Forms provided by the Department for Work and Pensions that parties should complete to obtain a state pension forecast and the capital value of any additional second state pension (if applicable). Such a forecast is required to complete the Form E as part of the application for a financial order in divorce proceedings.

Bradwell B new nuclear power station which will be developed by a consortium of CGN (66.5%) and EDF Energy (33.5%). CGN has put its HPR1000 reactor into the GDP process for deployment at BRB.

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)

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What is BREEAM? The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating and certifying the environmental performance of a building’s design, construction and operation. A BREEAM score and rating are assigned to BREEAM certified buildings providing a means of measuring the environmental impact of a building’s design and construction and so benchmarking this against other certified buildings. BREEAM is owned, maintained and managed by BRE Global Ltd. BRE Global Ltd provides licenses to independent trained and qualified BREEAM Assessors who undertake BREEAM assessments. BREEAM Assessments are subsequently submitted to BRE for independent review and certification. Drivers of BREEAM While BREEAM is a voluntary standard, there are a number of drivers for undertaking a BREEAM assessment, including: • local development frameworks via planning authorities specify BREEAM ratings to be achieved to demonstrate the sustainability of developments. For example, in Wales, all new non-residential developments (over 250m2) promoted or supported by the Welsh Government or its sponsored bodies must achieve BREEAM excellent, or an equivalent quality assured scheme. In March–May 2016,

The group of countries known as Brazil, Russia, India and China.

In a Parliamentary answer on 25 January 2024, the Minister for Legal Migration and the Border, Tom Pursglove MP, stated that the Home Office is anticipating that existing leave holders with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), and new applicants for leave, will be able to create a UKVI account from April 2024. This is in relation to digital status, which the Home Office plans to replace BRPs in full from the beginning of 2025. Currently digital status(eVisas) is confined to certain types of applicants only. Existing BRP holders will have to create an account in order to obtain digital status, this will not happen automatically. In his statement, the Minister went on to confirm that from that date, the Home Office ‘will begin contacting customers directly via email where possible, and will utilise a range of additional communication channels to inform customers of the need to take action to create an account before their BRP cards expire at the end of 2024’. The Home Office will be monitoring the numbers of accounts created.

An update on 23 April 2026 to the Home Office's Guide AN naturalisation guidance replaces the requirement to return Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) to the Home Office within five working days with an obligation on individuals to destroy the document themselves. The previous postal return process has been removed and replaced with detailed instructions to cut through key security features, including the biometric chip.

The 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COP 2025) concluded on 9 May 2025, with parties adopting a series of decisions aimed at strengthening the global management of chemicals and wastes.

The Bar Standard Board (BSB) has published a consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Equality Rules. BSB invites views on proposals for amendments to Core Duty 8 and the BSB’s proposed new Equality Rules, which will replace the current Equality Rules. BSB proposes to amend the Core Duty to ensure that all barristers have a duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusion when practising or otherwise providing legal services. Responses are to be submitted by 29 November 2024.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has issued updated guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies by barristers. The guidance responds to the increasing use of AI tools across legal practice and to recent cases highlighting risks of misuse, including the judgment in Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey. It explains how existing Core Duties and rules in the BSB Handbook apply when adopting and using AI, including duties relating to competence, acting in clients’ best interests, honesty and integrity, confidentiality and the duty to the court.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) announced on 27 May 2025 that it will not proceed with plans to introduce a new core duty requiring barristers to 'act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion.' The decision follows consultation feedback, including opposition from the Bar Council which argued the proposal would be impractical and potentially unlawful. The BSB provides that it will maintain the existing duty prohibiting unlawful discrimination while pursuing a collaborative approach to addressing diversity barriers. A five-year monitoring plan will be published to evaluate progress.