Government’s most senior lawyer to leave civil service
08 Jan HR

Government’s most senior lawyer to leave civil service

Treasury solicitor and GLD perm sec Susanna McGibbon announces spring exit
by Tevye Markson
Safety scare at DWP’s new £100m Blackpool hub
08 Jan HR
Safety scare at DWP’s new £100m Blackpool hub
New network to help civil servants connect with researchers
08 Jan HR
New network to help civil servants connect with researchers
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
07 Jan Property & Estates
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
VIDEO: Simon Case introduced to House of Lords
22 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
VIDEO: Simon Case introduced to House of Lords
Watch Lord Case, former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, being introduced to the Lords earlier this afternoon
Ofwat to be scrapped: Environment secretary confirms water sector shakeup
22 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Ofwat to be scrapped: Environment secretary confirms water sector shakeup
New regulator will also take over responsibility for water functions at Environment Agency, Natural England and Drinking Water Inspectorate
Acoba abolished as McFadden sets out plans for Ethics and Integrity Commission
21 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Acoba abolished as McFadden sets out plans for Ethics and Integrity Commission
Committee on Standards in Public Life to become beefed-up commission, while revolving-doors regulator's functions will be split up
Council approves plan to make four-day week permanent
21 Jul 2025 HR
Council approves plan to make four-day week permanent
UK-first decision follows fierce opposition from Sunak administration
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
21 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
Department accepts NAO recommendation and says it is “developing options for this joint team to align with the delivery phase of the upcoming VAWG Strategy”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 21
21 Jul 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 21
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate
18 Jul 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate
Paul Chowles handed five-and-a-half year sentence after pocketing cryptocurrency from Silk Road 2.0 co-founder
NAO refuses to sign off Whole of Government Accounts again
18 Jul 2025 Finance
NAO refuses to sign off Whole of Government Accounts again
Spending watchdog blames ongoing crisis in local-government audit for “inadequate assurance” over billions of pounds in unaudited data
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
18 Jul 2025 HR
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
Officials decide to end work to rule action after negotiating changes to office attendance rules
Deadline for Civil Service Awards nominations extended
18 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Deadline for Civil Service Awards nominations extended
This year's awards include a 20th anniversary special Lifetime Achievement Award
Ofsted scoops stats award for work to identify childcare 'deserts'
17 Jul 2025 Statistics
Ofsted scoops stats award for work to identify childcare 'deserts'
Project will "empower families and shape the lives of their children for years to come", says UK Statistics Authority chair
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
17 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
Newly published covenant aims to "reset relationship" between government and civil society
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
17 Jul 2025 Economics
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
Jeremy Hunt also speaks about the advice he gave to Wes Streeting and why he's not a fan of "mission-driven" government
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
16 Jul 2025 Local & Devolved
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
Teams of policy officials, tech specialists and other experts will have an “explicit mandate to try new things and be creative"
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
16 Jul 2025 Security & Defence
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
Information Commissioner's Office says the "deeply regrettable incident" put "thousands of vulnerable people at risk" and "can never happen again"
UK’s capacity to absorb economic shocks is shrinking, OBR chair warns
15 Jul 2025 Finance
UK’s capacity to absorb economic shocks is shrinking, OBR chair warns
Richard Hughes says there has been “a de facto willingness” on the part of successive governments to allow debt to continue growing
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
15 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
Top-level pay controls guidance update also includes new exceptions
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
14 Jul 2025 Communications
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
Guidance is "causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion" and should be withdrawn, experts say
New business-case rules for major projects come into force
14 Jul 2025 Finance
New business-case rules for major projects come into force
Treasury issues guidance for departments on new requirements for projects and programmes in the GMPP
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
14 Jul 2025 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
Annual accounts show fraud-and-error rate dipped to 3.3% in 2024-25, down from 3.6% the previous year
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
14 Jul 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
11 Jul 2025 HR
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
Former civil servant and Love Island star Sharon Gaffka says she "always intended to go back"
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
11 Jul 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
Olly Robbins says less than £500k was spent on department’s aborted Glasgow move
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
11 Jul 2025 Justice & Home Affairs
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
Home Affairs Committee says it is “unconvinced” the Home Office has the “capacity or imagination” to deliver the government's VAWG target