'We are redoubling our efforts': Angela MacDonald on the Civil Service Pension Scheme recovery
26 Jun HR

'We are redoubling our efforts': Angela MacDonald on the Civil Service Pension Scheme recovery

Six months on from the disastrous transfer of the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita, Angela MacDonald, who was parachuted in to turn the crisis around, tells the inside story
by Tevye Markson
'Not just a policy department': Emran Mian on how the integration of Government Digital Service has transformed DSIT culture
25 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
'Not just a policy department': Emran Mian on how the integration of Government Digital Service has transformed DSIT culture
Read the summer 2026 issue of Civil Service World
23 Jun Civil Service Reform
Read the summer 2026 issue of Civil Service World
Ten years on from the vote to leave the EU, how has Brexit shaped the civil service?
23 Jun Civil Service Reform
Ten years on from the vote to leave the EU, how has Brexit shaped the civil service?
Government's data and technology — next steps Sponsored
22 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government's data and technology — next steps
As the National Data Strategy’s second birthday fast approaches, Civil Service World and Civica bring together a panel of experts for a progress report
Queen Elizabeth II: CSW's tribute issue
20 Sep 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: CSW's tribute issue
We explore the monarch's relationship with her civil service, and former officials share memories
'They say you should never meet your heroes. I am glad I got to know mine'': Former officials pay tribute to the Queen
16 Sep 2022
'They say you should never meet your heroes. I am glad I got to know mine'': Former officials pay tribute to the Queen
Writing for CSW, former senior officials and others pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen, reflect on her relationship with the civil service and share their memories of personal encounters with the monarch
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, the 'ultimate public servant'
16 Sep 2022
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, the 'ultimate public servant'
We explore the institutional and personal links between the UK’s longest-reigning monarch and the officials who served her many governments
Rewiring government: improving outcome management Partner Content
06 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Rewiring government: improving outcome management
Paul Pick-Aluas, Strategy & Transformation, Public Sector at Salesforce, explains how governments can use technology innovation to improve how it can analyse outcomes
Consultancy Playbook: How to get the best result when sourcing consultants Partner Content
05 Sep 2022 Commercial
Consultancy Playbook: How to get the best result when sourcing consultants
The best practices for ensuring successful delivery whilst getting the greatest value from increasingly constrained budgets
How can civil servants and their departments make levelling up a success?
31 Aug 2022 Economy
How can civil servants and their departments make levelling up a success?
As government’s levelling up work progresses, Tevye Markson speaks to experts, including local politicians, to find out what can be done to help economies across the country take flight
Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
30 Aug 2022 HR
Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
Liz Truss has refused to commit to reappointing an ethics adviser if she becomes prime minister. Neglecting the system that upholds the rules increases the risk her own premiership will be derailed by scandal
Funding fears and staff jeers: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
26 Aug 2022 HR
Funding fears and staff jeers: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Social care plans raise questions about NHS finances and speculation mounts over new cabinet as Conservative Party leadership race enters final stage
Can departmental data sharing really transform citizen services?
25 Aug 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Can departmental data sharing really transform citizen services?
A recent CSW event brought together senior officials and commercial experts to discuss how data can empower government and the challenges that can prevent it doing so
Job cuts, secondments and cab sec contenders: What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
19 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Job cuts, secondments and cab sec contenders: What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
The ex-chancellor set his sights on Whitehall reform with a series of civil service proposals
Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
18 Aug 2022 HR
Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
From Love Island to Big Brother and Wife Swap, CSW looks back on departmental staff who’ve made a mark on the small screen
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
15 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
12 Aug 2022 HR
'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
Ex-chancellor says he could "stop or pause" government work, Truss launches war on "wokeism and antisemitism" and Case speaks to Truss's team
The great pretenders: The top 10 fictional civil servants
12 Aug 2022
The great pretenders: The top 10 fictional civil servants
Many of the world’s most famous civil servants never actually existed
Future-proofing healthcare resilience: lessons learned from the COVID-19 Infection Survey Partner Content
08 Aug 2022 Health & Social Care
Future-proofing healthcare resilience: lessons learned from the COVID-19 Infection Survey
Tim Sheppard, SVP & General Manager, Northern Europe, IQVIA, looks back on the journey to deliver robust, accurate data to help government make crucial decisions at a time of crisis
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
05 Aug 2022 HR
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Truss was forced to U-turn on pay plans, while Sunak wants to expand Prevent
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
04 Aug 2022 HR
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Here, some of them tell us their stories
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
03 Aug 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
The Public Sector Fraud Authority is set to change the way government departments and public bodies deal with the nation’s most common crime. Interim chief exec Mark Cheeseman answers CSW’s questions
Bonfire of the quangos and ‘woke jobs’: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
29 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Bonfire of the quangos and ‘woke jobs’: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Sunak set out plans for vaccine-style taskforce, while Truss takes aim at civil service "groupthink"
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
29 Jul 2022 HR
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
CSW digs into this year's civil service people statistics to see which organisations have the biggest gaps in hourly earnings for women and men, and how gender pay gaps have changed over time
'The farther back you look, the farther forward you can see': how historians can help government
27 Jul 2022 Policy
'The farther back you look, the farther forward you can see': how historians can help government
Tough times often prompt politicians to seek lessons from the past. Andrew Southam explores government’s use of historians
Cuts, churn and 'piecemeal' reward: all the senior civil service reforms the SSRB is calling for beyond a pay rise
20 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cuts, churn and 'piecemeal' reward: all the senior civil service reforms the SSRB is calling for beyond a pay rise
While the SSRB said “priority” was an across-the-board pay rise, it highlighted several other pressing issues with pay and reward
Net zero: As global warming advances, how can government be a catalyst for change?
19 Jul 2022 Energy & Environment
Net zero: As global warming advances, how can government be a catalyst for change?
Achieving net zero will require a substantial and coordinated effort across all sectors, as experts on a CSW cross-sector round table discussed