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
Jonathan Slater: Central government needs to stop telling teachers how to do their jobs
05 Dec Policy
Jonathan Slater: Central government needs to stop telling teachers how to do their jobs
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
25 Nov Policy
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
11 Nov Policy
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
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