Meet the parents... of National Citizen Service teenagers

If you're a parent of teenagers, what will they be doing this half-term? Two civil servants have a tip for you - and them.
A range of blogs illustrating the theme of the same name, one of the four supporting pillars of the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service'.
The strapline for this theme is: "A brilliant Civil Service will provide efficient, trusted services designed around user need to deliver improved outcomes for the country."
The three other pillars are: Effective leaders; Skilled people; A great place to work.
If you're a parent of teenagers, what will they be doing this half-term? Two civil servants have a tip for you - and them.
The 'Columbus' programme, which is managing HMRC's exit from the ASPIRE IT contract, is the largest IT transformation programme in Europe.
Want to avoid those long inspection queues at airports when entering the United States? Now, you can.