PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 6 March 2022
PM: We must match our words on Ukraine with action
At DVLA, we’re constantly searching for innovative ways to make our digital services better for our customers.
We’ve hosted hackathons since 2014, including the botathon in 2019, to test new ways...
As one of the first in government to bring our IT in-house we’ve established a firm foundation with our people skills programme, digital services development, and cloud technology platforms. We’...
Today is Ada Lovelace Day - an annual international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM. To mark the day, we caught up with Karen Clark, Agile Delivery Manager, and Claire Barry, Technical...
DVLA holds data on every driver in Great Britain and every vehicle in the United Kingdom. As a data driven organisation, we’re committed to supporting cross-government collaboration by providing other ...
We recently partnered with Chwarae Teg to host their ‘Not Just for Boys’ event, promoting digital skills and careers to girls from a local school.
Chwarae Teg are a charity that advocate...
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) turned 5 years old on 1 April 2019. And later this year, GOV.UK will be 7 years old.
As both our agency and GOV.UK continue to evolve, it’s important...
Becky Thomas, DVSA's Director of Strategy, Policy, Digital and Technology
As 2019 draws to a close, it’s a good time to look back at what the Digital team at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA...
Alex Lee, DVSA service designer
Taking the leap from the private sector to the public sector was always going to be interesting. I often feared what life would be like on the other side. Would the work...
The DVSA digital team is diverse and inclusive. To mark International Women’s Day 2020, we spoke to some of the female members of the team about their work as women in tech.
Tina Churcher, digital delivery...
When I was asked to write about my ‘personal perspective’ on cyber awareness, my first thought was: What comment could I possibly make, when I have never been impacted by a ‘cyber event?’Â
On reflection...
The Ministry of Defence employs around 250,000 people and works with over 355,000 employees of partners and suppliers. It has established a vast amount of knowledge and information across the military and civil...
Sue Agnew
Defra is recruiting content designers for its future farming programme. Sue Agnew, Jenn Brookbanks and Tom Metcalf recently joined the team. Read about their experience of the content design...
Defra’s e-Sustainability Alliance (DeSA) was founded in 2018 to promote, collect, share and implement best practice aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Defra’s 25 Year Environment ...
On Tuesday 21 February, Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan delivered a keynote speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit entitled ‘Reflections on water: the good, the bad and...
There was national and regional coverage following our announcement of new projects under the Blue Planet Fund to boost marine conservation efforts worldwide, fight climate change...
Data is developing"Is it the unit or the data that is developing?" I've been asked this, jokingly, a few times since I started as Head of the Developing Data Unit (DDU). I've always replied, also joking...
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, we asked 6 colleagues in digital, data and technology (DDaT) roles to tell us about their work.
Maria Duffy - Web operations engineer, DVSAI work ...
Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
Earlier this month, colleagues from across the Department for Transport and its agencies gathered for an inaugural International Women’s ...
NaPTAN is a shy dataset. If you’ve ever used a mobile journey planning app, you’ve probably used NaPTAN, most likely without knowing! NaPTAN, the acronym for National Public Transport Access Nodes, is...
Your brand affects how your organisation looks, feels and comes across to others, so it’s important to get it right. This blog post explains the differences between rebranding and refreshing your brand...
How do you write good alt text?Alternative text, often called alt text, is not a new concept, but as more of our lives are focused online, it’s important that we do everything we can to make sure our content...
Today we’ve published the results of our ‘Working as a driving instructor’ survey. This was previously known as the ADI Demand survey.
Thank you for taking the time out to respond to our survey...
Loveday Ryder, DVSA Chief Executive
I want to take you back to 2021, when we were facing arguably the most difficult challenge in DVSA's history that had such a substantial impact on our own work and home...
We launched the 'Ready to Pass?' campaign and the website on 18 July 2022. Hopefully you've had chance to visit.
It's a one-page site that includes important information about the learning to drive...
The format of the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 qualification test and the ADI standards check have been in place for several years. I believe they are a significant improvement...
We’ve been working closely with our colleagues at the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Government Legal Department (GLD) over the last few months exploring the ways we can improve G-Cloud for buyers and...
The Digital Inclusion Fund supports initiatives designing, researching or delivering digital inclusion programmes in new, creative and innovative ways. It aims to improve the lives and well-being of older...
In March 2019, three new Local Digital Skills Partnerships (Local DSPs) were announced in the following regions: the South East, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, and Cheshire and Warrington.
