The Institute for Government launched Whitehall Monitor 2020, our annual report on the size, shape and performance of government and the civil service in the last 12 months.\n\nBut as well as looking at what the data tells us about the past year, and with government and civil service reform in the news, our panel considered what it all means in the years ahead. How much of a problem is staff turnover? Does the civil service have the right skills for the future? What will happen to major government projects? What will the future shape of government look like?\n\nGavin Freeguard, Programme Director at the Institute for Government, presented the key findings.\n\nWe heard responses from:\n\nChris Cook, Partner and Editor at Tortoise Media\nCharlotte Pickles, Director of Reform\nNitika Argawal, Chief Operating Officer at Apolitical\nThe event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.