DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 26
26 Apr 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office appoints new Windrush compensation scheme adviser
26 Apr 2021 HR
Home Office appoints new Windrush compensation scheme adviser
Appointment comes eight months after recruitment opened
PM wanted to ask cab sec to stop leak inquiry that implicated fiancée's friend, Cummings alleges
26 Apr 2021 Communications
PM wanted to ask cab sec to stop leak inquiry that implicated fiancée's friend, Cummings alleges
Ex-spad denies leaking text messages between Johnson and James Dyson amid lobbying row
PPE procurement drive left civil servants ‘drowning’ in VIP requests
23 Apr 2021 Commercial
PPE procurement drive left civil servants ‘drowning’ in VIP requests
Good Law Project says government’s “high-priority lane” for suppliers hampered officials’ ability to buy necessary equipment from legitimate suppliers
Work to build PM’s Delivery Unit ‘will start right away’
23 Apr 2021 HR
Work to build PM’s Delivery Unit ‘will start right away’
Johnson drafts in former British Virgin Islands governor Gus Jaspert as interim head
Industrial action may be on the cards in Northern Ireland, union warns after 1% pay offer
23 Apr 2021 HR
Industrial action may be on the cards in Northern Ireland, union warns after 1% pay offer
1% pay rise for Northern Ireland civil servants in 2021-22 a 'retrograde step', union says
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
23 Apr 2021 Finance
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
Department for Transport says former head of the tax and benefits department “brings strong financial management and experience in leading major projects”
Treasury perm sec: Ex-PM Cameron lobbied me on Greensill
23 Apr 2021 Finance
Treasury perm sec: Ex-PM Cameron lobbied me on Greensill
“If a former minister that I’ve worked with asks to talk to me, I will always do that,” says Tom Scholar
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
22 Apr 2021 Civil Service Reform
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
Blair-style team will be headed up by coronavirus vaccination lead Emily Lawson
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
22 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
Some 800,000 people may have “slipped through the net and missed out on much-needed support”
Government launches antivirals taskforce to help country ‘learn to live' with Covid
21 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
Government launches antivirals taskforce to help country ‘learn to live' with Covid
New taskforce will lead development of coronavirus treatments in tablet or capsule form
Defra revamps recruitment to reduce reliance on consultants
21 Apr 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Defra revamps recruitment to reduce reliance on consultants
Digital chief Harriet Green tells PublicTechnology Live event that department has focused on specialisms, rather than the generalist skills the civil service recruitment process is designed to find
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
21 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
Lucy Chappell will take on some of chief medical officer Chris Whitty’s health department work
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
20 Apr 2021 Communications
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
MI5 says more than 10,000 incidents have been recorded as campaign flags threat from fake business profiles
‘People should not form the impression there are lots of people doing two jobs’: PM defends civil service as Greensill probes launch
20 Apr 2021 Commercial
‘People should not form the impression there are lots of people doing two jobs’: PM defends civil service as Greensill probes launch
Johnson praises Whitehall’s pandemic work and says public would be wrong to think moonlighting is common
PM holds emergency football talks and government threatens European transfer ban in bid to halt super league
20 Apr 2021 Culture
PM holds emergency football talks and government threatens European transfer ban in bid to halt super league
Ministers consider range of possible actions to take action against English clubs planning to join new continental league
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
19 Apr 2021 Civil Service Reform
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
Skilled businesspeople should get the chance to work in government with 'ethical safeguards', says report calling for skills strategy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 19
19 Apr 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 19
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
PCS credits HMRC pay deal with membership boost
19 Apr 2021 HR
PCS credits HMRC pay deal with membership boost
Union reveals halt to a “decade of decline” in subs
Crown rep worked for Greensill, it emerges as ex-civil servants sound alarm over 'revolving door'
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Crown rep worked for Greensill, it emerges as ex-civil servants sound alarm over 'revolving door'
Kerslake says he is “baffled” by process that saw chief commercial officer cleared to moonlight for financial firm
Staff churn ‘means lawyers have better policy knowledge than officers’
16 Apr 2021 Legal
Staff churn ‘means lawyers have better policy knowledge than officers’
Think tank argues policymaking processes should be improved before rules on High Court challenges are changed
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
Health secretary's sister's company won NHS Wales contracts worth £300,000 last month
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
Home Office says new service will visit up to 10,000 people a day who are supposed to be isolating at home
PACAC launches inquiry into Greensill lobbying scandal
15 Apr 2021 Commercial
PACAC launches inquiry into Greensill lobbying scandal
Pickles warns of “much wider implications” if Cabinet Office cannot detail approvals given for officials’ second jobs