Francis Maude
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 70 |
Date of birth | July 4,1953 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Abingdon |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Christina Maude |
Party | Conservative Party |
Children | Henry Maude |
Cecily Maude | |
Lydia Maude | |
Alastair Maude | |
Julia Maude | |
Julia E. B. Maude | |
Job | Lawyer |
Politician | |
Spokesperson | |
Education | Corpus Christi College |
University of Law | |
University of Cambridge | |
Abingdon School | |
Official site | members.parliament.uk |
Position | Member of House of Lords of the United Kingdom |
Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
Parents | Angus Maude |
Barbara Sutcliffe | |
Previous position | Minister of State for Trade Policy of the United Kingdom (2015–2016) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 568800 |
Francis Maude Life story
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, PC is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2010 to 2015.
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Tory peer Lord Maude calls for more robust culture in Whitehall
A Tory peer who is leading a government review of how the Civil Service operates has called for a more " robust culture" in Whitehall.
It Comes after the resignation of the former Justice Secretary and
Mr Raab stood down on Friday after an inquiry found he was " intimidating" and " aggressive" towards officials.
Mr Raab said the findings had set " a very dangerous precedent".
Writing in the, Lord Francis Maude , a former Cabinet Office minister, raised the prospect of civil servants being able to have more open political affiliations.
Lord Maude said Mr Raab's resignation had raised important issues.
He Said ministers have limited authority to put in place officials of their choice despite relying on them and being accountable for what they do.
He suggested that ministers could be given more say about appointments while preserving impartiality.
" The UK is now an outlier, and a better balance needs to be struck, " He Said .
He Said that other governments with similar systems, such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada, " manage it better than us".
He warned that without Change , " there will be more cases like Raab's when frustrations boil over".
" We need a much more robust culture, with less groupthink, more rugged disagreement, and the confidence to both offer challenge and to accept it, " He Said .
" We also need to be more robust and less mealy-mouthed about 'politicisation'".
He Said that other systems deal with this better. " In France, permanent civil servants often have overt political affiliations, and it causes few problems, " He Said .
" Without a much closer alignment between accountability and authority, we will see tensions build and relationships fracture.
" Our system can be made to work but it needs Change - difficult and sustained Change . And it needs to start soon. "
After his resignation, saying such a low bar for bullying would have a Chilling Effect on government.
He Said there was a risk " a very small minority" of officials " with a passive aggressive culture" were trying to block reforms they did not like.
Lord McDonald, who worked as Mr Raab's permanent secretary in The Foreign Office,
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he wanted to learn from The Complaints process highlighted in The Inquiry , so similar matters were handled better in The Future .
The Inquiry by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC looked at eight formal complaints about Mr Raab's behaviour during his previous stints as justice secretary, Foreign Secretary and Brexit secretary.
His report concluded Mr Raab's conduct involved " an abuse or misuse of power" and that he " acted in a manner which was intimidating" and " persistently aggressive" towards officials.
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