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The new OneGov Delivery Agency could turn around the most troubled parts of the civil service
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Sue Gray: There is ‘great opportunity’ if Andy Burnham puts his trust in the civil service
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Dame Ursula Brennan: The first female permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence
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Dame Ursula Brennan: The first female permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence
Throughout a long and varied career – that took in contact lens regulation, social security policy, the war in Afghanistan and the birth of the Ministry of Justice – Brennan was an outspoken champion of gender equality in the civil service
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Ministers agree £456m contracts for civil service training
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Ministers agree £456m contracts for civil service training
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Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
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Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
MoG changes – what are they good for? We look back on 20 years of what some Whitehall watchers affectionately call “rearranging the deckchairs” to see what’s worked, and what’s been a waste of time and money. Note: This article was originally published on 5 February 2025
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Read the summer 2026 issue of Civil Service World
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23 Jun Civil Service Reform
Ten years on from the vote to leave the EU, how has Brexit shaped the civil service?
Ten years ago to this day, the UK public voted to leave the European Union, heaping an almighty challenge on government’s shoulders. What lasting effect has the move had on the civil service?
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Where does your organisation sit on the AI maturity curve? 4 essential pillars to move beyond the pilot stage Partner Content
20 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Where does your organisation sit on the AI maturity curve? 4 essential pillars to move beyond the pilot stage
Why do government projects stall in the pilot stage? Often it happens because departments rush to adopt AI and ignore the foundations. This article shows how to assess your organisation’s AI maturity and the steps you should take to ensure your AI project can scale
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What does it take to feel citizen experience data, not just read it? It's Personal, the CSW podcast with KPMG, goes inside the Citizen Experience Excellence report launch where real citizen stories set the scene and one contribution from the audience turned the evening into something unexpected
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