DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
22 Apr 2024 Commercial
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
Cat Little responds to MPs' concerns over whether Cabinet Office is on top of compliance duties given its own agency broke rules
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 22
22 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Devolved administration perm secs flag Whitehall crunch points
19 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Devolved administration perm secs flag Whitehall crunch points
Jayne Brady highlights ignorance of Northern Ireland structures while John-Paul Marks points to breaches of devolution rules
Home Office staffer suspended over cash-for-asylum-approval claims
19 Apr 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office staffer suspended over cash-for-asylum-approval claims
Police arrest man on suspicion of misconduct in public office after alleged demand for £2,000 bribe
Government efforts to reduce its estate-waste back on track
19 Apr 2024 Civil Service Reform
Government efforts to reduce its estate-waste back on track
State of the Estate report also finds progress towards greenhouse gas emissions target
Greening Government Commitments: How is Defra getting on?
19 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Greening Government Commitments: How is Defra getting on?
Up-to-date data showing progress with the Greening Government Commitments is currently only available for one department, Defra. CSW takes a look at what headway it has made
Court of Appeal backs government in Civil Service Pension Scheme case
18 Apr 2024 HR
Court of Appeal backs government in Civil Service Pension Scheme case
Unions lose latest stage of challenge over £19bn cost of fixing "illegal" 2015 reforms
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
18 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
Department says it is aiming to reduce headcount and become "more efficient"
Debt Management Office appoints first female chief exec
18 Apr 2024 Economics
Debt Management Office appoints first female chief exec
Chancellor says Jessica Pulay is "held in the highest regard on the international stage"
WFH: Unions slam John Glen's 'political attack' on civil servants
17 Apr 2024 Civil Service Reform
WFH: Unions slam John Glen's 'political attack' on civil servants
Civil service unions accuse minister for the Cabinet Office of ‘pillorying’ civil servants and ‘trashing the brand for cheap headlines’
Cabinet Office signs up cyber security firm to assess vulnerabilities on government websites
17 Apr 2024 Commercial
Cabinet Office signs up cyber security firm to assess vulnerabilities on government websites
Consultancy to carry out centralised triaging of hundreds of government’s online vulnerabilities
Rycroft: Government has no choice but to allocate domestic refugee costs as ODA spend
17 Apr 2024 Foreign Affairs
Rycroft: Government has no choice but to allocate domestic refugee costs as ODA spend
Home Office perm sec says government is abiding by international aid spending rules amid watchdog criticism
MPs call for new panel to probe 'highly confidential' public spending
16 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
MPs call for new panel to probe 'highly confidential' public spending
Public Accounts Committee says "scrutiny gaps" on funding for the nation's nuclear deterrent and Special Forces must be addressed
Cabinet Office signs up Deloitte to help departments tackle fraud
16 Apr 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Cabinet Office signs up Deloitte to help departments tackle fraud
Consultancy firm will support new pilot Public Sector Fraud Authority Enforcement Unit
Significant optimism bias caused ‘woeful’ asylum accommodation estimate – Rycroft
16 Apr 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Significant optimism bias caused ‘woeful’ asylum accommodation estimate – Rycroft
Home Office perm sec admits department got its cost projections "so, so wrong"
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
15 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
Steve Barclay gives Defra the green light to launch compensation package over catch restrictions
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 15
15 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 15
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO appoints first ever blind ambassador
15 Apr 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO appoints first ever blind ambassador
Victoria Harrison was also the first person with a disability to be recruited by the Foreign Office
Ex-MoD official sent to jail for pocketing secret payments
15 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
Ex-MoD official sent to jail for pocketing secret payments
Jeffrey Cook has been ordered to pay back a six-figure sum
GOV.UK still failing to meet users needs, MPs warn
12 Apr 2024 Communications
GOV.UK still failing to meet users needs, MPs warn
Culture, Media and Sport Committee sets out recommendations for improved government communications
DESNZ's Aberdeen HQ will bring 'tens rather than hundreds' of jobs to city
12 Apr 2024 HR
DESNZ's Aberdeen HQ will bring 'tens rather than hundreds' of jobs to city
Scotland's first minister describes figure as "another betrayal" of the nation's north-east
CPS recruiting for two new senior roles in leadership shakeup
12 Apr 2024 HR
CPS recruiting for two new senior roles in leadership shakeup
Service advertises £127k director-general level COO and legal-delivery posts
DWP hails convictions in £54m Universal Credit fraud case
12 Apr 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP hails convictions in £54m Universal Credit fraud case
Five plead guilty over London 'benefit factories' that generated thousands of false claims
Home Office aid spending 'wreaking havoc' on FCDO's development work
11 Apr 2024 Foreign Affairs
Home Office aid spending 'wreaking havoc' on FCDO's development work
Rwanda scheme delay causing “untenable limbo”, watchdog adds