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Financial Times interview with the chair of the Electoral Commission on Voter ID
An article in the Financial Times today reports on comments made by the Chair of the Electoral Commission, John Pullinger, that the government’s Voter ID scheme could disenfranchise groups at this year’s general election and that it is ‘more of …
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Biodiversity Net Gain - what are the exemptions?
In this blog, we provide more details on which developments are exempt from BNG. The list of exemptions is narrow and focused, keeping the policy ambitious, whilst being proportionate and deliverable for developers and local planning authorities.
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The Rural Payments Agency Podcast: Episode 8
Welcome to the eighth episode of The RPA Podcast. In our latest episode, Danielle Bragg from the RPA Grants Service Team discusses the range of grants currently available to farmers, as well as some new opportunities on the horizon. We …
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RPA Podcast – Episode 8 – Transcript and Executive Summary
Executive Summary Item 1: Danielle Bragg, from the RPA Grants Service Team, runs us through all the grants available to farmers, under the Farming Investment Fund. The Farming Investment Fund offers funding for equipment, technology, and infrastructure that improves farm …
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Post Office Horizon - an accountability failure
Bringing in a new IT system to modernise a seriously outdated system is never as straightforward as one hopes. But the catastrophic impact of the Horizon system at the Post Office and the subsequent handling of the problems asks major …
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New to post-completion? Get ahead with top tips for complete and correct applications
Ten short videos show you how to avoid more than 20 of the most common requisitions.
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Get ready for changes to UK company law
We’re aiming to introduce the first set of changes brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
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Realising the potential of Military Spouses and Partners in the Civil Service
Military spouses and partners can experience real impact on their lives and those of their families during or after military life. We want to make sure that being a military spouse or partner does not create a barrier to a …
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Inside the largest global AI ‘hack’
While the UK’s AI Safety Summit was in motion in November, the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) collaborated with PwC and Microsoft to run the Generative Artificial Intelligence Government Hackathon. We recently published an update to the 2022-25 roadmap …
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Commander British Forces Commendations for No2 Overseas Squadron (Gibraltar)
CBF Commendations for No2 Overseas Squadron Last week, the No2 Overseas (Gibraltar) Squadron (Sqn) assumed they were turning up to a normal Thursday evening session. What they were unaware of, was that Commander British Forces (CBF), Commodore Tom Guy, was …
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Time to press the accelerator on the road to Nature recovery
Tony Juniper CBE As we take stock of the year just passed and look ahead to the challenges facing us in 2024, we can pause briefly to celebrate gains recently made toward securing Nature’s recovery. From a Natural England perspective, …
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How joining a school business professional network could help you with buying for your school
In the latest Buying for Schools blog post, network Chair Frances Rowland explains how the ABLE network supports school business professionals, and why you should consider joining a network if you’re not a member already.
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Building the first policy campus beyond Whitehall
A new government campus will help Sheffield become a powerhouse for policy making and talent development, in line with the Capability and Place missions as part of A Modern Civil Service. In June, the Government’s first policy campus launched in …
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We Are Strategic Command with Redwan Ahmed
In our latest article, Redwan Ahmed, Business Analyst within our Portfolio Office talks about his mission to make a positive difference through innovation and collaboration. Interviewer: Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your role? Redwan: I’m Redwan Ahmed …
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Artificial Intelligence: introducing our series of online courses on generative AI
Discover how to harness the power of generative Artificial Intelligence tools with CDDO's new online courses on Government Campus.
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East Anglia’s work protecting eels
Dan Hayter, a fisheries specialist, explains how eels historically became critically endangered and what the Environment Agency are doing to protect this species.
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Senior Project Leader, Government Office for Science
Do you like to think about the future and how we might prepare for it? Do you want a role that allows you to analyse big, systemic issues that will impact the UK? We are looking for a highly motivated …
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Dragons' Den IP Blog - Series 21 Episode 3
Episode 3 got off to a kicking start with entrepreneur and ex-football player Gary Neville joining the Den, the first ever Guest Dragon. While some entrepreneurs were top of the leaderboard, others just failed to make the cut.
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BNG launch date confirmed
We are pleased to confirm that biodiversity net gain will go live on 12 February 2024. From this date major development (unless otherwise exempt) will have to deliver net gains for biodiversity leading to positive outcomes for nature, better places for local communities and more consistent and transparent requirements for developers.
