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
Government can achieve levelling up agenda without new cash, perm sec says
02 Mar 2022 Policy
Government can achieve levelling up agenda without new cash, perm sec says
Andy Haldane says government can instead “tilt” existing budgets “in the direction of poorer areas”
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
23 Feb 2022 Policy
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
Criticism comes after a row between the Treasury and DHSC over ending Covid restrictions forced the PM to delay a meeting to sign off the plans
Steve Barclay has promised a 'smaller state' – but what does that mean?
17 Feb 2022 Policy
Steve Barclay has promised a 'smaller state' – but what does that mean?
Colin Talbot explores the pros and cons of different approaches to measuring the size of government
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
10 Feb 2022 Policy
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
Inquiry hears DCLG safety lead expressed fears to construction-product firms
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
09 Feb 2022 Policy
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
As Cop26 fades into the distance, ministers still have a mountain to climb to deliver their climate ambitions
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Policy
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
02 Feb 2022 Policy
Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
From industrial strategies and booster campaigns to levelling up, government announcements are full of "missions" at the moment. Theo Curtis, an economist at the business department, digs behind the buzz
Read the January 2022 issue of Civil Service World
24 Jan 2022 Policy
Read the January 2022 issue of Civil Service World
Featuring exclusive interviews with HMRC's second perm sec and Cop26's chief operating officer
Places with high homelessness rates not receiving enough levelling up funding, think tank warns
14 Jan 2022 Policy
Places with high homelessness rates not receiving enough levelling up funding, think tank warns
Fund places too much emphasis on physical infrastructure and too little on social issues, report argues
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
07 Jan 2022 Policy
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
Ethical concerns have been raised over the plans for medical age assessment
‘This is my job’: Whitty says he is not ‘treading on ministers’ toes’ by advising public to cut down on festive socialising
16 Dec 2021 Policy
‘This is my job’: Whitty says he is not ‘treading on ministers’ toes’ by advising public to cut down on festive socialising
Chief medic also says "only people who have no understanding of health" believe Covid is being over-prioritised by medical professionals
MPs pick new Home Affairs Committee chair
16 Dec 2021 Policy
MPs pick new Home Affairs Committee chair
Diana Johnson wins vote to replace Yvette Cooper on influential scrutiny panel