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Closing the Loop: dealing with the deluge
In the latest blog in our 'Closing the Loop' series, we take a look at what happened when a worldwide pandemic had an unexpected impact on our trade mark and design examination applications.
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Super courtrooms spearhead good multi-hander progress
The Manchester super courtroom – which opened its doors at the Crown Court last month – got underway with its first large trial last week, as HMCTS passed another significant milestone in recovering our ability to hear ‘multi-hander’ trials.
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Understanding UK occupations
How we’ve enhanced our Standard Occupational Classification to help better understand the UK jobs market. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is a framework used to classify occupations according to skill level and specialisation. It assigns all jobs a four-digit code …
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Reasonable Adjustments as part of World Sight Day [14 October]
How many of us are familiar with the process of getting reasonable adjustments at work? Or with what the term reasonable adjustments actually means? The term ‘reasonable’ is subjective in itself as what is reasonable to me may not be …
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A Service Standard for the Royal Navy
A service standard is a set of design principles to guide delivery teams in creating effective, digital services that provide a consistent experience for the end-user. Royal Navy delivery teams had been working to the Government Service Standard, however some …
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T Levels: Everything you need to know about the groundbreaking new technical equivalent to A levels
T Levels – the new technical post-16 qualification available in schools and colleges all over the country – may only have been around for one year, but already they are making a huge difference for those that study them.
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Helping prisoners turn their lives around: the vital role specialist production instructors play
Life inside a prison is about so much more than prisoners moving between their cells and communal areas, and prison officers locking and unlocking doors. There are a whole range of activities underway to help inmates prepare for their release …
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Financial support for smaller businesses
Raising finance is important in allowing a business to function. In particular, working capital enables the day-to-day operations of the business. The need for this finance was the main focus for all businesses during the pandemic, especially for the smaller ones.
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Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee: Recruiting new members now!
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is pleased to announce that it is now recruiting new committee members for the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC), a non-statutory, independent scientific advisory body. HSAC provides expert advice on how …
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DIO - Senior Blast Effects Engineer (SEO)
Do you want a job where every day is different? Does providing specialist construction advice about explosives, weapons, ballistics & counter terrorism sound exciting? If your answer is yes, then DIO is the place for you. Working for DIO and …
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Protection, prevention and peace of mind this winter
As people working in or with the care sector, we all want the best for residents, colleagues and the communities around us. Let’s give them even greater peace of mind by getting vaccinated for flu and COVID-19 and make this the safest, healthiest winter we can.
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User panel is key to success for the waste tracking service
Laura McNulty, from the Resources and Waste team, explains how users are helping to design a digital waste tracking service, and the benefits of creating a user panel.
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What we talk about when we talk about biometrics…*
Technology using biometric data is progressing at a rapid pace. Finding the right balance between the privacy concerns and entitlements of the individual while harnessing new technology responsibly, accountably and proportionately is proving to be a significant challenge for policing today; tomorrow’s technology will make it even more so. Which is why there needs to be an informed and realistic response to the government’s idea of soaking up the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner functions within a data regulator’s role which is buried at the end of the DCMS’ ongoing broad consultation.
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Digital Business Analysis - Putting the Business into our Digital Services
I have to admit, the term ‘Business Analyst’ doesn’t sound particularly interesting. It’s not even very descriptive; my own parents don’t really understand what I do. Analyse the business, perhaps? Look at processes, write business cases, monitor value-add with KPIs …
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Establishing the Home Office User Research Ethics Board
The Home Office User Research Ethics Board protects the rights, safety, wellbeing and dignity of all participants and researchers involved in our research. This is how we do it.
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Partnership is key for positive progress
Lee Marrs, Intelligence Research Officer at the Environment Agency, discusses working with industry partners to prevent the illegal export of waste. Last month we took big strides towards our ambition to stop illegal export of waste to protect the environment …
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Baby Loss Awareness Week - Our stories so far
This year’s theme for Baby Loss Awareness Week - from 9 to 15 October - is wellbeing. Katie James-Manning and Helen Mallison, who were impacted by their experience in different ways, reflect on what personally helped them. KATIE’S STORY I’m …
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DVLA supporting women in STEM
To mark Ada Lovelace Day 2021, Natalie Jones and Nicola Porter share their experience of starting a career in STEM at DVLA.
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Farming Innovation Programme: applications open next week
Earlier this summer, we said that we would launch the first competitions of the new Industry-led Research and Development Partnerships Fund in October. I'm pleased to say that we’re on track. The £17.5 million Industry-led Research and Development Partnerships Fund is the first of 3 funds to launch in the new Farming Innovation Programme. Applications for a share of this funding will open Wednesday 20 October 2021.
