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‘We’ve got a long way to go but the recovery is under way’: Interview with new ONS perm sec Darren Tierney
25 Nov Civil Service Reform

‘We’ve got a long way to go but the recovery is under way’: Interview with new ONS perm sec Darren Tierney

New boss of Office for National Statistics talks to CSW about his first impressions of the stats body, prioritisation and addressing cultural issues at the department
by Tevye Markson
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
05 Dec HR
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
Trailblazing Women: Celebrating a century of progress in the civil service
04 Dec Civil Service Reform
Trailblazing Women: Celebrating a century of progress in the civil service
High tax, low strategy: What the 2025 Budget tells us about the British state
02 Dec Economics
High tax, low strategy: What the 2025 Budget tells us about the British state
DfID: Delivering humanitarian aid at pace with blockchain Sponsored
01 Apr 2020 Operational Delivery
DfID: Delivering humanitarian aid at pace with blockchain

The Department for International Development leads the UK's work to end extreme poverty. In this article, PA Consulting offers an insight into how they improved supply chain visibility 


NHSX marks the spot: diplomat-turned-digital chief Matthew Gould talks patient data and AI
27 Mar 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
NHSX marks the spot: diplomat-turned-digital chief Matthew Gould talks patient data and AI

In February 2019, Matt Hancock announced plans for a new innovation agency in the NHS. A year on, its chief executive, Matthew Gould, talks to Beckie Smith about health data, listening to patients, and his move from diplomacy to digital


Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy
25 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy

The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap


Remote working: How to manage essential procurement projects Sponsored
23 Mar 2020 Commercial
Remote working: How to manage essential procurement projects

When you work for a consultancy you get used to working remotely, so Proxima have plenty of advice to share with functions just now settling into new patterns of working 


Managing Commercial risk in uncertain times Sponsored
20 Mar 2020 Commercial
Managing Commercial risk in uncertain times

What might have been only thought exercises a few weeks ago are now reality thanks to the impact of coronavirus, writes Proxima, and all organisations must use this time to evaluate their approach to risk 


Did the Government Transformation Strategy point the way to the future?
20 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Did the Government Transformation Strategy point the way to the future?

If a week is a long time in politics, the 36 months since the Cabinet Office launched its Government Transformation Strategy is a proper age. SA Mathieson unpacks progress to date and casts an eye toward the future


Carry on campus – how the ONS data science is supporting Brexit negotiations and coronavirus response
18 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Carry on campus – how the ONS data science is supporting Brexit negotiations and coronavirus response

Since its launch in 2017, the ONS Data Science Campus has delivered many innovative projects to support the government’s work in areas ranging from Brexit negotiations to the early stages of the coronavirus response. We talk to managing director Tom Smith to find out more


From the archives: New Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft on his career in the ringside seats to history
18 Mar 2020 Leadership
From the archives: New Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft on his career in the ringside seats to history

In July 2018, CSW interviewed the Department for International Development permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft about his career spent in a host of foreign policy roles in government and how he worked across government. Following the announcement that Rycroft will move to the Home Office as permanent secretary from Monday, we have republished the article.


University of Cambridge: Managing change in research support clears the way for a more competitive Cambridge Sponsored
18 Mar 2020 Operational Delivery
University of Cambridge: Managing change in research support clears the way for a more competitive Cambridge

Competition among the world's research-focussed universities is fierce. PA Consulting outlines their work with the University of Cambridge to improve its support structures for further success 


“We have an obligation as part of the fabric of the UK”: An interview with BT's Simon Godfrey Sponsored
16 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
“We have an obligation as part of the fabric of the UK”: An interview with BT's Simon Godfrey

As the UK’s largest provider of broadband, mobile, and fixed-line services, BT sees itself as an institution and a company combined. Director of government relations Simon Godfrey sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss the global telecoms giant’s role in the UK economy and why the public and private sectors ought to work more closely together


Transforming citizen-facing services Sponsored
16 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Transforming citizen-facing services

BJSS is an award-winning technology consultancy with nearly ten years experience helping the public sector deliver on a range of technology projects. Head of public sector Susheel Dodeja sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss some of the firm’s success stories and the tech trends that will define 2020


