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Birmingham revisited
Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport I was born and grew up in Birmingham. I have to admit I haven’t always been the proudest of Brummies – as a place to grow up it left a...
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Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting 2018
Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary for the FCO and Head of the Diplomatic Service The Commonwealth has a long history. In her address to Canada on Dominion Day in 1959, Her Majesty The Queen...
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Be a parent or pursue a career? I choose to do both
Five years ago, on 15 March 2013, my life changed. It was the day my gorgeous daughter Eila was born. Before that day, my energies and focus had revolved around myself, really. Of course, I knew that...
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Personal disability stories: Part 3 – Hannah's story
Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary for the Home Office, and Civil Service Disability Champion In November and January, I published the first and second in a series of blogs showcasing the personal...
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Standing up for Civil Service integrity
Jonathan Slater, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education Before Christmas, I was part of a discussion with my Permanent Secretary colleagues about Civil Service integrity. We were looking at the...
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Shared Services – making government digital on the inside too
Matthew Coats, Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Justice Across government we’re working to digitise our public-facing services, making them more accessible and easier to use. The transactions we...
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Unconscious bias and being 'the person your dog thinks you are'
Kevin Oliver This ‘unconscious bias’ thing. What is it, exactly? Well, I suppose an easy explanation is that, in prehistory, if a sabre-toothed tiger ate your friend then there was a better than even...
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Lessons from Fast Stream Policy Base Camp
Sophie Dannreuther Daniel Mills In our four years’ combined experience of the Fast Stream, working on prisons, pesticides, presidential visits and more, we haven’t had to look far for examples of...
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Update on our review of tackling harassment and misconduct
Sue Owen, Permanent Secretary for DCMS and the Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Champion In January, I wrote about our commitment to tackling all forms of harassment and misconduct in the Civil...
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Supporting young people with autism gain Civil Service experience
To mark World Autism Awareness Week we asked Amy, Jonathan and Damon to tell us about their work experience placements in the Civil Service. The Civil Service Autism Exchange Programme, in partnership...
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