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Road signs in Westminster with Houses of Parliament behind

13 September 2018 — Blog post

Guide to Parliamentary Work: an updated tool for civil servants

A guide to the workings of Parliament for civil servants has been revised and updated.

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10 September 2018 — Blog post

A new way to explore careers across the Civil Service

Jo Rodrigues talks about the wide-ranging opportunities available on the new Civil Service careers website.

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4 September 2018 — Blog post

Being ambitious and living with an incurable condition – migraine

In Migraine Awareness Week, Zamila Bunglawala describes what it’s like to live with the condition.

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3 September 2018 — Blog post

Spreading the word about apprenticeships

HMRC apprentice Joe Powell talks about his work as a software developer and why he’s joined the ranks of apprentice ambassadors.

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30 August 2018 — Blog post

The Places for Growth Programme: driving growth across the UK

Tamsin Morgan highlights an initiative for addressing the regional imbalance in Civil Service roles and boosting local growth.

Shan Morgan, Welsh Government Permanent Secretary

29 August 2018 — Blog post

Reflect, recognise and share!

Welsh Government Permanent Secretary Shan Morgan says there is growing evidence that the best way to help people improve comes from recognising and building on strengths.

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Sue Owen

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

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

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).

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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.

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