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Defra Publishes Summary of Responses and Government Response to Proposal to Extend UK REACH Submissions Deadlines

Defra stated that its preferred option is Option 1. Comments were due September 8, 2025. On December 22, 2025, Defra published a summary of responses and government response. The summary presents an ...
Diginomica

Defra - “A lot of energy being put into building digital expertise across the entire Defra Group”

In 2017, Digital needs to be at the heart of government. ‘A visible champion of the digital agenda for government and the UK’ is the vision, for one of Whitehall’s most high-profile Ministries - the ...
Computer Weekly

Legacy IT magnifies cyber risk for Defra, says NAO

While the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is making progress on tackling the “urgent service risks and vulnerabilities” introduced by historic under-investment in technology ...
Diginomica

Defra seeks COO to manage digital portfolio and Brexit transition

The successful candidate will command a salary of up to £140,000. Defra is one of the Whitehall departments set to have the biggest impact from Brexit. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural ...
Computer Weekly

Interview: John Seglias, chief digital information officer, Defra

John Seglias, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is facing one of the biggest challenges of his career – a complex digital ...