Statement on Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank
We, States of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom condemn the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. We recall that such unilateral actions, as part of a wider intensification of the settlement policies in […]
£78bn for councils in turning point settlement to cut deprivation
England’s councils will have almost £78 billion made available for essential services next year with more money going to places with the greatest need under a radical overhaul of how local government is funded. The funding injection is aimed at restoring pride and opportunity in left behind places, to get back what has been lost. Councils will have more resources available to bring back libraries, youth services, clean […]
£1.1 million compound settlement for sanctions breach – Case study
Breach: ‘making available’ goods offence under the Russia sanctions Date of settlement: May 2025 Amount of settlement: £1,160,725.67 Notice: Notice to Exporters: NTE 2025/18 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concluded a compound settlement in relation to a UK exporter that made goods available to Russia in breach of The Russia (Sanctions)(EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The […]