Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live
14 Oct Policy

Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live

Successor body to Committee on Standards in Public Life “needs full independence and statutory footing”, anti-corruption organisations warn
by Jim Dunton
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
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EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
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DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
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Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
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Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
National statistician Ian Diamond updates MPs as Integrated Data Service moves towards full rollout
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Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
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Foreign secretary says new leadership structures are making the department “work better than it was”
Starmer working on plans to tackle civil-service churn – and other news you may have missed over Christmas
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Labour leader wants DGs to stay in post longer, Cummings claims Sunak offered him new No.10 role, and IfG calls for Spring Budget to be scrapped
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
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Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
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Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
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Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face real-terms cuts of 3.4%, IFS warns
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