Detailed guide: Public Services Network
Updated: Added guidance on the impact of the new BSI 27001 standard and how this affects applications to join PSN.OverviewThe Public Services Network (PSN) will substantially reduce the cost of...
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Detailed guide: Transposing EU procurement directives
Updated: Updated dates for public sector training sessions.The European Parliament adopted the 2014 EU Procurement Directives on Wednesday 15 January 2014. These directives are due to come into force...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Procurement Policy Note 05/14: staff transfers and pensions
The Fair Deal policy allows newly transferring staff continued access to a public service pension scheme. It replaces the previous policy which required employers to provide transferring staff access...
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News story: UK-wide investment secured to grow the social economy
Businesses like Barclays, UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Janssen Healthcare Innovation are providing match-funding investment to support 6 new start-up incubators as part of the £10 million...
View ArticlePress release: New £500,000 government fund to help community groups reduce...
The government is keen to support the development of community energy projects to show how social action can help people reduce their energy bills. The community energy sector is growing, with...
View ArticleIndependent report: Senior Salaries Review Body 36th report: 2014
This report sets out the SSRB analysis of evidence given by relevant organisations and makes proposals on the pay of senior staff in the public sector from April 2014.The SSRB provides independent...
View ArticleGuidance: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons,...
Updated: Added statement for 13 March 2014.This page sets out the Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for February 2014.The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning...
View ArticleGuidance: Cyber security skills: a guide for business
This guidance sets out a range of government and industry-supported cyber security skills activities and initiatives. It details how individual businesses can find out more, and participate and benefit...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Cyber security skills: business perspectives and government’s...
Government held 4 workshops with 51 large businesses, SMEs, and universities in December 2013. The workshops were aimed at making sure the cyber security skills activities government supports continue...
View ArticleSpeech: Francis Maude speech at Cyber Security Challenge Masterclass
IntroductionThank you very much Judy [Baker, Chair of the Cyber Security Challenge].It’s a great privilege to be asked to open the final of this year’s Cyber Security Challenge Masterclass.It’s in its...
View ArticleNews story: More power, more choice and better quality of public services
The Minister for Government Policy, Oliver Letwin, and the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, David Laws, today published the 2014 update on progress of the coalition government’s vision of Open...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Open Public Services: 2014 progress report
The Open Public Services (OPS) White Paper, published in 2011, set out the government’s approach to reforming public services, based on the principles of choice, diversity, accountability,...
View ArticleNews story: UK and Israel sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital...
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Israeli Prime Minister’s office by Liam Maxwell, Government Chief Technology Officer, on behalf of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), and...
View ArticleDetailed guide: The Commissioning Academy
Updated: Updated participating organisations for Wave 2.OverviewIn order to transform public services in a climate of fewer resources and increasing demand, we need capable, confident and courageous...
View ArticleTransparency data: Non-executive directors
Updated: Updated list of non-executive directors.A full list of non-executive directors by their government departments.
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Detailed guide: Transposing EU procurement directives
Updated: Updated training dates and Progress section.The 2014 EU Procurement Directives were approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday 15 January 2014, and by the EU Council on 11 February 2014....
View ArticleNews story: Civil Society Minister presents recycling scheme proceeds to...
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd today presented charity the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC UK) with a cheque for more than £9,000 – the proceeds from a Christmas card recycling scheme run by...
View ArticleGuidance: Commercial savings methodology
Government departments identify and report savings each year in line with the Efficiency and Reform Group yearly savings validation process and audit. This document provides guidance on identifying and...
View ArticleGuidance: Drafting bills for Parliament
Updated: Updated to include a new section (5.1) on recommending the use of regulations rather than orders.This page contains guidance about the drafting of bills, produced by the Office of the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Drafting guidance for government Bills
I am pleased to announce that new guidance has today been published by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel recommending that powers to make delegated legislation conferred by government Bills...
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