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Exploring how digital services can prevent gambling harms
The Department of Health and Social Care has been researching how digital services can help prevent gambling harms.
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Share your evidence on the impacts of recreational activities in England's marine protected areas (MPAs)
Are you a marine researcher? Do you study seagrass recovery, monitor seal colonies or capture data on marine birds? Are you a passionate diver, wild swimmer, coastal tour operator or experienced sailor? We want to hear from you. On 30 …
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Designing with Strengths, not Deficits
In September, we ran a workshop at Service Design in Government (SDinGov) in Edinburgh, Scotland called Designing with Strengths, Not Deficits. It was a practical session exploring how we frame people in public services, and what changes when we look …
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Have your say: A closer look at Norfolk’s Environmental Delivery Plan
By Brad Tooze, Director, Nature Restoration Fund The Nature Restoration Fund is a new way to support development while delivering bigger, lasting benefits for nature. The first Environmental Delivery Plan under this approach focuses on tackling nutrient pollution in the …
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Standardising construction product data to improve building safety
The Buildings, Design and Construction digital team in MHCLG is working with policy colleagues and stakeholders to explore ways to improve building safety outcomes. Learn how we’re using user research, mapping data flows and exploring common data standards to help make critical buildings safety information clearer, consistent and accessible, and how you can get involved.
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Supporting Digital Mental Health Technology Developers: a new Community of Practice and survey to support regulatory compliance
In the first of a series of new blog posts focused on compliance issues for medical devices, our Market Surveillance team describes how we will support digital mental health technology developers to understand and navigate the regulatory framework. Background The …
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The draft Code of Practice for the information gateway has been laid in Parliament
Today the draft Code of Practice for Public Authorities Sharing Information with Digital Verification Services has been laid in Parliament. This represents a significant milestone in our plans to commence the information gateway. The Code of Practice The Code provides …
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One simple change and a trust earns over £100,000 a year in extra interest
Judith Haste, Chief Financial Officer at St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, made up of 21 primary schools in Suffolk, explains how switching to a deposit savings platform has more than doubled its interest-generated income - bringing in …
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Part 1: What Are Marine Protected Areas, and Why Do They Matter?
As the Convention on Biological Diversity COP17 begins in Yerevan, Armenia, this week, the global 30 by 30 target will be firmly in focus: conserving and effectively managing at least 30% of the world’s land, inland waters, coastal areas and …
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Improving support for people who need help using online court and tribunal services
We know not everyone has the access, skills or confidence to use online services. From April 2027, changes to our Digital Support Service will help more people access justice and improve support for some of our most disadvantaged users.
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Test, Learn and Grow, one year on
Following on from the Test, Learn and Grow One Year On event in Sheffield, Nick Kimber shares his reflections on the past year of the programme, the newly launched Playbook on GOV.UK, and looking ahead to the next year of TLG.
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Coverage of Private Parking Code of Practice
Today we laid the new Private Parking Code of Practice before Parliament. This landmark reform will give drivers new rights to challenge unfair private parking charges. There has been widespread coverage across national media. This includes articles in The Sun, …
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Why I brought Europe's infrastructure and nature network to Bristol
The Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe came to the UK for the first time this September, marking its 30th anniversary. Louise McGowan reflects on bringing the conference to Bristol, lessons from colleagues in more than 40 countries, and why nature must be regarded as infrastructure.
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Want to automate your work? Start with a data spring clean
Automating our blog tasks taught us that the information they depended on needed to be organised. This was the most important step in freeing us from the admin that was slowing us down.
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Defra launches new research in the Amazon, Congo and Coral Triangle
In the first of our blog posts on the 17th UN Biodiversity Conference, Dan McGonigle tells us about new research that will help shape practical action for nature.
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Building resilience and growth in the UK chemical sector
CST sets out how accountable leadership and a long-term roadmap could support a more resilient, innovative, and competitive UK chemical sector.
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What is ‘AI Sovereignty’?
CST has been advising the UK government on how the UK can achieve AI sovereignty. An important first step is defining what ‘AI sovereignty’ means for the UK.
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Putting trees to work on your farm
Trees can help make farm businesses more productive, resilient and profitable. From agroforestry and woodland creation to managing existing woodland, discover the funding, advice and support available to help you get started.
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Different perspectives and shared purpose
Graham Stallwood, Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate, recently joined Have We Got Planning News For You to discuss appeal timetables, hearings versus inquiries, and the surge of local plans expected this December.
