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    Communications

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Communications news from Civil Service World
    Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
    21 May 2024 Communications

    Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin

    Call for senior civil servants to face new statutory duties over advice to perm secs and ministers
    by Jim Dunton
    Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
    13 May Communications
    Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
    As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
    03 Apr Communications
    As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
    Reaching beyond the bubble: Government comms chief Simon Baugh looks ahead to 2025’s big challenges
    19 Dec 2024 Communications
    Reaching beyond the bubble: Government comms chief Simon Baugh looks ahead to 2025’s big challenges
    Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
    09 Oct 2024 Communications
    Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
    Keir Starmer has wielded the axe, sacking chief of staff Sue Gray and replacing her with his former head of political strategy Morgan McSweeney. But it will take more than changes of personnel to fix the centre of government
    Civil servants 'should reflect on use of Whitehall-ese', Case tells Covid Inquiry
    23 May 2024 Communications
    Civil servants 'should reflect on use of Whitehall-ese', Case tells Covid Inquiry
    Inquiry chair Heather Hallett challenges Case on whether jargon "obscures communication"
    Mind your language: Why civil servants should strive for clarity above all else
    14 May 2024 Communications
    Mind your language: Why civil servants should strive for clarity above all else
    The civil service has been battling against verbose official-speak for decades. But clarity of language reflects clarity of purpose
    MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
    03 May 2024 Communications
    MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
    PACAC report says lobbying of perm secs and ministers by WhatsApp should be subject to the same transparency as face-to-face meetings
    FoI transparency plummets and complaints hit all-time high
    02 May 2024 Communications
    FoI transparency plummets and complaints hit all-time high
    The proportion of FoI requests that resulted in all information sought being provided dropped to a new low of 34% last year
    Government Communication Service works up innovation strategy
    24 Apr 2024 Communications
    Government Communication Service works up innovation strategy
    Comms service wants departments to use up to 10% of their campaign budgets testing new techniques
    GOV.UK still failing to meet users needs, MPs warn
    12 Apr 2024 Communications
    GOV.UK still failing to meet users needs, MPs warn
    Culture, Media and Sport Committee sets out recommendations for improved government communications
    Cabinet Office signs up fake news-detection firm to track disinformation
    03 Apr 2024 Communications
    Cabinet Office signs up fake news-detection firm to track disinformation
    International comms unit will use the tool to “track and identity disinformation trends and false actors”
    Book review: Ros Atkins' guide to communication is honest, readable and practical, but don’t hope for shortcuts
    25 Mar 2024 Communications
    Book review: Ros Atkins' guide to communication is honest, readable and practical, but don’t hope for shortcuts
    Engagingly written and packed with useful information, this book will ensure you never start an email with 'I hope you are well' again
    Don’t start with a solution in mind: What I learnt as a government strategist
    22 Feb 2024 Communications
    Don’t start with a solution in mind: What I learnt as a government strategist
    A former strategist explains why research, relationships and a knack for knowing what people really want are key to a successful communications career
    Comms guru Alex Aiken set to leave civil service
    09 Feb 2024 Communications
    Comms guru Alex Aiken set to leave civil service
    Executive director of communication will take up UAE government role
    Perm secs should take more responsibility for transparency, IfG report argues
    02 Feb 2024 Communications
    Perm secs should take more responsibility for transparency, IfG report argues
    Think tank says government has focused too much on the burdens of transparency and not enough on the benefits
    Who's to blame for the Horizon scandal? It’s more Oliver Cromwell than Tony Benn
    29 Jan 2024 Communications
    Who's to blame for the Horizon scandal? It’s more Oliver Cromwell than Tony Benn
    As the Post Office scandal continues to unfold, Prof Colin Talbot dives into the murky world of internal "policing" in posts and telecoms
    Labour slams 'misleading' Treasury comms on tax changes
    08 Jan 2024 Communications
    Labour slams 'misleading' Treasury comms on tax changes
    Shadow minister urges perm sec to remove social-media posts he says are politically problematic for civil servants
    Sunak being 'transparent' about asylum backlog numbers, No.10 insists
    03 Jan 2024 Communications
    Sunak being 'transparent' about asylum backlog numbers, No.10 insists
    No.10 defends PM's claim despite accusations it was "misleading", with thousands of decisions remaining
    Decisions made via WhatsApp must go on official record, Cabinet Office says
    03 Jan 2024 Communications
    Decisions made via WhatsApp must go on official record, Cabinet Office says
    Fresh guidance instructs ministerial private offices and perm sec offices to transfer decisions from non-corporate communications channels onto the record
    Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
    02 Nov 2023 Communications
    Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
    Government ditched science and followed media and Conservative MPs, former No.10 comms chief Lee Cain says
    Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
    31 Oct 2023 Communications
    Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
    Former No.10 comms director tells inquiry the Covid pandemic was the "wrong crisis" for Boris Johnson’s "skill set"
    GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
    19 Oct 2023 Communications
    GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
    GDS search of GOV.UK publications was ordered after old DWP guidance was found to contain racist slur
    'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
    11 Oct 2023 Communications
    'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
    Former political adviser described Cabinet Office as “terrifyingly shit, no plans, totally behind pace"
    BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
    11 Oct 2023 Communications
    BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
    Regulator targets ‘avoidable’ mistake as part of ongoing drive to improve standards
    Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
    03 Oct 2023 Communications
    Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
    PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
    'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
    02 Oct 2023 Communications
    'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
    New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
    'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
    25 Sep 2023 Communications
    'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
    Former Cabinet Office press secretary Shaun Jepson shares tips for comms success
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