Local DSPs bring...
The Tech Partnership and Lloyds Banking Group have today launched a consultation on updating the Basic Digital Skills framework. Created in 2015 by Go ON UK, working with a wide range of...
This post has now moved to our sister blog, 'Digital Skills Partnership', to form part of an ongoing series on the Local DSPs: it is now located here (click link to be redirected).
The Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index is the largest measure of financial and digital capability of people in the UK, and now in its third year of publication. In this guest post, Nick Williams, MD of Consumer...
On 14 and 15 May, and after 2 years of virtual meetings, the data and technology teams from several government departments, including Government Digital Service (GDS); UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the ...
IntroductionEvery summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able...
It’s been a while since I’ve written a Dragons’ Den blog but the episode did not disappoint! To be honest, even when I’m not writing the blog and watching purely for my own entertainment, I can’t help but focus...
In this week’s episode we got to see a disco in the Den, business models of the future, partnerships popping up and firm rejections. The Dragons were out of their seats, picking at the fine details to see if ...
A real mixed bag in tonight’s episode. From van alarms to fashion, bag pipes to apps – it just goes to show that IP affects every area of business. However, there was one thing the entrepreneurs had in common...
While February may still be a bit dark and cold, things have been heating up in the Den, with the Dragons’ fiery appetite for investment.
Barking up the right treeFirst up were father and son, Peter and...
Tonight’s booming episode of Dragons’ Den was as productive as it gets! Various deals were shared around the Den, offered by free-handed investors and rejected by wary, self-assured entrepreneurs.
In ...
Plants cleared from gardens, plant-based food delivered to homes, dog snout scanners and adaptive designer wear…another intriguing evening of investor-innovator suspense beckoned as I settled down to watch this...
Engaging directly through digital channelsAn exciting challenge is how we create our capability to engage directly with employers through digital channels, driven by data.
We’re thinking about our technology...
In the list of common phobias, examination and assessment nerves rates pretty highly. However for me the End Point Assessment part of my apprenticeship was almost an enjoyable experience.
I started...
The last 18 months of my life have been dominated by several key events: the formal completion of my doctoral studies, the country being placed into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
2020 was an unprecedented year for us all. However, the impacts on those just starting their career were significant. The job market flattened, often with apprentice and graduate jobs being the first...
More years ago than any of us care to remember, I went to school with a bloke called Ben Rogers and through him, met his sister Lucy.
Fast forward all those years, and Lucy is now Dr Lucy Rogers...
We use social media at GDS to tell the story of the people who work here, and the innovative work they do. We also use it to show our culture, values and what a great place to work this is.
We...
Since GOV.UK Verify went live in May 2016, work to develop it hasn't stopped. Not only has the team at GDS been working on improvements, but so have the certified companies that connected to GOV.UK Verify
Amy Coughenour Betancourt is the Chief Executive Officer of Cadasta, an award-winning non-profit organisation that develops and promotes the use of simple digital tools and technology to help partners...
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The Local Land Charges Programme is unlocking the power of location data. Transforming 25 million items of public sector held data on land use restrictions into a machine-readable, ...
How we write about race and ethnicity matters.
As civil servants, we need to be as precise as we can in the language we use when describing different ethnic groups, and also in how we develop ...
Kitty Healey, Head of AMR at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate reflects on AMR activities over the past year.
IntroductionAs World Antimicrobial Awareness week draws to a close it feels like a good...
Hello! My name is Alison Anderson and I am a fourth year veterinary student at the University of Nottingham. In summer 2021 I was one of six vet students from UK vet schools to be part of the Veterinary...
Defra Chief Veterinary Officer - Christine Middlemiss
World Zoonoses Day is held every year to commemorate the first vaccination against zoonotic disease – infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses...
Jane Holleran
My experience of applying to clinical vet roles in the UK was that it was generally very straight-forward; provide a CV, and if you meet the experience level for that position, you are likely...
We recently celebrated 200 adopters of Government as a Platform (GaaP) products during our #GovPlatforms week. We looked at how GaaP has matured operationally and how adoption has...
Since our last update, the adoption of GaaP products has accelerated. We are now supporting more than 400 services from 120 organisations across the public sector.
GOV.UK Registers has created...
In this guest post from MOJ Digital and Technology, Kylie Havelock talks about how the Ministry of Justice recently integrated the 'visit someone in prison' service with their back office systems.
