Civil Service Reform

Labour minister-turned-Greater Manchester mayor berates anachronistic policymaking processes

Home Affairs Committee report slams "completely unconvincing" Home Office plans to appoint just 300 new border staff

After calling time on a long civil-service career earlier this year, the former Directgov and GDS leader discusses how digital government has evolved during the 20 years he spent as one of its leading advocates

Mike Parsons takes top role at Government Property Unit as it prepares to launch Government Property Agency

Post-Brexit Britain “could lose its research edge” unless departments step up, say public spending watchdogs

Senior officials defend rationale for new GPS tags but admit major failings of project now delayed by more than five years 

PAC report says tax agency doesn’t yet have money to upgrade customs service and develop contingency option in case of delays

I believe empathy should be considered a core civil service skill. These three steps will help make that happen

Bureaucrat-turned-academic Gary Sturgess argues Whitehall needs to up its game on public service contracting and commissioning. Jim Dunton reports

Sinn Féin and DUP fail to reach power-sharing deal but Northern Ireland secretary insists new legislation does not amount to direct rule

Civil Service World brought together a panel of digital leaders to assess how government can make better use of the technology at its disposal to drive innovation in public service delivery. Colin Marrs reports

Tax department chief reveals HMRC has requested but not received more details on the Paradise Papers document leak on offshore investment