Policy & government

Policy & government Chancellor backs North with £1.7bn for city-centre projects £1.7bn of new investment in city regions in the North to give Mayors cash and tools to bulldoze through roadblocks holding up city-centre projects and regeneration schemes. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill This bill would let the Treasury charge National Insurance on salary-sacrificed pension contributions over £2,000 a year, starting 6 April 2029. House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Statutory intervention: London Borough of Tower Hamlets Documents related to the statutory intervention at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Asthma and COPD patients to receive better care closer to home Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients will receive better care closer to home under a landmark £10 million partnership. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Water companies: operator self monitoring (OSM) environmental permits OSM management and operation rules for water companies. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government National waste crime surveys (England) Results and findings from the Environment Agency's waste crime surveys. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Natural England Chief Executive to retire Marian Spain’s retirement follows a career in environmental conservation and nature restoration spanning more than four decades GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government AI apprenticeship to close digital skills gap holding back millions of workers First apprentices starting on AI and automation practitioner apprenticeship. It's open to all employers and supporting drive to upskill millions by 2030. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Reconnecting the past: how the landowner of Racecourse Farm is restoring his grandfather’s woodland Landowner restores woodland through the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), planting 23,015 native trees to reconnect fragmented habitats and offset carbon. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government How to adjust for inflation We all know £100 could buy a lot more 50 years ago. But how much more? This briefing explains how to adjust for changes in the value of money over time. House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Uncertainty and risk An overview of the concepts of uncertainty and risk, their links to other aspects of statistical literacy and communication and understanding of risk. House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government A basic outline of regression analysis What can statistical techniques tell us about the relationship between two variables? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Confidence intervals and statistical significance What are confidence intervals? Why is statistical significance so important? How are these two concepts related? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Survey sampling Guidance on survey sampling covering sample size, different types of probability sampling and non-probability sampling. House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Ms Rukhsana Pasha v The Home Office: [2026] EAT 42 Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Barklem on 17 March 2026. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government How to read potentially confusing charts The patterns shown in some types of charts can be difficult to interpret, as can some types of data when charted. How do you spot these and tell what they actually 'say' about their data? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Measures of average and spread What do we mean by the term average? What are the different types of average and measures of spread? How are these calculated? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Rounding and significant places Guidance setting out some basic ways to round numbers to make them easier to understand, use and remember. House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Time series index numbers What are time series index numbers? How are they put together? When are they useful? How should you interpret their values and patterns? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government How to understand and calculate percentages What are percentages, why are they useful, how do you calculate them and what are the potential pitfalls when using them? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government What is a billion? And other large numbers Is there a UK definition of a billion? Is there a system for naming very large and very small numbers of units? House of Commons Library · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government UK investment screening: Balancing national security and economic growth Investment screening lets the government review deals that may pose security risks. But evidence indicates it also captures low-risk activity and adds costs. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Children to get swifter justice as new family court approach expands nationally The newly named Child Focused Courts will be rolled out across England and Wales, following a particularly successful pilot which saw cases in the family court resolved seven and a half months quicker. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Independent review of police force structures: terms of reference Terms of reference for the independent review of police force structures. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Surrey business adviser banned as company director for second time after running up £120,000 tax debts Director ignored lessons of first disqualification and ran up fresh six-figure liability through new consultancy firm GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic ‘big choices’ UK will win the AI adoption race as Chancellor sets out her economic growth ‘big choices’ GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government How to get authorised to act as a tax agent on behalf of your clients Find out the different ways you can get client authorisation including the digital handshake, Online Agent Authorisation service, paper forms and through your client's business tax account. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Authorise an agent for taxes that use the digital handshake Find out what to do if your agent asks you to authorise them using a link. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Machinery investment on farms in England Machinery investment on farms in England statistics sourced from the Farm Business Survey. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Online Advertising Taskforce - progress report 2025 This report provides an overview of the Taskforce and its progress during 2025, focusing on the work of the 6 industry-led working groups and their planned next steps. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Benin: legal and prison systems Information on legal and detention systems, in Benin, for British nationals abroad. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment Hundreds of new UK jobs are set to be created as Nigerian companies scale up their operations, reinforcing Britain's position as a leading global business hub. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Primary Authority determination process Information and determination summaries. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Individual insolvencies, February 2026 Monthly tables and commentary on the numbers and rates of individual insolvencies, including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and quarterly information for Scotland. For England and Wales, Breathing Space scheme statistics are also included. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026 Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment, ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Company insolvencies, February 2026 Monthly tables and commentary on the numbers, rates and sectors of companies that have entered formal insolvency procedures in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government National groundwater nitrogen inventory and heat maps for England Developed an approach to quantify the amount of nitrogen that is at risk of being lost by leaching to groundwater each year from a variety of sectors. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Green Distilleries Competition (closed to applications) The Green Distilleries Competition provided funding for developing technologies that enable the use of low carbon fuels in a distillery. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF): competition winners The IETF provides grant funding for feasibility and engineering studies, and for the deployment of industrial energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation projects. GOV.UK · 17 Mar 2026 Policy & government Building climate-resilient agriculture in Europe: an economic perspective This briefing links climate hazards to farm vulnerability and economic impacts and synthesises quantified findings from 51 European farm-level case studies to demonstrate that climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) is a strategic economic imperative for Europe’s food security and rural prosperity. European Environment Agency — news · 17 Mar 2026