Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
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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
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
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
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
14 Apr Education
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
Department looking for "inclusive and collaborative leader who can work across disciplines to deliver results”
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
11 Apr HR
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
Freedom of Information response sets out variance with civil service rules south of the border
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
11 Apr HR
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
Richard Lewis will take helm of Defra executive agency in mid-June
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
11 Apr HR
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
Industrial action to take place in April and May over office closures, while more MHCLG officials back strikes
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
11 Apr Civil Service Reform
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
Hitting target for 10% of civil servants to be digital, data and cyber professionals will save half a billion pounds a year, COO says
Cabinet Office to cut headcount by 1,200 over next two years
10 Apr Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to cut headcount by 1,200 over next two years
Unions warn 'blunt' cuts could undermine government's reform programme
Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
10 Apr Security & Defence
Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
Civil service union Prospect renews call for independent inquiry to drive change in the defence sector
Defra appoints chief scientific adviser
10 Apr Energy & Environment
Defra appoints chief scientific adviser
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein says Anjali Goswami will bring "a wealth of knowledge and expertise" to the role
‘Minimise environmental impact’: Guidance for government digital services updated
09 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
‘Minimise environmental impact’: Guidance for government digital services updated
Addition to Government Design Principles is the first in 13 years
PM acknowledges ‘risks’ with increased use of AI in government
09 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
PM acknowledges ‘risks’ with increased use of AI in government
Starmer tells MPs downsides of technology must be balanced against “huge opportunities”
ONS told to take 'decisive action to restore confidence' in economic stats
09 Apr Statistics
ONS told to take 'decisive action to restore confidence' in economic stats
ONS must be more transparent about its decision-making and come up with a "credible case" for more resources, OSR says
New chair appointed to Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee
09 Apr Finance
New chair appointed to Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee
Maura Sullivan to take up three-year position with remit to “provide challenge, advice and feedback” on strategic risk
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
08 Apr Local & Devolved
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
Urgent review of NICS Board needed, NI Public Accounts Committee says as £3bn overspend revealed
Ex-MoD perm sec Lovegrove appointed to new AUKUS role
08 Apr Security & Defence
Ex-MoD perm sec Lovegrove appointed to new AUKUS role
Former national security adviser pledges to “maximise potential” of security partnership with Australia and United States
Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
08 Apr Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
Cabinet Office confirms it has ended a consultation launched in 2022 by the then-Conservative government to reduce redundancy terms
HMRC rejects recommendations to improve customer service performance
07 Apr Finance
HMRC rejects recommendations to improve customer service performance
Tax agency reiterates rebuttal of committee’s claims it doesn't give enough consideration to the needs of service users
Northern Ireland needs multi-year funding settlements, MPs say
07 Apr Finance
Northern Ireland needs multi-year funding settlements, MPs say
Longer-term funding is needed to enable departments to “plan meaningful changes”, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says
Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
07 Apr Civil Service Reform
Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
Unions warn against using the arm's-length body review exercise as an excuse to cut jobs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 21 March to 7 April
07 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 21 March to 7 April
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Food Standards Agency triumphs at regulation awards
04 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Food Standards Agency triumphs at regulation awards
NHS Health Research Authority and Information Commissioner's Office also collect major accolades
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
04 Apr HR
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
Salaries start at £41k and rise to more than £60k by scheme's third year
Three perm sec recruitment campaigns launch on same day
04 Apr HR
Three perm sec recruitment campaigns launch on same day
Cabinet Office kicks off search for top civil servants at Ministry of Justice, Department for Transport and DSIT
RAAC found in 450 buildings across government estate
04 Apr Property & Estates
RAAC found in 450 buildings across government estate
Government chief property officer Mark Chivers says mitigations have been put in place for all the properties
MHCLG ‘extremely concerned’ about council finances, perm sec tells MPs
03 Apr Local & Devolved
MHCLG ‘extremely concerned’ about council finances, perm sec tells MPs
Academic warns proposed round of local government reorganisation will “be a distraction” at challenging time