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Leading Change in the Department for Education
In 2012, our report Transforming Whitehall outlined nine key features of leading successful change in Whitehall departments. In this report we use the
Connecting Policy with Practice: People Powered Change 2013
This paper reflects on the first year of the Connecting Policy with Practice programme, a partnership between the Institute for Government and the Big
Leading Functions Across Whitehall
Stronger leadership of functions could play a part in making Whitehall more effective in a number of ways. However the problems that stronger function
The Strange Case of Non-Ministerial Departments
A deeper look at this obscure category of government bodies, which cover organisations from the Royal Mint to the National Crime Agency.
Organising Policy Making
The emerging trends in how policy functions are organised and the potential impact these could have on future policy making.
Policy That Sticks
Plans for office need to be capable of tackling deep-rooted issues, issues that have long confounded policy makers.
Endgames: Lessons for the Lib Dems in the final phase of coalition
As the coalition heads into its endgame, the two parties of government face challenges in governing together while positioning themselves for the next