Shivani Chivukula
shivanichivukula.bsky.social
Shivani Chivukula
@shivanichivukula.bsky.social
Civil servant, formerly research assistant at @instituteforgov.bsky.social
It still remains to be seen whether the data from govt's Applicant Tracking System will make a difference. Interesting that the Commissioner points to Downing St input as a cause of delays - more granular data pinpointing at what stage of processes delays are happening would be welcome.
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As I pointed out in Whitehall Monitor 2025, these sorts of delays undermine the governance of ALBs and can deter potential applicants, potentially leading to less diverse and high-calibre boards.
January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The current public body review programme will conclude in March. While it covered a greater proportion of bodies in scope of review than the previous iteration, its overall impact is unclear. It will be interesting to see what conclusions PACAC will draw on this in their inquiry on public bodies.
January 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The former category grew slightly more slowly than the overall CS in 2012/13–2022/23. The latter increased dramatically by 43.7%, again largely due to the reclassification of Network Rail.
January 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The ALB workforce is split into those classified as civil servants (around 62% in 2022/23) and those who are public servants.
January 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM

On balance, and the recent inclusion of Network Rail aside, ALB budgets remained fairly flat in real terms between 2012/13–2022/23. The exception was - unsurprisingly - NHS England.
January 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM