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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

Friday, 01 May 2026

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer...

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Historic protections for renters in action across England

Historic protections for renters in action across England

Thursday, 30 April 2026

The most historic changes to private renting in England now give 11 million tenants landmark new rights and protections that will transform their expe...

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Families to save up to £1,000 as children’s reforms become law

Families to save up to £1,000 as children’s reforms become law

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Cost-of-living measures become law, including free breakfast clubs, expanded free school meals and limits of branded uniforms ...

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Call for evidence into antisemitism in schools and colleges

Call for evidence into antisemitism in schools and colleges

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Government-commissioned independent review launches call for evidence as part wider government commitment to strengthen social cohesion and tackle pre...

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Rebuilding Britain for the new world: Liz Kendall’s speech at the Royal United Services Institute

Rebuilding Britain for the new world: Liz Kendall’s speech at the Royal United Services Institute

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, delivered a speech at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Tuesday 28 Ap...

Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset

Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of invasive meningococcal disease....

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Northern Ireland start up boost with new £50 million defence growth deal

Northern Ireland start up boost with new £50 million defence growth deal

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Defence tech start-ups and small businesses in Northern Ireland will benefit from a £50 million investment boost launched by the UK government today, ...

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New powers to protect vital free speech at universities

New powers to protect vital free speech at universities

Monday, 20 April 2026

New complaints scheme introduced by the Education Secretary for the next academic year to raise concerns about suppression of freedom of speech....

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Boost for thousands of aspiring health professionals from deprived areas

Boost for thousands of aspiring health professionals from deprived areas

Friday, 17 April 2026

New measures to tackle inequality of opportunity and breakdown barriers to healthcare careers...

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Tech Secretary launches Sovereign AI

Tech Secretary launches Sovereign AI

Thursday, 16 April 2026

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, spoke at Wayve, launching the Sovereign AI Fund on Thursday 16 April 2026....

AI firms pioneering drug discovery, cheaper supercomputing and more get first backing through UK’s Sovereign AI

AI firms pioneering drug discovery, cheaper supercomputing and more get first backing through UK’s Sovereign AI

Thursday, 16 April 2026

Sovereign AI is the UK’s £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK....

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New practical advice for families to get children school ready

New practical advice for families to get children school ready

Thursday, 16 April 2026

New government guidance and practical advice launched on primary school offer day to help families get children ready for school, backed by language s...

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Government to examine deaths of vulnerable care leavers

Government to examine deaths of vulnerable care leavers

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Review into deaths of young people leaving the care system to be published later this year, led by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain...

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Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges

Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

19 new Technical Excellence Colleges will equip young people with the high-level technical skills needed to access well-paid, high-skilled jobs....

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UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027

UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Thousands across the UK set to benefit from re-opening of the historic Erasmus+ programme...

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Vital medicines and new jobs in over £80 million for UK life sciences

Vital medicines and new jobs in over £80 million for UK life sciences

Monday, 13 April 2026

Fresh backing for the sector unlocked by the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund....

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Government scraps high sugar food from school menus  

Government scraps high sugar food from school menus  

Sunday, 12 April 2026

High-sugar and deep-fried food taken off the menu in new plans to overhaul school dinners amid health crisis facing children, helping to tackle obesit...

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What do PhDs think about our placement scheme?

What do PhDs think about our placement scheme?

Thursday, 09 April 2026

With more than 200 PhD placements since 2016, alumni share how the scheme has shaped their research, skills and careers....

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Interest rate cap introduced to protect Plan 2 borrowers

Interest rate cap introduced to protect Plan 2 borrowers

Tuesday, 07 April 2026

Interest on Plan 2 and 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, instead of RPI+3%, to provide borrowers with certainty in an uncertain world....

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Esteemed scientist and academic leader Sir Leszek Borysiewicz named as government’s preferred candidate for UKRI Chair

Esteemed scientist and academic leader Sir Leszek Borysiewicz named as government’s preferred candidate for UKRI Chair

Wednesday, 01 April 2026

Science Secretary Liz Kendall has named Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz as her preferred candidate for Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). ...

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Major upgrades to restore pride in England’s run down colleges

Major upgrades to restore pride in England’s run down colleges

Wednesday, 01 April 2026

£307 million to repair and maintain colleges in all regions of England to fix leaking roofs, broken windows and worn-out facilities, delivering nation...

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Appointment and reappointment of Non Executive Directors to the Departmental Board

Appointment and reappointment of Non Executive Directors to the Departmental Board

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

The Lord Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister has reappointed Jennifer Rademaker as Non-Executive Director and appointed Gurpreet Dehal as Non-Executi...

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Hundreds of Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide

Hundreds of Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide

Monday, 30 March 2026

More parents can save hundreds of pounds through free services, as over 200 Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide this week, helping with the cost of...

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New joint Chief Executives of Office for Students to steer sector

New joint Chief Executives of Office for Students to steer sector

Monday, 30 March 2026

Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne have been appointed joint CEOs of the higher education regulator....

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New screen time guidance for parents of under 5s

New screen time guidance for parents of under 5s

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance....

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Marine licensing supporting research, energy infrastructure, new maritime facility and seabed protection

Marine licensing supporting research, energy infrastructure, new maritime facility and seabed protection

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Recent marine licensing decisions are supporting acoustic research, unexploded ordnance investigations ahead of Sizewell C construction, a new quay wa...

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New legislation to keep brothers and sisters connected in care

New legislation to keep brothers and sisters connected in care

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Right to maintain contact with siblings to be strengthened in law for children in care via amendment to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill...

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Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent

Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Latest updates from the ongoing outbreak....

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Supporting the cyber stars of the future

Supporting the cyber stars of the future

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

David Marshall, our chief information security officer, has been working with the cyber stars of the future, as part of the Cyber Leaders Challenge....

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Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Government pilots social media bans, time limits and digital curfews in 300 teenage homes to inform national consultation on children's online safety....

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