'I’ve always looked for both intellectual and emotional engagement': Interview with DBS’s new boss Jeff James
09 Oct Leadership

'I’ve always looked for both intellectual and emotional engagement': Interview with DBS’s new boss Jeff James

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Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Ruth Marshall
09 Oct
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Ruth Marshall
Treasury warns departments of reserve-fund clampdown
09 Oct Finance
Treasury warns departments of reserve-fund clampdown
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
09 Oct Economics
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
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Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Jolene Cook
08 Oct Energy & Environment
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Jolene Cook
DESNZ’s head of international climate science received an OBE for services to international climate science
Select few: Q&As with committee chairs
07 Oct Energy & Environment
Select few: Q&As with committee chairs
Select committee chairs play a critical role in holding departments to account. Meg Hillier, Lord Alton, Matt Western and Toby Perkins tell us the top skills the role requires and their priorities for the year ahead
'Being a leader isn’t about becoming great at everything': Civil service reform DG Janet Hughes sets out her priorities
01 Oct Civil Service Reform
'Being a leader isn’t about becoming great at everything': Civil service reform DG Janet Hughes sets out her priorities
Hughes, who became Cabinet Office DG for civil service reform and efficiency in June, on bringing the spirit of One Team Gov to her new role, test and learn and growing veg
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Private Finance Initiatives: A guide to successful transition
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Transforming tomorrow: AI as the catalyst for enhanced public services in the UK
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15 Oct 2025
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Women into Leadership Awards 2025
21 Oct 2025
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
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Sharing at arms-length: How ALB leaders can prepare for the transition to shared services
21 Oct 2025
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'Everybody is saying the same thing': Is government meeting its goal to set every child up for success in their first 1,000 days of life?
15 Sep Health & Social Care
'Everybody is saying the same thing': Is government meeting its goal to set every child up for success in their first 1,000 days of life?
The Health and Social Care Committee is examining how government is delivering on its promise to set children up for success in their first 1,000 days of life. Acting chair Paulette Hamilton shares what the MPs have learned so far
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
08 Sep Civil Service Reform
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
Could this be the moment the centre can at last provide a single view of how priorities, pounds and people connect?
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
04 Sep HR
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
A smaller Fast Stream – laser-focused on developing future leaders – would deliver more for the civil service and the country
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Upgrading the public sector’s operating system: Making collaboration a core capability Partner Content
08 Oct Civil Service Reform
Upgrading the public sector’s operating system: Making collaboration a core capability
As mission-led reform gathers pace, it’s clear the public sector’s operating system needs an upgrade. PA’s Guy Neale, collaboration design expert, and Elaine Whyte, programme delivery expert, explore how embedding collaboration as a core capability can help build a system fit to deliver on ambitious national missions with pace and purpose
Beyond policy: Engineering a healthier UK Partner Content
07 Oct Health & Social Care
Beyond policy: Engineering a healthier UK
Prevention is better than cure, but delivering it demands more than good intentions. Anisha Mayor, head of healthcare at WSP, argues that the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, whilst positive, can only succeed through bold partnerships, innovative funding, and by embedding prevention into the fabric of everyday life
Digital assets and public policy: Insights from regulators at the London Blockchain Conference Partner Content
06 Oct Economics
Digital assets and public policy: Insights from regulators at the London Blockchain Conference
Regulation of digital assets is becoming real, as policymakers face the challenge of promoting innovation while ensuring proper oversight. Alex Stein, Conference Director of the London Blockchain Conference, on how the event will focus on regulation and encourage discussions among government, regulators, and industry
Understanding the AI opportunity in government Partner Content
02 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Understanding the AI opportunity in government
Delegates at Capita’s inaugural Future Gov Summit heard industry and subject matter expert speakers describe opportunities, experiences and success stories about AI in government. This piece is the first of three, capturing the key takeaways from the event
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