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From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?
31 Jul Civil Service Reform

From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?

In the end, the Spending Review did not put mission-based working front and centre, but look closely and it's clear that the five missions did still exert some influence on the chancellor's allocations
by Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
04 Sep HR
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
Celebrating success and shifting the dial on diversity – nominate now for the 2025 Women into Leadership Awards
02 Sep Leadership
Celebrating success and shifting the dial on diversity – nominate now for the 2025 Women into Leadership Awards
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
01 Sep Civil Service Reform
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
Zahir Irani: The digital revolution has a dark side – and civil service leaders need to ensure their staff aren't left isolated
11 Nov 2015 Digital, Data & Technology
Zahir Irani: The digital revolution has a dark side – and civil service leaders need to ensure their staff aren't left isolated

As departments go digital, civil service leaders will have to grapple with the physical disconnection that more flexible ways of working can bring


Dame Julie Mellor: Home Office complaints 'staggering', but all departments can do more
10 Nov 2015 Foreign Affairs
Dame Julie Mellor: Home Office complaints "staggering", but all departments can do more

Ombudsman’s report has harsh words for Home Office and lessons for all government departments about how to use complaints to improve services


Matthew Taylor: The critical fault line damaging departmental effectiveness? The relationship between politicians and senior officials
04 Nov 2015 Commercial
Matthew Taylor: The critical fault line damaging departmental effectiveness? The relationship between politicians and senior officials

The Kids Company fiasco is just another example of political aspirations trumping objective analysis. Officials must be more willing to challenge ministerial folly, argues the chief executive of the RSA


Dan Corry: Kids Company shows the danger to Whitehall of focusing on outputs over outcomes
03 Nov 2015 Commercial
Dan Corry: Kids Company shows the danger to Whitehall of focusing on outputs over outcomes

Senior officials Richard Heaton and Chris Wormald faced a tough time at PAC on Monday over the government's funding of Kids Company. Dan Corry – former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and now chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital – argues that the charity's good intentions made it easier to avoid questions about effectiveness and decent management


Departments need to deal with their data gaps if government is serious about tackling inequality
30 Oct 2015 Culture
Departments need to deal with their data gaps if government is serious about tackling inequality

The Equality and Human Rights Commission today launches ‘Is Britain Fairer?’, a comprehensive assessment of Britain’s progress on equality and human rights in the last five years. But, as the EHRC's Verena Brähler writes, a lack of data is preventing public sector bodies from getting the full picture – and could be leaving some groups invisible


What do civil servants really think about the policy profession?
29 Oct 2015 Government Tax Profession
What do civil servants really think about the policy profession?

While working for the Reform think tank, Richard Harries was asked to carry out a review of the civil service policy profession, speaking to officials, ministers and secretaries of state. He found some were less than impressed with the state of play...


YouTube if you want to: How HMRC used video to teach young people about tax
22 Oct 2015 Civil Service Reform
YouTube if you want to: How HMRC used video to teach young people about tax

Tax may not be high in the YouTube search history of your average teenager, but HMRC's "Tax Facts" campaign has been described as "cheerful and creative". Maureen Pamplin​, the tax authority's head of sustainability, shares her tips on how departments can engage the public – without dumbing down


Peter Riddell: Devolution is all well and good – but can you really have more power with less money?
20 Oct 2015 Civil Service Reform
Peter Riddell: Devolution is all well and good – but can you really have more power with less money?

Opinion: The need to find new ways of delivering services while resources are tight is the real reason for the new localism push


Then and now: Sue Cameron looks back on Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the civil service
13 Oct 2015 Civil Service Reform
Then and now: Sue Cameron looks back on Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the civil service

Whitehall is no stranger to government efficiency drives, but the success of a reform programme depends on the ministers


Dave Penman: Whitehall's middle managers tell our union they feel like an abandoned army
12 Oct 2015 Education
Dave Penman: Whitehall's middle managers tell our union they feel like an abandoned army

The FDA general secretary says it’s time to speak up for so-called middle managers, who set the tone for the vast majority of civil servants


Ian Peters: Departments should take heed of the Ministry of Justice's tough new internal audit rules
12 Oct 2015 Commercial
Ian Peters: Departments should take heed of the Ministry of Justice's tough new internal audit rules

Public sector outsourcing has a chequered past, as the 2013 offender tagging scandal demonstrated. But Dr Ian Peters – chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors – says the MoJ's response shows how government departments can make better use of their internal audit teams before embarking on major outsourcing schemes


James Cross: Bold changes at Natural England will help us focus on outcomes, not process
09 Oct 2015 Energy & Environment
James Cross: Bold changes at Natural England will help us focus on outcomes, not process

Natural England's chief executive James Cross reflects on his first year in the job – and says the agency's reforms show environmental protection doesn't have to be at odds with economic growth


Build your organisation: What should the new chief people officer’s priorities be?
07 Oct 2015 Civil Service Reform
Build your organisation: What should the new chief people officer’s priorities be?

