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Supply chain problems
Since the summer of 2021, widespread disruption to supply chains has hit the headlines – both in the UK and globally.
'VIP lane' shows urgent need for procurement reform
This week’s data releases on Covid contracts make uncomfortable reading for several senior Conservatives
Estelle Morris
Baroness Morris talks about her six years in DfE, including her perspective as a former teacher and the shift to a targets-orientated culture.
The UK government has 12 key months to build on the COP26 deal
Jill Rutter says the UK now has a key role in building on the progress made at COP26
The government’s reforms to judicial review must respect the separation of powers
Any further reforms to the relationship between the courts and the executive should not neuter judicial review or undermine the separation of powers
Setting a new direction for the Information Commissioner's Office
This readout summarises a private roundtable organised at the request of DCMS, to support its consultation Data: A new direction.
MPs’ code of conduct
The MPs’ code of conduct sets out the standards of behaviour expected of MPs when carrying out their work.
Pay reform for the senior civil service
The government must commit to ringfencing the £45m needed to fund its promised reform of senior civil service pay or risk undermining job satisfaction
Five steps to higher standards in public life
How the government should strengthen the standards system
Owen Paterson vote reinforces the need for truly independent standards regulators
Tim Durrant argues for more, not less, independence in how standards are upheld across public life