As a civil servant of nearly 20 years, I thought all of Government was the same. However, just over 4 years ago I discovered a place where things are done a little differently. I work for the Ministry of Justice …
Many of us have been working at home for several months now under lots of different circumstances. In March, with the first national lockdown it felt like a bit of a shock to the system knowing that we would be …
I remember all too vividly, a month or so before lockdown turning to Amanda Smith, one of my peers, and saying - this is going to hit us - what are we going to do about it? Never in a …
There is a meme doing the rounds on social media asking people to describe 2020 as a food. Many responses are typically foods that many came to despise as a child; however my response was a little more, um, quirky. …
Today is International Day of Persons with a Disability - a day to celebrate and to look towards the future and the creation of a world where a person is not defined by their disabilities, but by their abilities. Disability …
As a new mom and a new starter at MoJ, working and looking after a child during a global pandemic has not always been smooth sailing but there has been a lot of support and ways to get help from …
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 …
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