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    Policy

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    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
    Government picks chair for new independent disability advisory panel
    21 Aug Policy
    Government picks chair for new independent disability advisory panel
    Simon Case: Reform UK could bring huge change to Whitehall
    14 Aug Policy
    Simon Case: Reform UK could bring huge change to Whitehall
    Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
    11 Aug Policy
    Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
    More than 500 jobs to go at Department of Health – report
    17 Jan 2017 Policy
    More than 500 jobs to go at Department of Health – report

    Number of deputy directors also set to fall from 116 to 80, according to the HSJ


    DfE seeks higher education experts in BIS Sheffield 'u-turn”
    16 Jan 2017 Policy
    DfE seeks higher education experts in BIS Sheffield "u-turn”

    Recruitment drive looks to replace lost policy officers after former department’s relocation bid


    Treasury and HMRC urged to improve joint working in tax policy shake-up
    16 Jan 2017 Policy
    Treasury and HMRC urged to improve joint working in tax policy shake-up

    More pre-Budget consultation, the creation of a new Cabinet committee, and a tougher stance from Treasury perm secs feature on think tanks' wish list


    'A long way to go' – Home Office urged to clarify Syria resettlement programme
    13 Jan 2017 Policy
    "A long way to go" – Home Office urged to clarify Syria resettlement programme

    Public Accounts Committee warns councils and refugees are confused by responsibilities and entitlements


    Civil service leaders to be grilled on 'institutional memory' at new academy
    12 Jan 2017 Policy
    Civil service leaders to be grilled on "institutional memory" at new academy

    Civil service chief people officer Rupert McNeil says leadership academy, launching later this year, will ask leaders to learn from successes and failures "of their peers and predecessors"


    Civil servants get expanded data science training programme
    06 Jan 2017 Policy
    Civil servants get expanded data science training programme

    Data Science Accelerator programme adds a new hub as Government Digital Service aims to sharpen Whitehall's use of data


    George Osborne: good ministers treat civil servants as part of the team
    22 Dec 2016 Policy
    George Osborne: good ministers treat civil servants as part of the team

    Former chancellor says British system is weakened by hierarchical divide between politician and officials 


    IfG warns Theresa May has “small window” to start new policy initiatives
    15 Dec 2016 Policy
    IfG warns Theresa May has “small window” to start new policy initiatives

    New report says prime minister must move quickly if she is serious about domestic policy pledges


    Performance management: perm secs detail changes as Cabinet Office says it has 'listened and learned'
    08 Dec 2016 Policy
    Performance management: perm secs detail changes as Cabinet Office says it has "listened and learned"

    HMRC’s Jon Thompson and MoD’s Stephen Lovegrove shed light on what the end of guided distribution will mean for staff, as Prospect union and the Public Service People Managers' Association give their take on getting performance management right


    Civil service social mobility vision bags top prize
    08 Dec 2016 Policy
    Civil service social mobility vision bags top prize

    Cross-department team behind HR reform proposals wins Reimagine Challenge. Matt Ross reports


    MPs call for Fast Stream reforms to increase devolution awareness
    08 Dec 2016 Policy
    MPs call for Fast Stream reforms to increase devolution awareness

    Lack of awareness about devolution issues in Whitehall is “unacceptable”, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee says, as Brexit brings fresh pressure for UK government to improve the way it works with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland


    Department for Education urged to broaden focus from quantity to quality in apprenticeships drive
    30 Nov 2016 Policy
    Department for Education urged to broaden focus from quantity to quality in apprenticeships drive

    MPs say DfE must not focus solely on hitting target as it overhauls the UK's apprenticeships system


    DWP has only 'limited evidence' on impact of benefits sanctions, warns spending watchdog
    30 Nov 2016 Policy
    DWP has only "limited evidence" on impact of benefits sanctions, warns spending watchdog

    National Audit Office report suggests DWP's "use of sanctions is linked as much to management priorities and local staff discretion as it is to claimants’ behaviour"


    Brexit: Department for International Trade hiring 'almost exclusively from Whitehall', says recruitment chief
    29 Nov 2016 Policy
    Brexit: Department for International Trade hiring "almost exclusively from Whitehall", says recruitment chief

    DIT officials say Whitehall has trebled its trade policy staff numbers since the referendum, and stress focus on training up existing staff rather than drafting in outsiders


    Michael Gove dismissed as 'bitter' after he blasts 'bottom-covering' Senior Civil Service
    25 Nov 2016 Policy
    Michael Gove dismissed as "bitter" after he blasts "bottom-covering" Senior Civil Service

    Former education secretary calls for weekly naming and shaming of civil servants working on big projects, but union for senior officials says his intervention is "more about resurrecting his career as a columnist"


    Treasury archives lift lid on first Thatcher government’s welfare reform plans
    25 Nov 2016 Policy
    Treasury archives lift lid on first Thatcher government’s welfare reform plans

    Just-released documents from former chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s tenure at Treasury reveal interest in dismantling NHS and social security bedrocks


    Autumn Statement and Budget announcements suffer from “evidence gap”, says charity
    23 Nov 2016 Policy
    Autumn Statement and Budget announcements suffer from “evidence gap”, says charity

    Researchers warn about lack of transparency over evidence behind policies announced in big fiscal events


    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity
    22 Nov 2016 Policy
    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity

     Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake urges government to "pause, review, take stock of what it has in front of it and then revisit the question of capacity"


    Department for Education rapped by stats watchdog over 'misleading' grammar schools tweet
    22 Nov 2016 Policy
    Department for Education rapped by stats watchdog over "misleading" grammar schools tweet

    UK Statistics Authority says DfE's now-deleted grammar schools claim was based on incomparable data


    May wants 'incremental change' not 'radical reform' of Whitehall, says first civil service commissioner Ian Watmore
    21 Nov 2016 Policy
    May wants "incremental change" not "radical reform" of Whitehall, says first civil service commissioner Ian Watmore

    Exclusive: Ian Watmore tells CSW he is "absolutely convinced" that the current crop of ministers "wants to preserve Northcote-Travelyan" model of an impartial civil service, as he sets out focus on diversity, skills and leadership


    Exclusive: MPs push for new power to block key public sector appointments
    18 Nov 2016 Policy
    Exclusive: MPs push for new power to block key public sector appointments

    Mark Leftly reports on growing support among parliament's influential select committees to let MPs "blackball" ministers' choices for key public sector jobs


    SME procurement target in focus as business chiefs head to Whitehall
    15 Nov 2016 Policy
    SME procurement target in focus as business chiefs head to Whitehall

    Manzoni and Gummer convene refreshed advisory panel as government reiterates commitment to channel 33% of procurement spend through SMEs


    Government “must up its game” on evidence-based policymaking
    14 Nov 2016 Policy
    Government “must up its game” on evidence-based policymaking

     House of Lords Constitution Committee session told that wealth of academic data is often ignored


    Gus O'Donnell: MPs must play their part in spotting bad policies
    09 Nov 2016 Policy
    Gus O'Donnell: MPs must play their part in spotting bad policies

    "We’re forever doing accountability ex-post," says the former cabinet secretary, as MPs kick off their new inquiry into the future of the civil service


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