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The overlooked magic ingredient behind every successful innovation Partner Content
12 Dec 2023 Leadership
The overlooked magic ingredient behind every successful innovation
Reflecting on the Civil Service Awards, Sally Bibb, Strengths Lead at PA Consulting, brings a new perspective on the importance of strengths to innovation
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
08 Dec 2023 HR
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
See the full list of winners, including a double-gong for DCMS
Solving the public sector productivity puzzle Partner Content
16 Nov 2023 Leadership
Solving the public sector productivity puzzle
Driving productivity improvements will continue to be a core focus across the public sector – regardless of who forms the next government. Fixing the flaws in how productivity is understood and measured is the first crucial step, as Baringa explains
Making data an ally to project delivery decision-making Partner Content
31 Oct 2023 Operational Delivery
Making data an ally to project delivery decision-making
Rhiannon Evans and Tom Woodhouse explain why government must improve its use of data to increase project delivery success
In conversation with Jess Bowie
26 Oct 2023 Leadership
In conversation with Jess Bowie
A bygone era saw women having to leave their civil service roles when they got married, a policy that for Foreign Office staff was only abolished in 1973. As part of the Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Civil Service World co-editor Jess Bowie to learn how things have changed for female officials and why recognising the unsung heroes who keep the country running is more important than ever
Civil Service Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
25 Oct 2023 Culture
Civil Service Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
Queen funeral queue tracker team and officials who helped keep energy bills down among Civil Service Award contenders
'Our aim is always to protect children': How partnerships are helping the NCA close in on the worst kind of offenders
20 Apr 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'Our aim is always to protect children': How partnerships are helping the NCA close in on the worst kind of offenders
Child sexual abuse is one of the most disturbing offences the National Crime Agency deals with. But as the NCA’s Dr Lauren Wilson explains, help from partners in the private sector has made a huge difference to the number of suspects arrested and to the safeguarding of children both nationally and internationally
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
16 Jan 2023 HR
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
The Junior Leaders Networking Events Team won the Developing and Supporting People Award at the 2022 Civil Service Awards. Funke Oham offers civil servants advice on how to network effectively and leave a lasting impression on colleagues
How we got here: Winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award look back over their civil service careers
27 Jan 2022 HR
How we got here: Winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award look back over their civil service careers
"Take the time to develop the skills to progress – it’s not a sign of failure if you’re not getting promoted every 18 months": three CSA winners share tips and fond memories from their decades in the civil service
Civil Service Awards 2021: Shortlist
16 Dec 2021
Civil Service Awards 2021: Shortlist
Find out the shortlist for the civil servants who have performed exceptionally over the past 12 months, being nominated for the prestigious Civil Service Awards 2021
Why hybrid cloud will be the future of UK public sector infrastructure Sponsored
20 Sep 2021
Why hybrid cloud will be the future of UK public sector infrastructure
Tim Skinner, public sector director at NetApp, outlines the benefits of cloud adoption in a post-Covid environment
Skilled, innovative, ambitious: new vision for 2021 Civil Service Awards
29 Jul 2021 HR
Skilled, innovative, ambitious: new vision for 2021 Civil Service Awards
Annual awards get an overhaul, with new categories to align with Modern Civil Service vision
Civil Service Awards: Delivering benefits technology fit for the 21st century
11 May 2021
Civil Service Awards: Delivering benefits technology fit for the 21st century
DWP staff won the Project Delivery Excellence Award for a project to upgrade systems delivering jobseekers’ allowance and many other benefits during the first wave of the Covid pandemic. Mark Bell tells CSW how it was done
Civil Service Awards: How the Citizenship Award winner reached out to people most in need
10 May 2021
Civil Service Awards: How the Citizenship Award winner reached out to people most in need
DWP official Sarah Morton has been recognised for her voluntary work with organisations that support homeless people in Liverpool. She tells CSW how staff from across the department’s Belle Vale service centre support the HOPE Project
Civil Service Award winners: Breaking new ground with support networks
07 May 2021
Civil Service Award winners: Breaking new ground with support networks
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Gillian Whitworth won the 2020 Health & Wellbeing Award in recognition of her extraordinary commitment, courage and compassion in raising greater awareness of eating disorders. She tells CSW about the background to her nomination
Civil Service Award winners: Supporting communities through a year like no other
06 May 2021 Coronavirus
Civil Service Award winners: Supporting communities through a year like no other
In the second of our series of interviews with Civil Service Awards winners, CSW spoke to MHCLG senior policy adviser Abigail Agyei,. who won the Rising Star Award for her work with marginalised communities during the coronavirus pandemic. She spoke to CSW about her work, winning the award, and trying to celebrate during lockdown
Civil Service Award winners: Leading the way to better lives for victims of the Troubles
05 May 2021 Local & Devolved
Civil Service Award winners: Leading the way to better lives for victims of the Troubles
There was no shortage of talented individuals and teams recognised in this year’s Civil Service Awards. In this series, CSW talked to some of the winners about their work and how it felt to win. First up is Chris Atkinson, who won the Inspirational Leadership Award for his work coordinating the delivery of long-stalled plans for a payments scheme to help people left with permanent disabilities as a result of conflict in Northern Ireland. He tells CSW about the background to the project
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making Sponsored
29 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making
Government is the mother of all data repositories, but Rohan Malik, Managing Partner for Government and Infrastructure at EY, argues that it needs to use this data well to realise its full potential
‘I’m in awe of everything civil servants have achieved’: One Civil Service Awards sponsor reflects on a year like no other Sponsored
15 Mar 2021
‘I’m in awe of everything civil servants have achieved’: One Civil Service Awards sponsor reflects on a year like no other
Rhona Parry, Chief Executive Officer of Indesser, sets out why the company is backing the Civil Service Awards
Civil Service Awards: lessons from the innovation award winners
12 Mar 2021
Civil Service Awards: lessons from the innovation award winners
In the first of a series of articles looking in-depth at the winners of the Civil Service Awards, CSW republishes our in-depth examination of the work of the Home Office’s Accelerated Capability Environment, who won the 2020 Innovation Award
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
25 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
Cross government employment-aid efforts, apprenticeships drive and founder of eating-disorder support group among latest recipients
Civil Service Awards 2020: see the full shortlist
14 Jan 2021 Commercial
Civil Service Awards 2020: see the full shortlist
After a year in which public servants’ resilience and ingenuity has been truly tested, the nominations for the Civil Service Awards recognise the unparalleled efforts that have gone into the pandemic response
Bright ideas: Civil Service Awards opens for nominations
14 Sep 2020
Bright ideas: Civil Service Awards opens for nominations
Celebration of excellence in public service marks 15th birthday with its biggest-ever category range
“Civil servants should feel immensely proud of their achievements” – a perspective from the National Audit Office
10 Oct 2019 Government Tax Profession
“Civil servants should feel immensely proud of their achievements” – a perspective from the National Audit Office

As the Civil Service Awards shortlist is announced, judge Gareth Davies, the head of the National Audit Office, shares his reflections on what made these nominations stand out from the crowd