Policy paper: Queen’s Speech 2014: background briefing notes
Updated: Added PDF of speech text.The Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s policies and proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session.Watch videos of ministers explaining some of...
View ArticleForm: Apply for a postal vote
Before you applyYou must apply in advance. Make sure your local Electoral Registration Office gets your application by 5pm, at least 11 working days before election day.Send the completed form to your...
View ArticlePress release: Government unveils £14.3 billion of savings for 2013 to 2014
The government’s programme of Efficiency and Reform helped save hard-working taxpayers £14.3 billion in 2013 to 2014, against a 2009 to 2010 baseline, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne and...
View ArticleForm: Proxy voting application forms
Before you applyYou can ask anyone to act as your proxy, as long as they are registered to vote and it’s for a type of election they’re allowed to vote in.You can be a proxy for 2 people at the same...
View ArticleForm: Voter registration forms (paper versions)
You can also register to vote online.Or contact your local Electoral Registration Office and ask them to post a form to you.Send the completed form to your local Electoral Registration...
View ArticlePress release: Government expanding support to beat homelessness
Government departments have united to expand support for vulnerable people, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins and Communities Minister Stephen Williams said today (10 June 2014). Over £65 million of...
View ArticleCorporate report: Government savings in 2013 to 2014
Updated: Added handout for end of year savings.This page contains documents relevant to savings made by government in the financial year 2013 to 2014. It includes both mid-year and end of year savings...
View ArticleNews story: Register to vote: new online service launched
From 10 June 2014, people will be able to register online in just 3 minutes by providing their name, address, date of birth and National Insurance number. Register to vote now.The online registration...
View ArticleSpeech: Francis Maude announces end of year savings 2013 to 2014
I’m delighted to welcome the Chancellor here today. Under his deft stewardship this country’s economy is back on the mend and we are undoing the damage of the past. Today’s savings announcement goes...
View ArticleOpen consultation: New fund to help VCSE organisations become more sustainable
Updated: Added link to respond online to the consultation.We are consulting on a proposed sustainability fund to support effective voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. The...
View ArticleGuidance: Democratic engagement programme
Updated: Updated HTML page with details of organisations that have received funding to try new approaches.The democratic engagement programme aims to bring on board community groups and others, to help...
View ArticleCorporate report: Big Lottery Fund triennial review 2014
The triennial review of the Big Lottery Fund was announced by a written ministerial statement on 21 November 2013. The review looked at the continuing need for the functions and form of the...
View ArticleConsultation outcome: Big Lottery Fund triennial review: call for evidence
Updated: Added links to the triennial review and summary of responses.On 21 November 2013 the Minister for Civil Society announced the start of the triennial review of the Big Lottery Fund. This is...
View ArticleCollection: Triennial review reports
Updated: Added Social Science Research Committee and Big Lottery Fund triennial reviews.In April 2011, Cabinet Office announced that all non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) still in existence...
View ArticlePolicy paper: Government Lead Non-Executive reports
Updated: Third annual report added.Appointing leaders from the private, public and voluntary sectors as non-executives and having Secretaries of State chair Enhanced Departmental Boards has been a...
View ArticleNews story: Lord Browne’s third annual report published
Lord Browne’s report says that enhanced boards, with external non-executives helping to drive more effective management of government departments, are now well-established in Whitehall and “should be...
View ArticlePress release: Government vacates 2 million square metres of property
The latest State of the Estate Report shows that the government’s estate rationalisation strategy is continuing to deliver savings for taxpayers and foster economic growth.The government has reduced...
View ArticleGuidance: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons,...
Updated: Business statement for 12 June 2014 added.This page sets out the Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for June 2014.The Business Statement takes place every Thursday...
View ArticleTransparency data: Non-executive directors
Updated: Updated list of non-executive directors.A full list of non-executive directors by their government departments.
View ArticleGuidance: Civil Service Capabilities Plan: leading and managing change
This guide sets out the day-to-day context of the leading and managing change capability for civil servants. The main themes it includes are:why is this a priority learning area for civil servants?what...
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