Civil service
Austerity, reform and leadership: the view from the Foreign Office
FCO Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Simon Fraser advises his successor.
Leadership and reform in Whitehall
Sir Simon Fraser will reflect on his experience and the lessons he has learned in leading BIS and the FCO as Permanent Secretary.
Leadership and reform in Whitehall
Sir Simon Fraser reflects on his experience and the lessons he has learned in leading BIS and the FCO as Permanent Secretary over the last six years.
Diversité a la canadienne
The most senior civil servant in Canada, Janice Charette, discusses the role of women in Canadian public services.
Women Leaders series: The view from Ottawa – Janice Charette in conversation with Melanie Dawes
The Institute for Government is delighted to invite you to breakfast with Janice Charette one of the world’s most senior women civil servants.
The growing role of Government non-executive directors
Government non-executive directors have a growing role, says Sir Ian Cheshire.
A sense of direction: when permanent secretaries object to ministerial decisions
What happens when a Permanent Secretary objects to a ministerial decision?
Non-executives – the next phase
Sir Ian Cheshire reflected on the impact which non-executives have had to date in departments and across Whitehall.
The Government should give a realistic commitment to Agile
Matt Hancock, is right that the civil service should become more “agile” but this is easier said than done.
We didn’t start the FOIA
Freedom of information requests in the final quarter of the Coalition.