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Secondment opportunities for competition lawyers
We're launching a new round of secondment opportunities for competition lawyers, to start on 1 February 2021. The deadline for applications is Monday 30 November 2020.
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IPA International and the Global Infrastructure Programme: improving infrastructure project preparation worldwide
Tom Hill, IPA International Infrastructure Analyst, reflects on IPA International Team's achievements through the Global Infrastructure Programme (GIP) over the past few years.
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Emily Miles’ stakeholder update - consumer insights, regulatory reform, and World Food Safety Day
FSA Chief Executive Emily Miles discusses World Food Safety Day, gives an update on the FSA’s regulatory reform programme, and reflects on the latest consumer insight.
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Visiting the River Wharfe
The Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, visited the River Wharfe in Ilkley, Yorkshire, last week.
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Podcast: Finding your passion
Martyn, Head of Resourcing at Companies House, talks about our ambition to build an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work.
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Learn more about Plastic Free July from the Environment Agency
Join a webinar with the Environment Agency on the 6th or 7th of July. Find out more and book your ticket online
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South West London & Surrey Social Work Teaching Partnership: Attracting, developing and retaining the best and the brightest social workers
Libbi Aldred, Developing Together: Social Work Teaching Partnership, discusses the benefits of getting involved in the programme.
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Yes, Minister
Behind every government minister is an indispensable team. Pamela Dow on how a decade old ambition to better support those who support ministers finally came to life. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a …
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Asking people about their ethnicity
Richard Laux outlines the 3 main reasons for collecting data about people’s ethnicity and identifies 6 principles for collecting these to meet all users’ needs.
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Celebrating World Blood Donor Day with my 100th blood donation
To mark World Blood Donor Day, Digital Technology Standards Manager Charlie Beckett explains his motivations for giving blood on the occasion of what will be his 100th donation.
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Learning JavaScript with Code First Girls
Last month, DWP Digital hosted an online introduction to JavaScript course in partnership with Code First Girls.
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What the updated approach for shellfish harvesting areas means for industry and consumers
Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, reflects on the work we’ve been doing to help shellfish businesses adjust to the new relationship with the EU. She explains some changes that have been made to our approach for classifying shellfish harvesting areas and what this means for businesses and consumers.
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Transforming building maintenance and repair services for our Armed Forces customers
One of DIO’s main responsibilities is management of the Defence estate and a substantial part of this responsibility involves ensuring that our buildings, accommodation and training estate are working as well as they can be. We work together with our …
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Prize catch - Hookpod invention keeps seabirds safe
It’s not every day that a business finds a big gap in the market and creates a solution to a major environmental issue, but that’s exactly what Devon-based brothers Ben and Pete Kibel did.
Ben and Pete were nominated for a European Patent Office (EPO) Inventor Award in the SME category for their invention, Hookpod. Read more about how Hookpod protects thousands of seabirds a year.
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New guidance on improving access to NHS screening programmes for people with learning disabilities
New national guidance for health professionals to support people with learning disabilities to understand and access the NHS screening programmes.
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Secretary of State Talks To...London Ambulance Service
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visited London Ambulance Service NHS Trust to meet with paramedics, 999 call handlers and colleagues from across the Trust.
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Incident report: GOV.UK outage on 8 June 2021
On 8 June 2021 GOV.UK had an outage. Here’s what happened and how we responded.
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UK and EU conclude agreement on catch levels for 2021
In today’s blog, we look at reaching an agreement on catch levels for 2021 with the EU.
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Border Force health measures factsheet
To protect the public and the UK's vaccine rollout, as international travel resumes the Government will maintain its enhanced borders regime, which include 100% checks and traffic light system for international travel. Travel will continue to be different and passengers face …
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What we’re doing to make the Service Manual community-led
In this blog post, the team behind the Service Manual gives an update on their work and how they collaborate with cross-government communities.
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Join us for a celebration of the Civil Service on Public Services Day
Find out how to sign up for our Public Services Day event and broaden your knowledge of the Civil Service.
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Think Before You Link - To The Civil Service And Beyond!
