Developing your skills rather than following the paths of others
...(and very few of us wear a bowler hat to work!). Becoming a more modern, diverse organisation is good for all of us. There’s plenty of evidence that more diverse...
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Celebrating progress towards a more diverse and inclusive Civil Service
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Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Diversity and inclusion
...serve. I was then exceptionally proud to be asked to co-present this year’s ceremony with Sophia Cannon, a barrister and respected social justice commentator, at HMRC in Whitehall on Tuesday...
Civil Service Awards 2015 Nominees: Dementia Policy Team
...a wide range of issues, the team showcased open policy-making by engaging with a range of key stakeholders, including people with dementia, their carers and advocates. The team used a...
Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2015
Now in their 9th year, these awards demonstrate the importance of putting diversity & inclusion at the heart of the Civil Service, and act as a platform to share best...
Volunteering to help others and our own skills
...international diplomacy, mostly in countries like Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. You probably don’t know that, on 28 October, I will become the Chair of the Civil Service Lifeboat Fund....
How do we help colleagues with disabilities feel supported?
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Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Philip Rutnam, Perm Secretary for the Department for Transport and Civil Service Disability Champion It’s been a whirlwind first six months as the new Civil Service Disability Champion. I’ve learnt...
Civil Service Live 2015: London round-up
This year's Civil Service Live series finished with 2 days at the QEII centre in London. Over 5,000 delegates took part workshops like CS Learning's hack, judging the final of the Innovation Challenge and hearing Frank Abagnale talking about identity theft. Here's 2 days worth of twitter comment...
Behind the scenes at tax credits renewals
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Ruth Owen and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, More digital
Having experienced a peak of 2.9 million calls in the last 2 days of the tax return deadline, Ruth Owen looks at how HMRC embraced digital to make customers lives easier.
You don’t need to move house to interchange
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders
...should be doing this as a matter of routine. Being part of one Civil Service with shared values and a passion for delivering for citizens wherever they live in the...
Cyber security is everyone’s responsibility
...can make you vulnerable? Are you aware of how your behaviour can impact the larger organisation? Many of us already share information on social media, whether through public Facebook pages,...