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  • 70 resettlement prisons announced for England and Wales

    A crucial step forward in transforming the way offenders are rehabilitated was mapped out today as Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced a nationwide network of resettlement prisons.

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

  • One week to go to country’s biggest free music festival

    330 concerts will take place on 11 to 14 July in towns across England.

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

  • New government campaign to get people on the electoral register

    Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, has launched a campaign to get as many people as possible on the electoral register.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Romania

    Mr Paul Brummell has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Romania

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

  • British Government contributes to biodiversity conservation in Guatemalan Caribbean

    The Foundation for Ecological Development and Conservation (FUNDAECO), with support from the UK government through the Darwin Initiative launched the project “Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Connectivity in Caribbea…

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

  • International Conference on Sustainable Development

    The theme of the conference was 'Business Responsibility' and focussed on three principle topics: Sustainable Supply Chains, Sustainability Innovation and Responsible Investment.

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

  • Proposals for landlord checks to tackle illegal migrants renting

    Light touch and proportionate checks that will enable enforcement officers to take action against rogue landlords.

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

  • Government removes 'volunteering tax' on councillors

    New proposals to cut councillors' data protection fees red tape.

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

  • Local Government Association: speech by Eric Pickles

    Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the Local Government Association conference on 3 July 2013.

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

  • Afghanistan: A year on from Tokyo Conference

    DFID Permanent Secretary Mark Lowcock speaks about the next 12 months for Afghanistan.

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

  • Nine new places join next phase of local public service transformation

    The first 9 areas to be championed by the Public Services Transformation Network were announced today (3 July 2013) by Eric Pickles.

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

  • Mark Lowcock: A year on from the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan

    Speech by the Department for International Development's Permanent Secretary at the senior official's meeting in Afghanistan.

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

  • Donors must work together to make sure humanitarian assistance reaches Syrians: Greening

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening hosts meeting on humanitarian response to the Syria crisis.

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

  • Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change statement on European Parliament's vote in favour of back-loading proposals

    …In response to today's European Parliament's Plenary vote in favour of EU Emissions Trading Scheme back-loading proposals, Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, said:…

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

  • 'UnBox'ing UK-India creativity

    Five UK researchers have been awarded funding from AHRC to further develop creative entrepreneurship between the UK and India.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement to the House of Commons - GCHQ

    William Hague: “Our Intelligence Agencies practise and uphold UK laws at all times, even when dealing with information from outside the UK”

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

  • Khat to be made a Class C drug

    The Home Secretary announced on Wednesday (3 July) that she will ban khat by making it a Class C drug.

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

  • Piper Alpha: 25 years on parliamentary reception

    Speech by Energy Minister, Michael Fallon MP, to the parliamentary reception marking 25 years on from the Piper Alpha disaster.

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

  • Government awards £500,000 to support probation mutuals

    The first support contracts have been signed to help probation trusts spin out and bid for new contracts.

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

  • Cabinet Office to take on responsibility for cross-government youth policy

    Cross-government responsibilities for youth strategy and policy will move from the Department for Education to the Cabinet Office.

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