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
Home Office set to dump major asylum-accommodation provider
25 Mar Commercial
Home Office set to dump major asylum-accommodation provider
Department will end £2bn-a-year contract with Napier Barracks operator Stay Belvedere Hotels
Former No.10 economic-policy director gets lobbying rules ‘discount’
25 Mar Economy
Former No.10 economic-policy director gets lobbying rules ‘discount’
Tim Pitt started as Bank of America’s UK head of public policy in January after leaving government in May 2024
MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
25 Mar Finance
MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
Business and Trade Committee says government's rejection of its call to transfer administration of Horizon compensation scheme to DBT is a "mistake"
Public sector leaders must advocate for ‘speak-up’ culture – standards watchdog
25 Mar Civil Service Reform
Public sector leaders must advocate for ‘speak-up’ culture – standards watchdog
Committee on Standards in Public Life report says "open” and “curious” approach can enable improvements that could potentially avert disaster
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
24 Mar HR
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
Former Civil Contingencies Secretariat director Katharine Hammond starts £220k South Yorkshire role in May
Great British Energy sets out first major project
24 Mar Energy & Environment
Great British Energy sets out first major project
DESNZ-owned company will install hundreds of solar panels on schools and hospitals
Reeves: 10,000 civil service jobs to go in admin cost-cutting drive
24 Mar Civil Service Reform
Reeves: 10,000 civil service jobs to go in admin cost-cutting drive
Civil service unions call for honesty about impact of cuts on public services
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 24
24 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 24
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Simon Armitage publishes ode to probation work to bolster HMPPS recruitment
21 Mar HR
Simon Armitage publishes ode to probation work to bolster HMPPS recruitment
The poet laureate - and onetime probation service employee - teams up with his old employer after HMPPS research shows low awareness of probation officer roles
Treasury sets out plans for overhaul of spending and performance data
21 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Treasury sets out plans for overhaul of spending and performance data
Ministers will be able to access live data showing departmental delivery and financial performance at programme and project level
Small dip in civil service headcount
20 Mar HR
Small dip in civil service headcount
Latest ONS stats show 1,000 decrease in civil service staffing numbers (FTE)
Union chief pledges to work with PM on civil service reform
20 Mar Civil Service Reform
Union chief pledges to work with PM on civil service reform
However, Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy says officials should not be characterised as “blockers” and pay frameworks must be reviewed
DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly to stand down
20 Mar HR
DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly to stand down
Top official will retire from civil service after 39 years working in government
‘We listen impartially and objectively to all voices’: ONS responds to ‘activism’ critique
20 Mar Statistics
‘We listen impartially and objectively to all voices’: ONS responds to ‘activism’ critique
Report calls for UK Statistics Authority to “consider review of activism and impartiality within the civil service" in relation to statistics production
Rycroft: Home Office is working hard to improve 'collaborative spirit'
20 Mar HR
Rycroft: Home Office is working hard to improve 'collaborative spirit'
Perm sec tells Public Accounts Committee session on violence against women and girls that department is "absolutely driven to demonstrate cross-system join-up"
DWP's former digital chief apologises for breach of revolving-doors rules
19 Mar HR
DWP's former digital chief apologises for breach of revolving-doors rules
Acoba refuses to offer advice on private sector role, saying "the opportunity to manage the risks appropriately has been lost”
National armaments director could earn up to £640k
19 Mar Security & Defence
National armaments director could earn up to £640k
Potential pay package for the new MoD position could be one of the highest in government
Kendall targets £5bn annual savings in welfare shakeup
19 Mar Finance
Kendall targets £5bn annual savings in welfare shakeup
DWP will develop a new approach to safeguarding as part of back-to-work drive
Government to freeze thousands of civil service procurement cards
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Government to freeze thousands of civil service procurement cards
"Wasteful spending" crackdown aims to reduce credit-card use by more than 50%
MoD to launch Violence Against Women and Girls Taskforce
18 Mar Security & Defence
MoD to launch Violence Against Women and Girls Taskforce
Minister-led team will “drive work to change culture from the heart of the department”
Cabinet Office DG Elizabeth Perelman takes job running ex-PM's office
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office DG Elizabeth Perelman takes job running ex-PM's office
Former PPS to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer becomes chief exec for the office of the former PM and his wife
'Departments won't move fast enough on tech': PM sets out role of No.10 in driving change
17 Mar Civil Service Reform
'Departments won't move fast enough on tech': PM sets out role of No.10 in driving change
Starmer says No.10 needs to empower ministers to deliver change at speed
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 17
17 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 17
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
14 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
Official dismissed following discovery via the National Fraud Initiative, report reveals