The Official History Of The British Civil Service

Author : Rodney Lowe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136830136

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The Official History of the British Civil Service by Rodney Lowe Pdf

This first volume of the Official History of the UK Civil Service covers its evolution from the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1854 to the first years of Mrs Thatcher’s government in 1981. Despite current concerns with good governance and policy delivery, little serious attention has been paid to the institution vital to both: the Civil Service. This Official History is designed to remedy this by placing present problems in historical context and by providing a helpful structure in which others, and particularly former officials, may contribute to the debate. Starting with the seminal 1854 Northcote-Trevelyan Report, it covers the ‘lost opportunity’ of the 1940s when the Service failed to adapt the needs of ‘big government’ as advocated by Beveridge and Keynes. It then examines, in greater detail, the belated attempts at modernisation in the 1960s, the Service’s vilification in the 1970s and the final destruction of the ‘old order’ during the first years of Mrs Thatcher’s government. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as the role of special advisers the need for a Prime Minister’s Department the evolution of Parliamentary Select Committees to resolve the potential tension between bureaucracy and Parliamentary democracy. This Official History is based on extensive research into both recently released and unreleased papers as well as interviews with leading participants. It has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality of democratic government. This book will be of great interest to all students of British history, British government and politics, and of public administration in general.

Author : Rodney Lowe,Hugh Pemberton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429894763

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The Official History of the British Civil Service by Rodney Lowe,Hugh Pemberton Pdf

This second volume of The Official History of the British Civil Service explores the radical restructuring of the Civil Service that took place during the Thatcher and Major premierships from 1982 until 1997, after a period of confusion and disagreement about its future direction. The book brings a much-needed historical perspective to the development of the ‘new public management’, in which the UK was a world-leader, and considers difficult questions about the quality of democratic governance in Britain and the constitutional position of its Civil Service. Based on extensive research using government papers and interviews with leading participants, it concentrates on attempts to reform the Civil Service from the centre. In doing so, it has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality, efficiency and accountability of democratic governance. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as: The role of special advisers The need for a Prime Minister’s Department The search for cost efficiency Accountability to Parliament and its Select Committees Civil Service policy-making capacity and implementation capability. This book will be of much interest to students of British history, government and politics, and public administration.

Author : William A. Robson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000527841

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The British Civil Servant by William A. Robson Pdf

First Published in 1937, The British Civil Servant presents a comprehensive overview of the main problems and conditions related to the British public service during early twentieth century. It discusses important themes like what is public service; the administrative class in the home civil service; middle and lower grades of the local government service; the experts in the civil service; women in public service; the Indian civil service and the colonial civil service. With chapters written by experts like Professor Ernest Barker, Harold Nicolson, William A. Robson, this book is a must read for scholars and researchers of British political history, public administration, and political science.

Author : Dorman Bridgeman Eaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Funció pública
ISBN : BNC:1001698993

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Civil Service in Great Britain by Dorman Bridgeman Eaton Pdf

Author : Richard A. Chapman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135773588

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Civil Service Commission 1855-1991 by Richard A. Chapman Pdf

The Civil Service Commision was created in 1855 and became the key institution in the development of the British civil service. Its work was primarily the recruitment of civil servants by fair methods, treating all qualified applicants equally, and using open competitions wherever practicable. It was held in high esteem not only in the United Kingdom but also in the many other countries throughout the world which, in many places, modelled their methods of public service recruitment on its pioneering work. It continued until 1991, when most of its work was devolved to over 3,000 government departments and executive agencies. This book describes the gestation, growth, development and eventual demise of the Commision and includes a number of in-depth case studies. Using source material such as official files, many only recently available for research, together with other records and evidence to official committees, the book provides a biography of an institution. It shows how the department was formally organised and there is a particular focus on how it actually worked on a day-to-day basis. With three in-depth chapters on the chronological development of the Commision and seven case studies of themes or issues that reveal methods of work and influences on its activities, this book uses file-based research more extensively than any other history of a British government department. The Civil Service Commision, 1855-1991 reveals insights into civil service recruitment and makes a major original contribution to our understanding of the practice and politics of public administration.

