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What I’ve learned as a user researcher in BEIS
If you're new to user research in government, find out what helped our user researchers get started.
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UK NSC recommends introduction of targeted lung cancer screening
The UK NSC has recommended that the 4 UK nations should move towards implementing a targeted national lung cancer screening programme, integrated with smoking cessation services.
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How Crimestoppers works with the Environment Agency to fight waste crime
Crimestoppers is an independent charity that gives people the power to speak up to stop crime, 100% anonymously. Anyone can contact us 24/7, 365 days a year, online and by phone.
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Return to university – what you should know this autumn term
The new university term started for most students this month. Whether you are a fresher or a returning student, we have pulled together answers to some of the important topics that you might have wondered about as you head into …
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How has COVID affected Trade Remedies?
Two years since the onset of COVID-19 (COVID), we are starting to understand the impact it has had on the world economy. But what about its impact on the world of trade remedies? The arrival of COVID in 2020 upended …
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Government reiterates commitment to environmental protections
There has been significant media attention this weekend, including in the Financial Times, Times, and the Telegraph, focused on comments from environmental groups such as the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, Green Alliance and Wildlife and Countryside Link. These organisations …
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Digital by default
Automation is at the heart of our plans to develop efficient and resilient land registry services. By 30 November 2022, all applications coming to HM Land Registry, other than first registrations, can be lodged digitally. HM Land Registry will be ‘digital by default’.
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Preparing our courts to support Deaf jurors
British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters can now support deaf jurors in our deliberation rooms. Find out how we prepared for it.
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Introducing the planning data platform
Data is at the heart of the DLUHC Digital Planning team’s mission to modernise England's planning system. The team’s planning data platform has moved into the beta phase, and is now available on planning.data.gov.uk.
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Websites need to be accessible to be inclusive
Making inclusion happen by helping the public sector identify and fix accessibility issues.
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Organ donation is the best gift of life
To mark NHS Organ Donation Week (26 September to 2 October), civil servant Alex Taylor shares his journey and the challenges as he awaits a kidney transplant. Living through a global pandemic has brought home how fragile and important our …
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What can innovation bring to place-based policymaking?
Over the summer we visited Imagination Lancaster for a Design in Place Based Policy Workshop with inspiring colleagues from government and academia. We looked at what is meant by place-based policy, the types of tools and methods that could be used in designing policies for different places and the potential to work in partnership to innovate in place-based policymaking.
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DVSA rider policy specialist talks about the Enhanced Rider Scheme
DVSA's rider policy team are continuously improving the Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) to make it even more customisable for riders.
In this blog post, Jody Whitfield, Rider Policy Specialist, tells you more about the success we've had in Wales with new modules and getting more people through ERS.
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New law change allows more flexibility for healthcare professionals completing DVLA medical questionnaires
Dr Nick Jenkins, Senior DVLA Doctor outlines the benefits for healthcare professionals being allowed to fill in DVLA medical questionnaires.
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Harry's story: How Autsome ideas are bettering our world
Harry is an Autsome Advocate. The advocates are a great bunch of neurodiverse children and young people based in North East Essex who give their views on health, education and social issues which affect their daily lives of autistic children …
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Nearly 10 million people tuned into a map of a queue!
As Head of Digital Communications at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Andrew Simpson’s team came up with the livestream funeral queue tracker that drew almost 10 million views on YouTube. Interview: Lorraine McBride In a world …
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Regulatory Policy Committee issues 2022 Corporate Report
Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, highlights key points from the analysis of RPC opinions set out in our 2022 Corporate Report.
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What inspires you? How to encourage your creative spark
With the pandemic changing the way we work, we asked everyone at Design102 about creativity – what motivates us, how we stay creative and where we look for inspiration. Learn our tips and tricks for keeping that creative spark alive.
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Our commitment to environmental protections
Following recent media speculation on the future of farming policy in England, we know that you may have some questions about our work. We’ve published a post on Defra's media blog which sets out our response and position.
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National Inclusion Week – how we’re making Sellafield Ltd more inclusive
Employees who feel able to bring their whole selves to work, better business decisions thanks to diversity of thinking, and a business better able to attract and retain talent for the long term… just some of the benefits of a more inclusive workplace.
As we celebrate the start of National Inclusion Week, here are some of the ways that we’re working to make Sellafield Ltd more inclusive and some of the people who are driving the change.
