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Innovating public services at scale

Posted by: Rachel Hope and Andrew Knight, Posted on: 21 October 2021 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Rachel Hope and Andrew Knight from the UK's Department for Education write about how public services for teachers have been transformed and how governments can scale innovative ways of working.

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Achieving policy excellence with Austin's Butterfly

Posted by: Kate Lloyd, Posted on: 14 October 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Kate Lloyd from the Home Office writes about how the UK’s government might have acted differently in the case of the Windrush scandal.

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Working together to de-mystify policy

Posted by: Gareth Davies, Posted on: 7 October 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Gareth Davies, Director General at Department for Transport, reveals what policymakers do in their jobs day-to-day and his ambition for the profession to better reflect the diversity of UK citizens.

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