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I encourage you to change your mindset from "I can't do that" to "how can I learn?”
Having recently completed the care leaver internship scheme and since gained a promotion, Charlie Sanderson talks about her journey as a care leaver.
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Royal Gibraltar Regiment honour HM King Charles III with a Royal Gun Salute
In a ceremony held today, Monday 6 May 2024, at His Majesty’s Naval Base, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment’s Headquarter Company executed a Royal Gun Salute in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III. The event, marked by …
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Royal Gibraltar Regiment's Regimental Week
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment was proud to host a series of special events as part of its Regimental Week celebrations last week, marking its 85th anniversary. The week's events kicked off with a Regiment fun-filled Family Day at Devil’s Tower …
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Four facts about apprentice pay from the latest data
Ever since the National Minimum Wage was introduced in 1999, apprentices have been treated differently. At first, many apprentices were exempt from the minimum wage. In 2010, a separate ‘Apprentice Rate’ was brought in, set lower than other rates (initially …
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The Sustainable Farming Incentive: stats to know
Today, we updated the data showing the uptake of actions in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and the uptake of options in Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (CS). In this post, I’ll share an overview of the data for the Sustainable Farming Offer in 2023. I’ll also include some findings from research we conducted with around 500 SFI agreement holders, advisers and stakeholders.
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What Boeing Starliner means for the future of space
The UK Space Agency's Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson, shares her thoughts on why the upcoming launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule is so important and what it means for the future of the space sector.
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Water: How we’ve helped farmers reduce their usage and tackle pollution
Agriculture is crucial to food security and protects our landscapes, but it can pollute waterways and put pressure on water supplies. Read about our grants to help farmers tackle pollution and manage water better.
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My first impressions of SSAC by 'benefits nerd' Daphne Hall
A bit of a benefits nerd, I’ve been in welfare rights pretty much all my working life. I started as an adviser - first at Citizens Advice in London, moving on to Springfield psychiatric hospital and then Bristol City Council …
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Understanding the cell-cultivated products industry and landscape
Cell-cultivated products (CCPs) cover a variety of foods that can be made using a production process without slaughter or traditional farming and agricultural practices.
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Regimental Sergeant Major handover
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is pleased to announce the handover of command from Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer (WO) Class 1 Daniel Henderson to WO1 Karon Fortunato, today, Friday 26 April 2024. WO1 Henderson has served with distinction in his …
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Coverage of voter ID
The 2024 local elections have been well run, and local authorities have delivered them robustly and securely, as they always do. Read The Electoral Commission's Statement here. As recommended by international election watchdogs, including the Electoral Commission, we have introduced …
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A visit to the largest environmental project in Britain
In our latest blog post, we look back at a recent visit by staff from Great British Nuclear and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to Hinkley Point C.
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How to have a fun and healthy farm visit with the kids this Easter holiday
This blog post was reviewed and updated in April 2025. Visiting a farm is one of the most enjoyable and educational experience outdoor activities for kids, but it carries a risk of infection from animals or the environment. Farm animals …
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Input privacy for vertical federated learning
This post is part of a series on privacy-preserving federated learning. The series is a collaboration between the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA) and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Learn more and read all the posts …
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Filling ‘the hole in the centre’: The No.10 Policy Unit – 50 years on
The Downing Street Policy Unit[i] has been part of the inner workings of British government for half a century. It was created by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in March 1974.[ii] All successive prime ministers have retained the Policy Unit, adapting …
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Words matter: shaping our Home Office content style guide
In our latest blog, Steven Shukor, Principal Content Designer, explains how we’re setting content style standards across the Home Office.
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Family Hubs and Start for Life - everything you need to know
We are committed to giving every baby the best start in life. Here’s what you need to know about the government’s Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. What is Start for Life? There is strong evidence that the 1,001 …
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Collaboration across government grants is paving the way for more efficiencies
Nadeem Ilyas from DfT is part of an innovative pilot to make grants more efficient, which will result in more electric charging points and much more
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Three trends shaping the future of engineering
For head of asset management at Sellafield Ltd, Gary Dixon, harnessing the latest technology and applying them on an industrial engineering level is something that he gets to do every day.
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Voter ID requirements for voting in person
The Government has introduced identification for voting in person across Great Britain. Voter identification has been recommended by the Electoral Commission since at least 2014 and is in line with the longstanding arrangements in Northern Ireland, which has had the …
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Making the service assessment process easier and more consistent
For the last 18 months, we’ve been investigating and implementing initiatives for how we check and improve our digital services against standards, specifically, the Government Service Standard. Our research findings show that the way we assess these services in DfE …
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Why become a charity Interim Manager?
