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
‘Overwhelming majority’ of DVLA staff don’t feel safe at work, union says
01 Feb 2021 Coronavirus
‘Overwhelming majority’ of DVLA staff don’t feel safe at work, union says
Survey results follow 500-plus cases of coronavirus and death of staff member at agency’s Swansea base
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
Appointment announced as location for Office for Environmental Protection revealed
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
29 Jan 2021 Energy & Environment
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
Former energy secretary will lead on work around decarbonisation and COP26
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
Movement Assistance Scheme given the go-ahead despite falling short of all the Treasury tests for managing public money
Public-sector pay freeze ‘justified’, official impact assessment finds
29 Jan 2021 HR
Public-sector pay freeze ‘justified’, official impact assessment finds
Two months after Spending Review, 19-page report says 0% rise for most civil servants is fair in its equalities effects
Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
28 Jan 2021 Analysis
Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
Think tank warns threefold increase in decisions to overrule officials' advice on spending must still be properly scrutinised
DWP accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after benefit claimant’s inquest
28 Jan 2021 Health & Social Care
DWP accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after benefit claimant’s inquest
Disability advocacy group calls for inquiry into benefit-related deaths following coroner’s verdict on 27-year-old mother
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
28 Jan 2021 Civil Service Reform
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
Around 10,000 officials joined the civil service last year, with the increase mostly driven by Covid-19
MPs poised to put civil service churn under the spotlight
28 Jan 2021 Civil Service Reform
MPs poised to put civil service churn under the spotlight
Committee demands five years of data on departmental pay bands and moves from chief people officer
Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
27 Jan 2021 Finance
Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
Departmental split will ensure aid "has greater coherence and delivers most value for money", foreign secretary claims
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
27 Jan 2021 HR
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
Ex-Charity Commission chair William Shawcross has called Islam in Europe one of the "most terrifying problems of our future"
Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists
27 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists
Julie Lennard says 500-plus cases among civil servants since September ‘reflect what’s happening in local community’ in Swansea
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
Think tank says ending “clear injustices” in coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme would cost a fraction of the £21bn spent so far
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
26 Jan 2021 Local & Devolved
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
Alun Evans says ministers should “immediately” work up plans for increased devolution and make home rule an option in any future ballot
DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
26 Jan 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
‘Small number’ of machines affected by what users say is a worm that contacts Russian servers
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
26 Jan 2021 HR
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
£120,000 on offer for AGO's next director general
Homes England chief Nick Walkley to leave after four years
26 Jan 2021 HR
Homes England chief Nick Walkley to leave after four years
Delivery agency names lead investment officer Gordon More as interim CEO
Ministers urged to intervene at DVLA after mass Covid outbreak leaves officials 'scared'
25 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Ministers urged to intervene at DVLA after mass Covid outbreak leaves officials 'scared'
Driving agency slammed after more than 500 coronavirus cases reported since September
DfE has not tried to revise contract with free school meals voucher provider, perm sec says
25 Jan 2021 Commercial
DfE has not tried to revise contract with free school meals voucher provider, perm sec says
Officials found no “strong market alternative” to Edenred, permanent secretary says
HMRC told to ‘practise what it preaches’ as tax-avoidance evidence emerges
25 Jan 2021 Finance
HMRC told to ‘practise what it preaches’ as tax-avoidance evidence emerges
Parliamentary committee flags 15 occasions when department hired people using disguised remuneration schemes
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 25
25 Jan 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 25
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet secretary and civil service COO ‘need more power’, think tank says
22 Jan 2021 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet secretary and civil service COO ‘need more power’, think tank says
Institute for Government argues Whitehall also requires a strong new central delivery unit
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
22 Jan 2021 Brexit
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
Former FCDO director general for EU exit Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby named as successor to Tim Barrow