All posts by Colin Marrs

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  UK pushes forward on senior pay reforms

  The UK government is considering whether pay reforms for the senior civil service (SCS) should be managed centrally or by departments, according to Cabinet Office minister David Lidington. Writing to

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  APS commissioner outlines vision for more flexible civil service

  The new Australian Public Service (APS) commissioner has outlined a vision of a more “permeable” civil service in his first public speech. Peter Woolcott was appointed by former prime minister

  • Posted October 25, 2018
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  UK cabinet secretary defends chief Brexit negotiator

  UK cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has publicly defended civil servants negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union from attacks by politicians. Sedwill wrote to The Times newspaper responding to an article

  • Posted October 23, 2018
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  Cabinet secretary returns to government under new Australian PM

  Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has brought Peter Conran, an adviser to former prime minister John Howard, back into government as his new cabinet secretary. Conran worked for Howard between

  • Posted October 22, 2018
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  Trump demands 5% cuts across government – bar defence

  US President Donald Trump this week asked all government departments to plan for budget cuts of 5%, though he said a recent boost to spending at the Department of Defense

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  UK steps back from Verify ID system

  The UK has announced the end of public funding for its digital identity programme, Verify. Last week, the government signed five 18-month contracts with its certified private sector identity partners,

  • Posted October 16, 2018
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  Canadian government pledges no ‘cut corners’ on Phoenix replacement

  The Canadian government is working up plans to replace its troubled Phoenix shared service, stating that this time round it will adopt an “entirely different approach” to designing and building

  • Posted September 16, 2018
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  New Zealand consults on major civil service reforms

  The New Zealand government has unveiled proposals for reform of the civil service in an attempt to break down siloes between its departments. In a speech in parliament last week

  • Posted September 13, 2018
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  UK signals greater powers for Northern Ireland civil servants

  The UK government intends to give civil servants in Northern Ireland greater powers to make decisions in the absence of local elected leaders, the Westminster administration’s minister for the province

  • Posted September 12, 2018
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  Brexit ‘no deal’ would hit criminal justice across Europe, says think tank

  Failure by the UK and European Union to reach a deal over law enforcement cooperation after Brexit could harm the ability of both parties’ crime agencies to bring criminals to

  • Posted September 10, 2018
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