Government Reform

Increasing science and engineering capability across government

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Dame Angela McLean, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, explores how the Government Science and Engineering Profession is embedding scientific expertise across government to improve policymaking and public services.

What can Policy Profession membership do for your career?

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As the second largest government profession, the Policy Profession is a strong community of policy makers, dedicated to sharing expertise and driving excellence.

The Government Statistical Service: Building strength in numbers

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From healthcare policies to economic strategies, statistics inform every decision government makes. Meet the Government Statistical Service - a vibrant community of professionals who collect, analyse and communicate the data that guides our nation forward.

Welcome to the Operational Delivery Profession: Delivering excellence every day

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300,000 civil servants work on the front line in operational and delivery roles. Sir Peter Schofield, Head of the Government Operational Delivery Profession, tells us more about his work.

Supporting our line managers for a Civil Service that delivers

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The Line Management Capability programme aims to develop people who can manage with confidence and empathy, enabling staff to perform at their best. Learn more about the line management development and capability products that support civil servants across government.

Join a profession: real stories of cross-government careers

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As part of Join a profession, our new initiative designed to help civil servants find their professional home, we’ve asked colleagues to share their career highlights.

Celebrating a wave of innovation: Scalable experiments from the One Big Thing initiative

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The One Big Thing initiative, with its focus on innovation and efficiency, has catalysed a wave of transformative experiments across UK government.

Meet the Modern Civil Service, Amritpal Chahal, Apprentice Software Developer - Ministry of Justice

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The Modern Civil Service caught up with Amrit Chahal, one of the very first TechTrack apprentices. In this interview, we talk to him about his motivations, the TechTrack selection process and Amrit’s views on a modern digital government. 

Children embrace the future with the Humanoid School Project 

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British Science Week 2025 marked the launch of an exciting new initiative, where primary school children across the UK were introduced to the world of humanoid robots.

Innovators and changemakers: Celebrating women in the Civil Service

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International Women's day

Whilst reflecting on International Women’s Day 2025, we’d like to shout-out to all the amazing women of the Civil Service who we spoke to over recent months as part of our Meet the Modern Civil Service series.