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    Leadership

    The latest Leadership news from Civil Service World
    HMRC chief Jon Thompson to stand down this autumn
    19 Jul 2019 Leadership
    HMRC chief Jon Thompson to stand down this autumn

    Cabinet secretary lauds Thompson’s achievements at the head of the tax authority as move to Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority is announced


    What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss
    18 Jul 2019 Leadership
    What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss

    The only certainty in the Conservative leadership race is that some civil servants will get a new boss, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant


    Departments compiling demands for extra staff as Whitehall no-deal Brexit prep ramps up
    18 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Departments compiling demands for extra staff as Whitehall no-deal Brexit prep ramps up

    Departments to provide details of requirements by the end of this month, says civil service chief exec


    Treasury confirms talks with unions after losing pension reform ruling
    16 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Treasury confirms talks with unions after losing pension reform ruling

    Liz Truss says government stands by 2015 reforms to public service pensions after transitional protections ruled discriminatory


    Defra’s Brexit chief to head Food Standards Agency.
    15 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Defra’s Brexit chief to head Food Standards Agency.

    Emily Miles to head up watchdog from September after acting as environment ministry’s director general for EU Exit delivery 


    Politicians, not civil servants, to blame for Brexit deadlock says PACAC chair
    15 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Politicians, not civil servants, to blame for Brexit deadlock says PACAC chair

    Bernard Jenkin highlights the way Margaret Thatcher worked with the civil service to implement major policy changes as example for incoming PM


    MHCLG sees staff costs rise by 22% as headcount grows
    15 Jul 2019 Leadership
    MHCLG sees staff costs rise by 22% as headcount grows

    Department’s annual report details £46.5m rise against 700-strong boost in workers


    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 15
    15 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 15

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


    Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch resigns over email leak row
    10 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch resigns over email leak row

    Resignation comes after Sir John Major says Darroch should not be "thrown to the wolves" for doing his job


    Tory leadership vacuum hampers no-deal Brexit prep, warns ex-HMRC border chief
    05 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Tory leadership vacuum hampers no-deal Brexit prep, warns ex-HMRC border chief

    Civil servants forced to "negotiate" boundaries for work, says former director general Karen Wheeler



    Home Office gets ministerial direction to pay out Windrush compensation
    04 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Home Office gets ministerial direction to pay out Windrush compensation

    Javid gives go-ahead after perm sec Rutnam says his approval is needed for payments in absence of legislation


    Former Shell exec named government projects chief
    04 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Former Shell exec named government projects chief

    Nick Smallwood replaces Tony Meggs at joint Treasury and Cabinet Office agency


    Sedwill warns perm secs on leaks after row over Jeremy Corbyn health claims
    04 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Sedwill warns perm secs on leaks after row over Jeremy Corbyn health claims

    Cabinet secretary says that leaks are ‘incredibly damaging for the overall integrity of the civil service’


    Manzoni reveals new controls on use of contractors in Cabinet Office
    03 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Manzoni reveals new controls on use of contractors in Cabinet Office

    Any day rates over £750 require ministerial sign off from this month under 'enhanced approvals' process, Cabinet Office chief tells PACAC


    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 1
    01 Jul 2019 Leadership
    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 1

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


    ‘Mr Big of no-deal Brexit’ to leave civil service
    28 Jun 2019 Leadership
    ‘Mr Big of no-deal Brexit’ to leave civil service

    Latest move comes after Institute for Government warns government may never be as ready for no deal as it was in March


    Contract management: Gareth Rhys Williams reports on six months of training Whitehall’s goalkeepers
    27 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Contract management: Gareth Rhys Williams reports on six months of training Whitehall’s goalkeepers

    Government chief commercial officer Gareth Rhys Williams has set out ambitious plans to improve contract management across government. He tells CSW what has been achieved in the first six months of a new accreditation scheme


    Select committees: what MPs want from sessions with civil servants
    26 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Select committees: what MPs want from sessions with civil servants

    Select committees have a key duty to hold those who hold power to account. Former MP Huw Edwards looks at how they have changed in the 40 years since they were created, and what parliamentarians are looking for when they are taking evidence.


    More perm secs privately educated than five years ago, report finds
    25 Jun 2019 Leadership
    More perm secs privately educated than five years ago, report finds

    Department chiefs twice as likely to have attended a fee-paying school than a comprehensive, education charity says


    Cabinet Office to host equalities hub in disability policy overhaul
    25 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Cabinet Office to host equalities hub in disability policy overhaul

    Office for Disability Issues expansion hailed as a "bold statement from the government" to address injustices


    Trial by committee: How appearances before select committees affect the careers of top officials
    25 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Trial by committee: How appearances before select committees affect the careers of top officials

    They play an increasingly important part in parliament’s scrutiny of government and can inspire dread in even the most experienced perm sec. Forty years on from the creation of the modern select committee on 25 June 1979, Richard Vize looks at how they affect policy – and the lives of civil servants


    Team spirit: Sir Mark Sedwill’s principles for leadership
    24 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Team spirit: Sir Mark Sedwill’s principles for leadership

    The cabinet secretary says his leadership style is founded on three core elements. Beckie Smith reports on Civil Service World’s 2019 leadership lecture


    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 24
    24 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 24

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


    Abbey service celebrates life of Jeremy Heywood
    21 Jun 2019 Leadership
    Abbey service celebrates life of Jeremy Heywood

    Laughter and tears as prime ministers, former colleagues and a pop star pay tribute to late cabinet secretary


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