"The difficulty and complexity [of Civil Service reform] illustrates powerfully the need for a strong authority over the whole Civil Service" - Lord Maude’s report on UK civil service reform.

I hear complexity regularly offered as an excuse. Once it’s understood, there are strategies that might enable progress but strengthening central control is not one of them.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-governance-and-accountability/independent-review-of-governance-and-accountability-in-the-civil-service-the-rt-hon-lord-maude-of-horsham-html#key-recommendations