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Audit Commission 'needs to be reinvented'
A new Institute for Government report says the Audit Commission should be reinvented to protect taxpayers' money.
Killing off the Audit Commission is bad for the taxpayer
IfG Senior Fellow Nick Timmins says the Audit Commission's abolition will mean public money is at greater risk.
DWP cuts put government's welfare reforms at risk
Deputy Director Julian McCrae is quoted in a piece describing the impact of cuts at the Department for Work and Pensions.
As Tories stumble, Labour is preparing for office
Matthew D'Ancona's column in The Sunday Telegraph mentions the Institute for Government.
More clout needed for Sir Humphrey
The FT's leader says the UK's Civil Service remains world class, but care must be taken to heed warnings from the IfG on the relationship between mini
Hunt for finance chief to rule mandarins nears end
Appilications for the position of Whitehall's finance chief have now closed, the Financial Times reports.
PMs 'should not decide' on top civil service jobs
A new report from the Public Administration Select Committee says the Prime Minister should not be able to choose permanent secretaries.
Contracting for outcomes?
IfG Director of Research Tom Gash and Henry Kippin, from Collaborate, outline findings from recent research on commissioning.
Prepare for government!
IfG Director Peter Riddell talks to Total Politics about challenges for the civil service as electioneering begins.
Scottish independence: Swinney steps up Treasury criticism over pound
Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has criticised the Treasury's Permanent Secretary over his currency union intervention.