PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

The chancellor set the roadmap for how the Government will deliver its missions

Alongside the Test, Learn and Grow programme, the new approach to public service reform set out in the Spending Review could mark a step-change in bringing a local government ethos into how public services are designed and organised, says Jon Rowney.

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By Jon Rowney | 25 June 2025
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The Spending Review was a defining moment for the Government.

Setting departmental budgets for the rest of this Parliament and allocating long-term capital investment, the chancellor set the roadmap for how the Government will deliver its missions.

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Jon Rowney

Popular articles by Jon Rowney

  1. Councils operate in an adult social care system that needs fundamental reform
  2. A chance to step back and reflect on funding reform
  3. The power of prevention
  4. This Budget was a first step
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