In the public eye

摘要

'If we aren't delivering what ministers and the public expect, we aren't going to remain relevant and we aren't going to retain confidence. In the modern world, the civil service has no automatic entitlement to monopoly on either policy advice or public service provision,' says Sir Gus O'Donnell, cabinet office secretary. This statement delivered passionately at the beginning of this year as part of a root and branch overhaul of the transparency, accountability and power structure of government departments and agencies is important on many levels for financial professionals in both the public and private sectors.