A new era of digital problem solving Sponsored
16 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
A new era of digital problem solving

For 27 years ThoughtWorks has helped organisations solve complex business problems where technology is the differentiator. But as UK digital transformation lead Luke Vinogradov explains, the company has a more holistic approach to change that goes well beyond traditional conceptions of digital. Geoffrey Lyons reports


The barriers to a National Data Strategy are falling: it’s time to move forward Sponsored
12 Mar 2020 Communications
The barriers to a National Data Strategy are falling: it’s time to move forward

For nearly three years, data managers across government have been waiting for the long-promised National Data Strategy. Civica’s Mark Humphries points out that the obstacles to its development are clearing – and maps out a way forward


‘We celebrate what we’ve achieved but also commit to going further’: How the civil service marked International Women’s Day
12 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
‘We celebrate what we’ve achieved but also commit to going further’: How the civil service marked International Women’s Day

Departments across government have held a series of events to mark International Women’s Day. CSW speaks to civil service gender champion and Department for International Trade permanent secretary Antonia Romeo, and champions in two departments, about the work they are doing to drive equality


Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials
11 Mar 2020 HR
Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials

Plans to merge the Treasury and No.10 teams of political advisers have led to questions about where power lies in the centre of government. Richard Johnstone seeks answers


Women in procurement: In conversation with DHSC’s commercial director Sponsored
05 Mar 2020 Commercial
Women in procurement: In conversation with DHSC’s commercial director

Women are still underrepresented in the procurement industry. For International Women’s Day, Proxima lays out suggestions for improvement, and speaks with DHSC’s Melinda Johnson


Protect and serve: Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism DG Tom Hurd on how government works together to keep the UK safe
05 Mar 2020 Government Tax Profession
Protect and serve: Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism DG Tom Hurd on how government works together to keep the UK safe

Tom Hurd, director general of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism in the Home Office, explains the organisation’s role and his priorities for this year’s Security & Policing event


Security & Policing Focus 2020: keeping the UK safe from harm
04 Mar 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Security & Policing Focus 2020: keeping the UK safe from harm

To mark this year’s annual Security & Policing conference, CSW interviews experts including the National Crime Agency’s Lynne Owens and the Joint Security and Resilience Centre’s Angela Essel, and takes an in-depth look at issues such as knife crime and the relationship between UK security firms and the Department for International Trade


Thinking big: experts explore the potential of new technologies
04 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Thinking big: experts explore the potential of new technologies

The inaugural CSW Innovation Lecture considered the importance of cross-sector working to realise the potential of new technologies. Charlotte Newbury reports


Export experts: how DIT is helping the UK’s defence and security firms compete for trade
03 Mar 2020 Security & Defence
Export experts: how DIT is helping the UK’s defence and security firms compete for trade

The UK’s security exports are booming, and DIT’s Defence and Security Organisation is helping businesses present a united front when competing for international trade. Deputy director Tracy Buckingham for security and cyber security tells all


Joined-up thinking: interview with Joint Security and Resilience Centre head Angela Essel
02 Mar 2020
Joined-up thinking: interview with Joint Security and Resilience Centre head Angela Essel

The Joint Security and Resilience Centre is dedicated to helping government work more closely with industry to meet the UK’s national security challenges. Sam Trendall talks to new head Angela Essel about the “bilingual”’ organisation


What the UK can learn from the US about national security innovation
28 Feb 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
What the UK can learn from the US about national security innovation

The UK government should look west for ideas on fostering security innovation from the tech sector, says Alexis Long


Blunting the spike: how government is working to cut knife crime
27 Feb 2020 Government Tax Profession
Blunting the spike: how government is working to cut knife crime

Knife crime has hit a record high in England but it is hardly a new phenomenon. Jonathan Owen looks at what is driving current levels and how police and civil servants are responding in new ways


'It frames you as a person': National Crime Agency chief Lynne Owens on her career protecting the public
26 Feb 2020 Civil Service Reform
'It frames you as a person': National Crime Agency chief Lynne Owens on her career protecting the public

Lynne Owens, director general of the National Crime Agency, is one of the most important figures in UK law enforcement. She tells Richard Johnstone how her drive to help people at their most vulnerable took her to the top of her profession.


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