DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
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Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
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Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
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Rees-Mogg names Brexit Opportunities Unit head, 10 months after recruitment opens
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PPE procurement decisions were ‘rational and defensible’, DHSC perm sec says
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Sir Chris Wormald says pandemic procurement processes were correct based on the evidence at the time
No.10 perm sec ‘eyes pared-back Downing Street headcount’
21 Apr 2022 HR
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Dozens of senior staff set to be transferred to Cabinet Office, according to report
DfE staff told to return to pre-pandemic office working ‘immediately’
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Education secretary tells MPs office attendance will improve after figures highlight bottom-of-the-table rates
Hundreds of officials drafted to Home Office to clear Ukraine refugee visa backlog
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Decision comes after staff reportedly resisted attempts to set up a cross-department "situation room"
MoD appoints new Defence Infrastructure Organisation chief
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Mike Green joins DIO after ten years in the Department for Education
ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
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ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
Watchdog says there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute pair over CCTV images that cost health secretary his job
Rees-Mogg: Civil servants must make 'rapid return' to office
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Ministers told to send a "clear message" that officials should not be working from home
Rwanda asylum scheme will boost Home Office staff wellbeing, Patel says
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But perm sec says value for money of controversial asylum-seeker plans is “highly uncertain”
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
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Interim DCMO Thomas Waite succeeds Jonathan Van-Tam
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
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Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
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Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
Cabinet Office says the former Goldman Sachs MD has not avoided paying taxes on income through the non-dom status
Grenfell Inquiry: ministers blasted for blaming ‘civil servant incompetence’
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Politicians in denial about impact of ongoing deregulatory drive, union says
Minister resigns over PM's conduct and 'official response' to Partygate scandal
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“Scale, context and nature” of lockdown gatherings make it “inconsistent with the rule of law” for Boris Johnson and staff to go unpunished, justice minister says
Johnson and Rishi Sunak apologise after Partygate fines but resist calls to resign
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Johnson and Rishi Sunak apologise after Partygate fines but resist calls to resign
PM insists it "did not occur" to him that attending gathering was a breach of Covid rules
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
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Tory MPs express outrage after Ben Goldsmith backs Extinction Rebellions stance against fossil fuels
Watchdog clears ex-MoJ chief’s new job with government services firm
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Mike Driver to become non-executive chair of DWP and MoJ contractor Maximus UK
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive Met Police fines over Partygate scandal
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No.10 confirms Met Police’s intention to issue the PM and chancellor with fixed penalty notices
DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’
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Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds
Partygate: Met Police issues at least 30 more fines for lockdown-breaking events
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Number of fixed-penalty notices handed out over Downing Street and Whitehall get-togethers has now topped 50
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
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Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home
Government urged to address labour shortages to avert ‘permanent damage’ to farming industry
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MPs urge departments to take industry concerns seriously following the “seriously deficient” implementation of short-term visa schemes
Departments to undergo independent audits of cyber resilience
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New ‘Gov Assure’ process aims to provide a government-wide overview of risk
DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass Exclusive
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Netcompany to provide “operational management, incident management and support” as Covid pass use winds down within UK