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Parliament Week Spending Challenge: students' perspective

Parliament Week Spending Challenge: students' perspective

Friday, 21 November 2014

Four students share their experience of the Spending Challenge, part of Parliament Week at the Cabinet Office....

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Francis Maude at cyber security company Titania

Francis Maude at cyber security company Titania

Thursday, 20 November 2014

The Minister for the Cabinet Office opened the new Titania headquarters and spoke to staff and Malvern Cyber Security Cluster members....

Govnet Cyber Security Summit 2014: Francis Maude

Govnet Cyber Security Summit 2014: Francis Maude

Thursday, 20 November 2014

The Minister for Cabinet Office gave the keynote speech on government and business sharing information to combat cyber security threats. ...

Lord Browne to stand down as government’s Lead Non Executive Director

Lord Browne to stand down as government’s Lead Non Executive Director

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Francis Maude announced today that Lord Browne of Madingley will step down from his positions by 31 January 2015....

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Celebrating the best public service mutuals of 2014

Celebrating the best public service mutuals of 2014

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

The Philip Baxendale Awards, which celebrate employee ownership, recognised several Cabinet Office supported mutuals including winner SEQOL....

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Parliament week 2014: Cabinet Office events

Parliament week 2014: Cabinet Office events

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Cabinet Office is participating in Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connect people with parliamentary democracy....

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Public Bodies Summit 2014

Public Bodies Summit 2014

Monday, 10 November 2014

Francis Maude spoke at Apsley House about the benefits, achievements and next steps in the programme of reform of public bodies....

Government unveils £2 billion in cumulative savings as public bodies are cut by a third

Government unveils £2 billion in cumulative savings as public bodies are cut by a third

Monday, 10 November 2014

The government has saved more than £2 billion cumulatively since 2010 by reforming or abolishing quangos (public bodies). ...

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UK government making it easier for Welsh SMEs to win more public sector contracts

UK government making it easier for Welsh SMEs to win more public sector contracts

Monday, 10 November 2014

Three roundtable meetings will take place next week to highlight how Welsh SMEs can bid for and win public sector contracts....

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Rob Wilson speech to Creative Collisions 2014

Rob Wilson speech to Creative Collisions 2014

Thursday, 06 November 2014

The Minister for Civil Society spoke at the Creative Collisions 2014: Uniting for Young People conference on support for the youth sector....

New Digital Marketplace opens for business

New Digital Marketplace opens for business

Thursday, 06 November 2014

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude launched the Marketplace, which makes it easier for government to do business with all IT providers....

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Cyber security is essential in today’s marketplace

Cyber security is essential in today’s marketplace

Wednesday, 05 November 2014

The insurance industry and government discussed how to grow the cyber insurance market to improve cyber security for UK businesses....

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Francis Maude speech at Payments Council cyber security seminar

Francis Maude speech at Payments Council cyber security seminar

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Francis Maude spoke about improving our cyber security through trust, co-operation and GOV.UK Verify which will prove identities digitally....

New Charity Commission board member: Mike Ashley

New Charity Commission board member: Mike Ashley

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Mike Ashley has been appointed as a Charity Commission board member and will chair the Commission’s Audit and Risk Committee....

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New What Works Centre for Wellbeing

New What Works Centre for Wellbeing

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

An independent centre is being set up dedicated to making policy and services work for wellbeing....

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New £1.5 million grant fund to help social ventures

New £1.5 million grant fund to help social ventures

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

A fund to help organisations that tackle social problems to attract investment and win contracts has been announced by the Cabinet Office....

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New Social Investment Awards honour trailblazing social financiers

New Social Investment Awards honour trailblazing social financiers

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

The first ever UK Social Investment Awards celebrate investors who support social enterprises and charities to grow and remain sustainable....

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Government reviews ground breaking Social Value Act

Government reviews ground breaking Social Value Act

Friday, 24 October 2014

Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, led a review of the Social Value Act following its widespread success. ...

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Rob Wilson speech at the Foundation for Social Improvement Annual Conference

Rob Wilson speech at the Foundation for Social Improvement Annual Conference

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

The Minister for Civil Society spoke at the conference on how the government supports charity giving, social action and social investment....

9 in 10 automatically transfer to the new system for voter registration

9 in 10 automatically transfer to the new system for voter registration

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

An innovative IT system has enabled most electors to transition to Individual Electoral Registration without submitting a new application....

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Top 10 online enabled frauds hitting British wallets to the tune of £670 million, with high emotional cost

Top 10 online enabled frauds hitting British wallets to the tune of £670 million, with high emotional cost

Monday, 20 October 2014

51% of Britons have experienced an online crime: 'Don’t be a victim’ is theme for Get Safe Online Week 2014....

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Celebrating 'Join In' and the volunteering legacy of London 2012

Celebrating 'Join In' and the volunteering legacy of London 2012

Friday, 17 October 2014

Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson spoke at a reception about the work of 'Join In', a charity that encourages volunteering in sports....

GOV.UK reaches 1 billion visits

GOV.UK reaches 1 billion visits

Friday, 17 October 2014

On its second birthday, the award-winning government website has reached a major milestone of 1 billion site visits....

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Electoral registration in Scotland updated for the 21st century

Electoral registration in Scotland updated for the 21st century

Friday, 17 October 2014

Registering to vote is now simpler than ever thanks to a new online process that has been built around the need of users....

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Three quarters of Britons risking online safety

Three quarters of Britons risking online safety

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

A new survey from Cyber Streetwise has revealed the vast majority of people are not taking necessary steps to protect their identity online....

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Public sector strikes: 15 October 2014

Public sector strikes: 15 October 2014

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Find out more about the government response to the PCS union strike....

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UK and New Zealand sign Memorandum of Understanding on digital government

UK and New Zealand sign Memorandum of Understanding on digital government

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

A Memorandum of Understanding marks a commitment by the UK and New Zealand to work together on digital government and public services....

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Awards celebrate the drive for diversity in the civil service

Awards celebrate the drive for diversity in the civil service

Friday, 10 October 2014

The 2014 Civil Service Diversity & Equality Awards recognised those who have made a real difference to equality and diversity....

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Shortlist for Social Investment Awards announced

Shortlist for Social Investment Awards announced

Friday, 10 October 2014

Fifteen organisations and projects have been shortlisted in the UK’s first Social Investment Awards, supported by the Cabinet Office and RBS. ...

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Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award 2014

Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award 2014

Wednesday, 08 October 2014

Medmerry flood defence in Sussex is the winner of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award....

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