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Our T Level Success Story
Happy National T Levels Week! Running from 19 to 23 October, it’s the perfect time to celebrate how these placements are bringing fresh energy to our teams. We are excited to share the Going Forward into Employment (GFIE) team’s recent …
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From Research to Recommendation: My Summer in DDaT at UKEF
Over the last few months, I had an opportunity to intern in the Data, Digital and Technology (DDaT) division in UK Export Finance.
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Opening GOV.UK Wallet sandbox to digital verification services
Registered digital verification service (DVS) providers are now able to apply to join the GOV.UK Wallet sandbox.
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Food Crime Update
Katie Pettifer, FSA Chief Executive, on food crime and the work of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU)
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Why post-market surveillance is a priority for the MHRA AI Airlock programme
It is widely recognised that AI technologies have the potential to positively transform healthcare by improving patient outcomes, supporting clinical decision-making and helping health services work more efficiently. However, AI systems can behave differently once they move from controlled testing …
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Historic Court Buildings: The Royal Courts of Justice, from Queen Victoria to the bear pit
In this episode, we are joined by Richard from the Royal Courts of Justice Estates Office to explore the history of this iconic building, from its construction in the 1880s to its connections with Queen Victoria, who watched barristers arguing below from a balcony, in an area that became known as the 'bear garden'.
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Inside Defra's octopus conference
Defra brought fishermen, scientists and fisheries managers together to share evidence, discuss impacts and help shape future work on the octopus fishery.
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Avoidable requisitions are falling. What’s next?
Avoidable requisitions are falling, but preventable errors still create additional work and delay. We look at the main issues that remain, what firms can do now and how HM Land Registry is supporting further improvement.
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Beyond the bookshelves: how libraries are creating new routes into reading during the National Year of Reading
The National Year of Reading 2026 is a campaign to address the steep decline in reading amongst children, young people and adults. As part of the campaign, The Reading Agency was appointed to deliver and support public library engagement. Today …
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From grey to green: Transforming a flooded space into a thriving eco-garden
Chilton Trinity Secondary in Bridgwater explains how the school transformed a previously unused, waterlogged area into a vibrant eco-garden
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New guidance to help farmers build their flood resilience
Around 1.12 million hectares of agricultural land in England is currently in areas at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea – around 13% of all agricultural land.
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Publishing the third year of digital verification inclusion data
This week we published our third annual report on inclusion in the certified digital verification services (DVS) market. The report helps to monitor inclusion and accessibility in the certified digital identity market over time. This year's report shows continued progress …
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From messy data to meaningful connections: Introducing Splink 5
We are excited to introduce Splink 5, the latest version of the Ministry of Justice's open-source software for linking records across datasets. Developed to tackle some of government's most complex data-linking challenges, Splink has grown into a tool used across …
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Three nations, one rising tide: how the Environment Agency, the Netherlands and the United States of America work together to keep communities safe
None of us can manage the pressures of a changing climate alone, and we all stand to benefit from sharing what we've learned.
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Join our FluSurvey programme and contribute to protecting the nation’s health this winter
Our scientists are tracking influenza (flu) and other respiratory viruses and they need your help. Join our FluSurvey UK-wide citizen science programme and contribute directly to protecting the nation’s health this winter.
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Progressing SFI26 applications from Windows 1 and 2
This blog gives an update on the nearly 19,000 applications received during Windows 1 and 2 of the SFI26 offer. It also confirms arrangements for Window 2 exception groups.
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How Derbyshire County Council successfully transitioned 250 schools to the DfE's Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA)
Hazel Coates from Corporate Services and Transformation at Derbyshire County Council, shares how her local authority realised greater benefits for schools and saved over £600,000 by switching to RPA. Reasons for change For years, Derbyshire County Council provided insurance cover …
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NHSE Home Test Alpha Assessment
Find out about Home Test alpha assessment by NHS England.
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What is severe drought?
On 15 October 2026, Severe drought status was declared for parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex after the driest April to September in over a century depleted local reservoir levels - with further dry weather expected for the rest of October.
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Ebola: what are the symptoms and how does it spread?
Ebola has been in the news since the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern on 17 May 2026, for an outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and Kenya. This blog post outlines what the disease is, how it spreads, and what it means for the …
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Name the UK Space Agency’s First National Mission! 🛰️🌍
Be a part of history by naming the UK’s Active Debris Removal Mission, the UK Space Agency’s first ever national space mission.