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Back in July 2016, we published a blog post setting out our vision for government contracts in the digital age.
We said that simplifying contracts and hosting them online would encourage...
A restriction in the property title register limits the owner’s ability to deal with the property. For example, depending on the wording, it might prevent the owner from selling, leasing, mortgaging or remortgaging...
HM Land Registry has hit a major milestone following the publication of our 2022+ Strategy: we are now digital by default. Digital applications are something we’ve been talking about for a while
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As of 30 November this year, applications into HM Land Registry are ‘digital by default’. This means you can submit your applications through our portal using the Digital...
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HM Land Registry is working with customers to help drive down the number of requests for information (requisitions) we send, which cause delays in the registration process and can lead to...
Today is National Mentoring Day, and we are very pleased to announce that our very own David Foster has been successful in achieving a Silver Award in the 'Mentor of the Year' category at the UK Social Mobility...
Due to the impact of coronavirus on individuals and businesses around the country, HMRC has not issued a Late Filing Penalty for anyone who has been unable to file their 2020-21 Self Assessment...
We may not be able to talk to you about your clients’ SEISS grants unless we receive additional consent from them. This is because our existing process – the 64-8 agent authorisation – was not designed...
Now, at this sad and breathless moment, we are plunged in the hunger and distress which are the aftermath of our stupendous struggle.
Though no longer Prime Minister, Winston Churchill’s speech at Fulton...
The most that we can say is that we have made the best of a bad bargain, not that we have got a fair deal (Prime Minister Edward Heath, 1 September 1971)
Fifty years ago, Ambassadors representing the 4...
We’ve got to have this thing over here, whatever it costs. We’ve got to have the bloody Union Jack on top of it.
“This thing†as British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin put it, was the Atomic Bomb. Bevin...
Tony Blair and Sir Michael Barber speaking at the Strand Group, Policy Institute at Kings event at the Great Hall, Strand Campus, KCL, London on the 11/06/2015. Photo: David Tett
My name is Dr Michelle...
At the Home Office, usability testing is our go-to method for finding out how well a service will work for people. With expert users we need to understand how well the service will work in the ...
‘Effective delivery’ is a principle in our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Strategy 2024. To be effective at delivery, teams need to be led by user research and use commonly agreed standards...
This blog is part of the Infrastructure and Project Authority’s Role Models Campaign, which aims to increase diversity at all grades in the Project Delivery Profession.
Eileen Wong is a Senior ...
Lorraine Thomas is Head of Risk & Benefits at BEIS and has been in the role for six months after roles in both the public and private sectors. Her portfolio is one of the largest and most diverse ...
As part of International Women’s Day, Lolade Onabolu, Senior Programme Director at the Home Office gives her views on the importance of representation in leadership roles and on encouraging underrepresented practitioners...
An armoured battlegroup conducts a mock dawn attack at BATUS [Crown Copyright/MOD 2016]
The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada is home to one of the largest training estates that...
Yardley Chase Training Area hosts a unique system of woodland and meadow ponds which provide habitats for a range of wildlife [Copyright Jeff Blincow]
Yardley Chase Training Area in Northamptonshire is ...
It's been two years since we launched recruitment for our first Business Analysis Development Programme. When we originally came up with the concept and design of the programme it was a voyage into the...
This week is Road Safety Week. At DVLA, we take road safety very seriously – one of the ways we do this is by ensuring drivers meet the vision standards required by law to drive. This involves assessing...
The law is clear – you must tax your vehicle if you’re using it or keeping it on a public road. If you’re keeping the vehicle off the road, it must either be taxed or have a Statutory Off Road Notification...
Google Analytics (GA) is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic from users. It’s used across the world, and there are significant changes coming to GA next year.
This will...
Sir Malcolm Grant
Back in June, I was privileged to accompany Sir Malcolm Grant, the chairman of NHS England, our new Managing Director Deborah Kobewka and 23 British organisations on a visit to...
China has made enormous strides in recent years in developing its healthcare system, and making healthcare more accessible and affordable. China’s recent National Health Conference emphasised the government’s...
Professional Support Lawyer, Matt Pope, hosted a learning and development event in our Birmingham office on 19 May 2022 where leading insolvency expert, His Honour Judge Abbas Mithani QC, spoke about disqualifications...
