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
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
05 Jul 2021 HR
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
Boris Johnson condemned "despicable harassment" of chief medical officer
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
05 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
02 Jul 2021 Education
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
Watchdog hails transparency boost but urges DfE to determine whether resources are being matched with need
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
01 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
Alex Chisholm tells MPs service-level agreements with departments could be part of future arrangements
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
01 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
Handbook targets civilian staff across all departments as well as military leaders, authors say
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
01 Jul 2021 Brexit
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
01 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
MPs said care homes were "thrown to the wolves" in the pandemic last year
Cabinet Office ‘looking for ways to silence Dominic Cummings’
01 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet Office ‘looking for ways to silence Dominic Cummings’
But officials fear turning PM’s former chief adviser into a “martyr”, according to reports
Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
Departments' efforts to detect fraud 'hindered by a lack of real-time data sharing and weak transparency arrangements', MPs say
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
30 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
Leslie Evans contract to expire in March
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
Jeremy Heywood 'should have been represented' in Greensill inquiry
30 Jun 2021 Commercial
Jeremy Heywood 'should have been represented' in Greensill inquiry
Widow of former cab sec offers detailed commentary to MPs probing lobbying scandal
Education catch-up commissioner quit after 'feeble' £1.4bn offered for schools recovery
29 Jun 2021 Education
Education catch-up commissioner quit after 'feeble' £1.4bn offered for schools recovery
Sir Kevan Collins, who he asked for £15bn, says funding "just wasn't enough to deliver the kind of recovery we need"
Anger over proposed civil service pension scheme changes
29 Jun 2021 HR
Anger over proposed civil service pension scheme changes
Treasury accused of trying to “game” system with reforms to cost-control mechanism
Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
29 Jun 2021 HR
Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
Labour says health secretary’s romantic links to Gina Coladangelo are proof system is “unfit for purpose”
MoJ launches overhauled Probation Service in Transforming Rehabilitation reversal
28 Jun 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ launches overhauled Probation Service in Transforming Rehabilitation reversal
Watchdog sounds warning that the change will not be a silver bullet
Sajid Javid named health secretary after Matt Hancock resignation
28 Jun 2021 Leadership
Sajid Javid named health secretary after Matt Hancock resignation
Change at the Department of Health and Social Care comes after affair revealed in press
Treasury sets out plans for civil service pensions changes
28 Jun 2021 HR
Treasury sets out plans for civil service pensions changes
Consultation eyes tweaks to cost-control mechanism to put brakes on reduced contributions for scheme members
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 28
28 Jun 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
GDS seeks candidate from within civil service to lead GOV.UK
28 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
GDS seeks candidate from within civil service to lead GOV.UK
Successful applicant will be appointed to nine-month contract
NHS Test and Trace still ‘heavily reliant’ on consultants, NAO says
25 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
NHS Test and Trace still ‘heavily reliant’ on consultants, NAO says
Watchdog says headcount of external workers increased between December and April despite pledge to reduce numbers “markedly”
Kate Bingham dropped from High Court cronyism challenge
25 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Kate Bingham dropped from High Court cronyism challenge
Campaign group says it is pressing on with judicial review of Dido Harding’s selection to lead NHS Test and Trace
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
25 Jun 2021 HR
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
Transport secretary will not confirm or deny he pulled proposed settlement that would have ended strike
FCDO accused of ‘trying to hide foreign aid cuts’
25 Jun 2021 Foreign Affairs
FCDO accused of ‘trying to hide foreign aid cuts’
Parliamentary committee chair says failure to properly detail spending coincides with reduction in Official Development Assistance