Search results for 'People and operations'

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  1. Maintaining public service facilities

    Report Value for money

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    The public spending watchdog has estimated that the government’s maintenance backlog is at least £49 billion.

  2. Civil service leadership capability

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    This report examines the government’s overall approach to leadership capability within the Senior Civil Service.

  3. FCDO’s overseas estate

    Work in progress

    Spring 2025

    Background The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) manages an overseas estate of over 6,000 properties in nearly 180 countries and territories. This includes around 450 Embassy, High Commission, Consulate or office buildings, and 4,200 staff housing units. The overseas estate is shared by other UK government departments with an overseas presence and is supported […]

  4. Non-executive appointments

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    Government is taking longer than it should to appoint non-executive directors (NEDs) to public positions, and these delays can leave gaps on boards, creating risks to governance, and reducing the number of high-quality candidates.

  5. Financial management in government: allocating resources

    Insight Good practice guides

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    This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on how to allocate resources for better financial management in government. It is the third in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. For public services to be efficient and […]

  6. Immigration: Skilled Worker visas

    Work in progress

    Spring 2025

    We will look at the Home Office’s approach to processing Skilled Worker visa applications and how it ensures compliance with visa requirements.

  7. DWP customer service 

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    DWP’s customer service has fallen short of expected standards in recent years, and is letting down some of the most vulnerable in society.

  8. Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service

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    Whistleblowing arrangements in government require further improvement with slow and inconsistent progress being made by departments and other civil service bodies, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says.

  9. Leadership development in the civil service

    Report

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    In this report we describe the civil service’s training and development of its leaders, focusing on the senior civil service and the pipeline of future senior leaders

  10. Whistleblowing in the civil service

    Insight Good practice guides

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    Our guide is for people who deal with whistleblowers, investigate concerns or manage whistleblowing processes in government organisations.

  11. Progress with the New Hospital Programme

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    Our report found that the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.

  12. Condition of school buildings

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    Following years of underinvestment, the overall condition of school buildings is declining. Around 700,000 pupils attend a school that needs major rebuilding or refurbishment.

  13. Improving family court services for children

    Work in progress

    Spring 2025

    This study will examine whether the MoJ and other bodies involved in the family court system are managing the service efficiently and effectively.

  14. Managing central government property

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    This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.