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How a new digital mapping tool is helping to boost woodland creation
Tristan O’Leary, Communications Lead for environmental mapping company Land App, talks about the EWCO Checker Tool, their new digital mapping tool to help boost woodland creation.
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UCAS deadlines 2024: When to apply to university courses including medicine and dentistry
Students going to university from September 2024 should already have been thinking about what to study and where they want to apply. You’ll need to apply to an undergraduate course through UCAS. The deadline is quickly approaching, while some courses, …
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Moving to a digital first approach in heavy vehicle testing
It’s been a while since we updated you on how our digital transformation project for heavy vehicle testing (Commercial Vehicle Service) has progressed. Since that update, we successfully rolled out the new Manage Your Vehicle Testing (MyVT) digital service across …
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HEO Policy Advisors – Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) Preparedness and Response, Government Office for Science
If you are keen to gain experience of the National Security and science advice landscapes in HMG, then this is the perfect opportunity for you (no prior experience required)! We’d be very happy to discuss security clearance requirements - you …
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Southend's museums of curiosity and compassion
Colleagues at Southend Museums have been exploring different ways to work more closely with social care council colleagues, helping more people understand and value the role arts, culture and heritage can play in fostering good health, wellbeing and inclusive communities.
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Coverage of the OEP report
We have set out the strides we are making toward a cleaner, greener future and here is a reminder of what we have achieved: https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK/status/1696538275035631938
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The ecosystem for public entrepreneurship
Malcolm Beatie reflects on the past 10 years of leading Northern Ireland's Innovation Lab.
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Professional Development for School Business Professionals: How can we help?
In this blog post, Lindsey Roberts, Stakeholder and Engagement Coordinator from the School Resource Management (SRM) Team within DfE, explains the ways in which SRM can help support the training and development needs of School Business Professionals..
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The findings of our first generative AI experiment: GOV.UK Chat
GOV.UK has run its first generative AI experiment to see how a Large Language Model (LLM) would work using GOV.UK content. Here are our early findings.
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Experimenting with how generative AI could help GOV.UK users
The GOV.UK AI Team are investigating how generative artificial intelligence and large language models could help the millions of people that use GOV.UK every week.
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Our school’s behaviour strategy
Polly Ross, Headteacher at Shefford Lower school explains how the Behaviour Hubs programme helped improve behaviour at their school.
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CDDO is growing Government Digital & Data graduate talent
Hear from two Graduate Talent Managers on how they are growing digital and data talent cross-government, through internships and graduate programmes.
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A Business Administrator's journey: Eleanor's story
When thinking about roles in the Prison Service, a Business Administrator is probably not the first that comes to mind. Meet Eleanor, a Business Admin who started the role when she was 18 years old. Currently at HMP/YOI Isis, she …
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How we migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime
GOV.UK Notify recently migrated our production database. Find out how we did it with the least possible disruption to our users.
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Civil Service Sports Council Active Wellbeing
Civil Service Sports Council Active Wellbeing represents the organisation’s biggest push to get the Civil Service moving. Over 10,000 colleagues took part in 2023’s challenge, and 2024 is set to be its biggest and most inclusive yet. CSSC’s CEO Matt …
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Why we request your business’s trade information
In this blog we explain why we need trade information to value certain types of property.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 – Why it matters to civil servants
Michael Livingston reflects on how the UK Government saved his grandfather from persecution, and why marking Holocaust Memorial Day is more important than ever, especially for those serving the public. On 31 January 1939, Friedrich (Fred) Weiss landed at Harwich …
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Calling all graduates: Grad scheme opportunity at the CMA
Applications for our Delivery Graduate Scheme are open for September 2024! If you’ve recently graduated or will be graduating soon and are looking to start up your career, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. The Scheme As a …
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UK NSC updates info on how commercial screening tests differ from NHS programmes
We have published updated information on paid-for commercial screening tests and how they differ from quality-assured end-to-end NHS screening programmes
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Real world expertise shapes the very best care
Experts by Experience are people with lived experience of using, or caring for someone who has used, health and or social care services. Discover how their insights help provide truly person-centred care.
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UK space pioneers recognised in 2024 New Year Honours
This year’s New Year Honours saw 4 leader from the UK space sector recognised for their work's contributions. The UK Space Agency celebrates and congratulates these space pioneers.