LONDON, Oct. 3 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Clare Allbless, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Turkmenistan, delivered an interactive lecture on "The role of diplomacy in tackling climate change - A UK Perspective" to the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy 2025 cohort. Students of the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy 2025. The session brought together outstanding students and graduates from Central Asia and Afghanistan, who described the...
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LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby KC MP, has reappointed Martin Egan as a Non-Executive Director of the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) Advisory Board. In this role Martin will continue supporting the DMO's Chief Executive and senior team and bring considerable experience, skills and judgement to the full array of Advisory Board issues. Martin will serve a second three-year term. Economic Secre...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thank you, Madame Vice President, We welcome the Central African Republic's continued engagement with this Council and the Independent Expert's scrutiny of the human rights situation. Ongoing implementation of national human rights policies remains vital to translate commitments into results. The UK welcomes the Central African Republic's commitment to hold local, legislative and presidential elections in Decemb...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: In June, the LAA published a news story saying it would be increasing the length of the SQM accreditation period from 3 years to 5 years from 1 October 2025. We are pleased to announce these changes have now come into force. This means that SQM holders will not have to be audited as often to maintain their accreditation. Will the change apply to my SQM? Legal services providers need to go through the following ...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Charity Commission Chief Executive, David Holdsworth, said: Our thoughts are with those directly affected, and the wider Jewish community, after this abhorrent attack on a holy day. This attack is all the more abhorrent as it targeted people of faith and those serving in a charity simply for attending their place of worship. Violence and hatred have no place in our communities and society. Violence can never be j...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Department of Business and Trade has today (1st October) announced the appointment of Stephen Hardy as the new Certification Officer. The independent Certification Officer is responsible for statutory functions relating to trade unions and employers' associations. Stephen Hardy will take up his role on 1 October 2025, replacing Sarah Bedwell, who has held the post since 2017. Biography Stephen Hardy is a P...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Catherine Cripps, Tom Riordan, and Joseph Schull have been appointed as new Non-Executive Directors by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves as the National Wealth Fund focuses on scaling up delivery: increasing the capital it deploys, expanding into new sectors, and building stronger regional investment pipelines. Over the past year, the National Wealth Fund (NWF) has been at the forefront of investing public money in th...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Manchester-based Davis Acquisitions Ltd worked with Save Consultants Ltd, a company shut down last year for offering unlicensed insolvency services * Davis Acquisitions Ltd was appointed director of 78 of Save Consultants Ltd's client companies, acting as a vehicle to avoid formal insolvency procedures, asset recovery, and director conduct scrutiny * Insolvency Service investigations have resulted in Dav...
LONDON, Oct. 2 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Marrying couples to gain freedoms to get married in new locations - from beaches to castles * Reforms to deliver £535 million injection into the economy creating up to 12,000 jobs * Part of Plan for Change to kickstart economic growth Marrying couples to have more freedom over how they say 'I do', with reforms allowing them to get married on beaches and at heritage sites. Announced today (2 Octobe...