Speech: PM Direct in Stockton-on-Tees
Prime MinisterThanks very much. It’s great to be here. Now, the point of today is your questions and my answers. So, I’ll just make very brief introductory comments. The first is about the state of our...
View ArticleGuidance: Social investment: an introduction to the government's approach
Updated: Publication updated to include links to related organisations.This document provides an overview of the government’s approach to social investment.Social investment provides capital for social...
View ArticleOpen consultation: Big Lottery Fund triennial review: call for evidence
Updated: Consultation extended, closing date for responses now 10 January (from 6 January).On 21 November 2013 the Minister for Civil Society announced the start of the triennial review of the Big...
View ArticleDetailed guide: Centre for Social Action
Updated: The Vulnerable and Disengaged Young People Fund has now closed for applications.What is social actionThe Centre for Social Action supports programmes that encourage people to create positive...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Huawei cyber security review
The National Security Adviser has today published the executive summary of a report to the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) on a review of Huawei’s Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC)....
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Huawei cyber security review: written ministerial...
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) reported in June 2013 on Foreign Investment in Critical National Infrastructure. The ISC raised concerns about the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Cabinet Office Statement of New Regulation
Updated: Added Cabinet Office's Statement of New Regulation 7, covering 1 January to 30 June 2014.Statement of New Regulation 7 (SNR7)Summary of the Cabinet Office’s measures introduced during the...
View ArticleCollection: Procurement policy notes
Updated: New procurement policy note on threshold levels for 2014.Guidance on best practice for procurement for public sector organisations, together with supporting documentation.
View ArticlePolicy paper: Procurement policy note 10/13: new threshold levels for 2014
This procurement policy note provides the finalised threshold values to apply from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015.It also provides a summary of all the changes to threshold levels for public...
View ArticleResearch and analysis: Construction costs: departmental reductions 2012-2013
Updated: Added addendum document, which provides more detailed and up to date information, to accompany the original report.The government has been publishing cost data since 2012 in order to...
View ArticlePress release: Date confirmed for Individual Electoral Registration (IER)
The announcement, which follows the recent consideration of statutory instruments by both Houses of Parliament, came in a Written Ministerial Statement from Greg Clark, Minister for Cities and the...
View ArticleTransparency data: Open central government websites - October 2013
Updated: Updated link to Office of National Statistics list of public corporations.BackgroundNumber and list of central government open websites – 440 as at 31 October 2013.The Cabinet Office committed...
View ArticleResearch and analysis: Minutes: Cabinet Office Elections Policy &...
Updated: Minutes added for the 13th, 14th and 15th meetings.The Elections Policy & Co-ordination Group meets around every 6 to 8 weeks to discuss electoral policy and to plan and prepare for...
View ArticleGuidance: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons,...
Updated: Added Business Statement for 19 December 2013.The Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for December 2013.The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Review of major contracts across government
On 11 July 2013, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, announced a government-wide review of contracts with G4S and Serco. This review looked at major contracts with Serco and G4S held by...
View ArticlePress release: Taxpayer compensated for overcharging as cross-government...
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed a settlement with Serco to recompense the taxpayer £68.5 million excluding VAT for the overcharging found in an audit of Ministry of Justice...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Statement on review of major government contracts
Outside providers deliver high-quality public services every day. Public services are too important to too many people to be allowed to be the monopoly of the public sector. We need a vibrant mix of...
View ArticlePolicy paper: National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security...
In the 2010 National Security Strategy, the government undertook to publish an annual report on the implementation of the National Security Strategy and of the Strategic Defence and Security Review for...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Report of the Detainee Inquiry
On 6 July 2010, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons that the government was establishing an independent, judge-led inquiry - The Detainee Inquiry - to be chaired by Sir Peter Gibson, a former...
View ArticleCorporate report: Public Bodies 2013
The 2013 release of Public Bodies aims to provide a single transparent statement on a broad range of bodies sponsored by the UK government.The Cabinet Office would like to know what you think about the...
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