A metal fabrication company was sentenced today after a worker was injured when using a vertical milling machine.
Link: Company fined after worker loses tip of finger
Source: Health and Safety
A metal fabrication company was sentenced today after a worker was injured when using a vertical milling machine.
Link: Company fined after worker loses tip of finger
Source: Health and Safety
MPs put questions to the Prime Minister in the House of Commons
Link: Prime Minister’s Questions: 2 May 2018
Source: Parliamentary News
UK Aid Match brings charities, the public and UK government together to collectively change the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. It also gives the British public an opportunity to engage with international development issues and have a say in how UK aid is spent.
The Department for International Development welcomes proposals for the latest £20 million round of UK Aid Match from charities working on the following issues: disability, health, women’s empowerment, youth employment, prosperity, modern slavery, girls’ education, plus oceans and plastics.
This will be the first time the public will be able to double their donations to charities tackling the scourge of plastics waste in the world’s oceans.
Penny Mordaunt, International Development Secretary, said:
This is a very exciting step for UK Aid Match as, for the first time, we are asking for proposals to tackle the huge problem of ocean plastics. This is a clear sign of the British public’s passion and energy to fight against global plastic waste.
I’m looking forward to seeing the innovative solutions, which charities will bring to this global issue. I am sure the UK public will continue to show their incredibly generous support for the UK Aid Match scheme.
In the last five years, UK Aid Match has supported 42 charities and run projects in 22 countries, which have benefitted more than 19million of the world’s poorest people. The government has matched every public donation made to these charities pound for, helping them go further in changing and saving lives.
One of the many charities which have had their donations matched by the UK government funding is Action Against Hunger. Through UK Aid Match funding, they were able to raise £2million for their most recent appeal #HealthyMumsHealthyKids.
Action Against Hunger will use this money to support mums-to-be and children in Senegal where one in five children are stunted and 30% of all child deaths are due to malnutrition. This programme will ensure young people, pregnant women and children get the right food they need to avoid a lifetime of damaging effects from poor nutrition.
Executive Director of Action Against Hunger, Jean-Michel Grand, said in support of Aid Match:
We were thrilled public donations to our #HealthyMumsHealthyKids appeal were matched by the UK Government last year. Our generous donors were encouraged by the government’s pledge to double every pound they gave to improve the health of mothers and children in Senegal. The Aid Match scheme is a fantastic way for people who believe in a world free from hunger to double the impact they make on the lives of malnourished children around the world.
To find out more and enter UK Aid Match please visit: www.ukaidmatch.org Each charity appeal must run for up to three months and raise up to a maximum of £2million, subject to a due diligence assessment.
UK Aid Match brings charities, the British public and the UK government together to collectively change the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
It is designed to provide opportunities for the UK public to engage with international development issues and have a say in how UK aid is spent, whilst boosting the impact of the very best civil society projects to reach the poorest people in developing countries.
For every £1 donated to a UK Aid Match charity appeal, the government will also contribute £1 of UK aid, to help these projects go further in changing and saving lives. UK Aid Match is funded from the international development budget, for donations made by individuals living in the UK.
The first phase of UK Aid Match, launched between 2013 and 2016, funded 59 appeals. An estimated 3.6 million people in the UK donated to match-funded appeals. A total of £120m went to 42 charities, operating in 22 countries and running projects including health, education and water, sanitation and hygiene which are expected to benefit 19 million people.
Round 1 of the second phase of UK Aid Match will match 25 appeals running between September 2017 and June 2018. An estimated £30 million will be matched.
The latest UK Aid Match funding round (Phase 2 Round 2) will be launched on 17 April 2018. It will open for applications on 30 April 2018 with a deadline for concept notes by 25 May 2018.
From 12 February 2018 the Fund Manager for UK Aid Match has been MannionDaniels, working in consortium with Oxford Policy Management (OPM), Education Development Trust (EDT), Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the Social Change Agency (SCA).
For more information on the fund, or to make an application, please visit the UK Aid Match website
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Link: Press release: Fresh Aid Match round opens – giving charities the chance to double donations
Source: Gov Press Releases
Joint Committee on Human Rights examines attitudes to enforcement of Human Rights
Link: Attitudes to enforcement: provision of legal aid and assistance
Source: Parliamentary News
During April, there were two new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port, four vessels remained under detention from previous months. A total of three vessels remain under detention at the end of April.
