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A Brilliant Civil Service

A range of blog posts illustrating the vision of:

"A brilliant Civil Service that helps to keep the United Kingdom prosperous and secure, supporting the governments we serve in
implementing their commitments and delivering high quality services for the public."

Blogs in this category will illustrate aspects of the vision and how it is being implemented across the organisation under its four supporting pillars: Improved outcomes; Effective leaders; Skilled people; A great place to work.

Register for Civil Service Live 2017

John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, 27 April 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Registration for Civil Service Live 2017, the annual learning showcase for the organisation, is now open. This year, as John Manzoni explains, the event is built around the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service'.

Achieving gender equality and making it permanent

Melanie Dawes, 3 April 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Following a recent meeting of 24 female permanent secretaries, past and present, Melanie Dawes reflects on progress towards gender equality in the Civil Service.

Changing horizons, raising aspiration

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, 30 March 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Jeremy Heywood reviews a groundbreaking event attended by over 700 school students and 230 Civil Service volunteers to raise young people's career aspirations.

Improving commercial capability helps us all

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, 15 March 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Jeremy Heywood reports on how the Civil Service is building a stronger commercial function.

Awards for ‘A Brilliant Civil Service’ – your monthly chance to shine

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, 3 March 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

A new awards scheme recognises exceptional work by individuals or teams that supports the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service', as Jeremy Heywood explains.

Protecting the public purse

Lesley Hume, 21 February 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Unified open and accountable

Lesley Hume, head of the Fraud, Error & Debt team in Cabinet Office, explains how we can all help to counter fraud and safeguard taxpayers' money.

The future of digital government

Kevin Cunnington, 9 February 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, More digital

Government Digital Service Director General Kevin Cunnington sets out the Government Transformation Strategy, the next step in creating digital government and modern public services.

The Civil Service – adapting to the challenge of the times

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, 27 January 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Sir Jeremy Heywood responds to a report on the Civil Service from the Institute for Government.

A modern approach to apprenticeships in the Civil Service

John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, 26 January 2017 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Chief Executive of the Civil Service John Manzoni explains why the new Civil Service Apprenticeship Strategy is so important to the future of the organisation.

Changing the way we work

John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, 21 December 2016 — A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Following the announcement of the new Government Hub at Canary Wharf, John Manzoni encourages nominations for The Way We Work (TW3) Awards celebrating the transformation of Civil Service work and workplaces.