Ex-cab sec and politicians share ideas to reform the state as think tank rebrands
19 May Civil Service Reform

Ex-cab sec and politicians share ideas to reform the state as think tank rebrands

Re:State – previously Reform – publishes essay collection in which Mark Sedwill calls for "sustained political will, coherent leadership and a clear strategy"
by Tevye Markson
Departments to set 10-year budgets for research and development
20 May Science & Engineering
Departments to set 10-year budgets for research and development
Perm sec-level job created to lead government comms as Simon Baugh departs
20 May Civil Service Reform
Perm sec-level job created to lead government comms as Simon Baugh departs
MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
20 May Security & Defence
MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
Truss admits ‘fundamental disagreements’ with LGBT+ advisory panel
26 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Truss admits ‘fundamental disagreements’ with LGBT+ advisory panel
Equalities secretary tells MPs self-identification for gender-recognition was at the heart of fallout with disbanded committee
Home Office talks up digital visa plan
26 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office talks up digital visa plan
Priti Patel claims tech-based system will provide ‘a far clearer picture of who is here and whether they should be’
Public sector pay: Unions reject 1.5% pay offer for council workers amid Whitehall freeze
25 May 2021 HR
Public sector pay: Unions reject 1.5% pay offer for council workers amid Whitehall freeze
Sector’s 2021-22 proposals came after Rishi Sunak announced pay restraint following coronavirus
Watchdog sets out ‘concern’ over Crothers’s Greensill job
25 May 2021 HR
Watchdog sets out ‘concern’ over Crothers’s Greensill job
"Neither the appointment nor the process for managing conflicts was transparent," Eric Pickles says
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
25 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
Newly created entity will also focus on data infrastructure
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
24 May 2021 HR
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
Former Treasury spending DG James Bowler will start later this summer
Civil service reform ‘must be accompanied by training for ministers’
24 May 2021 Civil Service Reform
Civil service reform ‘must be accompanied by training for ministers’
Think tank says training would give ministers a "better understanding of the implications of policy options"
Cabinet Office pushes ahead with consulting hub plans
24 May 2021 Finance
Cabinet Office pushes ahead with consulting hub plans
Recruitment drive for new roles to reduce spend on external advice will launch this week
Sue Gray: ‘Maybe I was too much of a disrupter to get NICS top job’
24 May 2021 HR
Sue Gray: ‘Maybe I was too much of a disrupter to get NICS top job’
Cabinet Office second perm shares thoughts on unsuccessful bid to become head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 24
24 May 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 24
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Windrush payout delays continue as claims take five times longer to process than expected
21 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Windrush payout delays continue as claims take five times longer to process than expected
Compensation scheme was launched before the Home Office was ready, NAO says
‘Political clout and better strategy’ needed to fix civil service inequalities
21 May 2021 HR
‘Political clout and better strategy’ needed to fix civil service inequalities
FDA chief says leaders should also do more to highlight working-class achievers in the wake of landmark report
Truss ‘increasingly sidelined’ LGBT+ advisory panel before scrapping it
21 May 2021 HR
Truss ‘increasingly sidelined’ LGBT+ advisory panel before scrapping it
Former chair says equalities secretary “didn’t understand the people she was there to champion”
'Unwritten rules' hold back civil servants from less-advantaged backgrounds, report finds
20 May 2021 HR
'Unwritten rules' hold back civil servants from less-advantaged backgrounds, report finds
Commission flags “urgent need” to put class and socio-economic inclusivity at the centre of diversity work
NI Civil Service looks to hire 500 more executive officers
20 May 2021 HR
NI Civil Service looks to hire 500 more executive officers
Campaign follows vacancy crisis that saw £46m spent on agency staff in one year
GCHQ legal director to lead Attorney General’s Office
20 May 2021 Legal
GCHQ legal director to lead Attorney General’s Office
"Inspiring leader" Douglas Wilson named as AGO's next director general
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
19 May 2021 HR
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
3,000 Home Office and BEIS jobs to move out of London, PM announces as part of "levelling up" plan
PM appoints ‘special envoy’ for LGBT rights after disbanding advisory panel
19 May 2021 HR
PM appoints ‘special envoy’ for LGBT rights after disbanding advisory panel
New role created weeks after equalities minister disbanded advisory panel, after three members quit
Government not as prepared for a pandemic as it could have been, watchdog finds
19 May 2021 Coronavirus
Government not as prepared for a pandemic as it could have been, watchdog finds
Watchdog says £372bn costs to date will be increased by “medium and long-term” commitments and liabilities
Covid will ‘reset’ attitudes to contingency planning, Chisholm tells MPs
19 May 2021 Coronavirus
Covid will ‘reset’ attitudes to contingency planning, Chisholm tells MPs
Cabinet Office perm sec says there is “no question” government’s pandemic response could have been better
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
18 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
MPs demand home secretary explain "contradictions" between evidence she gave on Napier Barracks and inspection report
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
18 May 2021 Coronavirus
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
HMRC has highest pandemic spending level of any government department, according to watchdog
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
17 May 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says
17 May 2021 HR
Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says
Reported six-figure sum not a result of Treasury U-turn on payout caps, perm sec Rycroft tells MPs