DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
24 Nov 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
Deals worth up to £450m come almost a decade after firms admitted overcharging government to the tune of £170m
Ministers name choice for next Committee on Standards in Public Life chief
24 Nov 2023 HR
Ministers name choice for next Committee on Standards in Public Life chief
Army veteran Doug Chalmers set to succeed Jonathan Evans in watchdog role
Pay driving a third of experienced civil servants to consider leaving, survey finds
23 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Pay driving a third of experienced civil servants to consider leaving, survey finds
“It is not feasible to stay in a career in which your pay is falling in real terms every year”
Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face real-terms cuts of 3.4%, IFS warns
23 Nov 2023 Economy
Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face real-terms cuts of 3.4%, IFS warns
Think-tank says shrinking capital spending will be problematic for public-sector productivity drive
Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
23 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
Former deputy chief medical officer says police asked him to move out of his home after his family were "threatened with having their throats cut"
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
23 Nov 2023 Finance
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
Treasury says funding will be focused on debt-management capability
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
23 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
Your rundown of key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
22 Nov 2023 Economy
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
Fiscal watchdog warns of growing risk that public spending plans will not be met
Hunt confirms timeline for 66,000 civil service job cuts in Autumn Statement
22 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hunt confirms timeline for 66,000 civil service job cuts in Autumn Statement
Autumn Statement productivity review update sets out schedule for cuts target
Autumn Statement warns of crackdown on external diversity spending
22 Nov 2023 Finance
Autumn Statement warns of crackdown on external diversity spending
"Presumption against external EDI spending" is being considered alongside extra ministerial scrutiny
Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
22 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
Chief medical officer says he "firmly" told Downing Street it should have informed him and Patrick Vallance about the Covid policy
£1bn 'at risk' in disputed pandemic PPE contracts signed by DHSC
22 Nov 2023 Commercial
£1bn 'at risk' in disputed pandemic PPE contracts signed by DHSC
Health department in negotiations over 36 contracts, with 3.8 billion items of PPE procured for Covid deemed not fit for purpose
Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says
22 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says
Chief medical officer says “hard geopolitical threats” are treated differently to health emergencies
Cabinet Office offers up to £185k to replace Chisholm as perm sec
22 Nov 2023 HR
Cabinet Office offers up to £185k to replace Chisholm as perm sec
The salary on offer is at least £20,000 lower than Chisholm's current pay packet
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
21 Nov 2023 HR
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
Government Property Agency interim chief Mark Bourgeois has worked in commercial real estate for more than 30 years
Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
21 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
Chief medical officer says lack of investment to blame for test-and-trace shortcomings
High Court rules against routine redaction of junior civil servants' names
21 Nov 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
High Court rules against routine redaction of junior civil servants' names
Human rights reform charity Justice celebrates "win for transparency"
New AI unit will help drive down size of civil service, Dowden says
21 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
New AI unit will help drive down size of civil service, Dowden says
i.AI “crack squad” will take on welfare fraud, the asylum backlog and civil service reform
Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
20 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
"Urgency of action" was not "as consistent and as reliable as it should have been across Whitehall", ex-scientific adviser says
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
20 Nov 2023 Finance
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
Less than 10% of £10.6bn in announced funding had been spent as of March, NAO report says
Kerslake receives posthumous award for economic development work
20 Nov 2023 HR
Kerslake receives posthumous award for economic development work
Honour recognises late civil service head’s “outstanding contribution” to driving growth
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 20
17 Nov 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Unions urge a 'what works best' approach on office-attendance
17 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Unions urge a 'what works best' approach on office-attendance
They have also warned against a "one size fits all" policy – but welcome a "more nuanced" attitude towards the issue from ministers
Next HS2 boss faces ‘tougher performance-related-pay regime’, MPs told
17 Nov 2023 Policy
Next HS2 boss faces ‘tougher performance-related-pay regime’, MPs told
Jon Thompson says overbudget rail project won’t repeat £645k package for last chief exec