LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: New plans published today (10 July) will make sure local training equips people with skills needed by local employers. A total of 39 Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) have been unveiled across England, covering the next three years. They provide detailed insight and analysis into what priority economic sectors and jobs are for each given area. The plans also explain how designated Employer Representative ...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A new digital service for Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) of animal medicines to submit pharmacovigilance reports to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) went live on 10 July 2026. This follows the launch of our Adverse Event Reporting Service for use by animal owners, veterinary professionals and Suitably Qualified Persons on 20 May 2026. The VMD Industry Pharmacovigilance Reporting Service brings...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Representatives from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) attended the Veteran UK EXPO in Manchester, meeting service leavers and veterans to showcase careers protecting the UK's civil nuclear sector. Joining more than 100 exhibitors at Manchester Central, CNC officers spoke directly with members of the Armed Forces community about opportunities to become Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO) after military service...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK ratifies the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement to help protect two-thirds of the world'socean. * A healthyoceanhelps support food security, biodiversity and climate resilience in the UK and around the world. * The UK joins a growing number of countries ratifying this landmark international Agreement. International efforts to protect theoceanand the vital ecosystems it supportswill be stren...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: A major property developer has been fined £300,000 after a blocked sewer led to raw sewage - including what was thought to be blood from an abattoir - spilling into a stream. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd pleaded guilty in July 2023 to polluting a tributary of Shotton Beck with sewage while building new homes at Eden Gardens, Sedgefield, in September 2019. The company was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Thurs...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We have recently completed a complex operation to remove radioactive material from a legacy storage tank. This is a key risk reduction activity on the Sellafield site. The storage tanks, constructed in the 1950s, contain complex radioactive sludge known as flocculant. This 'floc' was created as a by-product during early reprocessing operations. Over time, the radioactive material settled and compacted. This inc...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Police officers who put themselves in harm's way to protect their communities will get access to expanded crucial services to help them deal with the demands of working in dangerous and traumatic environments. Officers fighting crime in their communities put their lives at risk every day and are repeatedly exposed to traumatic incidents in high-pressure environments. The consequences can be extremely damaging fo...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Asfootball fans across the countrygetbehind England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)wantsto keepanyYellow Cards off the pitch -andinsteadlet people know that Yellow Cards can makeanimportantimpact in a very different wayby helping make medicines and medical devices safer for everyone. Every Yellow CardsentintotheMHRA's Yellow Card schemeabout a suspected side effect with a medicine...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Lord Chancellor has reappointed the following non-judicial members of the CJC for 3 years from 1 January 2027: * John Cuss, Solicitor Member * Sue Prince, Lay Representative Member * Laurence Shaw, Legal Executive Member * Elizabeth Smart, Advice Sector Member The CJC is a statutory advisory body established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997. The CJC's membership brings together: the judiciary; civil serva...
LONDON, July 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The review assessed the impact of the 2021 and 2024 reforms, which raised the maximum debt level. * Reforms widened access for people with low incomes and low assets. * It also considered the effect of the removal of the £90 administration fee. Recent changes to Debt Relief Orders (DROs) have successfully enabled more peoplein financial difficulty to access debt relief, according to an Insolvency ...