tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-06-16T12:00:50+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/frontline-workers-and-local-communities-to-play-crucial-role-in-delivery-of-government-missions 2025-06-16T12:00:50+01:00 Frontline workers and local communities to play crucial role in delivery of Government missions Three of the Government’s thematic campuses – key locations drawing together staff from different departments with different skills and expertise – will become testbeds of the Government’s missions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/boosting-british-jobs-and-skills-key-for-firms-to-win-major-infrastructure-projects 2025-06-16T12:00:07+01:00 Boosting British jobs and skills key for firms to win major infrastructure projects Creating high quality British jobs and boosting skills in local communities will be key requirements for companies to win contracts for major infrastructure projects, under proposals to be consulted on.  tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/compensation-to-postmasters-reaches-1-billion-milestone 2025-06-09T00:00:00+01:00 Compensation to postmasters reaches £1 billion milestone More than £1 billion has been paid out to over 7,300 postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal – one of the biggest miscarriages of justice of our time. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ministers-appoint-nigel-railton-as-permanent-post-office-chair 2025-05-28T00:00:00+01:00 Ministers appoint Nigel Railton as permanent Post Office Chair Nigel Railton confirmed as permanent Chair of Post Office Limited following his appointment as Interim Chair in May last year. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-civil-service-roles-moved-out-of-london-in-latest-reform-to-the-state 2025-05-14T11:48:02+01:00 Thousands of Civil Service roles moved out of London in latest reform to the state Civil servant roles, including senior leadership, will be relocated to 13 locations across the UK to develop and deliver policy closer to communities tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/changes-to-the-valuation-office-agency 2025-05-01T14:36:03+01:00 Changes to the Valuation Office Agency An update for our customers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hundreds-of-quangos-to-be-examined-for-potential-closure-as-government-takes-back-control 2025-04-07T10:13:15+01:00 Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control Every quango across government will be reviewed, with a view to close, merge or bring functions back into departments if its continued existence cannot be justified tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-branded-merchandise-and-away-days-banned 2025-04-06T08:00:01+01:00 Government-branded merchandise and away days banned Spending taxpayer money on unnecessary branded merchandise and staff ‘away days’ will be banned in the latest crackdown on wasteful spending across departments tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/contract-awarded-for-final-construction-phase-of-government-hub 2025-04-02T07:45:05+01:00 Contract awarded for final construction phase of government hub Construction of a new government office in Manchester City Centre is entering its final phase with the appointment of Wates to conduct the Category B fit-out tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/darren-jones-speech-to-institute-for-government 2025-03-20T14:58:19+00:00 Darren Jones speech to Institute for Government In a speech at the Institute for Government today, Darren Jones laid out his plans to transform and upgrade the government’s central finance system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chief-secretary-announces-government-finance-systems-overhaul 2025-03-20T14:55:15+00:00 Chief Secretary announces Government finance systems overhaul In a speech at the Institute for Government today, Darren Jones laid out his plans to transform and upgrade the government’s central finance system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/the-fcdo-means-business-foreign-secretarys-british-chamber-of-commerce-speech-march-2025 2025-03-20T00:00:00+00:00 The FCDO means business: Foreign Secretary's British Chambers of Commerce speech, March 2025 Foreign Secretary David Lammy gave the keynote speech at the British Chambers of Commerce Driving International Trade conference in the City of London. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-business-secretary-and-fujitsu-services-ltd 2025-03-07T16:57:44+00:00 Joint Statement: Business Secretary and Fujitsu Services Ltd Joint Statement by UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Paul Patterson, Director, Fujitsu Services Ltd, on Horizon redress tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/manchester-digital-campus-gets-green-light 2025-02-20T16:16:57+00:00 Manchester Digital Campus gets green light A major government office complex has been given planning consent to be built in Manchester. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/manchesters-first-street-hub-reaches-completion-milestone 2025-02-11T07:45:00+00:00 Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches completion milestone A new state-of-the-art government office building in Manchester’s city centre has hit a key stage in its construction. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/applications-now-open-for-oits-2025-policy-fellowship 2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 Applications now open for OIT’s 2025 Policy Fellowship The Open Innovation Team (OIT) is inviting applications for its 2025 Policy Fellowship programme, an academic mentoring scheme for UK-based public officials. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/royal-mail-remains-based-in-uk-in-deal-to-bolster-key-services 2024-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 Royal Mail remains based in UK in deal to bolster key services Government reaches legally binding agreement with EP Group that protects Royal Mail's workers and key services whilst keeping it headquartered in the UK tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gads-analysis-supports-governments-pension-reforms 2024-11-15T16:47:26+00:00 GAD’s analysis supports government’s pension reforms GAD’s analysis has supported the government’s work around pension reforms, which were announced by the Chancellor during the Mansion House Speech. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/inform-updates-from-the-government-property-agency-october-2024 2024-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 InForm: Updates from the Government Property Agency, October 2024 InForm keeps you informed of news, views and updates from across the Government Property Agency. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/infocus-updates-from-the-government-property-agency-october-24 2024-10-14T12:01:39+01:00 InFocus: Updates from the Government Property Agency (October 24) InFocus brings together news and views from across the Government Property Agency.