Reimagining Whitehall: building a machine equipped to deliver

Speakers:

• Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office
• Rt Hon Lord Maude, Chair of the Governance and Accountability Review
• Baroness Finn, former Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff
• Richard Lum, Partner, Newton Europe

Reform is delighted to be hosting a panel event at the Conservative Party Conference in partnership with Newton Europe.

Whitehall has many great strengths, from the adaptability of its civil servants, to its world-class policy professionals. But these strengths are matched by significant challenges: from a shortage of delivery and technical skills, to insufficient diversity and an over-reliance on process. For any government looking to translate political priorities into on-the-ground impact, Whitehall must be reformed.  

The Government has already done much to reform the Whitehall machine. From the changes introduced by Lord Maude through to the more recent ‘Declaration on Government Reform’, major changes have been made to improve to how Whitehall functions – boosting digital capability, harnessing the power of data, embedding evaluation, opening up civil service recruitment and moving roles out of London.   

Reform is delighted to hold this panel with Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office; Rt Hon Lord Francis Maude, Chair of the Governance and Accountability Review; Baroness Finn, former Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff; and Richard Lum, Partner, Newton Europe.

This panel will be held outside of the Secure Zone at Manchester Art Gallery, approximately five minute walk away.

This event is kindly sponsored by Newton Europe.

This is a public event and we would be delighted to see you there. If you would like to attend, please email events@reform.uk