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Celebrating women across the Civil Service on Ada Lovelace Day
Tuesday 12th October 2021 is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and maths. It originated as a pledge to write about someone we admire. Ada (1815-1852), daughter of the mathematician Lady …
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Save the date! Get Online Week returns for 2021
Save the date - it's time to talk about Digital Inclusion.
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Black History Month 2021: ‘Proud to be’ honours recipients
Join us on 25 October to hear stories from Honours recipients, and to mark Black History Month you'll also learn how you can help to make our Honours system even more representative of all communities across the UK.
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What are Institutes of Technology?
What are Institutes of Technology? Institutes of Technology, or IoTs for short, are one of the most exciting new developments in post-16 and adult education. They are collaborations between further education colleges, universities and local employers, all working together to …
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Why the new Space-Enabled and Geospatial DPS is good news
Yesterday the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) opened the Space-Enabled and Geospatial Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to buyers right across the public sector. The new DPS will make it easier for the public sector to procure access to a broad range …
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Restoring vital sand dune habitats at Penhale Training Area, Cornwall
The UK Defence Training Estate is home to a diverse range of habitats and wildlife species, many of which have been granted protected status. Through our work with industry partners, conservation organisations, and the UK Armed Forces themselves, DIO is …
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Multi-Domain Integration: Demystified
Strategic Command is currently working to change the way UK defence operates through implementing Multi-Domain Integration. But what does that actually mean? What does Multi-Domain Integration look like in practice? And how are Strategic Command going to make this change …
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Key questions on the children and young people’s COVID-19 vaccination programme
The COVID-19 vaccination programme for children aged 12-15 years has now started. Thousands of young people across the country have already taken the opportunity to receive their vaccine. This blog answers key questions on the programme.
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Our pledge to redress the gender balance
This week we're celebrating Ada Lovelace Day, so what better time to share our plans for improving gender diversity at DWP Digital? Rowena explains why we’ve signed up to the Tech Talent Charter for the third year running.
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A joint letter to parents of secondary school and college students in England on Covid-19 testing and vaccines from the Secretaries of State for Education and for Health and Social Care
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have written a joint letter to parents of secondary school and college students to thank them for all their efforts in keeping education safe for all during the pandemic and talk …
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Rising to the Challenge: learning to drive after COVID-19
Now that restrictions have eased, we hear from a driving instructor, learner driver and driving examiner to find out how they have coped during Covid.
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Easy read is hard to get right
Content designer John Newton explains how to develop, prototype and test easy read guidance for users with lower literacy levels and cognitive disabilities.
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The power of workplace adjustments - Ruth's story
Chris Wilson discusses the launch of the Civil Service campaign Workplace Adjustments Change Working Lives and explains how making changes helped one civil servant to continue her career. Even making small adjustments can dramatically improve our lives in the workplace. …
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Mental health social work in an unequal world
"‘Mental health in an unequal world’, this year’s World Mental Health Day theme, is one I believe all mental health social work colleagues can relate to" says Jason Brandon, Mental Health Social Work Lead at DHSC.
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It’s not too late to get free business advice
One of the things we're doing to support farmers and land managers through the agricultural transition is providing free business support and advice, through a project called the Future Farming Resilience Fund. So far, over 1,200 farming businesses have received support, with scope to help many more. In this post, I’d like to encourage more people to access the free advice that's available.
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Black History Month: How Black History is taught in our schools
October is Black History Month in the UK and a time to celebrate the contribution Black communities and individuals have made over the centuries in shaping the dynamic and diverse country we have today.
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How the International Education Strategy is championing the UK education sector overseas
The UK is a world leader in education, covering all education sub-sectors, from early years through to lifelong learning. To promote UK education around the globe, the Department for Education and the Department for International Trade launched the International Education …
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World Mental Health Day 2021: Mental Health in an Unequal World
Each year October 10th marks World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is Mental Health in an unequal world. Emily Cramphorn, a final year Science and Engineering Fast Streamer, talks about her experience of mental illness and what this …
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Algorithms in government
We look at the challenges and benefits of algorithms used by government on a daily basis. They are used in decision-making processes and these decisions can have an impact on our lives. In this blog we examine how the pandemic has given the government the impetus to test the art of the possible.
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New service speeds up help
Drop-in centres across Britain are a valuable outlet for veterans, but it isn't always easy to access services. Christine Bulpitt from Veterans UK’s helpline acted to help veterans prove their eligibility much faster. ASDIC, the Association of Service Drop-in Centres, …
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How WIILMA partners with local libraries to widen community cohesion and reduce loneliness.
Guest author JJ Khun WIILMA Founder, writes about working with libraries and Waltham Forest council to reduce loneliness, isolation and improve mental wellbeing in the community.