PM extends Ukraine military training to pilots and marines as President Zelenskyy makes first visit to the UK since Russ
President Zelenskyy arrives in the UK today to meet the Prime Minister and visit Ukrainian troops.
Updated: Wed Feb 08 2023
Supporting working families to achieve their own work-life balance
Co-chair Leane Whelan explains how important the creation of our Working Families Network was to her during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it continues to support colleagues.
Updated: Wed Feb 08 2023
Changes to our agreements in January
Welcome to our monthly framework update to help you with your procurement planning. We will publish it online each month and also share it in our newsletters and on our social media channels.
Updated: Tue Feb 07 2023
How to implement innovative virtual wards and remote patient monitoring technology
With the support of NHS England, our Spark Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) has been enhanced to simplify the procurement of virtual wards and remote patient monitoring technology.
Updated: Tue Feb 07 2023
Making government deliver for the British people
The Prime Minister, with the approval of His Majesty The King, has today created four new departments.
Updated: Tue Feb 07 2023
Ministerial Appointments: February 2023
His Majesty The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.
Updated: Tue Feb 07 2023
Veterans charity born out of DIY SOS going from strength to strength
A charity born out of inspiration from a veterans project on DIY SOS has been praised for helping ex-service personnel in north-east England.
Updated: Fri Feb 03 2023
How to build sustainability into procurement: staying on track for carbon net zero Procurement Essentials
Procurement Essentials is a new series of articles to help you overcome common hurdles, understand key concepts, and make your life as a buyer of everyday goods and services easier.
Updated: Thu Feb 02 2023
Leaders meet to strengthen UK resilience
Leaders from across the public, private and voluntary sectors, including the emergency services, have met today to continue to strengthen the UK's resilience.
Updated: Thu Feb 02 2023
Apply now: New programme to improve digital and data skills
Applications are now open for a data and digital training pilot for GGP members from underrepresented backgrounds.
Updated: Wed Feb 01 2023
Historic veterans charity praised for housing 1,500 veterans across the country
Historic veterans charity Haig Housing has been praised by Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer at a visit to the group's site in Morden, south-west London.
Updated: Wed Feb 01 2023
Our cancer network: why inclusive support matters
Sarah tells us how her personal experience motivated her to join the Companies House cancer network, offering support and a safe space to connect with colleagues.
Updated: Wed Feb 01 2023
A very Victorian scam: the story of Ernest Terah Hooley
A very Victorian scam. Read the story of Ernest Terah Hooley, who went from being the go-to man for investors to being found guilty of fraudulently misrepresenting shares.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Celebrating customer service at the Insolvency Service
During National Customer Service Week, the Insolvency Service's Customer Services Operational Delivery Lead, Ashleigh Finnigan shared some thoughts about what excellent customer services means to the Insolvency Service.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Cryptocurrencies: the new gold rush or wild west for scams?
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular and can be accessed by anyone. Read our blog to understand the type of scams out there and how you can better protect yourself.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Cutting edge data and AI tech to help government hunt down fraudsters
Data analytics experts Quantexa have been awarded a new contract to help the government recover fraud against the public purse.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Disqualification claims: a judge's view
Professional Support Lawyer, Matt Pope, hosted a learning and development event where leading insolvency expert, His Honour Judge Abbas Mithani QC, spoke about disqualifications from a judge's point of view.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
IAIR Annual Conference: insight from the Insolvency Service
In this blog, our senior leaders share their thoughts and reflections after attending the IAIR's Annual Conference and AGM.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
New investigative powers: enforcement success thanks to teamwork
At the end of 2021, the Insolvency Service secured new powers to tackle directors from abusing the dissolution process and walking away without paying their debts. In this blog, we explore how the agency secured several disqualifications in 2022 using the new powers to tackle bounce back loan abuse.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Our new offsite construction agreement has been awarded
CCS has awarded a new agreement for offsite construction, which aims to support the public sector to innovate, drive efficiency and continue to work towards their carbon net
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Positive voices: myth busting and living with HIV
To mark this year's World AIDS Day, the Insolvency Service's LGBT+ Network welcomed speakers from the Terrence Higgins Trust to share with staff their experiences of living with HIV.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Speak Up Week at the Insolvency Service
During Speak Up Week at the Insolvency Service, we held a number of events, while reminding colleagues of the importance of speaking out if they are uncomfortable, and the routes available to them should they want to raise concerns.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Uncovering potential at the Insolvency Service: Learning at Work Week
In our second blog to celebrate Learning at Work Week 2022 (LaWW), we look at why learning at work is so important to the Insolvency Service and what activities took place during LaWW.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Whatever you do, don't click on the link!
During International Fraud Awareness Week, Neil Freebury, our Head of Intelligence, talks about fraud and the importance of not clicking on that suspect link.
Updated: Tue Jan 31 2023
Helping businesses comply with the Funerals Order
To ensure funeral directors and crematorium operators comply with the Funerals Order, we've published new guidance. We're also now starting to take enforcement action to resolve compliance issues we've identified. The Funerals Order Anybody who has had to arrange a ...
Updated: Mon Jan 30 2023