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Excellent metaphor. One does not simply march into the DWP in winter...

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Charles Minard’s map of Napoleon’s march on Moscow, only each town is a gate review and the width of each band shows how much time we spent *not* building and shipping things.

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✅Net Zero is important. ✅ Adaptation is essential. Speak with CFCA about adaptation-focused learning opportunities available through our partnership www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/training #ClimateAdaptation #Resilience #ClimateRisk #LocalGovernment #PublicSector

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gov.ukNHS Home Test alpha assessmentNHS's Home Test alpha service assessment report

It's really good that the government is going to be providing this service. www.gov.uk/service-stan...

mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukStandardising construction product data to improve building safetyThe Buildings, Design and Construction digital team in MHCLG is working with policy colleagues and stakeholders to explore ways to improve building safety outcomes. Learn how we’re using user research...

I continue to be impressed with the volume of great blogs coming out of MHCLG. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/22/s...

mojdigital.blog.gov.ukDesigning with Strengths, not DeficitsIn September, we ran a workshop at Service Design in Government (SDinGov) in Edinburgh, Scotland called Designing with Strengths, Not Deficits. It was a practical session exploring how we frame people...

This is excellent. Imagine if this was the key methodology used in a single view of citizens that was used across the public sector. mojdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/22/d...

digitalhealth.blog.gov.ukExploring how digital services can prevent gambling harmsThe Department of Health and Social Care has been researching how digital services can help prevent gambling harms.

This is good and I'm glad they're blogging but it'd have been good to know a bit more about their direction of travel. digitalhealth.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/22/e...

gov.ukTest, Learn and Grow PlaybookHow to use test and learn methods to design or adapt interventions that meet user needs and deliver outcomes.

Excellent.

Anna Goss@annagoss.co

put something on GOV.UK didn’t we www.gov.uk/guidance/test-and-learn-playbook

hmlandregistry.blog.gov.ukAvoidable requisitions are falling. What’s next?Avoidable requisitions are falling, but preventable errors still create additional work and delay. We look at the main issues that remain, what firms can do now and how HM Land Registry is supporting ...

Obviously, great HMLR is doing so much blogging. What this highlights though is how bad we are at data. Not "we" government, but "we" society in general. So much focus on dashboards and not enough on helping people record it correctly in the first place. hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/19/a...

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Cross Government Climate Hub (CGCH)

@collectiveforc1.bsky.social

Is your organisation still working within a "take, make, dispose" mindset? Get in touch with CFCA to explore whether Circular Economy Collage could benefit your team www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/training #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Procurement #NetZero #PublicSectorInnovation

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gov.ukTerms of use for the GOV.UK Wallet Sandbox

I might be confused but it looks like only non-gov ID providers are currently on "the register" to use GOV.UK Wallet? Is there a list somewhere of actual government organisations committed to using it? www.gov.uk/government/p...

github.comForks · alphagov/govuk-frontendGOV.UK Frontend contains the code you need to start building a user interface for government platforms and services. - Forks · alphagov/govuk-frontend

Pretty much everything related to the Design System has seen extensive reuse - it's a great example. Even if many departments are now using their own fork, presumably because it's difficult to get pull requests accepted from outside of GDS.

steve@visitmy.website

If you look at forks and dependents, you can see the re-use. Will use GOV.‌UK Frontend (the code for the design system) as an example. - github.com/alphagov/gov... - github.com/alphagov/gov... Not listed: organisations who downloaded the ZIP and copied elements of code into their own.

Yes, I'm aware this sounds a little like "What have the Romans ever done for us?"

mojdigital.blog.gov.ukFrom messy data to meaningful connections: Introducing Splink 5We are excited to introduce Splink 5, the latest version of the Ministry of Justice's open-source software for linking records across datasets. Developed to tackle some of government's most complex ...

Forgive me, it took this blog post to remind me that there's at least one great example of open source code the a UK government department, other than GDS, has produced which is significantly resused. mojdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/15/f...

github.comForks · alphagov/govuk-frontendGOV.UK Frontend contains the code you need to start building a user interface for government platforms and services. - Forks · alphagov/govuk-frontend

steve@visitmy.website

Other than the Design System, LocalGov Drupal and Notify (which should be a common component, not something that gets forked), I'm not sure of other examples of code re-use.

govtechindex.cloudOpen GovTech IndexEvery public repository from government GitHub accounts, sorted into themes so you can see what is being built, what is growing, and who to learn from.

This is very impressive but making code available isn't the same as it being reused. What would be really interesting, if the data is available, is how often the repos are cloned by people who aren't maintainers.

