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Civil Service Quarterly 21: Editorial

Front cover of Civil Service Quarterly 21, with a collage of images illustrating articles in the magazine.

Civil Service Quarterly 21: Editorial

Sir Chris Wormald introduces the 21st edition of Civil Service Quarterly. Articles range from how we safeguard public records in the digital age, to strengthening democracy in the world at a time when democracy is no longer an 'easy sell', and marking a decade of successes for behavioural insights in developing public policy.

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The experts who ask the 'What if?' questions

Posted by: Martin Clarke and Chris Paterson, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, Making organisations work well

As Government Actuary Martin Clarke explains, experts in his department make a vital contribution to issues ranging from the cost of pensions, to amounts paid out in personal injury claims, and planning financial assistance for those affected by natural disasters.

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EU Exit: how Defra raised its game

Posted by: Tamsin Growney, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, Making organisations work well
A kingfisher rising from a river, with water drops fallling from it

Tamsin Growney describes the depth and breadth of work required to ready Defra for EU Exit, and how this has influenced the way the department sees itself operating in the future.

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Reflections on a Civil Service career

Posted by: Sue Owen, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends
Portrait image of Dame Sue Owen

Dame Sue Owen, retiring DCMS Permanent Secretary, talks about the guiding principles of her career and about what has changed - and, in some cases, stayed the same - over the course of it.

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Devolution at 20: 10 lessons for civil servants

Posted by: Dame Shan Morgan, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, Devolution, Making organisations work well

Twenty years after the creation of devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, and the establishment of a new Northern Ireland Assembly, Welsh Government Permanent Secretary Shan Morgan sets out 10 things she has learned about devolution.

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Making the Civil Service a great place to work

Posted by: John Manzoni, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, Making organisations work well
Interior view of HM Revenue and Customs offices in the Government Hub in Canary Wharf, London, showing people working at desks and in meetings

Chief Executive of the Civil Service John Manzoni looks at how the principles of Smarter Working are supporting the creation of a brilliant Civil Service.

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Spotlight: Delivering the UK's first economics degree apprenticeship

Posted by: Ahad Rawat and Maryke Jesudason, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Case studies
Three young Government Economic Service economists, Manraj Bhamra, HM Treasury, Lucia Slater, Department for International Trade, and Olivia Goldin, Department for International Trade

As two GES professional describe, a priority for the new Government Economic Service degree programme was to secure applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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A radical approach to tackling knife crime in Scotland

Posted by: Leslie Evans, Posted on: 4 July 2019 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends
A member of the Scottish Government Navigator programme, wearing a T-shirt with programme branding, photographed outside an Accident and Emergency unit

Scottish Government Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans recounts how policy towards tackling knife crime in Scotland has undergone a sea change over the last decade.

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Civil Service Quarterly 20: Editorial

Posted by: Sir Chris Wormald, Posted on: 3 July 2019 - Categories: Editorials
Front cover of Civil Service Quarterly 20, with image of Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade, superimposed on images of the Great campaign promoting UK excellence overseas

Sir Chris Wormald introduces the 20th edition of Civil Service Quarterly, which features several articles focusing on the work of the Civil Service to prepare for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

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In conversation with... Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England

Posted by: Civil Service Quarterly editorial team, Posted on: 13 February 2019 - Categories: Interviews, Making organisations work well
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, speaking at a news conference at the Cass Business School in London, March 2014.

Mark Carney takes questions on a range of challenges facing the Bank of England, from preparations for Brexit, to improving diversity and inclusion, and exploiting the potential in emerging technologies.

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Spotlight: Civil Service Award winners 2018

Posted by: Civil Service Quarterly editorial team, Posted on: 13 February 2019 - Categories: Case studies, Making organisations work well, New techniques
Charlotte Dring, Civil Service Award winner for Diversity and Inclusion, on stage with award presenter Sue Owen, Permanent Secretary, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, at the award presentation in front of a display with the Civil Service awards logo

The annual Civil Service Awards recognise inspirational individuals and innovative projects and encourage best practice. Some of the 2018 winners talk about their work and what winning means to them.

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