HMRC’s debt management recruitment is yielding benefits – now the department must focus on effici...

How can HMRC best sustain progress in challenging times?

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How can the government make a success of the new National School of Government?

The school will need sustained political commitment, adequate resources and a serious workforce strategy

How going digital could halt the decline in prison education services

Online delivery could be key to prisoner rehabilitation, yet digital platforms are not being used to their full potential, writes Steve Grix, digital learning specialist at NEC Digital Studio

National School of Government to have physical campus in Yorkshire

The new school will also open regional sites across the UK

Alternative People Survey 2026: Civil servants support performance-based pay rises

Officials also report spike in use of artificial intelligence and explain how it helps them in new research from CSW and Re:State

Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 26 October

Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People

Devolution's promise of good growth rests on local evidence

The upcoming Budget will clarify how far fiscal devolution will go. Rachel Taylor, UK government and health Industries leader at PwC UK, explains why, whatever the outcome, making new powers count...

Devolution done right: The 2026 Budget is a big opportunity to kickstart Burnham's flagship reform

Come Budget day, let’s hope for ‘devolution done right’ at the heart of a renewed plan for growth

Departments outperform 2025-26 efficiency and savings target

Treasury says higher-than-expected figure was “mainly driven” by NHS

Mapping new markets: Ordnance Survey's Tina Kennedy on the untapped potential of the national...

From military roots and hiking maps to a vital data source, CSW digs into the story of a historic institution

Simon Ridley appointed as next DfE permanent secretary

Home Office second perm sec will take over next month from Susan Acland-Hood, who has run the department since 2020

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MoJ team scoops award for analysis to cut Crown Court backlog

Modelling found proposed justice reforms could free up 27,000 Crown Court sitting days a year

Devolution done right: The 2026 Budget is a big opportunity to kickstart Burnham's flagship reform

Come Budget day, let’s hope for ‘devolution done right’ at the heart of a renewed plan for growth

Cabinet Office publishes ‘Test, Learn and Grow Playbook’

Practical guide follows the launch of the TLG programme last year

DWP innovating 'in valuable ways' but must share lessons, says NAO

Spending watchdog report recommends the department provides clearer guidance on risk appetite for innovation

Getting more people into work: Why local delivery needs national orchestration

With employment support set to become increasingly devolved, how can government ensure services remain joined up and deliver consistent outcomes? Nick Heckscher, chief experience officer, resourcing...