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  • Superannuation Bill receives Royal Assent

    The government has moved a step closer to achieving its ambition of implementing a reformed civil service compensation scheme.

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

  • Councils' data demand overload radically reduced

    The volume of top-down information demanded by Whitehall is being radically reduced so councils can concentrate on delivering frontline services…

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    News from 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

  • CDS and PUS send Christmas message to Defence staff

    Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Sir David Richards and the MOD's Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) Ursula Brennan have issued the following joint Christmas message of support and best wishes to all UK Defence pers…

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

  • UK welcomes US review of Afghanistan

    The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, has welcomed a US review published this week of the strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan which, the review says, has weakened Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

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

  • 3 Commando Brigade to replace 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand

    3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines will replace 16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2011 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced this week.

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

  • Britain's Armed Forces honoured at The Millies

    ‘The Millies’, now in their third year, have become a key fixture of the military calendar, offering the British public the chance to pay tribute…

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

  • MOD introduces pelvic protection for front line troops

    Greater pelvic protection for troops in Afghanistan has been introduced to help mitigate the effects of IED blasts, the MOD has announced.

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

  • Call for evidence from review into intellectual property and growth

    Professor Ian Hargreaves, who is leading the review, today published a document setting out in detail the questions the review will consider…

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

  • New Postcomm Commissioners

    Mike McTighe, Lord Blackwell, Stuart McIntosh and Wanda Goldwag have been appointed to help support the transfer of regulatory responsibilities…

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

  • Greg Barker's article in the Daily Telegraph - 17 December 2010

    It’s not only the climate that can take heart from the agreement reached during the early hours of Saturday morning in Cancun, Mexico. The significant…

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

  • Government approach to prisoner voting rights

    The government has confirmed proposals for prisoner voting rights which will prevent the most serious offenders from voting.

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

  • Government calls for peat to be phased out

    A consultation on proposals to phase out the horticultural use of peat by amateur gardeners in England by 2020 has been published today.

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

  • Alternative pet remedies: Government clampdown

    Alternative remedies which could be dangerous to pets are being targeted by the Government in a major drive to improve animal health and welfare.

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

  • Samosa factory raided for illegal workers

    Seven workers at a Leeds food factory have been arrested on suspicion of illegal working by UK Border Agency officers.

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

  • Letter from Professor Les Iversen to Professor Sir John Beddington

    Letter of 15 December 2010 from Professor Les Iversen to Professor Sir John Beddington.

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  • Publication of Liberating the NHS: Legislative Framework and Next Steps, and the 2011-12 Operating Framework

    Letter from Dame Barbara Hakin, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, dated 15 December.

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  • National Cancer Programme Bulletin, Issue 12, November 2010

    Updated information about relevant policy and implementation news for the National Cancer Programme.

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  • Key stage 2 pupil achievement figures

    Statistics on 2010 national curriculum assessments at key stage 2 in England, and a statement from Michael Gove.

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

  • Diocese of Bradford

    The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Nicholas Baines for election as Bishop of Bradford.

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