'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
Churn and diary management: Former ministers recall biggest frustrations working with civil servants
24 Aug 2023 HR
Churn and diary management: Former ministers recall biggest frustrations working with civil servants
Latest episode of the IfG’s “Becoming a minister” podcast series includes politicians’ occasional frustrations with civil service – and advice on how to deal with them
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Matthew Lodge
23 Aug 2023 Transport
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Matthew Lodge
The director of Rail Infrastructure South at the Department for Transport has received an OBE for services to the rail industry. CSW meets him
‘Treat them with respect’: Ex-government leaders share advice on building good minister-civil service relations
22 Aug 2023 HR
‘Treat them with respect’: Ex-government leaders share advice on building good minister-civil service relations
Institute for Government's latest podcast reveals insights into how ministers and officials work together – from those with experience
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Brian Johnson
21 Aug 2023 Security & Defence
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Brian Johnson
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief executive has received a CBE for services to the maritime industry. CSW meets him
Delivering record value for UK taxpayers Partner Content
21 Aug 2023 Commercial
Delivering record value for UK taxpayers
Crown Commercial Service has helped the public sector achieve record commercial benefits of £3.8 billion and respond to new challenges. Chief executive Simon Tse shares the lessons from the past year
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Derek Grieve
18 Aug 2023 Coronavirus
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Derek Grieve
The head of the vaccinations division in the Scottish Government has received a CBE for services to public health during Covid-19. CSW meets him
Cabinet sub-committees 'not effective', ex-education secretary claims
17 Aug 2023 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet sub-committees 'not effective', ex-education secretary claims
Former education secretary Estelle Morris criticises the conventional approach to cross-departmental working
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Martin Clarke
17 Aug 2023 Internal Audit
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Martin Clarke
Outgoing government actuary Martin Clarke has received a Companion of the Order of the Bath for public service. CSW meets him
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Freya Grimwood
16 Aug 2023
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Freya Grimwood
Freya Grimwood, now a deputy director at the Serious Fraud Office, recently received an OBE for Public Service for her work as principal private secretary for the law officers in the Attorney General's Office. CSW meets her

Do the government's proposals on standards and integrity go far enough?
15 Aug 2023 Politics & Constitution
Do the government's proposals on standards and integrity go far enough?
Improved reporting guidelines are welcome, but more must be done to highlight informal lobbying, argues Rose Whiffen of Transparency International UK
Real pay rises can tackle the public sector workforce crisis
14 Aug 2023 HR
Real pay rises can tackle the public sector workforce crisis
Ministers are being neither honest nor realistic about protecting services when they claim settlements that keep pace with inflation are not an option, writes Joseph Evans
Rupert McNeil: Acoba is a simplistic system ripe for overhaul – my recent experience proves it
11 Aug 2023 Civil Service Reform
Rupert McNeil: Acoba is a simplistic system ripe for overhaul – my recent experience proves it
Without reform, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and its narrow way of operating could act as a serious deterrent for successful outsiders who are considering roles in the senior civil service
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
10 Aug 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
Continuing the professions series, CSW takes a closer look at Knowledge and Information Management
'That's the thing I want to do': Why the prison service has always been a calling for HMPPS boss Amy Rees
09 Aug 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'That's the thing I want to do': Why the prison service has always been a calling for HMPPS boss Amy Rees
Amy Rees’s entire career has been focused on delivering positive change for the people who live and work in UK prisons. As part of its Women in Westminster series, CSW's sister title PoliticsHome sat down with the chief executive of HM Prisons and Probation Service to learn more about her journey from prison wing to Whitehall
Speak out: tips from a voice coach on how to project confidence and authority
08 Aug 2023 HR
Speak out: tips from a voice coach on how to project confidence and authority
Top tips to master the art of using your voice to assert authority, overcome gender stereotypes, build credibility and trust, and empower future generations from professional voice coach Cath Baxter
‘Get used to knowing less than everyone else’: Ex-ministers share tips on starting in a new role
07 Aug 2023 Leadership
‘Get used to knowing less than everyone else’: Ex-ministers share tips on starting in a new role
Former Cabinet Office minister also reveals how they were accidentally offered two jobs in a reshuffle
Shaping health security: In conversation with UKHSA's chief scientist
04 Aug 2023 Health & Social Care
Shaping health security: In conversation with UKHSA's chief scientist
The UK Health Security Agency recently published its first ever science strategy, which looks at how to prepare for threats over the next decade. Its chief scientist Isabel Oliver shares the highlights
Director's cut with DCMS job-sharers Becky Morrison and Hannah Malik
03 Aug 2023 Culture
Director's cut with DCMS job-sharers Becky Morrison and Hannah Malik
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Becky Morrison and Hannah Malik, Director of civil society and youth (job share) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, explain what it takes to do their job
Eyerolls, avoiding the phone and docs in the bin – how civil service leaders have responded to reform efforts
02 Aug 2023 Civil Service Reform
Eyerolls, avoiding the phone and docs in the bin – how civil service leaders have responded to reform efforts
Former senior government leaders set out barriers to reform in think tank report
Director's cut with FCDO's David Whineray
01 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
Director's cut with FCDO's David Whineray
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, David Whineray, director of global health at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, explains what it takes to do his job
Director's cut with MoJ's James Dowler
31 Jul 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Director's cut with MoJ's James Dowler
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, James Dowler, director for international, rights and constitutional policy at Ministry of Justice, explains what it takes to do his job
Better together: Lessons from a decade of Shared Services
28 Jul 2023 Analysis
Better together: Lessons from a decade of Shared Services
It is 10 years since the government committed to an ambitious shared services strategy. CSW reports on a roundtable that discussed progress and sought to identify challenges ahead
Trains of thought: making the most of training opportunities for managers and their teams
27 Jul 2023 HR
Trains of thought: making the most of training opportunities for managers and their teams
In the first of a two-part series, Tina Seth takes a look at different types of training and how to make the most of them
Heavy Duty: How the Department for Education worked to tackle the HGV driver shortages
26 Jul 2023 Education
Heavy Duty: How the Department for Education worked to tackle the HGV driver shortages
Fiona Mee Alvares, John Wright, and David Bussey explain how DfE's Skills Bootcamp allowed individuals with no, or limited prior experience, as well as qualified HGV drivers to gain additional in-demand HGV qualifications