Gavin Freeguard
Associate
Gavin's recent work
Ministerial directions
Ministerial directions are formal instructions telling departments to proceed with a spending proposal, despite objection from permanent secretaries.
Six lessons government should learn from the Post Office scandal
The handling of the Post Office scandal has wider lessons for government.
Doing data justice
The justice sector needs a system-wide data strategy to address current deficiencies.
All work
Gaps in government data
The UK has made a lot of progress on government data in recent years. But problems remain.
Government plugs gaps in prison service staff
New civil service staff numbers show increases at the Prison and Probation Service, and spending on Brexit staff continuing to grow.
Creating a more equal society requires political drive from the very top
The disruption caused by turnover at the top suggests the equalities agenda isn’t at the heart of the government’s mission.
Too many priorities mean no priorities
Ministers need to be clear about their priorities so that the next set of Single Departmental Plans are not just shopping lists of nice-to-haves.
DCMS becomes the department for data
Bringing government data policy together provides an opportunity to revitalise it.
Whitehall Monitor 2018
The turnover of ministers is impeding the Government's progress on Brexit, major projects and the challenges for public services.
Single Departmental Plans have improved but they need to go further
More focused priorities would allow departments to use their resources more effectively and allow Parliament and the public to hold them accountable.
Freedom of information
What is freedom of information and why is it important?
Cabinet committees
Cabinet committees are groups of ministers that can “take collective decisions that are binding across government."