HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Finance

HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service

Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
by Jim Dunton
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NAO lauds Government Finance Function for ‘strong foundations’ with 2030 strategy
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Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
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MoD investigation into incident to be published later this month
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Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
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DWP overpaid £8.5bn in benefits last year, annual accounts reveal
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