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    Long-serving business department chief Martin Donnelly to move to international trade – as Alex Chisholm takes over at BEIS
    05 Sep 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Long-serving business department chief Martin Donnelly to move to international trade – as Alex Chisholm takes over at BEIS

    Martin Donnelly (pictured) will lead the new Department for International Trade for a transitional period, while former DECC perm sec Alex Chisholm takes on the expanded business department


    Councils urge DWP to loosen grip on new welfare-to-work scheme
    01 Sep 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Councils urge DWP to loosen grip on new welfare-to-work scheme

    Council chiefs urge greater say in DWP's replacement for the Work Programme


    Devolution: No 10 cools talk of ditching elected mayors plan
    22 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Devolution: No 10 cools talk of ditching elected mayors plan

    Downing Street moves to dampen speculation that Theresa May is considering a rethink on George Osborne's drive to give away powers in exchange for elected mayors


    GDS demise talk 'wide of the mark', says the Institute for Government
    22 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    GDS demise talk "wide of the mark", says the Institute for Government

    Daniel Thornton of the respected IfG think tank predicts greater role in business transformation work for government departments


    Devolution: Theresa May eyes end to George Osborne's mayor drive
    22 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Devolution: Theresa May eyes end to George Osborne's mayor drive

    UK's new prime minister is said to be considering lifting the requirement for local authorities to have elected mayors to get devolution deals


    Figures highlight record female representation on public sector boards
    19 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Figures highlight record female representation on public sector boards

    The highest proportion of top public sector jobs on record went to women in the last year, new figures from the Commissioner for Public Appointments show


    Public finances worsen in first figures since Brexit vote
    19 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Public finances worsen in first figures since Brexit vote

    The UK ran a surplus of just £1bn last month – £200m lower than July 2015


    Government must ditch “silo” mentality to tackle racial inequality, says watchdog
    18 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Government must ditch “silo” mentality to tackle racial inequality, says watchdog

    Equalities and Human Rights Commission paints stark picture of differing outcomes for ethnic minority groups and urges government to join up disparate initiatives


    Whitehall urged to ditch 'contempt' for local government – or risk 'overload'
    16 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Whitehall urged to ditch "contempt" for local government – or risk "overload"

    Former Labour minister Nick Raynsford, a key player in setting up the Greater London Authority, tells CSW that civil servants and ministers are still reluctant to let go of powers


    Fresh HMRC redundancies possible under first wave of office closures
    16 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Fresh HMRC redundancies possible under first wave of office closures

    More than 40 staff unable to relocate or who turned down voluntary exit could be made redundant under first round of estate downsizing


    Former care.data chief Tim Kelsey to become head of Australian Digital Health Agency
    04 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Former care.data chief Tim Kelsey to become head of Australian Digital Health Agency

    Former NHS England director for patients and information set to run Australia's national digital health services and systems


    Move 25,000 civil service jobs out of London, says think tank
    04 Aug 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Move 25,000 civil service jobs out of London, says think tank

    Policy Exchange proposes “turbo charged” devolution of Whitehall functions to councils and city regions over the next five years


    DWP's Jobcentres could do much more to ensure people stay in work
    28 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    DWP's Jobcentres could do much more to ensure people stay in work

    Jobcentres have won praise for getting people into work at a time of economic crisis. But ensuring they're fit for the digital age will need ministerial resolve as well as technical know-how, argues William Mosseri-Marlio of the Reform think tank


    New digital service GOV.UK Notify moves into public beta phase
    27 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    New digital service GOV.UK Notify moves into public beta phase

    Key government-as-a-platform service moves a step closer


    Francis Maude: civil servants thought Government Digital Service were 'weird hippies'
    27 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Francis Maude: civil servants thought Government Digital Service were "weird hippies"

    Former minister for the Cabinet Office also tells the Centre for Public Impact that he regrets not doing more to iron out civil servants' frustrations with technology


    Drones, leadership churn – and John Major-era submarines: 8 things we learned about the government's Major Projects Portfolio
    27 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Drones, leadership churn – and John Major-era submarines: 8 things we learned about the government's Major Projects Portfolio

    Earlier this month, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority published its annual report shedding light on the government’s largest and most complex projects. Alongside details on budget and timelines, each project is given a red, amber or green rating to indicate how likely it is to deliver expected benefits. Suzannah Brecknell takes a look at some of the key findings


    Cabinet Office loses responsibility for mutualisation and payment-by-results
    21 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Cabinet Office loses responsibility for mutualisation and payment-by-results

    Machinery of government change shifts Office for Civil Society functions to Department for Culture, Media and Sport


    Watchdog highlights risks in HMRC’s digital transformation plans
    21 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Watchdog highlights risks in HMRC’s digital transformation plans

    National Audit Office says HMRC must not make taxpayers "underwrite the risk of failure through service breakdowns" – as tax expert tells CSW the timetable for Making Tax Digital may need to be reset


    Theresa May's Brexit department plan has 'serious operational drawbacks', warn experts
    12 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Theresa May's Brexit department plan has "serious operational drawbacks", warn experts

    Institute for Government warns of "time, cost and distraction that would inevitably come from creating an entirely new organisation"


    'Sexism was rife in some teams' – how the Government Digital Service tackled its 'boys' club' image
    11 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    "Sexism was rife in some teams" – how the Government Digital Service tackled its "boys' club" image

    Not long ago, the team overseeing digital transformation in Whitehall was in need of some significant changes itself. Zara Farrar, leader of the Government Digital Service’s women’s group, tells Rebecca Hill how GDS reinvented its attitude to women


    New Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar grilled over Brexit contingency planning
    07 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    New Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar grilled over Brexit contingency planning

    Tom Scholar rejects suggestion referendum preparations were weak and focused on securing a “Remain” result – but confirms existence of civil service-wide resource review


    Digital Economy Bill aims to make it easier for public bodies to share data and collect debt
    07 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Digital Economy Bill aims to make it easier for public bodies to share data and collect debt

    Bill focuses on removing the legal barriers stopping public bodies from exchanging information


    Dave Penman: My son has it right on Europe
    05 Jul 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Dave Penman: My son has it right on Europe

    While civil servants navigate the EU divorce, politicians need to ponder why so many fear what is beyond our borders


    Boost Foreign Office budget for Brexit fallout, says former top diplomat Sir Simon Fraser
    28 Jun 2016 Civil Service Reform
    Boost Foreign Office budget for Brexit fallout, says former top diplomat Sir Simon Fraser

    Former Foreign and Commonwealth Office permanent secretary says Brexit vote represented "an uncharacteristic act of withdrawal by the United Kingdom" – and calls for a "very considerable uplift" in his old department's Budget to help Britain cope


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