'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
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
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Economy
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
Preventative policy is a good idea, but politically tricky. What's needed to make it work?
05 Jun 2024 Policy
Preventative policy is a good idea, but politically tricky. What's needed to make it work?
Prevention is an attractive and perennial theme in public policy, but good intentions rarely translate into successful action. In the run-up to the election, a new consensus around prevention is emerging. Could it be different this time?
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
03 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Words of advice from former senior officials, including ex-perm sec David Bell, on managing the transition period
General election round-up: Tax pledges and titbits
31 May 2024 Policy
General election round-up: Tax pledges and titbits
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
The art of getting promoted: Grade 6 and the civil service
29 May 2024 HR
The art of getting promoted: Grade 6 and the civil service
Promotion can feel like an exclusive club for civil servants in the early stages of their career. Here's how to move forward
Vetting better: how we turned around the UK Vetting Service
24 May 2024 Security & Defence
Vetting better: how we turned around the UK Vetting Service
Turning around UKSV from a failing, beleaguered service has been arduous but inspirational, says Trish Dreghorn
How should civil servants be preparing for the general election?
24 May 2024 HR
How should civil servants be preparing for the general election?
The upcoming general election will be different from any other. Even if there are parallels, it's your role as civil servants to assume nothing, plan for different possible outcomes and think about ways of building trust with ministers from day one
General election round-up: Sunak fires starting gun
24 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
General election round-up: Sunak fires starting gun
In a new weekly series, Civil Service World reviews battleground policy areas as the campaign gets under way – and examines what each party's pledges could mean for the civil service
Could green fraud become the next big fraud scandal?
22 May 2024 Energy & Environment
Could green fraud become the next big fraud scandal?
Joshua Reddaway from the NAO's Fraud & Propriety team explores the challenge of fraud, error and abuse in net-zero and environmental initiatives
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
16 May 2024 HR
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
Esther McVey suggested rainbow-coloured lanyards are a form of "political activism". We asked what they mean to you
'Generally, the Brits engage really well with think tanks': Lunch with... Rusi's Karin von Hippel
13 May 2024 Security & Defence
'Generally, the Brits engage really well with think tanks': Lunch with... Rusi's Karin von Hippel
Suzannah Brecknell meets director general of defence and security think tank Rusi Karin von Hippel
'You can have a representative organisation but if it's not inclusive it won't last': Jill Hatcher on DE&S's strategy
09 May 2024 Security & Defence
'You can have a representative organisation but if it's not inclusive it won't last': Jill Hatcher on DE&S's strategy
The UK’s adversaries won’t wait for us to adapt to new threats. A fresh approach is generating excitement across defence, says DE&S's director of strategy, people, change and corporate
'The time is ripe for change': How to strengthen the UK’s energy resilience and security
08 May 2024 Energy & Environment
'The time is ripe for change': How to strengthen the UK’s energy resilience and security
Technological advances in the past 200 years have relied on a plentiful supply of cheap energy, something we can no longer depend on. Energy resilience requires an integrated and joined-up cross-departmental strategy
We asked civil servants how they feel about talent and performance management – here's what they said
01 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
We asked civil servants how they feel about talent and performance management – here's what they said
We break down the results from CSW's survey with the Reform think tank
Homeland away: JSaRC's Abu Ahmed on partnership, innovation and industry-led solutions
26 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
Homeland away: JSaRC's Abu Ahmed on partnership, innovation and industry-led solutions
The head of the Joint Security and Resilience Centre on why there are "very few challenges for which we don’t have to work with organisations outside of government to find solutions"
At your service: Delving deeper into citizens’ experiences of government services — and how to improve them Partner Content
24 Apr 2024 Operational Delivery
At your service: Delving deeper into citizens’ experiences of government services — and how to improve them
Recent research shows that citizen satisfaction in public services has fallen for a third year in a row. We report on a CSW webinar exploring how to address this challenge and reverse the trend