During International Fraud Awareness Week, Neil Freebury, our Head of Intelligence, talks about fraud and the importance of not clicking on that suspect link.
Brenda, were we expecting a package? They...
An interview with Kristofer McGhee, General Counsel at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
 Kristofer, General Counsel at IfATE, is a solicitor and senior civil servant leading IfATE...
At the Intellectual Property Office we like to celebrate intellectual property every day. British IP Day, however, gives us that extra excuse for sharing some great IP success stories.
We spoke...
Following National Inclusion Week (26 Sep – 2 Oct) it’s now National Dyslexia Week and we’re reflecting on our accessibility progress here at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
As I browsed...
Wheeling their way into the future, are Hornit - an innovative and creative British business that produces a wide range of cycling products. We spoke to their CEO Tom de Pelet about how Hornit has grown...
Each year the Low Pay Commission (LPC) conducts field visits to collect evidence from workers, unions, campaigners, councils and employers on low pay-related issues in their areas. This is a crucial part of our...
Low Pay Commissioners will be meeting workers and businesses across the UK, on six regional visits. This is your chance to let us know how you are affected by the minimum wage.
If you want to participate...
In part one of this series, we explored as an introduction how we initially responded to the Covid-19 pandemic to move faster in the set-up and approval of clinical trials. Now we look at the unprecedented...
In parts one and two of this series, we looked at how we responded to the unprecedented challenges the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons we have learned. In this final part, we explore the challenges...
This is the first part of a two-part blog series on the Compliance Monitor process which is being piloted by the MHRA from April 2022.
The MHRA has a history of implementing risk-based inspection practices...
This is the second part a two-part blog series on the Compliance Monitor Process which is being piloted by the MHRA from April 2022.
As outlined in the first part of this blog, the MHRA is starting...
Lab assistants doing research. People in white coats using microscope, test tubes flat vector illustration. Laboratory, chemistry, medical test concept for banner, website design or landing web page. Image: (...
GMP and GCP Inspectors work closely with MHRA Clinical Trials and regularly provide support to help answer a wide range of stakeholder queries which relate to the manufacture, import, labelling, licencing requirements...
Kicking off Women’s History Month we have some inspiring stories of some very inspiring women, taking us through their career journeys, and how and why they ended up working here at Justice Digital.
Lindsay...
Coral reefs, Henderson Island. Photo Luke Hosty, Protect Blue.
The UK overseas territory of the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most remote in the world. Spanning the four small islands of...
In June MMO colleagues visited 21 ports stretching from Kent to Cornwall to speak with commercial fishers about their experiences of fishing for non-quota species (NQS, also known as non-pressure stocks...
A new community interest company, Lyme Bay Fisherman’s CIC, has recently been formed, supported by funding through the UK Fisheries and Seafood Scheme from Marine Management Organisation.
This week, Fishing...
Why do reefs need protection?
Most people are unaware of the many vitally important habitats which lie offshore beneath the surface of English coastal waters. Rocky and biogenic reefs are two of...
It’s been around 18 months since the Department for Transport (DfT) published its review of heavy vehicle testing in Great Britain. And, since then we’ve been making progress towards implementing...
Knowing about and understanding tyre condition is very important. It’s even more important when it comes to issues surrounding part-worn tyres.Â
What are part-worn tyres?ÂPart-worn tyres are in...
As we look to invite all Authorised Testing Facilities (ATF’s) and pre-funded account holders onto the new manage your vehicle testing (MYVT) service over the next few months, it feels like a good opportunity...
We are encountering an increasing number of heavy goods vehicles with large HIAB-type loader cranes where vehicles have often been converted to accommodate cranes of 80 tonnes lifting capacity or more. Â
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One of the objectives of the Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy is to increase opportunities for children and young people to learn from and connect with nature...
Mel Kay, Student Support Manager, has been leading the way at Newcastle College to make sure that all learners have access to period products. The period product scheme is funded by DfE and will be running...
By Stephanie Bird-Halton, National Delivery Director.
At Natural England our mission is to build partnerships for nature’s recovery, which is reflected in our work with a wide range of people to rebuild...
This week the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), in collaboration with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), published a consultation on plans for how lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) can be modernised. Â
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It can be a tough time when applying for a deputyship. If you’re having to deal with the application process you’ll also be trying to manage certain aspects of life for someone who no longer has mental capacity...
