Devolution – Page 3 – Civil Service

Getting to grips with the devolution challenge

Philip Rycroft and Russell Barnes, 5 February 2016 - Civil Service Leaders

"To be truly effective in today’s Civil Service in the UK means ‘getting’ devolution" Philip Rycroft puts devolution into context and signposts where you can get help.

My visit to Edinburgh - ancient and modern

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, 10 December 2015 - Civil Service Leaders

Jeremy Heywood describes his recent visit to Edinburgh, where he saw how civil servants are adapting to new developments in policy and technology.

Tea and teamwork – how we navigated the Northern Ireland talks

Sir Jonathan Stephens, 1 December 2015 - Civil Service Leaders

Civil servants played a crucial role in the recent Northern Ireland talks, as Sir Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office, explains.

Devolution and You – Unity in Diversity: Working with the Devolved Administrations

Tim Hemmings, 10 November 2015 - Better policymaking

You might not associate foreign policy with devolution, but as FCO's Tim Hemmings shows, devolution is part of the context in which all government departments operate.

You don’t need to move house to interchange

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, 7 October 2015 - Civil Service Leaders

Sir Jeremy Heywood introduces the One Civil Service interchange scheme announced by Philip Rycroft (right) last week at Civil Service Live Edinburgh.

Devolution isn't new and it's relevant to us all

Richard Cornish and Russell Barnes, 29 September 2015 - Better policymaking

For civil servants, understanding devolution means needing to think less about the world of Whitehall and more about the world outside, says Richard Cornish.

Different cycles and diverging tracks... How the different parts of the UK can learn from each other

Sir Derek Jones, 8 September 2015 - Civil Service Leaders

Welsh Government Permanent Secretary Derek Jones recommends a new government interchange programme as an opportunity for civil servants in the four parts of the UK to learn from each other and improve policy-making and services.