It is a pleasure and a great privilege to open DSEI 2019. The organisers have laid on an extra special show in this their 20th anniversary year. You’ll get to see some incredible displays, from a ship-boarding up close, to watching a state-of-the-art … read more
This statement is on behalf of Canada, Germany North Macedonia, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom as members of the Human Rights Council core group on Sri Lanka. We thank the High Commissioner for her update and repeat our condolences to Sri Lanka fo… read more
With effect from 1 October 2019, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be reducing the fees for DBS checks. DBS has conducted a fee review and as a result, the fees for DBS checks will reduce as follows: Type of DBS check Current fee Fee from… read more
The number of people in work is up 369,000 on last year. This means more workers across the UK are benefiting from greater financial security and increased spending power than a year ago. The government continues to support families with the cost of l… read more
Thank you. – We still don’t know the full devastating impacts of hurricane Dorian which tore through the Bahamas last week. The latest death toll is now 50. The International Red Cross estimate that 45% of homes on Grand Bahama have been either severe… read more