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Designing Libraries
The Director of Designing Libraries, Ayub Khan, writes about library design.
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National Tree Week in the media
Today we are looking at media coverage of our National Tree Week announcements.
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Unlocking potential: digital delivery in the NHS
Innovation as a concept is hard to pin down. Some associate it with ground-breaking inventions. Others think of those small, incremental improvements in how we work day-to-day. Both can give rise to important “knowledge assets”. In my role as a …
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Rabies in the UK: a personal perspective
APHA’s Rabies and Viral Zoonoses workgroup undertake work to reduce the risk of rabies and protect animals and humans in the UK and abroad. In this blog, we hear from Dr. Guanghui Wu as she talks about this important area of work and her passion stemming from an early childhood experience.
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My experience with technology and being autistic
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities Christopher Cotmore reflects on his autism spectrum diagnosis and the impact of technology on the way he works.
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Bathing water sampling
In today’s blog we look at how the Environment Agency carries out its work in monitoring England’s bathing waters.
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From Paralympics to apprenticeship: marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3rd is the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Former double Paralympic swimmer Amy Marren is a solicitor apprentice and member of IfATE's panel of apprentices. Here, she gives her thoughts as a disabled person in the …
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The night sky in December
December brings the winter solstice towards the end of the month, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year. This marks the start of astronomical winter – and provides plenty of hours of darkness for stargazing!
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Planning new development in a climate emergency
By Sam Kipling, Senior Advisor on Coast & Development Planning I experienced flooding once. Sort of. The ballcock broke on my header tank and, for some reason, it didn’t have an overflow, so water poured from my attic, down to …
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COP27 – a personal perspective
Another year, another climate change COP! COP27 (Conference of Parties) was my second, having attended COP26 in Glasgow last year. This year’s was distinctly different for me: partly because of the location – Glasgow and Sharm el Sheikh are …
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2022 - A year in FSA science
Professor Robin May, FSA Chief Scientific Adviser reflects on the FSA’s commitment to science and the work delivered throughout 2022.
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Emma reflects on her rewarding volunteering experiences for International Volunteers Day
We celebrate solidarity through volunteering often here, as we have Enterprise Advisors who contribute their time to helping young people with their career choices by expanding their understanding of what it's like to work in an organisation like HMRC. For …
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Vaccination: shared responsibility for Shared Lives carers
As the campaign to encourage more frontline care and health workers to book their COVID-19 booster and flu vaccinations continues, we're delighted to share this message from Shared Lives carer, Mike Jacobs. The Shared Lives model, in which carers and those they care for share a home and community life, makes it even more important to maximise protection for everyone in their domestic circle.
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Summer Interns - Using my law degree at Government Digital Service
Introduction Every summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able to meet them in person in our offices. This …
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Saline incursion on the Norfolk Broads
Fisheries officer, Arnie Warsop, explains what saline incursion is and how the work of the Environment Agency protects up to half a million fish from these incursion events on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
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Developing An Inclusive and Skilled Cyber Security Profession
Highlights from the Government Security Cyber Conference which took place on 16 November 2022.
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My hidden disability story
Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) Senior User Researcher Clare Hussey reflects on how she discovered that she has dyslexia, and the difference this has made to her working life, and to life outside of work.
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A good day in the office: four UK astronauts
Behind the scenes at the recent European Space Agency Council of Ministers - including new UK astronauts!
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World AIDS Day: get tested, get treated
World AIDS Day (1 December) provides an opportunity to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness and show support for those living with HIV.
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National Apprenticeship Awards – could you be a future winner?
Apprenticeships are a brilliant option for people of all ages to launch their careers in a huge range of exciting industries or upskill at various levels and be paid for it. The National Apprenticeship Awards – hosted by Steph McGovern …
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Track our progress: Trade Remedies Authority case milestones – Dec 2022
Subscribe below to receive the latest update on our interactive case tracker, which shows the progress of each of our cases as they go through the investigation lifecycle. This month’s tracker shows progress on our cases during November and the …
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The value of public design
Head of UK Policy Design Community, Andrew Knight, writes about why governments should be design-centred.
