The comments made by Deborah Meaden on 22 June 2026.
I know a contest would take an even greater personal toll but I voted for Labour under your leadership and an untested Coronation will fail this Country. I want to know what Andy Burnham means by “better” because so far it lacks a great deal of substance.
STORY
The Labour party has plunged into turmoil as Keir Starmer has confirmed that he will be resigning as Prime Minister. Speaking outside Downing Street, Starmer said:
“We proved those people wrong because we changed our party, ripping out the poison of antisemitism, restoring trust on the economy, defence and national security, and becoming a party that once again stood proudly with God against our national flag.
The hard work of change was with a singular purpose, not power for power’s sake, but to change Britain for the better, to build a fairer country with dignity and respect, where everyone is seen, everyone is valued, wealth and opportunity for all, not just the privileged few.”
STORY
The Government has announced £50 million of investment to support critical minerals projects across the UK. The Department for Business and Trade said the funding would strengthen domestic production, support high-value jobs and reduce reliance on overseas supply chains.
The programme is intended to support extraction, processing and recycling of minerals used in products including smartphones, fridges and electric vehicle batteries. Industry Minister Chris McDonald is launching the programme during a visit to Teesside’s Wilton Centre, including firms working on minerals processing and metal recycling.
The Government said the investment builds on more than £200 million already committed to critical minerals projects. Ministers have presented the policy as part of a wider economic security agenda, arguing that stronger domestic capability will help protect the UK from global shocks and supply disruption.
STORY
Sterling dipped as speculation mounted that Keir Starmer could announce a timetable for leaving office. Reuters reported that the pound fell by around 0.2% against the dollar on Monday as investors monitored the political uncertainty surrounding the Prime Minister’s future.
The market reaction came after several days of pressure on Starmer following Andy Burnham’s Makerfield by-election victory. Analysts said Britain’s fiscal position, high debt interest costs and weak growth meant that any new Labour leader would have limited room for large spending commitments, even if they promised a change of political direction.
Burnham has said he would respect the Government’s fiscal rules, but investors are expected to scrutinise any leadership campaign for signs of tax, borrowing or spending changes. The political uncertainty comes as the UK continues to face high borrowing costs compared with other major economies.
STORY
Keir Starmer is expected to set out a timetable for his departure as Prime Minister after growing pressure from Labour MPs following Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election. Reports on Monday said Starmer had spent the weekend considering his position after previously saying that he would contest any leadership challenge.
Reuters reported that Starmer could announce an orderly transition, with Burnham waiting in the wings after returning to Parliament. The pressure on the Prime Minister has increased since Burnham’s by-election win, which gave him the parliamentary seat needed to mount a leadership challenge from within the House of Commons.
The potential change of leadership would come less than two years after Labour’s landslide general election victory. It would also add to a decade of political instability in the UK, with questions now focusing on whether Labour would hold a full leadership contest or move towards an uncontested handover to Burnham.
The comments made by Mike Tapp, a Minister at the Home Office, on 21 June 2026.
Is it time to legislate; if a change of leader is forced by its own Party then a General Election must be called.
That would stop the constant churn and focus all politicians on delivery, instead of work place politics. These endless ‘house of cards’ games would end and the country would benefit.
Let’s legislate to focus minds.
![PRESS RELEASE : Court and tribunal fees changes [June 2026]](https://www.ukpol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Gemini_Generated_Image_fnxmipfnxmipfnxm.png)
The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 19 June 2026.
The Ministry of Justice plans to make a series of changes to court and tribunal fees payable in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
These changes will take place on 13 July 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. The purpose of the changes is to strengthen cost recovery, improve consistency in how and where fees are charged, and maintain fair access to justice for all.
The Help with Fees remissions scheme remains available for those with lower financial means who are unable to afford a court or tribunal fee.
