Press release: Government commits to helping survivors of domestic abuse
Chris Skidmore, Minister for the Constitution, has published a range of proposals that will make the anonymous registration scheme in England and Wales more accessible to those escaping domestic abuse,...
View ArticlePolicy paper: A democracy that works for everyone: survivors of domestic abuse
The government announced in September 2016 that it would look closely at whether the current system of anonymous electoral registration could be improved to make it easier for survivors of domestic...
View ArticleTransparency data: Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000
Updated: Jan 2017 data added.In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we are now publishing details of spend over £25,000 since 1 April 2010 and over £500 from 1 April 2011. We...
View ArticleTransparency data: Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £500
Updated: Jan 2017 data added.In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we publish details of spend over £500 from 1 April 2011. We will continue to publish this data regularly.
View ArticleSpeech: Survivors in safe houses will have their right to vote honoured
Just over a year ago, I learnt about a young woman from Bristol who had been forced to flee an abusive relationship and move, with her toddler, to a secret address.Once there, she simply wanted to...
View ArticleGuidance: Procurement Policy Note 01/17: Update to Transparency Principles
Updated: New version (1.1) of PPN uploadedA replacement for Procurement Policy Note 13/15 with updated guidance on transparency principles
View ArticleGuidance: Cabinet Office controls
Updated: Updated annexes.The Cabinet Office controls, along with long-term structural reform programmes, are a core component of the work to reduce wasteful expenditure and help reduce the fiscal...
View ArticleGuidance: Devolution: Guidance for civil servants
Updated: Updated contact detailsThis guide sets out the context for devolution and how it will affect the day-to-day work of civil servants. It also contains information on working with devolved...
View ArticleDetailed guide: Resilient communications
Updated: Updated text.OverviewTelecommunications are a fundamental enabler underpinning the effective response to any emergency. Resilient communications are able to absorb or mitigate the effects of a...
View ArticleGuidance: Government network policy changes
Updated: In this version of the guidance, GDS has provided more detail on network routing policy so that government organisations can choose more appropriate network products.These policies will create...
View ArticleNews story: Framework Authority for Crown Hosting Services transfers to CCS
On 1st March 2017, Crown Commercial Service became the new custodian of the Framework Authority of the Crown Hosting Service (CHS), transferring from the Cabinet Office / Government Digital Service...
View ArticleNews story: Ministry of Justice joins shared services programme set to save...
This marks a major milestone for the Government’s Shared Services programme with the transfer of approximately 75,000 Minister of Justice (MoJ) employees’ data onto the single IT operating platform...
View ArticleCorporate report: Infrastructure and Projects Authority core narrative
As the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects that sits at the heart of government ‘About the IPA’ outlines the complexities of the work it undertakes with industry and...
View ArticleTransparency data: Prompt Payment Code signatories
Updated: Updated figure for sign ups.30 of government’s 32 strategic suppliers have signed up to the Prompt Payment Code - promising to pay suppliers, including small businesses in their supply chain,...
View ArticleGuidance: Guide for the disposal of surplus government land
This guide is aimed at the whole disposals team (estates professionals and policy teams) in government departments, and their arm’s length bodies.The disposal of surplus government owned property is an...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Making commercial terms of government land disposals more...
This publication aims to make the commercial terms of all government land and property sales more transparent. Following a government review into how such information could be made more transparent,...
View ArticleResearch and analysis: Mystery Shopper results: 2016
Updated: Removed out of date Mystery Shopper Results.Small businesses that supply government can act as ‘mystery shoppers’. They can tell the Mystery Shopper scheme about tenders they did not...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Common Minimum Standards for Construction
This document updates and replaces the Government Construction Common Minimum Standards for the procurement of the built environments, published in 2012.It addresses changes in legislation, regulations...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of...
Updated: Added 16 March Business Statement The Business Statement sets out the business of the House of Commons for the following week.This takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting,...
View ArticleNews story: Minister encourages students to make their voices heard in...
The Minister for the Constitution spoke to students from Middlesbrough college today about how they can raise awareness of voter registration in the lead up to the election for the first mayor of Tees...
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