Today, the Home Office has announced that Campsfield House immigration removal centre will close by May 2019, when the current management contract with Mitie Care and Custody ends. The closure of the 282 bed centre is part of Home Secretary Sajid Javi… read more
The United Kingdom and the United States held the fifth meeting of the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group (November 2-7), and the third meeting of the UK-US Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Dialogue on November 1st. The Working Group was… read more
This year’s Civil Service Awards were held on Thursday 8 November. These awards recognise and celebrate inspirational individuals and teams across government. The wellbeing of our colleagues has always been a priority. We were concerned to see emplo… read more
During the 1914-18 conflict, three Battalions of Infantry were formed from Civil Servant volunteers drawn from across the Government Departments. Long before WWI, the Civil Service had recognised the benefits of military service and actively encourage… read more
The Environment Agency and Port of Blyth have worked together to build a £600,000 flood wall to protect homes and businesses in Blyth. read more