Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
16 May Digital, Data & Technology
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
16 May Economy
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
18 Mar 2024 HR
Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
Oliver Dowden orders suspension of network pending an investigation into comments by webinar convenors
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
18 Mar 2024 HR
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
'Returns and Enforcement Unit' would target the 40% fall in asylum removals since 2010, shadow home secretary says
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
18 Mar 2024 Education
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
Union says minister's comments "serve to further stoke division between inspectors and school leaders"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 18
18 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 18
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Former first civil service commissioner to chair GLD board
15 Mar 2024 HR
Former first civil service commissioner to chair GLD board
The Government Legal Department has announced two new non-executive directors
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
Job candidate with hearing difficulties did not get proper support at interview
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
15 Mar 2024 HR
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
PCS says the hybrid working directive has caused anger among staff
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
Workers recognised for providing CPR and using a defibrillator after cardiac arrest
Brexit has decreased public sector productivity, report finds
14 Mar 2024 Brexit
Brexit has decreased public sector productivity, report finds
Findings follow chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget call for return to pre-pandemic efficiency levels
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
14 Mar 2024 HR
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
POA calls for uplift to target real-terms pay erosion and high turnover of prison staff
MoD culture under fresh criticism as minister reveals extent of bullying allegations
14 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
MoD culture under fresh criticism as minister reveals extent of bullying allegations
There are 99 open cases of alleged bullying, harassment, discrimination and victimisation in the department, minister reveals
UKSA review warns of 'systemic, often cultural barriers' to departments sharing data
14 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
UKSA review warns of 'systemic, often cultural barriers' to departments sharing data
Report urges Cabinet Office and Treasury to tackle the issue
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar 2024 Finance
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Union threatens legal action over Rwanda bill
13 Mar 2024 Legal
Union threatens legal action over Rwanda bill
FDA union outlines concerns about guidance instructing Home Office staff to ignore European court rulings which block deportations to Rwanda
Treasury shakes up leadership as Cat Little departs
13 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Treasury shakes up leadership as Cat Little departs
Beth Russell will take on new responsibilities while the Treasury considers recruiting a replacement second perm sec
Civil service headcount reaches 500,000 mark
13 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount reaches 500,000 mark
Civil service hits highest headcount since 2007 despite Hunt's plans to introduce a cap and cut 66,000 jobs
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
12 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
The former prime ministers and cab sec warn of "massive rise in the number of bureaucrats" at the centre of government
'Very worrying': Interest in the Civil Service Fast Stream plummets Exclusive
12 Mar 2024 HR
'Very worrying': Interest in the Civil Service Fast Stream plummets
As Civil Service Fast Stream applications fall dramatically for a second year, experts weigh in on the "worrying" trend
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
12 Mar 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
Public Accounts Committee chair questions commitments to transparency and flags "vagueness" on investment for recovery work
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”