Acting on behalf of a loved one after being appointed as their deputy can seem a bit daunting. We’ve got some hints and tips here to help you on your way to being the best deputy you can be.
Getting started...
The Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) consultation on modernising lasting powers of attorney closed on 13 October 2021, after being open for public response for 12 weeks.
Over 300 responses were received through...
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who attended or viewed our schools webinar series earlier this year. The recordings of these sessions are available on YouTube and the slides have been ...
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, celebrates foster carers’ invaluable contribution to the lives of the children they care for.
This Foster Care Fortnight, as ever, we take...
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, discusses our proposal to inspect the experiences and progress of care leavers.
In June we announced proposals to introduce a separate...
Yvette Stanley, our National Director Regulation and Social Care, discusses the progress we have made in our plans for regulating supported accommodation, as we seek to recruit inspectors. Â
In...
Strong leadership and a stable workforce are fundamental for children’s homes to thrive. We know that there are many committed leaders and staff delivering excellent care across children’s residential...
Earlier this month, we launched our 2023 Children’s social care point-in-time surveys. We run these questionnaires every year for about 6 weeks in February and March. This year, the surveys will...
The first national ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’ campaign ran from 5 March 2019 to 30 April 2019 in England, as part of the wider Be Clear on Cancer initiative. An evaluation of the campaign...
Text messaging has become an increasingly important tool to communicate and connect with patients.
Whether it is to provide a GP’s endorsement or to remind people of an upcoming appointment, texts...
This week we’re sharing information about the Mind Your Head campaign, on behalf of Yellow Wellies, Farm Safety Foundation.Â
The Farm Safety Foundation is the charity leading the campaign to raise...
Recently, Defra shared an environmental land management scheme update including the full range of actions, payment rates and when they’ll be available, with a summary on the Future Farming blog.Â
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For the last few years, we have worked hard on designing and delivering joined-up, end-to-end services, which continues to be a focus of GDS’s strategy. We researched and established new service...
If what makes words good is people agreeing on their meaning, then transformation is not a very good word, is it? Transformation means many different things to different people, and if you work in government...
As winter takes hold, it is tempting to try and keep residents warm and fuel costs lower by hunkering down until the weather gets warmer. But keeping all the windows and doors shut may not be the best idea: ...
Hayley Robertshaw is a senior manager working in residential and nursing care in the north east of England. She is passionate about the social care sector and sees first-hand the positive impact good quality...
There can be no doubt that technology using biometric data is progressing at a rapid pace. Clearly, the use of such technologies can be intrusive to privacy and raises other human rights considerations. However...
It sounds like a book that the genius neurologist, the late Dr. Oliver Sacks might have written but it’s a true surveillance story that caught the attention of industry professionals last week.  Suppliers, manufacturers...
Officially one year into my term as the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, I gave the keynote speech at the NPCC’s National CCTV Conference in Bristol recently. I took this opportunity to reflect...
Adam Jones
‘Collaborate’ has become something of a rallying cry in the public sector over the past few years. We’ve heard how collaboration leads to better outcomes for citizens, how it has enabled civil...
The Technology in Government blog platform often highlights how government is working towards making better use of technology.Â
We’re now adding to that aim by introducing the work of the newly...
ContextNHSX and NHS England collaborated on a discovery to explore:Â
“What are the opportunities to support children and young people in preparation for their first visit or subsequent ...
Ofqual has published a survey to find out what information is most useful for people searching for qualifications, how Ofqual’s Register contributes to this, and what enhancements could make it a more valuable...
Since its inception in 1986, Primeast has always held itself to the highest standard in terms of the products and services it provides to its clients. Operating in a competitive market, providing culture transformation...
EnerQuip was just five years old when it was awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2020, for outstanding achievement in International Trade and there is no doubt that this prestigious accolade has provided...
SYNALOGiK are a leading provider of data aggregation, automation and risk identification software solutions for compliance and fraud investigations. Following their achievement of a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise...
Being awarded with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade in both 2019 and 2022 has helped Coltraco Ultrasonics expand their global reach. Â
Coltraco Ultrasonics achieved their...
In 2016 it was clear to entrepreneurs and co-founders David Hampstead and Simon Smiley that international brands were not capturing the full market opportunity in China. Together, they set out to build a business...
Date: Wednesday 13 November 2019 Venue: CCT Venues Canary Wharf, London Time: registration from 9:30am, start at 10.30, close at 4:00pm
We are looking forward to our 9th Transforming Together...
