Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
22 Dec HR

Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends

Rates of bullying and discrimination recorded in the Civil Service People Survey took an unexpected fall in 2020 – and the trend seems to have stuck. But has everyone benefited?
by Beckie Smith
Trade deals, getting smaller and winning the league – DBT perm sec Gareth Davies looks back on 2025
22 Dec Leadership
Trade deals, getting smaller and winning the league – DBT perm sec Gareth Davies looks back on 2025
‘Government is like a sweetshop – you have to prioritise’: Mark Cheeseman's 2025 highlights
19 Dec Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
‘Government is like a sweetshop – you have to prioritise’: Mark Cheeseman's 2025 highlights
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
18 Dec Civil Service Reform
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
Ethics in policymaking should not just be a tick-box exercise
14 Aug 2024 Policy
Ethics in policymaking should not just be a tick-box exercise
It takes time to embed ethics into policymaking. Danielle Hamm from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics suggests three approaches that could help
Be curious, focus on what you know and stress test: A guide to policy development
12 Aug 2024 Policy
Be curious, focus on what you know and stress test: A guide to policy development
The early stages of the policy-development cycle can be overwhelming. Here's a framework to help
Ex-DfE data chief: new government’s top priority must be overhauling data strategy
09 Aug 2024 Analysis
Ex-DfE data chief: new government’s top priority must be overhauling data strategy
Opening up data access for civil servants – and helping them truly understand the different facets of data – could exponentially increase efficiencies across departments
Rise in civil service's ethnic minority representation as headcount continues to climb
01 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Rise in civil service's ethnic minority representation as headcount continues to climb
Here's what CSW found in the latest Cabinet Office civil service statistics release
Ministers want HMRC to close the tax gap. Can it?
31 Jul 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Ministers want HMRC to close the tax gap. Can it?
The NAO's Joshua Reddaway sets out three actions which could help HMRC recover more tax
'You have to use the technology yourself': How to build AI-ready governments and teams
31 Jul 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'You have to use the technology yourself': How to build AI-ready governments and teams
Leaders should support their teams to take smart, judicious risks and try out new technologies themselves
Key spending commitments Rachel Reeves is scrapping to tackle £22bn 'black hole'
29 Jul 2024 Politics & Constitution
Key spending commitments Rachel Reeves is scrapping to tackle £22bn 'black hole'
Winter fuel allowance payments to become means tested and hospital and transport projects scaled back, as Rachel Reeves lays out plan to tackle "£22billion hole in the public finances"
Seven things you need to know about special advisers
26 Jul 2024 HR
Seven things you need to know about special advisers
From gruelling interviews to brutal exits, former spads share their experiences
New powers and function transfers: Four reforms you may have missed in the King’s Speech
19 Jul 2024 Security & Defence
New powers and function transfers: Four reforms you may have missed in the King’s Speech
ICO to get more powers as IfATE set to lose some functions – and other reforms in the King's Speech
Blaming the 'technocracy' and hiring more spads isn't the solution to political failure
18 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Blaming the 'technocracy' and hiring more spads isn't the solution to political failure
Policy Exchange has shared some bold ideas for reforming the civil service – but what this government needs is clear policy, not ministers messing with recruitment
Mastering the five 'P's of presence
17 Jul 2024 HR
Mastering the five 'P's of presence
Una O’Brien and Peter Shaw set out their advice on developing your influence and impact in a work environment
'If you give it your all, I'll always have your back': What new secretaries of state are telling their officials
12 Jul 2024 HR
'If you give it your all, I'll always have your back': What new secretaries of state are telling their officials
Civil Service World picks through the first speeches of Labour's new wave of cabinet ministers
The impartiality of the civil service has been tested to its limit in recent years – is the damage irreparable?
09 Jul 2024 HR
The impartiality of the civil service has been tested to its limit in recent years – is the damage irreparable?
Naming and blaming has undeniably harmed the relationship between officials and ministers in recent years. What will it take to restore trust, after so much tension? 
Keir Starmer: The senior civil servant who became prime minister
05 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Keir Starmer: The senior civil servant who became prime minister
What was Keir Starmer like as a senior civil service boss? And what sort of PM will he make? CSW speaks to his former colleagues from his time as DPP
From the archive: Keir Starmer on leading the CPS, making budget cuts and listening to the public
05 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
From the archive: Keir Starmer on leading the CPS, making budget cuts and listening to the public
CSW interviewed Keir Starmer as he completed his term as director of public prosecutions in 2013. He spoke about how the Crown Prosecution Service had embraced open policymaking and digital working – and warned of tough decisions ahead
'Don’t surprise a politician': PAC chair Meg Hillier on accountability, openness and collecting 'Yes, Minister moments'
01 Jul 2024 Operational Delivery
'Don’t surprise a politician': PAC chair Meg Hillier on accountability, openness and collecting 'Yes, Minister moments'
Meg Hillier has spent nearly a decade investigating the ins and outs of government delivery in her role as chair of the Public Accounts Committee. What wisdom can she share with officials and future ministers?
General election round-up: Huge gambles, stupid punts and WFH revelations
28 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
General election round-up: Huge gambles, stupid punts and WFH revelations
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
Crises can strike at any moment – so how can government be ready?
26 Jun 2024 Security & Defence
Crises can strike at any moment – so how can government be ready?
Don’t assume you have time to prepare for a crisis, says disaster recovery expert Lucy Easthope
Educating a civil service that is fit for purpose – Q&A with public administration researcher Ian C. Elliott
25 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Educating a civil service that is fit for purpose – Q&A with public administration researcher Ian C. Elliott
Ian C. Elliot, co-author of new study on professional development of civil service and wider public sector, talks to CSW about what the next government should be focusing and the dangers of civil service politicisation
'You’ve got to establish yourself as credible. That doesn’t always involve saying yes': How to build relationships with new ministers
24 Jun 2024 Leadership
'You’ve got to establish yourself as credible. That doesn’t always involve saying yes': How to build relationships with new ministers
CSW convenes an expert panel to discuss how the civil service can prepare for what's going to happen after the election
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
24 Jun 2024 HR
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
An election special issue, plus an exclusive interview with PAC chair Meg Hillier
General election round-up: Funding gaps, lazy civil servants and supermajority scaremongering
21 Jun 2024 Policy
General election round-up: Funding gaps, lazy civil servants and supermajority scaremongering
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
General election round-up: Big plans, little detail ... plus breaking up the Home Office
14 Jun 2024 Economy
General election round-up: Big plans, little detail ... plus breaking up the Home Office
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
10 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
Equipping and organising people can make a huge difference in productivity levels