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£100,000 Challenge Prize fund to help communities reduce isolation in old age

£100,000 Challenge Prize fund to help communities reduce isolation in old age

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Organisations are being encouraged to come up with novel ideas that can bring people together to tackle the problem of isolation in old age....

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Last chance to submit bureaucracy busting ideas to Civil Society Red Tape Challenge

Last chance to submit bureaucracy busting ideas to Civil Society Red Tape Challenge

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to tell government about unnecessary/ineffective regulation....

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Preferred candidate selected for Chair of the Charity Commission

Preferred candidate selected for Chair of the Charity Commission

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

William Shawcross CVO, has been selected as the government's preferred candidate for appointment as the new chair of the Charity Commission....

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Quango clampdown saving billions for the taxpayer

Quango clampdown saving billions for the taxpayer

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

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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Whitehall internships open the corridors of power to 60 youngsters

Whitehall internships open the corridors of power to 60 youngsters

Monday, 13 August 2012

60 talented 16-18-year-olds from underrepresented backgrounds will have the opportunity to do work experience in government departments....

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Bob Kerslake on departure of Dame Helen Ghosh

Bob Kerslake on departure of Dame Helen Ghosh

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Dame Helen Ghosh DCB will step down as Permanent Secretary of the Home Office to take up the role of Director General of the National Trust....

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Transcript of Prime Minister's Hunger Summit

Transcript of Prime Minister's Hunger Summit

Sunday, 12 August 2012

David Cameron and Michel Temer's speeches at the Hunger Summit in London....

Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at UKTI manufacturing conference

Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at UKTI manufacturing conference

Friday, 10 August 2012

The Deputy Prime Minister made a speech at a UKTI manufacturing conference on 10 August 2012....

Francis Maude reveals further savings that beat expectations

Francis Maude reveals further savings that beat expectations

Wednesday, 08 August 2012

The government has saved more than £5.5 billion for the taxpayer during the last year, Francis Maude announced today....

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Minister meets Bolton teenagers on the first National Citizen Service

Minister meets Bolton teenagers on the first National Citizen Service

Tuesday, 07 August 2012

Nick Hurd visited Bolton Lads and Girls Club, the UK’s largest youth centre, which is running 1 of 12 NCS pilots across England....

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National Citizen Service rolls out all year round

National Citizen Service rolls out all year round

Tuesday, 07 August 2012

Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds will now be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in their autumn half-term holiday....

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Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Global Business Summit on Energy

Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Global Business Summit on Energy

Monday, 06 August 2012

The Deputy Prime Minister gave a speech on the green economy at the Global Business Summit on Energy on 6 August 2012....

New Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary

New Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary

Monday, 06 August 2012

The new Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Richard Heaton, takes up his new role today....

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Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Global Business Summit on Energy

Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Global Business Summit on Energy

Monday, 06 August 2012

The Deputy Prime Minister gave a speech on the green economy at the Global Business Summit on Energy on 6 August 2012....

David Cameron speaks at Munich memorial event

David Cameron speaks at Munich memorial event

Monday, 06 August 2012

"As the world comes together in London to celebrate the Games and the values it represents, it is right that we should stop and remember the 11 Israel...

Transcript of remarks by Prime Minister and President Vladimir Putin

Transcript of remarks by Prime Minister and President Vladimir Putin

Thursday, 02 August 2012

PM: "It has been very good to welcome President Putin back to Number 10 Downing Street, and to see this steady growth in British-Russian relations."...

Looking abroad for next steps in Civil Service Reform Programme

Looking abroad for next steps in Civil Service Reform Programme

Wednesday, 01 August 2012

Francis Maude announced the first award from the government's new Contestable Policy Fund....

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PM speech at Global Health Policy Summit

PM speech at Global Health Policy Summit

Wednesday, 01 August 2012

"I am determined that this country becomes the best place in the world to invest and innovate in life sciences."...

Cabinet Office stands up for prompt payment for SMEs

Cabinet Office stands up for prompt payment for SMEs

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

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

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Charity Commission Board – Interim arrangements

Charity Commission Board – Interim arrangements

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Appointments to the Board of the Charity Commission for England and Wales. ...

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David Cameron welcomes Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

David Cameron welcomes Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Monday, 30 July 2012

The PMs discussed the strong trade and investment links between both countries and the fact that they were on track to meet the 2015 trade target....

Cabinet Office backs award dedicated to celebrating best public service mutuals

Cabinet Office backs award dedicated to celebrating best public service mutuals

Friday, 27 July 2012

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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PM's speech at Olympics press conference

PM's speech at Olympics press conference

Thursday, 26 July 2012

"We want this to be the Games that lifts up a city, that lifts up our country and that lifts up our world, bringing people together."...

PM's speech at Global Investment Conference

PM's speech at Global Investment Conference

Thursday, 26 July 2012

"My message today is very simple: Britain is back open for business. And we are committed to supporting global growth with open trade between our nati...

Prime Minister's speech at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Reception

Prime Minister's speech at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Reception

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Prime Minister affirms commitment to same sex marriage civil marriage this parliament...

£10 million social incubator fund launches

£10 million social incubator fund launches

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Start-up social ventures will now be able to access intensive support through the new £10 million Social Incubator Fund....

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First publication of government services data paves way for efficiency savings

First publication of government services data paves way for efficiency savings

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

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

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Parliamentary Private Secretary for Minister for the Cabinet Office appointed

Parliamentary Private Secretary for Minister for the Cabinet Office appointed

Monday, 23 July 2012

Stuart Andrew MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Cabinet Office....

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Bear Grylls throws his weight behind National Citizen Service to urge young people to sign up

Bear Grylls throws his weight behind National Citizen Service to urge young people to sign up

Friday, 20 July 2012

Thousands of young people are embarking on the summer of a lifetime as they spend three weeks making a difference to their local community....

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UpRising graduation   celebrating the achievements of emerging young leaders

UpRising graduation celebrating the achievements of emerging young leaders

Friday, 20 July 2012

Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd attended the UpRising graduation to celebrate the achievements of emerging young leaders....

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