Ministry of Justice to bring in outside policy experts with DfE-style fellowship programme

Coverage of MoJ announcement that it will run policy fellowships to expand “pool of people” delivering extensive reform programme. IfG programme director Jill Rutter is quoted as saying,"It is interesting to see that Michael Gove has transferred the policy fellow idea from DfE to MoJ. Our research on policy-making suggested that moves like this – to bring outsiders into policy and improve connections between policy makers, practitioners and academics – has potential benefits for both sides."