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
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
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
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
PM call with leaders of US, Germany, France Italy: 25 January 2023
The Prime Minister spoke to the leaders of the United States, Germany, France and Italy yesterday afternoon.
Updated: Thu Jan 26 2023
Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture in Burns Night Downing Street reception
Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture and the integral contribution it makes to the fabric of the UK at Number 10 reception this evening.
Updated: Thu Jan 26 2023
Thinking of a career change? Switch to be a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) professional
Four professionals reflect on how and why they changed career path and share top tips for making the switch
Updated: Thu Jan 26 2023
Heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies Joint Statement Expressing Support for Ukraine
The heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies release a joint statement expressing support for Ukraine.
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
Learning on-the-job has proven to be a great career move for neurodivergent apprentice Hannah
PR and Communications apprentice, Hannah Mead joined HMRC at the beginning of 2022 in the Sustainability team. Here she shares her experiences of learning on-the-job and her top tips for navigating ADHD in the workplace. Building on my existing skills ...
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
PM call with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
The Prime Minister spoke to the Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar yesterday afternoon.
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
Join our housing customer forum
You're invited to join our new housing customer forum to share best practice. The first topic will be buying housing maintenance and repairs.
Updated: Mon Jan 23 2023
My journey as an international working at HMRC
About me Hi, I'm Prerna - I would like to share my experiences as an international working for HMRC. I moved to the UK from India in 2017 with my husband. In India, I worked as an Interior Designer for ...
Updated: Mon Jan 23 2023
Census 2021 data show overall health improves since 2011
The latest findings from Census 2021 show the proportion of people who reported to be in very good health increased over the previous decade.
Updated: Thu Jan 19 2023