Civil service
IfG at the Labour Party Conference 2025
Join us in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference 2025.
IfG at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference 2025
Join us in Bournemouth for the Liberal Democrat Party Conference 2025.
Rachel Reeves’ spending review aims for a smaller, more efficient civil service
There are savings to be made across the civil service.
Departmental budgets
Which government departments spend the most?
Civil service staff numbers
Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?
Permanent secretaries
This explainer looks at the role of permanent secretaries, the most senior civil servants.
The government needs a workforce plan to inform civil service relocation
The civil service needs more than headline numbers to plan well.
Starmer and the strangers
British Future’s Sunder Katwala joins the podcast team to dig into the detail of the government’s new immigration policy.
Relocation of the civil service
Where in the UK do civil servants work?
A new Civil Service Act
The Institute for Government presents a draft Civil Service Bill.