'Every day throws up different opportunities': Q&A with government chief commercial officer Andrew Forzani
21 Oct Commercial

'Every day throws up different opportunities': Q&A with government chief commercial officer Andrew Forzani

Andrew Forzani, head of the commercial and grants management functions, on the Procurement Act and building skills. Words by Suzannah Brecknell
by Suzannah Brecknell
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
22 Oct Civil Service Reform
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Alice Hurrell
17 Oct Energy & Environment
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Alice Hurrell
Connecting policy and delivery: How Sheffield is getting stuck into the opportunity mission
15 Oct Civil Service Reform
Connecting policy and delivery: How Sheffield is getting stuck into the opportunity mission
Duncan Selbie on how Public Health England responded to incidents in 2018 – from the Novichok poisonings to the Grenfell Tower fire.
30 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Duncan Selbie on how Public Health England responded to incidents in 2018 – from the Novichok poisonings to the Grenfell Tower fire.

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
DWP perm sec Peter Schofield reflects on his first year in the top job – from visiting HMP Norwich to implementing Universal Credit
29 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
DWP perm sec Peter Schofield reflects on his first year in the top job – from visiting HMP Norwich to implementing Universal Credit

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Julie Lennard reaching a one billion transactions milestone in 2018
29 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency chief executive Julie Lennard reaching a one billion transactions milestone in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Auditor general Sir Amyas Morse on a year of landmark reports, from the BBC to Brexit
29 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Auditor general Sir Amyas Morse on a year of landmark reports, from the BBC to Brexit

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
DIT perm sec Antonia Romeo on getting the department ready to deliver under all Brexit scenarios in 2019
28 Dec 2018 Leadership
DIT perm sec Antonia Romeo on getting the department ready to deliver under all Brexit scenarios in 2019

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
HM Land Registry chief Graham Farrant on the challenge of being a leader in 2018: “I fear that we are entering uncharted territory”
28 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
HM Land Registry chief Graham Farrant on the challenge of being a leader in 2018: “I fear that we are entering uncharted territory”

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd on helping keep communities safe from floods and working to adapt to climate change
28 Dec 2018 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd on helping keep communities safe from floods and working to adapt to climate change

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Ofqual chief Sally Collier on preparing to introduce T-Levels and asking a dancing double act to turn on the Christmas lights
27 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Ofqual chief Sally Collier on preparing to introduce T-Levels and asking a dancing double act to turn on the Christmas lights

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Department for Transport perm sec Bernadette Kelly on the landmark airport vote in 2018
27 Dec 2018
Department for Transport perm sec Bernadette Kelly on the landmark airport vote in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Innovate UK interim executive chair Ian Campbell on how to realise the opportunities of UK Research and Innovation in 2019
27 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Innovate UK interim executive chair Ian Campbell on how to realise the opportunities of UK Research and Innovation in 2019

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
NS&I chief Ian Ackerley: “There have been several changes to NS&I’s executive team and I have devoted a fair amount of time to attracting and recruiting new talent”
26 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
NS&I chief Ian Ackerley: “There have been several changes to NS&I’s executive team and I have devoted a fair amount of time to attracting and recruiting new talent”

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
DfID chief Matthew Rycroft reflects on becoming a perm sec in 2018
26 Dec 2018 Leadership
DfID chief Matthew Rycroft reflects on becoming a perm sec in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Insolvency Service chief Sarah Albon on how her team responded to the collapse of Carillion in 2018
26 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Insolvency Service chief Sarah Albon on how her team responded to the collapse of Carillion in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
DfE perm sec Jonathan Slater on how he’s putting teachers, social workers, parents, learners at the heart of its work
25 Dec 2018 Leadership
DfE perm sec Jonathan Slater on how he’s putting teachers, social workers, parents, learners at the heart of its work

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Tony Meggs: ‘With a Spending Review on the horizon, it is a crucial time for new projects’
25 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Tony Meggs: ‘With a Spending Review on the horizon, it is a crucial time for new projects’

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Knowledge is power: how does government know what it owns – and how does it affect policy?
24 Dec 2018 Digital, Data & Technology
Knowledge is power: how does government know what it owns – and how does it affect policy?

Colin Talbot looks at how the government takes stock of what it owns – and how knowledge assets are changing what counts as capital
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty reviews the department’s powerhouse 2018 – from the 25-year environment plan to responding to the Salisbury incident
24 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Defra perm sec Clare Moriarty reviews the department’s powerhouse 2018 – from the 25-year environment plan to responding to the Salisbury incident

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights
Government chief people officer Rupert McNeil on making changes to civil service learning, and developing the Civil Service Leadership Academy
24 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Government chief people officer Rupert McNeil on making changes to civil service learning, and developing the Civil Service Leadership Academy

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
DCMS perm sec Dame Sue Owen on commemorating World War One and changing secretary of state twice in 2018
21 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
DCMS perm sec Dame Sue Owen on commemorating World War One and changing secretary of state twice in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
National statistician John Pullinger on celebrating 50 years of the Government Statistical Service in 2018
21 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
National statistician John Pullinger on celebrating 50 years of the Government Statistical Service in 2018

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Government property DG Mike Parsons reflects on a milestone year in the government’s ambitious estate reforms
21 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Government property DG Mike Parsons reflects on a milestone year in the government’s ambitious estate reforms

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm reflects on a year implementing the industrial strategy and honouring the memory of Jeremy Heywood
20 Dec 2018 Leadership
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm reflects on a year implementing the industrial strategy and honouring the memory of Jeremy Heywood

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington on building the digital, data and technology function across government and honouring Emmeline Pankhurst
20 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington on building the digital, data and technology function across government and honouring Emmeline Pankhurst

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.
Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams reflects on the collapse of Carillion and boosting contract management in departments
20 Dec 2018 Government Tax Profession
Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams reflects on the collapse of Carillion and boosting contract management in departments

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.