Sir Jeremy Heywood Many congratulations to all those civil servants whose dedicated public service was recognised in the New Year's Honours List. The range of recipients brilliantly illustrates the great...
...a few. Within each lies a different skill-set, ask and impact, tailored to specific needs. But across their contributions, volunteers can provide new sources of expertise and resource, can enable...
Prof Sir Mark Walport One of the most striking features of the UK Civil Service is that people regularly tackle new problems or change roles. This requires them to develop...
Gareth Rhys Williams, Government Chief Commercial Officer I’m now 14 weeks into my new role as Government Chief Commercial Officer. I thought it would be good to share some thoughts...
...news for our efficiency – perhaps less good for our work/life balance, but that’s a topic for another day. At HMRC, until recently, we’d have struggled to claim that our...
...benefits, or help in extending their visa. So, who should you be thinking about nominating for this new award? One, incidentally, that civil servants themselves said they wanted to see....
...and achievement. Stephen built a new leadership team at GDS and continued to provide supportive, environment for the team to excel at what it does. Under his leadership, GDS has...
...The Policy Profession has recently adopted a new curriculum for learning that stresses analytical skills. The systematic use of analytics is taking hold in many operational areas from tax gathering...
...to have the skills and tools to do the best possible job. New approaches to policymaking, the increasing availability of data, and the development of evidence-based and behavioural insight techniques...
...the United Nations General Assembly. Its aim is to promote an understanding of disability issues, galvanise action that addresses barriers to access for people with disabilities, and draw attention to...
