Press Releases

Boost for businesses as new powers save contracts for local areas

Billion pound boost for small businesses as councils get new powers to save contracts for local communities

Pet smuggling crackdown with new law

Puppy smuggling bill (Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill) receives Royal Assent.

MHRA approves tisotumab vedotin for the treatment of cervical cancer

As with all licensed medicines, we will continue to monitor its safety closely as it becomes more widely used

TAE Technologies and UKAEA partner to commercialise fusion tech

Joint venture to develop neutral beams for fusion and non-fusion applications, creating high-skilled jobs and establishing a critical supply chain

Professor Patricia Thornley appointed as new DfT Chief Scientific Adviser

Professor Patricia Thornley brings extensive expertise across sustainable energy and clean transport, ensuring science advice is vital to decision-making.

Ofsted annual report warns against ‘profiteering’ in children’s homes sector

Annual report sees great work being done by education and care professionals but there are concerns about the rapid growth in children’s homes, and outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable children remain poorer than their peers.

Give confidently to registered charities this Giving Tuesday

Regulators share tips on giving with confidence to registered charities this festive season

Government launches national conversation on SEND

Government acts on commitment to put parents’ experiences at the heart of SEND reform through new public engagement campaign.

Gazans to receive shelter from thousands of UK-funded tents

Essential family tents funded by the UK have arrived in Gaza to provide shelter for thousands of civilians.

New adviser to reform NHS response to violence against women and girls

Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.

'Swift and fair' plan to get justice for victims

Victims will be put first under plans to modernise the criminal courts and cut delays, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today. 

New international coalition launched to end violence against women and girls globally

A major new global coalition is being launched today (2 December 2025), bringing together pioneering women from across the world to tackle violence against women and girls.