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The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has announced new measures that will allow the government to rent prison cells overseas to ensure dangerous offenders can be locked up for longer.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Jackie Currie, SLC Executive Director, Operations provides an update on Maintenance Loan payments.
The UK delivered a statement during the United Arab Emirates’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the 54th Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows highest ever uptake of HIV testing among some groups, but there is still more work to be done.
Merthyr Tydfil, Cwmbran, Barry and Wales' newest city, Wrexham, will each receive £20 million from the UK Government
An additional 8.41 hectares of lowland wet heath at Finglandrigg Woods near Carlisle has been recognised for its importance for nature and the local community.
Government will expand medical school places a year early, with 205 additional places for the new academic year in 2024, subject to consultation.
On 12 September 2023, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs hosted a meeting to interrogate the evidence around Gulf War Illnesses.
This tech would enable military personnel to look inside containers, including cars and walls, for hidden weapons or explosives without being near the threat.
The Governor to the Pitcairn Islands, Iona Thomas, has officially opened the new UK government-funded marine science base, providing a platform for scientists to visit the area and study its unique marine habitats.
Next steps for the nutrient mitigation scheme confirmed, adding to the 50,000 new homes nationwide already with mitigation agreed.
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Minister for the Americas & Caribbean visits UK Overseas Territory Turks and Caicos Islands.
Consultation launched in response to concerns about the impact of strike action on university students and providers.
Mobile phone use to be banned during the school day, including at break times, new guidance recommends.
Prime Minister announces 55 UK towns each to be given £20m endowment-style funds each over 10 years to invest in local people’s priorities.
Review set up to cut burdens for businesses in new post-Brexit regulatory framework and improve customer outcomes
Government announces measures to tackle late payment of invoices to support small businesses and grow the economy
100,000 homes and businesses in rural parts of the UK will be further supported to access improved broadband connections.
Parents who refuse to pay child maintenance will face accelerated sanctions as Ministers announce the introduction of new powers to speed up strong enforcement action and other reforms to make the Child Maintenance Service (…
Almost three years on from the approval in the UK of the first COVID-19 vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) pays tribute to the scientists who developed the technology behind the mRNA COVI…
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