The Spending Review and what it means for the Civil Service

...the number of civil servants fell by about 20%. While today’s Spending Review inevitably means that the service will continue to get smaller, our best assessment is that it will...
...the number of civil servants fell by about 20%. While today’s Spending Review inevitably means that the service will continue to get smaller, our best assessment is that it will...
...the ghettos and death camps. For me, remembering the Holocaust means remembering how fortunate my family were to escape to Britain. It means remembering the hatred which meant that they...
...that they serve. I believe that the Civil Service’s greatest single asset is its people. Some of the most brilliant people in the world join the British Government, and I...
...people, for instance, don’t realise that mental health problems are as common as they are and are surprised that one in four people are affected every year. So the chances...
...over the coming years. This will force us to be increasingly aware of what can and can’t be achieved; what our real priorities for delivery are, and hence where we...
...ways colleagues in the governments approach their work and to see what it’s like working elsewhere. It’s surprising just how much you can learn in one day, or one week,...
...in the service. However, it is clear that diversity is not evenly spread throughout the organisation, and particularly at the most senior levels. Sustained focus Today, we publish TAP 2016,...
...But you can’t manage what you can’t measure. We can only truly tackle the inequalities that exist in our workplaces if we face up to them, and if we know...
...the referendum that I wanted to see. But, along with other members of the Government, I have heard what the people of this country have said, and respect the result....
...that encourage a breadth of experience and a depth of expertise. We need planned and considered movement that builds skills and expertise where they are needed, while recognising that it...