Policy

Report by former health minister comes as Jeremy Hunt’s call for a long-term settlement for the NHS gains traction

Cabinet secretary praises work of Open Innovation Team in helping open up policymaking to universities

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Committee berates government’s “lack of commitment to citizenship policies” and short-lived initiatives

House of Lords motion wins backing from all living ex-Cabinet secretaries and former FCO leaders

Lord Kerslake has called for an inquiry into the Home Office decision to destroy Windrush landing cards

Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

ONS outlines work streams to expand measurements of loneliness and wellbeing inequality

An in-depth review of the effectiveness of the civil service has focused in on the relationship between officials and political leaders as the key fault line. If it can be improved, so can policy delivery, Andrew Kakabadse tells Richard Johnstone

New mechanisms required to enable all four governments to jointly agree post-Brexit policy, according to think tank

Home secretary to publish serious violence strategy, including early intervention programme, amid spike in homicides