Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists
27 Jan Coronavirus

Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists

Julie Lennard says 500-plus cases among civil servants since September ‘reflect what’s happening in local community’ in Swansea
by Jim Dunton
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
27 Jan Brexit
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
27 Jan HR
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan Coronavirus
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
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Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
27 Jan Foreign Affairs
Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
Departmental split will ensure aid "has greater coherence and delivers most value for money", foreign secretary claims
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
26 Jan Local & Devolved
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
Alun Evans says ministers should “immediately” work up plans for increased devolution and make home rule an option in any future ballot
DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
26 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
‘Small number’ of machines affected by what users say is a worm that contacts Russian servers
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Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
25 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
Last year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, Sam Trendall asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
21 Jan Brexit
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
Jonathan Jones’s three-decade civil service career came to an abrupt end in September when he quit over controversial elements of the internal market bill. The government’s former top lawyer tells Beckie Smith about his departure, cocktail recipes, and the legal side of the Covid crisis
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
20 Jan Coronavirus
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
Local authority and industry leaders discuss the impact of the last year, and how Whitehall can help ‘share the risk’ of transformation
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Don't kick the COBOL can down a crumbling road
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Intelligent Decisioning in Government
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The Crisis Communications Conference
28 Jan 2021
Online Conference
The Crisis Communications Conference
Overcoming Unconscious Bias: Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
28 Jan 2021
Online
Overcoming Unconscious Bias: Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
Digital transformation: which government projects will survive Covid?
04 Feb 2021
Digital transformation: which government projects will survive Covid?
Who is the modern civil servant?
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January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
19 Jan Leadership
January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
Exclusive interviews with Simon Case, Jonathan Jones, and winners of the Diversity and Inclusion Awards revealed
‘The complexity of the problem is the thing that first hit me’: cabinet secretary Simon Case on Covid, his return to No.10, and working with Dominic Cummings
21 Dec 2020 Civil Service Reform
‘The complexity of the problem is the thing that first hit me’: cabinet secretary Simon Case on Covid, his return to No.10, and working with Dominic Cummings
After two years at the royal household, Simon Case returned to government this summer to head up its coronavirus response. Now cabinet secretary, he tells Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone what it’s been like steering the civil service through a pandemic
‘He lived and breathed joined-up government’: the civil service life and times of Mark Sedwill
09 Sep 2020 Leadership
‘He lived and breathed joined-up government’: the civil service life and times of Mark Sedwill
As the cabinet secretary stands down after more than 30 years in the civil service, CSW asks people who have worked with him: who is Sir Mark Sedwill?
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Hampshire County Council: Speeding up support for over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home from Covid-19
19 Jan Operational Delivery
Hampshire County Council: Speeding up support for over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home from Covid-19
With over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hampshire County Council urgently needed to understand their support needs. PA Consulting explain how a 7-day programme of changes dramatically enhanced the Council's ability to reach those most in need.
How the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper is set to impact public sector procurement
22 Dec 2020 Commercial
How the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper is set to impact public sector procurement
The publication of the government’s green paper setting out the post-Brexit future for public procurement is a historic moment. Proxima’s John Collington sets out what it means
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications
10 Dec 2020
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications
The Covid-19 pandemic has birthed one of the most intense periods of behavioural marketing and policy making since the field’s inception, writes Kantar Public
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