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The Queen’s Awards For Enterprise: Has Been Enerquip’s Springboard To Further Growth
EnerQuip was just five years old when it was awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2020, for outstanding achievement in International Trade and there is no doubt that this prestigious accolade has provided an important springboard for further growth. …
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Bees’ Needs: Why Air Pollution matters to Pollinators
Bees are undeniably beautiful and fascinating insects, but what many people do not always realise is how vital they are for a healthy environment and healthy economy. The vast majority of our food and wildflowers rely on pollination, which bees …
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When are GCSE, A level, T Level and other results days?
Young people are awaiting results in a range of qualifications including their GCSEs, A levels and T Levels – here’s when they will get them. When will pupils get their GCSE results? GCSE results day will be on Thursday 25 …
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Bank of England Bank Rate
We explore the importance of the Bank Rate, or base rate, as a tool for the Bank of England to control inflation. This base rate is just part of the Bank of England's role in maintaining monetary stability and overseeing the UK's financial functions.
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A very Victorian scam: the story of Ernest Terah Hooley
A very Victorian scam. Read the story of Ernest Terah Hooley, who went from being the go-to man for investors to being found guilty of fraudulently misrepresenting shares.
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Farm animal health and welfare: help us test the yearly review
The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway supports improvements in farm animal health and welfare. The first step of the pathway is the Annual Health and Welfare Review. Starting this autumn, farmers who keep cattle, sheep and pigs can get funding to pay for a vet or vet-led team to visit their farm and carry out a yearly review. We’re now ready to put more of the pathway to the test and we need your help.
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New registration journey trialled by two national infrastructure applications, with more to follow
Simone Wilding, Head of Operations and Applications Service owner, outlines the latest work on our new online service for nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) applications.
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Addressing the possible shortfall of oak for the 2022/23 planting season
As we face the possibility of an insufficient supply of Oak for planting, find out how considering a more diverse mix of tree species can bring value to woodlands.
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Welsh Translation Agency Awarded For International Trade
Ruth Partington, CEO of Empower Translates, reflects on their journey to being recognised with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. It was a rainy Tuesday in Chepstow, Wales – nothing new – and I was tackling my overflowing …
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How artificial intelligence could revolutionise work at Sellafield
Meet Mel Willis, who works in our robotics and artificial intelligence team, who talks us through how robots are revolutionising how we complete our purpose.
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Developing a new framework for delegated healthcare interventions
Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, and Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, look at the progress being made to create a national voluntary framework to support the safe and effective delegation of healthcare interventions to the social care workforce.
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Boosting data confidence with bootcamps
How we developed a learning programme to help the Department for International Trade make better use of data
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How rewriting text messages can help services to save money
GOV.UK Notify helped Leicester City Council to reduce the cost of the messages it sends. All it took was a little content design.
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How we’re giving T Level students access to world class facilities
The government is investing millions so that young people studying new T Level qualifications have access to high quality buildings and facilities. This will help them gain the skills they need to secure rewarding careers.
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Why product management is key to building digital services
Jazz Austin, a Product Manager in the Extended Producer Responsibility team, explores why Product Management is important for Defra in building digital services, and shares some insights from her experience of having recently joined the Civil Service.
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Why in a time when change is constant is it so important to create stability for our users?
Making accurate payments to providers and employers is a key aim of the Apprenticeship Service and a key user need to address. Gary Tucker, Deputy Director at the Apprenticeship Service, talks about how the Service has created very accurate payments and built a capability to ensure apprentices are given the opportunities they deserve.
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What we learned from the Local Digital Roadshow 2022
This year has seen the Local Digital team travelling around the country for the first time in two years as part of the Local Digital Roadshow series.
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Early Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Recognising the cashflow challenges faced by many farmers as a result of worldwide cost pressures and market instability, the Secretary of State announced on 6 May that BPS payments would be brought forward RPA were asked to make this change …
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Podcast: Transforming our cloud hosting
In the latest episode of the DWP Digital podcast, hear all about the transformation of cloud services at DWP.
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Spatio-temporal analyses of neighbourhoods
Read our guest blog and find out how analysing location data over time can show us the way in which neighbourhoods are evolving in our cities and transforming people’s lives.
