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The Fight Against Fraud and Covid Vaccine Scammers

Laura Eshelby, Deputy Director Public Sector Fraud, Counter Fraud Function, 5 August 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, Uncategorized

Even a pandemic couldn’t prevent criminals targeting public services and people vulnerable to fraud in an audacious attempt to con them. Report: Laura Eshelby. COVID-19 forced us across the UK to work virtually, and for many of us, from our …

COVID’s Impact on Grief

Adam Land, Senior Director at the Competition and Markets Authority, 3 August 2021 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service

As lockdown eases, life slowly returns to normal but for those bereaved, COVID has wreaked a devastating impact. Part 4 in our Bereavement and Loss series by Adam Land. Death during normal times is tough to cope with, however, during …

Putting disability at the heart of everything we do

Sarah Healey, DCMS Permanent Secretary and CS Disability Champion, 28 July 2021 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

The National Disability Strategy aims to improve disabled people’s everyday lives. Learn more about the Civil Service’s commitment to support disabled civil servants to thrive at work. Today the Government has published the National Disability Strategy, which aims to tackle …

Power of Collective Wisdom!

Philip Humphries, 27 July 2021 - A Skilled Civil Service, Uncategorized

More than 5,000 civil servants were hungry to learn why ‘Knowledge is Power’ at this summer's Civil Service Live. Philip Humphries explains how the the Knowledge and Information Management profession can help all civil servants best manage their knowledge and …

From Fossil Fuels to Clean and Green

Katherine Wright, Deputy Director Public Sector and Local Energy, BEIS, 26 July 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

The story so far! How £1bn government funding is transforming public buildings on the way to the UK’s goal of net zero ready. Across the UK work is underway to improve hundreds of buildings at the heart of our communities, …

Meet the Top Team

Gosia McBride, 20 July 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Uncategorized

Every Prime Minister has an indispensable backroom team. Gosia McBride on what it's like working in the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat on the PM’s top priorities and seeing your work make headlines? First In Family To Go To University …

How to have the BEST SUMMER EVER!

Andy Cope, Civil Service Live speaker, author, trainer and learning junkie, 19 July 2021 - A great place to work

Civil Service Live speaker, author, trainer and learning junkie Andy Cope shares a few timely tips how to squeeze the most of out of your summer. Your 2020 foreign trip was rolled over until this summer. Now you’ve had to …

My Life, My Career

Clare Nasir, 15 July 2021 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

TV meteorologist and Met Office civil servant Clare Nasir takes a look back over her extraordinary 28-year career. “I would do this job for nothing,” – I recently admitted to my colleague Adrian. We were having one of those inspired …

Inside Policy: Laptops for learning in lockdown

Graham Archer, Director for Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra-Curricular, Department for Education, 13 July 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Better policymaking

Graham Archer, Director for Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra-Curricular, Department for Education, speaks about the challenge of delivering more than 1.3 million laptops and tablets to UK pupils in lockdown. It has been a trademark feature of working in this pandemic …

Take 5 Minutes - and Help Beat Meeting Fatigue

Adrian Chesson, Deputy Director Economics Statistics Development, Delivery and Support Office for National Statistics, 5 July 2021 - A great place to work, Better policymaking

Adrian Chesson offers some simple tips on how taking just five minutes can create a little bit of space to give a big boost to your wellbeing. I am proud to be part of a team here at the Office …

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