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 have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
13 May Security & Defence
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
13 May Communications
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
HMRC funding boost to pay for 700 extra debt officers
14 Dec 2023 Finance
HMRC funding boost to pay for 700 extra debt officers
But perm sec Jim Harra tells MPs that not all of the additional staff will be working in-house
Three departments announce second HQs outside London
14 Dec 2023 HR
Three departments announce second HQs outside London
DBT, DSIT and DESNZ to open new HQs
Civil service headcount rises at highest rate since 2021, despite planned job cuts
14 Dec 2023 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount rises at highest rate since 2021, despite planned job cuts
MoD headcount increases by 790 despite recruitment pause
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
14 Dec 2023 Finance
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
Committee chairs slam "extreme lack of respect" from Home Office in handling of correspondence on costs
Former Treasury perm sec joins investment bank Nomura
14 Dec 2023 HR
Former Treasury perm sec joins investment bank Nomura
Tom Scholar will become chair of Japanese financial giant’s European operations in April
Places for Growth: Which departments are leading the way in London jobs exodus?
14 Dec 2023 HR
Places for Growth: Which departments are leading the way in London jobs exodus?
New stats reveal most popular destinations for job relocations, which grades are moving most and the departments playing the biggest role
Government can't show value for money on billions in public procurement, MPs warn
13 Dec 2023 Commercial
Government can't show value for money on billions in public procurement, MPs warn
"Significant issues" with contract data could be costing the taxpayer billions, Public Accounts Committee says
Covid Inquiry: Bereaved families call for transparent reviews of culture at heart of government
13 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Bereaved families call for transparent reviews of culture at heart of government
Lawyer for Covid bereaved families campaign says inquiry has "exposed shortfalls" of the UK’s system of governance, with Cummings given “almost unfettered power”
MoD fined £350k over data breach that put Afghan interpreters’ lives at risk
13 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD fined £350k over data breach that put Afghan interpreters’ lives at risk
Information commissioner says failings were a “particularly egregious” lapse of department’s security obligations
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
12 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
PM claims top scientific advisers had “ample opportunity” to voice concerns after scheme was announced
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
12 Dec 2023 Finance
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
Settlement would include lump sum for public sector pay rises and extend the repayment deadline for overspends
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
12 Dec 2023 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
Government also announces three departments will create new second HQs outside London
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
PM says having Covid Taskforce in place from start of pandemic would have “definitely improved things”
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
Charities accuse government being “no longer committed to protecting victims of modern slavery”
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
Hillsborough Charter sets out "duty of candour" but will not be legally enforceable
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
Former prime minister claims lack of detail from messages sent during key early weeks of pandemic is due to program "going down and coming back up again"
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 11
11 Dec 2023 HR
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
08 Dec 2023 HR
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
Petition seeks 20% reduction in hours with no impact on wages
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
08 Dec 2023 HR
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
See the full list of winners, including a double-gong for DCMS
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
08 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
WhatsApps reveal PM apologised to cabinet secretary for “insane business” and pledged they would “get through it and come out on top”
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
07 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
About 60,000 civil servants are already using new GovPass smart card system, as property unit seeks long-term supplier for £1m contract
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
07 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
Immigration minister quits amid decision not to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
07 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
Former PM tells Covid Inquiry his repeated “let it rip” comments were just a challenge to consensus among experts
Dstl signs data-analysis deal to block activists from recruitment
06 Dec 2023 Security & Defence
Dstl signs data-analysis deal to block activists from recruitment
"Animal extremist checks contract" will "ensure we do not recruit any form of activists", MoD research agency says