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    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
    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
    Innovation strategy on track for spring launch, says Dowden
    24 Jan 2019 Commercial
    Innovation strategy on track for spring launch, says Dowden

    Cabinet Office minister unpacks vision for driving government use of emerging technologies


    MoJ’s ‘major IT network issues’ disrupt courts across UK
    23 Jan 2019 Digital, Data & Technology
    MoJ’s ‘major IT network issues’ disrupt courts across UK

    After a week of disruption, latest update reveals one in four courts staff still cannot access systems


    DfE 'does not understand' impact of funding pressures on schools, MPs claim
    23 Jan 2019 Education
    DfE 'does not understand' impact of funding pressures on schools, MPs claim

    Public Accounts Committee also said the department lacked teeth when it came to dealing with failing academy trusts.


    PAC backs nomination of Gareth Davies to head National Audit Office
    23 Jan 2019 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    PAC backs nomination of Gareth Davies to head National Audit Office

    MPs’ report backing the appointment provides an insight into recruitment process for senior government oversight role


    Lurking your way to the top: life as a private secretary
    23 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    Lurking your way to the top: life as a private secretary

    The role of private secretary is a well-beaten path to power. but what’s so special about being a secretary? Andrew Greenway explores


    Government cancels plan to charge EU nationals settled status fee
    22 Jan 2019 Brexit
    Government cancels plan to charge EU nationals settled status fee

    Prime minister also sets out plans to brief MPs and devolved administrations more in future trade talks after Brexit


    One in five austerity job cuts reversed as civil service grows by 20,000 since Brexit vote
    22 Jan 2019 Brexit
    One in five austerity job cuts reversed as civil service grows by 20,000 since Brexit vote

    The demands of Brexit and unprecedented ministerial turnover are hindering policy implementation, the IfG said.


    Mark his words: interview with new cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill
    22 Jan 2019 Brexit
    Mark his words: interview with new cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill

    Taking up the roles of cabinet secretary and head of the civil service at a time of seismic change, Sir Mark Sedwill is leading a 400,000-strong team that is growing fast and working hard amid deep uncertainty. He talks to Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell about his priorities, and what he thinks will define his time as government’s top official


    May to outline Brexit next steps as government calls up military reservists to cope with no deal
    21 Jan 2019 Brexit
    May to outline Brexit next steps as government calls up military reservists to cope with no deal

    MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up


    BT Customer Experience Centres: How our infrastructure and intelligence can transform your organisation Sponsored
    21 Jan 2019 Civil Service Reform
    BT Customer Experience Centres: How our infrastructure and intelligence can transform your organisation

    BT always talks about helping its customers be there in the moments that matter. And that’s the idea at the core of their new Customer Experience Centres. Experience BT solutions first-hand and feel the difference that powerful communications can make. 


    Civil Service HR plans refresh of flexible working guidance
    21 Jan 2019 Education
    Civil Service HR plans refresh of flexible working guidance

    Move aims to help managers and applicants understand range of opportunities


    Construction starts on DWP’s Treforest office hub
    21 Jan 2019 Education
    Construction starts on DWP’s Treforest office hub

    Welsh HQ will house more than 1,700 staff at site between Cardiff and Pontypridd


    On Salisbury’s plans: DSTL’s Gary Aitkenhead on responding to novichok attacks and its role in a changing world
    21 Jan 2019 Security & Defence
    On Salisbury’s plans: DSTL’s Gary Aitkenhead on responding to novichok attacks and its role in a changing world

    Last year’s novichok attacks in Salisbury brought global threats to the doorstep of the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Chief executive Gary Aitkenhead tells Richard Johnstone how it is responding to the changing world


    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 21
    18 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 21

    New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People


    Inside the Foreign Office review: Ambassador, you’re not really spoiling us
    18 Jan 2019 Culture
    Inside the Foreign Office review: Ambassador, you’re not really spoiling us

    Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO


    MPs grill new NAO head on Oxfam sexual exploitation scandal
    18 Jan 2019 Economics
    MPs grill new NAO head on Oxfam sexual exploitation scandal

    Public Accounts Committee questions Gareth Davies about his time as a board member when Haiti allegations emerged


    Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves
    18 Jan 2019 Civil Service Reform
    Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves

    IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.


    Departments falling short on board meeting ‘good practice’
    18 Jan 2019 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Departments falling short on board meeting ‘good practice’

    Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short


    Centre for Public Leadership won't be 'owned by Whitehall', insists Grimstone
    17 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    Centre for Public Leadership won't be 'owned by Whitehall', insists Grimstone

    Public appointments review author also praises training among civil service professions as "light years" ahead of his time


    Dave Penman reviews civil service chiefs’ morning of herding the Alpacas
    17 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    Dave Penman reviews civil service chiefs’ morning of herding the Alpacas

    There’s some Brexit semantic skirmishes as the cabinet secretary and the civil service chief exec appear before PACAC. Dave Penman watches it so you don’t have to


    IPA names new head of government’s project delivery profession
    16 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    IPA names new head of government’s project delivery profession

    Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.


    First degree churn: Tom Sasse on the cost and disruption of civil service staff turnover
    16 Jan 2019 Government Tax Profession
    First degree churn: Tom Sasse on the cost and disruption of civil service staff turnover

    Rapid job changes across government costs money and is bad for policy. So why does it persist?


    MPs overwhelmingly reject government's Brexit deal
    16 Jan 2019 Brexit
    MPs overwhelmingly reject government's Brexit deal

    Prime minister said she will listen to the result and is required to return to Parliament with a new plan by Monday night


    Cabinet Office and MHCLG top staff turnover league table
    15 Jan 2019 Brexit
    Cabinet Office and MHCLG top staff turnover league table

    IfG finds staff move on more rapidly in the UK than in other civil services and puts cost of churn at £74m a year


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