Sentences with phrase «in civil service reform»

Of the 19 actions outlined in the civil service reform plan one year ago, today's report card states that just seven have seen the reform plan «delivered and / or on track to implement».

Maude: There were questions around the ability of ministers to decide on the shape and personnel in their department and we have made some proposals in the Civil Service reform plan to increase the ability of ministers to influence choice of permanent secretaries (with strict guidelines to avoid politicisation).

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In sermons and addresses he discussed the problems of emancipation, Reconstruction, immigration, the currency, taxes, a standing army, women's rights, Civil Service, reform, local party politics, municipal corruption, free trade, pacifism, presidential candidates... 54

«To help get that revolution started in the public sector, working with the Cabinet Office, I've been pushing hard for radical reforms to the way in which the Civil Service pays and supports its staff after their children are born.

The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

For Marquand, the 19th century was the great age of the public realm when Gladstone's reforms to the civil service enshrined an ethos of professionalism and public service and a civic pride and energy was unleashed across the country, as captured in the great civic architecture of northern cities.

How can a party that has recently been seen as «left of Labour» on civil liberties, democratic reform, taxation and public services now be engaged so enthusiastically in reducing the size of the state?

This will examine, among other things, the independence of the civil service, the role of political advisers in government, and House of Lords reform.

He spoke out as sources at the civil service PCS union, which joined teachers on strike in June in a row over the Government's pension reforms, said its national executive had agreed to hold another one - day walkout in the autumn.

«The Executive Budget calls for what the governor describes as reforms to the state's pension system, Civil Service and some fundamental changes in the way the state does business,» Fox said.

Their one - year - on report on the civil service reform plan has been unusually honest about the areas where change is not taking place - in a bid to embarrass civil servants into getting on with the reforms.

These reforms are being effected in the context of our determined anti-corruption programme and this effort can not succeed without a competent and committed civil service corp led by your good selves.

The coalition's civil service reform plan is now behind schedule in some areas, with progress struggling when it comes to open policymaking, accountability and improving capabilities.

The move tears up reforms introduced by Mr Cameron in 2011, when he split the roles of Cabinet Secretary, head of the Home Civil Service and permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office on the retirement of Sir Gus O'Donnell - now Lord O'Donnell - but Downing Street rejected suggestions that it was a mark that the previous changes had failed.

He said, «The Reforms will result in a cost effective, more efficient and result oriented Civil Service.

David Cameron is shaking up the most senior posts in the Civil Service with the creation of a new chief executive to lead the government's programme of reform in Whitehall, Downing Street has announced.

Fancy footwork and evasion won't change the reality that even a «reform - minded» Governor like Andy Cuomo campaigning on promises of a «New New York» is keeping the shadow government of Commissions, Authorities and off - budget quasi-public corporations in place and running a patronage mill busily dispensing 6 - figure jobs to connected people who clearly have cabbage to burn while being incredibly penurious with civil service schlubs, secretaries and clerks.

Bello who also retained three old permanent secretaries said the appointments were made in furtherance of the ongoing reform of the state civil service.

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Law professor at the University of South Carolina whose current research focuses on constitutional law and public education, Derek Black has written about charter schools in the context of education reform, civil rights, and service of the public priorities.

In 2007/08 reforms introduced by Labour, the normal pension age for civil service, NHS and teacher pension schemes rose from 60 to 65.

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The future Earlier this year, Jack Straw announced the publication of a draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, which laid out a series of proposals including clarifying the role of the attorney general in respect of managing prosecutions, abolishing nolle prosequi, and reforming both judicial appointments procedure and the civil service.

Today, in coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF held a press conference to announce our list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of building a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

In coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF published a list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of a more just, equal, and inclusive provincIn coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF published a list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of a more just, equal, and inclusive provincin service of a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

My best guess is that the proper method of enforcement in federal buildings is simply administrative action, since violating the code can provide cause for firing federal employees under Chapter 75 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

According to recent research, voters want civil justice reform and strongly support a wide range of services to enable everyone to get access to the information and effective assistance they need when they need it and in a form they can use.

Finally, of all the recently adopted or proposed regulatory reforms with respect to legal services common to these four countries, many believe that alternative structures offer one of the most significant vehicles for addressing the shortfall (or, in the US, the dearth) of affordable and accessible civil justice.

Previously, she practiced corporate commercial litigation in Vancouver for 14 years, worked inhouse for 6 years specializing in legal services management and, most recently, provided support to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group and the initiative to create a new set of Supreme Court Civil Rules in British Columbia.

A more accurate model is: politics is a system that 1) selects against skills needed for rigorous thinking and for qualities such as groupthink and confirmation bias, 2) incentivises a badly selected set of people to consider their career not the public interest, 3) drops them into dysfunctional institutions with no relevant training and poor tools, 4) centralises vast amounts of power in the hands of these people and institutions in ways we know are bound to cause huge errors, and 5) provides very weak (and often damaging) feedback so facing reality is rare, learning is practically impossible, and system reform is seen as a hostile act by political parties and civil services worldwide.

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The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a crucial part of the government, established in 1978 through the Civil Service Reform Act.