Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
16 May Digital, Data & Technology
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
16 May Economy
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
Education catch-up commissioner quits over 'inadequate' Covid funding for schools
03 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Education catch-up commissioner quits over 'inadequate' Covid funding for schools
Departure comes after government unveils funding package around one-tenth of recommended amount
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
03 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
BEIS seeks chief for research agency championed by Cummings
02 Jun 2021 Science & Engineering
BEIS seeks chief for research agency championed by Cummings
Head of Aria will ‘build and design an organisation that is truly unique and unprecedented in the UK’, application pack says
International trade watchdog becomes arm’s-length body
02 Jun 2021 Brexit
International trade watchdog becomes arm’s-length body
Trade Remedies Authority gets independence three years after it was founded
Former GSK chief appointed to lead Antivirals Taskforce
02 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Former GSK chief appointed to lead Antivirals Taskforce
Eddie Gray will head team hunting for at-home treatments to counter Covid-19
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
01 Jun 2021 Leadership
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil servants ‘insufficiently supported’ Boris Johnson on flat refurb, says ministerial code adviser
01 Jun 2021
Civil servants ‘insufficiently supported’ Boris Johnson on flat refurb, says ministerial code adviser
But review concludes prime minister acted "unwisely" over funding arrangements for Downing Street works
No.10 steams ahead with plans for new national flagship
01 Jun 2021 Brexit
No.10 steams ahead with plans for new national flagship
Johnson says successor to Royal Yacht Britannia will give British business a ‘new global platform’
MHCLG confirms details of its new Wolverhampton HQ
01 Jun 2021 HR
MHCLG confirms details of its new Wolverhampton HQ
Department is already hiring staff for “ground-breaking” West Midlands base
PM’s new standards adviser ‘blocked’ from answering questions
28 May 2021 HR
PM’s new standards adviser ‘blocked’ from answering questions
Cabinet secretary asked why department intervened to stop Lord Geidt from responding to MPs’ questionnaire
Treasury plans pandemic-driven update of spending control bible
28 May 2021 Coronavirus
Treasury plans pandemic-driven update of spending control bible
Managing Public Money refresh will add guidance on emergency-related risk and more case studies
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
28 May 2021 Coronavirus
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
Demands come as health secretary Matt Hancock denies he lied during pandemic planning
DWP refuses to shut jobcentres in areas hit by new Covid variant
27 May 2021 Coronavirus
DWP refuses to shut jobcentres in areas hit by new Covid variant
Union says “incompetent” decision flies in the face of stricter guidance for residents in eight worst-affected boroughs
‘Like a scene from Independence Day’: Dominic Cummings' timeline of the ‘crucial week’ in the government’s coronavirus response
27 May 2021 Coronavirus
‘Like a scene from Independence Day’: Dominic Cummings' timeline of the ‘crucial week’ in the government’s coronavirus response
Dominic Cummings has given a blow-by-blow account of the Downing Street operation in the “crucial week” of Covid-19 decision making pre-lockdown
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
27 May 2021 Coronavirus
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
Former No.10 top adviser calls for civil service recruitment changes, including opening up more senior roles to external candidates
First Covid lockdown was delayed because 'there was no plan', Cummings says
26 May 2021 Coronavirus
First Covid lockdown was delayed because 'there was no plan', Cummings says
Ex-No.10 adviser says senior official warned that "there is no plan, we’re in huge trouble”
Cummings: Matt Hancock should have been sacked for lying amid pandemic
26 May 2021 Coronavirus
Cummings: Matt Hancock should have been sacked for lying amid pandemic
Former spad blasts health secretary and says DHSC procurement system was "completely hopeless"
Former MoJ perm sec set to run Cambridge college
26 May 2021 HR
Former MoJ perm sec set to run Cambridge college
Richard Heaton cleared to become warden of Robinson College from October
Truss admits ‘fundamental disagreements’ with LGBT+ advisory panel
26 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Truss admits ‘fundamental disagreements’ with LGBT+ advisory panel
Equalities secretary tells MPs self-identification for gender-recognition was at the heart of fallout with disbanded committee
Home Office talks up digital visa plan
26 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office talks up digital visa plan
Priti Patel claims tech-based system will provide ‘a far clearer picture of who is here and whether they should be’
Public sector pay: Unions reject 1.5% pay offer for council workers amid Whitehall freeze
25 May 2021 HR
Public sector pay: Unions reject 1.5% pay offer for council workers amid Whitehall freeze
Sector’s 2021-22 proposals came after Rishi Sunak announced pay restraint following coronavirus
Watchdog sets out ‘concern’ over Crothers’s Greensill job
25 May 2021 HR
Watchdog sets out ‘concern’ over Crothers’s Greensill job
"Neither the appointment nor the process for managing conflicts was transparent," Eric Pickles says
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
25 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
Newly created entity will also focus on data infrastructure
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
24 May 2021 HR
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
Former Treasury spending DG James Bowler will start later this summer