Policies — Civil Service World

Companies House chief warns on fraud 19 June, 2013

The efforts of Companies House (CH) to tackle fraud should be based on “strengthening the current model rather than radically...
Interview: Tim Moss, Companies House 19 June, 2013

Companies House chief Tim Moss runs a happy team in laid-back Cardiff, but there’s plenty of tensions in his job – like...
How to be a minister 14 June, 2013

Very few jobs these days can be undertaken without any qualifications or tuition – but if you’re running the country,...
Kerslake sets out ‘unfinished business’ in civil service reform 13 June, 2013

The government is likely to implement a further set of civil service reforms soon, the head of the civil service Sir Bob...
Hodge backs Maude on perm sec accountability – and goes further 13 June, 2013

Permanent secretary appointment processes should result in ministers being given the right to choose their favourite candidate...
Labour pledge further Whitehall cuts 4 June, 2013

The Labour party would consider merging “management and bureaucracy” across government departments, agencies and other...
Interview: Mark Grimshaw, RPA 3 June, 2013

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) spent years engulfed in painful criticism. Mark Grimshaw, who came in as chief executive...
Open Data review calls for trading fund model to be adapted 15 May, 2013

An independent review on public sector information, published today, has called for “significant adaption” of the trading...
Jonathan Stephens to leave DCMS 14 May, 2013

Permanent secretary Jonathan Stephens is to leave the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) at the end of July,...
An engine for economic growth 14 May, 2013

Aeronautics are a good example of a new form of partnership between government and industry. Suzannah Brecknell looks at...