'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
25 Jul Knowledge & Information Management Profession

'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job

The Covid Inquiry's Every Story Matters exercise gathered more than 58,000 individual stories from the public. Comms director Samantha Edwards shares how she got the nation talking
by Susan Allott
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
20 Oct Knowledge & Information Management Profession
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
25 Sep Knowledge & Information Management Profession
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
03 Apr Knowledge & Information Management Profession
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
Lord Bichard: Inquiry chairs should not feel pressured to make recommendations that are ‘convenient’ to officials
01 May Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Lord Bichard: Inquiry chairs should not feel pressured to make recommendations that are ‘convenient’ to officials
Highlights from a House of Lords debate into the effectiveness of statutory inquiries
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
28 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
Supplement to Treasury's Magenta Book aims to "enhance safety and confidence" in departments' adoption of new technologies
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
27 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
As churn rates fuel a new era of amnesia, Susan Allott asks if we can ever escape from Groundhog Day
Departments get better at responding to parliamentary questions on time
14 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Departments get better at responding to parliamentary questions on time
However, concerns raised at continued deterioration of Defra's parliamentary question response rate
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
15 Aug 2024 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
Expansion of prison places not a "good way to spend money", Nick Hardwick says
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
16 Jan 2024 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
National statistician Ian Diamond updates MPs as Integrated Data Service moves towards full rollout
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
10 Aug 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
Continuing the professions series, CSW takes a closer look at Knowledge and Information Management
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
05 May 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
Report flags lack of business case, absence contingency plans for funding shortfalls and inconsistent “benefits” calculations
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
11 Jan 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
Jonathan Black takes up research posting created in memory of late cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood
Treasury warns of new Whole of Government Accounts delays
18 Oct 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Treasury warns of new Whole of Government Accounts delays
Two-thirds of public bodies miss submission deadline as fresh IT woes emerge with OSCAR II database
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
06 Jul 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
Decision is “perhaps the biggest risk to public confidence in the process”, information commissioner says