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
Government rejects call to share more fraud intel, saying it 'could increase fraud threat'
16 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Government rejects call to share more fraud intel, saying it 'could increase fraud threat'
Treasury and Cabinet Office refuse MPs' request for annual fraud intelligence report
Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
16 Nov 2023 HR
Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
Draft code removes "onerous" requirement for unions to communicate with their wider membership that a work notice has been issued
Supreme Court dismisses government's Rwanda appeal
15 Nov 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Supreme Court dismisses government's Rwanda appeal
Sunak says his government will "consider next steps" after its Rwanda immigration plan was ruled unlawful once more
EXCL: Civil servants to be told to spend 60% of time in offices Exclusive
15 Nov 2023 HR
EXCL: Civil servants to be told to spend 60% of time in offices
"Expectation of increased office-based working" will mean senior managers and early-career officials should spend extra time in offices, internal memo says
Departments urged to ensure data programmes are backed in next spending review
15 Nov 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Departments urged to ensure data programmes are backed in next spending review
ONS data chief flags up importance of building support for initiatives into funding bids
DWP should hire 30,000 more staff to tackle 'chronic shortages', union says
15 Nov 2023 HR
DWP should hire 30,000 more staff to tackle 'chronic shortages', union says
"Unacceptably low" staffing is damaging employees' wellbeing and service delivery, according to PCS
Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
14 Nov 2023 Foreign Affairs
Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
Peer and former PM will be unable to take questions from elected MPs in the House of Commons
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
14 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
Perm sec-level officials should lead push to streamline and strengthen digital, HR, commercial and other functions, review finds
Reshuffle: John Glen named Cabinet Office minister
14 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Reshuffle: John Glen named Cabinet Office minister
Esther McVey also joins Cabinet Office as minister without portfolio
Union floats prospect of new civil service-wide strike ballot
14 Nov 2023 HR
Union floats prospect of new civil service-wide strike ballot
PCS says decision will be taken next month after further pay talks with Cabinet Office
Maude review: PM should get sign-off on DG appointments
13 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Maude review: PM should get sign-off on DG appointments
Ministers should play a bigger role in appointing civil servants and be able to sack senior officials, governance review recommends
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
13 Nov 2023 Foreign Affairs
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
Former PM to head FCDO as home secretary's dismissal prompts major overhaul of Rishi Sunak's cabinet
Braverman sacked as home secretary after policing row
13 Nov 2023 HR
Braverman sacked as home secretary after policing row
Suella Braverman's departure follows a string of controversies and criticism of criticism of civil servants
Defra morale ‘through the floor’ as pay-flexibility case delay holds up pay rise Exclusive
13 Nov 2023 Energy & Environment
Defra morale ‘through the floor’ as pay-flexibility case delay holds up pay rise
Defra staff lose hope of getting 2023-24 pay rise before Christmas, with Treasury and Cabinet Office yet to sign off on pay-flex case
Alex Chisholm to leave Cabinet Office in the spring
13 Nov 2023 HR
Alex Chisholm to leave Cabinet Office in the spring
Permanent secretary and civil service chief operating officer will step down after four years at the department
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 13
13 Nov 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Covid Inquiry: Home Office had ‘no capability’ to delay arrival of pandemic, Patel says
10 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Home Office had ‘no capability’ to delay arrival of pandemic, Patel says
Former home secretary tells hearing scientists advised border checks would have “minimal impact” on virus spread in early 2020
Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
10 Nov 2023 Corporate Finance
Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
'Fair' public sector pay awards set to add £590m to overspend, Department of Finance perm sec says
Loss of government statisticians ‘is a worry’, MPs told
10 Nov 2023 Analysis
Loss of government statisticians ‘is a worry’, MPs told
Departments may struggle to retain key officials amid demand for skills, experts warn
'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
09 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
"I will not work for Dom," Simon Case told cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, who was frustrated with spad's “divide and rule” approach
Public appointments system remains vulnerable to abuse and beset by delays, think tank warns
09 Nov 2023 HR
Public appointments system remains vulnerable to abuse and beset by delays, think tank warns
Sunak has made progress on appointments process for non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies but reform is needed, Institute for Government report says
Date set for Civil Service Pension Scheme legal challenge
09 Nov 2023 HR
Date set for Civil Service Pension Scheme legal challenge
Court of Appeal will hear unions’ case for lower contributions in line with 2015 reforms
Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
08 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
Ex-cab sec says government's "measured" response to the Covid outbreak was based on 1 in 10 likelihood of reasonable worst-case scenario pandemic hitting the UK
Civil service needs more 'accountability for outcomes', chief Treasury secretary says
08 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Civil service needs more 'accountability for outcomes', chief Treasury secretary says
More "urgency" is needed, says minister leading public sector productivity review