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    Why is it so hard to sell an idea to government (even one that could make millions for the public purse)?
    04 Apr Operational Delivery

    Why is it so hard to sell an idea to government (even one that could make millions for the public purse)?

    To an outsider, reaching the right civil servants with an idea that could revolutionise services or save money seems impossible
    by Jon McKnight
    SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
    12 Jun Operational Delivery
    SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
    MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
    02 Jun Operational Delivery
    MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
    HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
    30 Apr Operational Delivery
    HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
    MPs: Ministry of Defence used 'creative accounting' to hit 2% spending target
    21 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    MPs: Ministry of Defence used "creative accounting" to hit 2% spending target

    Department points out that shift to include spending on war pensions and intelligence gathering falls within Nato guidelines


    Academies leading to 'material and pervasive' problems with Department for Education accounts, says spending watchdog
    20 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Academies leading to "material and pervasive" problems with Department for Education accounts, says spending watchdog

    Mismatch between school year used by academies and DfE's own accounting period means parliament cannot properly hold the department to account, says the NAO


    Cabinet Office's Jonathan Slater is new Department for Education perm sec
    20 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Cabinet Office's Jonathan Slater is new Department for Education perm sec

    Current head of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat Jonathan Slater heading to the DfE when Chris Wormald moves to Health


    Lord Kerslake 'delighted' as government u-turns on union fee check-off
    19 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Lord Kerslake "delighted" as government u-turns on union fee check-off

    Cabinet Office minister Lord Bridges confirms government rethink on plans to end automatic payroll deduction of union fees from public servants


    Office for National Statistics will have increased London presence 'within a year'
    19 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Office for National Statistics will have increased London presence "within a year"

    Two new data and statistics centres to be created at the Office for National Statistics HQ in Newport, while an “increased London presence” is planned to improve its the organisations relationship with users


    Home Office's Mark Sedwill recalled by MPs amid dispute over NAO report
    19 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Home Office's Mark Sedwill recalled by MPs amid dispute over NAO report

    Home Office permanent secretary Mark Sedwill to face second Public Accounts Committee hearing after PAC chair Meg Hillier brands department's disagreement with the National Audit Office a "farce"


    Justice system's digital platforms 'still not talking to each other'
    15 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Justice system's digital platforms "still not talking to each other"

    Criminal Justice Joint Inspection report highlights "significant progress" needed on digital overhaul of the justice system – with continued manual entry and lack of join-up


    Land Registry privatisation plan based on 'flawed' staffing assumptions – PCS
    14 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Land Registry privatisation plan based on "flawed" staffing assumptions – PCS

    Civil service union PCS argues latest proposals do not take account of Land Registry's digital progress and could lead to a reduced capacity for statutory work


    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account
    14 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account

    National Audit Office (NAO) report finds that each loan given out under the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Green Deal cost government £17,000, and flags poor use of evidence and testing when the scheme was designed 


    Home Office’s Olly Robbins excused from select committee after “unsatisfactory” answers on Border Force funding
    13 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Home Office’s Olly Robbins excused from select committee after “unsatisfactory” answers on Border Force funding

    Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz repeatedly questions Robbins on Border Force funding


    Former Land Registry chief attacks privatisation plans
    06 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Former Land Registry chief attacks privatisation plans

    John Manthorpe accuses government of wanting to "sell the Land Registry for a quick price to reduce the deficit"


    Home Office announces change of leadership at Crime and Policing Group
    05 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    Home Office announces change of leadership at Crime and Policing Group

    Director general Mary Calam to leave civil service after more than two decades, with Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism's Paul Lincoln taking on the job


    MoD earmarks £40m for new Cyber Security Operations Centre
    04 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    MoD earmarks £40m for new Cyber Security Operations Centre

    Cyber Security Operations Centre to focus on protecting the Ministry of Defence's own networks from attack


    DCLG urged to clarify plans for flagship National Planning Policy Framework
    01 Apr 2016 Operational Delivery
    DCLG urged to clarify plans for flagship National Planning Policy Framework

    Communities and Local Government Committee says local authorities "must be able to have confidence in the effective operation" of the framework drawn up by central government to guide development decisions


    Public Accounts Committee urges DWP to challenge fit-to-work test contractors
    31 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Public Accounts Committee urges DWP to challenge fit-to-work test contractors

    Department must to more to challenge contractors, say MPs, as too many health and disability assessments do not meet acceptable standards despite an increase in the cost per assessment


    Major projects: government leaders reveal recipe for success
    30 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Major projects: government leaders reveal recipe for success

    Infrastructure and Projects Authority says strong public sector involvement coupled with move away from traditional government structures has been a important factor in the success of capital projects like London 2012 and Crossrail


    Ministry of Defence to vacate ten more sites as department seeks to shrink estate
    29 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Ministry of Defence to vacate ten more sites as department seeks to shrink estate

    Latest batch of MoD land disposals will "make the defence estate more efficient and better suited to the needs of our armed forces", says minister Mark Lancaster


    Ministers press ahead with Land Registry privatisation plans – as PCS and Labour hit out
    29 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Ministers press ahead with Land Registry privatisation plans – as PCS and Labour hit out

    Consultation says moving 4,500 civil servants to the private sector will "bring new knowledge and investment" into the Land Registry – but PCS union says plans are driven by "short-term political choice, not economic necessity"


    Cabinet Office launches research centre to probe success of payment by results schemes
    24 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Cabinet Office launches research centre to probe success of payment by results schemes

    Government Outcomes Lab being set up in partnership with Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government​ in a bid to assess the impact of outcome-based commissioning ​schemes


    Cabinet Office must 'raise its game' in challenging departments over commercial performance – public accounts committee
    23 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Cabinet Office must "raise its game" in challenging departments over commercial performance – public accounts committee

    PAC says "encouraging signs of change" on the commercial front – but urges Cabinet Office to do more to chase up departments who are failing to make progress


    Department for International Development must not lose sight of poverty focus as more departments take on aid spending – MPs
    22 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Department for International Development must not lose sight of poverty focus as more departments take on aid spending – MPs

    International Development Committee gives broad backing to UK's new aid strategy – but warns DfID not to lose sight of poverty focus as other departments take on responsibility for spending development assistance funds


    David Cameron to respond to Iain Duncan Smith resignation — as Stephen Crabb starts work at DWP
    21 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    David Cameron to respond to Iain Duncan Smith resignation — as Stephen Crabb starts work at DWP

    Prime minister attempts to get back on the political front foot after departure of long-serving work and pensions secretary highlights gap between Treasury and the DWP


    Public Accounts Committee “unconvinced” by new Infrastructure and Projects Authority — and urges focus on civil service specialists
    18 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Public Accounts Committee “unconvinced” by new Infrastructure and Projects Authority — and urges focus on civil service specialists

    PAC report casts doubt on ability of beefed-up major projects watchdog to scrutinise government’s biggest schemes, and calls on Cabinet Office to explain how it will meet skills shortages needed for "transformation"


    Shaw report: Department for Transport must clarify its role in management of railways
    17 Mar 2016 Operational Delivery
    Shaw report: Department for Transport must clarify its role in management of railways

    Review says Department for Transport must do more to shape the future development of the nation's rail infrastructure


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