Research and analysis: Civil Service Quarterly edition 3: January 2014
The third edition of Civil Service Quarterly includes articles on:promoting Britain through the GREAT campaignlegislation.gov.uk, and making Good Lawthe opportunities provided by open datausing...
View ArticleCorrespondence: Nick Hurd letter on National Citizen Service entrustment
In November 2013 the NCS Trust, an independent Community Interest Company, took over responsibility for National Citizen Service (NCS) from the Cabinet Office. The NCS Trust is funded by Cabinet Office...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Communique: strengthening the cyber security of our essential...
The communique outlines steps that government and regulators agree to undertake, such as:exercises to test procedures and resilience (similar to the Waking Shark I and II exercises conducted by the...
View ArticlePress release: Government and regulators meet to combat cyber threats to...
Today the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, hosted a summit bringing together regulators for the financial, water, energy, communications and transport sectors with...
View ArticlePress release: ‘Nudge Unit’ forming mutual joint venture
The government’s Behavioural Insights Team - also known as the Nudge Unit - has teamed up with Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, to create a new mutual joint venture, Minister for the Cabinet...
View ArticlePress release: New Crown Commercial Service leadership team revealed
The senior leadership team is now in place that will help the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) drive forward the government’s radical reforms to deliver the most efficient commercial services and get the...
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Press release: Funding for new ways to encourage voter registration
The government today announced that 5 national organisations and every local authority in Great Britain will be sharing £4.2 million funding aimed at ensuring everyone in the country is signed up to...
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Detailed guide: Transposing EU procurement directives
The European Parliament adopted the 2014 EU Procurement Directives on Wednesday 15 January 2014. These directives are due to come into force in March 2014 and EU member states will have 2 years to...
View ArticlePolicy: Keeping the UK safe in cyber space
Updated: Added information about actions agreed with regulators for essential services.IssueThe growth of the internet has transformed our everyday lives and is an important part of our economy. The...
View ArticlePress release: Funding boost for programmes that reduce reoffending
In recognition that social action has an important role to play in reducing reoffending, 12 organisations will benefit from £2.4 million through the Rehabilitation Social Action Fund (RSAF), a Centre...
View ArticleGuidance: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons,...
The Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for February 2014.The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11.30 am. Statements are...
View ArticleCollection: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Updated: Added statements for February 2014.The Business Statement sets out the business of the House of Commons for the following week. This takes place every Thursday morning when the House is...
View ArticleNews story: Talks begin over contracts to tackle reoffending
The competition winners will provide targeted support to offenders across England and Wales. They will also help lead a new approach that will see, for the first time, every offender released from...
View ArticleCollection: Social investment
Updated: Added new section including data visualisations, research and analysis Information and publications on the social investment market and what government is doing to improve access to finance...
View ArticleCorporate report: Security Vetting Appeals Panel: triennial review 2013 to 2014
This review of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel (SVAP) was carried out by Sir Alex Allan as part of the Cabinet Office’s triennial review programme for non-departmental public bodies. It was...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Triennial review of Security Vetting Appeals Panel...
On 4 July 2013, I made a written statement to Parliament announcing the triennial review of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel—Official Report, column 59WS.I am now pleased to announce the completion...
View ArticleCollection: Triennial review reports
Updated: Added Security Vetting Appeals Panel report.In April 2011, Cabinet Office announced that all non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) still in existence following the reforms brought about by...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Procurement policy note 02/14: extending Mystery Shopper
As announced in Small Business: GREAT Ambition, the government has decided to extend the Cabinet Office’s Mystery Shopper service to carry out spot checks on procurement processes as well as continuing...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance
A new policy was announced in the March 2013 Budget on the use of the procurement process to promote tax compliance. This applies with effect from 1 April 2013 to all central government contracts of...
View ArticleCollection: Procurement policy notes
Updated: Added procurement policy notes 02/14 and 03/14.Guidance on best practice for procurement for public sector organisations, together with supporting documentation.
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