Press Releases

New schemes to help care leavers access education and employment

Education Secretary welcomes innovative approaches being trialled to reduce the number of care leavers ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’

Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations

Local authorities across England will receive a share of £56.5 million to help support their preparations for Brexit.

Two men fined for illegal fishing

Two men have been fined for fishing illegally at a North East pond following an investigation by the Environment Agency.

UK firms help Iraqi citizens access electricity with support from UK Government

UK Export Finance (UKEF) announced it will support UK firms with US $1.02 billion to build two new power stations in Iraq and support the restoration of a number of electricity substations in the country.

Court users to benefit from new service centres

People across the country will benefit from two new Courts & Tribunals Service Centres opening today in Stoke and Birmingham.

New prisons financial crime unit secures first bust

A special unit set up to freeze and seize the assets of criminals operating in prisons has claimed its first success, Justice Secretary David Gauke confirmed today (Monday 28, January).

New funding will help drive diversity in cyber security

Four new projects across England to encourage more women, BAME, and neurodiverse candidates into a career in cyber security have been announced by Digital Minister Margot James.

'Designing out' cyber threats to businesses and personal data

On Data Privacy Day, Business Secretary Greg Clark announces measures for the UK to become a world leader in the race against some of the most damaging cyber security threats.