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Flood Action Week
There has been widespread coverage of Environment Agency warnings to be prepared for possible flooding this winter, as it continues its awareness campaign - Flood Action Week - to encourage those who live in areas at risk of flooding to act now to protect their home, possessions and family
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Global Britain leading the geospatial way
In 2021 the government set an aim to secure the UK’s status as a science and technology superpower. The UK’s geospatial community is doing its bit with a successful trip to the UN World Geospatial Information Congress and external recognition as the UK retained its position as second in the world for geospatial capability.
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One Click Is All It Takes: Social Engineering
Cyber threats come in all shapes and sizes. Some are complex, requiring the installation of additional software, or the hiding of malicious code masquerading as a something legitimate, like an aptly named Trojan Horse. Others can be the product of …
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Improving the mapping experience for farmers
As part of our commitment to improve the mapping experience for farmers, Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is making further improvements to the RLE1 mapping process, which is used by farmers and land agents to update land data, land links and …
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Understanding user satisfaction on GOV.UK Notify
What GOV.UK Notify learned by sending this year’s satisfaction survey to more people.
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Why work in IT at HM Land Registry?
Working in IT Operations at HM Land Registry can be a passion or purely about the pleasure and satisfaction that comes from helping to support our hardworking colleagues.
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Supporting Exercise Cerberus in Germany: All in a day’s work
Exercise Cerberus 22 was the Army’s largest and most ambitious Field Army exercise in Europe for a decade. With 3,500 soldiers and 800 vehicles involved the exercise provided the opportunity to test the five different Brigade Headquarters within the Warfighting …
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Why I enjoy being a business analyst in Defra
Rose Rothery shares her passion for business analysis and explains how Defra’s purpose, and the variety of work she does, has kept her wanting more.
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Your new Charity Commission Account
Sam Jackson introduces ‘My Charity Commission Account’ and explains what it means for you and your charity.
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How we used performance data to improve the user journey on our Online Civil Money Claims service
Performance analyst Angelina explains how we identified a problem with the Online Civil Money Claims post-application process and what we did to fix it. This is the second in a series of blog posts from our User Experience and Insight team on how they’re making sure the design and delivery of our services are user-led.
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The role of patient and public voice members on the UK NSC
Find out more about the role of the UK NSC's patient and public voice members (PPVs) and the essential contribution they make to the work of the committee.
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Return to International GMP Inspections
In March 2020 the MHRA Inspectorate published a blog post in which we announced that until further notice we would only conduct on-site inspections linked to the UK Government’s COVID-19 response or any other potential serious public health risk. In …
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It’s World Town Planning Day – what does it mean to be a planner?
Today is World Town Planning Day, which celebrates how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society by creating places where we live, work and play together.
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Teachers’ Pensions – what you need to know
Teaching is an attractive profession for a range of reasons; as well as it being interesting, no two days being the same and it provides the chance to shape young people’s lives. Teacher’s pensions are also among the best and …
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The 2023 round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens today
We know that farmers across the country are having to make decisions on the future of their farms and businesses, with many factors and opportunities to consider in a challenging climate. We also know a sense of community and shared …
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The night sky in November
The night skies of November are a great opportunity to see Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, two meteor showers, and a host of bright stars.
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Leader’s view: Why technology leaders need to be more than just visible
Malcolm McKee shares his thoughts about visible leadership, the future of CTOs like him, and the benefits of volunteering.
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NHSD GP IT Futures Buying Catalogue beta assessment
Read the beta assessment report for the GP IT Futures Buying Catalogue from NHS Digital
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Disability Cricket – A growing world of opportunity
One of cricket’s best kept secrets is the opportunity that exists for people living with disability to get involved in the sport. The game’s latest participation figures show a staggering 70,000 plus disabled people play the game through a variety …
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COP27 Update: 70 green apprenticeships fit for a King
November is the United Nations Climate Change summit COP27. Recently, King Charles III - who hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace ahead of the conference - expressed how "vital" apprenticeships are. Apprenticeships received the Royal seal of approval from the …
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Tackling IP crime with Trading Standards
Collaboration and partnerships are key to the IPO’s efforts to combat IP crime and form the core of the IPO’s new counter-infringement strategy. The IPO’s work with our partners is crucial for the strategy’s success. Our partnership with Trading Standards is a central element of this jigsaw. Marcus Evans, IPO’s Deputy Director of Intelligence and Local Enterprise Partnerships explains…
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Protecting your property from fraud: Form LL – the ‘counter-fraud’ restriction
Are you considering entering a restriction in your property title register to protect against fraud? Find out how the Form LL ‘counter-fraud’ restriction works, what the pros and cons are and how to go about applying for one.
