'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
'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
'It's a very creative job': Jessica de Mounteney on turning policy into law
26 Jan Leadership
'It's a very creative job': Jessica de Mounteney on turning policy into law
Opinion: DWP should ditch language of welfare and embrace social security
02 Mar 2021 Economy
Opinion: DWP should ditch language of welfare and embrace social security
Coronavirus has revealed the extent to which the country relies on the Department for Work and Pensions. Government should harness this to create a system that meets the challenges from a post-pandemic economy
OUTstanding work: Tom Ketteley on diversity in the civil service and the importance of LGBT+ role models
25 Feb 2021 HR
OUTstanding work: Tom Ketteley on diversity in the civil service and the importance of LGBT+ role models
Tom Ketteley is an assistant director at UK Visas and Immigration who was named in the OUTstanding top 100 LGBT+ future leaders for 2020. He tells CSW about mentoring, diversity in the civil service and why public role models are important
‘Zeroing in on the art of the possible’: inside the government’s innovation engine
23 Feb 2021 Civil Service Reform
‘Zeroing in on the art of the possible’: inside the government’s innovation engine
A Home Office unit focused on innovative ways to solve problems is attracting a lot of attention across government. Richard Johnstone took a look inside the Accelerated Capability Environment to find out more
Opinion: How government can help make Aria sing
23 Feb 2021
Opinion: How government can help make Aria sing
The government’s new research agency needs the freedom to set its own mission, says former Downing Street adviser Daniel Korski
In the spotlight: Treasury’s public spending chief Cat Little on how Covid changed the finance ministry – and ministerial red boxes
23 Feb 2021 Coronavirus
In the spotlight: Treasury’s public spending chief Cat Little on how Covid changed the finance ministry – and ministerial red boxes
After an extraordinary year, Cat Little reflects on how the Treasury and government finance function met the pressures of a pandemic with innovation
‘Recognise the opportunity’: departments urged to use procurement to build social value
22 Feb 2021 Commercial
‘Recognise the opportunity’: departments urged to use procurement to build social value
Central government departments and other public sector bodies can use their procurement powers to help build social value. Charlene Maginnis from the Crown Commercial Service sets out some tips on how to go about it
Dave Penman: Why the FDA launched a judicial review over PM’s support for Patel
22 Feb 2021 HR
Dave Penman: Why the FDA launched a judicial review over PM’s support for Patel
Boris Johnson’s backing for the home secretary despite evidence of bullying means ministers now have to meet a lower standard of conduct than civil servants. This can’t go unchallenged
February 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
22 Feb 2021
February 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
Exclusive interviews with Cat Little, a look inside government’s innovation engine, and lessons from Singapore
Dave Penman: Lessons from HMRC’s groundbreaking pay deal
12 Feb 2021 HR
Dave Penman: Lessons from HMRC’s groundbreaking pay deal
The new pay package from HMRC shows a department that is setting the pace in pay and reward for civil servants. Other departments should hurry to catch up
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
UK in a Changing Europe’s newly launched witness archive opens a window into how Brexit happened, revealing the internal rows and shaken institutions in Whitehall. Jill Rutter shares the details
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
27 Jan 2021 Brexit
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
Dr Philip A. Berry and Dr Joe Devanny argue that Boris Johnson has overturned 15 years of Conservative Party policy on development aid and, in the process, has moved towards a narrower, meaner vision of ‘Global Britain’.
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
25 Jan 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
Last year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, Sam Trendall asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
22 Jan 2021 Finance
WATCH: Planning for the year ahead: What you need to know now for the 2021 Spending Review
After the government implemented a one-year spending review due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Treasury and departments are already turning their sights to a full three-year review in 2021. This webinar with Oracle examines how the government will be making major spending decisions.
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
21 Jan 2021 Brexit
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
Jonathan Jones’s three-decade civil service career came to an abrupt end in September when he quit over controversial elements of the internal market bill. The government’s former top lawyer tells Beckie Smith about his departure, cocktail recipes, and the legal side of the Covid crisis
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
20 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
Local authority and industry leaders discuss the impact of the last year, and how Whitehall can help ‘share the risk’ of transformation
Lessons from America: should the UK consider US-style government transitions?
20 Jan 2021 Leadership
Lessons from America: should the UK consider US-style government transitions?
If Joe Biden had won a general election in the UK rather than the US, he would have assumed office immediately and his administration would now be in its third month. But is such a swift transition of power a good thing? And is it effective from the point of view of the civil service? Geoffrey Lyons reports
January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
19 Jan 2021 Leadership
January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
Exclusive interviews with Simon Case, Jonathan Jones, and winners of the Diversity and Inclusion Awards revealed
Leading into 2021: 21 civil service leaders preview the year ahead
19 Jan 2021 Leadership
Leading into 2021: 21 civil service leaders preview the year ahead
With the coronavirus still affecting the country, but immunisation on the way, 2021 could be a year of both challenges and of recovery. As part of our online roundup, CSW asked senior leaders for their thoughts on the 12 months ahead. Here are 21 of their reflections
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
15 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
Covid-19 has pushed science to the front pages, Dr Peter Thompson, chief executive of National Physical Laboratory, writes about science’s role in aiding economic recovery
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
12 Jan 2021 HR
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
FDA research reveals many civil servants want to hold on to home working even after the coronavirus emergency. Ministers must catch up to where their workforce is
National Infrastructure Commission chief on joining during lockdown: ‘I look forward to being able to hold an all staff meeting in person’
11 Jan 2021 Project Delivery
National Infrastructure Commission chief on joining during lockdown: ‘I look forward to being able to hold an all staff meeting in person’
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
'This year has been a tremendous reminder of the importance of the union': civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on 2020
04 Jan 2021
'This year has been a tremendous reminder of the importance of the union': civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘EU exit is going to put us right into the spotlight’: Food Standards Agency chief Emily Miles looks ahead
23 Dec 2020 Brexit
‘EU exit is going to put us right into the spotlight’: Food Standards Agency chief Emily Miles looks ahead
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘I am proud of the way the Government Communication Service has come together under difficult circumstances to deliver exemplary public communication’: Government comms chief Alex Aiken on 2020
23 Dec 2020 Communications
‘I am proud of the way the Government Communication Service has come together under difficult circumstances to deliver exemplary public communication’: Government comms chief Alex Aiken on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021