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08 Jun Civil Service Reform

Maude calls for beefed up Civil Service Commission and cab sec changes

Measures are key to ending Whitehall’s failure to deliver reform, former Cabinet Office minister tells peers

24 Apr HR

From the editor: Civil servants are not to blame for Raab's behaviour

We must challenge the victim-blaming narrative that Raab is a martyr to the civil service blob

24 Apr Civil Service Reform

Ministers should not fear civil service 'politicisation', Francis Maude says

Without changes, there will be “more cases like Raab’s when frustrations boil over”, reform adviser says

02 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform

Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability

Francis Maude is once again working on civil service reform. Alex Thomas says that his too-hasty review should focus on clarifying responsibilities in government and not on eroding civil service impartiality

27 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform

Francis Maude launches civil service governance review

Review will examine "balance of responsibility and autonomy” between ministers and perm secs

17 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform

Maude's making a comeback – but if Frankie said relax, I'm not sure I would

The news that Francis Maude is reportedly conducting a review on civil service governance feels like a government running out of ideas, writes Dave Penman

06 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform

Francis Maude 'lined up' to lead review of civil service accountability

Former Cabinet Office minister could carry out delayed review, FT reports

16 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform

Civil service headcount hits 10-year high

Growth may be slowing down amid government plans to cut 65,000 jobs

12 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform

Civil servants should be banned from switching departments, says Maude

Former Cabinet Office minister says experts can’t expect market rates to work in Whitehall but ministers should get a pay rise

23 Oct 2020 Civil Service Reform

Maude: It’s ‘a myth’ that the UK has the best civil service in the world

Former Cabinet Office minister says service is a “deeply flawed institution” but accepts it has some great civil servants

13 Sep 2017 Civil Service Reform

Heywood and Manzoni defend civil service from attack by Francis Maude

Cabinet secretary describes speech by former minister as an "inaccurate portrayal" of civil service, while chief executive says Whitehall is "deepening and accelerating" reforms

30 Jan 2017 Civil Service Reform

Sir Jeremy Heywood: civil service "absolutely" taking forward Maude-era Whitehall reforms

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary says reform agenda remains "strongly supported by ministers" after several key Francis Maude-era initiatives are scrapped, but stresses focus on "embedding leadership at a departmental level"

20 Jul 2016 HR

Interview: Former Home Office perm sec Helen Ghosh on the "confrontational" Francis Maude era – and life after Whitehall

The civil service "lost self-confidence" as a result of the coalition's reform, the former Defra and Home Office perm sec tells Sam Macrory, as the pair take tea in Sutton House

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