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From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?
31 Jul Civil Service Reform

From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?

In the end, the Spending Review did not put mission-based working front and centre, but look closely and it's clear that the five missions did still exert some influence on the chancellor's allocations
by Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
04 Sep HR
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
Celebrating success and shifting the dial on diversity – nominate now for the 2025 Women into Leadership Awards
02 Sep Leadership
Celebrating success and shifting the dial on diversity – nominate now for the 2025 Women into Leadership Awards
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
01 Sep Civil Service Reform
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
Jess Bowie: The Brexit camp must stop attacking the civil service
11 Jul 2016 Brexit
Jess Bowie: The Brexit camp must stop attacking the civil service

From the editor: The “Leave” vote may have been a surprise, but civil servants will implement it with energy and integrity 


David Walker: What will Brexit mean for public sector contracting?
08 Jul 2016 Brexit
David Walker: What will Brexit mean for public sector contracting?

Contracting firms’ share prices have been yo-yoing, but all the Conservative leadership contenders are on-side and some are positively bullish about expanding private sector involvement


Dave Penman: My son has it right on Europe
05 Jul 2016 Brexit
Dave Penman: My son has it right on Europe

While civil servants navigate the EU divorce, politicians need to ponder why so many fear what is beyond our borders


Sue Higgins: There's a real appetite for devolution – but the government's plans lack clear direction
30 Jun 2016 Commercial
Sue Higgins: There's a real appetite for devolution – but the government's plans lack clear direction

Sue Higgins, who leads work on local government for the National Audit Office spending watchdog, says any government wanting to take forward the government devolution agenda will need to ensure that questions of accountability and resourcing are answered


Bernard Jenkin: Using Article 50 to quit the EU risks making a mockery of Britain's decision
29 Jun 2016 Brexit
Bernard Jenkin: Using Article 50 to quit the EU risks making a mockery of Britain's decision

No international court is going to insist that the UK government must submit the UK to a process laid down in a treaty our voters have just rejected, says the chairman of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs select committee


Dave Penman: Civil servants will do whatever it takes to get the job done — but that shouldn’t mean working all hours
23 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
Dave Penman: Civil servants will do whatever it takes to get the job done — but that shouldn’t mean working all hours

Demanding more work for less money from civil servants risks damaging public services, says the FDA union's general secretary


How one civil servant saw beyond blindness – and scooped an award for helping others
22 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
How one civil servant saw beyond blindness – and scooped an award for helping others

Losing your sight should not stand in the way of your career and it’s time to end the negative connotations around being blind, according to the Home Office's Adrian Treharne


EU referendum: What are the lessons for political communicators from the Leave and Remain camps?
22 Jun 2016 Communications
EU referendum: What are the lessons for political communicators from the Leave and Remain camps?

The debate over whether Britain should leave or remain in Europe shows that we are more emotional than rational – but political communicators must not get bogged down in a campaign of fear


Sue Cameron: Select committees' scrutiny of the powerful has come a long way – but there's no need to be so rude
15 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
Sue Cameron: Select committees' scrutiny of the powerful has come a long way – but there's no need to be so rude

Civil servants know that condemnation from MPs can be just as damning, if not more so, when it is done courteously


Unleashing a whole wide world of data: why Whole of Government Accounts are so important
08 Jun 2016 Economics
Unleashing a whole wide world of data: why Whole of Government Accounts are so important

CIPFA's Gillian Fawcett argues that it's no use having a brilliant dataset if the figures aren't put to use


Diversity lessons from abroad: Why the civil service must avoid an attack of the clones
08 Jun 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
Diversity lessons from abroad: Why the civil service must avoid an attack of the clones

The success of innovative schemes from different parts of the world proves that diversity in government isn’t optional, it’s essential, argues Joshua Chambers


Jess Bowie: The civil service's proud record as a disability-friendly employer must not be undermined by performance management
03 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
Jess Bowie: The civil service's proud record as a disability-friendly employer must not be undermined by performance management

From the CSW editor: A commitment to improving workplace adjustments for officials with disabilities is welcome. But possible discrimination is a real cause for concern


Readers' verdict: Will quotas and questions about private school really help civil service diversity?
03 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
Readers' verdict: Will quotas and questions about private school really help civil service diversity?

