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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/civil-service-quarterly-22-editorial/">Civil Service Quarterly 22: Editorial</a></h2> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Sir Chris Wormald introduces the 22nd edition of Civil Service Quarterly. The lead item is a new interview with Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Sir Mark Sedwill, while other articles focus on subjects ranging from the National Security Council, a decade after its creation, to how UK Research and Innovation is changing the way research is funded. </p> </div> <a class="read-more" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/civil-service-quarterly-22-editorial/">Read more <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Civil Service Quarterly 22: Editorial</span></a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <main id="content" class="govuk-grid-row" role="main"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds main-content"> <article class="post-8067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interviews tag-civil-service tag-world-class-services"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-csq-interview-sir-mark-sedwill-cabinet-secretary-and-head-of-the-civil-service/">The CSQ Interview: Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/simonholder/" title="Posts by Simon Holder" class="author url fn" rel="author">Simon Holder</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:18:48+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Raw-Photo-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, speaking during the interview" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Raw-Photo-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Raw-Photo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Raw-Photo-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>A new in-depth interview with Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Sir Mark Sedwill. Now in post for over a year, he offers his reflections on his combined role and the immediate and long-term challenges for the Civil Service and the way it works.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-csq-interview-sir-mark-sedwill-cabinet-secretary-and-head-of-the-civil-service/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The CSQ Interview: Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-csq-interview-sir-mark-sedwill-cabinet-secretary-and-head-of-the-civil-service/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis-and-factual-trends tag-cabinet-office tag-security"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/10-years-of-the-national-security-council/">10 years of the National Security Council</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/darragh-mcelroy/" title="Posts by Darragh McElroy" class="author url fn" rel="author">Darragh McElroy</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:16:56+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/analysis-and-factual-trends/" rel="category tag">Analysis and factual trends</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/15635116099_718c2686cc_o-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="UK troops boarding an RAF transport plane to leave Afghanistan" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/15635116099_718c2686cc_o-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/15635116099_718c2686cc_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/15635116099_718c2686cc_o-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It was only ten years ago that a single, central, body was given the authority to co-ordinate strategy to ensure national security. Darragh McElroy charts the creation of the National Security Council and describes the main challenges it faces today.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/10-years-of-the-national-security-council/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of 10 years of the National Security Council</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8084 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis-and-factual-trends category-case-studies category-making-organisations-work-well category-new-techniques tag-research"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/innovation-nation/">Innovation nation</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/emma-lindsell/" title="Posts by Emma Lindsell" class="author url fn" rel="author">Emma Lindsell</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/isobel-stephen/" title="Posts by Isobel Stephen" class="author url fn" rel="author">Isobel Stephen</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:14:47+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/analysis-and-factual-trends/" rel="category tag">Analysis and factual trends</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case studies</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/making-organisations-work-well/" rel="category tag">Making organisations work well</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/new-techniques/" rel="category tag">New techniques</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/PROF-JOHN-McGEEHAN-in-lab-2-CREDIT-Stefan-Venter-UPIX-Photography-www.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Professor John McGeehan, director of the Centre for Enzyme Innovation at the University of Portsmouth, in the laboratory" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/PROF-JOHN-McGEEHAN-in-lab-2-CREDIT-Stefan-Venter-UPIX-Photography-www.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/PROF-JOHN-McGEEHAN-in-lab-2-CREDIT-Stefan-Venter-UPIX-Photography-www-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/PROF-JOHN-McGEEHAN-in-lab-2-CREDIT-Stefan-Venter-UPIX-Photography-www-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Emma Lindsell and Isobel Stephen describe how bringing funding arrangements for UK research together under a single body, UK Research and Innovation, will enhance excellence and effectiveness in a field where the nation’s reputation is already high. </p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/innovation-nation/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Innovation nation</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-organisations-work-well category-new-techniques tag-cabinet-office tag-department-for-education"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/meet-arnold-the-first-robot-in-government-communications/">Meet ARNOLD - the first robot in government communications</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/gemmaine-walsh/" title="Posts by Gemmaine Walsh" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gemmaine Walsh</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:10:58+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/making-organisations-work-well/" rel="category tag">Making organisations work well</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/new-techniques/" rel="category tag">New techniques</a></div> <img width="620" height="371" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-1024x612.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Members of the DfE team behind ARNOLD" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-1024x612.jpg 1024w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-300x179.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-768x459.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-1536x917.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-2048x1223.jpg 2048w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/ARNOLD-team-photo-1-1-435x260.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>ARNOLD, the Government Communication Service’s very first robot, is making a huge difference to the speed and effectiveness of communications between the Department for Education and the public.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/meet-arnold-the-first-robot-in-government-communications/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Meet ARNOLD - the first robot in government communications</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis-and-factual-trends tag-cabinet-office"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/fighting-fraud-at-home-and-abroad/">Fighting fraud at home and abroad</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/mark-cheeseman/" title="Posts by Mark Cheeseman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mark Cheeseman</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:10:12+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/analysis-and-factual-trends/" rel="category tag">Analysis and factual trends</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Team-at-the-Whitehouse-1-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The CoEx team at the White House in Washington, DC" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Team-at-the-Whitehouse-1-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Team-at-the-Whitehouse-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Team-at-the-Whitehouse-1-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Mark Cheeseman, Deputy Director of the Counter Fraud Centre of Expertise in Cabinet Office, writes that in its professionalisation of counter fraud in the public sector, the UK is establishing itself as a world leader.