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  Real progress in sustainability

  As the UK plays its full part in the talks in Copenhagen to get an international deal on tackling climate change, UK civil servants are doing their bit closer to home.

  Today, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) published key performance data on Whitehall’s sustainability targets.

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  Manchester Civil Service campus plans go to consultation Plans for a new Civil Service campus near Manchester’s Piccadilly Station will go to public consultation in January.
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  Whitehall set for future challenges The latest Capability Reviews show the Civil Service is continuing to improve as it prepares to tackle the challenges of the next decade. 
   
  
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  Top civil servant honoured for exceptional service

  ‘Trailblazer’, ‘innovator’ and ‘exceptional’ are just some of the words used by colleagues to describe Lori Chilton, individual winner of the Cabinet Secretary Award and winner of the Leadership Award at the 2009 Civil Service Awards in December.

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  Civil Service Live North West 2009 in Manchester

  Around 1,800 civil servants came together for Civil Service Live North West on Monday 7 December to look at how to increase innovation in the delivery of public services.

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  'We can be passionate about better public services' – Sir Gus O'Donnell tells the Sunday Times In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, which was published this weekend, Sir Gus O’Donnell said he wants civil servants to go that 'extra mile' when delivering public services to the disadvantaged.
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  Prime Minister unveils plans to streamline centre of Government Prime Minister unveils plans to streamline centre of Government
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  Civil Service compensation scheme reformed Civil Service compensation scheme reformed
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  Young people take their ideas to Cabinet Three young people from around the country today had the unique opportunity to pitch their ideas to the Prime Minister at a full Cabinet meeting.
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  UK’s biggest staff survey will help improve Civil Service More than 340,000 people took part in Britain’s largest ever employee engagement survey aimed at improving innovation, efficiency and staff wellbeing in the Civil Service