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
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
26 Sep 2023 Operational Delivery
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
Kerslake Commission says departments should collaborate and have collective accountability for rough sleeping
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
25 Sep 2023 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
Unions have rejected accusations that the civil service is holding back the government and needs reform
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
25 Sep 2023 HR
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
Party goes on hiring spree of former officials in the run-up to general election
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
25 Sep 2023 HR
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
Northern Ireland Assembly member raises concern that reliance on temporary promotions could be impacting the effectiveness of NICS
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 25 September
25 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 25 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Dowden takes ex-HR chief to task over breach of lobbying rules
22 Sep 2023 HR
Dowden takes ex-HR chief to task over breach of lobbying rules
Rupert McNeil warned he could lose out on the chance of being recognised in a future honours list
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
22 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
Peter Schofield unpacks department’s 5%-a-year assumption for growth in dodgy claims
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
22 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
Pay claim demands uplift to "insulting" offer for 2022-23, after years of below-inflation rises
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
21 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
From pushing back the new petrol car ban to increasing funds for heat pumps, here is Sunak's new approach to net zero
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
21 Sep 2023 Communications
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
Department has missed its deadline for responding to committee reports by six months on average this session
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
21 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
But committee chair welcomes PM’s pledge of “greater scrutiny” for departmental policy work
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
21 Sep 2023 Education
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
Move follows secretary of state’s imposition of £14.2bn budget amid Stormont power vacuum
Cabinet Office chastised over decision to pay Boris Johnson's Partygate legal bill
20 Sep 2023 Finance
Cabinet Office chastised over decision to pay Boris Johnson's Partygate legal bill
The department's reasoning was "not wholly persuasive", NAO says as it criticises decision-making proces
Lioness Ellen White lends support to public sector football tournament
20 Sep 2023 Culture
Lioness Ellen White lends support to public sector football tournament
Royal Navy team win at the first public sector-wide women's football competition
DLUHC prepares to send commissioners into ‘bankrupt’ Birmingham
20 Sep 2023 Finance
DLUHC prepares to send commissioners into ‘bankrupt’ Birmingham
Gove appoints local government turnaround specialist Max Caller to lead intervention
'A lot of wasted energy': Ex-top civil servants detail turmoil at heart of Johnson's No.10
19 Sep 2023 Coronavirus
'A lot of wasted energy': Ex-top civil servants detail turmoil at heart of Johnson's No.10
Officials “sought Buckingham Palace’s support” to bring No.10 into line, documentary claims
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
19 Sep 2023 HR
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
Watchdog says understaffed and resource-constrained services could do better under local control
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
19 Sep 2023 HR
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
Lisa Commane appointed to oversee delivery and operations at the GPA
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
18 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
18 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
Officials have been faced with ‘strategic drift’ in recent years, aid watchdog says
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep 2023 Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
PCS chief: ‘We’ll push Labour for inflation-busting pay rises’
15 Sep 2023 HR
PCS chief: ‘We’ll push Labour for inflation-busting pay rises’
Mark Serwotka says strike success has demonstrated the need for a better deal for civil servants