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It’s not just about winning – it’s the best way to say thanks to a colleague
Nominations for the Civil Service Awards 2018 are now open. Jeremy Heywood explains why it's important that we acknowledge the brilliant work of civil...
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Tackling knife crime in Scotland – 10 years on
Scottish Government Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans looks at the impact of a pioneering approach to reducing violent crime.
Full-time job sharing - Helen and Richard's story
Job shares come in a variety of forms, as Helen Mills and Richard Ney of the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) explain from their own experience.
Leadership changing places...
Shan Morgan, Welsh Government Permanent Secretary, writes about the value of mentoring and placements, and her experience work-shadowing a private sector CEO.
Civil Service support for Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
Civil Service Health and Wellbeing Champion Jonathan Jones describes government-wide activities marking Mental Health Awareness Week.
A tale of two sectors
Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury, writes about what the private sector can learn from the Civil Service, and vice versa.
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Civil Service HR communications team privacy notice
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Privacy policy for contract management
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New Government Chief Property Officer appointed
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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.
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