News story: Environment Agency flood risk schemes win 3 construction awards
Medmerry managed realignment in West Sussex, the UK’s largest manmade coastal habitat flood scheme, has won ‘The Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award’ and ‘Civil Engineering Project of the...
View ArticlePress release: Shortlist for Social Investment Awards announced
For the first time, the awards reveal the extent to which UK businesses and people are using social investment to solve social problems and make a difference to communities. They will also help to show...
View ArticlePress release: Awards celebrate the drive for diversity in the civil service
The achievements of ordinary civil servants at the forefront of the drive for greater diversity and equality in the civil service were recognised at a ceremony in central London today. The 2014 Civil...
View ArticleDetailed guide: How to buy and supply cloud-based services
OverviewDigital Marketplace is where suppliers offer their services to the public sector via the G-Cloud framework. Public sector bodies can review and buy these services.Cloud computing lets you...
View ArticleGuidance: Civil Service employee policy: guide to job sharing
The Civil Service promotes job sharing as a flexible working option, aiming to develop as a modern workplace that embraces smarter working.This documents contains guidance for departmental Human...
View ArticleCollection: Triennial review reports
Updated: Added Nuclear Research Advisory Council and Defence Nuclear Safety Committee triennial review report for the Ministry of Defence.In April 2011, Cabinet Office announced that all...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Lord Ashcroft's veterans transition review:...
Thank you to you and your team for the thorough review conducted into the transition provision for service personnel, which not only highlights the amount of support already available, but provides...
View ArticleCorporate report: The Cabinet Committees system and list of Cabinet Committees
Updated: Added Devolution Committee membership list.Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government. The Cabinet is the...
View ArticleDetailed guide: The Commissioning Academy
Updated: The next application deadline is 30 January 2014 for cohorts starting in March 2015.OverviewTo increase government efficiency, we need to improve public service commissioning. This means...
View ArticleIndependent report: Carr review of the law on industrial disputes
On 4 April 2014 the government announced that there would be an independent review into the law governing industrial disputes, led by Bruce Carr QC.Learn more about the Carr Review.This final review...
View ArticleNews story: Public sector strikes: 15 October 2014
Updated: Updated story with estimated figures.During the strike, you may experience delays in accessing our face-to-face or telephone services. You can access many government services online via...
View ArticleCorporate report: Government Digital Strategy: quarterly progress report...
This report describes the work done by departments between July and September 2014 to carry out the Government Digital Strategy.
View ArticleNews story: Three quarters of Britons risking online safety
A new survey from Cyber Streetwise has revealed the vast majority of people are not taking the necessary steps to protect their identity online, with 75% admitting they do not follow best practice to...
View ArticleOpen consultation: Reforms to public procurement
The government is consulting on a new power in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill to help small businesses gain better access to public sector contract opportunities. The intended...
View ArticleCollection: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Updated: Added 16 October 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...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Government's estate strategy 2013
Updated: Added link to 2014 Government Estate Strategy.The Government Estate Strategy was developed by the Government Property Unit working with estate teams across Whitehall. It sets out ways of...
View ArticleCollection: Individual Electoral Registration (IER)
Updated: Added press release on electoral registration in Scotland.The introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in Great Britain will modernise the way people register to vote, help to...
View ArticlePress release: Electoral registration in Scotland updated for the 21st century
A key milestone in Scotland having a voting system fit for the 21st century has been reached, as electoral registration teams across the country start to contact voters about the move to individual...
View ArticleNews story: GOV.UK reaches 1 billion visits
Launched 2 years ago, GOV.UK brings together government services and information online. As the first ever single domain for government, it replaced DirectGov, Business Link and over 250 separate...
View ArticleGuidance: Departmental evidence and response to select committees: guidance
Updated: Updated guidance with October 2014 version.Guidance for officials from departments and their agencies who may be called upon to give evidence before, or prepare memoranda for submission to,...
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