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A fresh approach
8th December 2024 Communications and press
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced new support for local authorities to help them freeze council tax next year. New appointments to Englands National Park Authorities and the …
Launch of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS)
4th December 2024
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and thank you Christine [Hodgson, Chair, Careers & Enterprise Company] for that introduction. A new UN panel will help women around the world to get …
UK creative industries
2nd December 2024
The UKs creative industries will benefit from tax reliefs that are among the most generous in the world, under Government plans announced today. Mitochondrial disease is passed from mother to …
DSA is working with the fire services
22nd November 2024 1 comment
DSA is also working with the fire service and universities; Nottingham Trent University and Salford fire station are both now offering practical driving tests. I am very grateful to EEF …
Accruals and prepayments
20th November 2024
It’s a new financial year – don’t forget your accruals and prepayments for the last one.
Do you want to publish on the ACME intranet?
18th November 2024
Guidance on publishing on our new intranet.
Perception survey
15th November 2024
HMCTS is conducting a perception survey to inform and improve how we communicate with court users. The UK and Switzerland have reached an agreement on transitional migration arrangements in the …
Photo opportunities
13th November 2024
This is filler text pulled randomly from government press releases, designed to show how a template works. The course directory is changing to make it easier for providers to add …
Government Digital Service praises our new intranet
11th November 2024
‘…the exemplar for a government intranet in 2013.’
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Intranet goes into open source
11th December 2024 
The GovIntranet WordPress theme was released on gitHub today. The Chancellor has today launched the National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS), helping smaller businesses across the UK (with an annual group …
Law made simple
4th December 2024
It will mean that owners can be prosecuted if they fail to stop their dogs attacking someone on their own or someone elses private property. He hopes to reschedule his …
Modern decor
27th November 2024 
Sarah Sparkle
If you’re looking for completely up to date and contemporary modern interior decor style in your choice of lighting fixtures, furniture and even interior space design, you might like this …
Privy Council discussion
20th November 2024
Somalia has rejoined the world community. A serious food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa last year has meant that many people in the region are still recovering …
CSS tips
13th November 2024 
Need to find a special CSS3 effect with instructions on how to implement it, plus the complete, downloadable and ready-to-use code to boot? You can get all that for free …
Office of Tax Simplification (OTS)
6th November 2024
The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). An overview of all the sections in the pupil projection guide including links …
Chocolate Flower Cake
30th October 2024 
Candy Calorie
My Chocolate Flower Cake concept from last spring is getting a fall makeover! An oversized bloom made of chocolate is a fun and easy way to quickly dress up a …
Room styles
23rd October 2024 Sarah Sparkle
The key thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to home decor styles is that there is such a wide variety of different home interior styles because …
Frankencakes
16th October 2024 Candy Calorie
Method Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a muffin tray with 9 paper cases. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into a bowl. Add the sugar and …
Corporate blog
Design Week
Sun 22nd December 2024 9:00 am 106 Clerkenwell WorkshopsOpen House activities. The Government has this week signed an agreement with the United States to improve international tax compliance and implement FATCA. The Government has today announced that from …
Intranet Now
Sun 29th December 2024 9:00 am 18 Albert EmbankmentOur second Intranet Now conference is coming up, and we have a fantastic day planned for you – even bigger and better than last year (which was a leviathan). You’ll learn …
Parliament Week
Sun 5th January 2025 9:00 am Portcullis HouseWherever you live, you can get involved in Parliament Week by taking part in historical walks, art exhibitions, online debates, panel discussions and more – there’s something for everyone. This …
Events
New building entry system
28th August 2017
The new building entry system starts this week. You will have been issued with a secure staff pass. Swipe the pass on the entry barrier to enter the building.
Press conference
5th August 2017
The foyer will be used for a press conference today. Please use alternative entrances.
