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The Institute for Government (IfG) is a British independent
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{{Authority control Public policy think tanks based in the United Kingdom Charities based in London
The Institute for Government (IfG) is a British independent think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...
which aims to improve government effectiveness through research and analysis. Based at 2 Carlton Gardens in central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...
and founded as a charity in 2008, it was initially funded with approximately £15 million by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust, based in London, founded by David Sainsbury in 1967. The organisation is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, set up to provide funding for charitable causes. Although the ...
, at the instigation of Lord Sainsbury
Baron Sainsbury was created in 1962 for Alan Sainsbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
There have been two other peers with the surname "Sainsbury" who included their surname as part of their titles; all are from the Sainsbury family, nam ...
.
Stated aims
The Institute for Government works to make government more effective. It engages with UK MPs, seniorcivil servants
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
and others by:
* supporting the development and skills of senior public servants, politicians and political advisor
Political consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns. Although the most important role of political consultants is arguably the development and production of mass media (largely tele ...
s.
* conducting and funding research on public administration and government.
* providing 'thought leadership' on effective government through publications, seminars and events.
The Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales (No.1123926) with cross-party governance.
Director
In September 2016,Bronwen Maddox
Bronwen Maria Maddox (born 7 May 1963) is a former journalist who has served as the director and CEO of think tank Chatham House since August 2022. Prior to this, she was the Director of the Institute for Government between 2016 and 2022. Maddo ...
replaced Peter Riddell
Sir Peter John Robert Riddell (born 14 October 1948) is a British journalist and author. He worked for the ''Financial Times'' from 1970 to 1991. From April 2016 to September 2021 he served as the British government's Commissioner for Public App ...
as Director. For the previous five-and-a-half years, she had been the Editor and Chief Executive of current affairs and culture magazine '' Prospect''. Previously, Maddox had spent 14 years at ''The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...
'' as Chief Foreign Commentator, Foreign Editor, and US Editor and Washington Bureau Chief, and had worked at the ''Financial Times
The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nik ...
'', investigating Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, member of parliament (MP), suspected spy, and fraudster.
Early in his life, Maxwell escaped from N ...
.
Sir Michael Bichard was its first director until 2010. In 2018, the charity was named Economic Think Tank of the Year in ''Prospect''s annual awards.
Funding
The Institute for Government has been rated as 'highly transparent' in its funding by Transparify. In November 2022, the funding transparency websiteWho Funds You?
Who Funds You? is a project that rates and promotes transparency of funding sources of think tanks. The project scored think tanks according to four criteria, namely whether the organisation discloses its income, whether it publishes financial de ...
gave the institute a B grade (rating goes from A to E).
See also
*Royal Institute of Public Administration
The Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA) was a British professional public service institution and civil service training organisation that operated in the United Kingdom and overseas from its founding in 1922 to its closure in 1992.Shel ...
References
External links
Institute for Government website
{{Authority control Public policy think tanks based in the United Kingdom Charities based in London