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 ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
16 May Digital, Data & Technology
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
16 May Economy
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
Cabinet Office and Treasury urged to create new ‘joint office’
23 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office and Treasury urged to create new ‘joint office’
Commission says move would strengthen centre of government and could pave the way for a future Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Greensill: Treasury releases perm sec’s texts to Cameron
22 Jun 2021 Finance
Greensill: Treasury releases perm sec’s texts to Cameron
FOI reveals department had to ask former PM for Scholar’s messages because of IT failure
Scottish Government announces new harassment complaints procedure
22 Jun 2021 HR
Scottish Government announces new harassment complaints procedure
Reforms include creation of propriety and ethics team to maintain standards across the civil service
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
22 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
Angela Rayner says departments should be less focused on recruiting staff with A-levels and degrees
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
22 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
Health secretary says government trialling the use of tests instead of isolation for those double jabbed
Dozens of buildings with Grenfell cladding won’t be fixed this year, says MHCLG
21 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Dozens of buildings with Grenfell cladding won’t be fixed this year, says MHCLG
Perm sec tells MPs department currently expects only 84% of identified problem buildings to be completely remediated by the end of December
DfE policy adviser lined up as next Ofqual head
21 Jun 2021 Education
DfE policy adviser lined up as next Ofqual head
Education secretary picks Jo Saxton as preferred candidate to be chief regulator at exams watchdog
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 21
21 Jun 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 21
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Anger over 'fire and rehire' threats at Homes England
18 Jun 2021 HR
Anger over 'fire and rehire' threats at Homes England
Union calls on housing secretary to intervene with senior managers in pay-and-grading exercise
National Infrastructure Bank opens in Leeds
18 Jun 2021 Economy
National Infrastructure Bank opens in Leeds
Bank will be a 'long-lasting institution' with 'flexibility to adapt and respond to evolving market conditions', Treasury says
Treasury urged to reform cost-control system for civil service pensions
18 Jun 2021 Finance
Treasury urged to reform cost-control system for civil service pensions
Current mechanism was on course for “perverse” recommendation to reduce contributions and increase benefits before it was paused, says government actuary
GDS begins online user monitoring to improve GOV.UK performance
18 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
GDS begins online user monitoring to improve GOV.UK performance
Anonymised information on devices and connections could help find ‘problematic pages’
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
17 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
DHSC must produce a reform plan and workforce strategy after years of promising to do so, MPs say
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Brexit Opportunities Unit director
17 Jun 2021 Brexit
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Brexit Opportunities Unit director
David Frost specifies “visionary, inventive and dedicated leader” to challenge policy and produce “creative new initiatives”
Senior officials flag home-working surveillance fears
17 Jun 2021 HR
Senior officials flag home-working surveillance fears
FDA survey reports work-life balance improvements from pandemic arrangements but highlights future challenges
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
17 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
16 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
Gove rebuked again as PACAC demands clarity
Civil servants face crackdown on post-government jobs
16 Jun 2021 HR
Civil servants face crackdown on post-government jobs
Standards watchdog eyes new contractual obligations and ban on taking jobs with links to previous policy, regulation or contracting work
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
15 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
Officials must become "more disciplined about how we prioritise and evaluate what we do", Simon Case says
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
15 Jun 2021 Legal
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
Campaign groups Foxglove and The Citizens to launch court case in two weeks if practice is not stopped
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
"Unlocking" unlikely to go ahead until 19 July at the earliest, rather than 21 June
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
A vaccine-status certification scheme would be discriminatory, PACAC said
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
15 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
Cabinet Office minister says 50% of senior roles will be based outside capital by 2030 and pledges pay and performance-management changes
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
Former NHS London chair Richard Sykes appointed to replace Kate Bingham