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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.
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Life as a Seasonal Bee Inspector
Today, 12 July, marks the start of Bees’ Needs Week. This year, Avril Earl talks about how she became a Seasonal Bee Inspector and why she loves her job.
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Become a GSE member and we’ll plant a tree
Today we are proud to launch the new Government Science & Engineering (GSE) Profession Strategy, read this post to find out more, watch our launch video, and register for the live launch event with Sir Patrick Vallance.
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A big thank you to NHS screening services
This blog thanks everyone working in the young person and adult screening programmes for the huge efforts made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Call for practitioners in neonatal and infant cardiology
The NHS newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme is looking for practitioners in the field of neonatal and infant cardiology and cardiac surgery to review the NIPE heart screening pathway.
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Environment Bill and heritage attractions
Today we look at coverage of provisions in the Environment Bill in relation to heritage attractions.
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Taking on imposter syndrome and challenging ourselves: our new Digital Voices start their journey
Our new Digital Voices cohort has been launched - in our latest blog, four of the group taking part in our award-winning scheme tell us what they hope to get out of it.
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Understanding disparities in reproductive health
In 2018 Public Health England (PHE) asked the public about their experiences with reproductive health issues and over 7,500 women and people with female reproductive needs responded. Many told us of their desire for reproductive health problems to be normalised, …
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Dragons' Den, Episode 14, Series 18
As this season of Dragons’ Den winds down, other aspects of our daily lives are simultaneously opening-up and I’m not sure about you, but the prospect of ‘reopening anxiety’ is becoming frightfully real. That’s why I was pleased when Siobhan …
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Emily Miles' stakeholder update - welcoming Prof. Susan Jebb, the cat food recall, and my speech to CIEH
FSA Chief Executive Emily Miles discusses an unusual food incident, her recent speech to the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) and welcomes the FSA’s new Chair.
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Building a new, modern and user focused digital service for plant exports
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Defra are introducing a new and improved IT system for the export of plants and plant products, as Susanna Wright, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Product Owner plants IT systems, explains.
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School funding: What you need to know about how we’re making it fairer for all
This year schools across England will get a total of £39 billion in core funding to spend on children’s education – this is known as revenue funding. This includes what they spend on paying teachers, leaders and staff, teaching resources …
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A career at Companies House
Here, we explore best practice when applying for a career within the Civil Service.
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Whole genome sequencing and newborn screening
Details of the public dialogue, commissioned by the UK NSC, Genomics England and the UKRI's Sciencewise programme, to understand the views of the public about the potential use of whole genome sequencing in newborn screening.
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A letter from the Education Secretary to education leaders
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has written to education leaders to thank them for their effort and work over the course of the pandemic and to break down some of the ways in which the move to Step 4 of the …
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Response to claims about the Everyone In scheme
Some media outlets are reporting claims that we have told councils that the Everyone In scheme is ending. The work of Everyone In is ongoing. We’ve made huge progress to bring rough sleepers off the streets during the pandemic and …