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The Explanatory Memorandum template can be downloaded from this page. Guidance is provided on the completion of the Explanatory Memorandum template.
This note provides the new threshold values for the Public Contracts Regulations and sets out a change for estimating contract values to be inclusive of VAT.
How to create, edit and tag content in Whitehall publisher.
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
A guide for UK Government civil servants explaining devolution and how to take account of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland when working on policies and managing services.
A joint Ministry of Defence and industry initiative to improve the protection of the defence supply chain from the cyber threat.
This guidance provides a framework within which all departments will set pay for 2025/26, and for departmental pay strategies and pay reporting
This government functional standard sets the expectations for the management of fraud, bribery and corruption risk in government organisations.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
How to get state healthcare if you’re living, working or studying in Ireland.
GOV.UK updated its brand guidelines in June 2025 to include details on implementing and extending the use of the brand into new contexts and channels.
How to comply with fire safety law for those responsible for fire safety in small blocks of flats.
All digital or technology activity must be in full compliance with the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the Equality Act 2010
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
Guidance for pharmacists on prescriptions issued in EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Understand your new duties as a responsible person under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This page contains the current list of designated targets.
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government.
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