Articles tagged with Liaison Committee on Civil Service World

16 Dec 2025 Civil Service Reform

Starmer frustrated at gap between 'pulling levers' and delivery

PM says regulations, consultations and arm’s-length bodies "mean the action from pulling the lever to delivery is longer than it ought to be"

08 Oct 2025

From patchwork to purpose: Why Whitehall needs a cross-government theory of change

Ministers and officials alike are trapped in cycles of reform that lead to fragmentation and delivery failure. Britain needs a shared philosophy focused on outcomes to connect pounds and people to purpose

17 Apr 2025 Energy & Environment

Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions

Watchdog MPs also seek answers on how the impact on nature of plans for growth-promoting regulatory reform will be monitored

09 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology

PM acknowledges ‘risks’ with increased use of AI in government

Starmer tells MPs downsides of technology must be balanced against “huge opportunities”

20 Dec 2024 HR

Starmer acknowledges skills challenges facing civil service

PM tells MPs he's "focused" on delivering more technology into government

11 Dec 2024 Politics & Constitution

Meg Hillier elected Liaison Committee chair

Former PAC chair, who currently leads the Treasury Committee, picked for "supercommitte"' role

29 May 2024 Civil Service Reform

Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’

Report also calls for a slimmed-down Cabinet Office and revival of national government campus

27 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform

Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says

Sunak says having a physical home for professional development is a "question of resourcing"

20 Mar 2024 Leadership

Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club

Cabinet secretary tells MPs it's easier to change outdated institutions from the inside

11 Mar 2024 HR

Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training

Former cabinet secretary also tells MPs officials need to be incentivised to stay in their jobs for longer

04 Jul 2023 HR

Blob? What blob? Sunak rejects criticism of civil service

Prime minister says civil servants, in his experience, "work all hours day and night" to deliver what ministers want

22 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology

MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking

Liaison Committee will examine how well government identifies opportunities, as well as risks and threats

08 Jul 2022 Security & Defence

Johnson accused of ‘complete disregard for basic national security’

Criticism follows PM’s admission he met former KGB agent without officials when he was foreign secretary

21 Aug 2020 Civil Service Reform

Jenkin speaks out over scapegoating of civil servants

Chair of parliament’s powerful Liaison Committee says ministerial buck-passing risks hampering government’s effectiveness

25 Jun 2019 HR

Trial by committee: How appearances before select committees affect the careers of top officials

They play an increasingly important part in parliament’s scrutiny of government and can inspire dread in even the most experienced perm sec. Forty years on from the creation of the modern select committee on 25 June 1979, Richard Vize looks at how they affect policy – and the lives of civil servants