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A quality and audit lead at a hospice tells Jon Stone about jumping through CQC hoops, and the joys of unfunded central policies.
The new Competition & Markets Authority will referee our markets, boosting competition to support both economic growth and government outsourcing projects. Chief executive Alex Chisholm talks to Suzannah Brecknell
The Public Accounts Committee chair sits right at the heart of Westminster, with the power to examine public spending across government. But as Margaret Hodge tells Matt Ross, she’s always felt like an outsider
The G-Cloud promises to bring efficiencies and cost savings to central government. But how easy is it to buy from the cloud? A recent roundtable explored the issue, as Tim Gibson reports.
Justice secretary Chris Grayling’s ambitious probation outsourcing is being pushed through at breakneck pace. But many criminal justice professionals remain unconvinced that the changes have been properly tested and planned
An NHS administrator at an urban community health trust explains the pros and cons of having managers, rather than clinicians, running the NHS
The Public Administration Select Committee wants the creation of an independent commission into the civil service. The PM has so far given a firm ‘no’ – but its chair, Bernard Jenkin, won’t let up. Joshua Chambers meets him
Chief procurement officer Bill Crothers, having reviewed 28 Serco and G4S contracts, is strengthening his team’s ability to spot and rescue sinking outsourcing projects across Whitehall. Winnie Agbonlahor examines his plans.
Sue Owen might be enjoying more evenings out as the new permanent secretary at DCMS, but her days are spent demonstrating and improving the value of culture, media and sport to the UK. Suzannah Brecknell meets her
In the wake of a series of scandals around government procurement, CSW held a round table on how to minimise the risks involved in contracting out public sector activity. Colin Marrs reports on a bid to fashion Outsourcing 2.0
When 1984 arrived, it didn’t neatly fit George Orwell’s vision of a cowed population kept in line by the feared Thought Police. But as Joshua Chambers discovers in that year’s Cabinet Papers, it’s not hard to find parallels.
Ed Lester Chief Executive of the Land Registry
Alun Evans Director of the Scotland Office
Derek Jones Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government
Alex Aiken Executive Director of Government Communications
Bronwyn Hill Permanent Secretary of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Una O’Brien Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health
Mark Lowcock Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development