Read the winter 2026 issue of Civil Service World
19 Dec Policy

Read the winter 2026 issue of Civil Service World

This issue brings a special focus on the clean energy superpower mission, plus interviews with four perm secs and the creator of Yes, Minister
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Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec Policy
Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
10 Dec Policy
Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
Jonathan Slater: Central government needs to stop telling teachers how to do their jobs
05 Dec Policy
Jonathan Slater: Central government needs to stop telling teachers how to do their jobs
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
31 Mar 2022 Policy
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
HMRC will target resources at companies’ minimum-wage compliance and Insolvency Service will explore Hebblethwaite ban
Home Office unlawfully seized 2,000 asylum seekers' phones, court rules
29 Mar 2022 Policy
Home Office unlawfully seized 2,000 asylum seekers' phones, court rules
Almost 2,000 mobile phones were seized by the department under a blanket policy which the court ruled was unlawful and broke human rights
Ex-perm sec tells Grenfell Inquiry of ‘deep regret’ that DCLG ‘didn’t see’ its oversight role
17 Mar 2022 Policy
Ex-perm sec tells Grenfell Inquiry of ‘deep regret’ that DCLG ‘didn’t see’ its oversight role
Melanie Dawes warns other departments may have their own regulatory catastrophe hidden under the radar
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
16 Mar 2022 Policy
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
Barclays boss tells MPs that HMRC could have given more anti-fraud help
'There is something wrong with the way Whitehall does policy': Ex-DfE perm sec blasts ‘reality disconnect’
08 Mar 2022 Policy
'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
Government can achieve levelling up agenda without new cash, perm sec says
02 Mar 2022 Policy
Government can achieve levelling up agenda without new cash, perm sec says
Andy Haldane says government can instead “tilt” existing budgets “in the direction of poorer areas”
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
23 Feb 2022 Policy
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
Criticism comes after a row between the Treasury and DHSC over ending Covid restrictions forced the PM to delay a meeting to sign off the plans
Steve Barclay has promised a 'smaller state' – but what does that mean?
17 Feb 2022 Policy
Steve Barclay has promised a 'smaller state' – but what does that mean?
Colin Talbot explores the pros and cons of different approaches to measuring the size of government
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
10 Feb 2022 Policy
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
Inquiry hears DCLG safety lead expressed fears to construction-product firms
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Policy
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
09 Feb 2022 Policy
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
As Cop26 fades into the distance, ministers still have a mountain to climb to deliver their climate ambitions
Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
02 Feb 2022 Policy
Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
From industrial strategies and booster campaigns to levelling up, government announcements are full of "missions" at the moment. Theo Curtis, an economist at the business department, digs behind the buzz