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  • Scotland Bill receives Royal Assent

    The new Scotland Act brings about the largest ever transfer of financial powers to Scotland since the creation of the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sweeping reforms to restore British liberties

    Unwarranted state intrusion into private lives will be brought to an end after the Protection of Freedoms Bill became law today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commonwealth law colleagues meet in London

    Senior officials from the Commonwealth met in London yersterday for an extraordinary meeting of senior officials of law ministries (SOLM).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Assent for Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

    The Government’s radical plans to reduce reoffending, reform the legal aid system and tackle the growth of compensation culture can start to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary launches Human Rights and Democracy report

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the 2011 FCO Human Rights and Democracy Report on 30 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • People smugglers jailed

    Two men who attempted to smuggle nine Kuwaitis into the UK have been jailed for a total of eleven years

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Circular: testing police officers for substance misuse

    Home Office circular 011/2012 Testing police officers for substance misuse Broad subject: Police service Issue date: Mon Apr 30 00:00…

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  • National taskforce to end the problem of 'beds in sheds'

    A new national taskforce has been set up to tackle the issue of "beds in sheds" by taking action against criminal landlords and removing illegal immigrants.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM's statement on the murder of Khalil Dale

    Prime Minister David Cameron "deeply saddened" by the murder of aid worker Khalil Dale in Pakistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Europe concerned by reports of mistreatment of former Ukranian Prime Minister

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has said he was dismayed by reports Yuliya Tymoshenko had been physically abused by prison staff.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New appointments to the Regulatory Policy Committee

    The RPC has been an ad hoc advisory committee for two years. Recognising its importance to the regulatory agenda, the Government recently reconstituted…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech to the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe by the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP

    SofS Paterson's speech to OSCE

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Charles Taylor guilty verdict

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after news that the Special Court for Sierra Leone has found Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain in Asia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said he hoped to turn our shared heritage, values and interests into common purpose and common action.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scotland Bill clears Commons

    Secretary of State says it is "a major step forward for the relationship between Scotland's two governments and the people they serve"

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help in hiring your first employee

    New online toolkit provides first-time employers with a step-by-step guide on hiring staff.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns Israel’s legalisation of illegal outposts

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on the news that the Israeli government has legalised three outposts in the West Bank.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Online tool simplifies hiring demands for first-time employers

    The Taking on an Employee toolkit, found on the Business Link website, takes employers through the process of hiring their first member of staff…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • News Corp - BSkyB merger update - March 2011

    Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt makes a statement on proposed merger.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government