IfG
Institute for Government
| Type | Research Center |
|---|---|
| Website | instituteforgovernment.org.uk |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 2008 |
| Location |
London
 United Kingdom
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| Budget | USD 5M-19M |
| Functions | Advocacy, Research |
| Funding sources | Corporations, Foundations or grants, Governments or multi-govt organizations |
| Tags | public administration public service uk |
| Summary | The Institute for Government is the leading think tank working to make government in the UK more effective. We provide rigorous research and analysis, topical commentary and public events to explore the key challenges facing government. We offer a space for discussion and fresh thinking to help senior politicians and civil servants think differently and bring about change. Our main funder is the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. The charitable objectives of the Institute are: The advancement of education in the art and science of government in the UK for the benefit of the public and on a non-party political basis; The promotion of efficient public administration of government and public service in the UK by providing programmes of education, training, research and study for the public benefit and on a non-party political basis. |
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Publications
IfG: Institute for Government · 16 November 2023 English
My PPS [principal private secretary] used to say to me, “I work for you 51% of the time, and for everybody else, 49%.” And he would make sure that the …
IfG: Institute for Government · 27 October 2023 English
Produced in partnership by the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), the analysis examines the comparative, and in many cases interconnected, problems faced …
IfG: Institute for Government · 27 October 2023 English
Produced in partnership by the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), the analysis examines the comparative, and in many cases interconnected, problems faced …
IfG: Institute for Government · 23 October 2023 English
Steve Brine Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care (2017–19) How to work with Number 10 The prime minister is the face of government and sets …
IfG: Institute for Government · 5 October 2023 English
Leaving rates vary substantially between services and roles The NHS, schools and police all saw an uptick in the number of people leaving their jobs in the second year of …
IfG: Institute for Government · 2 October 2023 English
At the time many thought it was “pretty unachievable”: a leaked internal briefing revealed that officials thought the best the UK could aim for was less than two thirds of …
IfG: Institute for Government · 25 September 2023 English
Clarke was at pains to state that he was not converted to the idea, and that either proposition would require much research before implementation.3 Which somewhat illustrates the point that …
IfG: Institute for Government · 22 September 2023 English
In 2022 the Institute for Government and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy embarked on an ambitious project to review the UK constitution. This report, the final in a series …
IfG: Institute for Government · 20 September 2023 English
1 WORKING WITH THE TREASURY I learnt in the Department for Transport that the Treasury transport team actually had some really very important skills, and in some respects understood some …
IfG: Institute for Government · 19 September 2023 English
Helping to organise the operation of the system and identify problems One of the primary roles for organisations such as the MoJ and HMCTS is ensuring the smooth flow of …