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46,035 UK Government department press releases spanning the full archive from 2007 to today, plus House of Commons select committee reports, updated daily. Browse a day at a time, or search across every release.
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UK Government departments · 12
- HM Revenue & Customs · 23 Aug 2017
HMRC reminds parents to update their children’s educational details
Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits payments may stop for parents who do not inform HMRC of their child’s educational status by 31 August.
- Biometrics Commissioner · 23 Aug 2017
Metropolitan Police’s use of Facial Recognition Technology at the Notting Hill Carnival, 2017
Paul Wiles, Biometrics Commissioner writes about the use of Facial Recognition Technology at the Notting Hill Carnival.
- Border Force · 23 Aug 2017
Man jailed for attempting to smuggle cannabis through Edinburgh airport
A 28-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for attempting to smuggle approximately 10 kilos of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.
- Border Force · 23 Aug 2017
Attempted people smuggler jailed
A man from London has been jailed for attempting to smuggle an Iraqi national through the Channel Tunnel.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 23 Aug 2017
Foreign Office Minister reaffirms UK commitment to rights of Hong Kong
Mark Field, the UK Minister for Asia, arrived in Hong Kong today to reaffirm the UK’s long standing commitment to the city.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 23 Aug 2017
Foreign Secretary visits Libya: August 2017
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pledges UK support to tackle migration and the terrorist threat from Libya.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 23 Aug 2017
PM marks £1.7bn funding to help businesses export post-Brexit
The Prime Minister will today visit bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis who have secured a £44 million deal to export iconic red double-deckers to Mexico City.
- Competition and Markets Authority · 23 Aug 2017
CMA removes immunity from fines for mobility scooter supplier
Suppliers of mobility scooters must allow retailers to freely advertise their prices online, the CMA warned today.
- Environment Agency · 23 Aug 2017
Residents to learn more about ancient villages lost at sea
Welwick event will discuss findings of excavation between Outstrays and Skeffling
- Competition and Markets Authority · 23 Aug 2017
Competition concerns found in adult mental health care merger
The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns in the merger between Cygnet and the Cambian Adult Services division of the Cambian Group.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) · 23 Aug 2017
Government to extend Green Flag Award for 5 more years
Government will renew the Green Flag Award licence making sure that Britain’s best parks and green spaces will be recognised and rewarded.
- Environment Agency · 23 Aug 2017
Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme wins large project of the year at NEC Awards
Multi-organisation project is recognised for its ‘one team’ ethos
Government press releases last updated 26 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.