The Science Office is the Ministry of Justice’s home for applied science, a team bringing expertise in foresight strategy, emerging technology and the natural, physical and behavioural sciences, to some of the justice system’s toughest challenges. From countering drones that …
I have always been very open about my mental health. From a young age, I struggled with confidence, bullying, and sadly, self-harm. I strongly believe though that this greatly contributed to the empathetic and emotionally supportive person I am today. …
To coincide with Black History Month, Corrinne Bailey has written about her personal experience of being a black female in 2020. It’s that time of the year where being black is celebrated by all. However this year it’s front and …
"Video calling for prisoners might well be the best thing to come out of COVID in prisons." Phil Copple Director General HMPPS The Coronavirus outbreak forced many people to get to grips with using video technology as a safe way …
Back in May 2019, we started to migrate “prison finder” pages from justice.gov.uk to the GOV.UK website. Our main goal was to make sure the content really worked for our users while also moving us closer towards turning off an …
I’m Sam, and I’ve just finished an 8-week internship, looking into social media security from my bedroom. I got this placement through the CyberFirst Bursary scheme (a government and industry backed initiative), which I applied to during my final year …
Starting a new job is quite a daunting experience at the best of times. Starting a job during a global pandemic is something else. That said, starting at Office of the Public Guardian Digital has been positive. Getting started One …
Form Builder is a platform built by MoJ Digital and Technology for creating and publishing accessible online forms using components from the GOV.UK Design System. As the platform is easy to use, our team was able to create, test and …
This year has been an unusual assortment of changes for everyone. Our work, social lives and pastimes have changed in ways that we never would have expected at the end of 2019. One of the unusual but pleasant experiences I …
On Monday 16th March 2020 everything changed! It was the day that we were officially told that due to Covid-19 we would be working from home for the foreseeable future. As a recruiter in a world where face-to-face interviews is …
June is Pride month, an important time of the year to promote the dignity, equality and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group. It is also a time when LGBTQI allies, like me, need to …
