All posts tagged "domestic violence"

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  Lack of ‘female perspective’ in No.10 led to women’s deaths during Covid, says former top UK civil servant

  A lack of gender diversity among decisionmakers in the UK prime minister’s office meant that women were not adequately considered in pandemic-related policymaking, likely leading to preventable deaths, a former

  • Posted November 2, 2023
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  Leaders’ picks: national civil service chiefs share ideas for tackling COVID-19

  From supporting officials’ mental health to setting up a taskforce to tackle domestic violence, civil services around the world have responded to the novel coronavirus with new services and reforms.

  • Posted December 2, 2020
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  The power of priorities: goal-setting in Finland and New Zealand

  By rebuilding departments’ work around a handful of core goals, governments can get civil servants working together across traditional boundaries. In Finland and New Zealand, leaders have tried to do

  • Posted August 26, 2019
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  How can data tell a story that keeps a child safe?

  Safeguarding children who have experienced abuse or neglect is one of the most pressing challenges facing governments today. Despite the best intentions and the hardest work, vulnerable children continue to

  • Posted September 14, 2018
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  In pictures: Patricia Scotland is welcomed as new Commonwealth secretary-general

                             

  • Posted April 5, 2016
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  Patricia Scotland sets out priorities in new role as Commonwealth chief

  Tackling corruption and championing good governance is among the top priorities set out by Baroness Patricia Scotland, the new secretary-general of the Commonwealth. Outlining her agenda for her four-year term,

  • Posted April 4, 2016
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