Lucy Woods

  • Cutting 91,000 civil servants: ‘Efficiency’ at what cost?

    27 May 2022

    Against a backdrop of unprecedented strain, it is difficult to see how a radical reduction in civil service numbers will increase efficiency or improve the quality of public services, says Lucy Woods.

  • The property problem

    06 May 2020

    Lucy Woods advises a ‘pragmatic and sensible’ approach to managing the recommendations due to emerge from the public accounts committee inquiry into councils’ investments in commercial property.

  • Navigating Digital Transformation

    19 August 2019

    Lucy Woods at legal firm Ashfords shares her top tips for getting the best outcome from digital procurement.