DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly on how 2016 got HS2 on track
24 Dec 2017 Leadership
DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly on how 2016 got HS2 on track

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Home Office permanent secretary Philip Rutnam reflects on his first year since moving from the Department for Transport
24 Dec 2017 Leadership
Home Office permanent secretary Philip Rutnam reflects on his first year since moving from the Department for Transport

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Treasury second perm sec Charles Roxburgh on a challenging year and 2018’s productivity challenge
24 Dec 2017 Leadership
Treasury second perm sec Charles Roxburgh on a challenging year and 2018’s productivity challenge

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Jeff James: the keeper of the National Archives on the importance of digital preservation... and Christmas with a real tree
24 Dec 2017 Leadership
Jeff James: the keeper of the National Archives on the importance of digital preservation... and Christmas with a real tree

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton praises the hard work of prison staff and taking forward court and tribunal reforms in 2018
23 Dec 2017 Leadership
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton praises the hard work of prison staff and taking forward court and tribunal reforms in 2018

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
'Alexa, show me Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Oliver Morley’s 2017 review'
23 Dec 2017 Leadership
'Alexa, show me Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Oliver Morley’s 2017 review'

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Ex-FCO chief finds ‘little over-arching analysis’ in controversial DExEU Brexit reports
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Ex-FCO chief finds ‘little over-arching analysis’ in controversial DExEU Brexit reports

Peers question MPs' decision to further redact Brexit documents and call on David Davis to publish entire papers
Chief medical officer Prof. Dame Sally Davies on a year tackling antimicrobial resistance and acting on childhood obesity
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Chief medical officer Prof. Dame Sally Davies on a year tackling antimicrobial resistance and acting on childhood obesity

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Sir Robert Devereux: DWP perm sec reflects on “an important year” for the department and his decision to retire
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Sir Robert Devereux: DWP perm sec reflects on “an important year” for the department and his decision to retire

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty on a year preparing for Brexit and delivering the civil service’s first unconference
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty on a year preparing for Brexit and delivering the civil service’s first unconference

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Department for Education perm sec Jonathan Slater on how the ministry responded to Grenfell
22 Dec 2017 Leadership
Department for Education perm sec Jonathan Slater on how the ministry responded to Grenfell

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
DCMS perm sec Sue Owen reflects on a year of a name change, of WWI commemorations and EU exit plans
21 Dec 2017 Leadership
DCMS perm sec Sue Owen reflects on a year of a name change, of WWI commemorations and EU exit plans

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Alex Chisholm: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy permanent secretary on the year the department moved from transition to transformation
21 Dec 2017 Leadership
Alex Chisholm: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy permanent secretary on the year the department moved from transition to transformation

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
DfID perm sec Nick Dyer on how the department responded to 2017’s humanitarian crises
20 Dec 2017 Leadership
DfID perm sec Nick Dyer on how the department responded to 2017’s humanitarian crises

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
DExEU permanent secretary Philip Rycroft on taking big decisions and getting some Christmas rest
20 Dec 2017 Leadership
DExEU permanent secretary Philip Rycroft on taking big decisions and getting some Christmas rest

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
David Sterling: the interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on a year without ministers
19 Dec 2017 Leadership
David Sterling: the interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on a year without ministers

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Welsh Government permanent secretary Dame Shan Morgan on future-proofing government and a year of big appointments
19 Dec 2017 Leadership
Welsh Government permanent secretary Dame Shan Morgan on future-proofing government and a year of big appointments

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
Rowena Collins Rice: Attorney General’s Office director general's 2017 achievements, including best-in-Whitehall staff engagement
19 Dec 2017 Leadership
Rowena Collins Rice: Attorney General’s Office director general's 2017 achievements, including best-in-Whitehall staff engagement

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without
First ever Whitehall gender pay gap survey reveals Department for Transport has biggest differential
19 Dec 2017 Leadership
First ever Whitehall gender pay gap survey reveals Department for Transport has biggest differential

Departmental figures show that seven big government departments have an average pay gap of over 10%
Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood on the challenges of 2017, making Brexit preparations and getting a short holiday somewhere warm
18 Dec 2017 Leadership
Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood on the challenges of 2017, making Brexit preparations and getting a short holiday somewhere warm

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without. Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood kicks off our Whitehall roundup
Civil service chief executive John Manzoni on Whitehall diversity, creating a brilliant civil service and adding more brandy to the brandy butter
18 Dec 2017 Leadership
Civil service chief executive John Manzoni on Whitehall diversity, creating a brilliant civil service and adding more brandy to the brandy butter

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Scottish Government perm sec Leslie Evans on 2017’s milestones from the Queensferry Crossing to social security
18 Dec 2017 Leadership
Scottish Government perm sec Leslie Evans on 2017’s milestones from the Queensferry Crossing to social security

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — December 18
18 Dec 2017 Leadership
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — December 18

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Andrew Greenway: Whitehall’s reasons to be cheerful before a horrific 2018
15 Dec 2017 Leadership
Andrew Greenway: Whitehall’s reasons to be cheerful before a horrific 2018

Parts of the civil service have spent 2017 developing bold new ways to do things in government. They must prosper in what will be an uncomfortable year ahead