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  • First centralised procurement contract awarded

    Francis Maude has today recognised the progress made and set out the challenge ahead to senior government buyers as the first centrally managed contract went live.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government appoints Chief Procurement Officer

    Francis Maude has today announced that Bill Crothers will be appointed as the government's Chief Procurement Officer.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Open Data User Group to help unleash the potential of open data

    Today’s first meeting of the Open Data User Group (ODUG) has been hailed as an important step in the government's open data revolution.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the second reading of the House of Lords Reform Bill

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gave this speech at the second reading of the House of Lords Reform Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to deliver certainty on decommissioning relief

    Government has published a consultation aimed at giving oil and gas companies more certainty on decommissioning relief.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government publishes vision for building societies

    The government has published a discussion document setting out its vision for the building societies sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jenny Grey to leave Cabinet Office

    Executive Director for Government Communication, Jenny Grey, is to leave the cvil service to take up a new post at Citigroup.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pension fund investment in infrastructure - Paul Morrell's view

    The Government Chief Construction Adviser, Paul Morrell, has set out his views on infrastructure funding.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Francis Maude speech to Policy Exchange - The Big Data Opportunity

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude made a speech about the government's approach to open data and transparency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DCLG Annual Report and Accounts published

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has published its Annual Report and, for the first time, consolidated Group Accounts for…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Francis Maude's speech to the Government Construction Summit

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude delivered a speech about government and the construction industry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointments to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority

    Professor Sir Adrian Smith and Professor David Rhind have been appointed as Deputy Chairs of the UK Statistics Authority.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Era of fundamental reform for public sector construction

    Government is taking a long term approach to construction strategy, focusing on waste, transparency, technology and new procurement models.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ACOBA recommendation: Susie Squire, Special Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions

    Approval for Susie Squire, former Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.

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  • The General Register Office celebrates 175 years of civil registration

    Sarah Rapson, Registrar General for England and Wales, looks at 175 years of public service for the General Register Office. She writes...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local standards regime is not ready and risks public confidence, says CSPL

    Published 28 June 2012

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  • More accessible and transparent public data for business growth

    Together, the new appointments will be responsible for maximising the value of public sector data, including by making it more accessible and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New data releases mark an era of open data

    New public data releases will help drive improvements in services, contribute to growth and innovation and drive the open data revolution.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Government Chief Scientific Adviser

    The Cabinet Secretary is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Mark Walport as the government's new Chief Scientific Adviser.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Whitehall spending controls extended permanently

    Cross-Whitehall spending controls will be a permanent way of life the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government