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
Jail for 'benefit factory' fraudsters who cheated DWP out of £54m
31 May 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Jail for 'benefit factory' fraudsters who cheated DWP out of £54m
Organised crime group members get sentences of up to eight years for "industrial-scale" Universal Credit scam
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
31 May 2024 Commercial
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
Registry developed after watchdog MPs raised concerns over use and transparency of evaluations across government
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
31 May 2024 Economics
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
Finance minister says the public sector pay policy provides an above-inflation increase
Power failure at Defra data centre caused ‘no significant border delays’, minister says
30 May 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Power failure at Defra data centre caused ‘no significant border delays’, minister says
Outage of key government service for sharing data between agencies operating at UK border lasted four days
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
30 May 2024 Foreign Affairs
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
MPs have "little confidence" in department's ability to implement controversial asylum partnership "given its track record"
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
30 May 2024 Health & Social Care
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
Agency and DHSC "unable to explain" who is responsible for six-fold increase in project cost over nine years
Former immigration watchdog to stand in after three-month vacancy
29 May 2024 HR
Former immigration watchdog to stand in after three-month vacancy
Ex-independent chief inspector of borders and immigration David Bolt will temporarily fill the role David Neal was sacked from in February
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
29 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
Report also calls for a slimmed-down Cabinet Office and revival of national government campus
Prospect launches sexual harassment support service
29 May 2024 Security & Defence
Prospect launches sexual harassment support service
Helpline launched after revelations of sexual misconduct at the Ministry of Defence
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
28 May 2024 Analysis
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
Treasury urged to incentivise progress as current Cabinet Office initiatives are dubbed "self-evidently insufficient"
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
28 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
MPs bemoan continued "lack of cross-government leadership" and the varying approaches of departments
Covid Inquiry: No.10 was too slow to tackle negative working culture, Case says
28 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: No.10 was too slow to tackle negative working culture, Case says
Pressure of pandemic on staff was "amplified by some counterproductive ways of working", according to cabinet secretary
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 28
28 May 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
24 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
Cabinet secretary acknowledges pandemic response structures failed hard-working officials
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
24 May 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
Recruitment campaign follows announcement Shona Dunn will leave this summer
Government Digital Service chief to leave post
23 May 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Government Digital Service chief to leave post
Tom Read to stand down next month "to move on to a new challenge"
Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
23 May 2024 Commercial
Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
The cabinet office permanent secretary said formal termination was "through a negotiated settlement agreement with the supplier" rather than "non-performance" as she previously stated
Civil servants 'should reflect on use of Whitehall-ese', Case tells Covid Inquiry
23 May 2024 Communications
Civil servants 'should reflect on use of Whitehall-ese', Case tells Covid Inquiry
Inquiry chair Heather Hallett challenges Case on whether jargon "obscures communication"
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
23 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
"Now is the moment for the country to choose its future," says the prime minister
Covid Inquiry: Simon Case admits decision-making was 'dysfunctional'
23 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Simon Case admits decision-making was 'dysfunctional'
Cabinet secretary expresses regret over toxic culture and his "raw" WhatsApp messages
Starmer calls for 'duty of candour' after infected blood scandal
23 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer calls for 'duty of candour' after infected blood scandal
Infected blood scandal is "truly shocking, but it is not unique", with "concerns raised but ignored", Labour leader says
Infected blood scandal: Interim chair of new compensation body named
22 May 2024 Health & Social Care
Infected blood scandal: Interim chair of new compensation body named
Victims set for interim payments of £210K and full settlements of up to £2.735m, according to documents
Unions call for independent inquiry into sexual harassment at MoD
22 May 2024 Security & Defence
Unions call for independent inquiry into sexual harassment at MoD
"Comprehensive" investigation is needed that makes binding recommendations for the Ministry of Defence, letter says
Cabinet Office rebuts call to give more detail on 'vague' Civil Service People Plan
22 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office rebuts call to give more detail on 'vague' Civil Service People Plan
MPs said civil service workforce strategy "does not provide enough clarity" on how it will meet its aims