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11 Sep

Home/Office: Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This new series explores how civil services in other countries have approached the hybrid working conundrum. To kick things off, we look at how the UK government’s approach compares to the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, and the Northern Ireland Civil Service
by Tevye Markson
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An official of the golden generation
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The Department for Levelling Up is the latest in a line of Whitehall bodies that has gone through many fusions and fissions over the last 20 years. How will this new iteration fit in with the rest of government – and the wider UK? Colin and Carole Talbot explain
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The Bollom line: the outgoing DE&S chief exec reflects on his time leading some of government's most complex and costly projects
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As he steps down as chief executive of Defence Equipment and Support, Simon Bollom talks to Tevye Markson about handling criticism, tips for his successor and semi-retirement plans
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
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Defence Equipment & Support chief exec Sir Simon Bollom on the "pinnacle" of his 40-year career and experts reflect on cyber threats in this month's Security & Policing focus
'I’ve experienced bullying and discrimination, absolutely': Simon Tse on championing racial diversity in the civil service Exclusive
14 Mar 2022 HR
'I’ve experienced bullying and discrimination, absolutely': Simon Tse on championing racial diversity in the civil service
The Cabinet Office race champion explains why he's "passionate about wanting to make a change" in the civil service
At your service: CCS chief Simon Tse on procurement, PPE and being the 'silent partner' in times of crisis
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The chief exec gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Crown Commercial Service's role during the fall of Kabul and the coronavirus pandemic
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Northcote-Trevelyan and the journey to a 'permanent, professional and impartial civil service'
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Stop! Evaluate and listen
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The Declaration on Government Reform was trumpeted as a plan to rewire and renew government. But how well has government delivered on its promise to improve the way government evaluates policy?
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Weighing in at more than 300 pages, the government’s flagship policy document is not short of words. But is it short on substance?
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EXCL: Government urged to tackle 'public health risk' of poor-performing private Covid tests Exclusive
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As the government prepares to end most free Covid testing on 1 April, experts tell CSW the validation process for commercial tests is failing to ensure they are sufficiently reliable, or to enable people to make informed choices about which tests to buy
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
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Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
Department remains tight-lipped on its fake-news-battling operations, in the face of intervention from the Information Commissioner's Office