Disability and inclusion – The Global Disability Summit

Matthew Rycroft looks at the inclusion lessons from the recent Global Disability Summit.
Matthew Rycroft looks at the inclusion lessons from the recent Global Disability Summit.
Cabinet Office's Jake McClure, currently on a secondment with City & Guilds Group, extols the value of volunteering as an enterprise adviser supporting young people into a career.
Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Work & Pensions, shares what he’s learnt about leadership since joining the Civil Service in 1991 and now leading the biggest government department.
Demonstrating its commitment to protecting public services and fighting economic crime, the Government is launching a new Counter Fraud profession. John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service, explains why this is necessary.
Who's in line for a Diversity & Inclusion Award?
The first conference on mental health in the Civil Service took place last month. Philip Rutnam and Jonathan Jones report on a successful day.
Dr Patrick Vallance, the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession, reflects on his early months in the post and on the role of science in government.
Jonathan Jones writes about the development of a unified expert commercial law service for government, and how this complements commercial capability building across Whitehall.
Alison Saunders writes about how apprenticeships are providing an influx of energy and skills for the Crown Prosecution Service and increasing diversity in its workforce.
DfT's Kulvinder Bassi writes about his experience as a double Civil Service Award winner - and urges fellow civil servants to make their own nominations for the 2018 awards.