| ID | 130956 |
| Title Proper | Accountability and leadership in twenty-first century Whitehall |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jenkin, Bernard |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In July 2013 the UK's coalition government published "The Civil Service Reform Plan - One Year on", reporting on progress against minister Frances Maude's objectives to shake up the civil service. This followed various reported disagreements between ministers and civil servants over policy implementation, and a research report commissioned by the government from think tank IPPR into lessons from overseas for civil service reform. This trio of short articles reviews the government's proposals from three perspectives: that of the lead author of the IPPR report, a former senior civil servant, and the chair of the House of Commons Public Administration Committee (PASC) which oversees the civil service. The authors take differing views on the proposals, which include introduction of 'extended ministerial offices', and greater control by ministers over choosing their civil servants. Should these be seen as useful next steps, worrying developments, and/or large and important enough to merit a Commission on the civil service, as PASC has suggested? |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol.85, No.1; January-March 2014: p.87-89 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol.85, No.1; January-March 2014: p.87-89 |
| Key Words | Political Aggression ; Civil Service Reform ; Reform ; Diplomatic Reforms ; Coalition ; United Kingdom - UK ; PASC ; IPPR ; Political Reforms ; Political Control ; Public Working Committee - PWC ; Bureaucracy ; Civil Service Reform Plan - CSRP ; House of Commons Public Administration Committee - PASC ; Accountability ; Leadership |