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'
Autumn Statement: Hunt ‘protects’ civil service budgets – but not from inflation
17 Nov 2022 Finance
Autumn Statement: Hunt ‘protects’ civil service budgets – but not from inflation
Savings review will “reprioritise spending” away from “lower value” work, while automation drive will be accelerated
Sunak to appoint 'independent investigator' to look into Raab complaints
16 Nov 2022 HR
Sunak to appoint 'independent investigator' to look into Raab complaints
No.10 won't commit to timeframe for probe into two complaints made public after CSW reported officials said Raab had created a “culture of fear”
PCS calls off first day of BEIS strike action as security firms make offers
16 Nov 2022 HR
PCS calls off first day of BEIS strike action as security firms make offers
Outsourced security guards who work at the department offered better pay and conditions
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
16 Nov 2022 Commercial
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
Departments also urged to up their game on transparency surrounding perm sec and ministerial meetings
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
16 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
Projects include self-charging trains, suicide-prevention technology and new ways to carry freight
New online public policy courses to boost civil service staff development Partner Content
16 Nov 2022 Education
New online public policy courses to boost civil service staff development
Created to suit civil servants’ needs for professional development and flexible training, this set of four short online courses is designed by Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government in partnership with Pearson
EXCL: Raab telling MoJ staff he has zero tolerance for bullying ‘felt like gaslighting’ Exclusive
15 Nov 2022 HR
EXCL: Raab telling MoJ staff he has zero tolerance for bullying ‘felt like gaslighting’
Justice secretary ‘created culture of fear’ by ‘belittling’ civil servants, sources say
Manston asylum centre crisis 'not over', home secretary told
15 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Manston asylum centre crisis 'not over', home secretary told
People still sleeping on floors at "short-term" processing facility, Home Affairs Select Committee chair says after visit
Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’
15 Nov 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’
Watchdog says department still does not understand full scale of the issue five years after it called for urgent action
Sunak urged to overhaul ministerial complaints system amid Raab allegations
15 Nov 2022 HR
Sunak urged to overhaul ministerial complaints system amid Raab allegations
Civil servants have "little confidence" complaints about bullying will lead to action, union says
PCS union: Civil service strikes will maximise disruption – but protect benefits claimants
15 Nov 2022 HR
PCS union: Civil service strikes will maximise disruption – but protect benefits claimants
Cabinet Office walkouts could have government-wide impact, but union promises to tread carefully at DWP
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 14
14 Nov 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 14
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Gove used non-execs ‘almost like spads and ministers’, MPs told
14 Nov 2022 HR
Gove used non-execs ‘almost like spads and ministers’, MPs told
Former government lead NED and ex-DCMS perm sec offer inside take on use of non-executive directors
HMRC’s new complaints-management system will be ‘ready in weeks’
11 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC’s new complaints-management system will be ‘ready in weeks’
Delayed CHART project on course for January delivery, tax-collection agency says
EXCL: Fast streamers could strike after pay negotiations 'exhausted' Exclusive
11 Nov 2022 HR
EXCL: Fast streamers could strike after pay negotiations 'exhausted'
FDA to open indicative ballot after Fast Stream members reject 3% pay rise
Cabinet Office pledges to ‘minimise’ impact of civil service strikes
11 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office pledges to ‘minimise’ impact of civil service strikes
Experience of Covid response "will help departments flex" to keep key services running
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
11 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
Inquiry is told “ship of fools” behind catastrophic tower-block refurbishment was no coincidence
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
11 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
ICO says £500k penalty was proportionate, but reduction signals changing approach to public sector
PCS to reballot HMRC on strike action after 47% turnout falls short
10 Nov 2022 Government Tax Profession
PCS to reballot HMRC on strike action after 47% turnout falls short
HMRC will vote to join industrial action in early 2023, union chief Mark Serwotka predicts
Cab sec grilled on security breach investigation process amid Braverman row
10 Nov 2022 HR
Cab sec grilled on security breach investigation process amid Braverman row
PACAC writes to Simon Case after home secretary admits sending official documents via personal email account
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
Johnson was ‘worst PM I ever worked with’, ex-Foreign Office chief says
10 Nov 2022 HR
Johnson was ‘worst PM I ever worked with’, ex-Foreign Office chief says
Simon McDonald criticises “charismatic and chaotic” approach, but acknowledges ousted premier had time for his staff
100,000 civil servants vote to strike over pay, jobs and pensions
10 Nov 2022 HR
100,000 civil servants vote to strike over pay, jobs and pensions
Union members at departments including the Home Office, DfT and the DWP back industrial action
DfE launches voluntary exit scheme in bid to cut 10% of staff
09 Nov 2022 HR
DfE launches voluntary exit scheme in bid to cut 10% of staff
800 jobs to go as those without “skills the department needs for the future” invited to apply for VE