Central government | PA Consulting

Enabling a prosperous society is at the very heart of central government purpose. In an era of rapid change, citizens demand reliable, robust, and transparent services supported by fair, effective governance.

Working together

We work with central government to help clients understand and respond to public demand, evolving services through a joined-up, innovative, and sustainable approach.

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Major programme delivery

Deliver transformation initiatives, setting up programmes up for success.

Complex transactions

Support the procurement of goods and services, standardising interactions through robust systems and appropriate information sharing methodologies.

Digital transformation

Modernise technologies and platforms to advance digital capability and human augmentation across front-, middle-, and back-office solutions.

Innovation

Realise the potential of innovation through collaborative, creative and adaptive partnerships with organisations across sectors and industries.

Sustainability

Answer the call for sustainable operations, understanding the far-reaching impact of policy decisions and programme delivery on climate-related targets.

Workforce

Embed lasting change to drive success, cultivating a flexible, multi-skilled workforce that is fit for the future.

Featured insight

Re-thinking regulators

Rethinking regulators

Our exclusive research reveals three things regulators should be doing to better protect citizens and businesses and to encourage economic growth.

Re-thinking regulators

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Capitalising on culture: how your people unlock innovation

PA Consulting's Shaun Delaney discusses unlocking innovation in the public sector.

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Public Sector workforce

Six ways to help the Public Sector workforce thrive

The public services have faced an uncertain and demanding few years. To make sure they don’t lose their most capable people, there are many ways and initiatives planned to help the public services thrive.

Public Sector workforce

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Successful project initiation in Defra: Prepare, protect, and promote

PA’s Project Initiation Lessons Learned Report, co-produced with Defra and IPA, drives best practice by providing tried-and-tested methodologies, principles, and tools.

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Pack up your legacy kit and head to the clouds

The sheer accessibility of cloud services has transformed our lives. Organisations want to evolve the way they use cloud and transform their legacy systems, which are currently looking which are looking rigid and constrained.

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How to use public funding to promote innovation in Net Zero technology 

How can government departments build their expertise to deliver funds that match their policies?  There are three areas to consider to ensure effective delivery.

How public sector leaders can stop strategies becoming 'shelfware'

Leaders can ease the delivery of strategy by focusing on structural alignment.

Client stories

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Bringing prosperity to deprived communities through the UK Freeports programme

Defra

Monitoring and evaluating the impact of England’s most ambitious tree planting programme

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports

Leading the world to make social media a safer space

Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

Creating a better experience for learner drivers to keep roads safe

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