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
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
Public sector have mixed views on scrapped 91,000 job-cuts plan but call for more "streamlined" government
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, the public is divided on public spending – but bold reform is needed, not salami-slicing cuts
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
MPs say government’s commitment to “lead by example” on combatting climate change is not being met
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
02 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
Like many complex issues, reducing reoffending is a challenge that can get caught in the web of organisational boundaries. But with focused, collaborative work, positive change can happen. Jess Bowie speaks to officials working together through the Reducing Reoffending Board and finds out how they build common goals, line up their budgets – and why they still value their own departments
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
02 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
Watchdog's report reveals litany of problems at processing centre as minister says asylum system 'will not be fixed overnight'
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
31 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
Immigration watchdog said he was "speechless" after visiting centre that is at double its capacity
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
21 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
Privilege Style says it "will not operate flights to Rwanda" after pressure from campaigners
Read the October 2022 issue of Civil Service World
19 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Read the October 2022 issue of Civil Service World
We delve into the complex issue of reducing reoffending and take a snapshot of today's civil service
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
17 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
Performance tracker slams “lost decade for public services” amid predicted department budget cuts
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis Exclusive
14 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis
Regulator “working hard to fix” response time, while Passport Office, UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force fail to cope with deluge of correspondence
First ever government-wide complaints standards 'could be life changing'
12 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
First ever government-wide complaints standards 'could be life changing'
"Trailblazer" departments have already adopted PHSO's standards, which aim to ensure complaints are "embraced"
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
05 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
Foreign secretary says FCDO must "cut cloth" and deliver "on a tighter budget"