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31 MAR 2023 Explainer

Civil Service People Survey

What does the Civil Service People Survey tell us about civil servants' experience of working in government departments?

27 MAR 2023 Explainer

The Windsor Framework

On 27 February, the UK and EU announced a new ‘Windsor Framework’ to make changes to the protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

16 MAR 2023 Explainer

Trailblazer devolution deals

What are trailblazer devolution deals and what powers will they devolve to combined authorities?

07 MAR 2023 Explainer

Football governance

What is the government’s new football governance white paper?

07 MAR 2023 Explainer

Ofwat

Ofwat is the economic regulator for the water and sewage sectors in England and Wales. But how does it work?

06 MAR 2023 Explainer

English devolution

What is the history of English devolution? How much of England has devolution? Which powers are devolved?

24 FEB 2023 Explainer

Asylum backlog

The asylum backlog refers to the number of people seeking asylum in the UK who are awaiting a decision on their case.