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Development of Apply for criminal legal aid service

View the funding decision of a criminal legal aid application in your LAA online portal with the new functionality rolled out for Apply for

South Tyneside Council: Local Plan intervention letter

Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to South Tyneside Council.

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or Belief

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or Belief.

PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 4 March 2025

The Prime Minister spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine this afternoon.

Statement to the 108th Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW

Statement to the 108th Session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, by Her Excellency Joann

Government funding for rural communities set out

Rural communities are set to benefit from up to £38 million in funding.

Further breakthrough in using mine water to provide green heat

Construction has begun on a major mine water heat project in Seaham that uses a mine water treatment scheme to provide low-carbon heating to

Protecting national security

Statement by the Security Minister on new measures to tackle state threats from Iran.

30 projects awarded funding to celebrate Windrush Day

Ahead of Windrush Day on 22 June, 30 projects have received funding to celebrate the Windrush Generation and their descendants

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degr