Register for our newsletter
Menu
Civil Service World

Register for
our newsletter

Register
Register
  • Home
  • News
    • Brexit
    • Civil Service Reform
    • Coronavirus
    • Security & Defence
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Energy & Environment
    • Foreign Affairs
    • Health & Social Care
    • Justice & Home Affairs
    • Leadership
    • Culture
    • Local & Devolved
    • Politics & Constitution
    • Transport
  • Comment
  • In Depth
  • Professions
    • Analysis
    • Commercial
    • Digital, Data & Technology
    • Operational Delivery
    • Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    • HR
    • Legal
    • Project Delivery
    • Property & Estates
    • Communications
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • Planning
    • Science & Engineering
    • Statistics
    • Government Tax Profession
    • Internal Audit
    • Knowledge & Information Management
    • Medical
    • Policy
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Watch On Demand
  • Resources
  • More
    • Podcasts
    • About CSW
    • Diversity & Inclusion Awards
    • Civil Service Awards
    • Contact Us
    • Write for us
    • Commercial Opportunities
    • Newsletter registration
    • e-Version
Search
  • Brexit
  • Civil Service Reform
  • Coronavirus
  • Security & Defence
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Energy & Environment
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Health & Social Care
  • Justice & Home Affairs
  • Leadership
  • Culture
  • Local & Devolved
  • Politics & Constitution
  • Transport
    More

    Follow us:

    • Home
    • News
      • Brexit
      • Civil Service Reform
      • Coronavirus
      • Security & Defence
      • Economy
      • Education
      • Energy & Environment
      • Foreign Affairs
      • Health & Social Care
      • Justice & Home Affairs
      • Leadership
      • Culture
      • Local & Devolved
      • Politics & Constitution
      • Transport
    • Comment
    • In Depth
    • Professions
      • Analysis
      • Commercial
      • Digital, Data & Technology
      • Operational Delivery
      • Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
      • HR
      • Legal
      • Project Delivery
      • Property & Estates
      • Communications
      • Finance
      • Economics
      • Planning
      • Science & Engineering
      • Statistics
      • Government Tax Profession
      • Internal Audit
      • Knowledge & Information Management
      • Medical
      • Policy
    • Events
      • Upcoming Events
      • Watch On Demand
    • Resources
    • More
      • Podcasts
      • About CSW
      • Diversity & Inclusion Awards
      • Civil Service Awards
      • Contact Us
      • Write for us
      • Commercial Opportunities
      • Newsletter registration
      • e-Version

