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
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
02 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
Union says real-terms wages have fallen by 20% in a decade, while stress is rising
Government ‘doesn’t know’ what net-zero goal will cost or how to pay for it, MPs warn
02 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
Government ‘doesn’t know’ what net-zero goal will cost or how to pay for it, MPs warn
Report comes as IPCC warns of potential for “irreversible” damage over next 20 years
Boris Johnson promises to make it easier for Ukrainians with relatives in the UK to get visas
01 Mar 2022 Foreign Affairs
Boris Johnson promises to make it easier for Ukrainians with relatives in the UK to get visas
Amid confusion over what the current policy is to support Ukrainian refugees, Priti Patel is expected to give an update today
Space science grant programme supports atomic clocks and hair-breadth mirrors
01 Mar 2022 Security & Defence
Space science grant programme supports atomic clocks and hair-breadth mirrors
UKRI hands out almost £500k to research institutions and specialist firms
Grenfell Inquiry: ex-DCLG official denies ‘catastrophic’ test was covered up
01 Mar 2022 Local & Devolved
Grenfell Inquiry: ex-DCLG official denies ‘catastrophic’ test was covered up
Former head of technical policy says guidance was clear to professionals that combustible cladding should not be used on high-rise buildings
Ex-Government Finance Function chief joins shared services provider – plus all the latest civil service & public affairs moves
28 Feb 2022 HR
Ex-Government Finance Function chief joins shared services provider – plus all the latest civil service & public affairs moves
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Boris Johnson reproached for 'selective use of data' on unemployment
28 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
Boris Johnson reproached for 'selective use of data' on unemployment
Statistics watchdog writes to PM for the second time this month after he claimed employment had risen
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
28 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
Problems caused by failure to integrate FCO and DfID IT systems slowing down work, insiders say
Home Office slammed for visa offer to Ukrainians fleeing Russian war
28 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office slammed for visa offer to Ukrainians fleeing Russian war
MPs call for the UK to extend visas to more family members and for a broader route for other Ukrainians without British family
New National Security College set for April launch
28 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
New National Security College set for April launch
Programmes will deliver strategic training for top policy experts and boost science and technology skills, says Cabinet Office minister
NAO lauds vaccine rollout but flags staff-fatigue concerns
25 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
NAO lauds vaccine rollout but flags staff-fatigue concerns
Public-spending watchdog says £8.3bn programme has been good value for money – and has come in under budget so far
Job cuts are ‘about empowering civil servants’, says Cabinet Office minister
25 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Job cuts are ‘about empowering civil servants’, says Cabinet Office minister
Steve Barclay claims reducing middle management in departments will allow junior officials to shine
DWP does not know what impact ‘chaotic’ Kickstart scheme is having due to lack of basic monitoring
25 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
DWP does not know what impact ‘chaotic’ Kickstart scheme is having due to lack of basic monitoring
Public Accounts Committee says scheme was set up “with good intentions but no proper way of measuring its success”
Defence secretary names new chief of general staff
25 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
Defence secretary names new chief of general staff
Patrick Sanders will take over as British Army head from June
PM pledges to ‘hobble Russian economy’ following Ukraine invasion
24 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
PM pledges to ‘hobble Russian economy’ following Ukraine invasion
Truss summons ambassador to explain “illegal, unprovoked” onslaughts
McVey gets new rap for post-government speaking gig
24 Feb 2022 HR
McVey gets new rap for post-government speaking gig
Ex-minister’s latest reprimand follows failure to get approval for GB News job
HMCTS names new chief executive
24 Feb 2022 HR
HMCTS names new chief executive
One of Nick Goodwin's major tasks will be tackling the huge backlog in court cases
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
23 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
Criticism comes after a row between the Treasury and DHSC over ending Covid restrictions forced the PM to delay a meeting to sign off the plans
Grenfell Inquiry: Government-commissioned tests flagged cladding dangers in 2002
23 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Grenfell Inquiry: Government-commissioned tests flagged cladding dangers in 2002
Report contained warnings about aluminium composite material panels almost 15 years before west London tragedy
New Dstl chief exec appointed
23 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
New Dstl chief exec appointed
Paul Hollinshead joins from the Defence Nuclear Organisation, "bringing a tremendous amount of experience"
PM scraps Covid restrictions and announces end to free tests from April
22 Feb 2022 Coronavirus
PM scraps Covid restrictions and announces end to free tests from April
Legal requirement to self-isolate following a positive test for Covid-19 to end on 24 February under "Living with Covid" plan
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
Department aims to make good on recommendations of 2020 lessons-learned report
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
22 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
Minister's pledge to cut 65,000 jobs condemned as "personal crusade against public sector"
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
22 Feb 2022 Security & Defence
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
End of automatic face-to-face interviews risks “catastrophic security breach”, former officer claims