LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has today 5 October 2026 published a research report prepared by an independent research agency, Savanta. The report presents the findings of the agency's evaluation of the TRA investigation process, based on insight from TRA external stakeholders and staff. Based on anonymised survey responses and semi-structured interviews with research participants, the research agency develo...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * For the first time, courts will formally record when an offence involved domestic abuse. * New marker will help police, prisons and probation better identify and manage perpetrators and protect victims. * Latest step in the government's mission to halve violence against women and girls. Victims and survivors of domestic abuse will be better protected as new measures come into force today (Monday 5 October), wh...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment, for 4 years from 5 October 2026, of Kathryn Gillatt as a member of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). Cafcass is a non-departmental public body, created under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, which safeguards and promotes the welfare of children involved in family proceedings in which their welfare is ...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The current pause on routine inspections of national professional qualification providers will continue for the rest of the academic year 2026/27. We will also be applying the pause to routine inspections of early career teacher programme providers. This extended pause is to allow Ofsted to continue developing a renewed inspection framework that aligns our inspections of NPQ and ECTP providers with the current a...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: CoRWM members had been hoping to visit Sweden's radioactive waste facilities for some time, and our visit in September was well worth the wait. Sweden is frequently discussed internationally as one of the countries that has made significant progress towards the geological disposal of both spent nuclear fuel, and low and intermediate level operational wastes. We wanted to understand more about how that progress had...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will extend to sole traders and landlords earning more than £30,000 from 6 April 2027. * Customers who sign up early have more time to choose compatible software and prepare in their own time. There are just six months to go until sole traders and landlords with a turnover of more than £30,000 will be required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax. HM Revenu...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ambassador for a Day 2026: British Embassy invites to apply Here are Terms and Conditions for participating in this programme. Who Can apply The competition is open toall applicants regardless of their gender or social background aged between 16 and 19 years whose primary country of residence is Lithuania. To be eligible, you should be within this age range on1 December 2026. How to Enter There'sno entry fee-...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Madame Vice President, Item 10 remains key to the promotion and protection of human rights. We know that lasting human rights progress depends on more than commitments. It depends on effective institutions, independent judiciaries, accountable governance, and the capacity to deliver rights in practice. When applied effectively, technical assistance helps states strengthen national institutions, impro...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The contracts cover spoken language interpreting, British Sign Language (BSL), visual and tactile communication, and independent quality assurance. The Ministry of Justice awarded the contracts following a robust procurement process. Existing supplier thebigword will continue to provide spoken language services in the first instance, while Translate UK becomes a new additional secondary spoken language supplier. ...
LONDON, Oct. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New Youth Hub open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday across two locations in Rossendale, will offer CV advice, skills training, mental health support, housing advice, and careers guidance under one roof. * With almost a million young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) Youth Hubs will open in every local area in Great Britain to give young people access to vital support on their doorstep....