政府研究所：2026年部长们反思文职官员报告（英文版）

Many of the ministers we interviewed have had positive experiences of working with the civil service. They told us that they valued the civil service’s ability to provide informed advice and institutional expertise, and found officials well-intentioned in wanting to adapt to individual ministerial preferences and priorities. This shows that ministers and civil servants can build productive working relationships. Ministers feel that civil servants’ impartiality lends credibility to their advic