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If set up properly and honoured, pay review bodies deliver better results for officials. Now all we need is for ministers to stop ignoring their advice…

Cabinet secretary says government will boost messages to urge businesses and citizens to prepare for possible no-deal EU exit next month

As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. Here’s some of our lighter (battered) moments

Ex-civil service chief says reforms are needed to increase the public’s trust in government and over how public services are funded

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden hails nominees as examples for all of government as it works towards 2022 smart working target 

While looking back through our archives sometimes shows how much things have changed, at other times it shows how much they’ve stayed the same. Barely an issue of this publication has gone to press without some mention of a pay dispute or procurement woes. Other thorns in the side of the civil service have simply grown bigger and more painful.

Kathryn Cearns will replace Angela Knight in the tax office next month

As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments.

As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. All this week we’ll be sharing the best bits from articles and interviews, as well as some of the jargon that has stood the test of time.

As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. All this week we’ll be sharing the best bits from articles and interviews, as well as some of the jargon that has stood the test of time. First up: some of our interviewees before they were (more) famous

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

First minister Nicola Sturgeon says she “is absolutely determined to increase the number of people from ethnic minorities who work in the organisation”

The era of top-down public service delivery is giving way to a grassroots enablement mindset – and at a time when the chance to radically rethink government is more urgent than it has been for years

An allowance for working overnight is among the package offered to entice staff to join coordinating group for EU exit

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

Cabinet sec says Farr “dedicated his entire career to keeping our citizens safe and the country secure”

Civil service chief says combining the jobs is part of fusion agenda to boost teamwork across government

As Brexit swells the senior civil service ranks, the government will struggle to meet its goal of moving more officials out of London, says the Institute for Government’s Aron Cheung

Sterling says social housing is particularly affected by power vacuum, with some homes at risk of being mothballed

Awards will recognise best practice in corporate leadership, workspaces, technology, culture and people, and smarter working together

Move comes after report by former John Lewis HR chief Laura Whyte concluded civil servants face both abusive and abrasive behaviour

FoI requests before the deal was scrapped reveal external advisers to controversial contract

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

Brexit department says one-off governance model reflects its 'unique' role