Suzannah Brecknell

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'There will be 10 things going wrong. You’ve got time to deal with three a day': Lunch with... Simon Case

2 weeks ago | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell |Beckie Smith

The former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service on relations between ministers and officials, dealing with public criticism and his most enjoyable roles Dr Simon Case joined the civil service in 2006, fresh from studying for his PhD under renowned Whitehall historian Prof Peter Hennessy.
Lunch with... Simon Case

2 weeks ago | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell |Beckie Smith

Who? Dr Simon Case joined the civil service in 2006, fresh from studying for his PhD under renowned Whitehall historian Prof Peter Hennessy. After posts in the Ministry of Defence, Northern Ireland Office and Cabinet Office – including leading the team overseeing delivery of the 2012 Olympics – he moved to No.10 as private secretary to David Cameron in 2012.
Delivery driver: What can we learn from the diaries of Sir Michael Barber?

3 weeks ago | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell |Beckie Smith

Early in 2002, Tony Blair addressed a small group of officials working on the top 17 delivery priorities for his second term as prime minister. “You’ve probably got used to the idea that your career depends on me,” he told them.
Public sector leaders must advocate for ‘speak-up’ culture - standards watchdog

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Tevye Markson |Jess Bowie |Suzannah Brecknell

Public sector leaders should do more to encourage a “speak up” culture in their organisations, the Committee on Standards in Public Life has said. A report by the independent standards watchdog, published today, says a more “open” and “curious” approach will improve public bodies’ ability to spot and react to early warning signs, enabling improvements that could potentially avert disaster.
From the editor: Civil servants need to know their primary duty

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Elizabeth E. Gardiner |Jess Bowie |Suzannah Brecknell

What is the primary duty of the civil service? Speaking last month after an employment tribunal agreed she had been unfairly dismissed, FCDO whistle-blower Josie Stewart argued this should not be “to protect their political masters; it should be to serve government but also the public interest. Truth and accountability matters”.
How can the new industrial strategy bring about meaningful change?

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell

For Gareth Davies, permanent secretary at the Department for Business and Trade, this is personal. Speaking at a lecture given to mark the start of a partnership between his department and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, Davies made it clear to his audience of students, officials and policy-watchers that the work of shaping and growing the UK economy is very human, with real-life impact, and with rewards that are “immense”. “I grew up in Liverpool in the ’80s,” he said.
Grenfell Inquiry: Government agrees to set up single construction regulator

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Tevye Markson |Suzannah Brecknell

The government has agreed to create a single regulator for the construction industry as part of its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. In its response to the inquiry’s phase two report, the government has also said it will appoint a chief construction adviser to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and establish a record of public inquiry recommendations – but only recommendations made from 2024 onwards.
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board

2 months ago | civilserviceworld.com | Beckie Smith |Suzannah Brecknell

Former cabinet secretary Simon Case has been appointed to lead the board overseeing a £200m regeneration project to make Barrow-in-Furness the home of nuclear submarine-building in the UK. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government named Case, who left government last month, as independent chair of the Barrow Delivery Board yesterday.
Community spirit: MHCLG's Sarah Healey on missions, Grenfell and place-based policymaking

2 months ago | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell |Tevye Markson

In her first CSW interview as perm sec at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sarah Healey shares her thoughts on changes ahead, and her tips for keeping worries at bay Like most people who take an interest in politics, Sarah Healey didn’t sleep much on the night of the 2024 election. “That’s okay,” she says.
Simon Case praises eight inspiring officials in final speech as cabinet secretary

Dec 5, 2024 | civilserviceworld.com | Suzannah Brecknell

Outgoing cabinet secretary Simon Case has paid tribute to officials across the counry whose committment and service is "an antidote to cynicism".