Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced
24 Apr Operational Delivery

Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced

Team who made theory test booking system accessible to deaf people and HMRC official who transformed how the department approaches staff safety are among this year's winners
by Tevye Markson
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
18 May Operational Delivery
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
23 Apr Operational Delivery
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
20 Mar Operational Delivery
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
12 Jan 2023 Operational Delivery
HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
"Eye-watering" sum owed in unpaid taxes could have helped fill "public spending black hole", PAC says
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
05 Jan 2023 Operational Delivery
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
Department to lead project looking at potential use of tech in avoiding 20-mile backlogs of vehicles
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan 2023 Operational Delivery
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
22 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
After becoming perm sec this year, JP Marks talks about the importance of living civil organisational values
'I want to build a truly inclusive culture across the ONS': Sir Ian Diamond's hopes for 2023
21 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
'I want to build a truly inclusive culture across the ONS': Sir Ian Diamond's hopes for 2023
Enabling more frequent population statistics and fostering greater diversity in the Office for National Statistics are twin priorities for the national statistician
Helping hands: Peter Schofield on a year of delivering for people in need
20 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
Helping hands: Peter Schofield on a year of delivering for people in need
The Department for Work and Pensions perm sec tells CSW of his pride in the professionalism and commitment of staff
'Our inspectors have been clear-eyed about standards, while recognising the impact of Covid': What made Ofsted's Amanda Spielman proud in 2022
20 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
'Our inspectors have been clear-eyed about standards, while recognising the impact of Covid': What made Ofsted's Amanda Spielman proud in 2022
Resource constraints and cost-of-living concerns will affect all the sectors Ofsted oversees next year, the chief inspector predicts 
DfT boss Bernadette Kelly: ‘I could write a book on the journey to opening Crossrail – but I always believed it would come good in the end’
19 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
DfT boss Bernadette Kelly: ‘I could write a book on the journey to opening Crossrail – but I always believed it would come good in the end’
It was “pleasing and poignant” that the Elizabeth Line opened in time for the Queen to open it, the Department for Transport perm sec writes
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Antonia Romeo on delivering a ‘game changer for victims’ and balancing the MoJ's competing priorities
16 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
Antonia Romeo on delivering a ‘game changer for victims’ and balancing the MoJ's competing priorities
Inflationary pressures will continue in 2023, but the Ministry of Justice has made some great strides forward 
'I am impressed at colleagues’ resilience, but 2023 is unlikely to bring much respite': Chris Whitty’s New Year predictions
16 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
'I am impressed at colleagues’ resilience, but 2023 is unlikely to bring much respite': Chris Whitty’s New Year predictions
England’s chief medical officer praises health workers and civil servants, but warns winter will be tough
'The biggest challenge for 2023? Tempering my ambition in the face of reality’: FSA’s Emily Miles looks ahead
15 Dec 2022 Operational Delivery
'The biggest challenge for 2023? Tempering my ambition in the face of reality’: FSA’s Emily Miles looks ahead
There’s always more the Food Standards Agency could do, but it must first deal with its most pressing priorities, its chief exec says