Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service
25 Nov Civil Service Reform

Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service

What are your department’s new priorities?
by Richard Johnstone
Vacancy crisis sees NICS agency staff spending hit £46m a year
27 Nov Commercial
Vacancy crisis sees NICS agency staff spending hit £46m a year
Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
27 Nov Foreign Affairs
Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
Spending Review 2020: Do outcomes for departments point to a new way of measuring performance?
27 Nov Finance
Spending Review 2020: Do outcomes for departments point to a new way of measuring performance?
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MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
27 Nov Energy & Environment
MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Report berates NDA for “perpetual lack of knowledge” about condition of contaminated sites earmarked for £132bn clean-up
PM appoints former Treasury official as chief of staff
26 Nov HR
PM appoints former Treasury official as chief of staff
Dan Rosenfield was PPS to chancellors Alistair Darling and George Osborne
Army support offered to dozens of areas set to enter pandemic tier 3
26 Nov Coronavirus
Army support offered to dozens of areas set to enter pandemic tier 3
DHSC details aid measures as Hancock announces swathes of the nation will be in “very high alert” category from next week
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Probation inspector Justin Russell on coronavirus, Transforming Rehabilitation and the Spending Review
20 Nov Justice & Home Affairs
Probation inspector Justin Russell on coronavirus, Transforming Rehabilitation and the Spending Review
After years of funding cuts and the looming renationalisation of outsourced probation services, Russell calls for extra funding to be “baked into the baseline” for the Spending Review
Opinion: rethinking public services in a time of Covid-19
20 Nov Coronavirus
Opinion: rethinking public services in a time of Covid-19
Public services are facing a unforeseen and mammoth challenge in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, changing demands for users also create a challenge to create more user-centred services, say Dr Edwina Yida Zhu, Prof Stephen P. Osborne, and Dr Kirsty Strokosch, of the University of Edinburgh.
Green light: IPA chief Nick Smallwood on the Covid response, building back better, and his Get To Green mantra
17 Nov Leadership
Green light: IPA chief Nick Smallwood on the Covid response, building back better, and his Get To Green mantra
Nick Smallwood joined the Infrastructure and Projects Authority with a plan to improve project delivery across government. Despite the impact of coronavirus, it remains on track, he tells Richard Johnstone
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Intelligent Decisioning in Government
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BAME into Leadership Cardiff
02 Dec 2020
Cardiff
BAME into Leadership Cardiff
Women in Local Government
03 Dec 2020
Online
Women in Local Government
Supporting Menopause in the Workplace, Online Event
08 Dec 2020
Online
Supporting Menopause in the Workplace, Online Event
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‘He lived and breathed joined-up government’: the civil service life and times of Mark Sedwill
09 Sep Leadership
‘He lived and breathed joined-up government’: the civil service life and times of Mark Sedwill
As the cabinet secretary stands down after more than 30 years in the civil service, CSW asks people who have worked with him: who is Sir Mark Sedwill?
Jonathan Jones quits: Ex-ambassador Darroch ‘not surprised’ as fallout continues
09 Sep Brexit
Jonathan Jones quits: Ex-ambassador Darroch ‘not surprised’ as fallout continues
Comments come as government prepares to publish legislation NI secretary Brandon Lewis has said would break international law “in a very specific and limited way"
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
08 Sep Civil Service Reform
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
The introduction of targets for officials to get back into departments is gesture politics, says the FDA general secretary, and is likely to fail
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As Covid stays with us, who will care for the carers?
25 Nov Health & Social Care
As Covid stays with us, who will care for the carers?
Almost one in five people in the UK now provide unpaid care to family and friends. The impact on the carer’s wellbeing is also considerable, writes Linda Eades from The Charity for Civil Servants.
How defence programmes can use P3M to drive success
24 Nov Operational Delivery
How defence programmes can use P3M to drive success
Defence programmes can increase their chances of success by addressing the project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) basics, writes PA Consulting
Hampshire County Council: The Argenti care technology partnership delivers exceptional results in adult social care
18 Nov Operational Delivery
Hampshire County Council: The Argenti care technology partnership delivers exceptional results in adult social care
Like all providers of adult social care, Hampshire County Council faces the combination of significant cost pressures and rising demand. PA Consulting outlines the work they've done with Argenti technology to shoulder some of the load.
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