The authors of this report call on the UK Government to restore public sector pay to 2019/20 levels. This would go beyond the government's recent below-inflation pay offers and thereby undo the real-terms pay cuts which public sector workers have suffered as a result of rising prices.

Current UK Government guidance states that public bodies should exist only ‘as a last resort’, when three narrow tests are met. This approach means government does not always use the appropriate mechanism to fulfil its objectives. The authors of this paper argue that the tests should be re-written in a more balanced way, so that...

The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme was established in August 2022, with Catherine Holmes AC SC appointed Royal Commissioner. This final report from the Commissioner makes 57 recommendations which will have significant implications from both a policy and service delivery perspective.

New Zealanders need a competent, productive and merit-based public service. Those attributes matter for effective government and community wellbeing. This report looks at the overall performance of the New Zealand public service.

With a focus on health, equality and flexibility, this legislative review explored parental leave eligibility and entitlements, the health needs of birth mothers, flexibility for all parents, superannuation issues and ease of administration.