Rachel, 31, is mum to Sam 12, and Jack 7.
What happened?
Sam was in his first year of high school and was anxious about leaving home in the mornings, so had started to scratch his arms with scissors...
What’s the biggest challenge facing employers today? Is it survival? Growth? Technology? Recruiting skilled staff? The answer, of course, depends on who you ask.
To state the obvious, the challenges...
Many British bosses need more help than expected when it comes to managing their firms, but others have stepped in to provide it - according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for Employment ...
Six months ago I joined UK Export Finance (UKEF): my first role in the Civil Service. Looking back, I wanted to reflect on my experiences, the opportunities that have arisen and how my perceptions of the...
The User Research community is currently exploring how we support researchers in their career development. Cross-government working groups are being set up to look at career progression, and training ...
At a revaluation, we reassess the rateable values of all non-domestic properties in England and Wales. Non-domestic properties are properties that are not private homes. As well as shops and offices, ...
More than £8.5million of funding has been announced to ensure no veteran should sleep rough this Christmas and veteran homelessness is ended in 2023.
The funding will deliver services...
Projects across the nation have won a share of more than £5million in funding to save and enhance lives for veterans.
The 22 innovative healthcare schemes will bring advancements in technologies...
The NHS Long Term Plan and Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review call on all maternity and neonatal services to implement the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards, to provide...
four young medical students chat to each other and their manager after a shift on the wards
Celebrating International Nurses Day (IND) is a time to recognise the impact of nursing ...
"I can’t make people change, but I can help plant the seed and support them to do so." Community Payback (CP) supervisor Jane gives us an insight into her work, the skills she brings to the role, and what...
Community Payback placement coordinators play a key role in ensuring people sentenced to Community Payback are allocated to appropriate unpaid work projects. If you have good organisational and communication...
Joining the trainee probation officer programme (PQiP) can be the beginning of a rewarding career in the Probation Service. You will receive support at every step of the way. But, as with most courses...
Nicholas Daniel, Economics Advisor at the Food Standards Agency discusses findings from two research reports commissioned by the FSA which help understand the economic and societal...
It has been a busy few months for Judith Hanvey, the FSA in Northern Ireland’s Boardroom Apprentice, with an overnight trip to Oxford for a Board retreat and a fact-finding visit to Lakeland Dairies...
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the horsemeat crisis, a food scandal that rocked consumer confidence in UK food and cost the industry hundreds of millions of pounds. In ...
CEO of Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Alison Campbell has moderated an interesting new podcast episode on behalf of the European Patent Office, as part of their Talk Innovation series. The series...
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has now set out, through a number of recommendations, what’s needed to bring forward change to children’s social care, so that it can provide more help to families...
English rural landscape with grazing Holstein Friesian cattle
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund  is part of the Farming Investment Fund. Â
It offers grants for specific items...
A participant laughing during a tabletop cricket game
One of cricket’s best kept secrets is the opportunity that exists for people living with disability to get involved in the sport. The game’s latest...
We held our third annual GIAA all-Agency conference as an online event on 6 and 7 October. its Each year, we come together in one place – be that physical or virtual – to reflect on our work, look ahead and celebrate...
Rachel, 31, is mum to Sam 12, and Jack 7.
What happened?
Sam was in his first year of high school and was anxious about leaving home in the mornings, so had started to scratch his arms with scissors...
There has been a national scheme to reward and incentivise the highest-performing consultants in the NHS for as long as the institution itself has existed. And although the details of the reward scheme...
Olu Abraham-Sunday, Product Manager at the Planning Inspectorate, explains about the recent launch on GOV.UK and what’s next.
Olu Abraham-Sunday Appeals Service Product Manager, Planning Inspectorate...
The Planning Inspectorate was delighted to be involved in the RTPI EXPLORE work experience scheme. This pilot programme aims to encourage young people from under-represented groups to become Chartered...
Today is World Town Planning Day, which celebrates how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society by creating places where we live, work and play together.ÂFounded in 1949, by the late ...
Georgia Smith, Lead HR Business Partner at the Planning Inspectorate reflects on the recent release of Inspectorate diversity statistics.Former HR Business Partner, Gail Larkin, blogged about why we need...
The world is complex, and when we design, develop and deliver policy and public services, we do a disservice to citizens if we don’t bring the best of our collective expertise and experience to the challenge...
A huge volume and variety of research evidence is published worldwide on health conditions, treatments and technologies. The PubMed database alone includes more than 34 million citations for biomedical...
Stephen Gibson (Chair of the RPC) and Andrew Williams Fry (member of the RPC) gave evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) in the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 5 April. They ...
The RPC’s latest IVB report confirms that regulatory measures introduced by Government over the last year increased net direct costs to business by £9.9 billion.
When combined with the...
Peter McMullan is the Senior Category Manager at the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (part of the CPL Group). Crescent Purchasing Consortium provide several of the DfE approved frameworks including building cleaning...
In April 2022 the department included cyber cover as part of its Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA). We are almost a year on and Katy O’Connor, RPA Future Projects Strategy and Delivery Lead...
Our project works to reduce reoffending by testing new and innovative approaches to support people leaving prison to turn away from crime. But how did we get here and where are we going?
Where we started <...
The tech sector is known for bringing new, disruptive solutions to old challenges, as well as the ability to scale them at pace.
As part of the Prison Leavers Project, we wanted to inject some ...
The Guardian article about funding for homeless charities is both inaccurate and misleading.
Since the start of the pandemic we have taken decisive action to protect rough sleepers, and the government...
Find a Grant has been up and running on GOV.UK for a month now and the response has been overwhelming.Â
So far, this month, over 3,380 people have visited the site with over 70 people going on to...
Today is National Mentoring Day, and we are very pleased to announce that our very own David Foster has been successful in achieving a Silver Award in the 'Mentor of the Year' category at the UK Social Mobility...
As a public body committed to defending the UK from unfair international trade practices, we tackle the question of what counts as fair daily. Let’s examine some of the complexity by looking at a recent...
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On 17 November the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) economic forecasts were released alongside the government’s Autumn Statement. The OBR – an executive and non-departmental public...
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This month’s tracker shows progress on our cases during January and the data is correct as of 2 February 2023.
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This month’s tracker shows progress on our cases during February and the data is correct as of 1 March 2023.
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Kudzaishe Vhoko-Tapesana at the offices of the VMD
Why I’m here
Hi, my name is Kudzaishe Vhoko-Tapesana. I am a veterinarian from Zimbabwe, and a Fleming Fund fellow for antimicrobial resistance...
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The season may change, but our commitment to learning doesn’t, and we’re delighted to share that the Autumn of Digital Learning will continue into the festive period...
The Central Digital Data and Data Office’s (CDDO) vision is that by 2025, the UK government will be a transformed, more efficient digital government that provides better outcomes for everyone, as outlined...
Alex explains what to expect from Ofsted’s childminder registration process.
You’ve thought about it and made the decision – you want to become an early years childminder. But what does that actually...
Alex discusses what committee-run childcare is and our role in checking the suitability of committee members, trustees and directors.
What is committee-run childcare?
Some childcare providers...
This blog post explains a bit more about how and why nannies might think about registering with Ofsted and what that can mean for parents who employ a nanny.
Did you know that nannies do not have...
Sue Agnew
Defra is recruiting content designers for its future farming programme. Sue Agnew, Jenn Brookbanks and Tom Metcalf recently joined the team. Read about their experience of the content design...
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has now set out, through a number of recommendations, what’s needed to bring forward change to children’s social care, so that it can provide more help to families...
CEO of Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Alison Campbell has moderated an interesting new podcast episode on behalf of the European Patent Office, as part of their Talk Innovation series. The series...
Raising the baseline standard of accessibility of digital services across the board is a difficult job for a government department and for public bodies on the whole.
Many have dispersed digital...
In the latest from our ‘Sustainability Heroes’ series, service designer Ned Gartside talks about the work of Defra’s planet-centred design working group, which has focused on creating a set of principles...
Defra’s e-Sustainability Alliance (DeSA) was founded in 2018 to promote, collect, share and implement best practice aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Defra’s 25 Year Environment ...
On Tuesday 21 February, Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan delivered a keynote speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit entitled ‘Reflections on water: the good, the bad and...
Data is developing"Is it the unit or the data that is developing?" I've been asked this, jokingly, a few times since I started as Head of the Developing Data Unit (DDU). I've always replied, also joking...
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, we asked 6 colleagues in digital, data and technology (DDaT) roles to tell us about their work.
Maria Duffy - Web operations engineer, DVSAI work ...