...Office become the powerhouse it is today? Organising Cabinet meetings and taking the record of the discussions – how boring is that? Well, it's not quite that simple. There is...
Sir Derek Jones, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government Today is international White Ribbon Day. Why should that matter to the Civil Service? Because every day, some of our own colleagues will...
...open to people of all social backgrounds, ethnicities and sexualities. That is why we are actively promoting our apprenticeship schemes beyond our traditional recruitment channels to applicants from lower socio-economic...
...make Britain a world leader in our response to fraud. Minister for the Constitution Chris Skidmore delivered a speech today on the steps the Government is taking to tackle fraud,...
...propose and tell us which would work well in practice. They also knew which changes would align with the experience of survivors of abuse. These perspectives led me to the...
Sir Jeremy Heywood Earlier today, a new memorial was unveiled in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London. The Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial will keep company with other nearby monuments to the Second...
...we are removing barriers and discrimination and introducing fairer recruitment and promotion practices, with initiatives including unconscious bias training and a name-blind approach to selection. The Fast Track Apprenticeship scheme...
...come with what you have done today. A civil servant volunteer added: The day was truly inspirational... I would be happy to volunteer if there is another event. But perhaps...
...the new electric bike from bicycle manufacturer Brompton. Describing my job to an 8-year-old might be the hardest communications challenge I’ve faced in recent weeks. I got caught out early...
...Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index. Today saw the first publication of that Index, which is available here. The Index compares performance on the core functions that every civil service delivers, such...
