Who runs Whitehall?
Think tank: Institute for Government
Author(s): Jordan Urban; Regine Røren; Sameer Aiyar-Majeed
May 9, 2024
This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government highlights the need to improve the way officials are appointed to the most senior roles and managed once in post.
This report reveals, for the first time, the backgrounds, appointments, pay and management of 148 of Whitehall’s top civil servants.
The IfG’s findings make clear how many senior officials lack valuable experience of work outside the civil service, and highlights the need to improve the way top officials are appointed to the most senior roles and managed once in post.
