Archived government news
May 2020
Guidance: Stay alert and safe: social distancing guidance for young people Sunday, 24 May 2020
Guidance: Stay alert and safe: social distancing guidance for young people Sunday, 24 May 2020
Correspondence: Letters on COVID-19 planning and coordination Saturday, 23 May 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Staying safe outside your home Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Staying alert and safe (social distancing) Friday, 22 May 2020
Policy paper: Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) communiqué: 21 … Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Civil Service staff networks Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Staying safe outside your home Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Government Standard for Property, GovS 004 Friday, 22 May 2020
Guidance: Government Standard for Property, GovS 004 Thursday, 21 May 2020
Guidance: Fast Stream and Fast Track Programme data privacy notice Thursday, 21 May 2020
Guidance: HR Success Profile guides Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Guidance: HR Success Profile guides Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Speech: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster statement: 20 May 2020 Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Detailed guide: Digital and technology spend controls: non-pipeline process… Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Press release: UK Government publishes its approach to the Northern Ireland… Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Policy paper: European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks report Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Policy paper: The UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Form: COVID-19 honours nomination form Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Guidance: Civil Service pay remit guidance 2020/21 Monday, 18 May 2020
Detailed guide: Programmes and learning events calendar Monday, 18 May 2020
Guidance: Staying safe outside your home Monday, 18 May 2020
Detailed guide: Answers to the most common topics asked about by the public… Monday, 18 May 2020
Guidance: Civil Service staff networks Monday, 18 May 2020
Detailed guide: Answers to the most common topics asked about by the public… Friday, 15 May 2020
Guidance: COVID-19 roadmap taskforces Friday, 15 May 2020
Correspondence: Letter from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to the… Thursday, 14 May 2020
Guidance: Privacy notice for executive master of public policy programme Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: Privacy notice for COVID-19 volunteers Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: COVID-19 roadmap taskforces Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: COVID-19 roadmap taskforces Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Government announces roadmap taskforces Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Government announces roadmap taskforces Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Guidance: Closing certain businesses and venues in England Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Press release: Four new Cabinet Office Non-Executive Board Members appointe… Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Press release: Four new Cabinet Office Non-Executive Board Members appointe… Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Guidance: Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strate… Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Funding to support armed forces charities doing vital work during pandemic Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Guidance: Privacy notice for Civil Service COVID-19 Pulse Survey Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Staying safe outside your home Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strate… Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Staying safe outside your home Monday, 11 May 2020
Guidance: Staying alert and safe (social distancing) Monday, 11 May 2020
New Ventilator Challenge devices arrive in UK Friday, 08 May 2020
Guidance: Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance … Thursday, 07 May 2020
Guidance: Civil Service Hub for Learning and Development Thursday, 07 May 2020
Guidance: Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets Wednesday, 06 May 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Transparency data: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Official Developme… Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Guidance: Critical workers who can access schools or educational settings Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Guidance: Open standards for government Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Guidance: Public Services Network (PSN): compliant services Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Detailed guide: Collective leadership Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Open consultation: National Fraud Initiative 2020 to 2021: programme and fe… Monday, 04 May 2020
Correspondence: Letter from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Shadow … Saturday, 02 May 2020
Guidance: Closing certain businesses and venues in England Friday, 01 May 2020
Guidance: Staying at home and away from others (social distancing) Friday, 01 May 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do Friday, 01 May 2020
April 2020
Policy paper: Prosperity Fund: monitoring, reporting, evaluation and learni… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee 30 April 2020 - UK post-meet… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office spend approvals: October to December 2019 Thursday, 30 April 2020
Policy paper: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries fo… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Policy paper: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Counter Terrorism Prog… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Corporate report: Geospatial Commission: Board of Commissioners meeting, 18… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Guidance: Memorandum of understanding: Cabinet Office and UK Statistics Aut… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Corporate report: Cabinet Office: Civil Service People Survey 2018 to prese… Thursday, 30 April 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Industry Partnering Voluntary Scheme Thursday, 30 April 2020
Update on the Ventilator Challenge Thursday, 30 April 2020
Detailed guide: Make changes to your .gov.uk domain name Thursday, 30 April 2020
Policy paper: Notification of contingent liability: Rapidly Manufactured Ve… Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Detailed guide: Collective leadership Wednesday, 29 April 2020
National Statistics: Freedom of Information statistics: October to December… Wednesday, 29 April 2020
National Statistics: Freedom of Information statistics: annual 2019 Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Official Statistics: Cabinet Office statistics: standards and policies Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Official Statistics: FOI Statistics: supporting documents Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Update on the Ventilator Challenge Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Detailed guide: Programmes and learning events calendar Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Policy paper: Indemnity for Petition Officers at Recall Petitions Monday, 27 April 2020
