Timeline April 2008 - March 2009

  • April 08
    • Civil Service Live at QEII Conference Centre, London; Commissioners produce sessions on senior recruitment and Civil Service values
    • First Civil Service Commissioner addresses the University College, London/Ministry of Justice Constitutional Renewal Seminar
    • Article by First Commissioner in the HR and Training Journal on Civil Service Recruitment ‘150 Years of Fairness’
    • Study visit from the Ethiopian Federal Civil Service
    • Study visit by the Executive Secretary and colleagues from the Rwandan Public Service Commission
    • Publication of the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
  • May 08
    • First Civil Service Commissioner gives oral evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee for its consideration of the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
    • First Civil Service Commissioner and colleagues attend the Civil Service HR Leaders Council
    • Jim Barron moves to a new position after ten years service as Secretary to the Commissioners
  • June 08
    • Commissioners submit written evidence to the Joint Committee established to examine the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
    • First Civil Service Commissioner gives oral evidence to the Joint Committee
  • July 08
    • Commissioners’ Annual Report for 2007-08 published on-line
    • Two new Commissioners appointed: Christine Hallett and Neil McIntosh
    • Report published by the Joint Committee established to examine the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
    • Visit from the National Personnel Authority of Japan
    • Visit from the Ministry of the State Administration and Administrative Reform of the Republic of Bulgaria
  • August 08
    • Dr Richard Jarvis becomes Secretary to the Civil Service Commissioners
    • Appointment of DLA Piper to provide compliance monitoring services to the Commissioners from April 2009 to March 2012
    • Visit from the Bangladesh Public Service Commission
  • September 08
    • Visit from the Public Services Commission of South Africa
    • Visit from the Central Personnel Administrative Executive of Taiwan
  • October 08
    • Joint meeting with the Northern Ireland Civil Service Commissioners in Belfast to discuss topics of mutual interest
    • Commissioners submit written evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body
    • Visit from the Public Services Commission of Kuwait
    • Visit by the Secretary and staff of the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)
  • November 08
    • Commissioners sponsor the Cabinet Secretary’s Award at the Civil Service Awards at Lancaster House; joint presentation to the winner by the First Civil Service Commissioner and the Cabinet Secretary
    • First Civil Service Commissioner gives oral evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body
    • Visit by the Russian Public Administration Commission
    • Visit by representatives of six national Public Service Commissions under the auspices of Public Administration International
  • December 08
    • First Civil Service Commissioner writes in the Guardian and Public Servant Magazine on the importance of the Civil Service values and the right of civil servants to bring appeals under the Civil Service Code
    • Visit from group of officials from Taiwan on fact finding visit on senior recruitment
    • Commissioners adopt the Information Commissioner’s new model publication scheme
  • January 09
    • The Commissioners announce that they are to replace their Recruitment Code with the new Recruitment Principles from 1 April 2009
    • Commissioners new year reception for stakeholders and senior contact
    • First Civil Service Commissioner contributes to Whitehall and Westminster World on the importance of Civil Service legislation
  • February 09
    • Seminars in London and Cardiff for HR staff on the new Recruitment Principles
    • Commissioners submit written evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee’s enquiry into Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall
    • Barry Forrester, Principal Policy Adviser (Recruitment) to the Commissioners visits Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government and lectures to civil servants on the UK’s approach to independent regulation of the Civil Service in the context of recent developments in public governance
    • First Civil Service Commissioner meets the Head of the Azerbaijani Civil Service Commission and the Director of International Co-operation to discuss senior recruitment and ethical codes
    • Visit from the Human Resources Management Service of the  Civil Service of Serbia
  • March 09
    • Civil Service Live event in Gateshead; Commissioners produce two ‘Question Time’ sessions on Civil Service values
    • First Civil Service Commissioner gives oral evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee for its investigations into Leaks and Whistleblowing, and External Recruitment into the Civil Service
    • Commissioners finalise the details of their audit of departments and agencies on their promotion and investigation of concerns under the Civil Service Code for the year 2008-09
    • Meeting with NI Commissioners in London to discuss chairing of senior competitions
    • First Civil Service Commissioner meets representatives of Public Concern at Work
    • Seminars in London for HR staff on the new Recruitment Principles
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