The changes are:
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4a | Recovery of Land – High Court | £545 | £559 |
| 1.4b | Recovery of Land – County Court | £404 | £415 |
| 1.5CC | Any other remedy – County Court | £377 | £387 |
| 1.5HC | Any other remedy – High Court | £646 | £663 |
| 1.6 | Filing proceedings against an unnamed party | £67 | £69 |
| 1.8a | Permission to issue proceedings | £67 | £69 |
| 1.8b | Assessment of costs | £67 | £69 |
| 1.9a | Permission to apply | £174 | £179 |
| 1.9b | On request to reconsider at a hearing a decision on permission | £438 | £449 |
| 1.9c | Permission to proceed | £874 | £897 |
| 1.9d | Permission to proceed (claim not started by an application for permission to apply for Judicial Review (JR) | £174 | £179 |
| 1.9(ba) | Application for judicial review where fee 1.9(b) has been paid and permission is granted at a hearing | £436 | £447 |
| 2.2 | Appellants/respondents notice (High Court) | £294 | £302 |
| 2.3a | Appellants/respondents notice (County court small claims) | £147 | £151 |
| 2.3b | Appellants/respondents notice (County court other claims) | £171 | £175 |
| 2.4(a) | General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997& Court Fund Pay Out | £313 | £321 |
| 2.4(b) | General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 19976 & Court Fund Pay Out | £190 | £195 |
| 2.5(a) | General application (by consent/without notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out | £123 | £126 |
| 2.5(b) | General application (by consent/without notice) excluding Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out | £61 | £63 |
| 2.7 | Application to vary a judgment or suspend enforcement | £15 | £16 |
| 3.1b | Petition for bankruptcy (presented by creditor/other person) | £343 | £352 |
| 3.2 | Petition for an administration order | £343 | £352 |
| 3.3 | Any other petition | £343 | £352 |
| 3.4b | Copy of a certificate of discharge from bankruptcy | £11 | £14 |
| 3.5 | Insolvency – other application | £318 | £326 |
| 3.8 | Notice of intention to appoint administrator | £57 | £58 |
| 3.11 | Application within proceedings (by consent/without notice) | £30 | £31 |
| 3.12 | Application within proceedings (with notice) | £112 | £115 |
| 4.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 4.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 5.1 | Where the party filing the request is legally aided | £237 | £296 |
| 5.3 | Issue of default costs certificate – Civil | £80 | £82 |
| 5.4 | Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – civil | £283 | £290 |
| 5.5 | Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate | £148 | £152 |
| 5.6 | On a request or application for a fixed costs determination | £398 | £408 |
| 6.1 | On the filing of a request for detailed assessment in the Court of Protection | £99 | £102 |
| 6.2 | Appeal against a Court of Protection costs assessment decision | £79 | £81 |
| 6.3 | Request to set aside a default costs certificate in the Court of Protection | £74 | £76 |
| 7.1 | Sealing a writ of control/possession/delivery (High court) | £80 | £82 |
| 7.2 | Order requiring a judgment debtor or other person to attend court | £67 | £69 |
| 7.3a | Third party debt order or the appointment of a receiver by way of equitable execution. | £135 | £139 |
| 7.3b | Application for a charging order | £135 | £139 |
| 7.4 | Application for a judgment summons | £135 | £139 |
| 7.5 | Register a judgment or order, or for permission to enforce an arbitration award, or for a certificate or a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad | £80 | £82 |
| 8.1 | Issue warrant of control in any other cases | £94 | £96 |
| 8.2 | Request for attempt of execution of warrant at new address | £37 | £38 |
| 8.3 | Application to require judgment debtor to attend court | £67 | £69 |
| 8.4a | Application for a third-party debt order | £135 | £139 |
| 8.4b | Application for a charging order | £135 | £139 |
| 8.5 | Application for a judgment summons | £135 | £139 |
| 8.6 | Issue of a warrant of possession/warrant of delivery | £148 | £152 |
| 8.7 | Application for an attachment of earnings order – Civil | £135 | £139 |
| 8.9 | Application for enforcement of an award of a sum of money or any other decision made by any court, tribunal, body or person | £54 | £55 |
| 8.10 | Request for an order to recover a specified road traffic debt | £10 | £11 |
| 8A.1 | Service of a bailiff of an order to attend County Court for questioning | £135 | £139 |
| 10.1 | Bills of sale | £34 | £35 |
| 10.2 | Official certificate of the result of a search (for each name) | £54 | £67 |
| 10.3 | Search, in person, of court records (per 15 minutes) | £12 | £15 |
| 10.4 | Appointment of a High Court judge | £692 | £710 |
| 10.5 | Hearing before a High Court judge (per day or part day) | £692 | £710 |
| 11.1 | Issue of a warrant for the arrest of a ship or goods | £21 | £22 |
| 12.1 | Affidavit | £14 | £15 |
| 12.2 | For each exhibit referred to | £2 | £3 |
| 13.1a | Application – permission to appeal/extension of time | £646 | £663 |
| 13.1b | Permission to appeal is not required or has been granted | £1,466 | £1,504 |
