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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
    DCLG’s Right to Buy costings “entirely speculative” — Public Accounts Committee
    29 Apr 2016 Policy
    DCLG’s Right to Buy costings “entirely speculative” — Public Accounts Committee

    Committee of MPs says department has “not made a diligent and credible case” for policy which aims to fund discounts for housing association properties by selling off council homes


    PACAC's Bernard Jenkin says check-off u-turn was 'sale of government policy' – as fellow committee member brands him a bigot
    28 Apr 2016 Policy
    PACAC's Bernard Jenkin says check-off u-turn was "sale of government policy" – as fellow committee member brands him a bigot

    Bernard Jenkin accuses government of "rotten" concessions to unions in exchange for EU campaigning – and is met with scorn by fellow PACAC member Paul Flynn


    Martin Donnelly on BIS Sheffield closure: splitting policy across 14 sites is not helpful
    28 Apr 2016 Policy
    Martin Donnelly on BIS Sheffield closure: splitting policy across 14 sites is not helpful

    BIS perm sec seeks to justify closure of Sheffield site, and says departmental cuts will mean reducing headcount by 30%-40% "over time"


    Labour asks FoI watchdog to probe report officials using WhatsApp to avoid rules
    27 Apr 2016 Policy
    Labour asks FoI watchdog to probe report officials using WhatsApp to avoid rules

    Shadow Cabinet Office minister Louise Haigh says use of WhatsApp should either be "banned completely or brought under the FoI legislation"


    Department for Education 'preparing concession' on academies plan
    25 Apr 2016 Policy
    Department for Education "preparing concession" on academies plan

    Best performing councils could be allowed to run their own academy chains, in a bid to mollify Tory MPs concerned about full academisation


    Office for National Statistics will have increased London presence 'within a year'
    19 Apr 2016 Policy
    Office for National Statistics will have increased London presence "within a year"

    Two new data and statistics centres to be created at the Office for National Statistics HQ in Newport, while an “increased London presence” is planned to improve its the organisations relationship with users


    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account
    14 Apr 2016 Policy
    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account

    National Audit Office (NAO) report finds that each loan given out under the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Green Deal cost government £17,000, and flags poor use of evidence and testing when the scheme was designed 


    Cabinet Office launches research centre to probe success of payment by results schemes
    24 Mar 2016 Policy
    Cabinet Office launches research centre to probe success of payment by results schemes

    Government Outcomes Lab being set up in partnership with Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government​ in a bid to assess the impact of outcome-based commissioning ​schemes


    BIS Sheffield closure: PCS union mulls strike as perm sec Martin Donnelly defends plans
    24 Mar 2016 Policy
    BIS Sheffield closure: PCS union mulls strike as perm sec Martin Donnelly defends plans

    Largest civil service union to ballot members on closure of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills St Paul's Place site – as permanent secretary Martin Donnelly tells MPs the decision will "make policy work more cost-effectively"


    Public appointments watchdog will not be in thrall to ministers, says Peter Riddell, after warning from outgoing head Sir David Normington
    22 Mar 2016 Policy
    Public appointments watchdog will not be in thrall to ministers, says Peter Riddell, after warning from outgoing head Sir David Normington

    Government's preferred candidate to succeed Sir David Normington as Commissioner for Public Appointments says revamped process for filling top public jobs will not result in ministers "just being able to get who they want"


    David Cameron to respond to Iain Duncan Smith resignation — as Stephen Crabb starts work at DWP
    21 Mar 2016 Policy
    David Cameron to respond to Iain Duncan Smith resignation — as Stephen Crabb starts work at DWP

    Prime minister attempts to get back on the political front foot after departure of long-serving work and pensions secretary highlights gap between Treasury and the DWP


    Office for National Statistics eyes new £17m data facilities in wake of Bean Review
    18 Mar 2016 Policy
    Office for National Statistics eyes new £17m data facilities in wake of Bean Review

    New data science projects given the go-ahead in this week’s Budget will give the nation richer and more precise economic figures, the Office for National Statistics has said


