This issue brings a special focus on digital transformation, including an exclusive interview with DSIT perm sec Emran Mian, along with a Q&A with pensions recovery chief Angela MacDonald, the BVI governor and much more
With a focus on digital transformation, the summer 2026 issue of Civil Service World features an exclusive interview with Department of Science, Innovation and Technology permanent secretary Emran Mian and two of his directors general.
In a wide-ranging conversation, Mian and his colleagues discuss the digital roadmap, absorbing the Government Digital Service and the importance of having uncomfortable conversations about diversity.
CSW also speaks civil service pensions recovery taskforce chief Angela MacDonald about her work to turn around the crisis.
Elsewhere in the issue, the governor of the British Virgin Islands, Daniel Pruce, looks back on his first two years in the role; we hear from former senior civil servants who have become local authority chief execs ; and Independent Office for Police Conduct boss Rachel Watson tells CSW about her plans to transform the complaints watchdog.
Also in this issue:
- A deep dive on the impact of Brexit on the civil service 10 years on from the vote to leave the EU
- A timely reflection on the MoD-Treasury relationship from columnist Jon Davis
- PACAC chair Simon Hoare makes the case for an Office of the Prime Minister
- Former chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies sets out what policy professionals can learn from the fight against antimicrobial resistance
- Mark Rawlinson shares his lessons from eight years as lead non-exec at the Ministry of Justice
...and much more.
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