Register for our newsletter
Menu
Civil Service World

Register for
our newsletter

Register
Register
  • Home
  • News
    • Brexit
    • Civil Service Reform
    • Coronavirus
    • Security & Defence
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Energy & Environment
    • Foreign Affairs
    • Health & Social Care
    • Justice & Home Affairs
    • Leadership
    • Culture
    • Local & Devolved
    • Politics & Constitution
    • Transport
  • Comment
  • In Depth
  • Professions
    • Analysis
    • Commercial
    • Digital, Data & Technology
    • Operational Delivery
    • Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    • HR
    • Legal
    • Project Delivery
    • Property & Estates
    • Communications
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • Planning
    • Science & Engineering
    • Statistics
    • Government Tax Profession
    • Internal Audit
    • Knowledge & Information Management
    • Medical
    • Policy
  • Counter Fraud Zone
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Watch On Demand
  • Resources
  • More
    • Permanent Secretaries Roundup
    • Public Sector Training Hub
    • Civil Service Awards
    • Write for us
    • e-Version
    • Commercial Opportunities
    • Newsletter registration
    • Podcasts
    • Contact Us
    • About CSW
    • Members Directory
Search
  • Analysis
  • Commercial
  • Digital, Data & Technology
  • Operational Delivery
  • Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
  • HR
  • Legal
  • Project Delivery
  • Property & Estates
  • Communications
  • Finance
  • Economics
  • Planning
  • Science & Engineering
  • Statistics
  • Government Tax Profession
  • Internal Audit
  • Knowledge & Information Management
  • Medical
  • Policy
    More

    Follow us:

    • Home
    • News
      • Brexit
      • Civil Service Reform
      • Coronavirus
      • Security & Defence
      • Economy
      • Education
      • Energy & Environment
      • Foreign Affairs
      • Health & Social Care
      • Justice & Home Affairs
      • Leadership
      • Culture
      • Local & Devolved
      • Politics & Constitution
      • Transport
    • Comment
    • In Depth
    • Professions
      • Analysis
      • Commercial
      • Digital, Data & Technology
      • Operational Delivery
      • Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
      • HR
      • Legal
      • Project Delivery
      • Property & Estates
      • Communications
      • Finance
      • Economics
      • Planning
      • Science & Engineering
      • Statistics
      • Government Tax Profession
      • Internal Audit
      • Knowledge & Information Management
      • Medical
      • Policy
    • Counter Fraud Zone
    • Events
      • Upcoming Events
      • Watch On Demand
    • Resources
    • More
      • Permanent Secretaries Roundup
      • Public Sector Training Hub
      • Civil Service Awards
      • Write for us
      • e-Version
      • Commercial Opportunities
      • Newsletter registration
      • Podcasts
      • Contact Us
      • About CSW
      • Members Directory

    Operational Delivery

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Operational Delivery news from Civil Service World
    Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
    08 Jul Operational Delivery

    Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition

    Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
    by Tevye Markson
    NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
    03 Jul Operational Delivery
    NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
    The real test of the industrial strategy? Whole-of-government delivery
    02 Jul Operational Delivery
    The real test of the industrial strategy? Whole-of-government delivery
    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
    Rob Whiteman calls for more rigorous policy/finance split
    18 Jul 2014 Operational Delivery
    Rob Whiteman calls for more rigorous policy/finance split

    The UK Border Agency (UKBA), which was this year abolished by home secretary Theresa May, was “never going to work”, its former chief Rob Whiteman told the Public Administration Select Committee on 17 June.


    CS ‘key’ barrier to devolution, says Clive Betts
    18 Jul 2014 Operational Delivery
    CS ‘key’ barrier to devolution, says Clive Betts

    The civil service is “one of the key players in resisting the devolution” of powers from Whitehall to local authorities, Clive Betts, chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, has told CSW. 


    Official no longer at MoD after £70m IT contract error
    17 Jul 2014 Operational Delivery
    Official no longer at MoD after £70m IT contract error

    An official responsible for an IT contracting error which cost the Ministry of Defence (MoD) £70m is no longer working for the department, its permanent secretary Jon Thompson told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 16 June​.


    Government’s failure to devolve boosts Scottish ‘Yes’ campaign, says select committee chair
    04 Jul 2014 Operational Delivery
    Government’s failure to devolve boosts Scottish ‘Yes’ campaign, says select committee chair

    The government’s reluctance to devolve powers away from London has given a boost to the campaign for Scottish independence, Graham Allen, chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, has said.


    PAC: DWP’s failure to pilot benefit scheme led to ‘unnecessary distress for claimants’
    20 Jun 2014 Operational Delivery
    PAC: DWP’s failure to pilot benefit scheme led to ‘unnecessary distress for claimants’

    The Department for Work and Pensions’ failure to pilot its Personal Independence Payment (PIP) programme has led to delays, backlogs and “unnecessary distress for claimants”, according to a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).


    UKBA was ‘never going to work’, says former chief
    20 Jun 2014 Operational Delivery
    UKBA was ‘never going to work’, says former chief

    The former UK Border Agency (UKBA) was doomed to fail due to its sheer scale and constant media attention, its former chief executive Rob Whiteman has said.


