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A strategic approach to government innovation

Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden introduces the new Government Technology Innovation Strategy, designed to help us take advantage of new and emerging technologies and work better and smarter.

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Civil servants recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill pays tribute to all the recipients – including over 100 civil servants – of awards in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019.

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Becoming ‘carer confident’ in the Civil Service

In Carers Week, Government Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil writes that around half of all civil servants now work in organisations recognised under the Carer Confident scheme.

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UK tops international index of civil service performance

Mark Sedwill welcomes the findings of a new report on international civil service effectiveness.

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Nominate now for the Championing Faith and Belief Inclusion award

Clare Moriarty introduces the Award for Championing Faith and Belief Inclusion, a new category in this year’s Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

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150 years of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel

The office responsible for drafting government bills is marking its 150th anniversary.

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The Civil Service helps the government of the day develop and implement its policies as effectively as possible.

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Meet some of our diversity & inclusion champions

Melanie Dawes

Melanie Dawes

Melanie Dawes is Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. In April 2019, as Chair of the Civil Service People Board, she was appointed as the overall champion for Diversity & Inclusion in the Civil Service. She was previously Civil Service Gender 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).

Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion

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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.

Civil Service Learning

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Civil Service Learning provides courses and resources for developing skills common to all UK civil servants in all Civil Service roles.

Civil Service Pensions

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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?

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A short film explaining what being a T-shaped expert means, and why it's important to the future of the Civil Service.

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The vision of the Civil Service of the future.

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