The Cabinet Office has issued PPN 023: 2026 Threshold Amounts, setting out the revised financial thresholds applicable under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) from 1 January 2026. The revised thresholds are introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1200, which amend PA 2023, s 85 and Schedule 1. The thresholds are revised every two years in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. The updated thresholds represent a 3.2% decrease due to the falling rate of sterling over the relevant period (September 2023 to August 2025). In-scope organisations must apply the new thresholds for procurements commencing on or after 1 January 2026.

The Cabinet Office has published the joint statement following the seventh meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework, established under the Withdrawal Agreement (WA). The statement includes discussions on the implementation of the Windsor Framework, the joint consultative working group, engagement with Northern Ireland stakeholders and any other business. UK and EU representatives discussed the progress made in implementing the Framework, including the operationalisation of tariff rate quotas for certain agricultural products; and the ongoing work in areas such as agrifood, customs, medicines, and trade. They also emphasised the need for continued commitment and determination to address outstanding implementation issues and ensure the full, timely, and faithful implementation of all elements of the Framework.

The capacity an international cable has for carrying calls. Cable capacity can be expressed in terms of design capacity (the amount of capacity a cable is technically designed to carry) and notional capacity (the amount of capacity that has been subscribed for by cable consortia members).

The point at which international submarine cables arrive and terminate. The point where the submarine cable is connected to the backhaul circuit.

Caching is the local storage of electronic content on a temporary basis.

The cadastral map is a map of Scotland showing the totality of registered real rights in land. It consists of cadastral units, which each represent a single registered plot of land. Cadastral units include geospatial data, including rights and burdens pertaining to each registered plot. All applications to register an unregistered plot of land must sufficiently describe that plot for the Registers of Scotland to delineate it on the cadastral map. See Registers of Scotland—the cadastral map.

A committee chaired by Sir Adrian Cadbury which was set up in May 1991 to deliver a report which was entitled Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance. The recommendations of the report led to a Code of Best Practice on Corporate governance (often referred to as the Cadbury Code).

The report of the Cadbury Committee.

Cafcass Cymru has published its Strategic Plan for 2026–2031, setting out how it will improve support for children, young people and families involved in family court proceedings in Wales. Cafcass Cymru states that the plan will help ensure services remain focused on children’s needs and continue to put children’s safety, welfare, wishes and feelings first. It also states that it will improve children’s participation in court proceedings by making information more accessible, reducing delays in cases and keeping children informed throughout the process, while continuing to use feedback, practice reviews and case reviews to improve services. The plan includes further training for staff working with children and families affected by domestic abuse, alongside support to help staff develop their skills, wellbeing and leadership capabilities. Cafcass Cymru also says it will strengthen Welsh language support, promote diversity and inclusion, and increase the use of digital systems and artificial intelligence to improve services. In addition, it says it will continue working with local authorities, courts, Welsh Government departments and other organisations to improve the family justice system in Wales, while supporting research, improving data sharing and involving service users in future service development.

Cafcass Cymru has welcomed the Welsh Government's announcement to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, following the publication of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's ‘Everyday Business’ report. Cafcass Cymru also states that the repeal is intended to ensure that outcomes for children are centred on their rights, safety, and wellbeing, rather than being influenced by a pro-contact culture.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has published an update regarding the significant backlogs caused by working constraints of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the family justice system. Provisions of the Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes (DAPPs) has been impacted due to the necessary face-to-face delivery model and a few DAPP providers have had to reduce or suspend their offers. Cafcass has considered the development of remote DAPPs, however there is a lack of evidence to support the adoption of a remote model. A temporary process has been agreed to which will be applied in England.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has published new guidance for local authorities and Cafcass for cases where the views of the children’s guardian (and therefore their independent advice to the court) and the assessment of a local authority social worker and/or the independent reviewing officer fundamentally differ on the final care plan or interim arrangements for a child. The guidance applies to all children in care and supervision order applications under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 and deprivation of liberty applications. The guidance sets out the process that should be followed at any point during proceedings where a divergence arises and should be completed before final recommendations are submitted to court. The guidance requires that a pre-final hearing meeting be convened to identify and document the points of difference for the court. It includes suggestions for structuring the pre-final hearing meeting, a template agenda and a template for sharing the agreed rationale with the court. The guidance is not intended to be used to agree a joint position, rather to make sure that recommendations to court include a clear explanation about why the children’s guardian, the local authority social worker and/or the independent reviewing officer have reached fundamentally different positions. The explanation must set out what the points of difference are so that the judge in the case can better understand these. It remains for the court to decide what is safe and in the best interests of the child.