The PACAC experience

UK National Statistician John Pullinger describes the experience of giving oral evidence at a recent hearing of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - and how civil servants helped him prepare for it.
UK National Statistician John Pullinger describes the experience of giving oral evidence at a recent hearing of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - and how civil servants helped him prepare for it.
As the categories for the 2016 Civil Service Awards are announced, Jeremy Heywood reveals what civil servants said they wanted to see in the list.
There's another chance for civil servants to win a once-in-a-lifetime learning and development trip to California in the Civil Service Live 2016 Innovation Challenge.
Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Champion Sue Owen urges civil servants to mark the anniversary by setting a new record for nominations.
After 16 years in the Civil Service, Elizabeth Dymond is now a director of The Charity for Civil Servants and about to take part in its biggest fundraising event, the Walking Challenge – and you can join her.
Moving at speed from the Smith Commission recommendations, to a Bill, to an Act has been "a challenge and an historic achievement" for the hundreds of civil servants involved in the devolution of new powers to Scotland.
Getting the best deal for government is essential, say Jeremy Heywood and John Manzoni – which is why strengthening commercial capability in the Civil Service is one of their top priorities.
Sir Jonathan Stephens believes the motivation for doing a good job is as much about the environment you work in as it is about what you do.
Civil Service Live 2016, the big learning event of the year for civil servants, is built around four themes and a vision of what the Civil Service needs to look like in 2020.
The achievement of civil servants in bringing electoral registration into the 21st century hasn't received the attention it deserves, says Philip Rycroft.