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Impossible to assess Whitehall's effectiveness, says IfG
The Times mentions our Whitehall Monitor 2013 report in a wider piece about civil service leadership.
Diversity in the Civil Service
Figures from the the Institute for Government's forthcoming 'Whitehall Monitor 2013' are used in this article about diversity in the Civil Service.
Commissioning public services
Should the government speed up on plans to centralise procurement or slow down?
Happy birthday to the National Minimum Wage
The FT's John McDermott cites IfG research an article about the National Minimum Wage's 15th birthday.
Reshaping the state–Is it working?
As the election nears, the Government must show it has a grip on public service markets–and prove they are delivering results.
Do public service markets work?
One pound in three spent on public services by the Government goes to independent providers—is this outsourcing giving value for money?
Too much - the government's welfare plans start to unwind
The Institute's Director of Research, Tom Gash, is quoted in this story assessing the government's welfare reforms.
Why business advice is not always good for the public sector
A report released last week showed the difficulties of applying private sector models to public service markets.
Civil servants not resisting change
Richard Heaton, the Cabinet Office permanent secretary, says civil servants are not resistant to change.
Government ‘lacks expertise’ to manage difficult contracts
Whitehall should “slow down” on plans to expand markets in public services because civil servants “lack the expertise to design and manage complex con