Articles by Mark Conrad
Mutual likely to take on 1.5m civil service pensions
By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011
Pension administration for up to 1.5 million civil servants will be outsourced to a mutual made u...
Ministers unveil team to get taxpayers best deal
By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011
Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, has appointed a team of Whitehall procurement experts to ...
Exclusive: New leader's fears over Suffolk CC staff morale
By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011
Suffolk CC’s leader-elect will review the county’s controversial New Strategic Direction (NSD), a...
Ministers publish map to clarify sector finance
By Mark Conrad | 20 April 2011
Ministers have tried to demystify the complex world of local government finance by publishing a ‘...
Cashback plan to allow tenants' repairs powers
By Mark Conrad | 14 April 2011
The Government could pay social housing tenants to co-ordinate maintenance on their properties – ...
Warsi unveils scheme to expand internships
By Mark Conrad | 14 April 2011
Ministers are set to expand access to internships and work experience across Whitehall department...
Mandarins 'unwilling' to give honest advice
By Mark Conrad | 13 April 2011
The former head of Scotland’s civil service has claimed senior officials are unwilling to provide...
Churn among mandarins 'unprecedented'
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2011
Analysis shows that by the first anniversary of the coalition, 10 out of 16 departments have repl...
MBC in talks over plan for 'city-region' chief
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2011
Rochdale MBC has confirmed it is talking to authorities in Greater Manchester over a plan to app...
DCLG heads off fears at 'family silver' audit sale
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2011
Whitehall officials are considering rules designed to prevent a future ‘mutualised’ Audit Commiss...
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