Notes on the list of detentions
GT: 25063
IMO: 9232034
Flag: Italy
Company: Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company S.p.A.
Classification Society: RINA
Recognised Organisation: RINA
Recognised Organisation for ISM Doc: FLAG
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: FLAG
Date and Place of Detention: 10th April at Portbury
Summary: Fifteen deficiencies with two ground for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
| 18305 – Hospital accommodation(Sickbay) | Not as required | No |
| 14615 – Fuel change-over procedure | Not as required | No |
| 04114 – Emergency source of power – Emergency generator | Not as required | No |
| 09232 – Cleanliness of engine room | Insufficient | No |
| 13103 – Gauges, thermometers, etc | Inoperative | No |
| 13102 – Auxiliary engine | Not as required | No |
| 07105 – Fire detection and alarm system | Not as required | No |
| 18424 – Steam pipes, pressure pipes, wires (insulation) | Not as required | No |
| 07106 – Fire detection and alarm system | Inoperative | No |
| 11101 – Lifeboats | Not properly maintained | No |
| 11102 – Lifeboat inventory | Not as required | No |
| 06105 – Atmosphere testing instrument | Not properly maintained | No |
| 04109 – Fire drills | Lack of training | Yes |
| 06106 – Cargo transfer – Tankers | Not as required | No |
| 15150 – ISM | Not as required | Yes |
This vessel was released on 16th April 2018
GT: 1537
IMO: 8422022
Flag: Bahamas
Company: HAV Ship Management NorRus AS
Classification Society: DNV GL
Recognised Organisation: DNV GL
Recognised Organisation for ISM Doc: DNV GL
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: DNV GL
Date and Place of Detention: 4th April 2018 at Swansea
Summary: Three deficiencies with two ground for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
| 02106 – Hull damage impairing seaworthiness | Holed | Yes |
| 10127 – Voyage or passage plan | Not as required | Yes |
| 10111 – Charts | Not updated | No |
This vessel was still detained on 30th April 2018
GT: 39709
IMO: 9255593
Flag: Bahamas (White List)
Company: Adelfia Navigation SA
Classification Society: LR
Recognised Organisation: LR
Recognised Organisation for ISM Doc: LR
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: LR
Date and Place of Detention: 31st March at Immingham
Summary: Fifteen deficiencies with two ground for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
| 15150 – ISM | Not as required | Yes |
| 10127 – Voyage or passage plan | Not as required | No |
| 11101 – Lifeboats | Inoperative | Yes |
| 10101 – Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements | Missing | No |
| 04109 – Fire drills | Lack of control | No |
| 02105 – Steering gear | Not as required | No |
| 04108 – Muster list | Incomplete | No |
| 05105 – MF/HF Radio installation | Not as required | No |
| 01331 – Collective bargaining agreement | Missing | No |
| 11117 – Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition | Not as required | No |
| 18432 – Risk evaluation, training and instruction to seafarers | Missing | No |
| 11124 – Embarkation arrangement survival craft | Not properly maintained | No |
| 18416 – Ropes and wires | Damaged | No |
| 11116 – Distress flares | Insufficient | No |
| 11103 – Stowage and provision of Lifeboats | Not as required | No |
This vessel was released on 5th April 2018
GT: 5751
IMO: 9513191
Flag: Panama (White List)
Company: Dadaylilar Denizcilik Nakliyat
Classification Society: RINA
Recognised Organisation: PHRS
Recognised Organisation for ISM Doc: PHRS/BV
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: PHRS/BV
Date and Place of Detention: 26th March at Immingham
Summary: Twenty nine deficiencies with four ground for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
| 01316 – Cargo Information | Missing information | No |
| 07199 – Other (fire safety) | Other | Yes |
| 09235 – Fitness for duty – work and rest hours | Rest hours insufficient | No |
| 10101 – Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements | Missing | No |
| 04108 – Muster list | Incomplete | No |
| 10127 – Voyage or passenger plan | Lack of information | No |
| 11131 – On board training and instructions | Missing information | No |
| 11131 – On board training and instructions | Lack of training | No |
| 11117 – Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition | Not as required | No |
| 05104 – MF Radio installation | Not as required | No |
| 07111 – Personal equipment for fire safety | Not properly maintained | No |
| 18418 – Winches & capstans | Inoperative | No |
| 03108 – Ventilators, air pipes, casing | Not as required | Yes |
| 18432 – Risk evaluation, training and instruction to seafarers | Missing | No |
| 03113 – Bulwarks and freeing ports | Not as required | No |
| 11105 – Rescue boat inventory | Not as required | No |
| 11104 – Rescue boats | Missing equipment | No |
| 15150 – ISM | Not as required | Yes |
| 01333 – Ship specific plans for the recovery of persons from water | Incomplete | No |
| 11104 – Rescue boats | Not properly maintained | No |
| 05116 – Operation/maintenance | Not properly maintained | No |
| 06105 – Atmosphere testing instrument | Missing | No |
| 03108 – Ventilators, air pipes, casings | Not properly maintained | Yes |
| 04103 – Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches | Inoperative | No |
| 07114 – Remote means of control (opening, pumps, ventilation, etc.) Machinery spaces | Not as required | No |
| 07106 – Fire detection and alarm system | Not properly maintained | No |
| 11101 – Lifeboats | Not ready for use | No |
| 07125 – Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills) | Lack of familiarity | No |
| 07106 – Fire detection and alarm system | Not as required | No |
This vessel was released on 3rd April 2018
GT: 964.
