Championing faith and belief in the Civil Service
...people inside and outside the Civil Service about faith and belief, which have helped shape my thinking about this new role. I’ve received offers of help (thank you!) and have...
...people inside and outside the Civil Service about faith and belief, which have helped shape my thinking about this new role. I’ve received offers of help (thank you!) and have...
...the programme. What made this wave different was that they were the first to come through the new purpose-built assessment centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. This was introduced in 2016 as part...
...most vulnerable by 2020. We knew that this would be a major task, and that it could not be achieved by one department alone. True partnership To fulfil this ambition,...
...we were constantly testing our thinking with people who knew what would and wouldn’t work, and refining policy ideas. Our Secretary of State was keen that the Green Paper was...
...change. The input of senior officials from a wide range of countries (including Canada, Estonia, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, Slovakia, and the UK) was particularly valuable to...
...government of the day with integrity, honesty, impartiality and objectivity. And it’s adding new dimensions, in the devolved administrations and the expanding functions and professions. The ‘other’ professions The emergence...
...Lord) Rayner, Margaret Thatcher’s efficiency advisor. I remember the excitement the report generated across the Civil Service, with its bold call for managing all operational delivery work through a new...
...new recruitment tool called ‘Applied’ that will help us to realise this vision, and which I will talk more about in this blog. It is worth reiterating why we care...
Emma Jones, Small Business Crown Representative In July 2016, I became the new Small Business Crown Representative. The role is focused on working with central government to ensure the target...
...initiative to set up the Cabinet Office’s Open Innovation Team, a new unit dedicated to helping departments generate analysis and ideas by deepening collaboration with academics. Supported by Research Councils...