DfT perm sec and next US ambassador among New Year Honours recipients
02 Jan HR

DfT perm sec and next US ambassador among New Year Honours recipients

Permanent representative to the United Nations Barbara Woodward is made a Dame Grand Cross for her contribution to foreign policy
by Jim Dunton
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
07 Jan Property & Estates
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
DWP: PCS strike ballot over 'poverty pay' delayed
07 Jan HR
DWP: PCS strike ballot over 'poverty pay' delayed
Starmer appoints head of PM's Delivery Unit
07 Jan HR
Starmer appoints head of PM's Delivery Unit
Border Force officer charged after heroin seizure
31 Oct 2025 Justice & Home Affairs
Border Force officer charged after heroin seizure
National Crime Agency investigation led to discovery of 25kg of the class-A drug in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
31 Oct 2025 HR
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
Figures represent first year of comprehensive civil service pay gap statistics for these metrics
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
30 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
Union says Cabinet Office has recognised "problems caused by years of pay restraint" and need for "greater standardisation"
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct 2025 Economics
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Riordan will work across government departments, with mayors and other external partners to co-develop a plan to support growth and investment across the north
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
30 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
Civil servants are ‘bureaucratic, political, stuck in their ways – and professional’, public tells poll
Heywood Fellow calls for new strategy-focused No.10-HM Treasury unit
29 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Heywood Fellow calls for new strategy-focused No.10-HM Treasury unit
Former Defra DG also argues case for new national school of government in "playbook for national strategy"
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
29 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
Reform UK says it wants to shut six Whitehall offices, give ministers powers to hire and fire civil servants and ban "DEI woke agenda"
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
28 Oct 2025 HR
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
Union warns against 'scapegoating' of prison officers
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
28 Oct 2025 HR
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
PCS says 16 weeks of strike action taken so far has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations"
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct 2025 Security & Defence
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
27 Oct 2025 HR
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
Watchdog says HMPPS underestimated the number of staff the service requires
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
27 Oct 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct 2025 HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
MPs warn of ‘clear risk’ over Civil Service Pension Scheme admin transfer
24 Oct 2025 HR
MPs warn of ‘clear risk’ over Civil Service Pension Scheme admin transfer
Public Accounts Committee says Capita may not be ready to take over scheme from December
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
24 Oct 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
Chief executive says organisation still does not know how many unique records were compromised over a period of several months
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
MOG change moves key digital priority away from DSIT
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct 2025 Energy & Environment
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct 2025 HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
22 Oct 2025 HR
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
PCS says officials will "fight callous decision with all they have"
Digital and data challenges could hamper DWP’s fraud strategy, NAO warns
22 Oct 2025 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Digital and data challenges could hamper DWP’s fraud strategy, NAO warns
Public spending watchdog positive about department's progress in bringing multi-billion-pound benefit overpayments down
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony