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 have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
13 May Security & Defence
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
13 May Communications
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
16 Jun 2023 HR
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
Officials recognised for efficiency savings, humanitarian work and contributions to national resilience
'Fractious' relations between defence bodies exacerbated Ajax safety issues, review finds
16 Jun 2023 Security & Defence
'Fractious' relations between defence bodies exacerbated Ajax safety issues, review finds
Independent report finds armoured vehicle defence procurement failures were "systemic and institutional" rather than individual misconduct
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
16 Jun 2023 Communications
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog will speak to Cabinet Office and DSIT following media revelations about social-media monitoring
MPs ask HMRC for answers over summer helpline closure
16 Jun 2023 Communications
MPs ask HMRC for answers over summer helpline closure
Treasury Committee questions impact of self-assessment phone line changes on citizens and lack of notice
Departments ‘not taking siloed approach’ to net zero, perm sec insists
16 Jun 2023 Economy
Departments ‘not taking siloed approach’ to net zero, perm sec insists
However DESNZ boss Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs seven key sectors targeted for innovation would benefit from “a clearer lead”
Johnson misled parliament and had no Partygate 'assurances' from senior officials, MPs find
15 Jun 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson misled parliament and had no Partygate 'assurances' from senior officials, MPs find
Civil servants would have struggled to express concerns about the then-PM's behaviour, Privileges Committee says
NI perm secs told to find revenue-raising measures amid budget funding shortfall
15 Jun 2023 Finance
NI perm secs told to find revenue-raising measures amid budget funding shortfall
Prescription and home-care charges on the table alongside higher tuition fees, Chris Heaton-Harris says
PCS suspends driving examiners' strikes to negotiate terms of £1,500 payment
15 Jun 2023 HR
PCS suspends driving examiners' strikes to negotiate terms of £1,500 payment
Union raises concern about "unacceptable" plans to pay part-time DVSA staff less than the full lump sum
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
15 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
Nick Dyer is a former acting perm sec at DFID and has worked in government on development since 1997
SCS pay rise should be no higher than for rank-and-file civil servants, Cabinet Office says
14 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
SCS pay rise should be no higher than for rank-and-file civil servants, Cabinet Office says
Cabinet Office evidence to SSRB does not mention whether SCS officials should get £1,500 cost-of-living payment
'Government listened': FDA union scraps strike ballot after revised pay offer
14 Jun 2023 HR
'Government listened': FDA union scraps strike ballot after revised pay offer
Union says government's recent improved pay offer "addresses most of the factors that led to the dispute”
'Milestone-based reward' policy aimed at boosting SCS retention halted amid rising churn
14 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
'Milestone-based reward' policy aimed at boosting SCS retention halted amid rising churn
Cabinet Office pauses milestone-based reward plan, while capability-based pay continues to stall
Grenfell Inquiry pledges report ‘as soon as possible’, six years after tragedy
14 Jun 2023 Legal
Grenfell Inquiry pledges report ‘as soon as possible’, six years after tragedy
DLUHC recruits for Building Recovery Unit director as anniversary marks 72 months since 72 lives were lost in tower-block fire
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
13 Jun 2023 Finance
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
Figures show marked falls in conviction rates for fraud cases referred by HMRC and DWP
Hunt announces ‘most ambitious public sector productivity review ever’
13 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hunt announces ‘most ambitious public sector productivity review ever’
Treasury will be an "enabler of reform" as ministers follow path to growth trodden by Thatcher, chancellor says
Darlington hub has boosted diversity of thought but had 'limited' impact on levelling up – IfG
13 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
Darlington hub has boosted diversity of thought but had 'limited' impact on levelling up – IfG
Campus has shown that, if done well, relocation can improve civil service effectiveness, Institute for Government says
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Priti Patel and Martin Reynolds named in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
12 Jun 2023 HR
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Priti Patel and Martin Reynolds named in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
Ex-PM's allies and names familiar from the Partygate scandal appear on resignation honours lists
Boris Johnson quits as MP over Partygate report findings
12 Jun 2023 Coronavirus
Boris Johnson quits as MP over Partygate report findings
Yet-to-be-published report finds Johnson misled parliament over Covid lockdown parties at No.10
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
12 Jun 2023 Coronavirus
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
Only HMRC staff report better life satisfaction, happiness and sense-of-worth levels than in 2019, survey finds
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 12
12 Jun 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
09 Jun 2023 Security & Defence
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
Labour says plans – which include car batteries and nuclear power – fall short of government’s promised trade deal
Cabinet Office sets out plans for ‘policy campus’ in Sheffield
09 Jun 2023 HR
Cabinet Office sets out plans for ‘policy campus’ in Sheffield
City will also pilot regional Fast Stream programme starting with 2024 intake
Government to create national security unit for public procurement
09 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
Government to create national security unit for public procurement
Proposed legislation will allow government to ban companies of concern from bidding in sensitive sectors
MPs set to probe Whitehall’s understanding of devolution
09 Jun 2023 Local & Devolved
MPs set to probe Whitehall’s understanding of devolution
PACAC inquiry will examine whether departments have the right skills and knowledge for policymaking that impacts devolved nations