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Chief Scientist Report 2021. Good, better, best: using the best available evidence in nature’s recovery
Dr Tim Hill, Chief Scientist at Natural England, tells us about the publication of Natural England’s fourth Chief Scientist Report. Our mission within the Chief Scientist Directorate at Natural England, is to ‘…develop evidence and provide scientific advice to drive …
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Infection prevention and control forever!
"The coronavirus pandemic has brought infection prevention and control (IPC) into sharp focus" says Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, in her latest blog, marking the recent publication of updated IPC guidance and resources.
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Education Secretary's open letter to children and young people on SEND reform
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has written to all children and young people about how he and the Government are going to change the ways that children with special educational needs and disabilities are supported.
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Tax it, don’t risk it – DVLA hits the road to highlight the risks of vehicle tax evasion
As part of DVLA’s latest vehicle tax evasion campaign, Paul Davies, National Wheelclamping and ANPR Manager, hits the road with our wheelclamping partners and press teams, as they visit some of the highest evading areas in the UK.
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Publishing our enforcement statistics
Our Director of Enforcement, Marian Kitson, has written a blog post reflecting on our enforcement statistics up to December 2021 and the challenges we’ve overcome.
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Using the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to support the Economic Crime Bill
The BODS standard creates transparency in corporate governance
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Eustice: supporting farmers ahead of the coming growing season
On Wednesday 30th March 2022, Defra announced a new package of support for farmers ahead of the coming growing season.
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Supporting wellbeing as part of a multi-academy trust
Anna Crawte, School Improvement Director for HEART Academies Trust, shares how her central support team has taken on a key role in helping their schools to reduce workload and support teacher wellbeing.
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The GOV.UK Design System is now live
Follow the GOV.UK Design System’s journey to achieving live status, what we learned along the way and plans for the future.
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Storm overflow spill data released today shows no room for complacency
Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021 shows that water and sewerage companies have a long way to go to reduce the use of storm overflows.
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Being a content designer: six values to consider
Defra digital, data and technology Content Designer Laura Churchill shares her thoughts on some of the key things that her profession requires of those individuals thinking of making a career change.
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Counting down – preparing for mandatory biodiversity net gain
I recently wrote about the Defra Consultation on biodiversity net gain (BNG). The consultation seeks feedback on topics and issues relating to the development of the frameworks, legislation and guidance of mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG). If you haven’t already …
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A career in the Civil Service
Read about the professions and career opportunities available at Companies House, and the benefits of being part of a modern Civil Service.
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Living with Covid: the end of routine testing in schools, colleges and childcare settings
NOTE: This post was updated in July 2022 to ensure it reflects the most up to date guidance and information Since 1 April, routine testing has no longer been expected in education and children’s social care settings. This is part …
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Business Current Accounts: how we’ve made your business account work harder
Opening a Business Current Account (BCA) can be stressful if you don’t know where to start or what you’re signing up to. We've made requirements for banks to make it easier for you to open the right BCA for your business. Read more about how this benefits you as a small business owner.
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Farming Innovation Programme: 2 new competitions launched
From today, Wednesday 30 March, you can apply for a share of £20.5 million funding in 2 new competitions in the Farming Innovation Programme in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Sustainable Farming Incentive: standards, payment rates, and how to prepare
We plan to launch the Sustainable Farming Incentive in June. Today we can share the final standards and payment rates, our approach to the applications process and how to prepare, In this post, I’ll provide an overview and share links to further information on GOV.UK. I’ll also explain how farmers have directly shaped the scheme through the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, tests and trials, engagement sessions, co-design activity and discussions.
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Fertiliser: updates and support
The price of fertiliser has risen dramatically over the past year, but especially in recent months. Multiple global issues, including the war in Ukraine, have reduced gas and ammonium nitrate supply, forcing prices up. We know the impact of this affects the productivity and profit of farms in this country. We want to support our farmers through this growing season and beyond. In this post, we will share some updates in this area.
