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Upgrading the Defence Training Estate with carbon efficient accommodation
Personnel using Salisbury Plain and Nesscliff Training Areas are seeing the benefit of the early stage of a new programme to provide new carbon efficient accommodation on a number of sites. We are calling this £45m project the Net Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP).
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Who owns that property?
Our easy-to-use Search for land and property information service is the prime source for details about a house or flat, whether it's your dream home or simply the place down the street you've always been curious about.
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When will schools reopen to more pupils? Your questions answered
Schools and colleges will open to more pupils as soon as possible as this is best for pupils’ education and wellbeing. But the decision to reopen schools to more than just vulnerable pupils and children of critical workers is dependent on pressures on the NHS. The decision to restrict attendance …
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Schools minister on opening schools and colleges to more pupils
Today School Standards Minister Nick Gibb spoke in Parliament about opening schools to more pupils. Throughout the pandemic the Government has been clear that education is a national priority. We had worked hard to keep all schools, colleges and universities …
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The Construction Playbook’s digital reforms
The Construction Playbook sets out policy reforms and guidance, including a number of technological and digital-based reforms to achieve ‘faster, better, greener’ public works.
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Environment Bill – next steps
As the Government confirms the Environment Bill will be carried over to the next parliamentary session, we look into the next steps for the landmark Bill.
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Deputies must comply with new guidance by 1 April 2021
The Court of Protection (COP) have issued a judgment called ACC and Others which will affect the way that court appointed deputies should act. A court appointed deputy can be anyone aged 18 or above and is usually someone who …
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CS Connect - Hoping for the best, planning for the worst
What you need to know to make informed decisions about your medical treatment and finances now, to ensure that your wishes are complied with in the event of serious illness or death.
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My experience of joining Digital and Technology during the pandemic
In 2019 I took the leap of changing careers from events and customer service roles to software development. It was a tough transition and a very steep learning curve but well worth it. After completing an intense immersive bootcamp course …
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Learning from others helps us feel less alone
Primary school headteacher Susan Marshall shares her experience in setting up an online education platform for her school in North Yorkshire after receiving funding from DfE.
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Women-owned SME, Ignition, celebrate their Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development!
Ignition is an independent, women-owned SME, headquartered in Bristol and specialising in the design and production of exceptional and sustainable exhibitions, events and experiences around the world. Although sustainability is not our core business, it is the core of our …
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The perfect match: optimising the accelerator mentor-mentee pairing process
Read how the Data Science Accelerator programme has improved the way in which mentors and mentees are matched, based on project proposals
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Changes to late filing penalty for 2019 to 2020 Self Assessment returns
Self Assessment customers will not receive a penalty for their late online tax return if they file by 28 February 2021
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New global coalition launched to tackle climate change impacts
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today (25 January) announced a new international coalition to tackle the impacts of climate change. The news has been covered by Reuters and France24, among other outlets.
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Guardian coverage of flood defences
Today The Guardian has reported on the condition of flood defences across England, stating that thousands of people and businesses are ‘at risk from ruined assets’. However, the article did not recognise that when defences are listed as below the required condition it does not necessarily mean that they have structurally failed, or that performance in a flood is compromised.
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Get the latest Civil Service blogs straight to your inbox
Did you know you can sign up for free Civil Service blogs, ensuring you never miss the latest posts? Our blogs cover every topic including; supporting people through Covid, Civil Service careers, apprenticeships, WFH to working in the Dutch Embassy, …
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Cyber Insider: AF/JF’s Story
In this month's Cyber Insider we share a discussion with a married pair of former linguists who both found their role in the National Cyber Force.
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Smart Local Energy Systems for net zero carbon
Director of UKRI’s ‘Prospering from the Energy Revolution’ challenge fund explores opportunities around smart local energy systems for net zero carbon. Read on...
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Data Standards Authority - Show and Tell
We have been working with colleagues from the Government Digital Service and are pleased to invite you to an online session about the work of The Data Standards Authority.
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How to cope with African swine fever?
In her blog Jo Wheeler talks about her experience working on African swine fever prevention both in the UK and internationally.
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Defra responds to coverage on plastic waste exports
The Government's commitment to ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries goes further than the EU’s ban on Y48 plastics, and work is underway to make this happen.
