The Civil Service has officially ditched handing out awards for diversity and inclusion. Last year, at the annual Civil Service Awards, one lucky pen-pusher in the Department for Work and Pensions bagged the Diversity & Inclusion Award – reserved for anyone “who recognises those who work to embed diversity and inclusion, driving positive change for our colleagues.” No such award this year…
Instead a new ‘People’s Choice Award’ was handed to a team in HMRC for finally decommissioning the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system. This was a complex customs system the government announced it would scrap back in March 2021, with a shutdown date set for March 2023. It was only officially axed at the end of December 2024. Finish the job nearly two years after the deadline? Here’s a trophy…

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