Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Policy

Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’

Plans to “build in-house capacity” across government also include parachuting in new experts to ministerial private offices
by Jim Dunton
New fellowships to support 'future national resilience' go live
16 Jun Policy
New fellowships to support 'future national resilience' go live
Alternative People Survey 2026 launches
15 Jun Policy
Alternative People Survey 2026 launches
NEETs report flags departments’ failure to ‘join dots’ for young people
29 May Policy
NEETs report flags departments’ failure to ‘join dots’ for young people
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
18 May Policy
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
Cross-department Evaluation Task Force describes updated guidance as “major milestone” for evidence-based policymaking
Shifts and ruptures: Heywood fellow on how the UK should respond to a changing global economic order
24 Apr Policy
Shifts and ruptures: Heywood fellow on how the UK should respond to a changing global economic order
Jenny Bates sets out how she’s using her Heywood fellowship to propose new “policy tramlines” for government
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
01 Apr Policy
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
As Department for Work and Pensions announces extension to transition from two legacy benefits, IfG report outlines lessons from the 15-year programme
Regulation ‘too often the default response’ to policy problems, report warns
18 Mar Policy
Regulation ‘too often the default response’ to policy problems, report warns
Re:State report calls for sweeping reforms to regulatory system, including returning the brief to the Cabinet Office
'Innovation and ideas are everywhere': Interview with former Policy Lab head Vasant Chari
16 Mar Policy
'Innovation and ideas are everywhere': Interview with former Policy Lab head Vasant Chari
Chari, who is now director of regional and local growth at Connected Places Catapult, offers advice on how to do testing and learning well – and what civil servants can do to support growth and innovation
PM establishes council to bring civil society 'into heart of decision-making'
12 Mar Policy
PM establishes council to bring civil society 'into heart of decision-making'
Council members include former perm sec Dame Clare Moriarty
Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
10 Feb Policy
Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
Cabinet Office provides more details about hardship payments for thousands of people affected by casework backlogs
The rise of rapid policymaking demands a shift in capability, culture and leadership
10 Feb Policy
The rise of rapid policymaking demands a shift in capability, culture and leadership
The key challenge for all civil servants is how to make policy that keeps pace with a rapidly evolving world
Good financial management is key to delivery – NAO boss
10 Feb Policy
Good financial management is key to delivery – NAO boss
Davies to argue in annual speech that better financial management is needed for government achieve savings targets and better services
Treasury unveils streamlined Green Book guidance
06 Feb Policy
Treasury unveils streamlined Green Book guidance
Updated appraisal bible is 40% shorter than previous edition and geared to support place-based budgeting
The funding illusion: Why money alone won't build public sector capability
04 Feb Policy
The funding illusion: Why money alone won't build public sector capability
Governments across developed economies face the same dynamic: ambitious funding commitments that outrun the capacity to deliver
Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
20 Jan Policy
Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
"Expert teams” will conduct sweeping reviews targeting "wasteful duplication” in four areas ahead of 2027 Spending Review