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
How the new government departments respond to information requests
We know how the new departments of DExEU, DIT and BEIS are responding to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests
Brexit Whitehall’s morale in good health – except at Health
Gavin Freeguard pulls out the key stories from this year's Civil Service People Survey, where 280,000 civil servants answered more than 60 questions
Making a success of digital government
Government could save up to £2 billion by 2020 if it gets better at using technology.
John Whittingdale
John Whittingdale reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
The Civil Service in 2016 – smaller, older, better gender balance
Gavin Freeguard, Adam Boon and Robert Adam find a smaller, older Civil Service, with improving gender balance
Out of the frying pan, into the FOIA: government departments and Freedom of Information requests, Q2 2016
How did government departments respond to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests between April and June 2016?
The Responsiveness Ranking: which departments reply to politicians and the public on time?
Which government departments are best at replying to requests for information? Gavin Freeguard constructs a hall of fame – and shame