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 ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
16 May Digital, Data & Technology
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
16 May Economy
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
Scholar's dismissal 'sends clear message about civil service impartiality'
14 Sep 2022 HR
Scholar's dismissal 'sends clear message about civil service impartiality'
Truss and Kwarteng have shown they want to be surrounded by 'yes' men and women, David Normington says
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
14 Sep 2022 Economy
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades
Cabinet Office using staff IT and wifi logins to monitor office attendance
13 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office using staff IT and wifi logins to monitor office attendance
Privacy notice reveals computer surveillance used to check "compliance to office working"
Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
13 Sep 2022 Energy & Environment
Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
Boosting energy efficiency in homes must be part of government’s strategy, IfG says
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
13 Sep 2022 HR
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
Cabinet Office will report on sanctions handed to rule-flouting staff ‘by end of year’
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 12
12 Sep 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Union postpones courts strikes following Queen’s death
12 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Union postpones courts strikes following Queen’s death
Week of industrial action was in protest at HMCTS’s Common Platform IT system
Tom Scholar sacking ‘start of perm sec purge’
12 Sep 2022 HR
Tom Scholar sacking ‘start of perm sec purge’
'Makes no sense': Unions and former permanent secretaries slam decision
Public bodies told to scale back publishing following Queen’s death
09 Sep 2022 Communications
Public bodies told to scale back publishing following Queen’s death
Cabinet Office internal communications guidance says "vast majority” of social media and GOV.UK output should be suspended
'Your late mother was universally loved': Cab sec offers condolences to King Charles Exclusive
09 Sep 2022
'Your late mother was universally loved': Cab sec offers condolences to King Charles
Simon Case tells new monarch he can count on civil service's “dedication to and pride in serving Your Majesty”
‘The ultimate public servant’: Civil service heavyweights pay tribute to the Queen
09 Sep 2022 HR
‘The ultimate public servant’: Civil service heavyweights pay tribute to the Queen
Former cabinet secretaries, perm secs and unions mark passing of nation’s longest-serving monarch
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
09 Sep 2022 Communications
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
ICO also tells BEIS to improve disclosure practices as part of new willingness to act on poor performance
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
08 Sep 2022
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
World leaders and ministers praise monarch's legacy after Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen has died aged 96
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
08 Sep 2022 Finance
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
New chancellor’s change-of-leadership demand sees Scholar leave ‘with immediate effect’
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
08 Sep 2022 Education
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
Susan Acland-Hood tells MPs surging inflation should not prevent schools from delivering commitment
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
08 Sep 2022 Security & Defence
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
Michael Keegan, who works with BAE Systems and is a NED for Centerprise, will avoid conversations on bidding
Cummings broke anti-corruption rules, Cabinet Office finally confirms
08 Sep 2022 HR
Cummings broke anti-corruption rules, Cabinet Office finally confirms
After 14 months, Cabinet Office finally admits former top aide to Boris Johnson broke lobbying rules
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep 2022 Security & Defence
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
Liz Truss moves Stephen Lovegrove to short-term defence industrial adviser role
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
07 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
Nadhim Zahawi and Edward Argar will oversee public service reform after government efficiency minister's promotion
Departing ministers warned not to break anti-lobbying rules amid reshuffle
07 Sep 2022 HR
Departing ministers warned not to break anti-lobbying rules amid reshuffle
Acoba chair Eric Pickles has said not all ministers understand the rules for taking up appointments outside government
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
07 Sep 2022 Politics & Constitution
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly get top jobs – while others get the sack
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
07 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
FDA and Prospect bosses call on new PM to appoint successor to Christopher Geidt
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna Partner Content
07 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna
How can public sector organisations keep track of calls, texts and instant messages in the world of ultra-flexi, hybrid working? Stuart Williams, CTO at FourNet, and Andrew Bale, EVP at Tango Networks, explain
NICS launches Fast Stream-esque graduate scheme
06 Sep 2022 HR
NICS launches Fast Stream-esque graduate scheme
30 places on offer for new £32k-a-year accelerated-leadership programme