In April, the IfG gave evidence to the Ethics and Integrity Commission’s first review.

In April, the IfG gave evidence to the Ethics and Integrity Commission’s first review.

The direct costs of creating a new department start at £15 million.

The direct costs of creating a new department start at £15 million.

A half-day conference bringing together experts from across government, industry and civil society to discuss the future of regulation in the UK.

An expert IfG webinar on the impact on government of Wes Streeting's resignation and Andy Burnham's Westminster ambitions.

The sacking of Olly Robbins has been badly handled by Keir Starmer.

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Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?

There are several ways the UK government steps in to help British nationals abroad.

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The next cabinet secretary needs to be a far more visible civil service leader.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation's mission is to protect society by ensuring the safety of all nuclear operations. But how does it regulate?

Labour’s efforts to ‘rewire the state’ aren’t addressing longstanding workforce problems.

Labour’s efforts to ‘rewire the state’ aren’t addressing longstanding workforce problems.

What were the public bodies promised in Labour’s election manifesto and what has been delivered since its entry into government?

Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?

The government must act to avoid the justice system returning to the crisis point seen when Labour entered office, or worse.

There are five broad groupings of grades in the civil service. But what are they, and how have number of civil servants at each grade changed?

Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.

Setting a civil service headcount target is too simplistic.

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The prime minister can learn from the past to make a success of “phase two” of his government.

A big autumn approaches for the chancellor.

Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?

Ministers should welcome the role of experts.