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Promoting LGBT equality globally
...Prime Minister said in her recent speech, she “deeply regret[s] both the fact that such laws were introduced, and the legacy of discrimination, violence and even death that persists today”....
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Thursday 23 November: Budget, flooding and animal sentience
...progress we want to see. It does not have direct effect in law – in practice its effect is very unclear and it has failed to prevent practices across the...
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Making the change from project to delivery management
Agile delivery is relatively new to government, and a lot of teams and departments are still getting used to how it works. One of the essentials is that the team structure is right, and that you have the right people …
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Guerrilla statistics
Last year I was lucky enough to get on to the GDS Data Science Accelerator. On this scheme participants offer their enthusiasm to learn data science and their time to work on a project of potential value to their departments. …
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(Un)designing for open government and enterprise
At the Open Data Institute's annual Summit at the BFI Southbank in London in November, Defra's Permanent Secretary, Clare Moriarty, spoke about open ways of working, open culture and open data. This is what she had to say about the …
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Keeping libraries relevant and enhancing community wellbeing
Cllr Ian Stewart writes about the valuable work libraries do in Cumbria
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Education in the media: 5 July 2016
...chosen to take this damaging action instead of continuing with the programme of talks with the Department. As she made clear in her letter, the NUT should share the Department’s...
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Happy Birthday dear website
Not that I’ve ever needed an excuse for cake but today is the first anniversary of our website on GOV.UK so it would be rude not to.
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Waste crime: help spot it and stop it
Our work collecting and evaluating information about serious and organised environmental crime is vital for stopping waste crime. We use reports about suspected illegal activity from industry and the public to build intelligence so we that can target our work and …
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Rohan Gye in his new role as DVLA's Vehicle Service manager
How we design and deliver our services is changing. Rohan Gye, DVLA’s Vehicle Service manager tells us about his role As one of DVLA’s Service Managers Rohan, can you tell me about your responsibilities? I’m responsible for all DVLA’s vehicle …
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BPS 2015 – What you have been asking
...shown in column C4 so you show the correct maximum area eligible for BPS. Land use codes As for land codes, all the codes you need to include as part...