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
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
19 May 2022 Coronavirus
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
Sue Gray report expected next week as No.10 confirms Boris Johnson will not receive another fine
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
19 May 2022 Coronavirus
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
Public Accounts Committee says the department officials failed to properly warn ministers of how severe potential fraud levels might be
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
18 May 2022 HR
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
Union chief says minister's support of plan to reduce government estate shows "how poorly thought through his comments on hybrid working are"
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
18 May 2022 Communications
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
Government Communication Service pledges central team at Cabinet Office will shrink as part of three-year vision
Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts Exclusive
17 May 2022 HR
Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts
Cabinet Office minister has yet to comment on plans to cut 91,000 jobs – a figure unions say has been “plucked from the air"
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
17 May 2022 Communications
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
Stats watchdog criticises Boris Johnson as he continues to incorrectly state there are more people in employment than before the pandemic
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
17 May 2022 HR
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
Former public appointments commissioner also says MPs should be able to grill ministers on hiring choices
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
17 May 2022 Commercial
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
Jenny Harries reveals average day rates for management consultants – who are paid between £706 and £3,100 a day
‘Lack of clarity’ over anti-corruption rules a problem, says watchdog as Grenfell inquiry DG rapped for breach
17 May 2022 HR
‘Lack of clarity’ over anti-corruption rules a problem, says watchdog as Grenfell inquiry DG rapped for breach
Acoba also slams hospital trust’s ‘unacceptable’ conduct in separate breach of the rules
Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
17 May 2022 Finance
Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
Clive Martin will spearhead work to produce an accredited learning and development offer for risk-focused officials
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 16
16 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 16
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
16 May 2022 HR
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
Union pledges to "fight for every job in the civil service" as perm secs apologise for the way the news was announced
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
16 May 2022 HR
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
Barclay says any exceptions to diversity-boosting move will require ministerial sign-off
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
Johnson says his experience of working from home mainly consists of "walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop"
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
13 May 2022 HR
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
Cabinet secretary admits 20% headcount cut will be “exceptionally challenging” for departments
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
13 May 2022 HR
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
Members urged not to volunteer to be trained for programme to send asylum seekers to East Africa
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
Civil service commissioner and ex-MP also says she is “amused” at the suggestion she cannot be impartial
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
Unions slam proposal as an “outrageous act of vandalism on our public services"
300 jobs 'at risk' as half of Insolvency Service offices to close
12 May 2022 HR
300 jobs 'at risk' as half of Insolvency Service offices to close
Agency announces plans to close 11 offices in move to "regional hubs" model
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
12 May 2022 Coronavirus
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
Latest figures push number of reprimands for attending rule-breaking get togethers above 100 mark
PM warned to stop flexible-working ‘culture war’ with civil service
12 May 2022 HR
PM warned to stop flexible-working ‘culture war’ with civil service
Departmental leaders should decide how – and from where – officials deliver on priorities, FDA chief tells union’s annual conference
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
11 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
Manchester will open next as part of a strategy the department says will save it more than £300m by 2026
Cost of living: Gove dismisses emergency budget speculation as government insists 'money is finite'
11 May 2022 Economy
Cost of living: Gove dismisses emergency budget speculation as government insists 'money is finite'
PM's pledge that "we will be saying more and doing more" to tackle soaring costs does not mean an emergency budget is coming
Passport office launches hiring drive amid ‘unprecedented’ demand
11 May 2022 HR
Passport office launches hiring drive amid ‘unprecedented’ demand
Campaign seeks 99 operational team leaders and counter team leaders following surge in applications