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Help test how we apply the Service Standard to lower volume forms
As we look to bring the spirit of the Service Standard to lower volume forms, we need volunteers to read some draft Service Manual guidance, try to follow the guidance, and give us feedback on both the guidance and any impact it had.
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In conversation with: HMRC
Mark Chandler from HMRC and Alison Rees from Companies House discuss how collaboration can be the key to delivering efficient use of resources.
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DVLA brings latest tech to police roadside checks
Police are now using a new photo ID checking tech at the roadside, known as the ‘Photo at the Roadside Service’. James Church, DVLA Service Designer, talks us through what has been happening to help make the pilot a success.
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Looking Earthward for inspiration to clean up space
The growth in space debris and news of near-miss collisions in low Earth orbit are grabbing the headlines. Perhaps it is time to look Earthward for inspiration.
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Updated screening information for GPs and other primary care staff
Public Health England has updated its screening information for GPs and practice staff on GOV.UK.
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Water companies given green light to invest £2.7 billion on building back greener
Ofwat has confirmed a final package of investment from water companies to deliver lasting environmental improvements.
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How a Skills Bootcamp could fast-track you to a better job
If you are looking to quickly increase your skills in a specific area and fast-track into a new job or get ahead with your current employer, a Skills Bootcamp could be the right choice for you.
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Reducing liver death: a call to action
Alcoholic liver disease has risen sharply in the last year. Our report on alcohol consumption and harm during the COVID-19 pandemic shows an unprecedented increase in alcoholic liver disease deaths. In 2020, 5,608 alcoholic liver deaths were recorded in England, …
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Safely increasing capacity in our buildings from 19 July
Our journey back to normality. With the announcement from the government about COVID-19 restrictions relaxing, Kevin Sadler shares the plan for HMCTS to continue delivering justice within the new public health guidelines.
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Hello World from the Digital Foundry
When we set up the Defence Digital blog in 2019, I couldn’t have believed how popular it would become across Defence. From the first blog post with the Royal Navy, to the latest blog from Strategic Command, every part of …
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Priorities and plans as we emerge from the pandemic
Charity Commission publishes Annual Report, Business plan and customer survey research. There is much yet to learn about the impact of the pandemic on the charity sector – on charities’ finances, their ways of working, and on the wider economic …
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What you need to know about summer schools
Helping students catch up is one of our priorities. That’s why we’ve provided £200m for a programme of summer schools as part of the £3 billion the government has invested in helping pupils boost their learning following the disruption caused …
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Introducing the MoJ Digital Accessibility Team
This financial year, the MoJ has created a Digital Accessibility team, to start embedding accessibility across the justice system. Through a 6 month accessibility profession project and on-the-ground learning, combined with looking at the cross-gov accessibility landscape, we realised that …
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Promoting Competition Bulletin July 2021
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published its Annual Report for 2020 to 2021, which explains how it saved consumers at least £2 billion. The report demonstrates the considerable amount that the CMA has achieved this year, delivering …
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Last chance to nominate projects for the Sanctuary Awards!
Nominations for the Sanctuary Awards close on 31 July and it’s your last chance to nominate projects across our categories from the Individual Achievement Award through to the Social Value and Sustainable Procurement and Construction Award.
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Henry Dimbleby’s independent review of the food system
In today’s blog, we look at the coverage around Henry Dimbleby’s newly-published independent report on the food system
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Engaging local families with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme this summer
Jan Lefley and Susan Parish are Holiday Activities and Food Programme coordinators who talk us through how and why it’s so important to reach out to local families.
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Join us at DataConnect21 and share your data stories
We are launching a brand new, cross-government data event, running from 27 September to 1 October 2021, and you’re all invited.
