Civil service
The data you need to run a government
Many departments do not even know what data they collect on the services for which they are responsible.
Are there too many generalists in the civil service?
The Institute for Government is delighted to welcome James Ball and Andrew Greenway, authors of the new book, Bluffocracy.
Professionalising Whitehall: Responsibilities of the Head of Function for Digital, Data and Technology
How the current head of function for digital, data and technology role is working.
Age of the civil service
The age of the civil service can have consequences on the skills available to the civil service.
Can the Government's new chief scientist transform the role of expert advice in Whitehall?
Departments commit to looking at how they can get most value from their Chief scientific advisers to improve how they use evidence.
The percentage of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests being refused by government has reached a record level.
We now need to see a marked improvement in the Government’s FoI responses, or a convincing justification of why things have changed.
Government plugs gaps in prison service staff
New civil service staff numbers show increases at the Prison and Probation Service, and spending on Brexit staff continuing to grow.
Preparing Brexit: How ready is Whitehall?
Political divisions over Brexit are creating a culture of secrecy in Whitehall.
A missed chance to reassure that Whitehall has Brexit covered
The Government's latest Single Departmental Plans offer a fairer reflection of the impact of Brexit on departments’ work – but not by much.
Too many priorities mean no priorities
Ministers need to be clear about their priorities so that the next set of Single Departmental Plans are not just shopping lists of nice-to-haves.