CSW readers react to Labour's perm sec quotas plan – and the Cabinet Office's proposal to find out more about the backgrounds of Fast Stream applicants


Dave Penman: If MPs want proper scrutiny of civil servants, they must stop grandstanding
01 Jun 2016 Government Tax Profession
Dave Penman: If MPs want proper scrutiny of civil servants, they must stop grandstanding

Select committees do valuable work, but the relentless grandstanding by some of their members damages public services and does nothing to hold government to account


What do civil servants really think of the government's key suppliers?
01 Jun 2016 Commercial
What do civil servants really think of the government's key suppliers?

The latest Strategic Suppliers Index reveals that officials are increasingly focused on value for money – and frustrated with the rigidity of contracts


Here's what civil service policymakers must learn from David MacKay, DECC's brilliant former science chief
31 May 2016 Energy & Environment
Here's what civil service policymakers must learn from David MacKay, DECC's brilliant former science chief

The former Energy and Climate Change chief scientist, who died earlier this year, taught his department how to do policymaking without the hot air – by making the process data-led, iterative and open


DfID has opened eyes to violence against women and girls. Here's what it needs to do next
20 May 2016 Foreign Affairs
DfID has opened eyes to violence against women and girls. Here's what it needs to do next

Our review finds that the Department for International Development has focused global minds on combating violence against women and girls – but this is just the beginning


Universal Credit chief Neil Couling: Major welfare reform was always going to be a challenge. Here's what I've learned
17 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Universal Credit chief Neil Couling: Major welfare reform was always going to be a challenge. Here's what I've learned

Writing exclusively for CSW, Neil Couling – director general of the Department for Work and Pensions' Universal Credit programme – says strong political backing, a "test and learn" approach to delivery, and giving staff the space to develop has helped get the welfare reform scheme back on track


Jane Dudman: Where are the female permanent secretaries?
09 May 2016 Civil Service Reform
Jane Dudman: Where are the female permanent secretaries?

The dearth of top female leaders shows that Whitehall must not get complacent on gender equality


Transforming Rehabilitation: The MoJ's probation shake-up must not treat charities as 'bid candy'
03 May 2016 Civil Service Reform
Transforming Rehabilitation: The MoJ's probation shake-up must not treat charities as "bid candy"

Experienced rehabilitation charities say they have been left disadvantaged by the bidding process for the Ministry of Justice's probation overhaul


Giving prisons more freedom is the right move – but the MoJ needs to sharpen its scrutiny
28 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Giving prisons more freedom is the right move – but the MoJ needs to sharpen its scrutiny

The government's vision of autonomous prisons held to account for delivering against defined outcomes is welcome – but it will require a step change in the way performance is measured


“Acknowledge the evidence and avoid change for its own sake' – an ex-senior civil servant's tips for ministers & officials
25 Apr 2016 Government Tax Profession
“Acknowledge the evidence and avoid change for its own sake" – an ex-senior civil servant's tips for ministers & officials

What values should guide officials at a time of deep scepticism with democratic institutions? David Faulkner was a civil servant at the Home Office for over 30 years before joining Oxford University's Centre for Criminology – here he shares his thoughts on how public officials can secure the confidence of the citizens they serve


Purdah should not mean government goes into shutdown
18 Apr 2016 Commercial
Purdah should not mean government goes into shutdown

For many in politics, purdah is an excuse to close down any public facing or vaguely innovative government activity, writes former home secretary Jacqui Smith


FDA chief Dave Penman: George Osborne's budgetary sleights of hand will cost the public sector billions
12 Apr 2016
FDA chief Dave Penman: George Osborne's budgetary sleights of hand will cost the public sector billions

George Osborne’s third budget in 12 months will force departments to find the lion’s share of “easy” savings through barely-mentioned pensions changes hidden in the small print


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