Sentences with phrase «on civil service reform»

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.

Important announcement today by Francis Maude on Civil Service Reform.

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It would mean Greece following through on its market reforms and privatizations + Greece reforming and downsizing its civil service + Greece maintaining a stable government despite public outcry + Greece fixing its tax collection system + the troika being willing to put off some Greece interest payments and then writing off some significant portion of Greece's debt when Greece's government finally consistently reaches a primary surplus.

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?

Lord Crickhowell makes the point that Parliament has to be involved with civil service reforms on accountability and asks Lord Butler how could this be done and what might be the way forward.

Exhibit A: a speech that Francis Maude delivered to Policy Exchange earlier this week, on the subject of civil service reform.

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).

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.

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».

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.

The Civil Service Employees Association, which represents nearly 9,000 Nassau County employees, on Monday endorsed Republican Jack Martins for county executive, citing Martins» experience and financial reform plan.

City Deals and the Local Growth Fund have made important steps towards devolution, but it has been a struggle to get the civil service to change and reforms that could make a difference have often stalled on technicalities.

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.

Secondly, sources close to Francis Maude say that Maude knew a Cabinet - level role was on the cards but made it clear he wanted to stay as Cabinet Office Minister to drive forward the cross-Whitehall efficiency and civil service reform agendas to which there is still significant system resistance.

With the government's programme of civil service reform and the impact of austerity on Whitehall to scrutinise, PASC was already a busy committee.

«Francis Maude has started to fight for civil service reform — good Main BORIS MOMENT OF THE DAY: The London Mayor gets stuck on a zip wire»

They include # 3.4 billion by reducing the size of the Civil Service and reforming Civil Service pensions; # 3.8 billion by linking together departments to buy goods and services and enforcing controls on recruitment and use of consultants; and # 0.6 billion by exiting 500,000 square metres of property.

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.

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