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
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
11 Mar 2024 HR
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
Former cabinet secretary also tells MPs officials need to be incentivised to stay in their jobs for longer
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
11 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
MPs alarmed at MoD’s lack of proper plan to fund armed forces
08 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
MPs alarmed at MoD’s lack of proper plan to fund armed forces
Public Accounts Committee calls on Ministry of Defence to make "difficult choices about which equipment programmes it can and cannot afford”
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
08 Mar 2024 HR
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
DWP in line for funding boost to speed up processing of disability benefits
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
07 Mar 2024 HR
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
Union general secretary Fran Heathcote says government has refused to commit to inflation-proof pay rises for 2024-25
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
07 Mar 2024 Finance
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
IFS predicts increasing pressure on prisons, courts and local government – and dubs defence spending pledge "not worth the paper its written on"
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
07 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
Jeffrey Cook pocketed kickbacks worth at least £70,000 in exchange for defence contracts whilst he was an MoD civil servant
GLD names first chief operating officer
07 Mar 2024 HR
GLD names first chief operating officer
Richard Cornish joins the GLD in a new position, arriving from Defence Business Services, where he was chief executive
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
06 Mar 2024 Economy
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
Jeremy Hunt also says that the next spending review will “prioritise” proposals that pay for themselves with cash savings within five years
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
06 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Hunt announces tax cuts, child benefit reforms and extra levelling up cash
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
Home Office asylum seeker ankle tag-monitoring pilot 'highly intrusive', watchdog finds
06 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
Home Office asylum seeker ankle tag-monitoring pilot 'highly intrusive', watchdog finds
Department rejects ICO decision that it failed to address privacy risks in the GPS monitoring pilot
GPA appoints strategic partners for capital programmes
06 Mar 2024 Commercial
GPA appoints strategic partners for capital programmes
North American consultants will provide design and specialist services for the hubs programme and Whitehall Campus
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
06 Mar 2024 HR
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
Acoba chair Eric Pickles said Hill “chose to blatantly disregard the process as detailed to him”
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
05 Mar 2024 HR
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
Levels of bullying and harassment rise from 7 to 8% as more civil servants say they fear action won't be taken if they report incidents
Spring Budget 2024: What we know so far
05 Mar 2024 Economy
Spring Budget 2024: What we know so far
From tax cuts and spending cuts to childcare provision, here's what to expect from Jeremy Hunt's Budget
MPs voice value-for-money fears over ballooning government borrowing
05 Mar 2024 Finance
MPs voice value-for-money fears over ballooning government borrowing
Public Accounts Committee also flags concerns over loss of institutional knowledge at Debt Management Office
Cabinet Office eyes up 'centralised, standardised' supply of laptops and phones for civil servants
04 Mar 2024 Commercial
Cabinet Office eyes up 'centralised, standardised' supply of laptops and phones for civil servants
Consultants commissioned for research on streamlining provision of essential tech
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
04 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
04 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
04 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
Ministry of Justice still tops the table, despite year-on-year reduction
Glen rejects four-day week proposal
01 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Glen rejects four-day week proposal
PCS accuses minister of ‘political posturing’ and not properly considering a shorter working week