Author : Francis George Heath
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019565365

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The British Civil Service by Francis George Heath Pdf

This book is a history of the British Civil Service in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers the different branches of the service, including the Home, Colonial, Indian, and Diplomatic services, and includes information on the recruitment, training, and career paths of civil servants. Written by Francis George Heath, a former civil servant and historian of the British Empire. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Michael Coolican
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785904578

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No Tradesmen and No Women by Michael Coolican Pdf

Is our civil service fit for purpose? Michael Coolican takes John Reid's damning statement about the Home Office as his point of departure for a comprehensive overview and evaluation of the machinery behind the government and the people who make public services work on a daily basis. Beginning with Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell, Michael Coolican takes us on an odyssey through the history of the British civil service, starting with a time when public positions were sold and traded through Royal Warrant. Coolican examines the radical reforms of the Victorian era which entrenched a culture of elitism, misogyny and distrust of high-quality data as a basis for decision making, that, in some areas, persists to this day. A former high-level civil servant with forty years of experience, Coolican has produced a pithy and, where necessary, ruthless analysis of the civil service and its relationship with government, especially at Cabinet level, bringing to bear detailed and extensive research informed by a true insider.

Author : David Downes,Tim Newburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000774993

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by David Downes,Tim Newburn Pdf

This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the introduction of an independent prosecution service, and the broad shifts in penal policy that have taken place in the post-war era. This volume examines the changing politics of law and order, charting the gradual shift toward greater political conflict and dispute. Until the early 1970s law and order rarely occupied a privileged place in political debate. From that point this began to change with, initially, the Conservatives utilising crime and penal policy as a means of distinguishing themselves from their opponents. This volume charts these changes in the politics of law and order and examines the rise in the temperature of political debate around such issues as the Labour Party markedly shifted its direction in the 1990s This book will be of interest to students of British political history, criminology and sociology.

Author : Martin Stanley
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785900167

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How to Be a Civil Servant by Martin Stanley Pdf

Although it is seldom recognised as such by the public, the civil service is a profession like any other. The UK civil service employs 400,000 people across the country, with over 20,000 students and graduates applying to enter every year through its fast-stream competition alone. Martin Stanley's seminal How to Be a Civil Servant was the first guidebook to the British civil service ever published. It remains the only comprehensive guide on how civil servants should effectively carry out their duties, hone their communication skills and respond to professional, ethical and technical issues relevant to the job. It addresses such questions as: How do you establish yourself with your minister as a trusted adviser? How should you feed the media so they don’t feed on you? What’s the best way to deal with potential conflicts of interest? This fully updated new edition provides the latest advice, and is a must-read for newly appointed civil servants and for those looking to enter the profession – not to mention students, academics, journalists, politicians and anyone with an interest in the inner workings of the British government.

Author : Paul P. Van Riper
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:49015000323544

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History of the United States Civil Service by Paul P. Van Riper Pdf

Author : Ian Beesley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781351980869

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The Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries by Ian Beesley Pdf

This book is the official history of British Cabinet Secretaries, the most senior civil servants in UK government, from the post-war period up to 2002. In December 1916 Maurice Hankey sat at the Cabinet table to take the first official record of Cabinet decisions. Prior to this there had been no formal Cabinet agenda and no record of Cabinet decisions. Using authoritative government papers, some of which have not yet been released for public scrutiny, this book tells the story of Hankey’s post-war successors as they advised British Prime Ministers and recorded Cabinet’s crucial decisions as the country struggled through the exhaustion that followed World War II, grappled with a weak economy that could not support its world ambitions, saw the end of the post-war economic and social consensus and faced the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers symbol of Western dominance. It looks at events through the eyes of politically neutral senior civil servants, the mandarins of Britain. It shows how the dramatic foreshortening of timescales and global news have complicated the working lives of those who daily face the deluge of potentially destabilising events – the skills required to see dangers and opportunities around corners, when to calm things down and when to accelerate action; why secrecy is endemic when government comes close to losing control or when political ambition threatens self-destruction. This book will be of great interest to students of British politics, British history and British government.

Author : United States Civil Service Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822021784780

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History of the Federal Civil Service, 1789 to the Present by United States Civil Service Commission Pdf

Author : Dorman Bridgman Eaton
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Civil service
ISBN : 1290542511

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Civil Service in Great Britain; a History of Abuses and Reforms and Their Bearing Upon American Politics by Dorman Bridgman Eaton Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Frederick Avarne White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591047311

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The civil service history of England, revised and enlarged by H.A. Dobson by Frederick Avarne White Pdf

Author : Dorman Bridgman Eaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Civil service
ISBN : OCLC:10174262

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Civil Service in Great Britain by Dorman Bridgman Eaton Pdf