UK in-house consulting model ‘quite different’ to ours, says Gallagher Federal The UK in-house consulting model was examined in the Finance and Public Administration References Committee’s 2021 APS Inc report.
'Do not consult for the sake of it': advice from the motherland January 19, 2016 By David Donaldson News Consultations should have a purpose — and dump all that jargon — according to the UK Cabinet Office’s new government consultation guide. It offers some useful tips for Australian public servants.
Lessons from the UK: why bureaucrats need space to fail December 18, 2014 By David Donaldson Features Francis Maude, minister in charge of reforming the UK civil service, insists you can get more for less in public administration — and reckons bureaucracy outsources too much.
Lord Gus O'Donnell: leadership and reform in the public sector November 13, 2014 By Lord Gus O'Donnell Features The former UK cabinet secretary speaks about life as a civil service leader and his work to get governments to embrace citizen wellbeing, instead of narrower economic agendas.