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Civil Service Awards 2021: shortlist revealed

Civil Service Blog Team, 11 November 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Drumroll... We can now present the shortlisted nominees for the prestigious Civil Service Awards 2021! Today, the Civil Service Awards 2021 officially unveiled the shortlist ahead of next month’s award ceremony, following a record number of entries. Following a refresh …

9 Reasons Why: you must tune into Civil Service Live!

Civil Service Blog Team, 26 May 2021 - A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Civil Service Learning

There’s a growing buzz with the return of Civil Service Live (16-17 June) just three weeks away. Lorraine McBride has the lowdown on what you can expect from the online event. One of the biggest staff events in Europe …

Civil Service Awards 2020: The Science Award

Civil Service Blog Team, 12 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work

It’s a sign of true recognition when Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser and now a household name from the Downing Street briefings, announces your name as the winner of the Science Award. The International Travel Risk Assessment team, …

Civil Service Awards 2020: The Rising Star Award

Civil Service Blog Team, 12 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion

Rising Star Award winner Abigail Agyei has certainly made an impression in her work at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This award, announced by Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, recognises a civil servant …

Civil Service Awards 2020: Resilience and Rapid Response Award

Civil Service Blog Team, 12 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Improved outcomes

A great example of cross-government collaboration is the ‘dream team’ which developed the NHS Get An Isolation Note service in March 2020. Combining the might of DHSC, DWP, NHSX and NHS Digital, they beat almost 200 nominees to emerge as …

Civil Service Awards 2020: Public Service Award

Civil Service Blog Team, 12 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work

When the coronavirus pandemic emerged in early 2020, the natural reaction for millions of Brits was to worry how they would pay their bills and keep a roof over their heads. Fortunately, the joint HM Revenue & Customs and HM …

Civil Service Awards 2020: Project Delivery Excellence

Civil Service Blog Team, 11 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, More skilled, Skilled people

DWP received well-deserved recognition in the Project Delivery Excellence category for the Virtual Machine Environment-Replacement (Jobseeker’s Allowance). This was a project to replace DWP's ageing legacy systems within the UK's National Critical Infrastructure, and was the biggest of its kind …

Civil Service Awards 2020: Policy and Use of Evidence

Civil Service Blog Team, 11 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Better policymaking, Improved outcomes, Skilled people

The esteemed Policy & Use of Evidence award for a team which has shown excellence in the field of policy-making was presented by Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, accompanied by Rohan Malik, UK&I Government & …

Civil Service Awards 2020: Inspirational Leadership

Civil Service Blog Team, 11 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders

Chris Atkinson from the Northern Ireland Office scooped the highly-coveted Inspirational Leadership Award. Chris drove the work to establish a payments scheme to recognise and support people living with permanent disablement caused by an incident related to 'The Troubles' in …

Civil Service Awards 2020: The Innovation Award

Civil Service Blog Team, 10 March 2021 - A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work

The Home Office's Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) team won the Innovation Award for their work solving public safety challenges using data and technology, at a pace demanded by a fast-changing world. The Innovation Award is for the outstanding advancement or …

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