Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 17347

Civil Service Governance and Accountability Review

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a formal response to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service by Lord Maude of Horsham.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The government is continuing to use Lord Maude's recommendations, alongside other commentaries on Civil Service reform, to inform the development of its plans for a more efficient and effective civil service.