| 13.1c | Appellant/respondent filing an appeal questionnaire | £1,466 | £1,504 |
| 13.2 | On filing a respondents notice | £587 | £602 |
| 13.3 | On filing an application notice | £646 | £663 |
| 15.1 | Request for service by a bailiff of document (see order for exceptions) | £46 | £47 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Originating proceedings where no other fee is specified | £279 | £286 |
| 1.2 | Filing an application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution | £612 | £628 |
| 1.3 | Application for matrimonial or civil partnership order | £415 | £426 |
| 1.5 | Amendment of application for matrimonial/civil partnership order | £59 | £61 |
| 1.6 | Answer to application for matrimonial/civil partnership order | £234 | £240 |
| 1.7 | Application for an order of assessment of costs | £57 | £58 |
| 1.8 | Application for parental order | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1a | Parental responsibility (s4(1)(c) or (3), 4A(1)(b) or (3) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1b | Parental responsibility (s4ZA(1)(c) or (6) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1c | Guardians (s5(1) or 6(7) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1d | Section 8 orders (s10(1) or (2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1e | Enforcement orders (s11J(2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1f | Compensation for financial loss (section 110(2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1g | Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force (s13(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1h | Special guardianship orders (s14A (3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1i | Secure accommodation order (s25 Children Act 1989) – England | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1j | Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force (s33(7) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1k | Contact with child in care (s34(2), (3), (4) or (9) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1l | Education supervision order (s36(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1m | Variation or discharge of care and supervision orders (s39 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1n | Child assessment order (s43(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1o | Emergency protection orders (s44, 45 and 46 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1p | Warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order (s48 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1q | Recovery order (s50 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1s | Warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises (s102 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1t | Applications in respect of enforcement orders (paragraph 4(2), 6(2), 7(2) or 9(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) | £116 | £119 |
| 2.1u | Amendment of enforcement order by reason of change of address (paragraph 5(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) | £79 | £81 |
| 2.1v | Financial provision for children (paragraph 1(1) or (4), 2(1) or (5), 5(6), 6(5), (7) or (8), 8(2), 10(2), 11 or 14(1) of Schedule 1 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1w | Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 Children Act 1989) – England | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1x | Extension of supervision order (paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1y | Extension or discharge of education supervision order (paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1z | Appeals concerning foster parents (paragraph 8(1) of Sch 8 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1ia | Secure accommodation order (s119 Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1wa | Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (s124(1) Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.2 | Application for proceedings (s31 of the Children Act 1989 | £2,515 | £2,580 |
| 2.3 | Appeal relating to Children Act 1989 fees 2.1(a) to 2.1(s) (v) to (y) and 2.2 | £245 | £251 |
| 2.4 | Appeal against a contribution order under Children Act 1989 | £245 | £251 |
| 2.5 | Appeal against a contribution order – Wales | £245 | £251 |
| 2.6(a) | Cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer (England) (s72 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.6(b) | Cancellation of registration of child minder or day carer (s34 of the Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.7 | Commencing child mind or day carer appeal (s34 Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) or s72 Children Act 1989 (England)) | £245 | £251 |
| 3.1 | Application/permission to apply for adoption | £207 | £212 |
| 3.2 | Application for a placement order (under s22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2022) | £556 | £570 |
| 3.3 | Application to the High Court | £207 | £212 |
| 4.1 | Application for warning notice to be attached to a contact order | £56 | £57 |
| 5.1 | Application (without notice) | £60 | £62 |
