Government sets out legislation to increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty, following strong support from public and welfare groups.
Link: Gove delivers new bill to punish animal abusers
Source: Gov Press Releases
Law around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images to be reviewed
Review to ensure the law protects victims and is fit for the modern age.
Link: Law around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images to be reviewed
Source: Gov Press Releases
Humanitarian workers in Syria deserve our efforts to protect them
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Syria
Link: Humanitarian workers in Syria deserve our efforts to protect them
Source: Gov Press Releases
BS ISO 9113:2019 Plastics. Polypropylene (PP) and propylene-copolymer thermoplastics. Determination of isotactic index
Extraction
Testing
Indexing
Polypropylene
Plastics
Link: BS ISO 9113:2019 Plastics. Polypropylene (PP) and propylene-copolymer thermoplastics. Determination of isotactic index
Source: BSI Standards
BS ISO 11783-5:2019 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry. Serial control and communications data network Network management
Agricultural equipment
Control devices
Forestry equipment
Data transfer
Information exchange
Communication networks
Messages
Data processing
Computer networks
Agricultural tractors
Open systems interconnection
Tractors
Data transmission
Control equipment
Link: BS ISO 11783-5:2019 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry. Serial control and communications data network Network management
Source: BSI Standards
BS 6349-2:2019 Maritime works Code of practice for the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins
Caissons
Concretes
Shape
Loading (materials handling)
Installation
Gangways (marine)
Walls
Structural steels
Earthworks
Durability
Suspended structures
Kerbs
Docks
Tie rods
Structural members
Loading
Ties (structural members)
Hand-rails
Superstructures
Structures
Ladders
Wall ties
Failure (mechanical)
Anchorages
Structural timber
Underwater technology
Dimensions
Water transport engineering components
Maintenance
Structural design
Design
Stairs
Retaining walls
Harbours
Building services
Corrosion
Ramps
Submerged structures
Stability
Piling
Docking and mooring gear
Sheet-pile foundations
Maritime structures
Piles
Water transport engineering
Wall anchors
Underwater construction works
Pile foundations
Pressure
Quays
Construction engineering works
Marine transport
Offshore construction works
Link: BS 6349-2:2019 Maritime works Code of practice for the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins
Source: BSI Standards
BS 5410-1:2019 Code of practice for liquid fuel firing Installations for space heating and hot water supply purposes for domestic buildings
Hot-water boilers
Maintenance
Design
Ventilation
Domestic
Tanks (containers)
Siting
Boilers
Commissioning
Pipes
Flues
Selection
Heaters
Space-heating systems
Flue linings
Hot-water supply systems
Heating equipment
Chimneys
Fuel storage
Installation
Oil-fuelled devices
Burners
Cookers
Domestic pipework systems
Fuel oil
Link: BS 5410-1:2019 Code of practice for liquid fuel firing Installations for space heating and hot water supply purposes for domestic buildings
Source: BSI Standards
PM calls for new design laws to ensure high-quality homes
Prime Minister Theresa May to say further radical reform needed to ensure safe, affordable homes for all.
Link: PM calls for new design laws to ensure high-quality homes
Source: Gov Press Releases
We must not let down the people of South Sudan
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in South Sudan
Link: We must not let down the people of South Sudan
Source: Gov Press Releases
UK continues to be among top donors to UNRWA
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe, Head of Open Societies and Partnerships at the UK Mission, to the United Nations at the Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
Link: UK continues to be among top donors to UNRWA
Source: Gov Press Releases