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Author Archives: HM Government

News story: Minister Ellwood statement on death sentences in Gaza

I strongly condemn the three death sentences carried out in Gaza on 25 May. This decision reflects a worrying trend of increasing use of the death penalty in Gaza.

It is the long-standing position of the UK to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. We have repeatedly called for the de facto authorities in Gaza to respect the Palestinian Authority’s moratorium on implementation of the death penalty.

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News story: Apply to register a trade mark

As part of our ongoing work to improve our digital services, we are implementing changes to the Apply to register a trade mark service.

As part of our ongoing work to improve our digital services, we are implementing changes to the Apply to register a trade mark service.

Apply to register a trade mark will function the same but with improvements to the look and style of the service.

If you have a draft application saved in progress (saved for later), then you must submit it by 14 June 2017. Following this date, any draft applications saved on the current version of this service will no longer be available.

The change will take effect on 15 June 2017 and the first screen will resemble the following;

We would welcome further feedback to continue to improve this service going forward.

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