| 5.2 | Application for decree nisi, conditional order, separation order (no fee if undefended) | £61 | £63 |
| 5.3 | Application (on notice) (unless otherwise listed) | £190 | £195 |
| 5.4 | Application for a financial order | £313 | £321 |
| 6.1 | Filing an appeal notice from a district judge, one or more lay justices, a justices’ clerk or an assistant to a justices’ clerk | £142 | £146 |
| 7.1 | Search of central index of decrees absolute/final orders | £65 | £89 |
| 7.3 | Search of index of decrees absolute/final orders | £45 | £61 |
| 8.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 8.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 9.1 | Where the party filing the request is legally aided | £94 | £74 |
| 9.2d | Determination of costs, where costs claimed: Exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £150,000 | £1,365 | £1,400 |
| 9.4 | Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – family | £238 | £244 |
| 9.5 | Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate | £125 | £128 |
| 10.2 | Application for a maintenance order to be registered under the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 or 1958 Act | £57 | £58 |
| 11.1 | Application for an order for financial provision | £245 | £251 |
| 12.1 | Application to question a judgment debtor or other person | £61 | £63 |
| 12.2 | Application for a third-party debt order/appointment of a receiver | £88 | £90 |
| 12.3 | Application for a charging order | £43 | £44 |
| 12.4 | Application for a judgment summons | £83 | £85 |
| 12.5 | Application for an attachment of earnings order – Family | £38 | £39 |
| 13.1 | Application for enforcement of a judgment or order | £114 | £117 |
| 13.3 | Issue for a warrant of possession or a warrant of delivery | £135 | £139 |
| 14.1 | Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery | £68 | £70 |
| 14.2 | On a request or application to register a judgment or order; or for permission to enforce an arbitration award; or for a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad. | £68 | £70 |
| 17.1 | Taking an affidavit/affirmation/attestation upon honour | £12 | £13 |
| 17.2 | For each exhibit referred to and required to be marked | £2 | £3 |
| SI Ref ID | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Application for Justice of the Peace to perform function not on court premises | £29 | £30 |
| 2.1 | Application to state a case for the opinion of the High Court | £156 | £160 |
| 2.2 | Appeal (deduction from earnings order) | £22 | £23 |
| 2.3 | Appeal – proceedings under Schedule 5 Licensing Act 2003 | £70 | £72 |
| 2.4 | Appeal (no other fee specified) | £70 | £72 |
| 3.4 | Request for certificate/certified document (no other fee specified) | £23 | £24 |
| 5.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 5.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 6.1 | Request for licence/consent/authority (no other fee specified) | £31 | £32 |
| 6.2 | Application for renewal/variation of an existing licence | £31 | £32 |
| 6.3 | Application for the revocation of licence (no other fee specified) | £31 | £32 |
| 7.1 | On taking attestation of a constable or special constable | £12 | £13 |
| 7.2 | For every oath where no other fee is specified | £31 | £32 |
| 8.1 | Commencing proceedings where no other fee is specified | £284 | £292 |
| 8.2a | Application for leave/permission to commence proceedings (no other fee specified) | £142 | £146 |
| 8.2b | Proceedings where leave/permission has been granted | £142 | £146 |
| 8.3 | Contested hearing | £644 | £661 |
| 9.1 | Application for a warrant of entry | £22 | £27 |
| 9.2 | Application for any other warrant (no other fee specified) | £92 | £94 |
| 10.1 | Application for a warrant of commitment | £212 | £215 |
| 10.2 | Application for a warrant of commitment (Child Support Act 1991) | £46 | £47 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Permission to appeal under rule 21 | £250 | £257 |
| 2 | Lodging a notice of reference under rule 28/ an appeal under rule 24 | £313 | £321 |
| 3 | Absent owner application under Sch 2 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 | £624 | £640 |
| 4 | Applications to discharge/ modify a restrictive covenant | £999 | £1,025 |
| 5a | Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act 1959- Definitive certificate | £775 | £795 |
| 5b | Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act1959- Temporary & Definitive certificate | £761 | £781 |
| 6 | Interlocutory or consent order application | £125 | £128 |
| 7 | Interlocutory or consent order rule 50 | £165 | £162 |
| 11a | Hearing to determine entitlement to a restrictive covenant under s84(3A) Law of Property Act 1925 | £624 | £640 |
| 11b | Order without hearing(rule 46) – s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925(e) discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £166 | £161 |
| 11c | Substantive hearing of original Application to discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £1,249 | £1,281 |
| 11d | Engrossing Mins of Order -s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925 discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £41 | £40 |
