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New legal powers to support Armed Forces families and Veterans

  • Defence Ministers have backed a new legal Duty that supports Armed Forces personnel, their families and Veterans.
  • The Duty, introduced today, puts legal responsibility on local services to embody the Armed Forces Covenant, a key mechanism that helps the UK Armed Forces and Veterans.
  • The Covenant itself has existed for more than...Read More »

Draft Legislation: Ship Safety – the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 were today (22 November 2022) published as a draft, along with an accompanying draft explanatory memorandum.

The draft regulations revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1012) (‘the 1998 regulations’), the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations...Read More »


Authorisation application deadlines for Christmas period 2022

News story

Validation during the Christmas period 2022 for an application for a MA, ManA, WDA, Batch Release, Specific Batch Control and Export Certificate.

Our offices will be...Read More »


Pupils discuss climate change

Wind farm windmills based in the sea.

News story

Climate change risk was the topic of conversation at a recent discussion between GAD actuaries and pupils at a Merseyside school.

Actuaries from the Government Actuary’s...Read More »


Reappointments made to the Marine Management Organisation Board

Press release

Peter Judge MBE and David Lyall have been reappointed to the Board of the Marine Management Organisation

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has confirmed the reappointment of ...Read More »


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