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29/05/2012
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Justice Secretary Requests Firearms Power Transfer
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has written to the Home Secretary Theresa May calling for firearms legislation to be fully devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
The letter follows the publication of statistics today which show a continuing rise in the number of legally owned firearms in Scotland.
The Scottish Government has repeatedly called for firearms legislation to be transferred to the Scottish Parliament where existing UK regulations could be tightened further.
Revenue Warning On Late Employer Returns
Employers who missed the deadline for submitting their 2011-12 annual return are being warned they face even higher penalties, if they don’t act now.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is writing this week to employers across the country, warning them that penalties for missing the 19 May deadline for Employer Annual Returns will increase if a late return is received after 19 June.
Employer Annual Returns contain important information on employees’ tax and national insurance deductions during the tax year, and delays in returning them can create additional work for employers, employees and HMRC.
Even if an employer has no return to make, they need to tell HMRC this is the case. Failure to do so can also lead to a penalty.
Penalties are charged at a rate of £100 per 50 employees for each month, or part month, that a return is late. So, the longer employers delay, the more they’ll have to pay.
The UK and Indonesia have today committed to boosting their education relationship to a higher level via the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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UK and Indonesia strengthen educational links
During his visit to UK, Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture Mohammed Nuh met with the UK Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, and agreed a new Memorandum of Understanding. This will commit both countries to developing a ‘Systems to Systems’ action plan.
The plan is designed to support Indonesia’s development, benefiting from the UK’s position as a high quality and effective education partner.
(GK)
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has written to the Home Secretary Theresa May calling for firearms legislation to be fully devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
The letter follows the publication of statistics today which show a continuing rise in the number of legally owned firearms in Scotland.
The Scottish Government has repeatedly called for firearms legislation to be transferred to the Scottish Parliament where existing UK regulations could be tightened further.
Revenue Warning On Late Employer Returns
Employers who missed the deadline for submitting their 2011-12 annual return are being warned they face even higher penalties, if they don’t act now.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is writing this week to employers across the country, warning them that penalties for missing the 19 May deadline for Employer Annual Returns will increase if a late return is received after 19 June.
Employer Annual Returns contain important information on employees’ tax and national insurance deductions during the tax year, and delays in returning them can create additional work for employers, employees and HMRC.
Even if an employer has no return to make, they need to tell HMRC this is the case. Failure to do so can also lead to a penalty.
Penalties are charged at a rate of £100 per 50 employees for each month, or part month, that a return is late. So, the longer employers delay, the more they’ll have to pay.
The UK and Indonesia have today committed to boosting their education relationship to a higher level via the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
UK and Indonesia strengthen educational links
During his visit to UK, Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture Mohammed Nuh met with the UK Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, and agreed a new Memorandum of Understanding. This will commit both countries to developing a ‘Systems to Systems’ action plan.
The plan is designed to support Indonesia’s development, benefiting from the UK’s position as a high quality and effective education partner.
(GK)
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