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15 Oct 19
The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
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30 Sep 19
The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
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27 Sep 19
Civil servants have been forced to take decisions in Northern Ireland for nearly 1,000 days. In the event of a no-deal Brexit Westminster would have to take direct control of the country, a situation...
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19 Sep 19
An enhanced Spending Review process, increasing departmental accountability for performance and strengthening transparency can make the Treasury more effective, according to the Institute for...
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19 Feb 19
Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
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19 Nov 18
As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
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17 May 18
Now the dust has settled - two weeks after the local elections - the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins gives some advice for newly-elected councillors on five challenges they need to address....
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24 Apr 18
Public sector scrutiny “struggles to keep up” with the “increased complexity of modern government”, according to a think-tank.
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20 Sep 17
Whitehall needs to improve its cost benefit analysis or risk losing value from its £250bn infrastructure project pipeline, the Institute for Government has warned.
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21 Jun 17
Digitalisation of government and public services is moving too slowly as departments resist change, the Institute for Government has found.
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30 Jan 17
Unless the government is clear about planning, negotiating and spending priorities around Brexit, there is a risk the UK will not be prepared for complex talks and life after leaving the EU
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9 Dec 16
Significant progress has been made in implementing the government’s financial management review, but the Treasury and chancellor Philip Hammond need to build on what has been achieved to date
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31 Oct 16
The government could save as much as £2bn by 2020 by digitising services and transactions but progress is being held back by a lack of political drive from the top, including from prime minister...
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24 Oct 16
Prime minister Theresa May risks provoking a constitutional crisis if she fails to reach agreement with the three devolved administrations on the course of the UK’s exit from the European Union, the...
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15 Sep 16
Theresa May has been urged to learn from the mistakes of previous governments and avoid unrealistic commitments to improving public sector efficiency that undermine the public’s trust in government...
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6 Sep 16
The government’s flagship universal credit scheme is on the road to recovery, according to an examination of the scheme by the Institute for Government.
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10 Aug 16
Actively listening to local areas about what policies are working – and not working – must be high on the new government’s agenda. Sharing of progress, challenges and setbacks is vital to making real...
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7 Jun 16
David Cameron has highlighted the importance of transparency in the public sector. A new standard contract for Whitehall outsourcing could help provide more information across services
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4 Nov 15
Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be reformed if the government’s devolution drive is to be a success, the Institute for Government has...
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26 Oct 15
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
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10 Jun 15
Parliamentary select committees must take a longer-term approach to scrutiny of government to improve the impact they have on the work of Whitehall, the Institute for Government has said.
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1 May 15
The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
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16 Dec 14
Reforms to how the government develops infrastructure projects are needed to ensure existing plans to improve key economic links can be implemented, the Institute for Government has said.
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25 Mar 14
The civil service must begin preparations for the post-election Spending Review in 2015 now to ensure planned public spending cuts can be delivered, the Institute for Government has said.
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28 Jan 14
The government has finally got around to publishing permanent secretaries' 2013-14 performance objectives. Unfortunately, instead of improving Whitehall accountability, they just add to the...
15 Oct 19The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
30 Sep 19The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
27 Sep 19Civil servants have been forced to take decisions in Northern Ireland for nearly 1,000 days. In the event of a no-deal Brexit Westminster would have to take direct control of the country, a situation...
19 Sep 19An enhanced Spending Review process, increasing departmental accountability for performance and strengthening transparency can make the Treasury more effective, according to the Institute for...
19 Nov 18As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
17 May 18Now the dust has settled - two weeks after the local elections - the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins gives some advice for newly-elected councillors on five challenges they need to address....
24 Apr 18Public sector scrutiny “struggles to keep up” with the “increased complexity of modern government”, according to a think-tank.
20 Sep 17Whitehall needs to improve its cost benefit analysis or risk losing value from its £250bn infrastructure project pipeline, the Institute for Government has warned.
21 Jun 17Digitalisation of government and public services is moving too slowly as departments resist change, the Institute for Government has found.
30 Jan 17Unless the government is clear about planning, negotiating and spending priorities around Brexit, there is a risk the UK will not be prepared for complex talks and life after leaving the EU
9 Dec 16Significant progress has been made in implementing the government’s financial management review, but the Treasury and chancellor Philip Hammond need to build on what has been achieved to date
31 Oct 16The government could save as much as £2bn by 2020 by digitising services and transactions but progress is being held back by a lack of political drive from the top, including from prime minister...
24 Oct 16Prime minister Theresa May risks provoking a constitutional crisis if she fails to reach agreement with the three devolved administrations on the course of the UK’s exit from the European Union, the...
15 Sep 16Theresa May has been urged to learn from the mistakes of previous governments and avoid unrealistic commitments to improving public sector efficiency that undermine the public’s trust in government...
6 Sep 16The government’s flagship universal credit scheme is on the road to recovery, according to an examination of the scheme by the Institute for Government.
10 Aug 16Actively listening to local areas about what policies are working – and not working – must be high on the new government’s agenda. Sharing of progress, challenges and setbacks is vital to making real...
7 Jun 16David Cameron has highlighted the importance of transparency in the public sector. A new standard contract for Whitehall outsourcing could help provide more information across services
4 Nov 15Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be reformed if the government’s devolution drive is to be a success, the Institute for Government has...
10 Jun 15Parliamentary select committees must take a longer-term approach to scrutiny of government to improve the impact they have on the work of Whitehall, the Institute for Government has said.
1 May 15The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
16 Dec 14Reforms to how the government develops infrastructure projects are needed to ensure existing plans to improve key economic links can be implemented, the Institute for Government has said.
28 Jan 14The government has finally got around to publishing permanent secretaries' 2013-14 performance objectives. Unfortunately, instead of improving Whitehall accountability, they just add to the...
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