LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 26 June Sir Robert Devereux's review of the Office of National Statistics was published. The UK Statistics Authority and the Cabinet Office have accepted his findings and conclusions, including his recommendation to appoint an additional Permanent Secretary temporarily to lead the day to day operations of the department. Today we launch an internal expression of interest for this new Permanent Secretary role....
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Today the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025. The Report includes reference to the amendments taking place in the Employment Rights Bill that is currently going through the Houses of Parliament which affects Schedule A1 and the new measures heading the CAC's way. The Report reflects on the decrease in the caseload for trade union recognition applic...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Construction has started on a new 50-bedroom Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at RAF Cosford in Shropshire. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) awarded a £12 million contract to modular construction specialist Reds10 and the start of work was marked at a recent groundbreaking ceremony. The contract was awarded through the £1 billion Single Living Accommodation - Programmatic Approach fr...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Independent review into the UK Government response to the death of Harry Dunn announced by Foreign Secretary David Lammy * Review, led by Dame Anne Owers, will focus on Government actions in months following the tragedy in 2019, and look at support offered to UK citizens in comparable situations * David Lammy met Harry Dunn's family and said the Government would learn lessons from the tragedy An independent rev...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On 7 July 2025, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister NAKATANI Gen and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey took part in a virtual meeting and confirmed the following points: 1. The three Ministers welcomed the announcement on 20 June by industry to officially launch Edgewing, a Joint Venture that brings together international aerospace leaders BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Ita...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Improving enforcement appeals timeframes During the webinar, Claire Sherratt, Professional and Operations Lead at the Planning Inspectorate, outlined the progress made in reducing timeframes for enforcement appeals, particularly those proceeding by hearings and inquiries. "We've made significant improvements to the time it takes to process enforcement appeals proceeding by hearings and inquiries," she explained....
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Hundreds of thousands of families in every corner of England will soon feel the benefits of a rebuilt early childhood support service that will give every child the chance to succeed, and every parent somewhere to turn for advice and support. The Best Start in Life strategy will see a fundamental step change in how the government drives up quality in early education, ensures places are available in every communit...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Dan McGrail appointed as the permanent CEO of Great British Energy, after holding interim role * appointment of interim CEO to permanent position brings world-class private sector experience to Great British Energy * leadership will help the company drive forward the government's Plan for Change and clean energy superpower mission Dan McGrail has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer o...
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We have temporarily removed the unclaimed estates list from our website. Further details will follow as soon as possible. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
LONDON, July 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Emergency Alert to be sent to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system * Alert will sound at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September * Test comes as the government publishes a Resilience Action Plan with new steps to secure the country and deliver the Plan for Change Mobile phones in the UK will be sent a test Emergency Alert at around 15:00 on Sunday 7th September 2025, as part of pl...