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Digital Discoveries Part 1: Reviewing projects to proceed with
The Digital Discovery Assessment Branch (DDAB) is part of D Info and it accepts submissions to the Digital Discovery Gateway for project proposals. Anyone can submit a project through the Digital Discovery Gateway and submitters are asked to summarise and …
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Leader's blog: Chris Howes - why I’ll be at COP27
Defra Chief Digital and Information Officer Chris Howes looks ahead to COP27 and sets out the benefits of the new Government Digital Sustainability Alliance charter.
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Giving children the best start in life
In this blog post, Chris explains what we'll be doing as part of our strategy for the early years.
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RPA’s new supportive, partnership-based approach to visits
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has introduced a more supportive, partnership-based approach to inspections, moving away from the penalty-based system under the EU, to farmer-focused visits for schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS). To …
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7th International One Health Day
Today we mark the 7th International One Health Day and I want to reflect again on the brilliant progress being made on One Health in the UK and across the world. Developing One Health approaches is still a key focus …
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International Trade Week: Exporting Goods and Tracking Wins
Helping businesses trade with our services and products.
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Celebrating 50 Years at HMRC: Peter
Earlier this year Outreach Advisor, Peter, celebrated his 50th Work Anniversary with HMRC. We caught up with Peter to ask him about his time in service and the biggest changes he’s seen over the last 50 years. What has …
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Launching government’s first ever multidisciplinary course
Paul Kett from the Department for Education introduces the UK government's transformational Policy-to-Delivery Course.
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One Food for One Health
Cefas and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are leading on a new Defra-funded international programme re-defining how controlling hazards in food systems can positively impact biodiversity and improve their climate-efficiency. Food systems are defined as the web of …
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How GOV.UK is upgrading to Google Analytics 4
Moving across to Google Analytics 4 is a major project. Here’s how we did it and what we’ll be doing to ensure minimal impact to the performance of GOV.UK.
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Applying to university – everything you need to know
Young people who are considering going to university next year should be thinking about their applications and what grades/qualifications they need. But how does that process work? Here, we answer your questions.
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Digital careers are ‘Not Just for Boys’ – promoting digital skills to the next generation
We recently joined Chwarae Teg to promote digital skills and careers to girls from a local school. Amy Taaffe-Evans, Head of IT Controls, reflects on the day’s events.
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Everything you need to know about beach wash ups
In today's blog, we talk about beach wash ups and how the Environment Agency's role in responding.
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A new start for facilities management on overseas sites
Today marks the start of the first of a new suite of contracts to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces on overseas Ministry of Defence (MOD) bases. We awarded the £155 million contract, which provides maintenance work, repairs, …
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NCASC 2022 is here!
The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) is back - and in the physical realm this time after two years of pandemic-enforced virtual presentations. Once again, the Manchester Central Exhibition Centre is the venue for the year's biggest social care event, taking place this week, 2 - 4 November.
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International Trade Week: Greener Growth and Investment
Promoting green trade and investment through DDaT services and products
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Introducing You To...
Hi, I’m Holly and I’m a Senior Operational Analyst with RPA based in Worcester. I’ve been with RPA since transferring from Natural England in 2018. I work within the Operational Enabling Team, part of Agricultural Transition. Basically, we’re an RPA …
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Helping parents understand the learning to drive process
Amanda Lane, Head of Driver Testing and Training Policy, shares how we plan to create content for parents as part of our ‘Ready to Pass?’ campaign and the role that ADIs can play in supporting us.