Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct Operational Delivery

Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
by Tevye Markson
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
24 Nov Operational Delivery
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct Operational Delivery
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
DWP staff indicate support for industrial action over 'unacceptable' pay
15 Oct Operational Delivery
DWP staff indicate support for industrial action over 'unacceptable' pay
Passport Office director rejects claims of toxic working culture
22 Jul 2022 Operational Delivery
Passport Office director rejects claims of toxic working culture
Management and home working not to blame for passport delays, HMPO senior official adds
Three ways defence organisations can deliver sustainably Partner Content
14 Jun 2022 Operational Delivery
Three ways defence organisations can deliver sustainably
David Jones, PA Consulting's defence and security expert, outlines the crucial and practical steps defence organisations can take to make an impact, changing the public perception to see them as safety, security and justice guardians
National resilience — a new approach Partner Content
24 May 2022 Operational Delivery
National resilience — a new approach
We urgently need to address the misnomer that resilience costs money, says Caroline Field, PA Consulting's national resilience expert
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
10 May 2022 Operational Delivery
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
Reports claim chancellor was advised that payments of legacy benefits could only be increased once a year
A strong foundation for national resilience Partner Content
10 May 2022 Operational Delivery
A strong foundation for national resilience
Caroline Field, PA National Resilience expert, examines the key areas to focus on to capitalise on the opportunities to improve resilience across the country
‘Typical hostile environment treatment’ – Home Office leaves thousands of Turkish nationals waiting more than a year for visa decisions
05 May 2022 Operational Delivery
‘Typical hostile environment treatment’ – Home Office leaves thousands of Turkish nationals waiting more than a year for visa decisions
Applicants say they have been provided with little information on the processing delays that mean they cannot leave the UK – even for births or funerals – and struggle to prove their right to live and work in this country
How public sector leaders can stop strategies becoming 'shelfware' Partner Content
19 Apr 2022 Operational Delivery
How public sector leaders can stop strategies becoming 'shelfware'
Creating strategy is one challenge — delivering it is another. PA Consulting builds on its experience in the public and private sectors to shed light on a path to developing long-term public sector strategy
Building the UK as a digital pioneer Partner Content
05 Apr 2022 Operational Delivery
Building the UK as a digital pioneer
The successful delivery of the National Cyber Strategy requires government, industry and individuals to work together across markets to proactively share risk and opportunity, moving beyond passing risk across contractual boundaries towards collaboration
A real shot in the arm: the highs, lows and lessons of delivering the Vaccines Programme
29 Mar 2022 Operational Delivery
A real shot in the arm: the highs, lows and lessons of delivering the Vaccines Programme
In a bleak and challenging time, the breath-taking speed and success of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout provided much-needed hope across the country. Beckie Smith meets Antonia Williams and Leila Tavakoli, who worked on the programme, to discuss what they learned from this award-winning endeavour
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
17 Mar 2022 Operational Delivery
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
Defence Equipment & Support chief exec Sir Simon Bollom on the "pinnacle" of his 40-year career and experts reflect on cyber threats in this month's Security & Policing focus
'There is something wrong with the way Whitehall does policy': Ex-DfE perm sec blasts ‘reality disconnect’
08 Mar 2022 Operational Delivery
'There is something wrong with the way Whitehall does policy': Ex-DfE perm sec blasts ‘reality disconnect’
Jonathan Slater says policymakers should have frontline delivery experience and be rewarded for results on the ground
EXCL: DWP exploring capability-based pay reform Exclusive
08 Mar 2022 Operational Delivery
EXCL: DWP exploring capability-based pay reform
Department investigates pay models that would help it “grow in the marketplace as a place of choice for employees”