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The importance of warmth
In the run-up to International Women's Day, Cheryl tells us why it's important to support each other.
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GDS' Time to Change pledge
Read about the progress we’re making at GDS with our Time To Change pledges. We’re aiming to change the way we think and act about mental and physical wellbeing, both vital for people to be happy and productive at work and home.
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How sponsorship empowers
In his latest post, Civil Service Race Champion Richard Heaton introduces Sameera de Silva, who talks about her experience of working with a sponsor through the Empower Programme to assist her moving into the Senior Civil Service.
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Levelling up apprenticeships
The levy funds apprenticeships for businesses of all sizes, helping people of all ages and backgrounds make the most of their talents.
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Building your user research career: Trialling a “workshop in a box”
One issue the User Research community is exploring is how to help user researchers manage their careers. In this blog, Marium Ladha, User Researcher at DfT outlines a career development workshop she recently ran for user researchers, and shares some resources you can use.
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Have your say on our standard for digital health technologies
NHSX has published the draft NHS Digital Health Technology Standard, aimed at streamlining and speeding up how health technologies are reviewed and commissioned for use in the NHS and social care. Indra Joshi, Rhod Joyce and Nina Wilson at NHSX explain the standard, what's in it for you, and why your feedback is important.
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Make 'flexible working' work for your team: DIT's Chief Data Officer shares her experience and tips
Siân Thomas, Chief Data Officer at DIT explains how flexible working has helped her build a fulfilling career and build great teams. She shares her tips on how to practice flexible working effectively.
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Media factsheet: Immigration statistics – February 2020
The Home Office quarterly immigration statistics were published today. The statistics show a rise in skilled workers and international students coming to the UK. This highlights that the UK continues to be a desirable location for the brightest and best …
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A farewell - looking back to the future (Part 2)
In this blog the Commissioner looks back over the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales, what's been achieved and what the future might hold.
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Spotlight on Military Digitisation: Accelerating Digital Transformation
In this 'Spotlight on...' series, we offer insights into the roles and responsibilities of people and teams working in digital and technology within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This post features Defence Digital’s Major General Tom Copinger-Symes, who took up the new …
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Coronavirus guidance
This morning we sent updated PHE guidance to all early years providers, schools, further education settings and higher education institutions, reiterating the latest guidance and advice from Public Health England.
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The beauty of storytelling and data visualisation
Data motivates and supports transformation. First and third party data is vital to understanding the behaviours of an organisation’s target audience. Without data, organisations are gambling away their efforts. Putting the right metrics in place transcends silos, ensuring different teams and contributors are working towards the same objectives. In our On the Spot interview, we get to learn more about data visualisation from Senior Digital Performance Analyst, Jade Fryer.
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Our new Environment Bill will clamp down on single-use plastics and protect our precious habitats
New powers in the Environment Bill will enable ministers to more easily ban or restrict single-use plastic items.
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What next for police technology and ethics?
Who gets to decide where the boundary lies between national security concerns, and an individual's right to privacy? Are the right guidelines in place for policing's increasing use of technology and data? These were some of the issues discussed at this week's lecture hosted by RUSI.
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Launching a Test Engineering exchange programme
As a government agency, we get to exchange skills and knowledge with our partners - this was the aim of a Test Engineering exchange programme organised in partnership with the Met Office.
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Health Matters: Smoking and mental health
The latest edition of Health Matters focuses on smoking among the population of people living with a broad range of mental health conditions. Read this blog for a summary of the full edition's content.
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Digital jobs in Bristol
We're recruiting in all our digital hubs across the UK including Bristol. Following his move from London, Ben Conrad tells us more....
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NHSX - what have we been up to?
Matthew Gould, Chief Executive Office (CEO) for NHSX, shares what NHSX have been up to so far.
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan calls on UK aid agencies to share sexual misconduct data
The International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has called on all UK aid agencies to join a misconduct disclosure scheme to stop perpetrators of sexual abuse from moving around the sector undetected. The scheme was launched in January 2019 in the …
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Aid spend debate on ITV Good Morning Britain
Today there was a debate on ITV’s Good Morning Britain about whether the UK’s aid budget should be diverted to spend on domestic issues such as strengthening flood defences. Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper from the University of Oxford and Suzanne Evans, …
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Natural England introduces charges for newt mitigation licences
New charges introduced for great crested newt mitigation licences.