    Policy/delivery gap highlighted
    30 Apr 2014 Operational Delivery
    Policy/delivery gap highlighted

    Civil service policymakers still need to improve their focus on outcomes and policy implementation, two top officials have said


    Training launch for frontline staff
    28 Apr 2014 Operational Delivery
    Training launch for frontline staff

    The civil service has launched a new range of qualifications for people in the Operations profession.


    MPs say ‘complacency’ allowed Taliban raid on Camp Bastion
    16 Apr 2014 Operational Delivery
    MPs say ‘complacency’ allowed Taliban raid on Camp Bastion

    Inadequate defences and complacency led to the 2012 attack on Camp Bastion, the Commons’ Defence Committee said yesterday.


    MPA extends range to cover 100 more projects
    29 Nov 2013 Operational Delivery
    MPA extends range to cover 100 more projects

    The Major Projects Authority (MPA) is extending its range to cover 100 more projects from next year, CSW has learnt.


    Frontline: Biomedical technician
    25 Sep 2013 Operational Delivery
    Frontline: Biomedical technician

    This week’s interviewee is a biomedical technician looking after ward-based medical equipment in an urban area hospital.


    11 Sep 2013 Operational Delivery
    Editorial: The big lesson from Universal Credit

    Challenge must be encouraged, no matter what the project.


    Government must improve ‘basic housekeeping’ of its data, says IfG
    29 Aug 2013 Operational Delivery
    Government must improve ‘basic housekeeping’ of its data, says IfG

    The government must improve “basic housekeeping” of its published data to ensure that the public can assess its overall effectiveness, a report by the Institute for Government (IfG) says today.


    Whiteman: delivery skills gap
    21 Aug 2013 Operational Delivery
    Whiteman: delivery skills gap

    The civil service suffers from a shortage of delivery skills and a culture that venerates policymaking over organisational improvement, outgoing Home Office director-general Rob Whiteman has said in an interview with CSW.


    Kerslake sets out ‘unfinished business’ in civil service reform
    13 Jun 2013 Operational Delivery
    Kerslake sets out ‘unfinished business’ in civil service reform

    The government is likely to implement a further set of civil service reforms soon, the head of the civil service Sir Bob Kerslake has told CSW, as it pursues “unfinished business” that didn’t make it into last year’s Civil Service Reform Plan (CSRP).


    Brown: Horsemeat reviews should keep FSA structure
    09 May 2013 Operational Delivery
    Brown: Horsemeat reviews should keep FSA structure

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) should retain its current structure because it responded swiftly and retained public trust after the discovery in January that horsemeat was appearing in frozen food products sold as beef, the organisation’s chief executive, Catherine Brown, has told Civil Service World.


    19 Dec 2012 Operational Delivery
    HMRC services better but poor

    HMRC’s customer services operations have improved from their low point of 2010 but still represent poor value for money to the taxpayer, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) concluded yesterday.


    Gove brands PAC and NAO the 'fiercest forces of conservatism'
    01 Nov 2012 Operational Delivery
    Gove brands PAC and NAO the 'fiercest forces of conservatism'

    Education secretary Michael Gove has attacked the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the National Audit Office (NAO) as “forces of conservatism” that discourage risk-taking and innovation.


    Maude gives mutuals a push
    27 Jul 2012 Operational Delivery
    Maude gives mutuals a push

    Five government departments will be required to provide clearer guidance and complaints procedures for staff keen to set up public service mutuals, under new proposals designed to maintain the momentum behind the government’s public service reform agenda.


    Fraud rife at DWP contractors A4e and Working Links, whistleblowing auditor tells PAC
    30 May 2012 Operational Delivery
    Fraud rife at DWP contractors A4e and Working Links, whistleblowing auditor tells PAC

    Fraud is widespread at government contractors A4e and Working Links, their former head of audit, Eddie Hutchinson, has said.


    30 May 2012 Operational Delivery
    IfG: Improve use of depts’ data
    DfID most capable, DH least
    25 Apr 2012 Operational Delivery
    DfID most capable, DH least

    The Department for International Development (DfID) has the greatest capability to meet its delivery challenges while the Department of Health (DH) is least well-equipped to do so, the latest round of capability reviews suggest.


    DWP perm sec defends changed child maintenance approach
    07 Mar 2012 Operational Delivery
    DWP perm sec defends changed child maintenance approach

    Robert Devereux has defended plans to charge single parents for work carried out by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC).


    22 Feb 2012 Operational Delivery
    Locking horns for the common good

    Select committees are looking for a proper argument


    • <<
    • <
    • 52
    • 53
    • 54
    • 55
    • 56
    • >
    • >>
    Exclusive insight into the world of the civil service
    Subscribe

    Access to:

    • Monthly magazines
    • Daily e-bulletins
    • Podcasts

    Register

    Close
    Sign up to the Civil Service World newsletter today!
    Find out more
    Follow us

    Registered in England & Wales under No. 07291783

    © Political Holdings Limited

    Quick Links
    • Home
    • News
    • Comment
    • In Depth
    • Professions
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Commercial Opportunities
    • Contact Us
    Services
    • Media
    • Events
    • Training
    Media & Publishing
    • PoliticsHome
    • The Parliament
    • Holyrood
    • The House Magazine
    • PublicTechnology
    • Training Journal
    About Us
    • Total Politics Group
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions