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
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
10 Feb Government Tax Profession
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
Drive to recruit 5,000 extra compliance staff should be accompanied by performance rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, NAO says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 10
10 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 10
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
07 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
"Sophisticated and complex" operation pocketed VAT and Construction Industry Scheme contributions intended for tax agency
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
07 Feb Foreign Affairs
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
Angus Lapsley's three-decades-plus career includes time at Cabinet Office, MoD and Foreign Office
Ministers ramp up pressure on SCS ahead of spending review
06 Feb Civil Service Reform
Ministers ramp up pressure on SCS ahead of spending review
Refresh of performance management system will include new cross-government consistency check
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
06 Feb Digital, Data & Technology
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
Designer of new career and pay framework to be tasked with "empowering civil servants to achieve more in house and reduce the reliance on contractors and consultancies"
Nominations open for stats award championing trustworthiness, quality and value
05 Feb Statistics
Nominations open for stats award championing trustworthiness, quality and value
CSW teams up again with Royal Statistical Society and Office for Statistics Regulation for stats prize
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
05 Feb Commercial
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
Report into acquisition of HMP Northeye site urges Home Office to address its "dysfunctional" culture around commercial decisions
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
05 Feb Commercial
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
MoD director general Andrew Forzani says he is “extremely proud” to take on the role
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
04 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
Pensioners warned process to fix botched reforms could take two years longer than planned
Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
04 Feb Civil Service Reform
Ignoring whistleblowers costs government hundreds of millions of pounds, analysis finds
Whistleblowing charity Protect calls for urgent reform after examining Carillion, Horizon and Lucy Letby scandals
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
04 Feb Civil Service Reform
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
Gareth Davies also calls for system reform and investment in people to boost productivity in annual speech
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
03 Feb Security & Defence
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
Government set to miss 2025 cyber security target amid staffing and ageing IT struggles
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
03 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
03 Feb Security & Defence
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
First recipients of Humanitarian Medal are people who responded to disasters in Morocco, Libya and Gaza
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
31 Jan Health & Social Care
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
Covid-19 makes up around 7% of civil service sickness absence in 2023-24, down from 21% the year before
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
31 Jan HR
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
Stress levels and bullying and harassment rates fail to improve, latest sentiment barometer reveals
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
31 Jan Civil Service Reform
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
Government's next lead non-executive director Baroness Casey tells CSW's inaugural Collaboration Conference that civil servants should be confident and open to change
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
31 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
Civil service is close to having 6% of officials as members of the digital and data profession, MPs are told
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
30 Jan Economics
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
MPs approve charter designed to create a "stable and predictable fiscal policy environment"
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
30 Jan HR
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
PCS announces new Border Force strike ballot over “unworkable” rosters
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
30 Jan Civil Service Reform
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
Winners of CSC commissioners’ Mark of Excellence praised for taking "new and different approaches”
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
29 Jan Economics
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
Green Book update to report back in June Spending review
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
29 Jan Civil Service Reform
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
Gisela Stuart also shares support for keeping cab sec and head of civil service roles together and gives update on plans to strengthen the regulator's independence