Month: December 2019

Permanent Secretary and Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones QC, has been awarded a knighthood (KCB) in the Queen's New Year's Honours list 2020.

Link: Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones QC awarded KCB
Source: Gov Press Releases

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data tracks land and property sales in England and Wales submitted to us for registration.

Link: November 2019 Price Paid Data
Source: Gov Press Releases

The Low Pay Commission's 2019 recommendations complete the path originally set out in 2015.

Link: National Living Wage to hit 60 per cent target in April
Source: Gov Press Releases

11 million customers have saved as much as £1 billion on their energy bills in 2019, according to new data to mark the first anniversary of the government’s energy price cap.

Link: Energy users save £1 billion on bills in 2019
Source: Gov Press Releases

Three works have been gifted to The Hepworth Wakefield

Link: Three works by British modernist artists gifted to the nation
Source: Gov Press Releases

As the country prepares for celebrations to bring in the New Year, thousands of opposite-sex couples will today (31 December 2019) also be celebrating the formalisation of their relationships with a civil partnership.

Link: First opposite-sex civil partnerships to take place on New Year’s Eve
Source: Gov Press Releases

National Living Wage set to increase by 6.2% in 2020

Link: Government announces pay rise for 2.8 million people
Source: Gov Press Releases

The Foreign Office responds to the recent rocket attack by Kataib Hizballah on an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk.

Link: Attack on Iraqi military base: Foreign Office Statement
Source: Gov Press Releases

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office welcomes the release and exchange of prisoners in Ukraine on 29 December.

Link: UK welcomes the release and exchange of prisoners in Ukraine
Source: Gov Press Releases