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Monitoring how public attitudes towards data and AI vary over time
We have today published the findings from the first wave of our new tracker survey, which will be repeated at consistent intervals to enable changes in attitudes to data and AI to be monitored for the first time. Understanding how …
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Cyber Insider: Spending time on the digital front line
In this edition of Cyber Insider we look at what life is like on the digital front line, and how extraordinary people are keeping the UK and our allies safe every single day. When we say ‘the front line’ what …
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Chair's stakeholder update - The FSA’s new five-year strategy
Our Chair, Professor Susan Jebb, introduces Food You Can Trust – The FSA’s new five-year strategy. As well as reaffirming our commitment to ensuring that food is safe and what it says it is, we have also expanded our mission to include a role in helping the food system become healthier and more sustainable.
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RPC gives evidence to the International Trade Committee
Stephen Gibson and Jonathan Cave from the RPC recently gave evidence to the House of Commons International Trade Committee.
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Why plant trees?
Find out everything planting trees can do for the planet, our health and the economy in this infographic.
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What it’s like to work as a designer in a transformation programme
In this blog post, service designer Kuba Bartwicki reflects on the digital transformation work in Homes England he was part of for 2 years.
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Meet the engineer: Chloe
For the second in our Meet the engineer series, we're introducing you to Chloe, one of our software engineers. Find out about her career goals for the next few years and what she enjoys most about her job at DWP Digital.
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Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. New report from the IPCC
Mike Morecroft Principal Specialist, Climate Change at Natural England. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the United Nations body responsible for assessing the scientific evidence on climate change. Every 7-8 years it produces comprehensive ‘Assessment Reports’, which have been …
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: supporting colleagues
Abigail Agyei, a civil servant in the Department of Health and Social Care, shares her experiences with ADHD and dyspraxia, and explains how we can all support colleagues with neuro-differences. Last week (21 to 27 March) was Neurodiversity Celebration Week: …
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Electronic signatures: our new practice guide and the future
We are excited to launch a new dedicated practice guide to signing deeds and documents electronically. We hope it will give clarity where required and encourage users who are new to electronic signatures.
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Supporting students with SEND transition into higher education
Leila Morne explains how Weston College’s Centre for Excellence in SEND is supporting students with autism to transition into higher education.
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How we are improving the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
We want all children to have the best opportunities in life, no matter their background. That’s why we have set out our vision for a SEND system that offers children and young people the opportunity to thrive, with access to the …
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Sanctuary Awards 2021: Celebrating 30 years of achievements in conservation and sustainability
I’m Julia Powell, Head of Policy, Climate Change and Sustainability within the MOD’s new Climate Change and Sustainability Directorate. This year, I also had the challenging but exciting role of being Chair of Judges for what were the 30th annual …
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England’s largest ever seagrass restoration project reaches a new milestone
On Saturday (26th March 2022), Natural England announced that England’s largest ever seagrass restoration project reached a new milestone.
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Reducing flood risk – the maintenance work we do to keep rivers flowing
Exploring part of the vital maintenance that reduces flood risk.
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Monitoring, evaluating and learning in the Future Farming and Countryside Programme
In previous blog posts we’ve written about how we’re adopting a test-and-learn approach across the Future Farming and Countryside Programme. We’re doing this to make sure our schemes, services and policies work for users before we scale them up. To make sure we’re on track to deliver our ambitions, we have a strategy to help us to monitor, evaluate and learn as we go. In this blog post, I’ll share a high-level overview of the strategy and some examples of how we’re putting it into effect.
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Making the GOV.UK feedback component more accessible
Here’s how we improved the feedback component on GOV.UK by making it more accessible and more resilient.
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Minister Pow visits Norfolk to announce Coastal Transition Accelerator Project
In today’s blog we are looking at media coverage of our Coastal Transition Accelerator Project.
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Providing effective school-to-school support in a strong, collaborative MAT
Christabel Shepherd and Helen Jones share how school-to-school support has resulted in improvements to the quality of education across Exceed Academies Trust.
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How we’re raising standards in our schools and colleges – what the Schools White Paper means for you
We’ve launched an ambitious plan to give every child the support they need in education. From targeted support in English and maths to ensuring every child has an excellent teacher.
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What the adoption of EdTech has taught us
Sarah Morgan, DfE Demonstrator Programme Lead at Pheasey Park Farm Primary School, explains how the adoption of new technology has opened doors to better ways of learning.
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NIHR Digital Trial Engagement alpha assessment and reassessment
Read the alpha assessment report for the Digital Trial Engagement service from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). This report contains the original alpha assessment report as well as the reassessed service standard points.