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Teaching Vacancies: Putting money back into the classroom
Teaching Vacancies is the free national service for state schools in England to list teaching, leadership, and education support roles. Will Bourke provides an update on the work the team has been doing to reduce the admin and cost burden for trusts when advertising vacancies.
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Water company fines to be invested back into the environment
Under new plans, money from water company fines will be invested directly back into environmental and water quality improvement projects.
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Welsh Leeks protection in the media
Today we are looking at our new protection for Welsh Leeks.
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Military training at Penhale Training Area helps restore vital sand dune habitats
I’m a Reservist with the British Army’s 232 Port Squadron, 165 Port and Maritime Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), and I recently volunteered for the Penhale Dunes Dynamic Dunescape support exercise as I wanted to contribute to a unique …
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When it comes to trade, who decides what’s fair?
As a public body committed to defending the UK from unfair international trade practices, we tackle the question of what counts as fair daily. Let’s examine some of the complexity by looking at a recent trade remedy case involving Argentinian …
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Water crowfoot, or how we learned to love Ranunculus
Ranunculus sounds like a spell from the wizard world of Harry Potter. However, it is a lovely aquatic plant you would see in the UK’s chalk streams. The presence of Ranunculus is usually a benefit, rarely a nuisance. But the …
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Digital by default – the day has arrived
HM Land Registry has hit a major milestone following the publication of our 2022+ Strategy: we are now digital by default. Digital applications are something we’ve been talking about for a while and today our digital and automation ambitions became more of a reality.
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Changes to the COVID-19 dashboard and COVID-19 vaccination surveillance report
The COVID-19 pandemic led to enormous public interest in statistics, with sudden and urgent need to track the virus almost in real time. Whilst this was a big challenge for our statisticians, it led to real innovation in the way …
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How we are improving support for children with SEND
We want all children and young people to have the same opportunity to meet their potential – including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). That’s why children and young people with SEND are set to …
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RPC response to recommendation in Lords' committee report
Stephen Gibson, Chair of the RPC, today sent a formal response to the recommendation made in the recent report of the House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
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Message to the education and care sector on SEND reform from the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan
I passionately believe no matter where you are from or what stage of life you are at, you should always be able to get a high-quality education and receive the right support in the right place and at the right …
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Chair's stakeholder update - School Food Standards Compliance pilot announced
FSA Chair Professor Susan Jebb shares news on the School Food Standards Compliance pilot which is running across 18 participating local authorities in England.
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How RPA ensures land data is kept up to date
To ensure the land data that Rural Payments Agency (RPA) holds is as up to date as possible, RPA systematically reviews and updates data held on the Rural Land Register each year. Accurate land means we are making accurate payments …
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The value of testing riskiest assumptions
The second of two blog posts about how teams can use riskiest assumptions to focus on learning the things with the most value. It explains when to use it and why it's a valuable method.
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The Civil Service’s digital skills imperative
Megan Lee, Chief Executive of CDDO discusses the findings of Google’s Civil Service Digital Skills Survey alongside the opportunities and challenges that the government faces to attract and retain the best digital talent in a fiercely competitive environment.
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Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds: 2022 successful applicants
Jack Clough is the Forestry Commission Grant Manager. Here he talks about the successful applicants from the 2022 Woods Into Management Forestry Innovation Funds. In the UK, it is often thought that woodlands should be left alone. However, much …
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Field Officers: "The best job in the world!"
With the introduction of a more supportive, partnership-based approach to site visits, moving away from the penalty-based system of inspections under the EU, to farmer-focused visits for schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS), Field …
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The HM Land Registry portal redesign
We're launching the first phase of our portal redesign on the day we go digital by default: 30 November. This is the day the Digital Registration Service becomes the default application submission service on the portal and the redesign is a key component in making it easier to submit digital applications.