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The Prime Minister, other Ministers and members of OPSR have given a number of speeches on public services reform.

You can find the Prime Minister’s speeches by following the link on the right. The menu on the left takes you to the other speeches.

The Learning and Skills Development Agency Conference
Wendy Thomson delivered a speech looking at "Inspection and Accountability" at the LSDA conference which took place in London on 16th June 2004. You can read a full transcript of her speech below:
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"New Approaches to Public Service Delivery"
Dr Wendy Thomson, Head of the Prime Minister's Office of Public Services Reform, attended a seminar on "New Approaches to Public Service Delivery" run by The British Council from 30 November to 6 December 2003. You can read Wendy Thomson's speech here:
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Economist Roundtable Event on Public Services Reform
On 29th and 30th January 2003, The Economist facilitated the first Roundtable event with the French Government to debate State Reform, a priority of the new French Government since its election in 2002. The event brought together members of the French Government, leaders of industry and respected international figures to debate reform and the Government's achievements in the first eight months of its term.
Wendy Thomson was invited to speak about the British experience of reform and on whether this was a model to follow.
Her speech can be read here:
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CAPAM Conference
The Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) held their bi-annual conference in Glasgow from 7-11 September 2002. The theme of the conference was "Creating Self-Confident Government: Reflections and New Frontiers". Lord Macdonald, then Minister for the Cabinet Office, gave a presentation on the role of regulation in co-ordinating improved public service delivery across the public services. The speech emphasised the importance of the four principles and can be downloaded here:
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Sir Andrew Turnbull on the Delivery and Reform Agenda
Sir Andrew Turnbull, Head of the Civil Service reiterated the key objectives of the delivery and reform agenda over the next three years.
You can read his comments here:
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Northern Ireland reform Conference
Speech by Dr Peter Kane, Director, Office of Public Services Reform, Cabinet Office, at the Reform Conference held at the Europa Hotel, Belfast on 4 March 2004.
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