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Government has saved £10bn in last financial year, says Cabinet Office
Reforms overseen by the Cabinet Office’s Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) have generated £10bn savings in the last financial...
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BIS to cut administration beyond 50 percent
A senior business leader has been asked to review administrative spending at the Department for Business, Innovation and...
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Arrivals, moves and departures
Jim O’Neil will step down from his position as chief executive of UK Financial Investments (UKFI) next month to join Bank...
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Jobseekers like public sector
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of jobseekers registered on totaljobs.com said they would prefer to work for a public sector...
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Building a new skills framework
The long-awaited Capabilities Plan has now emerged, outlining how civil service skills and abilities are to be strengthened....
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Civil service to bust pay cap in recruiting top professionals
The government will actively recruit civil servants and consultants who will be paid more than the prime minister in order...
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Skills plan mandatory, says Sir Bob
All government departments will be required to deliver the goals outlined in the civil service Capabilities Plan released...
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Ed Lester returns to public sector to head the Land Registry
The former head of the Student Loans Company (SLC), Ed Lester, has been appointed chief executive of the Land Registry. He...
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More procurement centralisation set out in new capability plan
Government departments will be expected to review the size of their commercial and procurement teams as the civil services...
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No safe passage for whistleblowers
Public services are generally improved by giving employees the confidence to speak out against bad practice. But as Colin...










