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
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
Officials emailed British Business Bank eight times to check in on accreditation, NAO finds
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
Move follows social media footage of Chris Whitty being accosted in central London park
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
07 Jul 2021 Brexit
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
Former ambassador Julian Braithwaite leaves FCDO to advise PM and David Frost on Europe
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
07 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
Kevin Cunnington will be an unpaid adviser to Department for Work and Pensions equivalent
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
06 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
Department has made “great progress” in 30 years since policy was scrapped, according to perm sec Philip Barton
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
06 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
Planned ending of restrictions set to go ahead despite concerns over Delta variant
Cabinet Office steps up transparency around government contracts
06 Jul 2021 Commercial
Cabinet Office steps up transparency around government contracts
New dashboard and register of deals among steps taken
'Decisive' chief commercial officer sought for FCDO
05 Jul 2021 Commercial
'Decisive' chief commercial officer sought for FCDO
Newly-created role will incorporate commercial strategy and activity from the FCO and DfID
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
05 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
Institute for Government also calls for ban on ministers using personal phones for official business
Atomic Weapons Establishment transfer to public ownership dubbed ‘complete shambles’
05 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
Atomic Weapons Establishment transfer to public ownership dubbed ‘complete shambles’
Union says return of operation back into public management has 'undermined relationship' with specialised workforce
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
05 Jul 2021 HR
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
Boris Johnson condemned "despicable harassment" of chief medical officer
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
05 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
02 Jul 2021 Education
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
Watchdog hails transparency boost but urges DfE to determine whether resources are being matched with need
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
01 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
Alex Chisholm tells MPs service-level agreements with departments could be part of future arrangements
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
01 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
Handbook targets civilian staff across all departments as well as military leaders, authors say
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
01 Jul 2021 Brexit
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
01 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
MPs said care homes were "thrown to the wolves" in the pandemic last year
Cabinet Office ‘looking for ways to silence Dominic Cummings’
01 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet Office ‘looking for ways to silence Dominic Cummings’
But officials fear turning PM’s former chief adviser into a “martyr”, according to reports
Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
Departments' efforts to detect fraud 'hindered by a lack of real-time data sharing and weak transparency arrangements', MPs say
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
30 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
Leslie Evans contract to expire in March
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
Jeremy Heywood 'should have been represented' in Greensill inquiry
30 Jun 2021 Commercial
Jeremy Heywood 'should have been represented' in Greensill inquiry
Widow of former cab sec offers detailed commentary to MPs probing lobbying scandal
Education catch-up commissioner quit after 'feeble' £1.4bn offered for schools recovery
29 Jun 2021 Education
Education catch-up commissioner quit after 'feeble' £1.4bn offered for schools recovery
Sir Kevan Collins, who he asked for £15bn, says funding "just wasn't enough to deliver the kind of recovery we need"
Anger over proposed civil service pension scheme changes
29 Jun 2021 HR
Anger over proposed civil service pension scheme changes
Treasury accused of trying to “game” system with reforms to cost-control mechanism