Policy papers and consultations

Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the National Security Bill.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 3 May 2024

• Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet

  You can join the Home Office’s research panel to give feedback on the…

• Foreign interference: National Security Bill factsheet

  Summary/key points The principal aim of the foreign interference offence…

• Journalistic freedoms: National Security Bill factsheet

  Aims of the bill and the Law Commission’s recommendations What will the…

• New espionage offences: factsheet

  Summary/key points The Official Secrets Act 1911 criminalises espionage by…

• Prohibited places: National Security Bill 2022 factsheet

  Summary/key points The Bill creates a regime that captures harmful…

• Sabotage: National Security Bill factsheet

  Key points The new offence of sabotage will capture activity conducted…

• State link: National Security Bill factsheet

  Summary/key points Existing espionage laws create a link to foreign…

• Obtaining a material benefit from a foreign intelligence service: National Security Bill factsheet

  Key points Alongside the updated espionage offences in Clauses 1-3, the…

• State threats aggravating factor: National Security Bill factsheet

  Summary The National Security Bill creates a new statutory aggravating…

• Financial and property investigation powers: National Security Bill factsheet

  Summary / key points The National Security Bill introduces 3 powers to…

Records of the meetings between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor of the Bank of England on the Bank's Financial Stability Report.

• From: HM Treasury
• Updated: 3 May 2024

• Meeting minutes – April 2024

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

• Meeting minutes – September 2023

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

• Meeting minutes - December 2022

  0.1 Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and…

• Meeting minutes – July 2022

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

• Meeting minutes – January 2022

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

• Meeting minutes – August 2021

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

• Meeting minutes – December 2020

  Record of the meeting between the Governor of the Bank of England and the…

This UK Domestic Advisory Group report sets out priorities to improve the implementation and functioning of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 2 May 2024

• UK Domestic Advisory Group 2024 to 2025 priorities report: Executive Council statement

  Statement from the DAG Executive Council: The UK Trade and Cooperation…

A note of the meetings held by the Interministerial Standing Committee.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 2 May 2024

Annual report for 2020 to 2022 on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision.

• From: HM Treasury
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Annual report for 2022 to 2023 on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision.

• From: HM Treasury
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Document setting out the broad framework within which the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) will operate.

• From: Government Internal Audit Agency
• Updated: 29 April 2024

Impact assessments relating to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 26 April 2024

These factsheets provide more information about the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 November 2023.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 26 April 2024

Documents relating to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 November 2023.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 26 April 2024

Meeting agendas and minutes from the TSD DAG.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 26 April 2024

List of terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and details of proscription criteria.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 26 April 2024

The Department for Education's strategic approach to preventing and detecting fraud, bribery and corruption.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 April 2024

The government's summary of EU regulation (EU) 2023/2419 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the labelling of organic pet food.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 25 April 2024

This document provides the agenda for the meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework on 25 April 2024.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 24 April 2024

The government's summary of EU legislation to update the technical requirements for eCall to mandate systems that use 4/5G networks.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 24 April 2024

Joint statement following the ninth meeting of the Financial Provisions Specialised Committee on 24 April 2023

• From: HM Treasury
• Updated: 24 April 2024

The government's summary of a delegated regulation concerning movements within the EU of terrestrial animals.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 23 April 2024

Defending Britain sets out the Government's new commitment on defence spending

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 23 April 2024

The government's summary of a European Commission report on the implementation and application of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2023.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 22 April 2024