HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Project Delivery

HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service

Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
by Jim Dunton
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
01 Jun Project Delivery
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
18 May Project Delivery
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Project Delivery
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
Senior Tory 'tremendously encouraged' by Labour's plans for delivery
12 Jul 2024 Project Delivery
Senior Tory 'tremendously encouraged' by Labour's plans for delivery
Plus, IFS director hails Starmer's "remarkably experienced" ministerial team
'Don’t surprise a politician': PAC chair Meg Hillier on accountability, openness and collecting 'Yes, Minister moments'
01 Jul 2024 Project Delivery
'Don’t surprise a politician': PAC chair Meg Hillier on accountability, openness and collecting 'Yes, Minister moments'
Meg Hillier has spent nearly a decade investigating the ins and outs of government delivery in her role as chair of the Public Accounts Committee. What wisdom can she share with officials and future ministers?
Labour's clean-power pledge will require 'immediate action' from departments, IfG warns
28 Jun 2024 Project Delivery
Labour's clean-power pledge will require 'immediate action' from departments, IfG warns
Think tank says party's accelerated 2030 deadline faces 10 clear barriers Starmer must address if he becomes PM
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
18 Jun 2024 Project Delivery
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
Reform paper makes series of recommendations to tackle barriers to effective delivery
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
13 Jun 2024 Project Delivery
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
Concerns raised that government has not learned lessons from Windrush scandal
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
12 Jun 2024 Project Delivery
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
Alex Chisholm led BEIS when it struck Hinkley Point C deal with energy giant in 2016 but watchdog says risk of foul play is minimal
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
31 May 2024 Project Delivery
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
Registry developed after watchdog MPs raised concerns over use and transparency of evaluations across government
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
30 May 2024 Project Delivery
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
MPs have "little confidence" in department's ability to implement controversial asylum partnership "given its track record"
Post-Brexit border plan suffering from resourcing and oversight issues, NAO warns
20 May 2024 Project Delivery
Post-Brexit border plan suffering from resourcing and oversight issues, NAO warns
Watchdog says government's border plan lacks an integrated cross-government delivery plan, while programmes face resourcing uncertainty
Skills deficit leaves departments 'too reliant on suppliers' for major projects, MPs say
15 May 2024 Project Delivery
Skills deficit leaves departments 'too reliant on suppliers' for major projects, MPs say
A lack of project-management, technical and engineering skills is undermining projects, PAC report warns
Civil service leaders must get better at deep listening
02 May 2024 Project Delivery
Civil service leaders must get better at deep listening
Does it bother you as much as it does me that across government, we can still be way too slow to spot and act on serious problems before they materialise or grow into national scandals?
Free childcare expansion 'feasible', DfE says amid concern over provision of places
05 Apr 2024 Project Delivery
Free childcare expansion 'feasible', DfE says amid concern over provision of places
But a potential shortfall of childcare places is a risk to the reforms, according to perm sec Susan Acland-Hood