Lord Bichard: Inquiry chairs should not feel pressured to make recommendations that are ‘convenient’ to officials
01 May Knowledge & Information Management Profession

Lord Bichard: Inquiry chairs should not feel pressured to make recommendations that are ‘convenient’ to officials

Highlights from a House of Lords debate into the effectiveness of statutory inquiries
by Susan Allott
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
03 Apr Knowledge & Information Management Profession
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 20, can it outwit the delete button?
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
28 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
Departments get better at responding to parliamentary questions on time
14 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Departments get better at responding to parliamentary questions on time
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
27 Jan Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
As churn rates fuel a new era of amnesia, Susan Allott asks if we can ever escape from Groundhog Day
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
15 Aug 2024 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
Expansion of prison places not a "good way to spend money", Nick Hardwick says
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
16 Jan 2024 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
National statistician Ian Diamond updates MPs as Integrated Data Service moves towards full rollout
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
10 Aug 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Custodians of government's history: A guide to the Knowledge & Information Management profession
Continuing the professions series, CSW takes a closer look at Knowledge and Information Management
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
05 May 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
Report flags lack of business case, absence contingency plans for funding shortfalls and inconsistent “benefits” calculations
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
11 Jan 2023 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
Jonathan Black takes up research posting created in memory of late cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood
Treasury warns of new Whole of Government Accounts delays
18 Oct 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Treasury warns of new Whole of Government Accounts delays
Two-thirds of public bodies miss submission deadline as fresh IT woes emerge with OSCAR II database
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
06 Jul 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
Decision is “perhaps the biggest risk to public confidence in the process”, information commissioner says
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
20 Jun 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
Committee demands explanation for lack of transparency, pointing to nine failures to release information
‘Wholesale undermining of transparency’: What do we know about the Cabinet Office clearing house?
28 Apr 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
‘Wholesale undermining of transparency’: What do we know about the Cabinet Office clearing house?
Ahead of the release of a PACAC report into the secretive unit, CSW speaks to three FoI experts to find out their concerns about the clearing house
ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
20 Apr 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
Watchdog says there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute pair over CCTV images that cost health secretary his job
PACAC backs Sir Robert Chote for Statistics Authority chair role
04 Apr 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
PACAC backs Sir Robert Chote for Statistics Authority chair role
Committee says it is satisfied that Chote is suitable for the post but raises concerns over lack of diversity in application process
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
23 Mar 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
An inquiry into use of private mobile phones in government hears that officials use private devices on a "daily basis"
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
22 Feb 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
Department remains tight-lipped on its fake-news-battling operations, in the face of intervention from the Information Commissioner's Office
2022: the year the public sector fights back Partner Content
17 Jan 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
2022: the year the public sector fights back
Tim Skinner, public sector director at NetApp UKI, discusses the challenges organisations face moving into 2022, and also the ways they can overcome these obstacles
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
30 Dec 2021 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The National Archives Office chief exec and keeper tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
19 Mar 2021 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
Advanced Research and Invention Agency needs “extreme freedom” from civil service bureaucracy, procurement rules, business cases and pay scales says PM’s former chief spad
ONS makes ‘milestone’ move to boost trust in government data
07 Dec 2020 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
ONS makes ‘milestone’ move to boost trust in government data
Statistics body floats quality framework to help departments improve their data use