Apprentices who remind us why we do the job
DFID Permanent Secretary Mark Lowcock reflects on what apprentices bring to the Civil Service.
Civil Service Leaders
What we've learned from Policy School
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on:
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Better policymaking, Civil Service Leaders
Jeremy Heywood applauds the results of the latest Cabinet Office Policy School for civil servants.
My apprenticeship route to Permanent Secretary
Jon Thompson kicks off National Apprenticeship Week by explaining what being an apprentice did for his career.
Distributed ledgers: changing the way government does business
Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport challenges Civil Service leaders to identify the best opportunities for exploiting the transformative potential of distributed ledger technology.
Why we can’t afford to wait for gender parity
Scottish Government Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans marks International Women's Day (8 March) by looking at progress in the Civil Service on closing the gender pay gap.
Defra’s new strategy - simply better
As Defra Permanent Secretary Clare Moriarty explains, at every stage of creating the department's new strategy, the aim was to keep it simple and clear.
Helping government govern well, within the rule of law
Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones explains how good legal services support good government.
Three months on: How the FCO has been taking on the Spending Review challenge
Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Secretary for the FCO I started as Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 1 September last year. Three days later I had...
Single Departmental Plans have arrived
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John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders
John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Today we publish the single departmental plans which I blogged on last July. The plans identify objectives...
DWP pilot's cutting-edge technology for deaf customers
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Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Sir Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary DWP New video technology being piloted by my department could make a huge difference to our deaf and hard of hearing customers. The Video Relay...