| 12 | Hearing or preliminary hearing of reference /appeal (no amount awarded) | £624 | £640 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | On filing an appeal under section 141 of the Gambling Act 2005 in relation to sections 65(2)(a) to (j) of the Act | £4,521 | £4,639 |
| 1.11 | Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal management office licence s127 of the Act | £1,816 | £1,863 |
| 1.12 | Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal operational function licence s127 of the Act | £908 | £932 |
| 2 | Appeal under s337(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 – order to void a bet s336(1) of the Act | £4,521 | £4,639 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Application to request a reconsideration at a hearing of permission to apply for Judicial Review | £174 | £179 |
| 1.1a | Proceed with JR – permission granted at oral hearing | £438 | £449 |
| 1.2(a) | Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given and 1.1(a) has already been paid | £436 | £448 |
| 1.2(b) | Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given | £874 | £897 |
| 1.3 | Permission for JR – where permission given to proceed with JR | £174 | £179 |
| 2.1 | General Application – On notice (where no other fee is specified) | £290 | £298 |
| 2.2 | General Application – By consent or without notice (where no other fee is specified) | £114 | £117 |
| 2.3 | Application for a summons or order for a witness to attend the Tribunal. | £57 | £58 |
| 3.1a | Copy Documents – ten pages or less | £10 | £14 |
| 3.2 | Copy Document / Electronic copy – each copy. | £10 | £14 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Duplicate/second grant for same deceased person | £21 | £22 |
| 4 | Applications for the entry or extension of a caveat | £3 | £4 |
| 5 | Application for a standing search | £3 | £4 |
| 6 | Deposit of wills | £23 | £24 |
| 7 | Inspection of will/other document retained by the registry | £23 | £24 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Application to start proceedings or application for permission to start proceedings | £421 | £432 |
| 5 | Filling an appeal | £265 | £272 |
| 6 | Hearing fees | £259 | £266 |
| 7.1 | Copy of a document fee | £5 | £8 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Copy of change of name deed | £0.25 | £0.50 |
| 3 | Searches by staff on behalf of the applicant | £5 | £11 |
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3(3)(a) | Appeal determined without a hearing | £80 | £82 |
| 3(3)(b) | Appeal determined with a hearing | £140 | £144 |
| Application | Application fee | Hearing fee |
|---|---|---|
| Park and mobile homes | ||
| Form PH1 – For a written statement as to the terms of agreement | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH2 – For an implied terms order, express terms order or an unenforceable express term order | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH3 – Determination of any question arising under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH8 – To secure that a temporarily re-sited home is returned to the original pitch | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH9 or PH10 – Determination of a pitch fee | £23 | £0 |
| Form PH14 or 15 – Applications relating to site rules | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH21 – Revocation of a mobile home site licence where the manager is not a fit and proper person | £114 | £227 |
| All other applications | £200 | £300 |
| Right to buy appeals | ||
| Appeal of decision on Right to Buy application due to property being suitable for elderly people | £114 | £227 |
| Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 | ||
| Applications brought by local authorities relating to demolition orders, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, Interim and Final Management Orders, and banning orders | £114 | £227 |
| All other applications | £200 | £300 |
| Leasehold management (apart from Ground Rents) | ||
| Application to challenge a leasehold management charge | £114 | £227 |
| Applications in relation to determination of liability for administrative charges | £114 | £227 |
| Applications to appeal a choice of insurer | £114 | £227 |
| Application to appoint a manager for a property | £114 | £227 |
| Application to limit or recover payment of landlord’s legal costs for a tribunal claim | £114 | £227 |
| Application in relation to liability for service charge | £114 | £227 |
| Application to vary a lease | £114 | £227 |
| All other leasehold management applications | £200 | £300 |
| Leasehold enfranchisement | ||
| Applications relating to leasehold enfranchisement | £114 | £227 |
| Tenants’ Association applications | ||
| Applications relating to tenants’ associations | £114 | £227 |
| Electrical Safety Standards | ||
| All applications | £200 | £300 |
| Right of entry for the Valuation Office Agency | ||
| All applications | £114 | £227 |
![PRESS RELEASE : Resident doctors to vote on government offer to end strikes [June 2026]](https://www.ukpol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/health.png)
The press release issued by the Department of Health and Social Care on 19 June 2026.
