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Registration for Civil Service Live 2018, the biggest learning and development event of the year for civil servants, is now open.
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More collaboration for more innovation in government
Jeremy Heywood welcomes a new Cabinet Office team that is reaching out to the academic community to help foster innovation in government.
Collaboration makes us stronger
The Government Chief Commercial Officer on how cross-government collaboration is the key to the effectiveness of the Commercial Function and other functions...
Update on our review of tackling harassment and misconduct
Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Champion Sue Owen, who is leading the review, gives a progress report.
Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting 2018
Sir Simon McDonald looks forward to the first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in the UK since 1997.
Lessons from Fast Stream Policy Base Camp
Two Fast Streamers reflect on learning from leaders about designing real-world solutions to real-world policy problems.
Latest
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Devolution: Guidance for civil servants
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- Guidance
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Civil Service: helping you with managing suppliers and contracts
- published
- Guidance
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Election guidance for civil servants
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Civil Service helps the government of the day develop and implement its policies as effectively as possible.
Meet some of our diversity & inclusion champions
Sue Owen
Sue Owen is the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Champion and LGB&TI Champion.
Philip Rutnam
Philip Rutnam joined the Home Office as Permanent Secretary in April 2017. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport (DfT) for five years.
He was appointed Civil Service Disability Champion in 2015.
Follow Philip on Twitter: @PhilipRutnam
Richard Heaton
Richard Heaton became the Civil Service Race Champion in April 2014.
He has been Permanent Secretary for MOJ since August 2015. Before that he was Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office (from August 2012).
Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service is a modern and diverse workplace reflecting the communities we serve, with an ambition to become the UK’s most inclusive employer by 2020, where people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
Civil Service Learning
Civil Service Learning provides courses and resources for developing skills common to all UK civil servants in all Civil Service roles.
Civil Service Pensions
This is for current and prospective members of the Civil Service pension arrangements. It also contains links to information for past members who are not yet receiving their pension.
There are also links for pensioners who are already receiving their Civil Service pension.
What shape expert are you?
A short film explaining what being a T-shaped expert means, and why it's important to the future of the Civil Service.
'A Brilliant Civil Service'
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General enquiries
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