Union questions PM’s comments on impact of FCDO restructure
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Union questions PM’s comments on impact of FCDO restructure

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MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
Lost in the frenzy to slash costs – government needs a genuinely strategic approach to ALBs
30 Apr Civil Service Reform
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Departments and agencies receiving record numbers of FOI requests
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Director's Cut: Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan on job-sharing, agility and the importance of trust
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan, director, rail reform (job-share), Department for Transport, explain what it takes to do their job
Shifts and ruptures: Heywood fellow on how the UK should respond to a changing global economic order
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Matt Bland highlights examples of evidence-based innovation on the front line, and what policy professionals across the civil service can learn from this experience
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Former security chief ‘cannot comprehend’ basis for sacking Robbins
17 Apr Foreign Affairs
Former security chief ‘cannot comprehend’ basis for sacking Robbins
Ciaran Martin says firing FCDO perm sec does not square with how the vetting process works, and will have chilling effect on civil servants
'Everybody is saying the same thing': Is government meeting its goal to set every child up for success in their first 1,000 days of life?
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The Health and Social Care Committee is examining how government is delivering on its promise to set children up for success in their first 1,000 days of life. Acting chair Paulette Hamilton shares what the MPs have learned so far
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
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27 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Is PRINCE2 still relevant for delivering public sector projects?
PRINCE2 has long been a cornerstone of project management, but its relevance is increasingly under scrutiny in today’s more complex delivery environment. Jackie Hewett, Portfolio Director for Project and Programme Management at QA, explores whether the methodology’s reputation for bureaucracy and heavy documentation is truly deserved. Drawing on frontline experience, she asks, does PRINCE2 still equip professionals with the skills they need?
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27 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
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