The civil service's next HR chief faces a daunting task. Tim Edwards outlines what should be at the top of their ‘to-do’ list


Jane Dudman: Today’s Fast Stream recruits will help shape a very different civil service
30 Sep 2015 Civil Service Reform
Jane Dudman: Today’s Fast Stream recruits will help shape a very different civil service

Officials at the sharp end of cuts could be forgiven for feeling cynical about the future of Whitehall – but public service values will endure


Spot the difference: How I made the leap from Whitehall HR director to high commissioner
29 Sep 2015 Education
Spot the difference: How I made the leap from Whitehall HR director to high commissioner

Menna Rawlings went from being HR director in a government department to serving as the UK's high commissioner in Australia – not the most obvious career move. But, as she explains, the two roles have more in the common than you might think...


Andrew Arcuri: a proper rethink of core government systems could yield big results
23 Sep 2015 Civil Service Reform
Andrew Arcuri: a proper rethink of core government systems could yield big results

Governments are increasingly seeking to transform their core systems. Andrew Arcuri of the Boston Consulting Group considers how they can move from achieving good results, to truly great ones


Dave Penman: A more diverse civil service means casting the net wider – and backing existing talent
21 Sep 2015 Culture
Dave Penman: A more diverse civil service means casting the net wider – and backing existing talent

The chief of the FDA union warns that Whitehall will miss out on a significant talent pool if under-represented groups do not believe a leadership role in the civil service is for them


Peter Riddell: A fragmented Labour party could spell trouble for Whitehall
14 Sep 2015 Government Tax Profession
Peter Riddell: A fragmented Labour party could spell trouble for Whitehall

Opinion: Without many of the usual checks and balances, policies – especially those approved by the Treasury – can be pushed through without much collective discussion


Open Budget Survey 2015: Why the UK needs more detailed spending information
14 Sep 2015 Economy
Open Budget Survey 2015: Why the UK needs more detailed spending information

The latest Open Budget Survey confirms Britain’s commitment to fiscal transparency, writes the LSE’s Dr Joachim Wehner. But the Treasury must go further to enable detailed public scrutiny of departmental spending


Licence to skill: Hilary Spencer on the future of Civil Service Learning
09 Sep 2015 Civil Service Reform
Licence to skill: Hilary Spencer on the future of Civil Service Learning

With the new cross-government learning contract currently out to tender, Civil Service Learning director Hilary Spencer explains how the system will work in future – and why it will pave the way for better public services 


FDA's Naomi Cooke: As more spending cuts loom, government needs to be honest about what it will no longer do
08 Sep 2015 Civil Service Reform
FDA's Naomi Cooke: As more spending cuts loom, government needs to be honest about what it will no longer do

Opinion: The Spending Review calls for yet more cuts to departmental spending. But at what price?


Why the Spending Review should herald a new approach to our public finances
03 Sep 2015 Civil Service Reform
Why the Spending Review should herald a new approach to our public finances

The forthcoming Spending Review must focus on outcomes and delivery, and also be the springboard for an honest debate about the very nature of our public sector, argues CIPFA's Rob Whiteman


What can Tech City teach Whitehall? Seven things I've learnt since leaving the civil service
03 Sep 2015 Digital, Data & Technology
What can Tech City teach Whitehall? Seven things I've learnt since leaving the civil service

After over a decade in Whitehall – and 12 different roles – Antony Cousins switched officialdom for the fast-paced world of tech start-ups. Here he explains what he has learnt, and why it might be useful for civil servants


What’s it like being the UK Ambassador in Mongolia?
28 Aug 2015 Foreign Affairs
What’s it like being the UK Ambassador in Mongolia?

Catherine Arnold, Britain's ambassador in Mongolia, on promoting 'Brand GB' in east-central Asia – and why challenging perceptions is so important


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