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
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals Exclusive
18 Jul 2024 HR
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals
Lord Michael Bichard says civil service head should take responsibility for Windrush, Grenfell, Post Office, infected blood and Hillsborough scandals
Truss demands further answers on King’s Speech document
18 Jul 2024 Politics & Constitution
Truss demands further answers on King’s Speech document
Simon Case ordered removal of sentences describing Truss's mini-budget as "disastrous" following complaint from the former PM
Starmer sets up child poverty unit in the Cabinet Office
18 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer sets up child poverty unit in the Cabinet Office
PM also appoints education and work and pensions secretaries to lead a child poverty ministerial taskforce
King's Speech: Government will introduce duty of candour for public servants
17 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
King's Speech: Government will introduce duty of candour for public servants
Plan confirmed in King's Speech as one of several "steps to help rebuild trust and foster respect"
Defence review 'must come with a workforce plan', union warns
17 Jul 2024 Security & Defence
Defence review 'must come with a workforce plan', union warns
Prospect tells ministers Sunak government's recruitment freeze is hampering MoD's operations
Home Office child hotels were 'easy target for traffickers'
17 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office child hotels were 'easy target for traffickers'
Experts demand inquiry as report finds lone children placed in youth asylum hotels were at increased risk of trafficking and exploitation
Anti-corruption groups call for more investment in government agencies
16 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Anti-corruption groups call for more investment in government agencies
UK Anti-Corruption Coalition also urges appointment of anti-corruption champion, a position that has been vacant for 759 days
Starmer launches 'root and branch' defence review
16 Jul 2024 Security & Defence
Starmer launches 'root and branch' defence review
Former New Labour defence secretary George Robertson will lead exercise, which will report in "first half of 2025"
Rayner encourages 'devolution deserts' to seek new powers
16 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Rayner encourages 'devolution deserts' to seek new powers
Rayner says she wants to help more local authorities take on devolved powers in areas such as transport, housing and employment support
FCDO returns to 'very good' aid transparency score after post-merger decline
16 Jul 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO returns to 'very good' aid transparency score after post-merger decline
Department meets commitment to return to 'very good' rating after aid watchdog warning
Cut senior civil service by 40%, boost pay and hire more spads, think tank says
15 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cut senior civil service by 40%, boost pay and hire more spads, think tank says
Policy Exchange report calls for radical changes, saying power has "leached away from ministers" as civil service has grown
Labour government to give more powers to OBR and local leaders in 35-bill King's Speech
15 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Labour government to give more powers to OBR and local leaders in 35-bill King's Speech
Starmer government also planning a bill to strengthen regulation of AI
Civil society organisations seek Starmer commitment to open government
15 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil society organisations seek Starmer commitment to open government
Letter to PM says open government “revival” can help ensure officials act in the public interest and enhance the integrity of public institutions
Prisons crisis: Probation Service to get 1,000 extra trainee officers
12 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prisons crisis: Probation Service to get 1,000 extra trainee officers
New justice secretary confirms plans to release some categories of prisoner after they serve just 40% of their sentences
Starmer plays down prospect of above-inflation public sector pay deals
12 Jul 2024 HR
Starmer plays down prospect of above-inflation public sector pay deals
Unions respond by pointing to decades of real-terms pay decline and broken reward system
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
12 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
Cleaners and security guards employed by ISS seek alignment with civil service terms
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 24 to July 12
12 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 24 to July 12
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
Senior Tory 'tremendously encouraged' by Labour's plans for delivery
12 Jul 2024 HR
Senior Tory 'tremendously encouraged' by Labour's plans for delivery
Plus, IFS director hails Starmer's "remarkably experienced" ministerial team
'No more beating up the civil service': McFadden promises officials a 'richer, more rewarding experience'
11 Jul 2024 HR
'No more beating up the civil service': McFadden promises officials a 'richer, more rewarding experience'
Labour intends to create a culture of innovation and “learning as you go” for civil servants, CDL says
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
11 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
Surgeon Ara Darzi asked to produce "warts and all" review ahead of 10-year turnaround plan
Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
11 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
GDS, CDDO and AI unit all moving to innovation and technology department
Ministers set to act on 'shocking' prisons capacity crisis
11 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers set to act on 'shocking' prisons capacity crisis
Former justice secretary Alex Chalk admits last government put votes ahead of early-release decision
Stronger legislation and data needed boost social value in public procurement, report says
11 Jul 2024 Commercial
Stronger legislation and data needed boost social value in public procurement, report says
Demos calls for "Making Public Spending Digital" programme to digitise public sector procurement data
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
11 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
Judges also praise cross-government refugee study which linked data from different departments