    Whitehall getting more used to English devolution – top DCLG official
    07 Mar 2016 Policy
    Whitehall getting more used to English devolution – top DCLG official

    Tom Walker – who heads cross-government cities and local growth team – hails "ever closer integration" and close support of the Treasury as ministers press ahead with devolution drive


    Department for Education starts work on schools funding overhaul
    07 Mar 2016 Policy
    Department for Education starts work on schools funding overhaul

    Education secretary Nicky Morgan says consultation marks “biggest step towards fairer funding in over a decade”


    Queen’s Speech 'pushed back until after EU referendum'
    02 Mar 2016 Policy
    Queen’s Speech "pushed back until after EU referendum"

    Prime minister has reportedly delayed unveiling of legislative year ahead to allow focus on European Union vote


    Freedom of Information review: ministers reject charging for requests – but commission recommends tightening of rules around policy formulation
    01 Mar 2016 Policy
    Freedom of Information review: ministers reject charging for requests – but commission recommends tightening of rules around policy formulation

    Burns Commission on Freedom of Information sides against charges for FOI requests, but calls for greater clarity on protecting policy-making


    Matt Hancock: We won't charge for Freedom of Information requests
    01 Mar 2016 Policy
    Matt Hancock: We won't charge for Freedom of Information requests

    Cabinet Office-commissioned review of FOI rejects charging for requests, as minister Matt Hancock says government will "not make any legal changes" to the transparency act


    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing
    29 Feb 2016 Policy
    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing

    Consultation outlines proposals to let government share data to improve services, reduce fraud, and create timely research and statistics



     


    EU referendum: Jeremy Heywood to face MPs over civil service guidance on dealing with pro-Brexit ministers
    29 Feb 2016 Policy
    EU referendum: Jeremy Heywood to face MPs over civil service guidance on dealing with pro-Brexit ministers

    Cabinet secretary will be questioned by the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Tuesday, after ministers in favour of leaving the EU question guidance on use of official resources


    Former civil service head Lord Kerslake blasts “demeaning” move to end automatic “check off” of union fees across Whitehall
    26 Feb 2016 Policy
    Former civil service head Lord Kerslake blasts “demeaning” move to end automatic “check off” of union fees across Whitehall

    Lord Kerslake says it is “impossible to see why any fair person would want to remove this very basic service” - and vows to "sing the national anthem" if the government shelves plans to end automatic "check off" of fees from civil servants' pay packets


    Jeremy Heywood launches new network for black and minority ethnic civil service leaders as Whitehall aims to boost diversity in its top ranks
    25 Feb 2016 Policy
    Jeremy Heywood launches new network for black and minority ethnic civil service leaders as Whitehall aims to boost diversity in its top ranks

    "One of our most important collective responsibilities is to improve the diversity of our senior leadership," says cabinet secretary, as new senior network launched


    Scottish perm sec Leslie Evans: civil servants still see moving between Edinburgh and Whitehall as 'very difficult'
    25 Feb 2016 Policy
    Scottish perm sec Leslie Evans: civil servants still see moving between Edinburgh and Whitehall as "very difficult"

    Sharing of staff and ideas between Holyrood and Westminster still hindered by "a bit of a perception" it will require upheaval for civil servants, says Scotland's top official - as she stresses "need to recognise each others’ evolving roles"


    Cabinet Office creates new EDS role to help Whitehall focus on 'disruptive and long-term thinking'
    22 Feb 2016 Policy
    Cabinet Office creates new EDS role to help Whitehall focus on "disruptive and long-term thinking"

    Powerful Economic and Domestic Secretariat to get a new deputy director to help departments focus on longer-term trends and the impact of technology


    Government unveils long-awaited 'Single Departmental Plans' in drive to match resources with priorities
    19 Feb 2016 Policy
    Government unveils long-awaited "Single Departmental Plans" in drive to match resources with priorities

    Ministers say new, single documents bringing together spending totals and broad reform plans will "enable the public to see how government is delivering"


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