Policy paper: Independent Dormant Assets Commission: terms of reference
In December 2015 the government announced that an independent commission would be set up to unlock dormant assets to help fund good causes.The Independent Dormant Assets Commission will support the...
View ArticlePress release: Dormant Assets Commission: new commissioners announced
The chair of the new Dormant Assets Commission, Nick O’Donohoe, has today announced that 8 new commissioners will help unlock as much as £1 billion in funding for good causes.The commissioners, who...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Better public appointments: review of the public appointments...
In July 2015, the government asked Sir Gerry Grimstone to lead a review of the public appointments system. This report sets out the recommendations and conclusions of the review. It presents Sir...
View ArticleGovernment response: Better Public Appointments review: Government response
Getting the right people, promptly, into the right public appointments is mission critical for delivering the improvements the government wants to see. It’s important to get this right. So in the...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Social investment: UK as a global hub - international strategy...
During the last Parliament, the UK established itself as a global leader in the field of social investment. This strategy outlines how we will maintain our position as the best place in the world to...
View ArticlePress release: Government publishes new plans to make the UK a global social...
Social investment uses private capital to generate social as well as financial returns. It helps social sector organisations do more by providing the capital they need to provide their services, grow...
View ArticleIndependent report: Independent review of UK economic statistics: final report
Updated: Links to terms of reference, call for evidence and interim report addedProfessor Sir Charles Bean has now published the final report of his independent review of UK economic statistics,...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Social investment: a force for social change - UK strategy 2016
The UK is widely recognised as the most advanced social investment market in the world.This domestic strategy outlines how, over the next 5 years, the government will:use social investment to transform...
View ArticleResearch and analysis: Social enterprise: market trends 2014
The Cabinet Office has produced this report based on 2014 Small Business Survey, gathered through a telephone survey of business owners and managers in the UK, commissioned by the Department for...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Understanding mission-led businesses: terms of reference
Within the social economy, new businesses are emerging that seek to achieve social as well as financial impact. We call these ‘mission-led businesses’. These businesses are addressing critical social...
View ArticleNews story: Local Sustainability Fund: 2016 first awards
Updated: Grant amounts added to attachmentThe Local Sustainability Fund (LSF) will award funds to 265 small to medium-sized high-impact voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE)...
View ArticleNews story: New Government Chief Commercial Officer appointed
Following a full and open competition, John Manzoni (Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Rhys Williams as...
View ArticleTransparency data: Cabinet Office: senior officials' business expenses and...
Cabinet Office publishes details of permanent secretaries’ external meetings and senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality on a quarterly basis.
View ArticlePress release: £17 million investment to make Wales a global leader in...
In this week’s budget, the government announced funding of over £10 million for the ground-breaking project that will modernise the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to produce more innovative,...
View ArticleCollection: Cabinet Office permanent secretaries’ meetings with external...
Updated: Added data for October to December 2015Cabinet Office permanent secretaries’ meetings with external organisations at quarterly intervals.
View ArticleCollection: Cabinet Office: business expenses and hospitality for senior...
Updated: Added data October to December 2015The Cabinet Office publishes, on a quarterly basis, details of expenses and hospitality incurred by their most senior officials.
View ArticlePress release: Peter Riddell recommended for key appointments role
The Minister for the Cabinet Office has today announced Peter Riddell is the government’s preferred candidate for the role of Commissioner for Public Appointments. Peter is currently the Director of...
View ArticleTransparency data: Cabinet Office spend approvals: October to December 2015
To help address the budget deficit, the government introduced a new and ambitious approach to take out costs and waste in central government operations in order to protect essential jobs and services...
View ArticlePress release: New National Cyber Security Centre set to bring UK expertise...
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Matt Hancock, has confirmed today that the UK’s new national cyber centre, announced by the Chancellor in November, will be called the...
View ArticleCollection: Procurement policy notes
Updated: Added PPN 02/16Guidance on best practice for procurement for public sector organisations, together with supporting documentation.Please note: the service desk telephone number 0845 000 4999 is...
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