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
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
10 Jun Policy
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
21 May Policy
Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
09 May Policy
Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
Heywood Foundation names latest fellow
11 Jan 2023 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 2023 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
Culture shift: Sarah Healey takes the long view on digital policymaking in government
24 Oct 2022 Policy
Culture shift: Sarah Healey takes the long view on digital policymaking in government
The DCMS looks back through the decades at how government's approach to digital policy has evolved
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
21 Oct 2022 Policy
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
Privilege Style says it "will not operate flights to Rwanda" after pressure from campaigners
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
12 Oct 2022 Policy
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
Unit leaves Cabinet Office amid deregulation row, as union brief returns from DLUHC
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
23 Sep 2022 Policy
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
To create a health system fit for the future, practitioners and policymakers need to start asking the right questions
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
20 Sep 2022 Policy
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
Last year's winning idea became government policy as well as winning £25,000 prize
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
16 Sep 2022 Policy
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
Jeremy Heywood’s former PPS looks at what the late monarch can teach departmental officials
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
15 Sep 2022 Policy
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
Monitoring system will be crucial for keeping track of departments’ progress over next two years, says Institute for Government
Getting balance wrong on flexible working will harm society, minister warns
02 Sep 2022 Policy
Getting balance wrong on flexible working will harm society, minister warns
Matt Warman’s Future of Work handover warns of potential “huge detriment” to society