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
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
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
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
25 Nov 2024 Policy
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
EU and international economic affairs second perm sec will be charged with delivering EU relations reset
The public sector needs a clear and consistent mandate on net zero
20 Nov 2024 Policy
The public sector needs a clear and consistent mandate on net zero
Tom Watson shares key recommendations from the University of Nottingham's Policy Commission on a Just Transition to Net Zero
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
18 Nov 2024 Policy
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
13 Nov 2024 Policy
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
Francis Maude's "extended ministerial offices" should also be revived, Reform report says
Special delivery: How has government’s approach to implementation evolved?
17 Oct 2024 Policy
Special delivery: How has government’s approach to implementation evolved?
As CSW was launched in 2004, Tony Blair’s Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit was hitting its stride. Jim Dunton looks at how the centre of government’s approach to implementation has evolved
Responding to climate change and improving the natural environment – a part for everyone in creating the conditions for success? 
16 Oct 2024 Policy
Responding to climate change and improving the natural environment – a part for everyone in creating the conditions for success? 
Katy Losse, director of environment and climate change at the NAO, looks at the different roles civil servants can play in tackling one of government's biggest problems
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
14 Oct 2024 Policy
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
Claimants described benefits application process as “physically and mentally exhausting” and say health assessments can "set back their wellbeing for days"
No.10 lacks policy experience, ex-cab sec warns
10 Oct 2024 Policy
No.10 lacks policy experience, ex-cab sec warns
"There is a need for No.10 to have a lot more policy heavyweights" Gus O'Donnell says
Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
09 Oct 2024 Policy
Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
Keir Starmer has wielded the axe, sacking chief of staff Sue Gray and replacing her with his former head of political strategy Morgan McSweeney. But it will take more than changes of personnel to fix the centre of government
Trust in politics and government is shot. Meaningful participation could help fix it
03 Oct 2024 Policy
Trust in politics and government is shot. Meaningful participation could help fix it
Civil servants can play a crucial role in turning the tide by using participative approaches like citizen panels – but only if they’re well-designed and meaningful
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
27 Sep 2024 Policy
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
Damning long-view document tracing historical background to scandal was created in response to Wendy Williams' review
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
27 Sep 2024 Policy
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
Chief medical officer admits he still worries about whether the threat posed by Covid was "overpitched" to the public