LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Millions of local government workers are set to benefit from the new reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) thanks to legislation being laid today, (21 May). New regulations set to come into force next month will introduce new requirements for how pension funds are managed and invested in a boost for frontline council workers and growth. These changes finalise the rules, so that pension funds can ...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * The first National Cadet Week in October 2026 will celebrate the cadet forces, one of the country's most effective youthorganisations * A newCadets Action Planwill set out the government's long-term vision for the cadet forces * The initiative will help deliver on the Strategic Defence Review's demand for a whole-of-society approach to defence Tens of thousands of young people across the UK will have the opport...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: MMO took the cases after routine checks of sales note and catch data revealed the vessels - Kerry Marie NN795 and Annie May PZ71 - had overfished their quota by a total 182 and 192 kilos respectively in area 7. At Bodmin Magistrates court on 19 May 2026, Berlewen Fishing and Leisure Limited, owner of Kerry Marie NN795, and its then master William Paul Chapman, admitted one charge of breaching their licence by ove...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Environment Agency has completed two significant improvements to the Romsey flood alleviation scheme, reducing flood risk and disruption for local communities. Stockbridge Road raised to prevent flooding New tarmac being laid at Stockbridge Road Working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, the Environment Agency raised the surface of Stockbridge Road nearTimsburyby around 40 centimetres late last y...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At around 00:45 on 28 April 2026, a driver was seriously injured during a shunting operation at Carstairs station, South Lanarkshire. The shunting operation involved two separate portions of the Caledonian Sleeper service. These were train 1C11, from Edinburgh, and train 1M11, from Glasgow. After the two portions had been coupled together, the locomotive from train 1C11 was detached, to allow the combined train t...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: More children will grow up in stable homes with people who know and love them, as the government sets out how it will deliver the biggest overhaul of children's social care and child protection policy in a generation. The Implementation Plan for Children's Social Care, published today, follows the passage of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, the most ambitious piece of child protection legislation in...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Government Actuary Fiona Dunsire has completed a consultation with HM Treasury on the Public Service Pensions (Valuation and Employer Cost Cap) Directions 2023 as amended by the Amending Directions (PDF, 204KB). These set out how the 2024 valuations should be undertaken for the public service pension schemes and ensure that the valuations can be completed using updated assumptions. The results of the 2024 va...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We are inviting tenders for an unlimited number of 2027 Peer Reviewer contracts, for services to commence from 1 March 2027, in the following categories of law: * Crime * Family * Housing * Immigration and Asylum; and * Mental Health All contracts will end on 28 February 2037 (subject to rights of early termination). Application Period and Key Dates The application period will remain open until on or around 4 ...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Cities and regions are to benefit from a major program of regeneration as government stepped up delivery of its regional growth agenda at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) this week. Building on her approach set out earlier this year in her Mais Lecture, the Chancellor emphasised the government's focus on backing city regions, working in partnership with mayors and local leaders, and ...
LONDON, May 21 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Dame Sarah MacIntosh DCMG has been appointed United Kingdom Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations at New York, in succession to Dame Barbara Woodward DCMG OBE. Dame Sarah will take up her appointment during the summer of 2026. Curriculum vitae Full name: Sarah MacIntosh 2025 to 2026 British High Commissioner to Australia 2022 to 2024 Prime Minister's Adviser on International Affairs an...