Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Commercial

Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’

Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
by Jim Dunton
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Government Property Agency confirms closure of two Whitehall offices
14 Mar HR
Government Property Agency confirms closure of two Whitehall offices
Around 1,700 civil servants have been relocated following the office exits
Starmer’s quango-cutting speech gets mixed reaction
14 Mar Civil Service Reform
Starmer’s quango-cutting speech gets mixed reaction
Civil service unions voice fears at spectre of job losses while think tank welcomes clampdown
Some frontline professionals reluctant to use AI tools, research finds
14 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Some frontline professionals reluctant to use AI tools, research finds
Ada Lovelace Institute paper also points to the need for proper evaluation of AI interventions
Plan to overhaul 'overly complex' digital funding models promises 'paradigm shift'
13 Mar Commercial
Plan to overhaul 'overly complex' digital funding models promises 'paradigm shift'
After a review that revealed delays and inefficiencies, government will trial a quartet of mechanisms for staged, portfolio and risk-based funding methods
DHSC set to launch voluntary-exit scheme as PM abolishes NHS England
13 Mar Civil Service Reform
DHSC set to launch voluntary-exit scheme as PM abolishes NHS England
Acting perm sec Whitty outlines plans to cut staff as Starmer says NHS management will be brought "back into democratic control"
'We don't want a bigger state': Starmer outlines plans to cut civil service costs
13 Mar Civil Service Reform
'We don't want a bigger state': Starmer outlines plans to cut civil service costs
PM says AI is a "golden opportunity" and says he will take on "vast arrays of quangos"
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
12 Mar HR
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
Current MoJ head is “an exceptional public servant who embodies the very best of the civil service”, cab sec says
Stop 'outsourcing' decisions to arm's-length bodies, PM tells departments
12 Mar Civil Service Reform
Stop 'outsourcing' decisions to arm's-length bodies, PM tells departments
Starmer tells departments to assess "processes and regulations that play no part" in delivering government's aims as he axes payment ALB
DBT’s support for industry has ‘weaknesses’, NAO finds
12 Mar Economy
DBT’s support for industry has ‘weaknesses’, NAO finds
Business department isn't always able to influence other parts of Whitehall to support policy change, watchdog says
UKHSA offers up to £200,000 for next chief exec
11 Mar Health & Social Care
UKHSA offers up to £200,000 for next chief exec
Successful candidate will be tasked with “translating ministers’ ambitions into a clear vision” for staff
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
11 Mar Project Delivery
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
Department pushes back timelines for responding to MPs’ questions about benefits troubled high-speed rail project will deliver
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
11 Mar Civil Service Reform
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
Diane Forsythe slams "lack of expertise and senior leadership" in the NICS after Pat McFadden announces plans for reform
Starmer and Wormald unveil plans for 'more agile, mission-focused and productive' civil service
10 Mar Civil Service Reform
Starmer and Wormald unveil plans for 'more agile, mission-focused and productive' civil service
"We will transform your work for the better," cab sec and PM tell civil servants ahead of reform announcement
Ministers reject MPs’ proposals on cross-department data sharing
10 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers reject MPs’ proposals on cross-department data sharing
Government claims it is developing a “more comprehensive approach” than PACAC prescribed
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 10
10 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 10
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week, via Dods People
Scottish Government names new perm sec
07 Mar HR
Scottish Government names new perm sec
Current director general for external affairs and strategy will take top job from April
New DHSC delivery unit to 'bring a laser-like focus on reform'
07 Mar Health & Social Care
New DHSC delivery unit to 'bring a laser-like focus on reform'
Unit will "need access to expertise on delivering strategic and cultural change and policy development and delivery"
Tussle over watchdog panel’s access to national security adviser
07 Mar Security & Defence
Tussle over watchdog panel’s access to national security adviser
Cabinet Office says Johnathan Powell is a spad and shouldn’t give evidence to Westminster committee in public
PACAC launches inquiry into mission delivery
07 Mar Civil Service Reform
PACAC launches inquiry into mission delivery
Committee plans to shine a light on how PM's missions and mission-driven approach will be delivered in practice
EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing Exclusive
06 Mar Health & Social Care
EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing
Demise of Porton Biopharma, which works with UKHSA, follows market challenges
HMRC set to deliver £700m in efficiency savings this year
06 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC set to deliver £700m in efficiency savings this year
In final PAC appearance, Jim Harra says customer services is "big area" where more efficiency savings can be found
Government announces new defence innovation body
06 Mar Security & Defence
Government announces new defence innovation body
Dasa and Dstl will remain as separate innovation and technology focused bodies
DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
06 Mar HR
DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
Sarah Munby says five years as a department head has been “an extraordinary tour of duty”
MoJ not doing enough to tackle crown court backlogs, MPs say
05 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ not doing enough to tackle crown court backlogs, MPs say
PAC report is a "terrible indictment of our criminal justice system", chair says