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 healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
10 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
Samantha Jones led private healthcare provider before advising Boris Johnson on NHS reform
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
10 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ risk three years before Grenfell
Inquiry hears DCLG safety lead expressed fears to construction-product firms
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
09 Feb 2022 Brexit
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
Border disruption could get even worse as passenger numbers increase and stricter new EU checks are introduced
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
09 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
Stephen Barclay will remain Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities after taking on new "all-consuming job"
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Economy
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
Moves follow Stephen Barclay’s appointment as No.10 chief of staff after raft of Downing Street resignations
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
Think tank calls for acceleration of Places for Growth reforms with binding targets for departments
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
Move will make the NIO a “more accessible, open and modern civil service department”
Randox lobbying scandal: Chisholm ‘disappointed’ in DHSC’s procurement process for £500m contracts
08 Feb 2022 Commercial
Randox lobbying scandal: Chisholm ‘disappointed’ in DHSC’s procurement process for £500m contracts
Cabinet Office perm sec’s concerns revealed as Owen Paterson’s lobbying texts published
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
07 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
PACAC members raised concerns about her suitability for the role and her “perceived impartiality”
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 7
07 Feb 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 7
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
07 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
Department offers up to £149,000 a year for its next DCMO for health protection
Prime minister hires new aides after quadruple resignation
07 Feb 2022 HR
Prime minister hires new aides after quadruple resignation
Boris Johnson has appointed a new chief of staff and director of communications
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
07 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
"You can't just make it up as you go along", the head of the racial equality unit said, calling for ethnic monitoring and improved racial literacy
Senior civil servant among top Boris Johnson aides quitting No.10
04 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
Senior civil servant among top Boris Johnson aides quitting No.10
PPS Martin Reynolds, policy-unit chief Munira Mirza, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and comms director Jack Doyle resign from Downing Street
DHSC branded ‘terribly naïve’ over Greensill dealings
04 Feb 2022 Finance
DHSC branded ‘terribly naïve’ over Greensill dealings
MPs say department lacked curiosity about rationale for pharmacy-payment scheme and had no concerns about NHS salary-advance offer
Home Office and PM criticised over ‘misleading’ crime-reduction claims
04 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office and PM criticised over ‘misleading’ crime-reduction claims
Watchdog the UK Statistics Authority says headline figures excluded growth areas of fraud and computer misuse
Gisela Stuart eyes recruitment shake-up as first civil service commissioner
04 Feb 2022 HR
Gisela Stuart eyes recruitment shake-up as first civil service commissioner
Former MP and Vote Leave chair sets out stall as ministers’ preferred choice to lead Civil Service Commission
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 Brexit
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
03 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
Close to 10,000 new relocations were announced in yesterday's levelling up white paper, bringing the running total to more than 15,000
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
03 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
Levelling up white paper promises "rigorous curriculum" including updates to existing programmes
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
03 Feb 2022 HR
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
Paper claims Mark Sedwill was at June 2020 gathering under investigation by the Met
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”