Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
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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
Remove trading funds from civil service pay remit process, union urges Exclusive
21 Feb 2024 Civil Service Reform
Remove trading funds from civil service pay remit process, union urges
Prospect also calls for "rapid review" of all ALBs and the case for including them in the pay remit
NAO headcount climbs by 17% over four years as workload grows
20 Feb 2024 Finance
NAO headcount climbs by 17% over four years as workload grows
MPs are told watchdog plans to outsource less work because of rising costs
Stats watchdog rebukes Treasury minister over ‘misleading’ tax-cut claim
20 Feb 2024 Economics
Stats watchdog rebukes Treasury minister over ‘misleading’ tax-cut claim
UKSA chair says comments claiming taxes for average earner have fallen by £1,000 could have misled the public
PCS demands 'significantly shorter' work week for civil servants
20 Feb 2024 HR
PCS demands 'significantly shorter' work week for civil servants
Union also calls for cost-of-living pay rise and higher living wage in 2024-25 pay claim
Nine Nightingale courts to stay open amid warnings over backlog 'crisis'
19 Feb 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Nine Nightingale courts to stay open amid warnings over backlog 'crisis'
Announcement follows victims’ commissioner's call for “urgent and creative intervention” to address "chronic and unacceptable delays"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 19
19 Feb 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 19
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Labour would introduce citizens' assemblies, Sue Gray says
19 Feb 2024 Civil Service Reform
Labour would introduce citizens' assemblies, Sue Gray says
Civil servants “will not like this because they have no control”, former top official warns
'Broken' pay to blame for tech vacancies at Defra, union says
19 Feb 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'Broken' pay to blame for tech vacancies at Defra, union says
One in five Defra digital, data and technology roles are vacant, according to farming minister
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
19 Feb 2024 HR
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
Funding allocation finds additional £100m for public sector pay after restoration of executive
Union launches strike ballot at MoD arm’s-length body
16 Feb 2024 Security & Defence
Union launches strike ballot at MoD arm’s-length body
Staff at Defence Equipment and Support urged to walk out over imposed 3.25% pay deal
Ministers reject call for HMRC digitalisation reform to prioritise customer needs
16 Feb 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers reject call for HMRC digitalisation reform to prioritise customer needs
Public Accounts Committee recommendation followed “utterly extraordinary” decisions over Making Tax Digital programme
DSIT-funded weather centre gets green light
16 Feb 2024 Property & Estates
DSIT-funded weather centre gets green light
Reading University will host new base for intergovernmental forecasting HQ
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in the civil service
15 Feb 2024 HR
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in the civil service
Royal Statistical Society calls for nominations for projects that balance value for money with meeting the needs of users
Civil service union backs call for new science Fast Stream
15 Feb 2024 HR
Civil service union backs call for new science Fast Stream
Prospect throws weight behind chief scientist Dame Angela McLean’s proposals for a “mid-career” programme
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
15 Feb 2024 Civil Service Reform
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
Current deal “does not provide sustainable solution” to pay pressures, minister says
McLean eyes Fast Stream for ‘mid-career scientists’
14 Feb 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
McLean eyes Fast Stream for ‘mid-career scientists’
Government chief scientific adviser says new programme would supply a pipeline of expertise for civil service
Bedbug scare spreads to other floors of government hub
14 Feb 2024 Health & Social Care
Bedbug scare spreads to other floors of government hub
Prospect union says it has raised issue with Government Property Agency, warning this is not a "trivial matter"
HMRC 'confident' it has enough space to implement 60% in-office rule amid desk concerns
14 Feb 2024 HR
HMRC 'confident' it has enough space to implement 60% in-office rule amid desk concerns
PCS says officials will likely have to work from break-out areas and pods under altered hybrid working regime
MPs push for Treasury crackdown to boost cross-government working
13 Feb 2024 Finance
MPs push for Treasury crackdown to boost cross-government working
Business-case approvals should be dependent on clearly-demonstrated links to relevant cross-cutting goal being supported, report urges
Cabinet Office seeks new first parliamentary counsel as Gardiner departs
13 Feb 2024 Legal
Cabinet Office seeks new first parliamentary counsel as Gardiner departs
Elizabeth Gardiner retiring from key legislative role after eight years
DWP bans officials from using ChatGPT
13 Feb 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP bans officials from using ChatGPT
Department looking into in-house alternatives
Does the civil service really have a growing problem with long-term sickness?
12 Feb 2024 HR
Does the civil service really have a growing problem with long-term sickness?
Some departments are making progress, but the annual number of days lost is up by 23.6% over eight years
Government should create NAO-like watchdog to scrutinise regulators, peers say
12 Feb 2024 Analysis
Government should create NAO-like watchdog to scrutinise regulators, peers say
Committee calls for new body to watch over UK's regulators
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 12
12 Feb 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People