AndreasThinks@andreasthinks.me

In the proudest tradition of utterly failing to relax on holiday, I've updated my "Open Govtech Index": all the government open source repos I could find, classified and tracked, so you can see what government is building (and hopefully reuse some of it!) www.govtechindex.cloud

In fact I'd love any good examples of government projects where they act as facilitators of contributors rather than just "make the code available".

uk-x-gov-software-community.org.ukWelcomeWe are a group of engineers working in software engineering across government, some of us are hands on developers, others working in other technical or management roles.

Also, worth briefly pointing out that the above and this are both examples of failure demand to foster a proper software engineers community on GOV.UK itself. www.uk-x-gov-software-community.org.uk

govtechindex.cloudOpen GovTech IndexEvery public repository from government GitHub accounts, sorted into themes so you can see what is being built, what is growing, and who to learn from.

AndreasThinks@andreasthinks.me

In gov we've so often thrown code over a wall and called the work done rather than spending the effort to (1) support a community of reusers and (2) accepting pull requests from people outside the team.

technology.blog.gov.ukUsing AI to analyse legacy systems faster: what our pilots revealedActivities estimated to take weeks were completed in hours. Automated test coverage increased from 0% to 96%, meaning almost all code in a legacy application could be checked automatically before maki...

This is really good. The key thing for this is using this technology to build an understanding of how local gov cartel software (housing, social care, etc) works so that enough user stories can be derived to to replace them. technology.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/14/u...

dxw.comHumans of dxw: finding user research before I knew it had a nameFlorence, a user researcher at dxw, explains how she found the field through hackathons, a psychology lab and an anthropology master’s.

I love these kind of posts from @dxw.com www.dxw.com/2026/10/huma...

gov.ukDWP Synergy – Absence & Expenses alpha reassessmentDWP's Synergy – Absence & Expenses alpha reassessment

It's autumn 2026 and the government is still giving millions of pounds to Oracle. Honestly, I just despair. www.gov.uk/service-stan...

gov.ukReport mud from a waste facility, industrial site or farm in EnglandReport mud from industrial sites, farms, waste management centres and large businesses in England: what you’ll need, how to report it and what happens next.

And having many multiple different services for reporting different types of things from the same place... www.gov.uk/report-mud www.gov.uk/report-vermin www.gov.uk/report-noise

It's more effort than I can muster to even...

gov.ukDWP Synergy – Absence & Expenses alpha reassessmentDWP's Synergy – Absence & Expenses alpha reassessment

It's autumn 2026 and the government is still giving millions of pounds to Oracle. Honestly, I just despair. www.gov.uk/service-stan...

gov.ukApply to challenge a traffic enforcement order: Form TE13Use this form to appeal a moving traffic offence outside of London only, or a parking offence inside or outside of London.

But I guess we're still putting the title of paper forms in the names of services... www.gov.uk/government/p...

mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukDesigning a digital CAF for local government serviceLocal Digital is building a digital Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for local government service to make cyber resilience assessments easier to complete, manage and repeat. This blog provides an upda...

Another day, another nice post from MHCLG. This is as easy is it should be for all government organisations. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/13/d...

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@collectiveforc1.bsky.social

Climate gets a lot of attention, but biodiversity matters too. Visit our Training page to learn more about Biodiversity Collage and other sustainability learning opportunities www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/training #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #ClimateAction #Environment #PublicSector

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hmlandregistry.blog.gov.ukAvoidable requisitions continue to fall as we work togetherAvoidable requisitions have fallen by more than 47% since 2022. In the first of two blogs, we look at what the latest data tells us, how HM Land Registry and its customers are working together and why...

This is really interesting. It's great that HMLR is blogging but I'm wondering who this is for? The unexplained concepts used make it hard to understand (at least for me) so I guess it's aimed at people specifically in the planning field? hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/12/a...

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that - but I wonder if maybe that should have been highlighted in the first paragraph? What do other people think?

gds.blog.gov.ukBuilding the foundations for better data sharing across the UKData has the potential to improve services, support innovation and drive growth, but sharing it across organisations can be complex and costly. GDS is supporting the National Digital Twin Programme, w...

GDS's latest blog post is a good mixture of baffling and enraging. gds.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/05/b...

There's nothing on their website about any ongoing joint projects with government organisations or anything that's actually been implemented since their organisation was created. But now GDS is giving them £3.75m.

There's no indication at this point how this fits into the soon-to-be-published National Data Strategy from the Chief Data Officer. I've registered for email updates so I guess we'll see. To receive this kind of money projects should be mandated to blog their progress monthly *on GOV.UK*.

