2024 marks the 140th anniversary of the appointment of the first Official Receivers and a rich history of helping to keep the UK a safe place to do business. The first Official Receivers were appointed in 1884 Official Receivers originally conducted public examinations for every bankruptcy- now people can apply for bankruptcies online.
No smoker wants to harm other people, but with second-hand smoke they unintentionally do. Despite efforts by the tobacco industry to undermine the evidence on this, it is overwhelming.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a speech to the INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow. It's great to welcome you all to Glasgow.
Ian Murray will make his first official overseas visit to Norway this week, as the UK strengthens its relationship with key international partner. On this trip Mr Murray will met energy investors to highlight Scotland's world-leading energy sector and UK Government’s clean energy mission.
The Bank of England knows that all money is created by lending. It has published papers that confirm that fact.
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The Prime Minister is set to announce an additional £75 million to boost border security, bringing the investment in the Border Security Command over the next two years to £150 million. PM to outline major investments to smash criminal smuggling gangs at INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow.
Local Housing Allowance replaced Housing Benefit and it has wavered between uprating and being frozen. The October UK budget has frozen the allowance again.
Tens of thousands more unpaid carers in Scotland can apply for a new benefit from today (4 November). Carer Support Payment, which is a payment of £81.90 per week paid by Social Security Scotland, has been introduced in phases since November 2023.
Ahead of his first Travelling Cabinet since becoming First Minister, John Swinney will today (Monday) announce plans to expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging network across Ayrshire and the Glasgow City Region. A £6.3 million investment from the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund will lead to the introduction of approximately 3,550 new public EV charge points across the region.
GOV.UK Forms, a new tool for faster, more accessible online government forms, will be rolled out nationwide after successful trials showed major time savings and improved efficiency. GOV.UK Forms to be rolled out across government, making it faster and easier for the public to fill out forms such as applying for emergency travel documents.
HMRC is reminding people to download the HMRC app to access HMRC services such as Child Benefit and their National Insurance number. Talk Money Week is an annual awareness initiative - the theme this year is "Do One Thing".
Scotland's natural assets contribute more than £40 billion to the economy and support around 260,000 jobs, according to new research.. The Importance of Natural Capital to the Scottish Economy report highlights the vital economic contribution the natural world makes to Scotland and highlights the value of the ecosystems and the services they provide..
US firm confirms £500m investment in biomedical research, supporting government's plan to attract private investment and grow the UK economy. New biomedical hubs will create over 2000 new jobs and boost scientific discoveries which will save lives.
The Scottish Budget days is on 4 December 2024 but what do you know about Ivan Mckee Scottish Minister For Public Finance. Ivan Paul McKee (born September 1963) is a Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Public Finance since May 2024.
The project has been delayed due to funding issues and inflationary pressures. A Holyrood committee report said that wrangles over funding had already "significantly" contributed to the original 2025 target being missed.
King Charles and Prince William are secretly raking in millions of pounds from cash-strapped government departments, schools, the armed forces and even the NHS, a new investigation claims. The latest Channel 4 Dispatches inquiry asserts that while the monarch and heir to the throne's respective private estates - the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, which generate £50 million a year - are not funded by the taxpayer, each receives ‘extensive' amounts of money from public services.
Small businesses do not work as microeconomic theory suggests. They don't maximise profit.
The Institute for Government examines how the budget affects business. How might the budget's incentives and investments determine the future course of the economy? Business has been ‘hit' with tax rises, notably a hike in employers' national insurance contributions.
As the Ukraine war see North Korea sending troops for Russia and South Korea threatening to join for Ukraine with supplies of weapons - Did you know South Korea is one of the world's big arms manufacturers. The defense industry of South Korea is the main supplier of armaments to the Republic of Korea's Armed Forces.