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Gavin Freeguard
Associate
Gavin's recent work
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Ministerial directions
Ministerial directions are formal instructions telling departments to proceed with a spending proposal, despite objection from permanent secretaries.
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Six lessons government should learn from the Post Office scandal
The handling of the Post Office scandal has wider lessons for government.
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Doing data justice
The justice sector needs a system-wide data strategy to address current deficiencies.
All work
Opening the door to data transparency
Where does the money go?
Government Contracting: Public data, private providers
This report looks at government spending with private service providers.
Pre-Shuffle
The Real Deal with Cabinet Reshuffles Under Cameron and Blair.
Counting down
The latest civil service staff numbers.
Engaging with engagement
Part 2.
Engaging with engagement
Part 1.
A contracting sector
Government contracts and voluntary organisations.
Season's Greetings
It’s very nearly the most wonderful time of the year