Resident doctors will vote on an offer that will see greater opportunities for career progression, better pay and improved working conditions.
Resident doctors will see greater opportunities for career progression, better pay and improved working conditions if they vote for the government’s transformative offer in a ballot.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is now putting the offer to members for their say. Strikes set to take place this week were called off as a result of this vote.
The government has carefully listened to feedback provided by the BMA resident doctors committee on behalf of their membership and worked with them to strengthen and clarify the offer originally made in March.
The offer would see resident doctors benefit from pay structure reform, leading to more frequent pay rises as doctors gain key competencies and demonstrate increasing capability. The revised offer brings forward pay scale reform so that resident doctors experience the benefit of the pay rises faster compared with the offer set out in March.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, James Murray, said:
This transformative offer improves the pay, working conditions and job prospects of hardworking resident doctors.
It is a very good offer, and it’s one that will not get any better.
We now all have a chance to draw a line under the disruption of strikes and focus on getting on with the job of caring for patients and fixing our health service.
Resident doctors have had a 28.9% pay rise over the last 3 years – the highest anywhere in the public sector.
Under the offer, resident doctors would see an average pay rise of 4.9% this year, making resident doctors on average 35.2% better off than 4 years ago. There would be even higher pay rises on average for the lowest paid first year and second year doctors – at 6.2% and 7.1% respectively.
The offer would also put money back in resident doctors’ pockets through the reimbursement of mandatory Royal College portfolio fees and mandatory examinations costs, often worth thousands of pounds. It would also raise the flexible pay premia for clinical academic resident doctors to £10,000 in recognition of their unique contribution.
To tackle training bottlenecks that can hinder career progression, the offer would see up to an additional 4,500 training posts implemented over the next 3 years, including 1,000 next year. Two hundred and fifty of these roles will start in February 2027. This builds on the impact of the Medical Training Prioritisation Act – the new law this government has already brought in – which is expected to halve competition ratios for this year’s applicants.
The offer also provides greater stability for locally employed doctors who are employed on a different contract to most resident doctors, allowing them to progress more easily into higher training and improve their terms and conditions.
Professor Francesca Swords, National Medical Director for the NHS, said:
We want the NHS to be the best place to work for resident doctors, and we know we haven’t always got things right.
But we are turning things around: ending the frustration of payroll errors, providing faster turnaround on repaying expenses and offering more training places – and we will not stop this important work.
This offer agreed together with BMA will increase pay further for resident doctors, reimburse them for expensive exam fees, ensure they have better training and job opportunities, and improve working conditions further.
I hope resident doctors are already starting to feel the difference, and I hope that they recognise the further significant improvements this deal could make for them.
In the most recent round of strikes, NHS staff delivered 94.1% of planned care, but every day of strike action affects patients and colleagues, impacts the NHS budget and delays improvements to working conditions.
If this offer is rejected in pursuit of further damaging industrial action, it will be operationally and financially impossible for the government to maintain such a generous offer again.
Resident doctors have until 26 June 2026 to vote on the offer, with a simple majority needed to proceed with the offer and end the strikes for the long term.
Despite major challenges, under this government NHS staff are treating more patients than ever before. The overall waiting list is now 403,000 lower than in June 2024 and 171,000 lower than a year ago.
Thanks to our record investment, modernisation and the remarkable efforts of NHS staff across the country, we are making the NHS fit for the future.
