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A message from the Cabinet Secretary

Dame Antonia Romeo

A message from the Cabinet Secretary

Dame Antonia Romeo was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service on 19 February 2026. In her first message to the organisation, she set out her reflections on the role and her pride in public service.

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Personal disability stories: Part 2

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 11 January 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing
Father and son at Twickenham stadium

Civil Service Disability Champion Philip Rutnam introduces the second in a series of blogs in which civil servants with disabilities tell their stories.

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A year of challenge and achievement

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 21 December 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Head and shoulders of Jeremy Heywood

Jeremy Heywood looks back at 2017.

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Disability role-modelling and resilience: three approaches

Posted by: Ben Merrick, Director, Joint Funds Unit, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 20 December 2017 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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Using his recent experience of handling a complex crisis as an example, FCO disability role model Ben Merrick gives his three top pieces of advice for coping with what life and work throws at you.

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An update on the Armed Forces Covenant

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 19 December 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Stephen Lovegrove looks at activity under the Armed Forces Covenant in 2017, what's to come, and how we can all support it.

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Narrowing the gender pay gap

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 18 December 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Cartoon of a man and woman on opposite ends of a see-saw, the man's end higher

Jeremy Heywood on how the Civil Service is working to narrow the gender pay gap, as part of its wider diversity and inclusion strategy.

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What's different about Wales?

Posted by: Shan Morgan, Posted on: 18 December 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Devolution
Detail from logo of Welsh Government showing head and shoulders of stylised dragon.

Shan Morgan reflects on almost a year as Permanent Secretary for the Welsh Government and how devolution has changed the landscape the Civil Service operates in.

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EU exit negotiations – moving on to the next phase

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 15 December 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Overlapping UK and EU flags

Jeremy Heywood writes about the Civil Service contribution to a significant milestone in the process of EU withdrawal.

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Why government email is changing (for the better)

Posted by: Mark Smith, Posted on: 14 December 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service
Image of two hands on a computer keyboard

Mark Smith, Head of the Public Services Network at Government Digital Service, explains why email addresses across government are going to change, and what it means for civil servants.

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Flying the flag for government finance

Posted by: Betty Sturgeon, Posted on: 13 December 2017 - Categories: Effective leaders, Skilled people
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Government Finance Academy Deputy Director Betty Sturgeon on support for building financial skills.

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Professionalising the delivery of change

Posted by: Steve Vine, Posted on: 13 December 2017 - Categories: Programme and project delivery, Skilled people
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Steve Vine, head of the Project Delivery Profession at the Ministry of Justice, believes project professionals who know how to deliver change have a big role to play in transforming government.

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