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
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management Exclusive
30 Mar 2022 HR
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management
Managers must “properly identify those who are not performing at the expected standard”, guidance says
Rees-Mogg urges departments to 'accelerate' cost-cutting drive as £3.4bn in efficiency savings reported
30 Mar 2022 Finance
Rees-Mogg urges departments to 'accelerate' cost-cutting drive as £3.4bn in efficiency savings reported
Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for cost-cutting drive to be accelerated and pledges to set targets for departments
'Relatively low' number of refugees have arrived via Homes For Ukraine scheme
29 Mar 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
'Relatively low' number of refugees have arrived via Homes For Ukraine scheme
150,000 households have signed up to the scheme, but questions have been raised over bureaucracy involved
Departments told to review contracts with Russian suppliers
29 Mar 2022 Commercial
Departments told to review contracts with Russian suppliers
Public bodies urged to find ways to "sever their commercial ties to Russia" – but guidance show the action they can take is limited
Home Office unlawfully seized 2,000 asylum seekers' phones, court rules
29 Mar 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office unlawfully seized 2,000 asylum seekers' phones, court rules
Almost 2,000 mobile phones were seized by the department under a blanket policy which the court ruled was unlawful and broke human rights
Met Police issues first 20 Partygate fines
29 Mar 2022 Coronavirus
Met Police issues first 20 Partygate fines
Boris Johnson among dozens sent interview questionnaires after Sue Gray probe into Covid rule-breaking
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 28
28 Mar 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
28 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
Defence R&D lab is investigating opportunities to open more hubs around the UK
DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
28 Mar 2022 Commercial
DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
The 25 million gowns were never used after failing an inspection
Grenfell Inquiry: DCLG official played down risks of major tower-block fire
28 Mar 2022 Local & Devolved
Grenfell Inquiry: DCLG official played down risks of major tower-block fire
Probe hears HM chief fire and rescue adviser was told a Dubai-style cladding blaze could not happen in the UK
Spring Statement: Below-inflation civil service pay awards ‘seem a certainty’
25 Mar 2022 Economy
Spring Statement: Below-inflation civil service pay awards ‘seem a certainty’
Union chief says further restraint will be “catastrophic” for public sector workers
MPs renew call for government to create chief risk officer role
25 Mar 2022 Coronavirus
MPs renew call for government to create chief risk officer role
Senior officials “lack understanding” of the benefits a CRO would bring, despite pandemic experience, Public Accounts Committee says
DHSC failed to adequately document Randox Covid testing contract decisions – NAO
25 Mar 2022 Coronavirus
DHSC failed to adequately document Randox Covid testing contract decisions – NAO
The watchdog says it has not seen any evidence that the contracts with Randox were “awarded improperly", however
High Court sides with union in Home Office subs challenge
25 Mar 2022 HR
High Court sides with union in Home Office subs challenge
PCS calls for cross-government damages deal after multi-million-pound DWP settlement
Spring Statement: Sunak’s silence on departmental spending ‘signals new squeeze’
24 Mar 2022 Economy
Spring Statement: Sunak’s silence on departmental spending ‘signals new squeeze’
Institute for Fiscal Studies says lack of new cash chips 10% off Spending Review settlements
DLUHC to hire a dozen local levelling up directors on up to £144k each
24 Mar 2022 HR
DLUHC to hire a dozen local levelling up directors on up to £144k each
Partygate investigator Sue Gray will help to recruit the new regional chiefs
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
23 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
An inquiry into use of private mobile phones in government hears that officials use private devices on a "daily basis"
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
23 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
Fewer than half of scandal inquiry’s recommendations have been implemented in full, says audit chief
New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
23 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
Civil servants show ‘strong’ support for strike action over 10% pay demand
22 Mar 2022 HR
Civil servants show ‘strong’ support for strike action over 10% pay demand
Whitehall’s biggest union says ballot results indicate four out of five members back industrial action
Former head of OBR picked as next UK Statistics Authority chair
22 Mar 2022 Statistics
Former head of OBR picked as next UK Statistics Authority chair
The planned appointment of Sir Robert Chote will now be scrutinised by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Department for Levelling Up exposes civil servants' personal data in breach
22 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Department for Levelling Up exposes civil servants' personal data in breach
Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted
MoD's Ajax armed vehicle troubles 'may prove insurmountable', NAO warns
21 Mar 2022 Analysis
MoD's Ajax armed vehicle troubles 'may prove insurmountable', NAO warns
The National Audit Office says the department's approach to the £5.5bn programme was “flawed from the start”