Interview: Alex Chisholm, CMA
The new Competition & Markets Authority will referee our markets, boosting competition to support both economic growth and government outsourcing projects. Chief executive Alex Chisholm talks to...
View ArticleHMT ministerial advice published
The government last week published advice given by HM Treasury permanent secretary Sir Nicholas Macpherson, cautioning the chancellor against a currency union with an independent Scotland. The decision...
View ArticlePreparing for the perfect storm
Extreme rain, storms and tides have combined to overwhelm our flood defences – but defences can only ever be a backstop. Stuart Watson explores how public agencies could work together [...]
View ArticleInterview: David Behan, CQC
The Care Quality Commission exists to inspect quality in our health and care services – but when chief executive David Behan joined it in 2012, its own services were in [...]
View ArticleBehan: CQC budget was so low, it couldn’t properly inspect care
The Care Quality Commission’s budget shrank to the point where there was “insufficient resource available for us to do the job” of inspecting care, its chief executive has told CSW [...]
View ArticleHauling in a bigger catch of suppliers
Even after years of public sector outsourcing, many departments still struggle to attract a wide range of bidders for new contracts. Joshua Chambers explores how government could create more diverse [...]
View ArticleInterview: Dave Webster, Natural England
With the environment department badly hit in the Spending Review, many of its agencies saw hefty cuts. Joshua Chambers speaks to Dave Webster, chief executive of Natural England, on how [...]
View ArticleCBI calls for greater transparency over outsourcing contracts
Government contracts should be audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) to improve transparency about public service outsourcing, business organisation the CBI has said. Ruby McGregor-Smith, CEO of...
View ArticleLabour: ‘DfE appointing party ideologues’ as senior civil servants
The Labour Party has criticised the Department for Education (DfE) for employing “party ideologues” as senior officials. Shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan MP was reacting to the appointment of Tim...
View ArticleBudget: New pay rules and efficiency drive
Two departments will pilot new pay rules which give them greater flexibility in spending their pay budget, the Budget announced today. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and [...]
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