Features — Civil Service World

Generating heat 18 June, 2013

Arguments over the Energy Bill have pitched the Treasury against the energy department, and veteran Tory MP Tim Yeo against...
How to be a minister 14 June, 2013

Very few jobs these days can be undertaken without any qualifications or tuition – but if you’re running the country,...
The board will see you now 10 June, 2013

Over the last year the chairman of Standard Life, Gerry Grimstone, has been visiting Ministry of Defence offices to meet...
Round table: Retail therapy 31 May, 2013

The Social Value Act came into force at the start of this year, requiring public bodies to consider using procurement to...
Frontline: Residential support officer 16 May, 2013

A university welfare officer warns that privatisation is weakening the support for students, whilst fees narrow the student...
An engine for economic growth 14 May, 2013

Aeronautics are a good example of a new form of partnership between government and industry. Suzannah Brecknell looks at...
Extracting a princely sum 13 May, 2013

The government has appointed six new crown representatives from the business world in order to help Whitehall departments...
Frontline: Charity support worker 2 May, 2013

A tenant support worker employed by a charity says benefit reforms are causing unnecessary suffering. “I work for a charity...
Data centres of excellence 30 April, 2013

Information storage can be complex and costly, not to mention its environmental impact. As Whitehall organisations look for...
Building a new skills framework 26 April, 2013

The long-awaited Capabilities Plan has now emerged, outlining how civil service skills and abilities are to be strengthened....