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    How did you...improve child maintenance?
    09 Dec 2014 Culture
    How did you...improve child maintenance?

    The DWP now assesses 95% of new child maintenance cases accurately, the NAO has found


    Border Force staff shortages impacting effectiveness of border control, survey says
    05 Dec 2014 Culture
    Border Force staff shortages impacting effectiveness of border control, survey says

    Staff shortages in the UK Border Force (UKBF) are putting increasing pressure on staff and causing concern that they’re no longer able to effectively protect the UK borders, a survey revealed on the 4 December. 


    Public sector pay will be 'restrained' in next Parliament, says Osborne
    03 Dec 2014 Culture
    Public sector pay will be "restrained" in next Parliament, says Osborne

    The government will continue to restrain public sector pay in the next Parliament, George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement today. 


    Interview: Merrick Willis
    26 Nov 2014 Culture
    Interview: Merrick Willis

    Merrick Willis, the outgoing chief executive of the Charity for Civil Servants, tells CSW about his organisation’s work to support struggling officials – and the scepticism that he encounters among Whitehall departments and senior managers


    HMRC should marginalise PCS if agreement can’t be found, says leaked strategy paper
    14 Nov 2014 Culture
    HMRC should marginalise PCS if agreement can’t be found, says leaked strategy paper

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) should “marginalise” the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) if disputes cannot “be ended by agreement”, recommends a strategy paper on employee and industrial relations leaked yesterday. 


    First national data guardian for health and social care appointed
    13 Nov 2014 Culture
    First national data guardian for health and social care appointed

    Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first national data guardian for health and social care, secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt will announce today.


    A place I love: The riverfront at Greenwich
    07 Nov 2014 Culture
    A place I love: The riverfront at Greenwich

    Bronwyn Hill explains why she loves going to her rowing club every weekend – and she hasn’t picked a genteel West London group! 


    Normington highlights progress on diversity in board appointments
    07 Nov 2014 Culture
    Normington highlights progress on diversity in board appointments

    The appointment of women to the boards of public bodies has reached a record high, according to the commissioner for public appointments, Sir David Normington.


    Build your skills: Andre Spicer
    28 Oct 2014 Culture
    Build your skills: Andre Spicer

    It's easier to sidestep 'wicked problems' than to fix them - but stepping sidewalks brings us no closer to our goals


    London think tank calls for a power transfer from Whitehall to City Hall on London issues
    28 Oct 2014 Culture
    London think tank calls for a power transfer from Whitehall to City Hall on London issues

    The think tank The Centre for London has called for greater fiscal power and power over services to be transferred from Whitehall to City Hall.


    Listen to children and young people, says Tam Baillie
    28 Oct 2014 Culture
    Listen to children and young people, says Tam Baillie

    Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People wants to speed things up


    Devolve equality law to protect care experienced young people
    28 Oct 2014 Culture
    Devolve equality law to protect care experienced young people

    Call for power to classify protected characteristics to be devolved to Scotland


    Serwotka re-elected for fourth term as PCS general secretary
    24 Oct 2014 Culture
    Serwotka re-elected for fourth term as PCS general secretary

    Mark Serwotka was re-elected for a fourth term as general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union on 23 October. 


    Surveys reveal high levels of stress and ill health amongst civil servants
    23 Oct 2014 Culture
    Surveys reveal high levels of stress and ill health amongst civil servants

    Almost two thirds (65%) of civil servants have suffered from ill health as a result of stress at work, one fifth (19%) of which have taken more than 40 days off within a 12 month period as a result of stress-related ill health, new surveys from the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union reveal. 


    DWP inconsistent with 'UK’s international commitments to support disabled people’
    23 Oct 2014 Culture
    DWP inconsistent with 'UK’s international commitments to support disabled people’

    The Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decision to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) for disabled people was challenged by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on 22 October. 


    Serious and organised crime is a threat to national security, says National Crime Agency
    22 Oct 2014 Culture
    Serious and organised crime is a threat to national security, says National Crime Agency

    The threat of serious and organised crime should be given recognition when discussing national security, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). 


    DWP must clamp down on housing benefit errors says NAO
    20 Oct 2014 Culture
    DWP must clamp down on housing benefit errors says NAO

    DWP are now facing an “escalating problem” with housing benefit error from both claimants and officials, according to National Audit Office (NAO).


    Government considers Social Value Act extension
    30 Sep 2014 Culture
    Government considers Social Value Act extension

    The government is considering extending the Social Value Act to include goods, works, infrastructure and public assets, under a Cabinet Office review.


    Interview: Lord Victor Adebowale
    29 Sep 2014 Culture
    Interview: Lord Victor Adebowale

    Victor Adebowale may be a peer of the realm, but his ideas for public service reform – built on 30 years’ experience in housing and social care – challenge established thinking. Winnie Agbonlahor meets him


    Restaurant: Studio6
    26 Sep 2014 Culture
    Restaurant: Studio6

    After my friend and I stumbled across Studio6 some months ago, I had been proclaiming it as one of London’s best hidden gems. Located a 30-second walk from the river Thames, amongst a nice bunch of other unique-looking restaurants, it offers a bright and inviting interior; a lovely beer garden; a good selection of wine and draft beer; and reasonable prices. After that discovery, my friend returned several times and spoke enthusiastically about the food.


    Opinion: Ian Watmore on the Olympics
    17 Sep 2014 Culture
    Opinion: Ian Watmore on the Olympics

    Former Cabinet Office perm sec Ian Watmore explains why the Olympics worked so well – and how officials avoided pitfalls such as political meddling and hasty deadlines


    Over half of perm secs attended Oxbridge, report finds
    02 Sep 2014 Culture
    Over half of perm secs attended Oxbridge, report finds

    More than half of permanent secretaries attended Oxbridge, compared to less than 1% of the public as a whole, according to a report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission which criticises the lack of diversity among the people running the country.


    Lunch with... Dominic Jermey
    26 Aug 2014 Culture
    Lunch with... Dominic Jermey

    Just a month after Dominic Jermey started his new job as chief executive of UK Trade and Investment, he spoke to Winnie Agbonlahor. 


    The Foreign Office and World War
    19 Aug 2014 Culture
    The Foreign Office and World War

    FCO historian Richard Smith explains his department’s response to the Great War


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