The Government Data Science Partnership (GDSP) brings together public servants to share knowledge about data science. It’s a collaboration between the Government Digital Service (GDS), Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
...for a live service, providing the team makes significant progress during the beta phase in developing its formal policy and releasing its code. Use of design patterns and style guide...
...between policy and implementation is a concern for the assessment panel. In particular, the perceived need for secrecy which has hampered the user research portion of the project and prevented...
...greater than 6 months. The service offers a structured contact route for individuals who are encountering problems either with enrolling their biometric features as part of an application for permission...
...need to make the process quicker for both the patient (where time sadly really is of the essence) and for the GP - one observation was that for a GP...
...team to follow and for other teams to emulate. They explained how they now have a fully functioning development environment with integrated testing. Their process for getting code deployed is...
...Some of the pages formerly within the Highway Code section of GOV.UK There are a number of options you may consider in solving such requests, and some are better...
...tests for your code. Instead of spending time configuring your test suite, we have set up the pytest framework for you, as well as coverage.py for code coverage, so you...
...public beta that is intelligently shaped to meet user needs. The model includes phone and face-to-face support for those who need it, and provides alternative support options for those currently...
...right tools. For this reason, we highly recommend checking out the "Quality assurance of code for analysis and research" online book, written by the Quality and Improvement team at the...
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