United Kingdom
The UK tops the InCiSE Index overall. It is in the top position for regulation.
The UK performs relatively highly for most indicators and is in the top 5 country rankings for 6 core function indicators – policy making (3rd), fiscal and financial management (3rd), HR management (5th), procurement (3rd), tax administration (3rd), and regulation. On attributes, the UK is ranked 3rd for openness.
Within the regulation indicator, the UK achieves the maximum score for 4 out of 9 metrics and all scores are well above average. On fiscal and financial management, the UK achieves high scores for performance budgeting. Within the procurement indicator, it achieves the maximum score for the extent to which policies are in place to help small and medium-sized enterprises participate in central government procurement.
The only indicator below average is digital services where metric scores vary widely. The UK’s integrity scores vary as well. It does well on the corruption perception theme but less so on the thematic scores for processes to preserve integrity and prevent conflicts of interest. The UK’s inclusiveness score is less strong relative to other countries, most notably on the metric assessing the proportion of women in senior roles in central government.