    Coronavirus

    The latest Coronavirus news from Civil Service World
    Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
    01 Dec Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
    Former health secretary admits it was misleading to say the government had thrown a protective ring around care homes from start of pandemic
    Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
    01 Dec Coronavirus
    Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
    Former health secretary says No.10 needs to be capable of operating effectively even when “unprofessional” individuals have significant power
    Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
    30 Nov Coronavirus
    Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
    Former health secretary tells Covid Inquiry he and DHSC were victims of a “toxic culture” of blame
    'Too much was asked' of DHSC in early Covid response, Gove tells inquiry
    28 Nov Coronavirus
    'Too much was asked' of DHSC in early Covid response, Gove tells inquiry
    Can-do spirit was "admirable" but more departments should have been brought into the Covid response sooner, Gove says
    Cultural differences pitched civil servants against academics, Angela McLean tells Covid Inquiry
    27 Nov Coronavirus
    Cultural differences pitched civil servants against academics, Angela McLean tells Covid Inquiry
    Chief scientific adviser had to “paper over the cracks” after direct criticism from scientists ruffled officials’ feathers
    Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
    23 Nov Coronavirus
    Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
    Former deputy chief medical officer says police asked him to move out of his home after his family were "threatened with having their throats cut"
    Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
    22 Nov Coronavirus
    Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
    Chief medical officer says he "firmly" told Downing Street it should have informed him and Patrick Vallance about the Covid policy
    £1bn 'at risk' in disputed pandemic PPE contracts signed by DHSC
    22 Nov Coronavirus
    £1bn 'at risk' in disputed pandemic PPE contracts signed by DHSC
    Health department in negotiations over 36 contracts, with 3.8 billion items of PPE procured for Covid deemed not fit for purpose
    Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says
    22 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says
    Chief medical officer says “hard geopolitical threats” are treated differently to health emergencies
    Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
    21 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
    Chief medical officer says lack of investment to blame for test-and-trace shortcomings
    Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
    20 Nov Coronavirus
    Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
    "Urgency of action" was not "as consistent and as reliable as it should have been across Whitehall", ex-scientific adviser says
    Covid Inquiry: Home Office had ‘no capability’ to delay arrival of pandemic, Patel says
    10 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Home Office had ‘no capability’ to delay arrival of pandemic, Patel says
    Former home secretary tells hearing scientists advised border checks would have “minimal impact” on virus spread in early 2020
    'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
    09 Nov Coronavirus
    'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
    "I will not work for Dom," Simon Case told cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, who was frustrated with spad's “divide and rule” approach
    Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
    08 Nov Coronavirus
    Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
    Ex-cab sec says government's "measured" response to the Covid outbreak was based on 1 in 10 likelihood of reasonable worst-case scenario pandemic hitting the UK
    Covid Inquiry: Cabinet Office’s initial response structure ‘was source of confusion’
    08 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Cabinet Office’s initial response structure ‘was source of confusion’
    Ministerial Implementation Group model was ditched because of overlaps and lack of clarity over responsibility
    Johnson and Sunak ‘blindsided’ Covid Taskforce with Eat Out to Help Out scheme
    08 Nov Coronavirus
    Johnson and Sunak ‘blindsided’ Covid Taskforce with Eat Out to Help Out scheme
    Officials at the heart of government’s pandemic response were kept in the dark about bid to boost footfall at restaurants and cafés, inquiry hears
    Science adviser sounded alarm over Treasury modelling, Covid Inquiry told
    07 Nov Coronavirus
    Science adviser sounded alarm over Treasury modelling, Covid Inquiry told
    Former economic adviser insists Treasury was not "tactical" about its economic analysis but "shared freely"
    Covid Inquiry: Hancock was a serial ‘over-promiser’ not a liar, perm sec says
    03 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Hancock was a serial ‘over-promiser’ not a liar, perm sec says
    Chris Wormald rejects criticisms DHSC was structurally “chaotic”, “dysfunctional” and “ungovernable”
    Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
    02 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
    Government ditched science and followed media and Conservative MPs, former No.10 comms chief Lee Cain says
    MacNamara: Whitehall processes 'bent out of shape' by Brexit work ahead of pandemic
    02 Nov Coronavirus
    MacNamara: Whitehall processes 'bent out of shape' by Brexit work ahead of pandemic
    Former official says Brexit preparations led to the centre holding too much power, with departments "disempowered"
    Helen MacNamara: 'Extraordinarily difficult' to provide Covid inquiry evidence after Cabinet Office wiped work phone
    01 Nov Coronavirus
    Helen MacNamara: 'Extraordinarily difficult' to provide Covid inquiry evidence after Cabinet Office wiped work phone
    Former deputy cabinet secretary also said government 'hadn't done any proper planning' just days before lockdown
    Case did not want cab sec job, Cummings claims
    01 Nov Coronavirus
    Case did not want cab sec job, Cummings claims
    Simon Case took the job “to forestall a disaster” after others turned it down, ex-spad tells Covid Inquiry
    Covid Inquiry: Cummings lets rip at ‘dumpster fire’ Cabinet Office
    01 Nov Coronavirus
    Covid Inquiry: Cummings lets rip at ‘dumpster fire’ Cabinet Office
    Former chief adviser bemoans “bloated” and “opaque” heart of government with “a lot of the wrong people in the wrong job”
    Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
    31 Oct Coronavirus
    Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
    Former No.10 comms director tells inquiry the Covid pandemic was the "wrong crisis" for Boris Johnson’s "skill set"
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • >
    • >>
    Exclusive insight into the world of the civil service
    Subscribe

    Access to:

    • Monthly magazines
    • Daily e-bulletins
    • Podcasts

    Register

    Close
    Sign up to the Civil Service World newsletter today!
    Find out more
    Follow us

    Registered in England & Wales under No. 07291783

    © Political Holdings Limited

    Quick Links
    • Home
    • News
    • Comment
    • In Depth
    • Professions
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Commercial Opportunities
    • Contact Us
    Services
    • Media
    • Events
    • Training
    Media & Publishing
    • PoliticsHome
    • The Parliament
    • Holyrood
    • The House Magazine
    • PublicTechnology
    • Training Journal
    About Us
    • Total Politics Group
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions