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...pens at such speed. It was back in 1854 that the Northcote-Trevelyan report recommended a Civil Service Act. This year, after a 150-year wait, legislation was presented to Parliament t...
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A Celebration of women in the civil service Pg3
...domestic violence. 1975 – Sex Discrimination Act and Employment Protection ActA milestone year for equal rights as several key pieces of legislation are passed. The Sex Discrimin...
A Celebration of women in the civil service Page 3
...domestic violence. 1975 – Sex Discrimination Act and Employment Protection ActA milestone year for equal rights as several key pieces of legislation are passed. The Sex Discrimin...
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...ple of Northern Ireland.” The department and the Minister make legislation and policy decisions in three...ity and voluntary sector development, urban regeneration, and social legislation. It is also responsible for t...
...ad to deal with its fair share of challenges, including the summer riots, but also had terrific achievements including passing some very tricky legislation and ground-breaking innovatio...
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Divided they stood, what about now?
...e government wants to reduce civil service redundancy pay by primary legislation after heavy coverage in Monda...civil service unions are now looking at legal options of holding up legislation which changes civil service r...
An old-fashioned view of good government
...cisms of ‘sofa government’, excessive and poorly drafted legislation, and the expansion in special...ve seen the worst examples of excessive and sometimes badly prepared legislation, but this is also the area wh...
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Sir Gus defends civil service against criticisms over ‘pace’
...down any barriers that we can get down – but also to explain to ministers that the only way some of these barriers can be changed is through legislation or through changing EU direct...
...y of Justice.A shadow NCA is being set up during the next year, with legislation establishing the organisation...efore the NCA is established, the government will first push through legislation to establish elected police c...
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...content of the Cabinet Manual is not static, and the passage of new legislation, the evolution of conventions...irst edition, and it will continue to change in order to reflect new legislation – but it is already an...
...part if you are more open with information.”Thomas says that the legislation has increased public sector a.... The business plan measures, however, will not be set out in legislation. Hazel Grant, a partner at...
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Interview: Bob Kerslake and Jeremy Heywood
...an eye to implementation.” Moving to soft powerUnder the coalition’s approach, that implementation phase is unlikely to mean regulations, legislation, targets, new quangos, big IT...
...expertise, but now it also needs people who can manage programmes of legislation effectively.Here, the size of...get the policy to the right level and quality to be able to put into legislation when we’re trying to do so...
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The importance of a clear view
...as we used to before FoI. We may well have [minutes], but internal meetings are definitely not recorded in the full form they used to be before legislation came in. Our minutes are blan...
Planes, trains and meals on wheels
...pts to reform this wide-ranging legislation. In almost any discussion ab...is reviewing public procurement legislation, and says it hopes to publish...compliance with EU procurement legislation is €5.2bn, while the direct...ission is aiming to table draft legislation by the end of the year, and R...
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Round table: Challenges of mutualisation
...ifferent ways,” he said. However, he added: “There’s got to be legislation saying you can do it.” Whil...eady exist, the most innovative new ideas may require new or amended legislation to underpin them, he warned....
Round table: Challenges of mutualisation
...ifferent ways,” he said. However, he added: “There’s got to be legislation saying you can do it.” Whil...eady exist, the most innovative new ideas may require new or amended legislation to underpin them, he warned....
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Special report: The hard road ahead
...e council could be closed by a legislative order rather than primary legislation – proved to be wrong, addin...reate the powers needed to close or reform bodies set up by previous legislation.Michael Guthrie, head of poli...
...RD BASSAM OF BRIGHTON, LORDS CHIEF WHIP Special Adviser Ben CoffmanBen Coffman’s role is to assist the government’s chief whip in getting legislation through the House of Lords. H...
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Sir Gus defends civil service against criticisms over ‘pace’
Departing cabinet secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell has defended the civil service against the charge that it’s moving slowly in implementing the coalition’s policies and pursuing capital projects. Speaking in an interview with CSW before he retires at Christmas, O’Donnell said: “There’s no...
Tags: public service reform, legislation
John BercowThe election of John Bercow as speaker has prompted both glee and horror within the House of Commons. But there are implications for Whitehall too: Ben Willis examines what his election means for civil servantsWhether or not you believe the rumours already circulating Westminster that ...
Tags: martin salter, john bercow, john hemming, malcolm bruce, constitutional reform, uk parliament, legislation, legislative programmes
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