Hepatitis C in the East Midlands: annual reports
An epidemiological report on hepatitis C in the East Midlands for 2025, summarising case patterns, trends and local public health implications to inform regional prevention and treatment strategies.
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Hepatitis C in the East of England: annual reports
Annual epidemiological analysis of hepatitis C virus in the East of England, using routinely collected surveillance data to describe HCV incidence, prevalence and trends to support regional screening and treatment strategies.
Andy Burnham should establish the National Care Service this parliament
Andy Burnham is urged to create a National Care Service within this parliament, arguing for devolution‑led reform to deliver a unified care system — a policy proposal for Greater Manchester and possibly a model for wider UK reform.
Drought permit granted to support Wimbleball Reservoir
The Environment Agency has granted a drought permit to South West Water to support operations at Wimbleball Reservoir, aiming to secure the public water supply during drought conditions.
Call for comments on a revised draft risk profile of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2026
Closed call for comments on a revised draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dioxins and furans, noting polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans are excluded from this profile.
Every student needs a minimum AI requirement
Argues for a compulsory, minimum AI literacy requirement for all university students so they can both use and critically evaluate AI, rather than leaving such skills to optional workshops.
Consultation on release times for market sensitive economic statistics
Seeks evidence on potential changes to release times for market‑sensitive ONS economic statistics, inviting views to inform a recommendation to the Office for Statistics Regulation on timing and market impact.
Sport stars back “Right to Sport” as Prime Minister signals PE overhaul
Reports that prominent athletes including Lord Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes back a ‘Right to Sport’ campaign as the Prime Minister signals plans to overhaul physical education to help young people spend more time in sport.
English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: private rented sector - pre-Renters' Rights Act overview
Factsheet from the English Housing Survey 2024–25 summarising the private rented sector’s characteristics and conditions immediately before the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, serving as a baseline for future comparisons.
Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement
The government intends to remove ministers' power to issue a strategy and policy statement to the Electoral Commission, a change flagged in the House of Commons Library briefing on proposed reforms to the commission's governance and independence.
Statement from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Drumcree Parade
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has considered a Section 9 request from the PSNI Chief Constable regarding the Drumcree parade and has issued an order under Section 11 following review of the determination.
AZEC 2.0に向けて：フィリピンの動向
E3G's Japanese analysis examines shifts around the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), noting partners’ differing priorities between fuel security and accelerating clean energy, and highlights Philippine opportunities for grid and clean‑energy cooperation under an updated 'AZEC 2.0'.
Things are changing behind the scenes, so you must decide: do you want human civil servants or AI bots?
Argues that the civil service must decide how far to replace or augment human officials with AI systems, discussing trade-offs between automation, accountability and maintaining human judgement in government functions.
UK In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) Technology Review
An independent 2025 review, led by Frazer-Nash for the UK Space Agency, assesses the UK sector’s capabilities in In‑Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) technology to support space missions and commercial exploitation of off‑world resources.
Expert Academic Panel on Neurodiversity Final Report and Recommendations
Independent Expert Academic Panel on Neurodiversity, chaired by Professor Amanda Kirby, publishes final recommendations aimed at improving workplace inclusion for neurodivergent people, setting out policies and practice changes for employers and government to adopt.
Tackling Poverty – case studies from members
New Local has published a protected post titled ‘Tackling Poverty – case studies from members’, indicating a members‑only collection of local case studies on poverty interventions but no public excerpt is available.
A practical review of horizon scanning approaches
The Building Safety Regulator reviewed horizon‑scanning approaches across government to design a tailored futures capability and create a practical pathway that translates horizon scanning into policy impact, documented in a case study.
Hull and East Yorkshire join forces with Homes England to unlock homes, regeneration and investment
Homes England and Hull & East Yorkshire have formed a Strategic Place Partnership to align local priorities with national expertise, pooling a shared pipeline of sites to accelerate housing delivery, regeneration and private investment in the region.
Local reference rents, listed by BRMA and property size (September 2026)
HMRC (research) provides local reference rent (LRR) levels for England, broken down by broad rental market area and number of rooms, with figures for September 2026 to guide housing benefit and rent benchmarking.
Smoking profile: October 2026 update
An October 2026 update profiling smoking in England, detailing prevalence, smoking‑attributable harms and local‑level measures to reduce harm, intended to support local public health planning and tobacco control interventions.
Deaths of people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales: 2013 to 2025 registrations
Registered deaths of people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales are published as official statistics in development, covering trends and counts of deaths among people identified as experiencing homelessness between 2013 and 2025 registrations.
Risk assessment: New World Screwworm (NWS) to Great Britain from the USA and South America
Qualitative risk assessment examining the likelihood and pathways for New World Screwworm (NWS) being introduced into Great Britain from the USA and South America, identifying biosecurity risks and potential controls.
State Pension uprating analysis 2026
Ad hoc analysis quantifying the effects of the adjusted Triple Lock on State Pension spending and recipients for 2026, examining distributional and fiscal implications of the uprating change.
Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court
Foreign ministers from Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK issued a joint statement reaffirming political and practical support for the International Criminal Court and its work (full joint statement published by the FCDO).
Transparency, diversity and public involvement key to confidence in the justice system, review finds
The review finds public confidence in the justice system rises when the system is more transparent, more diverse and when the public are involved and understand processes; greater openness and participation are recommended to improve trust and legitimacy.
Highways (Financing) Bill
Information published on the Highways (Financing) Bill, providing officials and stakeholders with materials related to the proposed legislation on financing for the highways network.
Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes
The Bank of England has selected the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff‑tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog as the central wildlife images for its next banknote series, signalling a nature-themed redesign for future currency issues.
What Joint Exercises Assume About How Crises Behave
Contends that standard joint military and civil exercises assume single, recognisable crises with clear ends, while compounded crises violate these assumptions and current readiness reporting fails to detect such complexity.
National care service will finally tackle one of our greatest injustices, says IPPR
IPPR supported Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge for a National Care Service, arguing social care should be free at the point of need like NHS care, and criticising current arrangements that leave dementia care means‑tested.
Toughest restrictions ever imposed on offenders on licence
New licence conditions for offenders leaving prison introduce Britain’s toughest supervision, giving authorities enhanced powers to restrict movements and monitor people on release from custody from today, the Ministry of Justice says.