These Regulations implement certain requirements of Directive 2015/1794/EC (OJ No L 263, 8.10.2015, p 3) (“the Seafarers Directive”). The purpose of the Seafarers Directive is to place those employed at sea on an equal footing with land based employees and to remove unequal treatment across member States.
Link: The Seafarers (Insolvency, Collective Redundancies and Information and Consultation Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
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Regulation 3 of these Regulations specifies the criteria which the Secretary of State must apply in deciding whether to designate a body under section 29B of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) (“the 2002 Act”). Section 29B was inserted by section 26 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) (“the 2017 Act”). Bodies designated under section 29B will be able to make super-complaints under section 29A of the 2002 Act (as inserted by section 25 of the 2017 Act), being complaints about systemic issues in policing which are significantly harming the interests of the public.
Link: The Police Super-complaints (Criteria for the Making and Revocation of Designations) Regulations 2018
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Link: The Tonnage Tax (Exception of Financial Year 2018) Order 2018
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Public Accounts Committee says plan needed to secure a long-term funding settlement
Link: NHS stuck in survival mode as focus remains on short-term fixes
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Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on freedom of speech in universities
Link: Serious barriers limit free speech in universities
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Link: The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:
I was appalled by last night’s multiple Houthi missile launches at Saudi Arabia, which threatened civilian areas and resulted in at least one fatality. I offer my condolences to the families of those killed and injured. Building on the recent UN Panel of Experts report, we will be calling on the UN to investigate how these latest missiles found their way into Yemen in contravention of Security Council Resolutions.
The United Kingdom stands shoulder to shoulder with Saudi Arabia in the face of such serious national security threats. Those responsible must cease these dangerous and provocative actions. A return to political dialogue remains vital to ensuring an end to the conflict for the sake of the Yemeni people and regional security. British nationals in Saudi Arabia should continue to follow FCO Travel Advice.
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Link: Press release: Foreign Secretary comments on attempted missile attacks against Saudi Arabia
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The descendants of Field Marshal Haig and Marshal Foch joined Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and dignitaries from the UK and France at a ceremony dedicated to Ferdinand Foch.
His appointment marked the first time the Allied forces fought under one strategic commander and was a significant factor in the successful coordinated defence against the German Spring Offensive and the gains made by the Allies in the summer of 1918.
Attendees laid wreaths to honour Marshal Foch at the statue honouring him in Lower Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London.
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said:
The decision to coordinate military operations under Foch’s leadership was crucial. It united the Allied forces who then fought as one to victory and peace in November 1918.
Foch said he had served England as if she were his own country. In our final year of First World War centenary commemorations, it is right that we mark the appointment of Marshal Foch so future generations remember the pivotal role he played in the outcome of the war.
On 26 March, 1918, Marshal Foch was appointed Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front. This was in response to the start of the German Spring Offensive, which pushed the Allies back to their 1914 lines.
This event is the first in the Government’s 2018 programme that will help people understand how the nature of the war changed during the summer of 1918 and led to the signing of the Armistice on 11 November. The appointment of Marshal Foch as Supreme Allied Commander and the strategic leadership he brought were instrumental to the Allies’ success at the Battle of Amiens and the subsequent Hundred Days Offensive.
Link: Press release: UK government marks centenary of Marshal Foch’s appointment as Supreme Allied Commander in the First World War
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