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  • Ofsted launches consultation for adoption support agency

    Sharper focus and shorter notice proposed as Ofsted launches its consultation for the inspection of adoption support agencies.

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  • Mid-sized firms to spearhead UK export drive

    A delegation of Mid-sized Businesses (MSBs) will accompany Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green and John Cridland Director General of the…

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

  • Andrew Mitchell visits Greenwich school

    Minister visits Greenwich school benefiting from the international legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as Government marks 200 days to Olympics.

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

  • Professor Dame Joan Higgins re-appointed as Chair of the NHS Litigation Authority

    Professor Dame Joan Higgins has been re-appointed Chair of the NHS Litigation Authority for a 2nd term 

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

  • Views sought on early years and childcare provider regulation

    Ofsted is consulting on changes to the way it registers and inspects early years providers, including nurseries and childminders.

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  • The 'unstoppable' peace process in Nad 'Ali

    As Nad 'Ali looks to a brighter future, Tristan Kelly reports from the former Taliban stronghold.

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

  • Our World War 2 heritage further protected as John Penrose lists Block C at Bletchley Park where Enigma Code was cracked

    Building at Bletchley Park used to break the Enigma Code and which contributed to the allied victory in the Second World War listed Grade II

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

  • DFID research: New Publication: Empowerment: A Journey not a Destination

    Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Programme launches the findings and recommendations from five years of research in London next week.

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

  • Michael Todd QC on UK legal services

    Michael Todd QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, explains why we have a legal services sector to be proud of.

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

  • Nick Gibb speech on school improvement

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s speech to the North of England Education Conference.

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

  • Councils given the freedom to stop people playing the social housing system

    The sense of injustice associated with the system for social housing is finally coming to an end, Housing Minister Grant Shapps said today. …

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bombings in Baghdad and Nasiriya

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt gave a statement on the attack on Shia pilgrims in Nasiriya and the bombings in Baghdad today.

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

  • The UK's contribution to freeing Libya

    At its peak the UK had around 4,000 personnel, 37 aircraft and four ships committed to the operation to support Libyan civilians under threat from Colonel Gaddafi's regime.

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

  • Business leaders back Youth Contract

    Nick Clegg: "Every employer, from global corporations to small local firms, can get involved."

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

  • Our Hi-Tech Future

    Economic Growth Growth is the Coalition’s highest priority for 2012. It is going to be a year of serious economic challenges. We are better…

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

  • Stabilisation personnel hone skills in Botswana

    UK military and civilian personnel have taken part in a training exercise in Botswana to hone their stabilisation skills, which will be used in Afghanistan, while also helping the government of Botswana to prepare for civil …

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

  • Soldiers first - the role of Army photographers

    Army photographers have an important job in communicating and recording military activity. But they are very much soldiers first. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • David Willetts speech – Our hi-tech future – Policy Exchange, Westminster, 4 January 2012

    **Economic Growth ** Growth is the Coalition’s highest priority for 2012. It is going to be a year of serious economic challenges. We are better…

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

  • Rifleman Sachin Limbu dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Sachin Limbu, from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Monday 2 January 2012.

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  • Royal couple visit UK naval personnel in Bahrain

    Commodore-in-Chief of the RFA, Prince Edward and his wife toured submarine HMS Triumph and support ship RFA Diligence and dropped in on the …

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