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Update on our review of tackling harassment and misconduct

Sue Owen, Permanent Secretary for DCMS and the Civil Service LGB&TI Champion

Update on our review of tackling harassment and misconduct

Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Champion Sue Owen, who is leading the review, gives a progress report.

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Supporting young people with autism gain Civil Service experience

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 29 March 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion

Find out about how Amy, Jonathan and Damon were introduced to working in the Civil Service through paid work experience placements.

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Lessons from Fast Stream Policy Base Camp

Posted by: Sophie Dannreuther and Daniel Mills, Posted on: 21 March 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Effective leaders
Civil Service Fast Streamers at learning event

Two Fast Streamers reflect on learning from leaders about designing real-world solutions to real-world policy problems.

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Unconscious bias and being 'the person your dog thinks you are'

Posted by: Kevin Oliver, Posted on: 20 March 2018 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion

Regular diversity and inclusion blogger Kevin Oliver describes what 'unconscious bias' means to him.

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Shared Services – making government digital on the inside too

Posted by: Matthew Coats, Posted on: 19 March 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Head and shoulders of Matthew Coats

Matthew Coats describes the development of new digital services to make it easier for civil servants to manage their everyday business as employees, such as performance management and checking payslips.

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Standing up for Civil Service integrity

Posted by: Jonathan Slater, Posted on: 16 March 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Head shot of Jonathan Slater, Permanent Secretary, Department of Education

Jonathan Slater, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, describes three recent reminders of why maintaining integrity remains at the heart of everything civil servants do.

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Personal disability stories: Part 3 – Hannah's story

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Posted on: 16 March 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Philip Rutnam introduces a personal account from a young civil servant who says her disability is one of a number of important characteristics that make her who she is.

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Be a parent or pursue a career? I choose to do both

Posted by: Jamie Turner, Posted on: 15 March 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Smarter working
Father and young daughter on river boat

Career or children? Jamie Turner explains why it needn't be a choice.

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Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting 2018

Posted by: Sir Simon McDonald, Posted on: 12 March 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 logo

Sir Simon McDonald looks forward to the first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in the UK since 1997.

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Birmingham revisited

Posted by: Bernadette Kelly, Posted on: 9 March 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
New Street Station complex

Born-and-bred Brummie Bernadette Kelly explains why she now sees the city in a different light.

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There are cracks in the glass ceiling – how do we break it?

Posted by: Antonia Romeo, Posted on: 8 March 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Antonio Romeo on International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, Antonia Romeo looks at progress on equality for women and the drive for greater diversity and inclusion in her own department.

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