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Lessons learned: Government’s use of external consultants

Autumn 2025

Work in progress

People and operations

Accountability in small government bodies

Summer 2025

Work in progress

Accountability and oversight

Governance and decision‑making on mega‑projects

Published on: 14 Mar 2025

Insight Lessons learned

Project and service delivery

Use of data analytics to make fraud and error savings

Summer 2025

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Fraud and error

Managing the commercial lifecycle

Published on: 20 Feb 2025

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Commercial and financial management

Overcoming challenges to managing risks in government

Published on: 17 Feb 2025

Insight Good practice guides

Risk and resilience

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Lessons learned: Improving operational capability to provide better customer services

Summer 2025

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Operations and process management

Good practice in annual reporting

Published on: 11 Feb 2025

Insight Good practice guides

Accountability and oversight

Cabinet Office 2023-24

Published on: 7 Feb 2025

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