Civil Service World

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Clifford’s decision to stay on as chair of government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency prompts conflict-of-interest concerns
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Haigh promises to end “the warm bath of constructive ambiguity which politics has been too happy to soak in for far too long”
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Reform of civil service performance management is long overdue – here's how to make it stick. Op-ed from Re:State's Matthew Feeney 👇
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Louise Haigh says lack of joined-up thinking at the centre has "hampered the ability of successive prime ministers to drive forward their agendas"
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Swinney announces programme for government, including proposals to merge public bodies
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In his parliamentary debut speech as prime minister, Andy Burnham pledges to make "the service of place" the state's “first priority”
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First secretary of state Louise Haigh will oversee cross-government taskforces focused on public control, the cost of living and community renewal
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Burnham said his predecessor had "given this country a lifetime of public service"
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The NAO's Kate Caulkin shares what she wishes she had known about governance and propriety when she was a civil servant
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Former Bank of England chief economist says skills gap spans civil service and cabinet – and must be addressed “pronto”
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Between 2015 and 2022, Shaikh made 51 successful benefit applications to more than two dozen local authorities using the personal details of others without their knowledge
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Union questions where HMPPS will find the extra staff to guard inmates as “nobody wants to become a prison officer these days”
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Charlie Lang will become C of E's chief education officer and chief executive of the National Society for Education

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When you are your authentic self, you will sound more natural – and other tips to build confidence through your voice

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Northern Ireland Civil Service employees lost an average of 13.9 days to sickness in 2025-26

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David Bell is stepping down as Skills England vice chair to concentrate on his job at University of Sunderland

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Northern Ireland Civil Service employees lost an average of 13.9 days to sickness in 2025-26

https://t.co/98xzrGMteO

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Charlie Lang will become C of E's chief education officer and chief executive of the National Society for Education

https://t.co/OP6K0be9TK

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When you are your authentic self, you will sound more natural – and other tips to build confidence through your voice

https://t.co/RC5UgTDD2Z

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David Bell is stepping down as Skills England vice chair to concentrate on his job at University of Sunderland

https://t.co/PFLr4n7hnm