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Biodiversity net gain matters
Guest blog from Nicola Thomas, Partnership Manager at Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership writes a guest blog on net biodiversity gain.
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The Commission on incivility and extremism
Since the Commission for Countering Extremism came into existence in March this year, we have visited 13 towns and cities across England and Wales. Many of our meetings have been with frontline counter-extremists, community groups and local politicians. Almost all …
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Health Product People: designing and delivering better health and care digital services
The Health Product People community was started in January 2018 to bring together people working on digital services across the health and care space to share ideas, collaborate and work together to solve problems. The Health Product People community builds …
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It can be difficult to make data from information
The Digital Land services team recently ran a discovery in which we researched the barriers our users encounter when trying to find and use housing data. This is the first in a series of posts about those barriers, or what …
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Monitoring radioactivity in the environment
This blog refers to our 2018 publication of RIFE I’m one of the Environment Agency’s radiation specialists and scientists. Our radiological monitoring team works with CEFAS and our partners to pull together and analyse data from our UK-wide radiological monitoring …
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A professionals' perspective on the deputy online reporting service
Amy Feetham, accounts paralegal at law firm Irwin Mitchell, discusses her experience of using our online deputy reporting service. Irwin Mitchell was the first professional organisation to use the deputy online reporting service which launched in spring 2018.
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Flu vaccination: What you need to know about the 2018 programme
With another flu season almost upon us our Medical Director Professor Paul Cosford has answered some key questions about flu and flu vaccination.
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Teaching computers to read
...put HALF a Mini car at top of the 'Nuneaton nipple' - but why?” Coventry Live “Drivers are angry at queues of 'more than two hours' to get out of...
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Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
Hi, I’m Brigadier Simon Stockley and I’m responsible for the provision of infrastructure to support our personnel in their bases overseas, while simultaneously providing Defence training facilities in the UK and around the world. Today I wanted to take the …
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Nouveau Lashes: winning a Queen's Award was a team effort
Bridgette Softley, Director of Nouveau Lashes, shares her thoughts on why they have applied and what it has meant to win.
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Queen’s Award like rocket fuel for Twinkl
Everything we do at Twinkl is to help those who teach. We’re an online educational publisher - with over 500,000 resources on our website from worksheets and flashcards to interactive presentations, videos and display materials.
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Friends in high places: Ringing peregrine falcon chicks at York Minster
...the roof of York Minster for rather impressive (peregrine eye) views of York. The four chicks were colour-ringed with orange rings with three black letters – allowing them to be...
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NDA logs in to preserve digital data down the centuries
The NDA has joined an international coalition dedicated to ensuring that the legacy of today's digital world will still make sense to future generations.
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High digital ambitions for our policy department
Things are changing over here in the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government. Chief Digital Officer Paul Maltby introduces MHCLG Digital and his priorities for the new programme.
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Promoting LGBT equality globally
...Prime Minister said in her recent speech, she “deeply regret[s] both the fact that such laws were introduced, and the legacy of discrimination, violence and even death that persists today”....
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Monday 16 April: Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic
...Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which kicks off in London today. Global leaders from the Commonwealth’s 53 member states will gather together this week to promote prosperity, democracy and...
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How should you contact the Marine Management Organisation?
The MMO handles a wide range of queries and correspondence. What is the best way to contact us?
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Remembering Professor Stephen Hawking
Our thoughts regarding the late Professor Stephen Hawking.
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The latest on our deputy online reporting service
It’s been 18 months since we launched our online reporting service for lay deputies. Since then 6,000 reports have been submitted online, we’ve launched the service for public authorities and made changes to the design of the lay reporting service.
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Two great opportunities to shape social work's future
Have your say in improving the future of Social Work for Adults in England Are social workers making a positive difference in people’s lives and could they be even more effective in their work? And likewise, how do those who …
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Friday 15 December: Minister Coffey visits Cumbria and raptor persecution maps
On today's blog we have Minister Coffey visiting Cumbria to see how they recovered following storm Desmond and new raptor persecution maps to help tackle wildlife crime
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Thursday 23 November: Budget, flooding and animal sentience
...progress we want to see. It does not have direct effect in law – in practice its effect is very unclear and it has failed to prevent practices across the...
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Tuesday 21 November: Non-executive directors, Avian Flu, plastic pollution
On the blog today we address reports that lead non-executive director Steve Holliday is expected to hand in his notice, advice for backyard flock keepers to remain vigilant for signs of bird flu, and our pledge to tackle plastic pollution.
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Making the change from project to delivery management
Agile delivery is relatively new to government, and a lot of teams and departments are still getting used to how it works. One of the essentials is that the team structure is right, and that you have the right people …
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Diabetic eye screening is exactly the same for people who have rarer forms of diabetes
The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme helps prevent sight loss in people with diabetes. Screening can detect diabetic retinopathy early, when treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage from the condition.
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Lasting powers of attorney: a powerful tool and an important choice
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is the only way that someone can choose who they trust to manage their affairs if they lose mental capacity and aren’t able to do so themselves.
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Job alert: Chief Veterinary Officer UK
...is a great job! The advert is currently on Civil Service Jobs and further information can be found on the Veredus Recruitment site. Subscribe to the blog for email updates....
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On prototyping and putting something out there...
Prototyping might be worth a try. Just putting it out there…
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Robot revolution in a nuclear world
Robots are playing an increasing role in our lives with lawnmowers that drive themselves and drones that deliver parcels to your door. As we mark UK Robotics Week, NDA's Melanie Brownridge, explains how robots are helping us in the nuclear decommissioning industry.
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The social care debate: it’s not just about the money
‘Social care was, for perhaps the first time, a defining issue in a general election,’ reflects Alex Fox Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Chair of the Joint voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Review. The debates about social …
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Guerrilla statistics
Last year I was lucky enough to get on to the GDS Data Science Accelerator. On this scheme participants offer their enthusiasm to learn data science and their time to work on a project of potential value to their departments. …
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Theory to practice: diary of an interaction design intern
I joined the Home Office 4 months ago, after completing an intensive course in user experience design at General Assembly. The course was a mix of theory, workshops and projects, all designed to mirror industry practice.
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Dragons’ Den series 14: Episode 12
A real mixed bag in tonight’s episode with drinks, dolls, beauty products and bicycle accessories all being pitched for that all important investment. It just goes to show that IP affects every area of business.
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(Un)designing for open government and enterprise
At the Open Data Institute's annual Summit at the BFI Southbank in London in November, Defra's Permanent Secretary, Clare Moriarty, spoke about open ways of working, open culture and open data. This is what she had to say about the …
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What’s it like to run a care home?
...way local authorities and the NHS buy services work well? How do local authorities and regulators affect outcomes in this sector, including through ‘market shaping’ activities? How do regulations in...
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Make your home more flood resilient
...is half the battle. How to protect your home Being told to ‘protect our own homes from being flooded’ is all very well, however, just how do we do this?...
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Making marking intelligent: feedback policy at Huntington School
Why do we mark? At the end of my first year of teaching I met with each of my students and discussed their progress. I was looking with Kate at her latest A level English literature essay. I had written …
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Keeping libraries relevant and enhancing community wellbeing
Cllr Ian Stewart writes about the valuable work libraries do in Cumbria
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Education in the media: 5 July 2016
...chosen to take this damaging action instead of continuing with the programme of talks with the Department. As she made clear in her letter, the NUT should share the Department’s...
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5 tips for working with the new Facebook algorithm
Facebook recently announced it has 1.65 billion users. We know that Facebook is the platform where 97% of all social media users have a profile, so how can your organisation’s page work if it doesn’t have many fans?