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'
Call for ministerial bullying probe as survey finds bad behaviour 'widespread'
27 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Call for ministerial bullying probe as survey finds bad behaviour 'widespread'
Call for complaints investigation comes as one in six senior civil servants say they have seen ministers behave "unacceptably"
Boundless announces four charity partners for 2023 Partner Content
27 Feb 2023 HR
Boundless announces four charity partners for 2023
Public sector and civil service membership club Boundless has announced the four inspirational charities it will partner with in 2023 through the Boundless Foundation
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
24 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
More than 160,000 people waiting on asylum decisions – quadruple the number at the end of 2019
Places for Growth drive to move civil service jobs hits halfway mark
24 Feb 2023 HR
Places for Growth drive to move civil service jobs hits halfway mark
Cabinet Office flags milestone in decade-long drive to relocate 22,000 civil service roles out of London
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
24 Feb 2023 Economics
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
Applicants are warned the role will be located in Department for Business and Trade after machinery of government changes
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
23 Feb 2023 Communications
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
Former Brexit secretary David Davis’s question to MoD on the use of information ops brigade goes unanswered
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
23 Feb 2023 HR
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
But Sir Laurie Magnus admits "the 'good chap' approach" relies on ministers' honesty
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
23 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
Costs have risen and projected savings have decreased amid Common Platform woes, NAO says
Cabinet Office taps data analytics firm for ‘spring clean’ of millions of files
22 Feb 2023 Commercial
Cabinet Office taps data analytics firm for ‘spring clean’ of millions of files
Department extends existing supplier engagement in £500k deal
Job-cuts bombshell ‘stymied plans to move civil servants out of London’
22 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Job-cuts bombshell ‘stymied plans to move civil servants out of London’
Unions tell MPs proposals to axe 91,000 staff hit government’s Places for Growth agenda hard
DVSA and Ofsted staff to strike
21 Feb 2023 Education
DVSA and Ofsted staff to strike
PCS union tells government to put forward "concrete proposals" to resolve pay and conditions dispute
Unions brace for new wave of civil service job cuts
21 Feb 2023 HR
Unions brace for new wave of civil service job cuts
MPs are told Cabinet Office is poised to give briefing on “large numbers” of departmental role reductions
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
21 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
Facility in southeast England is likely to include private cloud and physical storage
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
21 Feb 2023 HR
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
MoD's chief scientist will replace Patrick Vallance in April
UKHSA to turn Covid data platform into ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
20 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
UKHSA to turn Covid data platform into ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
The pandemic "demonstrated benefits" of keeping citizens informed, UK Health Security Agency says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
20 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
20 Feb 2023 Health & Social Care
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
Volunteers could help "reduce pressure on services and enable better outcomes" in adult social care
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
20 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
More than 100 specialists join international aid response
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
17 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
Berlin-based David Smith was “motivated by greed and a hatred of our country” says Crown Prosecution Service
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
17 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
Cab sec reveals reforms to this year's Fast Stream recruitment in university lecture
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
17 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
Embattled justice secretary Dominic Raab says government is “determined to provide the swift justice that victims deserve”
DLUHC hires former senior No.10 official as levelling-up director
16 Feb 2023 HR
DLUHC hires former senior No.10 official as levelling-up director
Ed Whiting will work on flagship policy from Leeds, but plans for 12 regional levelling-up chiefs remain “under review”
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
16 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
Defence secretary says defence budget has been "effectively raided" over three decades
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
16 Feb 2023 HR
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
Other departments will be encouraged to take the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, perm sec Peter Schofield says