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Key speeches by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster have signalled that the government has serious ambitions for civil service and public service reform. On 5th December The Prime Minister launched the government’s Plan for Change. The plan starts by setting out three foundation areas of economic stability, secure borders and national security. And then the bulk of the plan clarified each of the five missions setting out: the existing problem and c

Prime Minister Starmer launched his government’s strategic plan for change on Thursday 5th December - fleshing out his five missions with milestones, measures and in some cases targets. In a prelude to that main meal a surprisingly packed room at the Institute for Government enjoyed some amuse bouche on the emergent approach at the centre of government. Cat Little, the Civil Service’s Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary spent an hour taking questio