Leadership

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Response to PACAC recommendation says single institution would not meet needs of a modern civil service

From the storm of no-deal Brexit preparation to the headwinds of regulatory reform, Tamara Finkelstein walked into a squall when she took on the top job at Defra. But she tells Beckie Smith she is determined to create a more hospitable environment

Campaign factsheet acknowledges, but refutes, questions over politicisation of civil service

Fifty-strong list of individuals and teams reveals those in the running for honours in the 14th annual Civil Service Awards

Michael Gove tells MPs that the government remains prepared to leave EU with no agreement at the end of this month as publishes readiness report

Rankings also include civil service fast stream, the Crown Prosecution Service and MI6

The Brexit-driven drama of Westminster ratchets up daily, but civil servants must be allowed space to do their job in safety, says FDA union chief

Organisation is working through ‘some points of detail’ with four that are yet to sign

Gender, sexuality, religion and race champions get crucial recognition at Whitehall event

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Finding the right words to describe a problem is important, but we shouldn’t let uncertainty about terminology stop us tackling the challenge of racial disparity, argues a group of civil servants from across government

Effort to boost representation on SCS recruitment and promotion boards part of “iterative” approach to making civil service more inclusive, Selvin Brown says

Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood reflects on his first few months since joining government in August and his aims for the agency in 2020

2019 survey also includes more questions about civil servants' socio-economic backgrounds

The government’s one year Spending Round has brought very little security to departments. But it does recognise that government much be more strategic

In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet Ella Joseph and Natalie Acton, who together lead the charity Think Ahead, which runs a graduate scheme training people for a career in mental health social work.

Cabinet secretary says he will "resist attempts to draw the civil service" into Brexit debates

Alanna Reid, a policy adviser at the Cabinet Office’s public appointments policy team, reports on an intersectionality event held by the Cabinet Office LGBT+ Network and Gender Equality Group as part of national inclusion week

Corbyn announces policy in constituency of former DWP secretary Iain Duncan Smith

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

IfG also calls for arm's-length commission or What Works Centre to improve policymaking

As the Department for Education refashions itself as a delivery department, its chief digital officer Emma Stace tells Civil Service World she is determined to make digital ‘just the way we do things round here’

Civil service trade unions slam Johnson’s “cavalier” suspension