Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

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Tin Lid Protection (TLP) Ltd, drone security specialists, have achieved the Commissioner’s third party certification mark for their UAVs surveillance cameras.

The Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM) mission will improve climate models and, therefore, climate prediction.

A rapid call, launched in response to COVID-19, has trialled and installed a new method which cuts costs and cleaning times across the Welsh Ambulance Service

GAD continues its commitment to develop data science capabilities across our teams.

People from across the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) continued to support the government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.

GAD provides varying levels of support to the departments in preparation of their pension scheme cashflow forecasts for the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) provides advice to trustees of a number of funded pension schemes, which cover over 300,000 members with combined assets of around £30 billion.

Schools group United Learning has taken a trust-wide approach to designing and delivering innovative flexible working solutions.

We developed our webinar programme in response to the lockdown restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic.

White Meadows has used flexible working to recruit and keep high-calibre staff, supporting their path from special measures to a good Ofsted rating.

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DfE supported disadvantaged children and young people by procuring technology to help them access remote education and social care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Lessons learnt from the CMA’s investigation into 3 major suppliers of groundworks products to the construction industry after they broke competition law.

Lessons learned from the CMA’s investigation into 2 of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead, who broke competition law by taking part in a business cartel.

The MHRA is committed to speeding up access to innovative new medicines for patients.

Case study scenarios showing when an export licence may be needed in university teaching or research environments.

The FCDO Smart Sustainable Cities project is led by the British Embassy Madrid and funded by the Prosperity Fund. It brings together selected European and UK cities to showcase best practice and provides opportunities for kn…

Army Reservist Niall Raeper swapped the energy sector for the fight against COVID-19.

A good practice approach within the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) shows how continuous improvement can improve performance.

Retrieval of high hazard materials from the Sellafield (LP&S) was an area of specific focus to urgently reducing the intolerable risk that they pose.

The NDA has endorsed a site-specific approach to Magnox reactor decommissioning which will involve a mix of decommissioning strategies.

A new framework to allow operators to balance the overall safety and environmental risks associated with remediation and consider a broader range of options in pursuit of the optimised solution.

The complex transfer campaign with an array of technical, logistical, safety and security considerations.

The Thermal Treatment Integrated Project Team carried out work to understand waste applicability, technology capability and economic aspects.

Optimising site funding, balancing container and operations costs with infrastructure costs.

A group-wide project was launched last year to help everyone feel more able to talk openly about mental health in the workplace and ensure that our people understand how to access help if they need it.

Purple Lumi raised the operational resilience of the NDA group by simulating a series of cyber attacks which required different parts of the sector to work together, sharing information to defeat the aggressor.

Development of a decommissioning toolkit of scalable, transferable and integrated solutions which would drive safer, faster and cheaper decommissioning.

A full review of the Nucleargraduates programme approach and content was undertaken to ensure that it continues to be attractive to the brightest and best graduates and maintain this key pipeline of talent for both the NDA g…

A scheme intended to ensure greater opportunities by removing barriers which may be perceived when engaging with larger companies.

Ensuring appropriate, accessible records essential for safe interim storage, future completion, transport and ultimate disposition of waste packages.

The NDA helped financial contribution helped Scrabster Harbour Trust secure additional funding from other sources to invest £20 million in developing its facilities.

In 2013 we concluded the development of our strategy to remove unirradiated nuclear material from Dounreay and consolidate it at Sellafield.

Since the Fukushima Daiichi incident in 2011, the UK has increased its support to Japan, using its experience to assist with decommissioning challenges.

MOD and the NDA have both made commitments to work together to manage nuclear liabilities in the national interest.

How the Food Standards Agency updated and moved the whole organisation to the cloud.

RAF Reservist Flight Lieutenant Mark Grange has been mobilised twice in the last year, from running a Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) to acting as the link between defence and civil authorities.

Trombone player Corporal Tracy Llewellyn of the Royal Welsh Band says she couldn’t wish for a better part-time job which she combines with working on the family farm near Abergavenny.

HMS Cambria is the brand new £11-million state-of-the-art home to three Maritime Reserve units.

Sea cadet John Challenger was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to young people during Covid-19.

How the Legal Services are GREAT virtual trade mission supported legal professionals to expand their businesses internationally.

L&Q was one of the first housing associations to enter into a strategic partnership with Homes England when the scheme launched in 2018.

Becoming a joint strategic partner (together with NCHA) has enabled Longhurst Group to deliver even more of the homes that are needed, where they are needed most.

Sovereign was part of the first wave of Homes England Strategic Partnerships, announced in October 2018.

Together Housing Group’s strategic partnership with Homes England has given the housing association the investment and flexibility to adapt to the changing housing market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a grant of just over £88m, the housing association committed to delivering an additional 1,408 new home starts by the end of March 2022.

Since being awarded joint strategic partnership status with Longhurst in 2019, Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) has been able to greater realise their vision of ‘more homes, great services, better lives’.

Through a bespoke programme, backed by industry leaders, BuildForce matches skilled service leavers and veterans with meaningful careers in construction and the built environment.

Bond support scheme releases working capital to help fulfil export contract and target new business.