Government flags savings as estate continues to shrink
21 Dec 2018 Leadership
Government flags savings as estate continues to shrink

Cabinet Office reports 2% reduction in floorspace and £750m generated from site disposals
DCMS perm sec Dame Sue Owen on commemorating World War One and changing secretary of state twice in 2018
21 Dec 2018 Leadership
DCMS perm sec Dame Sue Owen on commemorating World War One and changing secretary of state twice in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
National statistician John Pullinger on celebrating 50 years of the Government Statistical Service in 2018
21 Dec 2018 Leadership
National statistician John Pullinger on celebrating 50 years of the Government Statistical Service in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Government property DG Mike Parsons reflects on a milestone year in the government’s ambitious estate reforms
21 Dec 2018 Leadership
Government property DG Mike Parsons reflects on a milestone year in the government’s ambitious estate reforms

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm reflects on a year implementing the industrial strategy and honouring the memory of Jeremy Heywood
20 Dec 2018 Leadership
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm reflects on a year implementing the industrial strategy and honouring the memory of Jeremy Heywood

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington on building the digital, data and technology function across government and honouring Emmeline Pankhurst
20 Dec 2018 Leadership
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington on building the digital, data and technology function across government and honouring Emmeline Pankhurst

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams reflects on the collapse of Carillion and boosting contract management in departments
20 Dec 2018 Leadership
Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams reflects on the collapse of Carillion and boosting contract management in departments

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Home Office, Defra and HMRC top latest Brexit funding allocations
19 Dec 2018 Leadership
Home Office, Defra and HMRC top latest Brexit funding allocations

Latest tranche of departmental cash takes total government spending on Brexit preparations to over £4bn.
Rowena Collins Rice, Attorney General’s Office DG, previews a year of problem solving ahead
19 Dec 2018 Leadership
Rowena Collins Rice, Attorney General’s Office DG, previews a year of problem solving ahead

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Alex Aiken, executive director of government communications, on 2018’s GREAT birthday and John Buchan’s 39 steps to turn on Christmas lights
19 Dec 2018 Leadership
Alex Aiken, executive director of government communications, on 2018’s GREAT birthday and John Buchan’s 39 steps to turn on Christmas lights

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies on a year of reaction, implementing the NHS plan and tackling childhood obesity
19 Dec 2018 Leadership
Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies on a year of reaction, implementing the NHS plan and tackling childhood obesity

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Departments ‘to end all non-urgent work’ as government ramps up no-deal Brexit planning
18 Dec 2018 Leadership
Departments ‘to end all non-urgent work’ as government ramps up no-deal Brexit planning

Treasury allocations from £2bn no-deal fund for 2019-20 set to be agreed with departments