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Storm Overflows Taskforce sets goal to end pollution from storm overflows
We look at coverage of an update from the Storm Overflows Taskforce on its long term goal and new commitments from the water industry to increase transparency around storm overflows.
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GSE Opportunities: HEO Science for Resilience Manager
Are you passionate about applying your science and engineering skills to national security and resilience? Do you want to work at the forefront of science and technology where your work will have real world impacts? If so, we have an …
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Veterinary Pathologist vacancy at our internationally renowned science headquarters
Put your veterinary skills and pathology experience to work in an interesting and influential role. You will be underpinning the crucial work of a dedicated agency that is tackling disease and ensuring the health of animals throughout the UK. We offer the opportunity to work on high impact diseases of farm animals, poultry and many other species, good work life balance and job security.
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Skills for Jobs White Paper: your questions answered
We have launched landmark reforms that will transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work. They will benefit both young people who are starting their careers and adults who may be thinking of retraining or …
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Vaccination offers hope of better times ahead for care home staff and residents
Time lost but hope regained During this pandemic, milestone birthdays have been and gone, grandchildren have been born, and it’s heart-breaking our residents weren’t able to celebrate these important events with their loved ones. At Foxholes Care Home in Hertfordshire, …
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NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm screening virtual clinical skills trainer events rated a success
PHE Screening recently hosted 4 virtual meetings for clinical skills trainers (CSTs) and quality assurance (QA) leads working in the NHS AAA Screening Programme.
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Do you want to make a difference to Scotland's environment?
Scotland's Civil Service local environmental network are working in partnership with the Civil Service Environment network. Come along to our next meeting and hear from Zero Waste Scotland and Home Energy Scotland, if you like what you hear you too can join our network
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What does the NLW have to do with the price of fish?
Since its introduction in 2016, the National Living Wage (NLW) has increased substantially relative to median pay. But an important question is, what impact has this had on businesses? Have they reduced employment, increased their prices or made other changes …
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How we’re reforming the powers of the registrar
Sophie from our policy team blogs about the consultation on new powers for Companies House to query, remove and amend information on the public register.
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Degree apprenticeships review 2021
Summary of the review At the Institute, we are reviewing our degree apprenticeships policy. The purpose of the review is to: recognise and respond to labour-market demand by increasing the number and range of occupations that can be supported by …
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The Prime Minister visits Didsbury following Storm Christoph
This week, Storm Christoph brought heavy rain to very wet ground and full rivers. Today, I joined the Prime Minister who visited Didsbury in Greater Manchester where properties were evacuated. When we arrived the channel leading to the flood storage …
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Schools to get two weeks’ notice before opening to more pupils
Schools and colleges will get at least two weeks’ notice before pupils return to the classroom in order to give pupils, parents and teachers time to prepare, the Education Secretary has said. Speaking to the media this morning, Gavin Williamson …
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Why accounts aren’t as taxing as they seem
Carl and Liam from our Accounts Analysis Team take some time to talk about some of the work they’ve been doing to help drive confidence and trust in our data.
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Finding Common Ground: The urgent need for better land use data
In this guest blog, Professor Heathwaite discusses how land use location data could help us make more joined-up decisions about land use to avert a collision course with our most valuable asset.
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Individual Licences for the Control of Wild Birds – an update on this year’s application process
This week, Natural England launched a screening process for people planning to apply for an individual licence to control wild birds this year. This is specifically aimed at those practitioners who may have previously operated under the General Licence. We …
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Respecting users’ privacy on GOV.UK accounts
Learn about GOV.UK’s approach to developing the GOV.UK Account in a way that respects users’ data privacy.
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Algorithms: where's the harm?
We all like to find the things we want online quickly and easily. Whether that's the next film to watch or what food to order, algorithms can provide us with individualised recommendations that save us time. But what happens if an algorithm is changing what we see and manipulating the choices we make?
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Scaling the edge: the people side of innovation
How will companies survive in the economic aftermath of a global pandemic? Some reports predict the economy is on a slow rebuild post Covid-19, others of a delayed bounce-back as headlines warn us of the worst recession in our lifetime. …
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November Cross Government Accessibility Community Meetup
Find out more about what happened at the last cross government accessibility meetup.