent trading nation, Business Minister Paul Scully has set out six key actions businesses...BrexitTraders must act now with border traffic expected to increase next week
Traders urged to ensure they are fully ready under new rules as lorries expected at GB-EU border will reach pre-Christmas...BrexitPrime Minister’s statement on EU negotiations: 24 December 2020
Prime Minister’s statement on EU negotiations: 24 December 2020 It is four and a half years since the British people voted to take back control...
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Door supervisor who gave his SIA licence to a family member is given 32-months’ suspended sentence
On Monday 11 January 2021 Muyiwa John Adegbola, a door supervisor based in Manchester, pleaded guilty to fraud for allowing his brother-in-law to use...Business and IndustryCompanies House Direct and WebCHeck services to close later in 2021
Companies House Service (CHS) remains our prime company search function and this is where we’re directing our customers. Dissolved company records have been added to...Business and IndustryGovernment publishes response to decriminalising TV licence evasion
The consultation asked whether the government should decriminalise TV licence evasion by replacing the criminal sanction with an alternative civil enforcement scheme. It looked...Business and IndustryCall between COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry
COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry spoke today, on Secretary Kerry’s first full day in his new...Business and IndustryRegulator oversees governance improvements after senior figures in development charity post anti-Semitic and offensive social media comments
During the course of the case, another then trustee and a now former executive director were also found to have posted similarly offensive and...
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Over three quarters of secondary schools order free period products
More than three quarters of state secondary schools and colleges in England have accessed period products from the free Government scheme, according to new...EducationPioneering reforms to boost skills and jobs
Landmark reforms that will transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work, have been published today (21 January) by...EducationLong-term funding key to new further education plans, says SMC
As the government unveils its White Paper into further education and the importance of vocational skills, the Social Mobility Commission has broadly welcomed the...EducationNational free school meals voucher scheme opens to orders
Schools can begin ordering free school meal vouchers for eligible pupils from today as the Government’s national scheme launches, adding to the support available...EducationPrime Minister appoints new Envoy on Girls’ Education: 16 January 2020
The Prime Minister has appointed Helen Grant MP as his new Special Envoy on Girls’ Education, leading the UK’s efforts internationally to ensure all...
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Winners announced of £7.6 million fund to help give babies the best start in life
The winners of a new multi-million pound fund to reduce health inequalities among new mothers and babies have been announced. The Health and Wellbeing Fund,...HealthAI at the forefront of efforts to treat coronavirus patients
NHSX, a unit tasked with driving the digital transformation of care in the NHS, has brought together over 40,000 CT scans, MRIs and X-rays...Health£7.5 million to digitally schedule shifts and save NHS staff time
During the pandemic, e-rostering has proven instrumental when redeploying staff, reporting absences and managing working hours and pay information, notably for vaccination centres. NHS...HealthFlu vaccine uptake among over 65s highest on record
NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England (PHE) and the Secretary...HealthRecord numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS
Professionally qualified clinical staff including paramedics are at record levels, as are scientific, therapeutic and technical staff. Responding to today’s NHS workforce statistics, Health and...
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January 2021 findings from COVID-19 study published
The interim findings from the eighth report of REACT, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published today...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Supply chain workers crucial to vaccination programme to receive jabs
Up to 2,000 people working in roles crucial to the continuity of the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain will be offered jabs to help ensure...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 18 January 2021
Welcome to Downing Street for today’s coronavirus briefing. And I’m joined by Professor Steven Powis, the Medical Director of NHS England and by Dr...Coronavirus (COVID-19)Social care to receive £269 million to boost staff levels and testing
The impact of the new variant is being felt across the country, with staff absence rates rising sharply both in care homes and among...Coronavirus (COVID-19)British public urged to play their part in historic vaccine roll out
The NHS has vaccinated around 45% of those aged 80 and over in England and is encouraging people who have been offered a vaccine...
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HMRC issues record £23.8m fine for money laundering breaches
Today (7 January 2021), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published the latest list of businesses handed fines for breaching strict regulations aimed at preventing...MoneyHMRC and Advertising Standard Authority launch new action to disrupt promoters of tax avoidance schemes
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have today (26 November 2020) launched new action to cut out misleading marketing...MoneyTax avoidance – don’t get caught out – Case study
Some contractors who have been caught up in tax avoidance schemes have asked us to share their stories as a warning to others. They...MoneyBankruptcy restrictions extended for former Chief Executive
Christopher Michael Hutcheson (72) of Wrotham Heath, Kent, received a four-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order (BRO) from the High Court. He is now banned from running...MoneyOver 7,000 businesses register for Trader Support Service
More than 7,000 traders have registered for Trader Support Service, with hundreds of new sign-ups every day. Contact centre support is now live, creating 150...
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An example of what can be achieved through constructive dialogue and cooperation
Thank you, Mr President, and many thanks to the Special Representative for his briefing and for his summary of the key priorities for 2021....InternationalThe need for all actors to engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue in the Central African Republic
Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to SRSG Ndiaye for today’s briefing. I also want very much to welcome Foreign Minister Baipo-Temon. I...InternationalEnsuring humanitarian access and a political solution to end crises in Syria
Thank you, Mr President. Let me also start by marking Ambassador Craft’s final meeting with simply saying how much I have appreciated her honesty,...International37th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on St Kitts and Nevis
The United Kingdom welcomes St Kitts and Nevis’ engagement with the UPR process and its approach to human rights, noting the parliamentary elections which...InternationalEnhancing cooperation between the Arab nations and bringing peace and stability to the region
Thank you, Your Excellency. I want to congratulate you, Mr Chairman, and Tunisia, on organising this meeting with the League of Arab States. I...
- Brexit
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The UK-Japan Free Trade Summit
Good morning. Thank you, Sir David , for your introduction, and to City and Financial Global for organising today’s event. I am delighted to be...BrexitNew financial support for the UK’s fishing businesses that export to the EU
Seafood exporters across the UK will receive government funding of up to £23 million, to support businesses which have been most adversely affected by...BrexitAct now to keep your business moving in 2021, Business Minister urges
As the UK embarks on its new start as an independent trading nation, Business Minister Paul Scully has set out six key actions businesses...BrexitTraders must act now with border traffic expected to increase next week
Traders urged to ensure they are fully ready under new rules as lorries expected at GB-EU border will reach pre-Christmas...BrexitPrime Minister’s statement on EU negotiations: 24 December 2020
Prime Minister’s statement on EU negotiations: 24 December 2020 It is four and a half years since the British people voted to take back control...
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Door supervisor who gave his SIA licence to a family member is given 32-months’ suspended sentence
On Monday 11 January 2021 Muyiwa John Adegbola, a door supervisor based in Manchester, pleaded guilty to fraud for allowing his brother-in-law to use...Business and IndustryCompanies House Direct and WebCHeck services to close later in 2021
Companies House Service (CHS) remains our prime company search function and this is where we’re directing our customers. Dissolved company records have been added to...Business and IndustryGovernment publishes response to decriminalising TV licence evasion
The consultation asked whether the government should decriminalise TV licence evasion by replacing the criminal sanction with an alternative civil enforcement scheme. It looked...Business and IndustryCall between COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry
COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry spoke today, on Secretary Kerry’s first full day in his new...Business and IndustryRegulator oversees governance improvements after senior figures in development charity post anti-Semitic and offensive social media comments
During the course of the case, another then trustee and a now former executive director were also found to have posted similarly offensive and...
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Over three quarters of secondary schools order free period products
More than three quarters of state secondary schools and colleges in England have accessed period products from the free Government scheme, according to new...EducationPioneering reforms to boost skills and jobs
Landmark reforms that will transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work, have been published today (21 January) by...EducationLong-term funding key to new further education plans, says SMC
As the government unveils its White Paper into further education and the importance of vocational skills, the Social Mobility Commission has broadly welcomed the...EducationNational free school meals voucher scheme opens to orders
Schools can begin ordering free school meal vouchers for eligible pupils from today as the Government’s national scheme launches, adding to the support available...EducationPrime Minister appoints new Envoy on Girls’ Education: 16 January 2020
The Prime Minister has appointed Helen Grant MP as his new Special Envoy on Girls’ Education, leading the UK’s efforts internationally to ensure all...
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Winners announced of £7.6 million fund to help give babies the best start in life
The winners of a new multi-million pound fund to reduce health inequalities among new mothers and babies have been announced. The Health and Wellbeing Fund,...HealthAI at the forefront of efforts to treat coronavirus patients
NHSX, a unit tasked with driving the digital transformation of care in the NHS, has brought together over 40,000 CT scans, MRIs and X-rays...Health£7.5 million to digitally schedule shifts and save NHS staff time
During the pandemic, e-rostering has proven instrumental when redeploying staff, reporting absences and managing working hours and pay information, notably for vaccination centres. NHS...HealthFlu vaccine uptake among over 65s highest on record
NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England (PHE) and the Secretary...HealthRecord numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS
Professionally qualified clinical staff including paramedics are at record levels, as are scientific, therapeutic and technical staff. Responding to today’s NHS workforce statistics, Health and...
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