Policy & government

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Policy & government Fetal anomaly screening programme handbook National guidance, information and processes for the NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP). GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government QRS v London Borough of Tower Hamlets and others: [2026] EAT 60 Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 22 April 2026. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government CCUS future network strategy We’re seeking views and evidence on how CO2 networks might need to evolve to meet our carbon ambitions and support growth within an evolving carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) sector. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Consultation: Reforming the Senior Managers & Certification Regime The government is consulting on reforms to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, with the aim of streamlining the regime to support growth and competitiveness. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Poll reveals public’s most iconic trade marks as register turns 150 From chocolate bars to famous cars, and the mark where it all began – Britain crowns its best loved trade marks. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Government Functional Standard GovS 005: Digital This standard sets expectations for the management of digital, data and technology in government. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Security Minister’s speech to CYBERUK 2026 Security Minister Dan Jarvis MBE uses speech at CYBERUK to say AI companies should work with government in a “generational endeavour”. GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government LIFE Calls for proposals 2026: €601.5 million for a greener, more competitive Europe - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Eurostat news · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Security and sustainability transformation are best advanced together - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government The Threatened Species Action Plan - DCCEEW Australian DCCEEW · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government Control of Land Filling and Fly-Tipping Activities - What YOU can do if you spot landfilling / flytipping incident? - Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Hong Kong EPD · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government EIM11910 - PAYE: meaning of readily convertible assets: trading arrangements: definition GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government PAYE53046 - Employer returns: employer return work lists: filed online return exceptions (Action Guide) GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government HCOTEG120250 - Marking: scope of guidance GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government MTT09960 - Reference materials: Table of differences between Domestic Top-up Tax and Multinational Top-up Tax GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government PAYE20160 - Employer records: set up employer record: TRONC scheme - scheme set up for distribution of tips and gratuities GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government PAYE20081 - Employer records: set up employer record: scheme types: (Action Guide menu) GOV.UK · 22 Apr 2026 Policy & government UK and France to lead multinational Strait of Hormuz military planning conference Military planners from over 30 nations will today (Wednesday 22 April) advance detailed planning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a two-day UK-hosted conference. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Ofgem transformed to strengthen protections for energy consumers Billpayers set to benefit from a stronger energy regulator to ensure they are treated fairly. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government We call for greater efforts to protect women and girls, and Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in Colombia: UK statement at the UN Security Council Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Visa brake policy: Common questions In March 2026 the government introduced a temporary ban on certain visa applications made from abroad for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Risk assessment: equine infectious anaemia to Great Britain from EU and EFTA member states A qualitative risk assessment of the likelihood of equine infectious anaemia virus (EIAV) introduction into Great Britain from EU and EFTA member states. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2026 Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government FCDO technical competency frameworks The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Mr D M Unsworth v The Metal Recycling Group (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation): 6033644/2025 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government IP9 2NY, Shotley Holdings Limited: environmental variation issued - EPR/SP3239BB/V012 View the variation issued for Folly Farm Waste Management Facility, Ipswich under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government 2026 DVLA report for Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Schedule 6 Duty - biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems How DVLA manages its Swansea estate to protect and improve biodiversity. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 2026 Spring Meetings, Development Committee: UK Governors' statement The UK Governors' statement by Minister for Development and Africa Baroness Chapman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the 113th Meeting of the Development Committee. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Senior Traffic Commissioner Statutory Document Summaries A summary of the Statutory Documents. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Foundation Programme and its role in supporting and retaining junior doctors There will be a Westminster hall debate on the Foundation Programme and its role in supporting and retaining junior doctors, at 9:30am on Wednesday 22 April 2026. This debate will last for 90 minutes, and is sponsored by Peter Prinsley MP. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Ms A Khambay v George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust: 1308702/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Trade Specialised Committee on Goods The Specialised Committee monitors the implementation and functioning of the Goods market access and national treatment chapter of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Chancellor statement to Parliament Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today (21 April) updated the House of Commons on the Government’s economic response to the Middle East. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Overview: Where are all the world’s nuclear weapons? Who are the nuclear weapon states? House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government The green economy The green economy is an important area of policy. It sits at the centre of the government’s plans to support economic growth and to meet the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government The era of clean energy security Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband's speech at the Good Growth Foundation’s National Growth Debate. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Nuclear weapons in Europe The debate over nuclear weapons in Europe is gaining traction following France's proposals for greater nuclear cooperation among European allies. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Gambling advertising: how is it regulated? Gambling advertising has been permitted across all British media since 2007, but some are concerned that advertising could encourage harmful or excessive gambling. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Paid ad spoofing in the car insurance industry Paid ad spoofing tricks drivers into contacting dishonest companies after crashes instead of their insurer and can lead to consumer harm. House of Commons Library · 21 Apr 2026 Policy & government Ms J Gordon v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: 3307755/2023 and 3313437/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2026