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Civil Service Awards 2019 - Week of Winners: Digital Award

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 22 January 2020 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Improved outcomes
The HM Passport Office winners of the Digital Award, with award presenter Clare Moriarty, Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the EU

The award-winning team behind HM Passport Office's Digital Customer Service replaced a complex, multi-section paper form with an online application designed to make application easier, quicker and more accurate.

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Civil Service Awards 2019 - Week of Winners: Developing People Award

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 22 January 2020 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work
The Care Leaver Policy Team winners of the Developing People Award, with award presenter Elizabeth Gardiner (right), Permanent Secretary of the Government in Parliament Group in the Cabinet Office

The 2019 Civil Service Award for Developing People was won by the Department for Education's Care Leaver Policy Team and HR Recruitment Team.

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Richard Heaton reveals shortlist for the Civil Service Awards 2019

Posted by: Sir Richard Heaton, Posted on: 10 October 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Civil Service Awards 2019 logo

Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary Richard Heaton unveils the shortlisted nominations for this year’s Civil Service Awards and reminds us why they they are so important.

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December’s ‘A Brilliant Civil Service’ award to celebrate Green Action

Posted by: Tamara Finkelstein, Posted on: 2 October 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work
Logo of the Year of Green Action 2019

In December, for the first time, the monthly award for 'A Brilliant Civil Service' will be framed around a specific initiative - activity by teams or individuals towards the Defra-backed Year of Green Action.

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Six lessons I've learnt through Team Chaffinch and the Junior Leaders Academy

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team and Gail Peck, Posted on: 26 June 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Health & Wellbeing
Gail Peck standing in front of a banner with the legend A Brilliant Civil Service

After two years promoting health and wellbeing in the Civil Service through Team Chaffinch, its outgoing leader, Gail Peck, sets out the six most important things she's learnt.

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One month left to nominate for the Civil Service Awards 2019

Posted by: Sir Mark Sedwill, Posted on: 25 June 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
The Civil Service Awards 2019 logo

With just four weeks left before nominations for the 2019 Civil Service Awards close, Mark Sedwill says the awards are a fantastic opportunity to shine a light on some of the brilliant work of civil servants.

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A strategic approach to government innovation

Posted by: Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Posted on: 13 June 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders, Skilled people
Head shot of Minister Oliver Dowden

Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden introduces the new Government Technology Innovation Strategy, designed to help us take advantage of new and emerging technologies and work better and smarter.

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Civil servants recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

Posted by: Sir Mark Sedwill, Posted on: 10 June 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Two honours medals side by side with ribbons attached.

Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill pays tribute to all the recipients – including over 100 civil servants – of awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2019.

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UK tops international index of civil service performance

Posted by: Sir Mark Sedwill, Posted on: 29 April 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Detail from the front cover of the 2019 International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index

Mark Sedwill welcomes the findings of a new report on international civil service effectiveness.

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Civil Service Careers website: the first 6 months

Posted by: Andrew Cullinane, Posted on: 11 March 2019 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work
Graphic showing cartoon representations of people in different professions

Andrew Cullinane, of the Civil Service Careers website team, on how the platform has developed in its first half-year to offer more for users.

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