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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
    Government must not get complacent on open data progress, says IfG
    19 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Government must not get complacent on open data progress, says IfG

    Latest Whitehall Monitor from the Institute for Government says government must not take quality of open data for granted – and says new chief data officer will need "sufficient political and institutional clout" to make the issue a priority


    Information watchdog pushes back against FoI charges call
    18 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Information watchdog pushes back against FoI charges call

    Information Commissioner's Office tells the Burns review of Freedom of Information that charges – backed by officials in a recent CSW survey – would have a "deterrent effect" and could create more work for departments


    NHS cannot meet savings target, finance chiefs warn
    18 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    NHS cannot meet savings target, finance chiefs warn

    Healthcare Financial Management Association urges the government to go beyond £8bn pledge – and sounds the alarm on NHS deficits


    Spending Review will not mean backsliding on BIS diversity progress, vows perm sec Martin Donnelly
    17 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Spending Review will not mean backsliding on BIS diversity progress, vows perm sec Martin Donnelly

    Exclusive: Business department's top official Martin Donnelly tells CSW he will have "failed" if diversity agenda falls by the wayside – and sheds light on what the BIS 2020 review means for the organisation's regional presence


    Civil Service Awards 2015: the full list of winners
    13 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Civil Service Awards 2015: the full list of winners

    Find out which civil servants won awards at Thursday night's prestigious Buckingham Palace bash


    Kids Company: senior civil servants should have pushed back against ministers, say MPs
    13 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Kids Company: senior civil servants should have pushed back against ministers, say MPs

    Stinging report by the Public Accounts Committee says government funding to the collapsed charity was “never seriously questioned, let alone stopped”


    Spending Review: IfG says government must be realistic about what it will stop doing
    13 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Spending Review: IfG says government must be realistic about what it will stop doing

    Insitute for Government report says there is "insufficient recognition" that "less money will often mean doing less" – and urges clear statements of intent from new single departmental plans


    DVSA staff to go on strike after pay talks break down
    12 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    DVSA staff to go on strike after pay talks break down

    PCS and Prospect plan walkouts over pay and terms – while the agency's chief says strike move is "disappointing"


    HMRC announces major office closure programme – full regional breakdown and reaction
    12 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    HMRC announces major office closure programme – full regional breakdown and reaction

    HM Revenue & Customs briefs staff on major downsizing of its estate – CSW has the key details and reaction from unions


    Major Projects Authority to merge with Infrastructure UK
    11 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Major Projects Authority to merge with Infrastructure UK

    Geoffrey Spence to step aside as Infrastructure UK merged with major projects watchdog


    Commercial chief Bill Crothers leaving CCS at the end of the month – with Chris Hall stepping up
    11 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Commercial chief Bill Crothers leaving CCS at the end of the month – with Chris Hall stepping up

    Crown Commercial Service's director of complex transactions to temporarily serve as chief commercial officer


    Home secretary: spending cuts mean 'fewer people, fewer buildings and less room for error'
    11 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Home secretary: spending cuts mean "fewer people, fewer buildings and less room for error"

    Theresa May sketches out Home Office vision for the next five years – and confirms that Home Office perm sec Mark Sedwill is reviewing size of the department's central HQ


    Energy secretary points the finger at Department for Transport over renewables target
    11 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Energy secretary points the finger at Department for Transport over renewables target

    "We don’t have the right policies to meet 2020 targets," Amber Rudd tells MPs


    Ombudsman finds that sorry really is the hardest word
    10 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Ombudsman finds that sorry really is the hardest word

    Ombudsman's report highlights poor complaints handling as biggest cause of upheld cases in 2014-15


    Police funding: Home Office admits data error and delays reform
    10 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Police funding: Home Office admits data error and delays reform
    Plans to overhaul police funding formula delayed after department discovers "statistical error"
    Former diplomats urge better coordination of UK foreign policy – and more flexibility for staff
    09 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    Former diplomats urge better coordination of UK foreign policy – and more flexibility for staff

    LSE Diplomacy Commission warns over lack of joined-up foreign policy strategy – and says Foreign Office must do more to promote "family-friendly" career paths


    HMRC in Public Accounts Committee's firing line again after making 'little or no progress'
    04 Nov 2015 Operational Delivery
    HMRC in Public Accounts Committee's firing line again after making "little or no progress"

    Public Accounts Committee criticises HMRC over customer service, compliance and tackling aggressive tax planning – while HMRC says MPs have "overlooked" its achievements


    Kids Company collapse: NAO says officials raised concerns over charity 'at least' six times
    29 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Kids Company collapse: NAO says officials raised concerns over charity "at least" six times

    Report by the National Audit Office spending watchdog finds that charity received £46m of public funding over 15 years


    Spending Review: DWP permanent secretary Robert Devereux 'confident' department can get more for less
    28 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Spending Review: DWP permanent secretary Robert Devereux "confident" department can get more for less

    DWP perm sec heaps praise on the department's operations team for finding efficiencies, while acknowledging staff can't "just pedal faster forever"


    Kids Company collapse: former Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton to appear before MPs next week
    26 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Kids Company collapse: former Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton to appear before MPs next week

    Official who raised value for money concerns over further funding for the charity to face questions from the Public Accounts Committee


    Online tool aims to help Whitehall avoid outsourcing scandals
    26 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Online tool aims to help Whitehall avoid outsourcing scandals

    New diagnostic tool from the Institute for Government aims to help officials assess viability of public service markets


    Ministry of Justice 'paid Serco to run empty children's unit'
    22 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Ministry of Justice "paid Serco to run empty children's unit"

    Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier questions MoJ's "management of taxpayers’ money" – but MoJ points to savings made from the closure


    Work Programme’s payment system was too complex, say MPs
    21 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Work Programme’s payment system was too complex, say MPs

    Work and pensions committee report calls for simplified payment structure and better categorisation of participants


    Spending Review: George Osborne tells ministers to get “more for less”
    20 Oct 2015 Operational Delivery
    Spending Review: George Osborne tells ministers to get “more for less”

    Chancellor chairs first meeting of the public expenditure committee (PEX) — with DWP and DfID spending said to be under scrutiny


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