Sentences with phrase «top civil servants»

Eighty - six crossbenchers, including former top civil servants Lord O'Donnell and Lord Turnbull, also backed the amendment.

Ministers have launched an investigation after a letter by Whitehall's top civil servant warning against the leaking of government secrets was leaked to a newspaper.

2, those that fronted for companies for people in legislative arm of government and companies fronted for top civil servants.

It was gathered that the EFCC had pencilled down seven chief executive officers and four former top civil servants as the first set of people to be interrogated before the end of the month as part of its investigation into the firms.

«This committee has little confidence in her ability to run any government department and her appointment to head up HMRC highlights the need for parliament to have a stronger role in the appointment of top civil servants.»

Papers released under a freedom of information request reveal one of the MoD's top civil servants told senior industry figures the government had already decided to replace its nuclear munitions despite public assurances that no decision had been taken from defence secretary Des Browne.

Speaking at a conference of police chiefs yesterday, the department's top civil servant said the revelations over the past few weeks had felt «like a hurricane».

Former top civil servant Hayden Phillips is conducting a review into party funding at the government's request, after the cash for peerages row raised concerns about the influence wealthy businessmen were having on British political parties.

Labour's shadow cabinet office minister has written to the country's top civil servant asking «a number of important questions» over the arrest of the Prime Minister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuse images.

He accused top civil servants in the ministry of compromising professional standards and supporting corruption by ordering the reinstatement of somebody whom he alleged was removed because of corruption.

His comments follow the row over alleged bullying at Number 10 after political journalist Andrew Rawnsley claimed top civil servant Sir Gus O'Donnell warned the prime minister about his treatment of staff.

Ministers have launched an investigation after a letter by Whitehall's top civil servant warning...

The law has since been changed and a former top civil servant, Hayden Phillips, has been asked by the prime minister to look into the whole system of party funding.

What of the governors, ministers, top civil servants and local government officials?

The recommendations by a committee led by Terence Burns, a crossbencher who was formerly the Treasury's top civil servant, says the reduction in numbers would involve a «two out, one in» policy for all parties.

The top civil servants, a British mandarinate, were pushed into regular changes of function, from policy to delivery, becoming the new midwives.

The top civil servant at the education department has warned Gordon Brown's call for state school funding to match that of the private sector is only an «aspiration».

Actually, I will blame President Buhari for him not to have retired or sacked those top civil servants that were part of the budget preparation.

Conservative leader urges Wales» top civil servant and First Minister to hold independent inquiries following the death of Carl Sargeant

It has not suppressed the truth that some top civil servants have not been cleared and paid for several months.

Balls, education secretary in Gordon Brown's government, was chief economic adviser to the treasury — a post normally held by a top civil servant — during Brown's years as chancellor.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox reacts to criticism from his former top civil servant that the UK will need a «fairy godmother» to get the kind of Brexit deal it wants.

Earlier in the same hearing, the top civil servant at the Home Office announced an inquiry into the advice given to Amber Rudd by members of the civil service «before, during and after» the select committee hearing that ultimately led to her resignation as home secretary last month.

«The High Speed Rail project could still be scrapped if costs continue to soar, the Treasury's top civil servant has warned.

Last night it emerged that the top civil servant at 10 Downing Street has raised concerns with the Treasury about George Osborne's failure to kick - start growth.

Internal emails between ministers and top civil servants, seen by this newspaper, show Morgan wanted to be «upfront» about the number of recruits.

The Department for Education's top civil servant has admitted that better communication could have solved an administrative error that led to it being the only department hauled in...

Written by the DfE's top civil servant, Chris Wormald, it has found no instances of the DfE ignoring «specific warnings» of extremism in schools.

Speculation was already rife following reports in early August that May planned to lift the ban on new grammars, and further questions arose after a memo from a top civil servant discussing the plan was photographed outside Downing Street.

Members of the Parliament's environment and industry committees voted to approve Mr Cañete's appointment as the EU's top civil servant for climate change in a secret ballot.

Today's realty is that the UK's top jobs are disproportionately held by people from a narrow range of backgrounds: — 71 % Senior Judges; — 62 % Senior Armed Forces Officers; — 55 % Top Civil Servants; — 36 % Cabinet; — 45 % Newspaper Columnists