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Welsh language: A national treasure
To help drive up diversity across Wales, the Cabinet Office has pledged to treat the English and Welsh languages on an equal footing. To improve the voice of Welsh speaking citizens, the Civil Service Jobs team now has the option …
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Meeting the challenges of rare diseases in NHS newborn blood spot screening
Find out more about Blood Spot Task Group (BSTG) and how it is helping inform UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) evaluations into screening for rare diseases.
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Farm Safety Week: making farms safer places to live and work
RPA is supporting Farm Safety Week run by the Farm Safety Foundation – or Yellow Wellies as they’re known. Farm Safety Week, starting on 18 July, is the ten-year anniversary of the campaign, which brings together five countries over five …
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How schools are supporting attendance ahead of the new academic year
Several schools share their approaches to increase attendance levels amongst their pupils, with a focus on the transition between classes, year groups, and support when moving to a new school.
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Intellectual Property Office Green Channel accelerates environment-friendly patents
Did you know that businesses with an environmental benefit can request accelerated processing of their patent applications? GSE Patent Examiners, selected for their science and engineering backgrounds, are excited to see the speed of innovation in fuel cell technologies. Intelligent Energy is …
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Water company environmental performance hits new low
There has been widespread media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies. The report – covered by the Guardian, Evening Standard, Times, BBC, Independent, Telegraph and Financial Times - …
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How driving instructors can support the ‘Ready to Pass? campaign
Find out how you can help to support the 'Ready to Pass?' campaign, including using templates for social media, emails and text messages.
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Civil Service Live - “Such a motivating, inspiring day!”
But don’t take our word for it. Civil Service Live (CSL) is the world’s biggest staff learning and discovery event. Through June and July, CSL spanned five cities, six dates and welcomed more than 15,000 delegates through its doors, but …
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How we are ensuring all schools have lifesaving defibrillators
There is clear evidence showing that defibrillators drastically increase the chance of survival from a cardiac arrest. That’s why we plan to provide all state funded schools with defibrillators by the end of next year. Here’s what you need to …
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Air S&T Leadership & Integration Roles- DSTL
Can you work in partnership with industry and academia to deliver the future of UK airpower? The Dstl Air Systems Programme has a new four-year mandate to develop and exploit air-related S&T, to benefit UK defence, security, & prosperity. We …
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Email Security Team Spambrella Recognised For Its Excellence And Growth With Global Clients
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses and are a globally recognised royal seal of approval for UK companies. The Queen's Award to Industry, the scheme's original title, was instituted by Royal Warrant in …
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Trainee Patent Attorneys in Defence Intellectual Property Rights- MOD
There is currently a really good opportunity for any engineers or scientists interested in joining the Defence Intellectual Property Rights (DIPR) group in the Ministry of Defence (MOD). DIPR has responsibility for all aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) within the …
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Advice for schools and other education settings during a heatwave
During heatwaves it’s important that everyone stays safe and makes sure they drink plenty of water and avoids being exposed to the sun for too long – this is especially important for children. We aren’t advising schools to close …
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Charities must show prudence to retain trust during crisis ahead
First published in the Telegraph newspaper on 14 July. There can be no doubt that we are living in tumultuous times. Last week’s dramatic events in Westminster have captured headlines around the world, while the war that continues to rage …
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TAPping into Test Automation
In Justice Digital we have been experimenting with using an Enabling Team to promote Test Automation. Here’s what we’ve learnt along the way. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) Digital has a mission to enable fair and swift access to Justice …
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Staying safe in extreme heat
At this time of year many people look forward to warm days and sunshine, but hot weather can affect our health. This blog looks at how to stay safe in hot weather and who is most vulnerable.
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Tensions and resistances in the field of design in policy
Dr Jocelyn Bailey from UAL Social Design Institute reports on what happened at our first AHRC Design and Policy Network meeting.
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Building an inclusive culture at the Government Digital Service
Making GDS a representative, inclusive place is one of our priorities. Our CEO shares why this matters, what our data show and where we'll focus our efforts.
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Asking teachers what they think: Ofsted’s recent Teacher Tapp survey results
Chris Jones, our Director, Strategy and Engagement, and Alex Jones, our Director, Insights and Research, on what a recent survey of teachers found out about inspection, Ofsted’s research and evaluation work, and other hot topics. We recently commissioned Teacher Tapp …
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Free business advice: next phase to start in October
Any farmer or land manager who receives BPS in England is eligible for free business advice during the early years of the agricultural transition. The current phase of support will close at the end of August. So far, 6,600 farmers have made use of this free advice. The final phase of support will open in October and will be scaled up.