Correspondence: Letter from the Paymaster General to the European Commissio… Monday, 27 April 2020
Guidance: Open standards for government Monday, 27 April 2020
Detailed guide: Public-sector procurement from 1 January 2021 Friday, 24 April 2020
Guidance: Privacy notice for gender pay gap webinars Friday, 24 April 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus: How to help safely Thursday, 23 April 2020
Guidance: Support for the bereaved Thursday, 23 April 2020
Correspondence: Letter from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Shadow … Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Detailed guide: Digital and technology spend controls: non-pipeline process… Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Guidance: Guidance for those involved in managing COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, 21 April 2020
What is the UK Government Ventilator Challenge? Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Detailed guide: Commercial controls: non-pipeline process (version 4) Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Guidance: Protecting international 'Restricted' information Monday, 20 April 2020
Policy paper: International classified information Monday, 20 April 2020
Response to FT article and Twitter thread by Peter Foster Sunday, 19 April 2020
Response to FT article and Twitter thread by Peter Foster Sunday, 19 April 2020
Guidance: Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets Friday, 17 April 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Friday, 17 April 2020
Guidance: Privacy notice for Covid-19 response activity Thursday, 16 April 2020
Regulator approves first Ventilator Challenge device Thursday, 16 April 2020
Regulator approves first Ventilator Challenge device Thursday, 16 April 2020
Guidance: Closing certain businesses and venues Thursday, 09 April 2020
Transparency data: List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS): April 2… Thursday, 09 April 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Guidance: Government Standard for Property, GovS 004 Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Guidance: Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Guidance: Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Monday, 06 April 2020
Policy paper: Payment cards - Pan-Government policy Monday, 06 April 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 03/20: Use of procurement cards - COVID-1… Monday, 06 April 2020
Guidance: Talent Assurance Survey Privacy Notice Monday, 06 April 2020
Detailed guide: Obtaining personal information held by UKSV Monday, 06 April 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monday, 06 April 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Friday, 03 April 2020
Correspondence: COVID-19 : Contingent liability for ventilators Friday, 03 April 2020
Correspondence: COVID-19: Contingent liability for ventilators Friday, 03 April 2020
Corporate report: Cabinet Office seeks Non Executive Board Members Friday, 03 April 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Friday, 03 April 2020
Corporate report: Building trust in digital government Friday, 03 April 2020
Press release: Government announces new 10 year Public Sector Geospatial Ag… Thursday, 02 April 2020
Press release: Government announces new 10 year Public Sector Geospatial Ag… Thursday, 02 April 2020
Press release: Geospatial Commission to release core identifiers under Open… Thursday, 02 April 2020
Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference… Wednesday, 01 April 2020
Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference… Wednesday, 01 April 2020
March 2020
First new ventilators to roll off production line this weekend as industry … Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Speech: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster opens the coronavirus press co… Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference… Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Press release: Sir Ian Cheshire to stand down as Government’s Lead Non-Exec… Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Appointment of the new Director General of the Security Service Tuesday, 31 March 2020
First meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Monday, 30 March 2020
Guidance: Factsheet: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Monday, 30 March 2020
Guidance: Technical Specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monday, 30 March 2020
New Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer f… Monday, 30 March 2020
New Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer f… Monday, 30 March 2020
Press release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus inform… Sunday, 29 March 2020
Guidance: Staying at home and away from others (social distancing) Sunday, 29 March 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do Sunday, 29 March 2020
Response to the Financial Times article on ventilators Saturday, 28 March 2020
Guidance: Closing certain businesses and venues Friday, 27 March 2020
Guidance: Open standards for government Friday, 27 March 2020
Guidance: Closing certain businesses and venues Thursday, 26 March 2020
Policy paper: Prosperity Fund Global Future Cities Programme Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, Octob… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel a… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Guidance: Department for Exiting the European Union: ministerial gifts, hos… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Department for Exiting the European Union: special advis… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Policy paper: Prosperity Fund Mexico Programme Thursday, 26 March 2020
Policy paper: Global Trade Programme Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Civil Service People Survey: 2019 results Thursday, 26 March 2020
Policy paper: Global Better Health Programme Thursday, 26 March 2020
Policy paper: ASEAN Low Carbon Energy Programme Thursday, 26 March 2020
Guidance: Further businesses and premises to close Thursday, 26 March 2020
Guidance: Fraud control in emergency management: COVID-19 UK Government gui… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Transparency data: Official Development Assistance (ODA): FCO Prosperity Fu… Thursday, 26 March 2020
Notice: Written Ministerial Statement by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan… Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Government launches Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Guidance: Further businesses and premises to close Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Corporate report: Geospatial Commission: Board of Commissioners meeting, 12… Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Promotional material: Veterans Factsheet 2020 Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Guidance: Further businesses and premises to close Monday, 23 March 2020
Guidance: Full guidance on staying at home and away from others Monday, 23 March 2020
Guidance: Business and other venues subject to further social distancing me… Sunday, 22 March 2020
Guidance: Guidance for businesses on further social distancing Friday, 20 March 2020
Get coronavirus support as an extremely vulnerable person Friday, 20 March 2020
Press release: Lord Pickles appointed as Advisory Committee on Business App… Friday, 20 March 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 Friday, 20 March 2020
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): maintaining educational provision Thursday, 19 March 2020
