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This policy summary outlines the objectives, benefits, scope, and the responsibilities of your organisation when using the Cabinet Office spend controls.
This series brings together all documents relating to government security.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
RPC statement about the impact assessment relating to The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
The Cabinet Office spend controls help organisations to reduce unnecessary spend and encourage cross-government collaboration.
Centrally approved spending for property, advertising, consultancy, technology and recruitment.
How the government monitors imports into the UK.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
This page provides a guide for those interested in key upcoming digital regulatory activity being explored, developed or implemented by government. It covers a range of governance activities, from legislative change to the development of co-regulatory and self-regulatory frameworks.
Follow this guidance to request spend approval when buying or extending facilities management contracts, regardless of their cost.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for digital and technology activities.
This page sets out how the UK government’s smarter regulation programme seeks to reduce burdens on businesses and promote innovation and growth.
This series brings together all DWP documents relating to Better Regulation.
How the government is implementing The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 in Great Britain.
Find out who to contact when you have questions about the spend controls.
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