'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
Public bodies' handling of FoI requests can build or break trust in services. Here's how to do better
11 Apr 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Public bodies' handling of FoI requests can build or break trust in services. Here's how to do better
Delays in the handling of Freedom of Information requests undermines the purpose of FoI legislation – but there are resources that can help
Defence spend analysis: A look at the 2023 Spring Budget Partner Content
11 Apr 2023 Commercial
Defence spend analysis: A look at the 2023 Spring Budget
The additional £5 billion allocated to Defence represents an attempt to match increased resources against policy priorities and security concerns within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Proxima’s Justin Reuter takes a look at what this means for commercial teams in the department
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
04 Apr 2023 Science & Engineering
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
As government chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance became a household name as the calm and rational presence at the daily Covid briefings. Beckie Smith takes a look at the man behind the TV screen
Time travel in Whitehall: Institutional amnesia and learning lessons from history
03 Apr 2023 Policy
Time travel in Whitehall: Institutional amnesia and learning lessons from history
Closing the gap between history and policy is a critical concern with relevance to contemporary debates about immigration, sentencing policy, childcare, to mention just a few
Why civil servants are leaving and other concerning scores: What we’ve learnt from the 2022 People Survey
31 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
Why civil servants are leaving and other concerning scores: What we’ve learnt from the 2022 People Survey
CSW digs into the latest Civil Service People Survey results
Winning support from the centre and getting a grip on delivery: How the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero can learn from its predecessors
29 Mar 2023 Energy & Environment
Winning support from the centre and getting a grip on delivery: How the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero can learn from its predecessors
The creation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is a sensible move – but it will need to learn from its predecessor, writes Tom Sasse
Adapting to change and getting things done with agile Partner Content
29 Mar 2023 HR
Adapting to change and getting things done with agile
Quanta trainer David Lawrence on harnessing the skills of a Scrum Master to empower teams on agile working
From the editor: Welcome to the new-look Civil Service World
21 Mar 2023
From the editor: Welcome to the new-look Civil Service World
We hope the revamped CSW will enlighten and entertain you, offering food for thought and perhaps a few practical nuggets that will make your job easier
Read the spring 2023 issue of Civil Service World
21 Mar 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Read the spring 2023 issue of Civil Service World
Read exclusive interviews with Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and first civil service commissioner Gisela Stuart – plus deep dives on the trade profession and chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance's legacy
On a mission to help you thrive Partner Content
20 Mar 2023 HR
On a mission to help you thrive
Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Work and Pensions, and Graham
Hooper, Chief Executive of the Charity for Civil Servants, discuss being part of a supportive
community in which every civil servant has the chance to live their lives to the full
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office Exclusive
20 Mar 2023 HR
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office
‘Permacrisis’ may have been Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2022, but it’s been part of the Home Office lexicon for decades. What’s it like leading such a closely scrutinised department while trying to transform its culture at the same time?
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda' Exclusive
17 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda'
Baroness Gisela Stuart has been in post as first civil service commissioner for a year. With ambitions to improve the recruitment process and make the senior civil service more representative, has she managed to get her house in order?
Blazing a trail: trade commissioner Natalie Black marks International Women’s Day
08 Mar 2023 Economy
Blazing a trail: trade commissioner Natalie Black marks International Women’s Day
UK PLC’s top official in the Asia Pacific region tells CSW about the importance of role models and asking for advice
Every improvement is a change – but not every change is an improvement
07 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
Every improvement is a change – but not every change is an improvement
NAO's Alec Steel reflects on learning from working with 120 services across government and offers practical advice on making improvements, rather than just changes
The ICO's collaborative approach shows multi-million pound fines aren't the only route to effective regulation
06 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
The ICO's collaborative approach shows multi-million pound fines aren't the only route to effective regulation
Regulation works best when we work alongside organisations – an approach that has paid off for DfE, the information commissioner writes
HMRC 'regularly has to persuade people not to retire'... and six other things we learnt at PublicTechnology Live
06 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC 'regularly has to persuade people not to retire'... and six other things we learnt at PublicTechnology Live
Tech roadblocks for driving theory tests, how government online services can improve and more
On a journey: DWP’s Helen Roberts unpacks department’s digital priorities
27 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
On a journey: DWP’s Helen Roberts unpacks department’s digital priorities
Digital-delivery director says department is “moving away from seeing someone as a benefit recipient – and asking how we can respond to their circumstances”
'We never use the word digital' – inside the Welsh Government’s design doctrine
16 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'We never use the word digital' – inside the Welsh Government’s design doctrine
Ahead of speaking at PublicTechnology Live, Jo Goodwin discusses how the Centre for Digital Public Services is encouraging a focus on users across the public sector
'Big questions need deep thinking' – new Heywood fellow sets his goals for research post
15 Feb 2023
'Big questions need deep thinking' – new Heywood fellow sets his goals for research post
Jonathan Black is taking special leave from the civil service to research the intersection of economic prosperity and national-security policy
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
14 Feb 2023 HR
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
Good regulation is about more than just enforcement, experts and watchdogs say
Full disclosure: DBS chief Eric Robinson on smashing milestones, local government lessons and the joy of hybrid working
06 Feb 2023 HR
Full disclosure: DBS chief Eric Robinson on smashing milestones, local government lessons and the joy of hybrid working
DBS chief exec Eric Robinson talks transformation, the cost-of-living crisis, adapting to Covid and how he unwinds
'One crisis and I will be homeless': view from the civil service picket line
01 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
'One crisis and I will be homeless': view from the civil service picket line
CSW visited the Cabinet Office picket line, where PCS members are striking over pay amid the cost-of-living crisis
'There have to be consequences for civil service pay erosion': Mike Clancy on Prospect's strike ballot
27 Jan 2023 HR
'There have to be consequences for civil service pay erosion': Mike Clancy on Prospect's strike ballot
"Moral purpose doesn't pay the mortgage," the union general secretary says
Starting the year with inclusivity: how civil servants can become disability allies
23 Jan 2023 Communications
Starting the year with inclusivity: how civil servants can become disability allies
GDS apprentice Samaira Uddin shares her thoughts on the importance of bringing one’s whole self to work, and how colleagues and managers can be true allies to civil servants with disabilities