'We’re attempting something that has never been achieved anywhere': Mission head Richard Clarke talks safer streets
24 Apr Justice & Home Affairs

'We’re attempting something that has never been achieved anywhere': Mission head Richard Clarke talks safer streets

As safer streets director general in the Home Office, Richard Clarke is the senior responsible officer for the ambitious street safety agenda. He tells CSW what it felt like to take on the role, how the mission is working, and what he does to switch off
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'Everyone felt they had a stake in it': The award-winning programme that brought 4G to remote corners of Scotland
25 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
'Everyone felt they had a stake in it': The award-winning programme that brought 4G to remote corners of Scotland
Surfacing the deep: Peter Hennessy’s work as ‘historian and horizon scanner’
23 Apr
Surfacing the deep: Peter Hennessy’s work as ‘historian and horizon scanner’
'Compassion is cost effective': How the third sector is driving success in high-profile government contracts
16 Apr Commercial
'Compassion is cost effective': How the third sector is driving success in high-profile government contracts
NS&I chief exec Ian Ackerley on inspiring a stronger savings culture and ERNIE's quantum leap
26 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
NS&I chief exec Ian Ackerley on inspiring a stronger savings culture and ERNIE's quantum leap

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Helen Stephenson on competitive baking and making the Charity Commission a more effective regulator
26 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
Helen Stephenson on competitive baking and making the Charity Commission a more effective regulator

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
‘2020 is a year of global opportunities’ – chief medical officer Chris Whitty looks ahead
26 Dec 2019 Leadership
‘2020 is a year of global opportunities’ – chief medical officer Chris Whitty looks ahead

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Defra chief Tamara Finkelstein on pink brocade, rainbow lanyards and a year of green action
25 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
Defra chief Tamara Finkelstein on pink brocade, rainbow lanyards and a year of green action

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
HMRC chief exec Jim Harra on transforming tax, reforming behaviour and sabotaging Santa
25 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
HMRC chief exec Jim Harra on transforming tax, reforming behaviour and sabotaging Santa

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Ofqual chief Sally Collier on delivering new qualifications and unexpected sprouts
25 Dec 2019
Ofqual chief Sally Collier on delivering new qualifications and unexpected sprouts

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost
24 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Gerri Clement & Kate Lalor on the social mobility network's momentum and turning insights into action
24 Dec 2019
Gerri Clement & Kate Lalor on the social mobility network's momentum and turning insights into action
As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Louise Smyth on changing how people see the Companies House Register and being 'adaptable, bold and curious'
24 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
Louise Smyth on changing how people see the Companies House Register and being 'adaptable, bold and curious'

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
John Manzoni on a year of 'maintaining normal service at a time of extraordinary political complexity'
23 Dec 2019 Leadership
John Manzoni on a year of 'maintaining normal service at a time of extraordinary political complexity'

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories. Civil service chief executive John Manzoni kicks off our Whitehall roundup
NICS head David Sterling on driving diversity and another year without ministers
23 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
NICS head David Sterling on driving diversity and another year without ministers

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Welsh government perm sec Dame Shan Morgan on adapting to the 'new normal'
23 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
Welsh government perm sec Dame Shan Morgan on adapting to the 'new normal'

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Scottish government chief Leslie Evans on climate change and un-cancelling Christmas
23 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
Scottish government chief Leslie Evans on climate change and un-cancelling Christmas

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Was legendary grand master Yoda using red teaming to evaluate all his defences? Sponsored
17 Dec 2019 Civil Service Reform
Was legendary grand master Yoda using red teaming to evaluate all his defences?

Take away all the boundaries in security testing, and protect your organisation from the dark side, with red teaming to evaluate your defences and expect the unexpected - BT explains how 
University of Manchester: Helping researchers do their best work Sponsored
17 Dec 2019 Operational Delivery
University of Manchester: Helping researchers do their best work

How does a university ensure that it is supporting researchers to become world class? PA Consulting writes about the work they did at the University of Manchester
16 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
The Civil Service World Podcast: Can we trust statistics?

On this Civil Service World Podcast, Suzannah Brecknell and Jess Bowie are discussing people's trust in government statistics
Government Commercial: A year in review Sponsored
13 Dec 2019 Commercial
Government Commercial: A year in review

As 2019 draws to a close, Proxima looks back at the topics which have shaped this year in the commercial and procurement sphere – and predicts which buzzwords may feature heavily in 2020
10 Dec 2019 Government Tax Profession
The Civil Service World Podcast: Can we make the civil service kinder?

On this week's Civil Service World Podcast, Suzannah Brecknell and Jess Bowie are discussing kindness in the civil service
How an agile mindset can accelerate progress towards Mobility-as-a-Service Sponsored
10 Dec 2019 Operational Delivery
How an agile mindset can accelerate progress towards Mobility-as-a-Service

Embracing Mobility-as-a-Service would enable passengers more control over their journeys - and the government has recognised the potential. PA Consulting takes us through their recommended priorities 
From uptime to outcomes: How IT service providers are linking their performance to real business outcomes Sponsored
05 Dec 2019 Commercial
From uptime to outcomes: How IT service providers are linking their performance to real business outcomes

What is outcome based contracting, and how does it represent an area for potential in the public sector? Proxima dives in 
Three best-practice measures in the event of a data breach Sponsored
03 Dec 2019 Civil Service Reform
Three best-practice measures in the event of a data breach

To have the best chance of an effective response and a full recovery, organisations should have a robust incident response strategy in place, says BT 
How investment promotion agencies can move from competition to collaboration to achieve inclusive growth Sponsored
03 Dec 2019 Operational Delivery
How investment promotion agencies can move from competition to collaboration to achieve inclusive growth

In our current investment climate, competition just doesn't provide the same opportunities for growth anymore. PA Consulting argues that collaboration between IPAs must be the way forward 
Going local: could tax and benefits administration be improved by decentralisation?
28 Nov 2019 Civil Service Reform
Going local: could tax and benefits administration be improved by decentralisation?

At a time when people are more aware of how they can help their local community, Colin Talbot asks if government benefit and taxes could be more effectively delivered with greater local control
27 Nov 2019 Government Tax Profession
The Civil Service World Podcast: Can social care be reformed?

On this week's episode of The Civil Service World Podcast, Jess and Suzannah speak to social worker Ryan Wise and Katie Rose from the Centre for Public Impact about a new blueprint for social work.