From The Insider Research Threat Centre at the Centre for the Protection Of National Infrastructure (CNPI). The ‘Think Before You Link’ (TBYL) campaign was launched in April across the Civil Service by Dominic Fortescue, the Chief Security Officer. The campaign …
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Engineering Better Policy : Royal Academy of Engineering Policy Fellowships
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has recently announced the September Engineering Policy Fellowship cohort is open for applications, until the 5th of July 2021. The policy fellowships represent a key opportunity for Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and Public Servants …
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MMO Harbour Orders and the G7 World Leaders Summit
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have been involved in the preparation for the 47th G7 Summit, which is being held between 11 – 13 June at the Carbis Bay Hotel, near St Ives, Cornwall. The G7 is made up of …
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New toolkit offers a fresh look at infection prevention
Developed by the NHS and then adapted for use in social care, a new infection prevention control toolkit has been launched to help all social care colleagues protect themselves and those they care for. It can be used to start a conversation and help you find the answer to the question: ‘What can I do better?’
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An employer that cares for its carers is one I care about
Our Chief Economist Gian Paolo is one of the many carers working for HM Land Registry who benefit from a variety of support, including flexible, part-time and job share hours, and now have their own staff network too.
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Update on the engineering and manufacturing route review
I’m delighted to be able to provide an update on how we are moving forward with our engineering and manufacturing route review. 58 occupational standards, which set out the key knowledge, skills and behaviours employers expect to be covered by …
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Join the next meeting of the Continuous Improvement Network
Join the next meeting of the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Continuous Improvement network to share your experiences and personal reflections.
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New evidence published on the water environment
Today (1 June), the Government has published the latest Outcome Indicator Framework report for the 25 Year Environment Plan. This report, released annually, is an objective and evidence-based assessment of 66 different indicators linked to the 10 goals of the …
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Preview of Civil Service Live
Over the past 12 months, the majority of civil servants have worked from home, but the world of work is fast changing with hybrid working on the way, reports Brian Stanislas. The ‘Moving Forwards Towards Hybrid Working’ session being delivered …
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Dragons' Den, Episode 11, Series 18
Passions were running high in tonight’s episode with some fiery questions from the Dragons, surely leaving some of the entrepreneurs feeling hot under the collar. Tonight’s episode was jam packed with Rockstar spirits, nursing bras, immersive adventure-themed home work-outs, heat-free …
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GSE Opportunities : Defra Deputy Director Roles ×2
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK Government Department responsible for safeguarding the UK's natural environment, supporting its world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. The broad remit of this Department …
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GSE Opportunities : Government Office for Science (GO-Science) Roles ×5
The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) is currently recruiting for 5 roles across the organisation.
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GSE Opportunities : European Space Agency Astronaut ×2
GSE Opportunities : The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently recruiting astronauts - including applicants with a physical disability. Don't miss out on this unique job opportunity. Closes 18th June 2021.
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Job Opportunity: Inspector, Animals in Science Regulations Unit, Home Office
Find out about new role available in the Home Office as an Inspector and how to apply.
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What our training offer is teaching us about the needs of local government
Earlier this year, we launched a library of online training courses to support our local government colleagues to learn and develop their digital skills while working remotely. A core part of this training offer is a selection of funded courses: …
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5 reasons why it is important to map the ocean floor
James Carey outlines 5 reasons why better mapping could help us to understand the basics of our ocean ecosystem and help us protect it – and one reason why mapping could compromise our environment.
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What’s so good about a multidisciplinary team?
Niamh Webster, a policymaker in Scottish Government, writes about her experience of joining a multidisciplinary team for the first time.
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Provide CIC - delivering Care with Innovation and Compassion
In response to the latest surge in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the extreme pressures on the health and social care system, Provide CIC are again prioritising the delivery of their services to allow their teams to better support the NHS response across Essex with care, compassion and innovation.
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Carers Week: my personal perspective
Lyn Romeo has just returned to her role as Chief Social Worker for Adults, alongside Fran Leddra, following time out to care for her elderly mother who sadly died recently following a long illness. On returning to the role, Lyn finds it highly fitting for her first blog, to be posted during Carers Week.