MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
02 Oct Policy

MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes

Energy secretary Claire Coutinho asked to set out basis for savings promised by prime minister
by Jim Dunton
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
28 Sep Policy
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
25 Sep Policy
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
21 Sep Policy
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
09 Feb Policy
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
Braverman accepts 34 review recommendations but opponents criticise increased focus on Islamist threat
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
07 Feb Policy
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
What's it really like for civil servants when departments are broken up?
07 Feb Policy
What's it really like for civil servants when departments are broken up?

The policy and strategy arguments for reshaping Whitehall may be strong, says former senior official Dunstan Hadley, but the human upheaval and logistical nightmare should never be overlooked
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb Policy
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
More civil service policy advice should be made public, think tank says
01 Feb Policy
More civil service policy advice should be made public, think tank says
Publishing more civil service advice would improve quality of evidence and analysis and help with recruitment, the Institute for Government says
Nick Timothy reviewing Home Office 'structures and systems'
30 Jan Policy
Nick Timothy reviewing Home Office 'structures and systems'
Theresa May's former adviser is working as an independent consultant at the department
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
24 Jan Policy
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection says government has been "slow to act" and must now "act with energy and urgency”
Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
13 Jan Policy
Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
Hannah White says progress with combatting churn and bringing in outside expertise could be “valuable legacy” for PM
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
11 Jan Policy
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
Jonathan Black takes up research posting created in memory of late cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan Policy
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
22 Dec 2022 Policy
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
After becoming perm sec this year, JP Marks talks about the importance of living civil organisational values
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
19 Dec 2022 Policy
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
"Diminishing resources” will be the Cabinet Office Equality Hub's biggest challenge ahead
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
09 Dec 2022 Policy
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
See the awards list in full
Look to the future: Sarah Healey on the challenges of digital policymaking
07 Dec 2022 Policy
Look to the future: Sarah Healey on the challenges of digital policymaking
As DCMS perm sec Sarah Healey argued in a recent speech, policymakers should not assume in the face of monumental change that a policy response is impossible
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
01 Dec 2022 Policy
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
Disruption halted publication but Sunak will not scrap ODPs in the long run, minister confirms
We should go further and faster in redesigning human-centred public services
30 Nov 2022 Policy
We should go further and faster in redesigning human-centred public services
The UK scores well on a new international ranking of people-focused public services. But amid ever-growing pressures, we cannot afford to sit on our hands
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
22 Nov 2022 Policy
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
Think tank’s growth proposals urge PM to consider Vaccine Taskforce-inspired interventions for key goals
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
16 Nov 2022 Policy
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
Departments also urged to up their game on transparency surrounding perm sec and ministerial meetings
Gove used non-execs ‘almost like spads and ministers’, MPs told
14 Nov 2022 Policy
Gove used non-execs ‘almost like spads and ministers’, MPs told
Former government lead NED and ex-DCMS perm sec offer inside take on use of non-executive directors
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov 2022 Policy
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
08 Nov 2022 Policy
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
Fuel poverty is a public health emergency. Up-to-date data will help policymakers to target support amid the cost of living crisis
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
02 Nov 2022 Policy
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
Like many complex issues, reducing reoffending is a challenge that can get caught in the web of organisational boundaries. But with focused, collaborative work, positive change can happen. Jess Bowie speaks to officials working together through the Reducing Reoffending Board and finds out how they build common goals, line up their budgets – and why they still value their own departments
'Patchwork and opaque' governance in England needs reform, MPs say
31 Oct 2022 Policy
'Patchwork and opaque' governance in England needs reform, MPs say
PACAC criticises “instinct in Whitehall to maintain control of the levers of power and the purse strings”
Rishi Sunak's civil service reform plans – the PM's pledges revisited
25 Oct 2022 Policy
Rishi Sunak's civil service reform plans – the PM's pledges revisited
We recap Sunak's leadership campaign promises, including cutting 'back-office' jobs, spending cuts and getting civil servants to spend more time in the private sector