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Civil Service: Reform

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 15509

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service will examine the respective roles of Ministers, special advisers and civil servants.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

Alongside Written Ministerial Statements on Wednesday 1st July, the Terms of Reference for the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service (“the Review”) were published on gov.uk

They are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-into-the-organisation-performance-and-transformation-of-the-permanent-civil-service/review-into-the-organisation-performance-and-transformation-of-the-permanent-civil-service

As the Terms of Reference set out, the Review will consider the wide range of activities undertaken by the Civil Service. The Review will culminate in a report setting out a vision for the future Civil Service as a world class institution, to deliver for Ministers and the public.



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