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A fresh approach
22nd February 2026 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 …
Local election guidance
20th February 2026
From 11 April to 2 May please follow guidance on your role and conduct during the local election period.
Are you getting your 5 a year?
18th February 2026
Reform Plan commitment for every civil servant to receive 5 days of training a year.
Annual UK – Poland talks
16th February 2026
Updated: Updated with the latest humanitarian summary dated 22 JulyThe crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. The Government has today launched a formal consultation on a new general anti-abuse rule …
UK creative industries
6th February 2026
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 …
Launch of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS)
4th February 2026
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 …
Do you want to publish on the ACME intranet?
30th January 2026
Guidance on publishing on our new intranet.
Accruals and prepayments
28th January 2026
It’s a new financial year – don’t forget your accruals and prepayments for the last one.
DSA is working with the fire services
26th January 2026 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 …
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Intranet goes into open source
18th February 2026 
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
11th February 2026
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
4th February 2026 
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
28th January 2026
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
21st January 2026 
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)
14th January 2026
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
7th January 2026 
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
31st December 2025 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
24th December 2025 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
Infrastructure Cost Review programme
Sun 1st March 2026 11:00 amThe Main Supply Estimates for central government departments, presented to the House of Commons today, seek Parliamentary authority for expenditure in 2012-13. Thank you for inviting me to join the …
Design Week
Sun 8th March 2026 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 15th March 2026 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 …
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.
