Update on the Next Generation Shared Services Strategy
Published on:The Cabinet Office will have to work with other government departments to ensure that the full benefits of its shared services strategy are realised.
The Cabinet Office will have to work with other government departments to ensure that the full benefits of its shared services strategy are realised.
Government is owed a large amount of money but has no overall view of its debt reduction objectives nor of the financial risk that the debt poses.
The Public Bodies Reform Programme is making good progress in abolishing or merging public bodies and reducing their costs, but triennial reviews of remaining bodies need to be much more effective.
This report provides the context around whistleblowing and examines the procedures in place for whistleblowing within government departments.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Cabinet Office 2012-13.
MyCSP has the potential to be good value for money with a projected saving of 50 per cent on costs, but the Cabinet Office and MyCSP still face many large challenges in transforming the service.
There is a lack of transparency, consistency and accountability in the use of compromise agreements in the public sector and little is being done to change this.
The government now accepts the urgent need for a skilled cross-departmental leadership group – but this requires changing the long-standing culture of the Senior Civil Service.
This Departmental Overview is one of 15 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Cabinet Office during 2011-12.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Cabinet Office during 2010-2011.