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The Seven Principles of Public Life: Reflections During 30th Anniversary Year
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Nolan Principles, the Committee will be publishing a new series of blogs about the work of a range of standards bodies in England. Our third blog is from Sir Laurie Magnus CBE, Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
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How local authorities can help young carers
Today is Young Carers Action Day, an annual event organised by Carers Trust to call for better support for young carers. Just over a year ago, we amended our inspections of local authority children’s services (ILACS) to help inspectors and …
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NHS Patient Screening Invitations: what you need to know
You may have heard that a small minority of people have not been invited to screening appointments because of an error in how GP offices have registered them. This issue affects screening invitations for bowel cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and …
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An update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive
With record numbers of farm businesses in farming schemes and the sustainable farming budget successfully allocated, we will stop accepting new applications for SFI from today. In this post, we set out what it means for you.
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Why Female Representation Matters in Digital and Tech
Hello, I’m Eleni, a Talent Partner at Justice Digital, and I joined the team in September 2023. In this blog, I will be sharing my reflections on our inclusive recruitment practices and why the inclusion of women in the digital …
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OHID Implementing NHS login into NHS Active 10: a pilot for the Better Health mobile app portfolio Alpha Assessment
From: DHSCAssessment Date: 21/09/2023Stage: AlphaResult: MetService Provider: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Service description This service aims to support and motivate users to make positive behaviour changes to improve their health as part of the NHS Better Health mobile app portfolio. Active 10 is …
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British Science Week 2025: Adapting to the changing food landscape
Cymraeg British Science Week runs this year from 7th to 16th March. This is a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and maths run by the British Science Association. Each year has a different theme, with this year's theme being ‘change …
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Coverage on compulsory purchase reforms
Reports today misleadingly allege that farmers will be targeted and forced to sell their land for less than their potential value under compulsory purchase reforms in the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill. The government’s changes are not targeting farmers or …
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The National Collection of Type Cultures: where 100-year-old samples help solve today’s problems
For British Science Week, we take a look at how decades old, pre-antibiotic samples in our Culture Collections are helping to address health security challenges today. Read our latest blog post to find out how our specimens have become essential ingredients in some of the most important scientific developments in history – some more than once.
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Changes to health protection notification regulations (NOIDs)
NOIDs publishing has been paused from 3 April 2025 while UKHSA undertakes development work to improve the completeness of what is published compared with what is reported to UKHSA Health Protection Teams by doctors. This pause is timed to also …
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Discovering my passion as a Veterinary Research Scientist
It was not until her last year at university that APHA Scientist Dr Samantha Henry realized her true passion for veterinary research, a journey that began in Jamaica and led her to the UK. This British Science Week, let us dive deeper into her inspiring story in this engaging three-minute blog.
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Study launched into relationship between people and nature
By Ruth Lamont, Principal Officer in Research Ethics, Knowledge into Practice, Chief Scientist’s Directorate, Natural England Started in 2022, the RENEW project, led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, is a five-year programme …
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Meet the Trailblazer: Claire Kerridge
by Claire Kerridge Tell us about a Knowledge Asset innovative project you’re proud of and why? Our focus in cell and gene therapy research led us to explore the necessity for a UK-based, not-for-profit induced pluripotent stem cell repository. This …
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Developing frameworks and tools to support responsible data and AI use across the public sector
The GDS Data Ethics team share their work and progress to date about the Data Ethics Framework - why it is important, how it is used and how teams can get involved.
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Our new consumer enforcement regime
Update from CMA CEO Sarah Cardell on the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime, ahead of our new powers coming into force on 6 April.
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Innovators and changemakers: Celebrating women in the Civil Service
Whilst reflecting on International Women’s Day 2025, we’d like to shout-out to all the amazing women of the Civil Service who we spoke to over recent months as part of our Meet the Modern Civil Service series.
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Kielder a ‘beacon of hope’ in work to save pearl mussel
The critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel populations have declined drastically worldwide over recent decades. But conservation work at Kielder Salmon Centre in Northumberland is aiming to reverse that trend through a captive breeding programme and by working with partners to create healthier rivers.
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British Science Week 2025
Change and adapt: From lab bench to government To celebrate British Science Week, and this year’s theme of ‘change and adapt’ we hear from Grace, a GSE member and scientist by background, who shares her journey from the lab bench …
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Celebrating the timber in our lives
Dr Anna Brown, Director of Forest Services at the Forestry Commission, explores the ways that timber shapes our daily lives. This blog celebrates craftsmanship, sustainability and innovation behind one of nature’s most remarkable resources.
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Behind the Scenes at RIPL: Protecting the UK from deadly diseases
In this blog post we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL), where our scientists work to safeguard public health from rare and deadly diseases. Our laboratories RIPL is the UK’s frontline clinical diagnostic laboratory …
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International Women's Day: Celebrating female Project Managers
My name is Venus Tingzon and I’m a Senior Project Manager within DIO, a role I have been in since 2020, after joining DIO as a Project Support Officer in 2017. I joined the civil service in 2004, working as …
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International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating Women in Science at the FSA
Cymraeg The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is kicking off British Science Week 2025 by celebrating International Women’s Day, and our 2025 award-winning MHI and Vet of the Year. See what else we have planned for British Science Week at the …
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What are the symptoms of Lassa fever and how is it spread?
This blog post summarises the key points about Lassa fever and what UKHSA does when a case of an infectious disease such as Lassa fever is identified in the UK.
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From reactors to a role model: Laura’s journey through the NDA group
To mark International Women’s Day, Laura Hogg shares her story of entering the nuclear sector at 18 and her subsequent itinerant career around the NDA group: Throughout my career, I have been inspired, motivated and supported by some exceptional people …
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The North can be a powerhouse for Nature and growth
"Nature is vital to our economy our health and our security. The North has the natural assets that can help create the places people want to live, work and invest in and that will keep them happy and healthy, as …
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More than 200 stakeholders attend UK NSC seminar on multi-cancer detection tests
More than 200 stakeholders attended a fascinating UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) seminar exploring multi-cancer detection tests (MCDs) and their potential use in a screening context. Attendees included academics, clinicians, researchers, industry representatives, patient organisations, screening providers, policy makers …
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Government Internal Audit Knowledge Hub network site – how did we ever manage without it?
Do you ever feel like you're missing out on valuable internal audit related information and resources? Before I joined the GIAA, I was a head of internal audit elsewhere. I would often think how helpful it’d be if there was …
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Research to consider this International Women’s Day: supporting women’s economic empowerment through regulatory reform
This International Women’s Day, we consider how to #AccelerateAction to empower women globally. Read our recent research aligned with this theme. Women’s economic empowerment is vital for economic growth and sustainable development.
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Visualising modern digital government
Learn more about the process of creating the blueprint for a modern digital government including the collaboration involved, open working, and user-centered design.
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International Women’s Day 2025: Meet the women shaping AI, cyber and technology at MHCLG
To mark International Women’s Day 2025 on 8 March, 4 colleagues driving government innovation across AI, cyber and technology share their unique experiences, challenges and perspectives on gender equality, offering inspiration and insight, particularly for women who aspire to build a career in similar fields.
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Evicting the Stereotypes: The Real Bailiffs at Work (Part 1)
In this episode of Inside HMCTS we take a look at the day-to-day roles of some of our bailiff teams. Hear from a range of bailiffs who share their stories and experiences about the profession.
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My experience as a Software Developer at Justice Digital
My name is Hettie, and for the past two years, I have been a software developer at Justice Digital. I also happen to be a woman. Software development is a notoriously male-dominated field. I work with loads of brilliant colleagues, …
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Outcome of Natural England’s review of bird of prey ‘wild take’ licensing for falconry and aviculture
Natural England has today published the outcome of its review into the licensing of ‘wild take’, a practice that involves taking young birds of prey from the wild for use in falconry and aviculture. Defra ministers have endorsed Natural England’s …
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Strengthening Environmental Science: A New Chapter in Water Monitoring
Enhancing our scientific capabilities to understand and monitor England's rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Investing in Scientific Excellence The Environment Agency (EA) has taken an important step forward in enhancing our water monitoring capabilities with a £4 million investment in …
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A bear of very little copyright: Winnie-the-Pooh's journey into the public domain
I’ve always been a big fan of World Book Day. As an avid reader, I have many fond memories of heading into school dressed as my favourite characters, and while I'm not donning a costume this year, I am thinking about the IP in some of my favourite children's books
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How to make your browser download our latest statistical releases at the time of publication
The code of practice for statistics requires that “statistics should be available to all users at the same time” so we must ensure our website can meet demand. To do this, we cache our website content and Tanya Vaughan, Digital Services Programme Manager, explains in this post why we do it, the different types of caching and how to make sure your browser downloads our releases at the time of publication.
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Navigating dyscalculia: Designing with empathy in mind
1 in 20 people in the UK have dyscalculia. Our new accessibility persona highlights several common barriers that individuals with dyscalculia may face when using poorly designed digital services.
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World Book Day 2025: Reading for pleasure top tips for parents and teachers
Guest post by the National Literacy Trust World Book Day isn’t just about putting together a great costume idea, it’s about showing children the power of reading. Reading lets children discover new worlds, meet new people and learn about the …
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Reflections on the NSIP Forum 2025: Embracing change and innovation in infrastructure planning
David Price, Service Lead for Infrastructure at the Planning Inspectorate, shares insights from the recent Waterfront NSIP Conference, updates on infrastructure projects, and announces the April launch of a customer-focused service transformation. Read about new linear infrastructure guidance, digital improvements, and enhanced feedback channels.
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Precision Breeding – Publication of Draft Guidance
This week, draft secondary legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England was laid in Parliament. The Government wants to introduce precision breeding technology due to its potential to increase food production, reduce …