Security Minister Dan Jarvis announced new action to disrupt and deter threats to the UK, as MI5 issues espionage alert to Parliament Action to Disrupt and Deter Threats to UK as MI5 Issues Spy Alert MI5 issues alert over Chinese spying in Westminster. Security Minister calls out ‘covert and calculated attempt by China to interfere with our sovereign affairs’ and vows to take measures to protect security.  New action plan to disrupt and deter spying will include legislation t

Environment Agency officers worked with South Yorkshire Police to apprehend the individuals Yorkshire Duo Arrested in Recycling Fraud Investigation Two men have been arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, the Environment Agency announced today (Tuesday 18 November 2025). In raids last week, Environment Agency officers worked with South Yorkshire Police to apprehend the individuals as part of an investigation into fraudulent waste exporting claims, which

Identity verification for directors and PSCs brings a fairer and safer business environment closer Notice Served on Bogus Directors as Companies House Changes Come into Force Companies House is phasing in identity verification over 12 months to make things easier for companies and business owners, starting 18 November 2025. From today anyone who becomes a company director or person with significant control (PSC) will need to verify their identity with Companies House. This ch

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will relocate to new headquarters in Canary Wharf next year SFO to Move to Canary Wharf The move to Cabot Square will provide modern offices that enhance our operational capability and provide a better working environment for all our employees. The building is already a base for other Government organisations, including the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Office of Rail and Road. ADVERTISEMENT: Invest Smarter. Zero Fees. Robinhoo

Joint day of action at Johnson’s Scrap Metal Ltd in Southport. The company’s environmental permit was revoked and it is required to clear the waste Multi Partner Action Taken at Southport Skip Hire Company The Environment Agency has joined forces with partners to take enforcement action at a Southport skip hire company. To protect the environment from harm, the Agency revoked the waste permit for Johnson’s Scrap Metal Ltd on 17 January 2025, for its site at Crowland Street at

Britain’s biggest businesses have joined the Government’s hiring drive to get prison leavers into work in effort to cut crime as part of the Plan for Change Crime-Cutting Jobs Plan Sees Hundreds of Firms Join Hiring Drive Over 300 businesses join efforts to plug labour shortfalls and grow the economy New job matchmaking tool to be rolled out across prisons in England and Wales Employment to help ex-offenders turn backs on crime and reduce reoffending Over 300 top British busi

Lord Macdonald to lead review of public order and hate crime legislation Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC has been appointed to lead an independent review of laws on public order and hate crime.  Following the terrorist attack in Manchester on 2 October, the Home Secretary announced an independent review of existing public order and hate crime legislation.  This resulted from concerns around community tensions and the impact

Historic reforms as part of the Renters' Rights Act will kick in from 1 May 2026, benefitting 11 million renters across England No-Fault Evictions to End by May Next Year Countdown begins for the biggest increase to tenants’ rights in a generation New protections will also end in-year rent rises, bidding wars and discrimination against families receiving benefits Clear timeline will support landlords and letting agents to prepare for these changes Renting in England will be t

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished, saving the taxpayer at least £100 million and helping to fund frontline officers to cut crime Police and Crime Commissioners to be Scrapped Removing PCCs will cut the cost of unnecessary bureaucracy, money that can be better spent on restoring neighbourhood policing. At least £20 million will be reinvested every year as a result of efficiencies in police governance, enough for 320 constables.  Since 2012, PCCs have been