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Restricting civil servants damages good government
10 Jul Civil Service Reform

Restricting civil servants damages good government

The new guidance establishes strict restrictions that would have been unthinkable to Harold Wilson's reformers
by Kevin Keith
The promise of a joined-up approach to family support just got closer, but there’s still a way to go
11 Jul Policy
The promise of a joined-up approach to family support just got closer, but there’s still a way to go
The Alternative People Survey: civil servants see the flaws, are fed up with the system, and want real change
09 Jul Civil Service Reform
The Alternative People Survey: civil servants see the flaws, are fed up with the system, and want real change
Labour hasn't delivered on its online safety promises – moving the remit out of DSIT could fix this
08 Jul
Labour hasn't delivered on its online safety promises – moving the remit out of DSIT could fix this
Dave Penman: Ministers can no longer hide on pay – they must listen after ‘shambolic’ consultation
04 Jul 2018
Dave Penman: Ministers can no longer hide on pay – they must listen after ‘shambolic’ consultation

FDA general secretary says ministers must step up and champion their civil servants after "contemptible” process led unions to call for Treasury pay guidance to be withdrawn


Relationships matter – and other top tips for civil servants and academics working together
02 Jul 2018 Government Tax Profession
Relationships matter – and other top tips for civil servants and academics working together

Academics love nothing more than conversations with like-minded thinkers trying to solve problems. Here’s how the civil service can use these discussions to improve policy


More tweeting, please: government must up the profile of public appointments to help boost diversity
27 Jun 2018 Government Tax Profession
More tweeting, please: government must up the profile of public appointments to help boost diversity

Ministers have reiterated the government’s support for plans to boost diversity in public appointments. But departments need to do more to make sure a wide variety of groups are aware of public appointments, says Peter Riddell, the Commissioner for Public Appointments


Opinion: Treasury pay guidance puts government on a collision course with civil servants
26 Jun 2018 Finance
Opinion: Treasury pay guidance puts government on a collision course with civil servants

The new pay remit is not acceptable and government departments and agencies need to stand up to the Cabinet Office and the Treasury to get fair and funded increases for staff, says Prospect’s Garry Graham


The NHS needs a full investigation into funding needs – not just a birthday boost
18 Jun 2018 Brexit
The NHS needs a full investigation into funding needs – not just a birthday boost

As Theresa May announces a £20bn investment in the NHS, Bronwen Maddox calls for better planning to avoid the cycles of crisis and emergency funding in health


The civil service used to subsidise artists, now it’s consultants. Are services better for it?
13 Jun 2018 Brexit
The civil service used to subsidise artists, now it’s consultants. Are services better for it?

Automation has squeezed out the creatives that used to harbour in administrative grades – but this tacit subsidy programme has arguably simply shifted to large firms


Ministers would do well to remember what a big deal Brexit is for Ireland
07 Jun 2018 Brexit
Ministers would do well to remember what a big deal Brexit is for Ireland

The UK’s exit from the European Union will affect countries beyond our borders. A conference in Dublin brought home to me the impact on our nearest neighbour


Garry Graham: civil servants feel at the back of the queue for pay rises
06 Jun 2018 Government Tax Profession
Garry Graham: civil servants feel at the back of the queue for pay rises

Despite reports of its demise, the 1% cap on pay increases remains in place across the UK government civil service. As workers across the public sector, including the Scottish Government, get cap-busting awards, it is time for the limit to end for all public servants


How government can work better with academia
05 Jun 2018 Civil Service Reform
How government can work better with academia

External evidence and expertise is crucial to good policy making – a new report from the Institute for Government sets out how Whitehall can use it better


Whitehall isn’t Walt Disney World – but government could learn from the home of Mickey Mouse
04 Jun 2018 Leadership
Whitehall isn’t Walt Disney World – but government could learn from the home of Mickey Mouse

The Windrush scandal again shows the need for government to address departmental culture. Companies focused on customer service can help provide the answer


Leigh Lewis: As a former Home Office perm sec, I understand the tensions the department faces
23 May 2018 Foreign Affairs
Leigh Lewis: As a former Home Office perm sec, I understand the tensions the department faces

Government faces constant contradictions in public expectations – and nowhere more so than the Home Office. A more honest discussion might help us learn the lessons of Windrush


