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
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
20 Dec 2022 HR
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
Nearly a third of Government Legal Department officials want to leave within a year and just one in ten are happy with pay and benefits, according to latest People Survey data
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
19 Dec 2022 HR
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
Technology will report on whether desks and meeting rooms are occupied or not and numbers of people leaving or entering part of a building
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
19 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
But judges say cases of eight asylum seekers who were due to be deported earlier this year were not properly considered by the home secretary
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
16 Dec 2022 HR
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
Actor and campaigner says civil service is "our only hope" after year of turbulence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
16 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
Union says government did not hold consultation before closing the pool in Edinburgh
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
15 Dec 2022 HR
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
Gareth Davies will take helm at Old Admiralty Building in the new year
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
15 Dec 2022 HR
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
Eight complaints about Raab's behaviour in two departments now being investigated
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
14 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
New focus on class and location should not come at the expense of ethnicity, disability and gender, IfG says
Cabinet Office ‘has questions to answer’ on impact of civil service relocations
14 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office ‘has questions to answer’ on impact of civil service relocations
NAO staff urge MPs to quiz department on how it will evaluate economic benefits of drive to move jobs out of London
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
14 Dec 2022 Communications
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
Scotland's civil servants are UK's first workers to have a legal right not to be contacted out of hours, Prospect union says
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
13 Dec 2022 Economics
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
Top Treasury officials also say they "gave all the advice they should have done" ahead of disastrous mini-budget
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger Exclusive
12 Dec 2022 HR
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger
Civil Service People Survey results "heading in the wrong direction", Case says as scores fall across the board
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
12 Dec 2022 HR
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
Legal advisers and court associates at 76 courts will go on strike over the festive period
Evaluation, managing demand and investing in digital the path to saving public money, watchdog says
12 Dec 2022 Analysis
Evaluation, managing demand and investing in digital the path to saving public money, watchdog says
NAO head Gareth Davies suggests how departments can get more out of their budgets amid mounting pressures
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 12
12 Dec 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Destination Space: How can we maximise the UK's potential? Partner Content
12 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Destination Space: How can we maximise the UK's potential?
New publication reveals the government's commitment to space exploration, the benefits of international partnerships, the opportunities to broaden diversity and inclusion and success stories in the sector
Civil service York hub ‘will open in 2027’
12 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service York hub ‘will open in 2027’
New base will host Cabinet Office staff including UK Security Vetting officials
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
09 Dec 2022 HR
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
See the awards list in full
'Be realistic’ about pay, Cabinet Office minister tells striking civil servants
09 Dec 2022 HR
'Be realistic’ about pay, Cabinet Office minister tells striking civil servants
Jeremy Quin says an 11% cross-public sector rise would cost each UK household £1,000 a year
Union to ballot fast streamers on strike over pay
09 Dec 2022 HR
Union to ballot fast streamers on strike over pay
Formal vote announced after FDA members back action in indicative ballot
Civil service strikes: second union moves closer to industrial action
08 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: second union moves closer to industrial action
Prospect calls for "meaningful negotiations" over pay, job cuts and redundancy terms ahead of formal ballot
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
08 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
Development minister also planning restructure which could include new second perm sec
Manchester targets civil service hub for former retail park
08 Dec 2022 HR
Manchester targets civil service hub for former retail park
City council says there is “potential interest” from Government Property Agency in the edge-of-centre site