Kerslake calls for accountability and transparency as civil service reforms gather pace
14 Aug Civil Service Reform

Kerslake calls for accountability and transparency as civil service reforms gather pace

Former civil service head says the Cummings office move is about power as well as efficiency
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DfID unveils £4.8m UK aid fund to protect high street supply chains hit by coronavirus
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PM to double fines for people who break face mask rules as he resumes easing of Covid-19 curbs
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DIT offers £120,000 for communications chief as No.10 presses ahead with comms reforms
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Cummings and No.10 policy unit to move to Cabinet Office
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Cummings and No.10 policy unit to move to Cabinet Office
The move is seen as part of Cummings-inspired government changes as top adviser has long wanted more control over the civil service by Downing Street
No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
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No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
Call made as review calls for evidence submission
HMRC announces three new DG appointments
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HMRC announces three new DG appointments
Senior staff appointments latest in a number of management moves at the department
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In the line of fire: Departing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill on civil service reform, the Covid response, and being briefed against
10 Aug Civil Service Reform
In the line of fire: Departing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill on civil service reform, the Covid response, and being briefed against
As Sir Mark Sedwill prepares to leave a job he never asked for, he reflects on the highs and lows of being cabinet secretary
It's not the plan, but the planning: leadership tips from the coronavirus response
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Leadership in the current crisis is about recognising changed circumstances, trusting your people and neutralising uncertainty by embracing the reality of it, says The Whitehall & Industry Group chief executive Simon Ancona
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Fundamental review of civil service pay needed to drive reform: departing Sedwill’s Whitehall reflections
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Public appointments data: more people with disabilities on public boards, but ethnic diversity down
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Arm: Getting into shape by switching to Agile working
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