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/fighting-fraud-at-home-and-abroad/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Fighting fraud at home and abroad</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis-and-factual-trends tag-better-policy-making tag-cabinet-office tag-culture tag-department-for-digital tag-media-sport"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-power-of-partnerships-driving-innovation-and-tackling-policy-initiatives/">The power of partnerships: driving innovation and tackling policy initiatives</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/shevaun-haviland/" title="Posts by Shevaun Haviland" class="author url fn" rel="author">Shevaun Haviland</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:09:11+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/analysis-and-factual-trends/" rel="category tag">Analysis and factual trends</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/IMG_0169-2-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Shevaun Haviland" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/IMG_0169-2-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/IMG_0169-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/IMG_0169-2-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Shevaun Haviland, Deputy Director of the Government’s Business Partnerships Team, explains how building long-term partnerships between business and government can help us to tackle the UK’s biggest social and economic challenges, and create a fairer, more inclusive, society.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-power-of-partnerships-driving-innovation-and-tackling-policy-initiatives/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The power of partnerships: driving innovation and tackling policy initiatives</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/the-power-of-partnerships-driving-innovation-and-tackling-policy-initiatives/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8086 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies category-frontline-work tag-civil-service tag-department-for-education tag-department-for-international-trade tag-department-for-work-and-pensions tag-home-office"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/spotlight-brilliant-civil-servants-civil-service-award-winners-2019/">Spotlight: Brilliant civil servants - Civil Service Award winners 2019</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/imogen-findlay/" title="Posts by Imogen Findlay" class="author url fn" rel="author">Imogen Findlay</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:07:01+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case studies</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/frontline-work/" rel="category tag">Frontline work</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/VC474_283-3-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Some of the 2019 Civil Service Awards winners celebrating their success" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/VC474_283-3-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/VC474_283-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/VC474_283-3-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Celebrating some of the winners of the 2019 Civil Service Awards and their brilliant work.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/spotlight-brilliant-civil-servants-civil-service-award-winners-2019/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Spotlight: Brilliant civil servants - Civil Service Award winners 2019</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/spotlight-brilliant-civil-servants-civil-service-award-winners-2019/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-8073 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-better-policy-making"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/becoming-a-policy-master/">Becoming a policy 'master'</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/della-mcvay/" title="Posts by Della McVay" class="author url fn" rel="author">Della McVay</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-02-13T10:06:25+00:00" pubdate>13 February 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case studies</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Article-Photo-11-1-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Della McVay at work on her laptop in a cafe in Florence" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Article-Photo-11-1-1.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Article-Photo-11-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Article-Photo-11-1-1-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Della McVay, a recent graduate of the Executive Masters in Public Policy programme, describes her experience of taking the course and what it has taught her.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/13/becoming-a-policy-master/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Becoming a policy 'master'</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-7928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-editorials"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/30/civil-service-quarterly-21-editorial/">Civil Service Quarterly 21: Editorial</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/chris-wormald/" title="Posts by Sir Chris Wormald" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sir Chris Wormald</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-10-30T14:46:42+00:00" pubdate>30 October 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/editorials/" rel="category tag">Editorials</a></div> <img width="450" height="635" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/CSQ21-front-cover.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Front cover of Civil Service Quarterly 21, with a collage of images illustrating articles in the magazine." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/CSQ21-front-cover.png 450w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/CSQ21-front-cover-213x300.png 213w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/CSQ21-front-cover-266x375.png 266w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Sir Chris Wormald introduces the 21st edition of Civil Service Quarterly. Articles range from how we safeguard public records in the digital age, to strengthening democracy in the world at a time when democracy is no longer an 'easy sell', and marking a decade of successes for behavioural insights in developing public policy. </p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/30/civil-service-quarterly-21-editorial/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Civil Service Quarterly 21: Editorial</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/30/civil-service-quarterly-21-editorial/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-7961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis-and-factual-trends tag-ministry-of-defence tag-public-sector-efficiency-group"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/30/measuring-defence-productivity-a-first-step/">Measuring Defence productivity: a first step</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/author/major-dom-prtak/" title="Posts by Major Dom Prtak" class="author url fn" rel="author">Major Dom Prtak</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-10-30T14:45:56+00:00" pubdate>30 October 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/category/analysis-and-factual-trends/" rel="category tag">Analysis and factual trends</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="HMS Queen Elizabeth sailing from her home in Portsmouth for the first time after being officially commissioned into the Royal Navy" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948im_/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Major Dom Prtak examines how the MOD is tackling the problem of measuring effectiveness in Defence, an area we all hope will never be tested in earnest.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/30/measuring-defence-productivity-a-first-step/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Measuring Defence productivity: a first step</span></a> </footer> </article> <nav class="page-numbers-container pagination-container" aria-label="Pagination"> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="previous"> </div><div class="pagination"><ul class="list-inline"> <li class="active"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>1</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/page/2/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>2</a></li> <li>…</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220807223948/https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/page/24/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>24</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="next"> <a 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