Home/Office: Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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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'Step forward anyway': Kiren Kaur on celebrating women's leadership in all its forms
04 Sep HR
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Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
03 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
Treasury second perm sec Charles Roxburgh on a challenging year and 2018’s productivity challenge
24 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Treasury second perm sec Charles Roxburgh on a challenging year and 2018’s productivity challenge

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Jeff James: the keeper of the National Archives on the importance of digital preservation... and Christmas with a real tree
24 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Jeff James: the keeper of the National Archives on the importance of digital preservation... and Christmas with a real tree

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Antonia Romeo: Department for International Trade perm sec on her first year in the top job
23 Dec 2017 Leadership
Antonia Romeo: Department for International Trade perm sec on her first year in the top job

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton praises the hard work of prison staff and taking forward court and tribunal reforms in 2018
23 Dec 2017 Leadership
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton praises the hard work of prison staff and taking forward court and tribunal reforms in 2018

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
'Alexa, show me Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Oliver Morley’s 2017 review'
23 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
'Alexa, show me Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Oliver Morley’s 2017 review'

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Chief medical officer Prof. Dame Sally Davies on a year tackling antimicrobial resistance and acting on childhood obesity
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Chief medical officer Prof. Dame Sally Davies on a year tackling antimicrobial resistance and acting on childhood obesity

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Sir Robert Devereux: DWP perm sec reflects on “an important year” for the department and his decision to retire
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Sir Robert Devereux: DWP perm sec reflects on “an important year” for the department and his decision to retire

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty on a year preparing for Brexit and delivering the civil service’s first unconference
22 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty on a year preparing for Brexit and delivering the civil service’s first unconference

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Department for Education perm sec Jonathan Slater on how the ministry responded to Grenfell
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Department for Education perm sec Jonathan Slater on how the ministry responded to Grenfell

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
DCMS perm sec Sue Owen reflects on a year of a name change, of WWI commemorations and EU exit plans
21 Dec 2017 Brexit
DCMS perm sec Sue Owen reflects on a year of a name change, of WWI commemorations and EU exit plans

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Alex Chisholm: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy permanent secretary on the year the department moved from transition to transformation
21 Dec 2017 Brexit
Alex Chisholm: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy permanent secretary on the year the department moved from transition to transformation

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
DfID perm sec Nick Dyer on how the department responded to 2017’s humanitarian crises
20 Dec 2017 Foreign Affairs
DfID perm sec Nick Dyer on how the department responded to 2017’s humanitarian crises

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
DExEU permanent secretary Philip Rycroft on taking big decisions and getting some Christmas rest
20 Dec 2017 Brexit
DExEU permanent secretary Philip Rycroft on taking big decisions and getting some Christmas rest

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
David Sterling: the interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on a year without ministers
19 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
David Sterling: the interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on a year without ministers

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Welsh Government permanent secretary Dame Shan Morgan on future-proofing government and a year of big appointments
19 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Welsh Government permanent secretary Dame Shan Morgan on future-proofing government and a year of big appointments

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Rowena Collins Rice: Attorney General’s Office director general's 2017 achievements, including best-in-Whitehall staff engagement
19 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Rowena Collins Rice: Attorney General’s Office director general's 2017 achievements, including best-in-Whitehall staff engagement

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood on the challenges of 2017, making Brexit preparations and getting a short holiday somewhere warm
18 Dec 2017 Brexit
Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood on the challenges of 2017, making Brexit preparations and getting a short holiday somewhere warm

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without. Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood kicks off our Whitehall roundup
Civil service chief executive John Manzoni on Whitehall diversity, creating a brilliant civil service and adding more brandy to the brandy butter
18 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Civil service chief executive John Manzoni on Whitehall diversity, creating a brilliant civil service and adding more brandy to the brandy butter

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Scottish Government perm sec Leslie Evans on 2017’s milestones from the Queensferry Crossing to social security
18 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
Scottish Government perm sec Leslie Evans on 2017’s milestones from the Queensferry Crossing to social security

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Taking the steps to a truly digital world Sponsored
14 Dec 2017 Civil Service Reform
Taking the steps to a truly digital world

BT talks with the futurists and visionaries preparing the UK for a digital future
The ten key questions – and nine answers – facing the public sector on GDPR
12 Dec 2017 Government Tax Profession
The ten key questions – and nine answers – facing the public sector on GDPR

With less than six months until new data-protection law is introduced, PublicTechnology hears from regulators and data professionals across central and local government about what they see as the major challenges facing them between now and 25 May
Why young civil servants should work at DExEU, Francis Maude memories, and the time he saved Christmas: Lunch with... Sir Paul Jenkins
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Why young civil servants should work at DExEU, Francis Maude memories, and the time he saved Christmas: Lunch with... Sir Paul Jenkins

The former Treasury solicitor shares his reflections from a Whitehall career with Tamsin Rutter
Meet Marzena Bujalska, Whitehall’s first apprentice
05 Dec 2017 Education
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How has Whitehall’s first modern-era apprentice fared since she joined the civil service in 2008 via a jobcentre advert? CSW meets Marzena Bujalska to find out
Organisations should embrace new messaging culture to satisfy rising customer service expectations Sponsored
01 Dec 2017 Civil Service Reform
Organisations should embrace new messaging culture to satisfy rising customer service expectations

Surge in consumers’ use of messaging and social media is transforming their expectations of service, says new BT and Cisco research