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Cyber Insider: How to (not) bring down a nation
In this edition of Cyber Insider we look at what happens when cyber attacks threaten to cause the collapse of an entire nation, and what it's like to be part of the team trying to stop that from happening. The …
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My Life, My Career
TV meteorologist and Met Office civil servant Clare Nasir takes a look back over her extraordinary 28-year career. “I would do this job for nothing,” – I recently admitted to my colleague Adrian. We were having one of those inspired …
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We were at Digital Leaders Week
Improving public services through user-centred design. Catch up on our talk in this latest blog.
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Regulation workshops: what we did next
We ran some co-design workshops in November with farmers and other experts to help us work out how the regulatory system needs to change. We shared the outputs of that work on the blog. After those workshops, we began planning the next phase of our co-design work on regulation. I’d like to share our progress in this post.
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Profession Pathway Programme
Learn about our exciting pilot activity in the Northwest and our innovative approach to professions outside of London starting with policy.
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Supporting the adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies
As set out in the UK government’s National Data Strategy, the CDEI has been exploring the role of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in enabling trustworthy use of data. PETs have the potential to unlock innovation by enabling valuable data sharing and …
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Renewals: launch of our first ‘One IPO’ service
Renewals: launch of our first ‘One IPO’ service We have marked an important milestone for UKIPO. After trialling our new digital Renewals service for 18 months with a limited group of customers, we have opened it up for everyone to …
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Bio diversity is buzzing at Denver!
Floods and coastal risk management officer, Ben Di Giulio, explains how he increased the bee population by 3,000 at the Denver Complex.
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My Journey As A Level 4 Cyber Security Apprentice
I have recently finished my level 4 Cyber Security Technologist apprenticeship at HMRC where I currently work as an analyst. My Application I started this apprenticeship, a year after leaving sixth form, as I knew I didn’t want to go …
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A team effort: pair writing the new Skilled Worker visa guidance with Home Office policy experts
More than 50 pieces of immigration guidance had to be updated last year. Here’s how we did it.
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Too many water companies still failing to protect environment
This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of the environmental performance of England’s water companies.
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Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs: prevention, treatment and recovery
Dame Carol Black published her report last week on part two of her independent review of drugs, focusing on drug prevention, treatment and recovery. Here at PHE we are pleased to have supported Dame Carol’s review and welcome its powerful findings.
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Engaging with the Circular Economy: Encouraging the re-use of devices
Even end-of-use Information Technology (IT) has a hidden value that organisations may not have considered, and it’s good for the environment too. One element of the Government’s approach to digital sustainability is to move towards a circular economy, where product life is maximised through …
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Did you know swimming and water safety are part of the school curriculum?
Here are four things you didn't know about swimming in schools.
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Inaccurate coverage of gulls licensing
In today's blog we look at inaccurate coverage of Natural England’s gull licence being trialled in Bath and Worcester.
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A single sign-on and digital identity solution for government
Discover more about what’s next for digital identity in government.
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Inside Policy: Laptops for learning in lockdown
Graham Archer, Director for Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra-Curricular, Department for Education, speaks about the challenge of delivering more than 1.3 million laptops and tablets to UK pupils in lockdown. It has been a trademark feature of working in this pandemic …
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Southern Water fined record £90m for dumping sewage
This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of a record fine handed to Southern Water for widespread pollution following an EA investigation.
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Our Home Office 2024 DDaT Strategy is published
Our Home Office 2024 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Strategy has just been published. Chief Technology Officer, Rob Thompson, outlines our bold new approach to designing and delivering innovative services.
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What you need to know about exams in 2022
*This page was last updated on 12 August 2021. Students studying A levels, GCSEs and vocational and technical qualifications are expected to sit exams and other formal assessments next year, as the best and fairest way to assess their performance.
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Earth observation data without coding - can it be done?
My dissertation used Earth observation satellite data. But I didn’t know how to code.
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Buzzing for Bees’ Needs Week 2021
To mark Bees’ Needs Week 2021, we are calling on everyone - from individuals, farmers, gardeners, or managers of urban spaces – to take five simple actions to care for bees and other pollinators.