Ministerial appointment: 17 December 2024

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointment.




Farmer receives suspended prison sentence for waste offences

A Leicestershire farmer has been successfully prosecuted for polluting his fields and neighbouring land and for failing to comply with environmental permits.




Net Zero Council   

Government relaunches the Net Zero Council, expanding its membership to include civil society and local government.




Guidance: Bluetongue: get free testing for your animals

How livestock keepers in a bluetongue zone can get free bluetongue testing for their animals.




2,000 extra sitting days to help address courts crisis

The Lord Chancellor has announced that courts can now sit up to 108,500 days this year, helping to tackle the court backlog.