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
Delivery DG and recent Tory minister among defence review appointments
02 Sep 2024 Security & Defence
Delivery DG and recent Tory minister among defence review appointments
MoD appoints six new reviewers, including a Cabinet Office-No.10 DG, Jeremy Quin and an ex-national security adviser
Police probe allegations senior civil servant lied under oath in Salmond parliament inquiry
02 Sep 2024 Legal
Police probe allegations senior civil servant lied under oath in Salmond parliament inquiry
Ex-first minister is taking legal action against the Scottish Government, alleging “misfeasance” by civil servants
Consultancy spending yet to drop to pre-pandemic levels
02 Sep 2024 Commercial
Consultancy spending yet to drop to pre-pandemic levels
DESNZ was biggest central-government spender last year as cross-public sector spending on consultants hit £3.4bn
Education secretary shakes up Ofsted inspections
02 Sep 2024 Education
Education secretary shakes up Ofsted inspections
Phillipson scraps single headline grades with immediate effect and announces 12-month plan to introduce new approach
Civil Service Commission launches 'rapid review' of appointments by exception
30 Aug 2024 HR
Civil Service Commission launches 'rapid review' of appointments by exception
Watchdog asks departmental HR directors to detail all delegted-grade hirings made without competition since beginning of July
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
30 Aug 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
Former chief scientific adviser speaks as hunt for next UK Research and Investment chief exec resumes
DE&S recruits for trio of director roles
30 Aug 2024 Security & Defence
DE&S recruits for trio of director roles
Ministry of Defence body offers up to £160k for right candidates
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
30 Aug 2024 HR
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
Home Office pledges to keep open dialogue with the PCS union as long-running Heathrow dispute continues
Home Office under fire for 'deeply unsatisfactory' asylum budgeting
29 Aug 2024 Finance
Home Office under fire for 'deeply unsatisfactory' asylum budgeting
Think tank says pattern of multi-billion-pound annual overspends looks like a breach of Treasury rules
Reeves tells departments to find billions of pounds in savings ahead of Budget
29 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Reeves tells departments to find billions of pounds in savings ahead of Budget
Health and Education departments among those asked to make big savings ahead of October budget, according to reports
Rayner launches taskforce to accelerate housebuilding
29 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Rayner launches taskforce to accelerate housebuilding
Team of MHCLG and Homes England officials to bring together "key players" to resolve barriers to housebuilding
DBT recruiting for six non-execs after five depart
29 Aug 2024 HR
DBT recruiting for six non-execs after five depart
Departing NEDs since Labour's return to power include two former Tory ministers
Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
28 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
ICIBI invites people with “knowledge or first-hand experience of clandestine entry to the UK" to contribute to inspection
Autumn Budget will be 'painful', Starmer warns
28 Aug 2024 Finance
Autumn Budget will be 'painful', Starmer warns
"I won't shy away from making unpopular decisions," PM says
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
28 Aug 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
Two office blocks will form part of the campus, which will include retail units and cycle storage
Public sector pay rises 'putting significant pressure' on Scottish budget
28 Aug 2024 Finance
Public sector pay rises 'putting significant pressure' on Scottish budget
Scottish Fiscal Commission suggests lower pay rises than in England would reduce pressure on Scottish Government's budget
DWP set for more strike disruption at jobcentres
27 Aug 2024 HR
DWP set for more strike disruption at jobcentres
Outsourced security guards confirm 14-days of walkouts in September
PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
27 Aug 2024 Security & Defence
PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
Gen Gwyn Jenkins was due to take up post after being picked by Rishi Sunak in April
Starmer: 'I won't take lectures on propriety from the Tories'
27 Aug 2024 HR
Starmer: 'I won't take lectures on propriety from the Tories'
PM dismisses cronyism allegations as he addresses No.10 pass given to donor Lord Alli
Labour donor will not take up civil service Treasury role
27 Aug 2024 HR
Labour donor will not take up civil service Treasury role
Ian Corfield will be an unpaid ministerial adviser instead
Government appointments row an ‘unforced error’ – IfG director
23 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Government appointments row an ‘unforced error’ – IfG director
Hannah White says Labour's approach to political hires "poses risks to impartiality of civil service”
Former CPS head calls for 'proper resourcing' for criminal justice system
23 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Former CPS head calls for 'proper resourcing' for criminal justice system
Max Hill says summer riots show need for more funding to be directed to police, prisons, prosecutors and courts
DHSC reopens search for next second perm sec
23 Aug 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC reopens search for next second perm sec
Department is advertising for Shona Dunn's replacement weeks after first recruitment round closed
ONS data shows 'unprecedented' pressure on departmental budgets
22 Aug 2024 Finance
ONS data shows 'unprecedented' pressure on departmental budgets
Think tank warns £4.7bn overspend in first four months of financial year signals "particularly difficult" 2025-26 Spending Review