Applications for 2025 are open from 1 to 31 May. Interim Managers can play a crucial role in turning around a charity that has encountered problems. The Charity Commission is looking for more firms to join our list of approved …
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OFSI launch FAQs
On 1 May, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) introduced Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a new form of additional guidance aimed at providing technical support to industry partners and the public. Our FAQs are designed to offer easily accessible …
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Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’
As an academic, researching into employment and social security law, I often found myself looking at the wealth of work undertaken by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) from the outside. Therefore, when they advertised for new Committee members with legal …
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An Ambitious Civil Service: introducing the Policy System Framework
A guest blog by Serena Nüsing, Senior Service Designer in the Policy Profession Unit Are you a civil servant who’s passionate about improving policy capability at an organisational level? Do you want to know if your organisation is best set …
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How reducing the cap on faith school admissions will help to raise standards
Faith groups run some of the best schools in the country, including in some of the most disadvantaged areas. Current rules mean that religious free schools are only allowed to offer 50% of places to pupils based on faith. Some …
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How did singing and dancing pills raise awareness of antibiotic resistance?
In 2017, the Keep Antibiotics Working campaign targeted groups who were most likely to use antibiotics (mothers of children aged 0-16, and people aged over 50), and healthcare professionals dealing with patient care and prescribing. In this blog post, we look at a peer-reviewed study investigating the impact of the campaign.
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Homelessness data
This morning we published the quarterly homelessness statistics. Whilst we continue to make good progress, there is more work to do to achieve our goals on tackling homelessness and eradicating rough sleeping. We want everyone to have a safe place …
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Windrush Schemes Factsheet – March 2024
We are determined to put right the terrible injustices faced by some people from the Windrush generation and the wider Commonwealth, which happened under successive governments. The Windrush Scheme ensures members of the Windrush generation can get the documentation they need to …
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UK NSC screening seminars: let us know what you'd like us to cover
Send us your ideas for topics to cover at future UK NSC online screening seminars.
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How we work with partners to push the boundaries of vaccine R&D
As we release our Commercial Strategy, I wanted to reflect on the ways in which we partner with industry to drive greater innovations and better health outcomes. One unintended consequence of the response to COVID-19 was the suppression of many …
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How we’re taking our circular economy message on the road
Buoyed by the positive reaction to their session and panel discussion at the recent Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) Summit, Mimi Moll and Emily Watson-Breeze from the Circular Economy Working Group share their key reflections from the event and set out their priorities looking forward.
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Our approach to inspecting small schools
Small schools are a valuable part of our education system. Pupils who attend them have unique experiences. Leaders who lead them have lots of opportunities, but also face many challenges. In this blog, we set out how we take these …
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Celebrating 10 years of Design102: A Q&A with Managing Director, Peter Rainey
April 2024 marks a decade of creativity, innovation and growth at Design102. To celebrate this landmark birthday, Managing Director Peter Rainey reflects on the Design102 journey so far and looks forward to the future ahead.
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Landscape Recovery: The Waveney and Little Ouse Recovery Project
Our project, the Waveney and Little Ouse Landscape Recovery Project, sits on the headwaters of the 2 rivers, covering over 1,600 hectares between the towns of Diss on the Waveney and Thetford on the Little Ouse. The project seeks an opportunity to realise the invaluable services our floodplains provide. In this post, I'll share an overview of our work.
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Learning at Work Week 2024: Power of lifelong learning
As we approach Learning at Work Week 2024, it’s a great opportunity to engage in this year's theme of lifelong learning and get involved with webinars and learning opportunities. Webinar learning: A gateway to knowledge During Learning at Work Week, …
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Coverage about the cost of new border checks
Today’s blog outlines the government response to recent coverage on the potential cost of new border checks
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Shropshire Petals on applying for grants
RPA offers a wide range of grants rural payments to farmers and businesses. In this blog, RPA talks to farmer Jim Bubb, on how the Improving Farm Productivity grant has made his business more efficient with the addition of droid …
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Farewell and happy retirement to GFiE Director Peter Lawrence OBE
Pete Lawrence, Director for GFIE, retires in May after 43 years in the Civil Service. We caught up with Pete to ask him a few questions about the highlights and challenges of his career. He shared with us a few …
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World Vets Day 2024: Veterinarians are essential health workers
As the global veterinary community celebrates World Veterinary Day 2024 tomorrow, Jane Clark, Director of Veterinary Services for the Food Standards Agency, shares her thoughts on the vital role of Veterinarians in public health and the opportunities and challenges facing the profession.