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More than 1,000 flood schemes to benefit from record investment
In today's blog we look at coverage of the Government’s announcement to invest £860 million in 1,000 flood defence schemes.
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IP matters...to Love Island
Love it or hate it, Love Island has become one of the UK’s most watched shows, with 5.9 million viewers in 2020. This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues. Find out how much of the show's spin-off success is based on brands commercialising their intellectual property.
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Building our vision for government technology scanning
The Government Office for Science’s (GOS) emerging technologies (EmTech) team is growing, and we’ve developed a whole range of capabilities to tell you about. If you work in EmTech, we want to hear your ideas and explore ways that we can …
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The roadmap towards our mission
A couple of months ago I wrote about the MoJ Digital & Technology mission for this year. We have now completed the first quarter of the year (already!), and I thought I’d share just some of the great progress we’ve …
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Coverage of Green Recovery Challenge Fund second awarding round
There has been coverage of the awarding of the second round of funding for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund in PA, the Daily Express, Sky News’ the Daily Climate Show (at 09:20), the Evening Standard, BBC Radio Shropshire, Yorkshire Post, …
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Earth Overshoot Day - #MovetheDate
Earth Overshoot Day was first launched in 2006. Here Van Griffiths, the Environment Agency’s deputy director for Sustainable Business, talks about the 2021 results and what we can do to #MovetheDate. I became aware of Earth Overshoot Day when the …
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Combatting the illegal export of construction and demolition waste plastic film and wrap
The EA’s Illegal Waste Exports Team (IWE) have identified an emerging issue in the illegal export of highly contaminated plastic film and wrap from the construction and demolition (C&D) sector. Following Intelligence led targeting, an increasing number of shipments of …
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Science behind the samples
Laboratory scientist, Sean, takes us through the science behind bathing water monitoring.
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What's the Context? Signature of the Atlantic Charter, 14 August 1941
The principles set out in the Atlantic Charter eighty years ago remain key to the global vision shared by the UK and US. But its terms also contained the roots of international tensions that persist today: for example in relation …
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When the Wall went up: Britain and the Berlin Crisis, 1961
Sixty years ago simmering Cold-War tensions were dramatically brought to a head in Berlin. A new volume of documents from the FCDO Historians tells how Britain responded to the crisis brought about by the construction of the Berlin Wall. In the …
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Building and improving the Child Arrangements Service
The User Centred Policy Design ( UCPD) Cross Justice Delivery team said goodbye to the Child Arrangements Service at the end of March, and handed the service over to its new home in Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). …
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GSE Opportunities : HSE Senior Regulatory Scientists
HSE is currently hiring Senior Regulatory Scientists to support the UK’s transition from the EU. With a world-class reputation for safeguarding the health and safety of people at work, HSE is adapting and evolving to meet the new challenges ahead. …
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Personalisation: how we put the user at the heart of our content on great.gov.uk
How we have approached our first steps towards tailoring content to user needs
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Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service (ISOSS) reports published
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first annual ISOSS report, and a one-off retrospective report into congenital syphilis.
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WRES stories: less talking, more action
Kent County Council colleagues are really excited to be part of the workplace race equality standard (WRES). They believe it can lead to greater representation of people from different ethnic backgrounds in leadership positions, and, more broadly, enhance career development opportunities at all levels.
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Read-iscover Summer: Celebrating Reading Week
As we Rediscover Summer, we celebrate Reading Week from 26 July to 1 August. From reading your favourite books to visiting the places that inspired them, where will reading take you this summer?
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Coverage of Eurasian Curlews released on the Sandringham Estate
In today's blog we look at coverage of the release of a clutch of rare Eurasian curlew chicks at the Sandringham Estate, attended by HRH The Prince of Wales and Natural England Chair Tony Juniper.
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Easy guide for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening updated thanks to expert users
Updated easy guide published that explains NHS screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome, including information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
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Putting disability at the heart of everything we do
The National Disability Strategy aims to improve disabled people’s everyday lives. Learn more about the Civil Service’s commitment to support disabled civil servants to thrive at work. Today the Government has published the National Disability Strategy, which aims to tackle …
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Rights and Perceptions: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Jobs: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Home: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Transport: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Public services: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Shopping: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Leisure: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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Education: National Disability Strategy explained
We have published the Government’s National Disability Strategy. Over one in five people in the UK are disabled. 'What does disability mean to me? The usual connotations - I find it harder to do certain things than others would. I …
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The launch of the National Disability Strategy
Today we are launching our National Disability Strategy – a cross-government effort to transform disabled people’s everyday lives. The strategy will build on progress made over the last 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act. It will make the United Kingdom …
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Monitoring the impact of climate change: The Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network and British Antarctic Territory
In the latest of our blog series on the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network, we hear from Simon Morley at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about what this project means for the British Antarctic Territory (BAT). Simon Morley, British Antarctic …
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GSE Opportunities : Defence Nuclear Safety Committee Roles ×2
The Defence Nuclear Safety Committee (DNSC) is the primary source of independent advice to the Secretary of State for Defence on nuclear safety issues associated with the Defence Nuclear Programmes. It is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the …
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Taking a step forward
New roles will ensure that farmers are able to access more advice and guidance, as well as being better placed to benefit from future funding opportunities as new schemes and sustainable incentives for farm businesses are rolled out.
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Times reporting on biodiversity net gain
There has been coverage in the Times today on biodiversity net gain and claims by scientists that habitat protections in the Environment Bill are insufficient and developers will be able to manipulate the process. It is also claimed that recently …
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Homes not hospitals
It’s been ten years since BBC Panorama exposed the Winterbourne View scandal. At the British Association of Social Workers (BASW England), Liz Howard explains how they are taking action to make sure human rights abuses suffered by people with learning disabilities and autistic people are never forgotten. Homes not hospitals is a central part of their campaign.
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Time-saving tips to speed up your applications
We know that delays cause frustrations for everyone. In order to speed up the time to process applications and reduce delays, we’ve collated some top tips for our customers.
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Activating our human firewall during Covid and beyond
My name is Dawn Carrington, and I am Security Culture Change Lead in the Digital and Technology team. For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to do work that makes a positive impact in people’s lives. At the …
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How we can continue to protect ourselves, each other and reduce the spread of COVID-19
Most COVID-19 restrictions have now been lifted. However, the pandemic is far from over, and it is crucial that we move forward with caution to protect ourselves, each other and especially the most vulnerable in our society.
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Staying safe on the Defence estate this summer
The summer holidays are here and with lockdown restrictions easing many of you may look to explore the Defence training estate with your family and friends.
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The Environmental Land Management Engagement Group
Environmental land management needs to deliver for farmers, foresters and land managers. Because it’s a big and complex area, it’s tempting to consider these groups of people separately, but for our policies and schemes to truly work, we need to bring these groups together. In this post, I'll explain how we're doing that.
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GSE Opportunities : SEO Lead Energy and Products Engineer ×2
The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) are recruiting 2× SEO Lead Construction and Standards Engineer in the Testing Strategy team delivers across the whole portfolio of OPSS regulatory and testing requirements. The team holds responsibility for the testing …
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NHS antenatal screening standards data report 2019 to 2020 published
We are pleased to publish our third NHS antenatal screening standards data report.