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...wherever it exists. Until recently, it was strongly felt that to become a Permanent Secretary you needed to join the Civil Service through the Fast Stream and spend some time...
Lin is a qualified lawyer with many years’ experience as a chief executive in local and central government, including Suffolk County Council, Birmingham City Council, the Home Office and the Department for Transport.
...wherever it exists. Until recently, it was strongly felt that to become a Permanent Secretary you needed to join the Civil Service through the Fast Stream and spend some time...
...He did a simple experiment of watching a parent and child work together on a task he'd set them. The task was to use an electronic toy to draw a...
Lin Homer looks at the extraordinary things the money collected by self-assessment funds across the government.
Lin Homer, Permanent Secretary at HMRC, gives her personal reflections on managing difficult conversations following the publication guidance on this issue by the Business Disability Forum.
Lin Homer, Permanent Secretary at HMRC, talks about sickness absence in the Civil Service and what we are doing to reduce the number of average number of working days lost due to sickness.
Lin Homer talks about welcoming the next cohort of Fast Track apprentices at the induction event, and how the first cohort have already contributed in her office.
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