Introduction of knife crime prevention orders

The Home Office has announced today (Wednesday 4 March) that from next month new powers to tackle knife crime will be piloted by the Metropolitan Police.



50 years since Black Arrow launched the UK into space

Today marks 50 years since the Black Arrow rocket conducted its first successful flight, launching the UK into the space age.



Update on farm payment schemes

Over £150 million paid out to customers under Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship and almost 99% of Basic Payments Scheme payments delivered.



South Oxfordshire Local Plan: Holding Direction and Local Plan intervention letters to local authority

Local Plan Holding Direction and intervention: letters from the Secretary of State for Housing, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP to South Oxfordshire District Council.



VMD web services currently unavailable: update 4 March 8am

Update: Web services, such as the Special Imports System and the PID have now been restored