Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Policy

Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’

Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
by CSW staff
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
03 Jul Policy
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies named joint heads of policy profession
02 Jul Policy
Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies named joint heads of policy profession
Vision and trust: Why open government is critical to achieving ministers' missions
30 Jun Policy
Vision and trust: Why open government is critical to achieving ministers' missions
Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
23 Jun Policy
Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
Strategy contains a series of changes to improve how government works with business, including building up commercial skills and better coordination between departments
John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
19 Jun Policy
John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
Former PM also says senior civil servants should get tougher vetting before being handed peerages
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
10 Jun Policy
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
FCDO perm sec tells hundreds of officials who raised concerns that “quitting is an honourable course”
Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
21 May Policy
Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
Inquiry hears doubts that departments are configured to deliver on Starmer’s cross-cutting ambitions
Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
09 May Policy
Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
Complaints about declining standards of government scrutiny by parliament have been commonplace in recent times – particularly during the troubled years of Brexit and Covid. But how can such claims be objectively assessed, and crucially, have scrutiny standards since recovered?
Dinosaurs, data and digital policy: What are the woolly mammoths in the room?
08 May Policy
Dinosaurs, data and digital policy: What are the woolly mammoths in the room?
Doug Gurr, newly appointed interim chair of the CMA and director of the Natural History Museum, warns that the UK is missing out on the fruits of scientific research
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
02 May Policy
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
Refresh sets out new structures for responding to catastrophic crises, including new crisis SRO role
Lord Bichard: Inquiry chairs should not feel pressured to make recommendations that are ‘convenient’ to officials
01 May Policy
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
British Steel: Ministerial direction issued to allow for speedy intervention
30 Apr Policy
British Steel: Ministerial direction issued to allow for speedy intervention
Perm sec sought ministerial direction to allow civil servants to “rapidly implement” policy
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
29 Apr Policy
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
Policy profession head's "expertise, knowledge, and experience have been invaluable in driving forward real progress", environment secretary says
Bold goals and grand challenges: What ‘missions’ mean in practice
22 Apr Policy
Bold goals and grand challenges: What ‘missions’ mean in practice
Civil servants have a vital role to play in making the government’s mission-led agenda a success. Experts from UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose set out what this really means
Scottish Government to launch programme for government early
17 Apr Policy
Scottish Government to launch programme for government early
Move will allow 12 months to deliver the PfG ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections next year, first minister says
'The unrivalled highlight of my career to date': Departing MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo looks back
10 Apr Policy
'The unrivalled highlight of my career to date': Departing MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo looks back
As she heads to the Home Office, Antonia Romeo reflects on leadership lessons and memorable moments at the Ministry of Justice
Duty of candour: Starmer set to miss Hillsborough anniversary deadline
03 Apr Policy
Duty of candour: Starmer set to miss Hillsborough anniversary deadline
Reports suggest the legislation has been delayed due to disagreements about how tough it should be
Welfare cuts will push 250,000 people into poverty, DWP impact assessment finds
27 Mar Policy
Welfare cuts will push 250,000 people into poverty, DWP impact assessment finds
Chancellor Rachel Reeves rejects the findings
Government needs ‘ruthless focus’ not ‘everythingism’, think tank argues
26 Mar Policy
Government needs ‘ruthless focus’ not ‘everythingism’, think tank argues
Reform says belief that all projects and policies can aid all objectives is crippling delivery
Former No.10 economic-policy director gets lobbying rules ‘discount’
25 Mar Policy
Former No.10 economic-policy director gets lobbying rules ‘discount’
Tim Pitt started as Bank of America’s UK head of public policy in January after leaving government in May 2024
'The boldest step yet': Can the government meet its ambition to halve violence against women and girls?
24 Mar Policy
'The boldest step yet': Can the government meet its ambition to halve violence against women and girls?
Government’s mission to halve VAWG is ambitious and necessary. But it will need a new focus on the needs of victims – and much more emphasis on perpetrators
Great British Energy sets out first major project
24 Mar Policy
Great British Energy sets out first major project
DESNZ-owned company will install hundreds of solar panels on schools and hospitals
Kendall targets £5bn annual savings in welfare shakeup
19 Mar Policy
Kendall targets £5bn annual savings in welfare shakeup
DWP will develop a new approach to safeguarding as part of back-to-work drive
The latest aid row raises a fundamental challenge for civil servants
04 Mar Policy
The latest aid row raises a fundamental challenge for civil servants
Civil servants must be able to separate differences of opinion from ethical challenges
'Huge common sense is needed on WfH': 10 things we learnt from Chris Wormald’s PACAC hearing
26 Feb Policy
'Huge common sense is needed on WfH': 10 things we learnt from Chris Wormald’s PACAC hearing
New cab sec sets out views on home working, mission government, grade hierarchy and more
‘Incoherent approach’ to sentencing blamed for prisons crisis
18 Feb Policy
‘Incoherent approach’ to sentencing blamed for prisons crisis
Gauke review says “knee-jerk response” of locking criminals up for longer without evidence of any benefit is a major factor
Home Office's Prevent strategy is 'confused', former counter-extremism tsar says
14 Feb Policy
Home Office's Prevent strategy is 'confused', former counter-extremism tsar says
"I genuinely don't know what the role of Prevent is anymore,” ex-commissioner Dame Sara Khan says