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5 tips for managing your woodland this Autumn
MacBradan Bones is a Woodland Officer for the Forestry Commission based in the East and East Midlands Area. He shares five tips on managing your woodland this Autumn.
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Statement on the Bibby Stockholm - 19/10/2023
Home Office statement on the Bibby Stockholm. A Home Office spokesperson said: "From today, we are beginning to move people back on to the Bibby Stockholm in Portland. All necessary tests including health, fire and water checks have been …
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My Experience Interning with the Environment Agency
Mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change is something I’m very passionate about. From experiencing heatwaves first-hand here in the UK, to hearing about drinking-water wells drying up due to drought in my parents’ villages in Sri Lanka, witnessing the negative impacts of climate change across the world is what initially pushed me to pursue a career in this field.
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Progress update on UK NSC work to assess newborn screening for SMA
Commissioning and procurement of the new SMA screening cost-effectiveness model has begun and scoping work for the in-service evaluation is progressing well.
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Israel-Hamas conflict: Advice for schools from Ministers
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, the Minister for Schools and the Minister for Skills have written to schools and colleges (17 October 2023) to provide advice on how to respond to the Israel-Hamas conflict in the classroom. Dear school and college …
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Recycle Week 2023: helping local authorities to onboard a new system for improving recycling efficiency
In Recycle Week Jenny Rogal and Polly Howden explain how the work they are doing to develop a new Local Authority Payments tool will ensure the tool meets the needs of the end users - local authorities.
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The Framework for Levelling Up the UK - Part II
Eighteen months on from the Levelling Up White Paper, and twelve months into the life of the Levelling Up Advisory Council, in part II of this blog Andy Haldane assesses progress on the missions, governance and accountability structures of the levelling up policy framework.
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The Framework for Levelling Up the UK - Part I
Co-author of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper, and now Chair of its Levelling Up Advisory Council (LUAC), Andy Haldane sets out the framework to level up the UK.
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The Framework for Levelling Up the UK - Part III
In part III of this blog Levelling Up Advisory Council Chair, Andy Haldane, looks ahead to suggest what more can be done to enhance the credibility of the levelling up framework.
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Improving government’s financial risk management
In this blog, the GAD actuary who helped establish the government’s Contingent Liability Central Capability talks about his time supporting the establishment and initial growth of the new team.
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Why we request rent, lease or ownership details
In this blog we explain why we need your property information and what it is used for.
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How mobile apps undergo accessibility monitoring
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines apply to public sector mobile apps. The Accessibility Monitoring team shares its approach to app testing.
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Working in Cyber Security at the Home Office
Find out what it’s like to work in the Cyber Security Threat Hunting team at the Home Office. Learn about the career and training benefits of joining us.
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MEDIA FACT SHEET: NITROUS OXIDE BAN
What is nitrous oxide? Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas, also known as ‘laughing gas’. It can be misused for its psychoactive effects – or to ‘get a high’ – by inhalation. What changes to the law have been …
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Calling all early years applicants
Once you have submitted your application to register with Ofsted, we will give you a call to discuss your application. At this stage we want to make sure everything you have included in your form is correct, to avoid any …
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How resources and waste are using a research panel to engage with users
In Recycle Week, Jason Stockwell reflects on the user research process taking place under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging, which will see packaging producers paying the full cost of disposing of packaging waste, money which in turn will be granted to local authorities to cover recycling and disposal costs.
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A prison officer with a purpose
Growing up as an ethnic minority from a deprived neighbourhood, Leroy didn’t see a place for himself in today’s society. That was until he joined the Prison Service. As a prison officer, Leroy feels he now has a purpose - …
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Home is where the delegated healthcare is
In recent years, the concept of supporting healthcare activities at home has gained significant traction,and for good reason. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasised the importance of accessible, high-quality healthcare, prompting a shift towards home and community-based care as a viable alternative to more traditional health and care settings.
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Celebrating Biology Week 2023
The Royal Society of Biology’s Biology Week aims to raise the profile of innovations in biology and celebrate the important work that biologists are doing across this incredibly broad field. To celebrate the week, Government Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Dame …
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Coverage of consultation launched to ban wet wipes containing plastic
Today we are looking at coverage of a consultation launched on Saturday on banning wet wipes that contain plastic.
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Celebrating 25 years of BCMS with Bjorn Andreassen
It’s 25 years since the formation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which is responsible for maintaining the central online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain. This is the Cattle Tracing System (CTS), which animal keepers use …
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Director Information Hub – new content
In July, the Insolvency Service launched our new director information hub on GOV.UK giving directors of companies clear, bitesize information to guide them through the lifecycle of their company. We are pleased to announce the launch of additional content, which …
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Prison Leaver Recruitment in the Civil Service
Fiona Ryland, Government Chief People Officer shares her recent experience from a visit to HMP Standford Hill, and her commitment and support for Prison Leaver Recruitment in the Civil Service. I recently visited a Prison with colleagues from the Going …
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Know your tariff: getting to grips with the different forms of trade remedy measures
At the Trade Remedies Authority, we conduct investigations and recommend trade remedy measures to counter imports which are causing or threatening injury to domestic industry. These measures can take alternative forms, but ultimately have the same effect of making it …
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New screening masterclass dates announced
New dates have been announced for our popular screening masterclass. Book now to avoid missing out.
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Innovative Approaches to User Research Recruitment Challenges
User researchers help teams understand the people who will be using Government services. We investigate who the users of a service are, what their experiences have been and what they need. We then consider how we can meet those needs through design and delivery of services.
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Celebrating success: Joseph takes home Apprentice of the Year Award
Joseph is on a mission to inspire. At the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards hosted in Birmingham on 5 October, the judges were unanimous in naming him Apprentice of the Year 2023, beating more than 140 other nominees. We caught up with …
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Your business property’s valuation
This is the third part of our series on understanding your business rates. Here we look at what to do if you think your rateable value is incorrect.
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Menopause in Construction: Improving support for women in the industry
To mark Menopause Awareness Month, the Equality Hub is shining a light on employers like Willmott Dixon who are showing leadership in the construction sector in supporting women experiencing the menopause. With around 74,000 women working in the construction sector …
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What a content designer does in discovery: Part Two
In the second post of this two-part blog, Defra content designers, Ruth Fryer and Sandeep Dhaliwal mention artefacts, approaches, analysis and how to finish discovery and prepare for alpha.
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Our same sex adoption story
Ian Tomney-Bell shares his family’s inspiring adoption journey - from challenging parts of the journey, to the special moment they met their daughter Aspen.
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Sunday Telegraph article about Natural England’s position on housebuilding
An article in the Telegraph (14 October) picks up on comments made by Natural England chair Tony Juniper on X (formally Twitter) regarding media reports about the role of housebuilding on scrubland. The Telegraph also includes criticism from some quarters that Tony is opposed to housebuilding.
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Sunday Telegraph article about Natural England’s position on housebuilding
An article in the Telegraph (14 October) picks up on comments made by Natural England chair Tony Juniper on X (formally Twitter) regarding media reports about the role of housebuilding on scrubland. The article suggests Tony is criticising housebuilding policy set out by Labour at its recent party conference. The Telegraph also includes criticism from some quarters that Tony is opposed to housebuilding.
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My new property is not registered yet!
Land registration protections, what to do when your property isn’t registered and fast-track applications explained.
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Secondary school applications deadline 2023: How and where to apply
The deadline for secondary school applications is approaching, and for your child to be in with the best chance of being offered a place at one of your preferred options, you need to send in your application before then. It’s …
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Recognising your excellence: A recap of the GSE Professional Recognition Week
GSE Professional Recognition Week The GSE Professional Recognition Week has come to an end, thank you so much to all who attended. Professional Recognition Week provided a space to introduce the GSE Professional Recognition Offer to our GSE Members who …
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Celebrating 25 years of BCMS with Lee McMullen
It’s 25 years since the formation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which is responsible for maintaining the central online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain. This is the Cattle Tracing System (CTS), which animal keepers use …
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Everything you need to know about phonics in schools
Phonics is an effective way of teaching children to read. By ensuring high quality phonics teaching, we want to improve literacy levels and give all children a solid base to build on as they progress through school. According to our …
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Make a difference – lead with the Environment Agency.
We need dynamic and diverse leaders now more than ever. Worsening storms, more frequent floods and heatwaves, longer droughts, faster coastal change, significant species loss and greater pressures on water, land and air – climate change is happening now. We …
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Slurry Infrastructure grant: join our webinar and read guidance for round 2
In April, I blogged about the outcome of the first round of Slurry Infrastructure grants. In that post, I said we were planning to launch two further, larger rounds in Autumn 2023 and 2024. In this post, I'll share details of the grant and a link to a webinar we held on the grant to learn more.