Southern Water pleads guilty to River Test pollution
Southern Water has pleaded guilty after the Environment Agency found a dark plume of pollution from one of its sites in a Hampshire chalk stream. read more
Author Archives: HM Government
Man who stabbed two strangers in London Underground has sentence increased
Violent knifeman who carried out frenzied attack at Tube station, has his sentence increased, after the Solicitor General intervenes. read more
Local Plan examinations: letter to the Interim Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (July 2026)
This letter lays out the government’s expectations on the exercise of flexibility in the examination of local plans. read more
Private security regulator removes recognition of awarding body
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has given notice to the British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body (BIIAB) to terminate their recognition agreement. read more
Legal aid investment to keep cases moving and cut delays for victims
Victims could see swifter justice as a legal aid boost of up to £34 million a year will help strengthen the legal sector, enabling more cases to be heard and driving down the court backlog. read more