英国概况C13精选.ppt

The British Civil Service in the past and nowadays Facts about the Civil Service Her Majesty’s Civil Service is responsible for the implementation of executive decisions of the Government and as such, it plays the key role in all segments of life including security. Civil servants support the Government in power but they are employees of the Crown and not the Parliament although the latter may call them on account. In order to keep their independence from the politics and the parties in power, civil servants are in a way protected from the latter through their responsibilities. The Civil Service in the UK does not include all public sector employees such as the police officers, armed forces, members of the NHS, local government officials and the staff of the British Royal Family. Economic changes and the growth of the British Empire in the 18th century made the existing institutions such as the Office of Works obsolete by the end of the century, while staff appointments by patronage and selection were no longer working. With an aim to create a professional body of administrators, the East India Company founded the East India Company College in 1806 but the precursor of modern Civil Service was formed only after the implementation of the Northcote-Trevelyan Report’s recommendations in the mid-19th century. Among other, the recommendations of the Report also foresaw a division between staff that performs routine works and staff that implements policy decisions. On the basis of the Report’s recommendations, a Civil Service Commission was set up and most of the recommendations were endorsed over the following years. Source:.uk/civil-service-history.html Civil Service in the Future About 380,000 people work for the UK’s Civil Service. However, this number is expected to drop in the near future as a result of the Government’s effort to reduce public spending. But besides reduction of the expenses through smaller size, the Civil Service reform also foresees far reaching c