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Diversity & Equality Awards 2008 shortlist announced

After receiving nearly 300 entries from across the Civil Service the shortlist for the Civil Service Diversity and Equality Awards 2008 has been announced.

See the full shortlist

No–age retirement for the Civil Service

There will be no mandatory retirement age for non–SCS Civil Servants by 2010. Sir Gus O’Donnell announced the changes on the 1st October, National Older People’s Day.

No–age retirement for the Civil Service

Civil Service in the news


Sir Gus O'Donnell

The Top 200 event: Civil Service Leaders focus on Place

This was the fifth meeting of the Top 200 group, and the theme for event was “place” and how important it is for central government to understand local issues when developing and delivering policies.


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Get your finances back on track

We know how extra pressures on the household budget can affect people, often through no fault of their own says the Civil Services own charity, The Civil Service Benevolent Fund.



Sir Gus O'Donnell

Gus O’Donnell visits Oxford

On Friday 7 November, Gus O’Donnell, Head of the Civil Service visited Oxford to meet Civil Servants working at the Crown Prosecution Service and to speak to students at Oxford Brookes University


The Welsh Assembly building at night

Permanent Secretaries annual gathering held in Cardiff

In a break from what has traditionally been known as ‘Autumn Sunningdale’, permanent secretaries from across the government’s departments and agencies travelled to Cardiff for their annual away day last week.