'We want to do more work in the open and co-create change': JP Marks interview
28 Jan Economy

'We want to do more work in the open and co-create change': JP Marks interview

HMRC perm sec JP Marks on empowerment, Covid and his plans for the department
by Suzannah Brecknell
'Greater candour makes for stronger recommendations': Q&As with committee chairs
03 Feb Education
'Greater candour makes for stronger recommendations': Q&As with committee chairs
'I promoted flexible working like a campaigner': What I learnt driving inclusivity in the civil service
02 Feb Civil Service Reform
'I promoted flexible working like a campaigner': What I learnt driving inclusivity in the civil service
Give those you lead what they need: How to be an emotionally intelligent leader
30 Jan Analysis
Give those you lead what they need: How to be an emotionally intelligent leader
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
13 Sep 2024 HR
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
Chief inspector of probation says reports show system is "under huge strain"
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
11 Sep 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
Full-time equivalent headcount has risen by 24,000 in the last year
AI could transform Whitehall, but only if government takes a radical new approach
04 Sep 2024 Civil Service Reform
AI could transform Whitehall, but only if government takes a radical new approach
Reform research shows too many AI projects get stuck at pilot stage and the civil service doesn't pay enough for the right expertise. Here's what it needs to do differently
Eyes on the prize: How DWP can better tackle benefits fraud and error
03 Sep 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Eyes on the prize: How DWP can better tackle benefits fraud and error
DWP can do more to understand how fraud and error gets into the benefits system, and what can be done to tackle it
'We now have the tools to take a much harder line' – Companies House director on agency's new role
02 Sep 2024 Corporate Finance
'We now have the tools to take a much harder line' – Companies House director on agency's new role
Director of intelligence and law enforcement engagement, Martin Swain, sets out the agency’s new role in helping to crack down on fraud and economic crime.
20 years of CSW: World in motion
29 Aug 2024
20 years of CSW: World in motion
As CSW celebrates its 20th anniversary, we look back on our most memorable moments and reflect on how times have changed since we launched
20 years of CSW: What top officials and politicians said then... and what they say now
29 Aug 2024
20 years of CSW: What top officials and politicians said then... and what they say now
We revisit CSW interviews of yesteryear with David Blunkett, Clare Moriarty and other big names
'Ask good questions, build good teams': Top civil servants on leading digital from the front
28 Aug 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'Ask good questions, build good teams': Top civil servants on leading digital from the front
At PublicTechnology Live, a panel of permanent secretaries and chief executives from key departments explored why tech knowledge has become so crucial for senior leaders
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?