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Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the sector’s premier procurement event, will take place at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 28 March 2019. Attendees will have access to the DPRTE Product Showcase Exhibition (featuring over 125 suppliers), Live Keynote Arena, five Knowledge Transfer Zones and seven Networking and ...


The government has outlined its rates for war pensions and allowances from April 2019 in a new document. The new document details the annual rise in war pensions, allowances, and payments for injury. The changes will be enforced from April 8, 2019, and take into account data from 2018. The document covers: Age ...


A new partnership between Homes England and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) will develop land being released by the MOD. The Chief Executives of Homes England and the DIO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will help secure funding and encourage work with local communities. The land will remain under ...


The police are to be given new powers to tackle hostile state activity as the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act becomes law. In June 2017, the Prime Minister announced a review of the government’s approach to counter-terrorism to ensure that it was working as effectively as possible. It resulted in the government’s updated counter-terrorism ...


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