First responders: why every department needs a system for mental health first aid
16 May 2018 Government Tax Profession
First responders: why every department needs a system for mental health first aid

Mental health first aid can save lives and support better mental wellbeing, but it’s not just a case of training staff and hoping for the best. Kath Cheer and Paul Horsman advise on building structures that help mental health first aiders to support their colleagues


Bronwen Maddox: where the buck stops on Windrush
15 May 2018 Government Tax Profession
Bronwen Maddox: where the buck stops on Windrush

Amber Rudd’s decision to resign comes as no surprise, but the full picture of accountability for Windrush is much more complex


Parliament’s bullying scandal has laid bare the unchecked power of MPs
09 May 2018 Culture
Parliament’s bullying scandal has laid bare the unchecked power of MPs

Politicians work within a hierarchical system where they are arbiters of their own fate – but the hierarchy itself can provide a solution to the harassment problem


What the UK civil service can learn from developing countries on pay and acting on evidence
04 May 2018 Culture
What the UK civil service can learn from developing countries on pay and acting on evidence

Despite Whitehall’s global reputation for integrity, it can still learn from a developing country civil service survey


Kevin Cunnington: What next for the Government Digital Service
03 May 2018 Brexit
Kevin Cunnington: What next for the Government Digital Service

Ahead of next week’s Sprint 18 event, GDS director general Kevin Cunnington outlines the organisation’s focus areas for the coming months, and its achievements of the past two years


Opinion: Whitehall is good at starting government reforms, but must keep listening to disruptors to achieve lasting change
02 May 2018 Civil Service Reform
Opinion: Whitehall is good at starting government reforms, but must keep listening to disruptors to achieve lasting change

Many internationally lauded ideas for improving how government work have come from the UK – but even when they are copied many in the civil service view central reforming units like the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit to the Government Digital Service as irritants. This should change, says Andrew Greenway


Crossing policy’s ‘valley of death’: tips for bridging the gap between development and delivery
01 May 2018 Government Tax Profession
Crossing policy’s ‘valley of death’: tips for bridging the gap between development and delivery

There can often be a daunting space between policy development and delivery in government – a space where policy ideas can be undermined as they move from one team to another. Here are Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Tony Meggs’s top tips for closing it


Opinion: unfair criticism of Home Office staff over Windrush deflects blame from cuts
23 Apr 2018 Foreign Affairs
Opinion: unfair criticism of Home Office staff over Windrush deflects blame from cuts

It is easy for politicians to blame immigration officers and other civil servants tasked with implementing immigration rules and regulations. But to do so unfairly distracts from the all but inevitable outcome of reducing the number of staff properly employed and trained to enforce immigration law


Bronwen Maddox: The case for saving outsourcing
18 Apr 2018 Commercial
Bronwen Maddox: The case for saving outsourcing

Companies will fail, but that doesn’t mean we must abandon outsourcing entirely – it’s a matter of picking the right circumstances, says Bronwen Maddox


The sacking of Nick Hardwick makes the case for parole reform
17 Apr 2018 HR
The sacking of Nick Hardwick makes the case for parole reform

The sacking of Nick Hardwick as chair of the Parole Board has raised questions about the future of the body – including how ministers will be able to find a successor, says Suzannah Brecknell


Opinion: Sending hundreds of civil servants to Brussels to talk trade is no substitute for detail
12 Apr 2018 Brexit
Opinion: Sending hundreds of civil servants to Brussels to talk trade is no substitute for detail

The UK government needs to set out proposals – not just send negotiators – to make progress on post-Brexit trade, says the Institute for Government’s Jill Rutter


How we're looking internationally to tackle public sector fraud
09 Apr 2018 Economics
How we're looking internationally to tackle public sector fraud

This year, the UK hosted the first International Public Fraud Symposiom. Mark Cheeseman, deputy director, public sector fraud at the Cabinet Office, explains how the event came about, and what his team learnt from their international colleagues


Nick Hardwick sacking: what next for the Parole Board and the Ministry of Justice?
06 Apr 2018 Justice & Home Affairs
Nick Hardwick sacking: what next for the Parole Board and the Ministry of Justice?

David Gauke’s dismissal of the head of the Parole Board following the John Worboys case raises questions about how the relationship between the board and the department will work in future


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