Guidance and regulation

Information on how the Civil Service-wide Smarter Working Programme is supporting departments to develop modern ways of working for a smarter future.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 17 November 2020

Cabinet Office guidance explaining the principles and process to be followed when considering the use of settlement agreements when terminating employment.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 22 July 2019

This framework helps the government to manage supplier risk.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 16 May 2018

Government organisations who are placing contracts or releasing assets must ensure that appropriate protective security controls are in place to protect assets.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 24 May 2018

Protocol defines principles for the publication of all government social research that is not defined as official or national statistics.

• From: Civil Service and 1 others
• Updated: 26 May 2022

The directory of civil service guidance.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 21 September 2010

The Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF) supports evaluation across government to transform our understanding of the impact of activity in priority policy areas.

• From: Evaluation Task Force
• Updated: 25 March 2024

An introduction to the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS™) for Government Property Professionals.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 5 January 2009

Information for job sharers and managers about the process for recruiting for and the practicalities of managing a partnership.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 24 November 2020

List of evaluation training courses by government and other independent organisations.

• From: Evaluation Task Force and 1 others
• Updated: 4 July 2022

All departments are required to provide contact details so that members of the public can request information about how the government  is holding their personal data.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 15 May 2018

Guidance for departments and agencies on protecting classified information when working with contractors.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 15 May 2018

IT managers should now be planning how to migrate their PSN services to the cloud.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 26 February 2021

Guidance to help users of the Civil Service Jobs system.

• From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
• Updated: 23 September 2016

A slide deck outlining the Evaluation Task Force's 3-year strategy to improve the quality and quantity of evaluation across HM Government.

• From: Evaluation Task Force
• Updated: 22 March 2024

A description of what GDS Technical Architect job interviews are like, and how the interview process works.

• From: Government Digital Service
• Updated: 12 April 2017

A high-level summary of commissioning from the viewpoint of the Commissioning Academy. It provides a framework for delegates to use.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 1 January 2013

This page displays UK government evaluation procurement and job notices from departments.

• From: Evaluation Task Force
• Updated: 13 October 2023

This guidance aims to help people develop and manage communities of practice across government.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 13 August 2014

This guidance explains how to carry out triennial reviews of non-departmental public bodies and lists reviews scheduled for 2014 to 2015.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 9 December 2014