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Wales’s message to business - there’s still a welcome in the hillside

Posted by: Sir Derek Jones, Posted on: 22 July 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Steel Welsh dragon plaque with legend 'Croeso' (welcome)

Wales remains one of the best places in Europe to do business – that's the message from the Welsh Government, says Permanent Secretary Sir Derek Jones.

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Banging the drum for policy-making across the UK

Posted by: Graham Pendlebury, Posted on: 20 May 2016 - Categories: Better policymaking
Banner with legend: Working together in the nations' interests

Graham Pendlebury hails the success of the first four-nation 'policy lab' event in the UK, and looks forward to repeating the experience.

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Devolution and you – the Scotland Act 2016 and the fiscal framework

Posted by: UK Governance & Devolution Team, Posted on: 6 May 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Saltaire and Union Flag flying in Edinburgh

Moving at speed from the Smith Commission recommendations, to a Bill, to an Act has been "a challenge and an historic achievement" for the hundreds of civil servants involved in the devolution of new powers to Scotland.

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Modernising voter registration - the unsung story

Posted by: Philip Rycroft, Posted on: 28 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Register to vote graphic

The achievement of civil servants in bringing electoral registration into the 21st century hasn't received the attention it deserves, says Philip Rycroft.

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The ultimate ‘policy lab’ - how the four UK nations can learn from each other

Posted by: Sir Derek Jones, Posted on: 26 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Banner with legend: Working together in the nations' interests

Welsh Government Permanent Secretary Sir Derek Jones welcomes the first "Four Nations" policy profession meeting to exchange experience and best practice in policy-making.

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Working across administrations – the shape of things to come

Posted by: Leslie Evans and Robert Devereux, Posted on: 21 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

Scottish Government and DWP Permanent Secretaries Leslie Evans and Robert Devereux look at the future of joint working under devolution.

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Devolution is genuinely fascinating (even without the offer of cake)

Posted by: Belinda Volans, Posted on: 18 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
A sponge cake inside a red circle cut by a diagonal red line

Do you know which was the first legislative body to have equal numbers of male and female members? Find out this and other fascinating facts thrown up by Devolution Learning Week.

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Devolution: should I worry?

Posted by: Andy Robinson, Posted on: 15 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Devolution and You guide seen behind blurred bars

This is Devolution Learning Week. As Andy Robinson from the Department of Transport says, being more informed can allay any fears about what it means for you.

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Devolution and You - how to get the most out of ‘interchange shadowing’

Posted by: UK Governance & Devolution Team, Posted on: 9 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Three permanent secretaries seated in front of audience.

What's it like working in other administrations? Louise and Rob, from the Scottish and Welsh governments, took part in the first-ever One Civil Service Interchange Shadowing Week and tell us what they learned.

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Devolution and You – a view from Wales

Posted by: Jeff Lloyd, Posted on: 1 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Welsh flag atop the Cabinet Office

On St David's Day, Jeff Lloyd from the Wales Office gives a Welsh perspective on devolution and its impact on civil servants.

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