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UK civil service review proposes giving ministers a greater role in some appointments

Much anticipated review also calls for post of head of civil service to be split from cabinet secretary A major review of the UK civil service’s governance and accountability has […]

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Labour tasks former department chief with devising UK government revamp

The UK’s opposition Labour party is to develop plans to rewire how government works to deliver on its priorities if it takes power following an election that is expected to […]
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UK public sector faces productivity review; US government told to quicken pace of federal property sales: policy and delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK chancellor launches public sector productivity task force with AI focus The UK finance minister […]
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New salvos fired in the wars of Whitehall

British ministers have been clashing with civil servants over Brexit and bullying – with some pushing for greater powers to appoint officials. At an Institute for Government debate, however, panellists […]
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Treasury

UK government bids to halt financial turmoil after botched tax cuts

The UK government has abandoned a host of tax cuts that were announced less than a month ago after replacing the country’s finance minister due to a negative response from […]
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‘Once in a generation opportunity’ to reset public sector, says UK local authority chief

The recovery from the coronavirus pandemic provides the UK public sector with an opportunity to rethink how services are delivered and provide greater joining up of provision, a local authority […]
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts

The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts […]
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Civil Service Data Challenge 2022 launched to unlock government innovation

The Civil Service Data Challenge is to return for a second year to help officials from across the UK government realise their ideas on how to improve the use of […]
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Minister who oversaw UK civil service job cuts ‘set to lead governance review’

A former UK Cabinet Office minister who oversaw the development of a plan that led to 90,000 civil service job cuts is being lined up to lead a review into […]
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Exclusive: experts on the impact of 91,000 job cuts in the UK civil service

Former top officials in the UK civil service and experts on Whitehall have discussed how the government might achieve its aim to cut 91,000 jobs, with warnings that the “arbitrary” […]