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Global Data Landscape - Sharing insights with New Zealand
As data architects across government, you are interested in both enterprise and technical principles and particularly continuous improvement, so as Chief Data Officer for the Office For National Statistics (ONS), I wanted to share some, hopefully relevant and useful, insights …
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Thank you, Ma’am: DIO’s behind-the-scenes contributions to HM The Queen’s funeral
After the sad news of the death of HM The Queen, the eyes of the nation and the world turned to the ceremonial elements that follow the death of a monarch, culminating in a state funeral. The Armed Forces were …
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How to improve the cyber security of your business
The National Cyber Security Centre – the UK’s lead authority on cyber security and part of GCHQ – provides guidance on how to protect your business and manage risks in a changing digital landscape.
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Same difference: the two sides of the same internship coin
In National Inclusion Week, two young professionals, Zach Shiels and Elora Parocki, who recently spent time in Defra through different internship schemes, reflect on their experiences and the things they learned.
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A new and improved framework for hiring supply teachers and other temporary staff
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has launched a new and improved version of its agency supply framework. Tom Harper is the Supply Teachers Category Manager at CCS. In this blog post, Tom will highlight the improvements to the framework and how you can access it.
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Applying for a new CPH number
At the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) we know how busy farmers and rural businesses are, and we are always looking for ways to improve access to our services to fit in with their demanding lifestyles. We have now launched a …
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The National Reference Test in 2023
This week, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) will begin contacting the schools that have been selected to take part in the 2023 National Reference Test (NRT). What is the NRT and what should selected schools expect? The NRT …
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Update on childcare reforms
The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has confirmed today that helping people access affordable childcare continues to be one of the government’s top priorities.
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The Accessibility in government blog returns
The Accessibility in government blog is back and ready to introduce its two new owners. Find out more about who we are and what we plan to post about.
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Splink: Fast, accurate and scalable record linkage
A common data quality problem is to have multiple different records that refer to the same entity but no unique identifier that ties these entities together. For example, customer data may have been entered multiple times by accident, or …
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Piloting Ofsted Inspectors (OIs) in social care
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses plans to pilot the use of serving social care practitioners as Ofsted Inspectors (OIs). As an inspectorate and a regulator, we always want to learn from and draw on …
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Leader’s blog: Colin Banno-Thornton on the future of digital delivery in Defra
Colin Banno-Thornton, Director of Major Projects and Digital Delivery, explains how we made some organisational changes in our Digital data and technology organisation earlier in the year to bring together our projects and digital delivery teams into a single, digital delivery portfolio.
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Funding innovative, local partnerships to tackle reoffending, through the Local Leadership and Integration Fund
As round two of the Local Leadership and Integration Fund goes live, here‘s a glimpse at the four new partnerships we are funding and the impact one of our partnerships is already having on individuals.
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Bring your heavy goods vehicle to annual test (MOT) appropriately laden
It’s crucial to test a heavy vehicle’s brake test performance during the annual test (sometimes referred to as the MOT). In our latest blog post, Vehicle Testing and Roadworthiness Policy specialist Richard Clements, explains what is involved and why you need to present a vehicle or trailer for test laden.
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Senior Analyst
This is a key role within the Strategy and Analysis Team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Senior Data Analyst to lead and develop systems for monitoring and analysing data to identify areas of concern around compliance or the …
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Graduates, join our Tax Specialists Programme: Hear Jonny’s story
Applications for our graduate Tax Specialist Programme (TSP) are now open! You have until 26 October to apply. Get inspired by reading our blog from one of the TSP’s newest intakes, Jonny Brown, as he shares his story about what …
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HEO Electrical Engineer
The Role: We require an Electrical Engineer to lead on product testing in our new electrical laboratories, collaborating with other technical specialists and ensuring OPSS continues to deliver high-quality technical services. You will apply your technical expertise to undertake and …
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G7 Laboratory Operations Manager
The Role: We require two Laboratory Operations Managers to lead a team of technical experts and help shape the function and vision for our new testing facilities. You will apply your strong technical expertise to manage the delivery of relevant …
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Factsheet: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill
Why do we need the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill? The UK is one of the world’s most open and most attractive places for doing business. This same openness means that the UK is exposed to criminal activities, …
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What we are doing to tackle companies selling driving tests for profit
We want to update you on the measures we’ve introduced so far to help learner drivers from being exploited by people and companies selling them driving tests at an inflated price and on the impact, they are having on learners …