On 24 February 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 came into force, driving greater efficiency, transparency, and fairness in public sector procurement. The Act introduces stronger rules on the exclusion of suppliers where they pose particular risks to public procurement. Changes ...
Read how a temporary promotion lead to Leonardo Mazzone helping his new team to overcome some demanding challenges.
Louise Smyth CBE looks back on a transformative year for Companies House, and sets out what's ahead for 2025.
Every 5 years, Ofwat (the water services regulation authority) decides how much money people should pay for water and sewerage services.
A robust, independent competition regime should both drive growth and investment, and uphold consumer interests. This was at the heart of a speech I gave at Chatham House last November, and a view shared by our new Chair in his ...
When setting up a company, you must choose an appropriate company name. Learn more about our approach to company names.
Department of Business and Trade's (DBT) Chief Data Officer Sian Thomas reflects on how a Data Challenge showcased the power of automation, big data analytics and the benefits of collaboration between Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and core teams
The government has set out economic growth as its top priority and has done so for good and sound reasons. Without growth, there is no money to support the rebuilding of our vital public services and no prosperity for hardworking ...
Cross government AI professionals met to share ideas from their different AI initiatives.
The Small Business Commissioner is an independent public body, tackling unfavourable payment practices in the UK. Here's everything you need to know about their new Fair Payment Code.
We are launching a new round of secondment opportunities for lawyers, to start on 7 April 2025. Since its launch in June 2018, almost 60 secondees from over 20 law firms have taken part in the programme and we are now ...
In today's rapidly evolving technological and digital landscape, staying ahead of emerging trends is more important than ever. Being on the front foot - so that regulators and governments can keep pace with fast-moving markets - will help ensure that ...
Discover the digital opportunities of working for DBT in Belfast.
How customer support teams can help product teams to experience the challenges that their users face
How we are using user-centred design to transform and update the Department for Business and Trade's intranet
Are you a member of a supermarket loyalty scheme? If so, do you trust that the loyalty discounts are as good as they seem, and that you are getting a good deal? The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is working ...
We'll soon be required to verify the identity of anyone who's submitting information to the public register, including those acting on behalf of a company. Find out how this could affect you.
We're running stronger checks on company names which may give a false or misleading impression to the public. Find out how this may affect you or your company.
Read about the role of an intelligence officer at Companies House.
How our Redbox trial showed us how generative AI can improve our ways of working.
Do you use an algorithm to guide your pricing decisions? Maybe you get pricing recommendations using software or an external supplier that uses an algorithm? Or perhaps you sell pricing software solutions? The use of pricing algorithms is widespread these days ...
At the Financial Times Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit today, I shared some of the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) evolving thinking on the foundational role of competition in the UK's growth mission, and how we have been challenging ourselves on ...
How we made it easier to find the answers to complex questions on Great.gov.uk.
The Delivery and Product communities explore how to improve communication and strengthen connections with colleagues.
We're taking action to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas.
