Civil Service Reform

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Richard Harries considers if the government’s reforms will overcome the barriers to change in Whitehall

Plans for reform also include consistent use of cross-disciplinary teams in departments as contracts are signed

Think tank says policy makers need to better understand differential effects across the country amid warning that impact on worst off is being 'ignored'

Ten senior officials with Brexit responsibility moved jobs in 2018/19 despite year being a high water mark of EU exit prep, think tank finds

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Policy Exchange’s Iain Mansfield considers plan for civil service reform

BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe

Two-time minister Liam Fox says government should go ahead with DfID-FCO merger, but DIT should be saved

How can local authorities and government departments ensure that civil servants are able to fulfil their potential in times of increasingly squeezed budgets? Arvato explains 

BT offers expert perspectives on how to orchestrate successful cloud adoption 

Comments come as Civil Service Commission tells CSW it will “consider proposals on civil service appointments as necessary in the usual way”

Revised spending assessment rules intended to improve economic growth

Union says proposals show "a lack of understanding of the modern realities of the civil service"