Press release: Update on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Thursday, 19 March 2020
Press release: Update on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Thursday, 19 March 2020
Guidance: How to prove and verify someone's identity Thursday, 19 March 2020
Policy paper: European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks report Thursday, 19 March 2020
Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 01/20: Responding to COVID-19 Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Guidance: Cross-Government Prosperity Fund Tuesday, 17 March 2020
New government structures to coordinate response to coronavirus Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Matthew Rycroft CBE appointed Permanent Secretary at the Home Office Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Press release: Postponement of May 2020 elections Friday, 13 March 2020
Civil Service says farewell to Clare Moriarty Thursday, 12 March 2020
Guidance: Public Services Network (PSN): compliant services Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Guidance: Open standards for government Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Correspondence: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's letter to the Electo… Monday, 09 March 2020
Guidance: Business Partnerships Team privacy notice Monday, 09 March 2020
Press release: Lord Pickles recommended to chair the Advisory Committee on … Friday, 06 March 2020
Press release: Lord Pickles recommended to chair the Advisory Committee on … Friday, 06 March 2020
Detailed guide: Use your .gov.uk domain name Friday, 06 March 2020
Guidance: Guidance for civil servants: How to move jobs between departments… Friday, 06 March 2020
Policy paper: The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme… Thursday, 05 March 2020
Policy paper: Reports on proposed amendments to the Civil Servants and the … Thursday, 05 March 2020
February 2020
Press release: Statement on resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam Saturday, 29 February 2020
Open consultation: Police Covenant for England and Wales Thursday, 27 February 2020
Speech: COP26 President Alok Sharma at launch of COP26 Private Finance Agen… Thursday, 27 February 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £… Thursday, 27 February 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000 Thursday, 27 February 2020
Statement to Parliament: Our future relationship with the EU: Chancellor of… Thursday, 27 February 2020
Transparency data: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Official Developme… Thursday, 27 February 2020
Transparency data: Department for Exiting the European Union: spend over £2… Thursday, 27 February 2020
Open consultation: Police Covenant for England and Wales Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Guidance: Guidance for civil servants: How to move jobs between departments… Monday, 24 February 2020
Policy paper: Global Anti-Corruption Programme Monday, 24 February 2020
Guidance: Open standards for government Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Detailed guide: Set up a commercial or digital and technology spend control… Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Press release: Alok Sharma appointed COP26 President Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Press release: Former Government training centre sold to provide new homes … Monday, 17 February 2020
Guidance: Privacy Notice for Cabinet Office Digital Advertising Monday, 17 February 2020
Cabinet Office hosts the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Thursday, 13 February 2020
Guidance: Mission Critical: A diversity and inclusion toolkit Thursday, 13 February 2020
Guidance: Public Services Network (PSN): compliant services Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Corporate report: Cross-government fraud landscape annual report 2019 Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Policy paper: Global Anti-Corruption Programme Tuesday, 11 February 2020
Press release: Government confirms plans to introduce import controls Monday, 10 February 2020
Guidance: International Public Sector Fraud Forum guidance Monday, 10 February 2020
Guidance: International Public Sector Fraud Forum guidance Monday, 10 February 2020
Press release: Government delivers on promise to veterans announcing guaran… Thursday, 06 February 2020
Transparency data: Sales of government assets Wednesday, 05 February 2020
Press release: Reducing size of government estate secures more than £2bn Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Corporate report: State of the Estate 2018-2019 Tuesday, 04 February 2020
January 2020
An update on the Presidency of UK COP26: 31 January 2020 Friday, 31 January 2020
Government spending with small businesses is up by almost £2 billion Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Transparency data: Central government spend with SMEs 2018 to 2019 Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Transparency data: Central government spend with SMEs 2018 to 2019 Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Guidance: Civil Service staff networks Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Guidance: Civil Service staff networks Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Policy paper: Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) communiqué: 28 … Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Closed consultation: Digital identity Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Press release: New guide helps find and classify geospatial datasets across… Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Guidance: Search engine optimisation for publishers: Best practice guide Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Guidance: Civil Service HR CSEP Hub privacy notice Friday, 24 January 2020
Speech: SOLACE Annual Elections Conference 2020 Thursday, 23 January 2020
Press release: Nigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champio… Thursday, 23 January 2020
Press release: Nigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champio… Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Gender pay gap report 2019 Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and… Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel a… Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office senior officials 'high earners' salaries Thursday, 23 January 2020
Transparency data: Cabinet Office spend approvals data: July to September 2… Thursday, 23 January 2020
Consultation outcome: Strategy for our veterans: UK government consultation… Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Government fulfils promise to veterans with new railcard Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Government fulfils promise to veterans with new railcard Wednesday, 22 January 2020
PM meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya: 21 January 2020 Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Guidance: Digital Economy Act 2017 part 5: Codes of Practice Monday, 20 January 2020
Guidance: Public Services Network (PSN): compliant services Monday, 20 January 2020
Elizabeth Gardiner to be appointed Honorary Queen’s Counsel Friday, 17 January 2020
Elizabeth Gardiner to be appointed Honorary Queen’s Counsel Friday, 17 January 2020
Press release: Mark Carney to drive finance action for UK climate talks Thursday, 16 January 2020
Press release: Mark Carney to drive finance action for UK climate talks Thursday, 16 January 2020