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Working in the Government Property Profession
The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest landowners in the UK with extensive, diverse and unique infrastructure. This DIO-managed estate is vital for Defence personnel to live, work, train and deploy. Life at DIO I joined …
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Using storytelling to promote an inclusive culture
As part of our LGBT+ History Month celebrations, James Brandon, diversity and inclusion manager at Tate, explains how storytelling helps bring people together and promotes an open and diverse community.
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Natural England rolls out innovative scheme to conserve newts across England
There is positive coverage in the Telegraph of the roll out of Natural England’s new innovative ‘District Level Licensing’ scheme to conserve great crested newts across the country. Natural England Chair Tony Juniper and interim Chief Executive Marian Spain will …
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Defuse the ‘weather bomb’ says Environment Agency Chief Executive
There is widespread media coverage this morning of Sir James Bevan’s speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London in which he called for a new ‘twin track’ approach focused on better flood protection and resilience to deal with …
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Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools
Today’s blog looks at a consultation that will change the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools.
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Maintaining control: Remote working and QP certification
In the modern world it is increasingly common to see flexible, part-time or home working arrangements. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception, and with some companies employing a part-time or contract Qualified Person (QP), it is no surprise that the QP continues to play a key role even when away from the site.
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British aid to Syria
This letter from International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan appeared in the Telegraph on 25 February 2020.
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What's your work got to do with climate change?
Cabinet Office's Becky Miller looks at how colleagues across government are exploring ways in which they can help tackle the climate crisis.
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Giving everyone the opportunity to lead a healthy life
Ten years on from his original report, Michael Marmot and the Institute of Health Equity have published the 'Marmot review 10 years on' report. In this blog we look at some of the work PHE is doing to reduce health inequalities, including the developing priorities set out in our new 5-year strategy for 2020-2025.
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New details of the flagship Environmental Land Management scheme unveiled by Environment Secretary
Farmers and land managers have the opportunity to share their views on the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme which is due to be fully rolled out by the end of 2024, replacing the schemes currently available under the EU’s Common …
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Aiming high: developing senior leaders and making partnerships the best they can be
Keith and Gill have been working together as a senior leadership partnership at Park Community Academy (PCA) in Blackpool for over 10 years and last year Gill nominated Keith for the Lifetime Teaching Award. Here they share how they’ve supported …
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Automate the dull stuff: Transforming Construction
Back in August 2019 I revealed our £36 million R&D competition to transform construction. It was the largest government investment in construction innovation for a generation but unless the industry responded, it could be the last… Would there be enough …
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Guyanese doctor inspired by NHS SCT screening programme
Read about how one doctor was inspired after learning about sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
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Developing GOV.UK with Docker
We’ve switched to using Docker ‘containers’ for our local development environment, which has made it simpler to use and less error-prone.
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Collective Offshore Investments ISA Issue – Tax agent blog
In November last year, we sent letters and an accompanying factsheet to around 6,000 customers and their agents advising them how to declare income received from Offshore Investment Funds. We’ve now received feedback from CIOT (Chartered Institute of Taxation) stating that there was a technical error in the factsheet
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5 reasons cartel behaviour is bad for business
Healthy competition between suppliers is good for businesses and customers alike. But sometimes suppliers get together and collude. In this blog I'll be covering why that's bad for business.
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Funding children’s social care
Local authorities will have access to £49.2 billion in 2020-21, a £2.9 billion, or an estimated 4.4% increase, to help them deliver essential services for local communities, including an extra £1.5 billion for social care.
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Environment Secretary’s comments on food standards, Minister Pow welcomes transition away from lead shot and Telegraph interview with Tony Juniper
In today’s blog, we look at the Environment Secretary’s comment on upholding food standards outside the EU, the phasing out of lead shots and Natural England chair Tony Juniper interview with The Telegraph.
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How to complain if you’re not satisfied with a service
A guest blog post by Citizens Advice. Find out how to complain about a service if you feel it has not been carried out with reasonable care and skill.