There are frequent - and often justified - calls for the UK Civil Service to be 'reformed'. This part of this website considers all aspects of this issue and includes a very detailed history of the subject.
Where to start?
I recommend that you begin by reading this general introduction to the subject.
You might then like to focus on the detail - below - and/or read How to Reform the Civil Service.
The Problem:
These pages explore the reasons why reform might be necessary:
- Society has Changed
- Civil Service Weaknesses
- The Government Blunders (and worse) far too often
- Dramatic Failures including the Afghan evacuation and the Grenfell Tower fire
- Permanent Secretaries' Objectives don't help
Solutions?
These pages summarise the solutions that have been tried in the past - sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
Looking forward, you might like to read about Possible Future Developments and How to Reform the Civil Service.
Last, and certainly not least, I have compiled a ...
Detailed History
This now amounts to around 30 longish web pages.
- Here is a Timeline & Index including ...
- The Latest Developments
Martin Stanley