Public Service Leadership & Management

Mauritius good governance law can inspire other countries, says Commonwealth official

Legislation passed in Mauritius to combat corruption and promote good governance could provide valuable lessons for other countries, the deputy secretary-general of the Commonwealth Secretariat Dr Josephine Ojiambo has said. […]

Rules and processes in Canada’s public service ‘overly complex’ and developed ‘from top down’, public servants say

Processes and rules in Canada’s public service have been created “from the top down” and are “overly complex”, incoherent and inconsistent, according to public servants who took part in Canada’s Blueprint 2020 initiative. […]

Nordic countries perform best in global corruption ranking

Denmark, Finland and Sweden are the least corrupt countries according to an annual ranking. This year’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), ranks 168 countries based on how corrupt their public sector […]

Global public sector corruption ranking to be launched this week

Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) will be launched in London on Wednesday. The annual index, which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is […]

Janice Charette to be replaced as Canada’s top official tomorrow

Janice Charette will be temporarily replaced as Canada’s top civil servant by her deputy Michael Wernick tomorrow. Wernick’s appointment as clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet […]

World Bank official to lead Open Government Partnership

A World Bank official will this year take up the leadership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the international initiative to promote government transparency, accountability and responsiveness to citizens. Sanjay […]

UK education chief Chris Wormald to head up health department

Chris Wormald, permanent secretary at the Department of Education (DfE), will succeed Dame Una O’Brien in her role of Department of Health perm sec, it has been announced today. O’Brien […]

Top UK civil servant calls on departments to share ideas and create inclusive culture

The head of the UK civil service has called on departments to work more closely together, share ideas and up their efforts to create a culture “that genuinely values diversity […]

Lin Homer to leave role as UK tax authority chief

The chief executive of Britain’s tax authority has today announced she is stepping down from her role after 36 years in the public service. Lin Homer, chief executive and permanent […]

New Zealand’s Iain Rennie responds to accusations that officials failed to act impartially

New Zealand’s top civil servant has called on all government agencies to ensure that “staff understand their obligation to be impartial – and are seen to be impartial – in […]