Civil Servants And Ministers

Question 1

Bureaucracy?

Answer 1

An organisation that enacts policy and operates on a clear set of rules

Question 2

Whitehall?

Answer 2

The uk civil service and government departments

Question 3

What are the principles of the civil service?

Answer 3

Impartial
Anonymity
Permanence
Meritocratic

Question 4

Why was there a civil service reform?

Answer 4

They were:
Too big
Not providing good advise or policy delivery

Question 5

What were the reforms on the civil service?

Answer 5

Creation of executive agencies

Use of private sector

Greater recruitment of outsiders- special advisers

Question 6

What are the problems with these reforms?

Answer 6

Privatising- makes it harder for the government to control

Reduction in accountability

Question 7

Does the civil service play a virtual role in policy-making? Yes

Answer 7

They hold key roles in government departments which help to develop policy

They have connections to outsider groups which the ministers do not

They have knowledge on what is workable and affordable

Question 8

Does the civil service play a virtual role in policy-making? No

Answer 8

Ministers are starting to turn to special advisers for advice

Ministers take responsibility for policy decisions eg. Thomas Dugdale

Question 9

What is a civil servant?

Answer 9

Appointed by the crown to give policy advise