THE HEYWOOD FELLOWSHIP

Because the survey targeted a wide range of respondents in the Civil Service across grades and departments, and with business leaders from a range of sectors, it attempted to gather a broadly representative sample of insights which were used to inform the insights and recommendations set out in the Fellowship’s formal report. [...] During interviews, the Fellowship used a set of agreed and structured questions to extract the most constructive and relevant range of responses that would produce the most value to the Fellowship’s research, but in every interview offered participants the opportunity to first comment on the overall topic without leading participants' responses. [...] The Fellowship engaged with individuals from a several departments: the Cabinet Office, the Department of Business and Trade, Department for Energy and Net Zero, HM Treasury, the Northern Ireland office, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the National Security Cyber Centre, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Home Office, the College for National Security, the. [...] Several participants exemplified this by referring to the work of the College for National Security (CfNS), whose mission to improve the culture of the national security community was highlighted through commitments in the Integrated Review. [...] The participant noted that some viewed the West as neglectful of the Global South, and that this was a conversation that needed to be happening.