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
SCS performance management regime 'falls short' on diversity, union says
04 Apr 2024 HR
SCS performance management regime 'falls short' on diversity, union says
Failure to address long-term pay issues also raised as Cabinet Office publishes 2024-25 framework
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
04 Apr 2024 HR
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
Pippa Lambert reappointed to pay review body for six months
HMRC rapped for 'unsatisfactory' assurances on Making Tax Digital
04 Apr 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC rapped for 'unsatisfactory' assurances on Making Tax Digital
PAC urges perm sec to "reconsider" answers on how department will address concerns about accountability and software
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
03 Apr 2024 Analysis
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
Successful candidate will lead department's community of nearly 400 analysts
Cabinet Office signs up fake news-detection firm to track disinformation
03 Apr 2024 Commercial
Cabinet Office signs up fake news-detection firm to track disinformation
International comms unit will use the tool to “track and identity disinformation trends and false actors”
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
02 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
Perm sec says reporting error backs up concerns raised by PAC and NAO about the department's management of its inventory
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
02 Apr 2024 HR
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
Union set to reintroduce strike levy as government-wide pay campaign heats up
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
01 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
Anti-corruption watchdog signs off on Jeremy Fleming's new roles despite departmental links
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
01 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
28 Mar 2024 Finance
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
Quality of public sector spending snapshot is "being eroded", National Audit Office head warns
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
28 Mar 2024 HR
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
Undercover reporter was hired as agency staff member at troubled HMP Bedford
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
28 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
Meg Hillier's annual report calls for urgent investment in "big nasties" including ageing IT, the schools estate and hospitals
DWP building fire: No significant damage detected, says council
28 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
DWP building fire: No significant damage detected, says council
Fire was "quickly put out" and there were no injuries, Blackpool Council confirms
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
27 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
Sunak says having a physical home for professional development is a "question of resourcing"
Government trebles number of services using One Login
27 Mar 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Government trebles number of services using One Login
Some 30 government services and 3.8 million people now using the login platform
Border Force staff vote to strike over shift pattern proposals
27 Mar 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Border Force staff vote to strike over shift pattern proposals
Heathrow ballot results show "how angry and determined" members are at changes to working patterns, PCS says
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
27 Mar 2024 HR
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
Gove says Morse has “provided invaluable independent advice, challenge and support" to Oflog's early development
Failure to regulate 'number spoofing' a national scandal, TV expert says
26 Mar 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Failure to regulate 'number spoofing' a national scandal, TV expert says
Scam Interceptors co-presenter says government needs to make more use of diplomatic channels to shut down overseas-based operations
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
26 Mar 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
26 Mar 2024 Analysis
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
Project will assess the graduate scheme's impact on recruitment
Statistics society urges Cabinet Office to clarify 'troubling' comments
26 Mar 2024 Statistics
Statistics society urges Cabinet Office to clarify 'troubling' comments
Cabinet Office said government statistical needs "take precedence" over wider users
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
25 Mar 2024 HR
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
"Too often, public inquiries after a major failure reveal that problems were known about," CSPL says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
25 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds