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  • Tackling debt owed to Government – speech by Francis Maude

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude made a keynote speech at a Dods conference on debt on 15 October 2012.

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

  • £95,000 boost for Cleveland fire service’s bid to mutualise

    Cleveland firefighters’ plan to run their brigade as a mutual business will receive £95,000 in backing from the Mutual Support Programme.

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

  • Government's nudge unit goes global

    The UK government 'nudge unit' is to sell its expertise worldwide after saving the UK taxpayer millions of pounds.

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

  • Quango clampdown saving billions for the taxpayer

    The government is now more than halfway through the first wave of its quango reform programme, saving at least £1.4bn for the taxpayer.

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

  • Cabinet Office stands up for prompt payment for SMEs

    The latest 'Mystery Shopper' cases reveal three new cases where payment issues for SMEs have been successfully resolved.

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

  • Cabinet Office backs award dedicated to celebrating best public service mutuals

    The country’s best public service mutuals will have a chance this autumn to win recognition from the mutuals sector and from government.

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

  • First publication of government services data paves way for efficiency savings

    Information published today on government services is a crucial step towards using data to drive performance improvements and cut costs.

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

  • The Croydon hub: office space for civil servants during Olympics

    Up to 150 civil servants from across Whitehall can work from a new office space in Croydon during the Olympics and Paralympics.

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

  • Francis Maude visits England’s first social enterprise hospice

    Francis Maude today visited the first hospice in England to be run by its staff as a mutual - the John Taylor Hospice, Birmingham.

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

  • Quarterly data summaries published

    Quarterly snapshot on how each department is spending its budget, the results it has achieved and how it is deploying its workforce.

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

  • Francis Maude attends Meet the Buyers event

    A discussion with firms from across West Sussex about making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises win public sector contracts.

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

  • Whole of Government Accounts 2010-11 published

    The Government today published an unaudited summary of the Whole of Government Accounts for 2010-11.

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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Revised estate procurement schedule announced

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has revised the timings of its Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) programme, following a major review of the procurement schedule for its future UK estate commercial arrange…

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

  • Taskforce calls for action to bolster public service mutuals

    New report shows that the number of public sector mutuals has increased and they are improving services.

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

  • Tougher deals to save taxpayers £70 million

    Two new government IT deals announced today by Francis Maude will deliver combined savings of approximately £7m.

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

  • Everyone must have access to choice

    The government starts the next phase of its commitment to improve public services by increasing choice and giving people control.

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