Sir Chris Wormald introduces the 22nd edition of Civil Service Quarterly. The lead item is a new interview with Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Sir Mark Sedwill, while other articles focus on subjects ranging from the National Security Council, a decade after its creation, to how UK Research and Innovation is changing the way research is funded.
Getting out of the office can really challenge your assumptions. Nicola Hughes, from the Institute for Government, spoke to two civil servants who have been learning how important it is to do that. Cat Drew and Pat Russell are two …
Selvin Brown from the Department for Work and Pensions explains how the Civil Service is helping Britain’s most disadvantaged individuals and families. The problems facing disadvantaged people in the UK are tough to crack, and have long-lasting effects. A lack …
The Investment Facility for Utilising UK Specialist Expertise is harnessing the wealth of expertise of UK civil servants to support improvements in the business environment of our partner countries. By Natalie Skerritt, Department for International Development, and Hugo Warner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. …
Clear laws are essential to the economy and society, but people often find them difficult to understand. Recent research has been exploring how to make legislation better and present it in more effective ways, says John Sheridan, Head of Legislation …
The 2050 Calculator project has shown that, although transparency and openness can be challenging, they also have huge benefits. By Laura Aylett, Policy Analyst at the Department for Energy and Climate Change. The policy problem facing the Department of Energy …
The new year always brings thoughts of a new start and fresh challenges. I am struck by the need to keep learning to remain up to speed with a world that moves at pace. Technology has dramatically changed the ways …
The GREAT campaign is a cross-Government initiative designed to deliver trade and tourism benefits to the UK by harnessing the best that Britain has to offer under a single brand and promoting our strengths to the world. Conrad Bird, Director …
Open data will help reform public services, as well as improve accountability and generate economic growth. The Civil Service can reap the benefits if it learns quickly, says Paul Maltby, Director of Open Data and Government Innovation at the Cabinet …
The European Union Common Fisheries Policy had failed. Neil Hornby, Head of Sea Fisheries at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, tells how the UK helped turn that failure round. "For years people said the Common Fisheries Policy …
In December 2012 the Prime Minister announced an ambitious plan to sequence the genomes of 100,000 NHS patients over the next five years. To meet the ambitious target, the Department of Health has established Genomics England. By Professor Dame Sally …
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