IMO No: 7393169.
Flag: PANAMA (white list)
Company:
Classification Society: Expired
Recognised Organisation: Expired
Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC:
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC:
Date and Place of Detention: 17 June 2016, West Cowes
Summary: Seventeen deficiencies with seventeen grounds for detentions
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
| 01101 – Cargo ship safety equipment cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01102 – Cargo Ship safety construction cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01104 – Cargo ship safety radio cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01108 – Loadline cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01117 – IOPP (International Oil Pollution Prevention cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01119 – International Sewage Pollution Prevention cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01124 – International Air Pollution Prevention cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01137 – Civil liability for bunker oil pollution damage cert | Expired | Yes |
| 01199 – Other certs (Certificate of class) | Expired | Yes |
| 01201 – Certificates for master and officers | Missing | Yes |
| 10111 – Charts | Not updated | Yes |
| 10116 – Publications Nautical | Not updated | Yes |
| 11108 – Inflatable liferafts | Expired | Yes |
| 11116 – Distress flares | Missing | Yes |
| 07109 – Fixed fire fighting extinguishing installation | Not as required | Yes |
| 07110 – Fire fighting equipment & appliances | Not as required | Yes |
| 01140 – Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance | Missing | Yes |
This vessel was still detained on 30th April 2018
GT: 106.
IMO No: 8944446.
Flag: Unregistered.
Company: Open Window Inc.
Classification Society: Unclassed.
Recognised Organisation: Not applicable.
Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: Not applicable.
Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: Not applicable
Date and Place of detention: 4 March 2010, Lowestoft
Summary: Thirty deficiencies including seven grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained on 30th April 2018
• The DEEPSEA WORKER, IMO 7905285 released on 29th March 2018:
SMC certifying authority should have read Flag (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) not DNV GL. Please accept our apologies for the mistake.
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Link: Press release: Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during April 2018
Source: Gov Press Releases
Permission to vary arrangements for the management of surface water drainage at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Little Plumpton have today (01 May) been granted by the Environment Agency.
The decision follows a rigorous assessment of Cuadrilla’s proposals, as well as all comments submitted during a public consultation.
Cuadrilla is required to remove and process rainwater that falls on its Preston New Road site and the variation to the permit sets out the conditions that must be followed in order to manage this process.
Steve Molyneux, environment manager for Lancashire, said:
After completing a thorough assessment of Cuadrilla’s application and all of the responses to our public consultation, we are satisfied that the regulatory controls in place provide a high level of protection for people and the environment.
My team will now enforce the conditions we have set to ensure the ongoing protection of the local water courses.
Link: Press release: EA to allow surface water management variation at Preston New Rd
Source: Gov Press Releases
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee investigates Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Link: Data breach expert Chris Vickery questioned by Committee
Source: Parliamentary News
Statement expected in the Commons at 12.45pm
Link: Statement: Breast cancer screening: 2 May 2018
Source: Parliamentary News
Subject for debate chosen by the Opposition
Link: MPs debate the Windrush generation: 2 May 2018
Source: Parliamentary News
The owner of a local fisheries site has been fined for failing to secure the boundary of a new build local fisheries site whilst under construction.
Link: Fisheries owner fined after putting workers and the public at risk
Source: Health and Safety