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FDA to SNP: One civil service can serve two governments
At his fourth party conference of the season, FDA General Secretary Dave Penman spoke about the need for civil service impartiality with Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Territorial Politics professor Nicola McEwen and columnist Kenny Farquharson.
16th Oct 2019
News
Penman in HuffPost: A year on from Dame Laura Cox's report
Marking a year since Dame Laura Cox published her report into the Bullying and Harassment of House of Commons staff, FDA General Secretary Dave Penman calls for all candidates to be Speaker to “confront the vested interests that created the problem in the first place".
15th Oct 2019
News

Penman in CSW: PM must not sacrifice civil service integrity
In his latest Civil Service World column, FDA General Secretary Dave Penman looks at how the recent series of momentous political events has impacted the civil service.
8th Oct 2019
News
FDA to Conservatives: Attacks on civil service undermine your ability to govern
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman joined Institute for Government Director Bronwen Maddox to speak about civil service impartiality at the Conservative Party conference.
1st Oct 2019
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Watch now: An FDA centenary lecture by Julia Gillard
Watch Julia Gillard deliver an FDA centenary lecture entitled 'Gender Equality at the top – how do we get there?', followed by conversation and questions with Antonia Romeo.
27th Sep 2019
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Features

Tackling stress in the CPS: The FDA talks to Helen Wheatley
We speak to the health and safety rep about how she helped create a new CPS stress policy.
10th Oct 2019
Feature
Jill Rutter: Will civil service impartiality be a casualty of Brexit?
The former Programme Director for the Institute for Government's offers her contribution to the Smith Institute's civil service impartiality report.
7th Oct 2019| By Jill Rutter
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Press releases

26th Sep 2019
Flexible working in the civil service can damage career progression, research reveals
New research from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London has found that there are large barriers to flexible working in the civil service.
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FDA in the news

27th Aug 2019
Penman: When it comes to SpAds, the buck stops with Johnson
Responding to reports of a SpAd gender pay gap, FDA General Secretary underscored the responsibility for this group's diversity and salary levels rests with the Prime Minister.
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