We’re consulting on an open platform, making our draft papers and evidence sessions visible, and encouraging all those with ideas and experience to contribute.
We have 12 workstreams, based on 12 key questions about Whitehall.
We have now completed our research and you can navigate to each of our discussion papers using the icons below. This research informs our policy papers, which are published here.
What have been the standout successes and failures of recent public administrations, and what can we learn from them?
What are the examples of best practice in the UK and around the world from which we can learn?
How do we equip civil servants with better skills, recruit and remunerate to attract the best and incentivise success, and share knowledge?
How do we ensure that officials have sufficient commercial and project management experience to commission and manage big projects successfully?
How should we improve the current Whitehall structure, with its small yet overlapping centre and siloed departments, to make decision-making more effective and less bureaucratic?
To what extent should we devolve more power and decision-making to local bodies, and how can this be achieved while maintaining a proper role for the UK Government?
How can we make the system, including ministers and civil servants, as well as agencies, regulators and arms-length bodies, more accountable?
How can we ensure that the appointments system attracts the best and aligns with the Government’s priorities?
