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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

MHCLG staff to picket offices on Budget day

Union says walkouts are designed to send a message to department’s new leadership over closed regional bases

Whitehall has done the easy half of its AI revolution

The biggest technology shift of the decade swept through it in a year, while the processes for hiring, promoting and removing people has barely shifted

The real test of digital sovereignty: Can government organisations change course?

The UK government relies on technology providers to deliver essential services, protect public resources and make complex decisions. That isn’t the problem. The problem starts when those relationsh...

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...

Alternative People Survey 2026: Civil servants largely unaware of procurement reforms

Research with departmental officials also flags “deeply concerning” assessment of technology procurement capabilities amid wider issues

Pensions crisis: Senior experts from across civil service to help steer new recovery plan

Minister says Cabinet Office officials now have full access to Capita systems for the first time

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

How can HMRC best sustain progress in challenging times?

Watch on-demand: Supporting at-risk people into work

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