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
Cabinet Office needs new tech partner for property database after contract scrapped
14 Oct 2022 Commercial
Cabinet Office needs new tech partner for property database after contract scrapped
Second procurement process set to launch after late-running £1.3m InSite contract is cancelled
MPs voice fears for future of Whole of Government Accounts
14 Oct 2022 Finance
MPs voice fears for future of Whole of Government Accounts
Treasury urged to curb “optimism bias” as delays and incomplete data impact usefulness of public-spending snapshot
Investigation into ministerial code breach 'still outstanding'
13 Oct 2022 HR
Investigation into ministerial code breach 'still outstanding'
Future of Lord Geidt's inquiry into MP Nusrat Ghani's allegations of Islamophobia still undecided, Case confirms
Civil service hubs set to be downsized by 25%
13 Oct 2022 Property & Estates
Civil service hubs set to be downsized by 25%
Government Property Agency chief tells MPs change reflects lower post-Covid occupancy rates
'Difficult decisions needed': Truss walks back on spending cuts pledge
13 Oct 2022 Economics
'Difficult decisions needed': Truss walks back on spending cuts pledge
Departments face uncertainty over their budgets amid economic crisis
Truss insists she won't cut public spending to pay for mini-budget
12 Oct 2022 Economics
Truss insists she won't cut public spending to pay for mini-budget
Government will reduce debt by "making sure we spend public money well", PM says
First ever government-wide complaints standards 'could be life changing'
12 Oct 2022 Leadership
First ever government-wide complaints standards 'could be life changing'
"Trailblazer" departments have already adopted PHSO's standards, which aim to ensure complaints are "embraced"
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
12 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
Unit leaves Cabinet Office amid deregulation row, as union brief returns from DLUHC
EXCL: Government to spend up to £62m on lease of second ministerial plane Exclusive
12 Oct 2022 Commercial
EXCL: Government to spend up to £62m on lease of second ministerial plane
"Brexit jet" lease extension comes despite expected public-spending squeeze and foreign secretary's insistent that “money’s tight”
ICO reprimands Home Office after anti-terror documents left at London venue
11 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO reprimands Home Office after anti-terror documents left at London venue
Department censured for second time in 10 days after probe reveals it took seven months to notify watchdog of breach
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
11 Oct 2022 Economics
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
Inflation could mean “hidden” austerity if spending settlements remain unchanged, as think tank predicts £62bn of “fiscal tightening” needed
Bank of England warns of 'material risk to financial stability'
11 Oct 2022 Economics
Bank of England warns of 'material risk to financial stability'
Bank bolsters its emergency bond-buying plan as market turmoil continues
DHSC chief commercial officer steps down
11 Oct 2022 Commercial
DHSC chief commercial officer steps down
Steve Oldfield also led the Office for Life Sciences
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan to 31 October
10 Oct 2022 Economics
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan to 31 October
Chancellor will also publish OBR forecast earlier than planned in U-turn following mini-budget turmoil
DIT's James Bowler named Treasury perm sec
10 Oct 2022 Economics
DIT's James Bowler named Treasury perm sec
He will be joined by second perm secs Cat Little and Beth Russell
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 10
10 Oct 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 10
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
‘Absurd’: Truss urged to be transparent about civil service cuts
10 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Absurd’: Truss urged to be transparent about civil service cuts
‘Pretending there’s fat to be trimmed without impacting on public services is dishonest,” union chief says
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
10 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
Legal advisors and court associates at 65 centres will stage nine days of industrial action
Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
07 Oct 2022 Economics
Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
Cabinet Office minister Zahawi apologises for government’s failings in TV debate
Liz Truss backs off from 2025 target to cut 91,000 jobs
07 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Liz Truss backs off from 2025 target to cut 91,000 jobs
Staff cutbacks to 2016 levels still the "overall ambition" but three-year target "no longer set in stone"
DBS sets out plans for improved football safeguarding
07 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DBS sets out plans for improved football safeguarding
Service offers Premier League clubs and community groups boosted support for work with vulnerable people
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
06 Oct 2022 Foreign Affairs
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
ICAI tells department to set sights higher and resume publishing forward aid spending plans
Union accuses DWP of 'failing to offer any meaningful support' to struggling officials
06 Oct 2022 HR
Union accuses DWP of 'failing to offer any meaningful support' to struggling officials
PCS says secretary of state and perm sec would not discuss pay concerns after civil servants spoke out on cost-of-living troubles
Ex-perm sec: Truss needs to ‘listen to the data’ on cost-of-living crisis
06 Oct 2022 Economy
Ex-perm sec: Truss needs to ‘listen to the data’ on cost-of-living crisis
Clare Moriarty says failing to increase benefits by inflation will be real-terms cut for people already struggling