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
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
11 Feb Security & Defence
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
Former cab sec will help deliver plan to develop Barrow-in-Furness as centre for nuclear submarine-building
Manchester civil service hub passes new milestone
11 Feb Property & Estates
Manchester civil service hub passes new milestone
First Street building will be a city-centre base for around 2,600 civil servants
Former chief inspector of prisons to lead capacity crisis review
11 Feb HR
Former chief inspector of prisons to lead capacity crisis review
Dame Anne Owers, who was HM chief inspector of prisons from 2001-2010, will lead review into handling of prison capacity
Ofqual appoints permanent chief after more than a year
10 Feb Education
Ofqual appoints permanent chief after more than a year
Interim chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham will stay on after 13 months in the temporary post
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
10 Feb Government Tax Profession
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
Drive to recruit 5,000 extra compliance staff should be accompanied by performance rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, NAO says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 10
10 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 10
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
07 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
"Sophisticated and complex" operation pocketed VAT and Construction Industry Scheme contributions intended for tax agency
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
07 Feb Foreign Affairs
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
Angus Lapsley's three-decades-plus career includes time at Cabinet Office, MoD and Foreign Office
Ministers ramp up pressure on SCS ahead of spending review
06 Feb Civil Service Reform
Ministers ramp up pressure on SCS ahead of spending review
Refresh of performance management system will include new cross-government consistency check
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
06 Feb Digital, Data & Technology
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
Designer of new career and pay framework to be tasked with "empowering civil servants to achieve more in house and reduce the reliance on contractors and consultancies"
Nominations open for stats award championing trustworthiness, quality and value
05 Feb Statistics
Nominations open for stats award championing trustworthiness, quality and value
CSW teams up again with Royal Statistical Society and Office for Statistics Regulation for stats prize
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
05 Feb Commercial
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
Report into acquisition of HMP Northeye site urges Home Office to address its "dysfunctional" culture around commercial decisions
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
05 Feb Commercial
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
MoD director general Andrew Forzani says he is “extremely proud” to take on the role
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
04 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
Pensioners warned process to fix botched reforms could take two years longer than planned
Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
04 Feb Civil Service Reform
Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
Whistleblowing charity Protect calls for urgent reform after examining Carillion, Horizon and Lucy Letby scandals
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
04 Feb Civil Service Reform
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
Gareth Davies also calls for system reform and investment in people to boost productivity in annual speech
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
03 Feb Security & Defence
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
Government set to miss 2025 cyber security target amid staffing and ageing IT struggles
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
03 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
03 Feb Security & Defence
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
First recipients of Humanitarian Medal are people who responded to disasters in Morocco, Libya and Gaza
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
31 Jan Health & Social Care
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
Covid-19 makes up around 7% of civil service sickness absence in 2023-24, down from 21% the year before
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
31 Jan HR
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
Stress levels and bullying and harassment rates fail to improve, latest sentiment barometer reveals
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
31 Jan Civil Service Reform
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
Government's next lead non-executive director Baroness Casey tells CSW's inaugural Collaboration Conference that civil servants should be confident and open to change
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
31 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
Civil service is close to having 6% of officials as members of the digital and data profession, MPs are told
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
30 Jan Economics
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
MPs approve charter designed to create a "stable and predictable fiscal policy environment"