GDS's latest blog post is a good mixture of baffling and enraging. gds.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/05/b...

ndtp.co.ukHome - National Digital Twin ProgrammeThis website serves as an extended platform for the National Digital Twin Programme (NDTP), providing in-depth information and content about our work.

This organisation appears to be a programme running inside DBT itself, not even an ALB. And yet it's website is entirely outside of GOV.UK. ndtp.co.uk

medium.comExclusive: the government doesn’t want you to know who’s advising it on civil service reformThe short version

It's been around for *four years*. I'm reasonably well plugged into the data-in-government community (thanks @gavinfreeguard.com ) but this is the first I've heard of it. Their news section hasn't been updated since August 2025. It appears to be two people.

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Exclusive: the government doesn’t want you to know who’s advising it on civil service reform medium.com/state-of-the...

dxw.comAI and public services: our approach - dxwJoe explains why AI is so alluring, why it can’t rescue public services on its own, and what that means for how we use it.

Great post from @dxw.com www.dxw.com/2026/10/ai-a...

civilserviceworld.comCabinet Office writes off £7.7m on abandoned jobs platformDepartment says lessons from scrapped Applicant Tracking System programme will result in a future online recruitment offer that is “cost effective”

In 2026 this is absolutely outrageous. For over 20 years now we've lived in an environment where funding an ongoing to team to create a small-scale MVP based on user needs and then scaling functionality and use has been the proven way to achieve goals. www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Over and over again internal civil service services have been bought or developed outside of the practices described by the Service Standard. There seems to be no ability for the budget holds to learn from repeated mistakes.

mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukA faster start to local plan-making: introducing the 'Submit a site for a local plan' toolLocal planning authorities (LPAs) can spend months handling inconsistent site submissions for their local plan. We have built a free tool to standardise how site information is submitted, helping auth...

MHCLG continues to improve the planning process in local authorities across the country through both digital transformation and standardisation. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/06/a...

It's also another excellent example of how building something at low cost in the centre of government and then sharing it for free across all local councils can save huge amounts of time and money.

We should be doing much more of this to not only reduce timescales for work but to actively disrupt the local government software cartel. Social Housing or Social Care next please.

MHCLG continues to improve the planning process in local authorities across the country through both digital transformation and standardisation. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/06/a...

Having everything from submissions like this all the way up to local plans themselves as machine readable data from the outset should significantly reduce the time it takes to make planning decisions.

mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukLearning, growing and feeling valued as a developerMHCLG Digital has launched early-career opportunities for 5 Junior Developers to join our teams in Manchester. Mohsina, one of our developers, shares how support from colleagues has helped her build h...

MHCLG doing a great job of demonstrating that you can be excellent in some ways (such as blogging almost every working day recently!) mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/02/l...

gov.ukAssess and manage your council's cyber resilience alpha assessment reportMHCLG's Assess and manage your council's cyber resilience alpha service assessment report

While still having some learning to do in others. www.gov.uk/service-stan...

Government departments are often huge complex beasts and even within one organisation there's different level of maturity for different skills. Everyone's on a journey.

hmlandregistry.blog.gov.ukWhat owning land or property near a public highway can meanThis guide explains how public highways can affect property boundaries, ownership and responsibility for land.

HMLR excellently demonstrating that blogging isn't just for digital related topics. hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/02/w...

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We finally have definite guidance on how to name a service well in German. I wrote it over the summer, and it went live in the #ServiceStandard handbook this week. We still see a ridiculous amount of acronyms and animal names, so I had to write it. ⬇️ servicestandard.gov.de/handbuch/anl...

mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukMy journey from communications to delivery managementMHCLG Digital has launched early-career opportunities for 5 Associate Delivery Managers to join our teams in Manchester. Find out from Pippa, Senior Delivery Manager, what she has learnt since moving ...

MHCLG's high quality blogging feels so standard now it's just becoming business as usual over there and not even worth commenting on *IF* it wasn't such an exemplar difference to how most of the rest of government works. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/10/01/m...

gov.ukEdition 7: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletterHMRC's newsletter for software developers for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

What a weird way to communicate with that kind of community rather than a blog post or newsletter (never mind somewhere that would enable discussion). Turns out that the medium is the message. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Frankie Roberto

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It’s not an alternative to GOVUK Notify, it’s a whole different proposition and layer of abstraction (it uses GOVUK Notify to send SMSes, emails and letters). (That they share the same name is unfortunate and not ideal)