![PRESS RELEASE : Border Force secures its largest ever cannabis seizure [June 2026]](https://www.ukpol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/homeoffice.webp)
The press release issued by the Home Office on 19 June 2026.
Border Force has seized a record-breaking 12 tonnes of cannabis as part of a major international operation.
The staggering haul deprives organised crime of an estimated £139 million in revenue.
The illegal drugs were detected last month at Southampton Port, crammed into two shipping containers from Canada.
Officers found 1,200 boxes of cannabis inside them weighing around 12 tonnes – making it Border Force’s largest ever cannabis seizure.
Working with Canadian partners and UK law enforcement, expert Home Office intelligence analysts identified the two containers on their way to Southampton, priming officers to make the seizure.
The previous largest cannabis seizure that Border Force undertook was just under 8 tonnes (7,955 kilos) in April 2017 at Southampton Port.
Minister for Migration and Citizenship, Mike Tapp said:
Congratulations to our brilliant Border Force officers for this record-breaking haul.
We will not allow criminal gangs to profit from misery and peddle their vile trade.
More than ever before, we are working with policing and international partners to secure our borders and keep our streets safe.
Border Force Director General, Phil Douglas said:
This biggest cannabis seizure ever shows Border Force’s relentless action to stop drugs reaching UK streets and destroying lives.
My thanks to our officers, the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, and the Canada Border Services Agency for their dedication, collaboration, and professionalism.
The interception on 6 May 2026 formed a key part of a wider South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) investigation into criminal gangs peddling drugs.
It follows the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) preventing a shipping container with cannabis destined for the UK leaving Canada in April.
SWROCU Acting Inspector, Stuart Cumine, said:
Operations like this, working with partners on a national and international level, disrupt criminal networks, deprive them of funds, and protect communities across the UK from the harm that drug supply and other organised criminality causes.
Canada Border Services Agency President, Erin O’Gorman said:
These seizures reflect the strength of the combined operational focus and intelligence-sharing efforts between Canadian federal law enforcement and our UK Border Force partners. It is the result of a highly coordinated, intelligence-led approach to disrupting transnational organised crime.
The movement of illegal cannabis fuels organised crime networks, and this seizure underscores our collective commitment to combat these criminal activities and keep our borders strong and secure.
Today (16 June 2026), SWROCU have arrested three people on suspicion of facilitating importations.
May’s huge cannabis seizure builds on a record-breaking year of Border Force action.
According to the latest statistics, almost 150 tonnes of illegal drugs (148 tonnes) were seized by Border Force (year ending March 2025), making it the highest amount since records began.
It also represents a 40% year-on-year rise in the quantity of drugs seized.
![PRESS RELEASE : SFO to secure further £491,000 from Jakarta expat scammer [June 2026]](https://www.ukpol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sfo.png)
The press release issued by the Serious Fraud Office on 19 June 2026.
Investigators track down hidden properties and luxury vehicles linked to man who conned British expats in Indonesia.
Today, the SFO secured an additional £491,967.97 uplift to the 2009 confiscation order against Alan Edwin Gardner, 57, after uncovering additional assets.
Gardner defrauded a number of overseas investors through a fictitious investment scheme targeting British expats by falsely claiming their money was being invested through reputable Swiss bank UBS AG.
Gardner was convicted in June 2009 after an SFO investigation revealed how he had persuaded investors, members of the expatriate community in Jakarta, to hand over their savings on the false promise of generous, and in some cases guaranteed, returns. While investors believed their money was growing, the funds were in reality spent by Gardner on personal expenditure or used to offset betting losses.
SFO investigators recently uncovered that Gardner had acquired additional assets since his original confiscation order was made, including equity in two UK properties, luxury vehicles and a number of bank accounts. The SFO acted swiftly to recover these, and the funds will go back to the public purse.
Gardner was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by Worcester Crown Court in June 2009. The SFO has already secured £186,151.16 through a previous confiscation order, which Gardner paid in full.
Paul Napper, Head of Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division at the SFO, said:
Alan Gardner exploited the trust of British people far from home, convincing them their savings were in safe hands while he spent every penny. A conviction is never the end of the road for the SFO, and our proceeds of crime team will always make sure crime never pays.