Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Civil Service Reform

Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’

Plans to “build in-house capacity” across government also include parachuting in new experts to ministerial private offices
by Jim Dunton
HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Civil Service Reform
HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
Deputy ambassador to US exits role
20 May Foreign Affairs
Deputy ambassador to US exits role
Civil service pension crisis: Union to demand public inquiry
20 May Commercial
Civil service pension crisis: Union to demand public inquiry
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
19 May HR
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
Department says it will recruit 480 case managers and caseworkers to deal with delayed Access to Work applications
AI chatbot fully integrated into GOV.UK app
19 May Digital, Data & Technology
AI chatbot fully integrated into GOV.UK app
Government hopes wide-scale launch of Claude LLM-powered chatbot will relieve burdens currently placed on existing service channels
Senior civil servants report significant financial pressures
19 May Finance
Senior civil servants report significant financial pressures
Survey: 75% of top bosses say the squeeze is “substantial” or worse, and one-in-five describe morale and staff wellbeing as the main casualty
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
18 May Digital, Data & Technology
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
Non-ministerial department says award is recognition of successful collaboration with MI5 and "proof that archives inspire, educate and entertain"
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
18 May Economics
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
Cross-department Evaluation Task Force describes updated guidance as “major milestone” for evidence-based policymaking
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 1 to 18 May
18 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 1 to 18 May
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Starmer drafts in James Murray as health secretary
15 May Health & Social Care
Starmer drafts in James Murray as health secretary
Former Treasury chief secretary’s promotion follows Wes Streeting’s resignation
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns
14 May Politics & Constitution
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns
Streeting criticises Starmer leadership "vacuum" instead of "vision", and "drift" instead of "direction"
MoD announces reforms to speed up defence procurement
14 May Commercial
MoD announces reforms to speed up defence procurement
National armaments director Rupert Pearce says rule-changes will "reward innovation, incentivise delivery, and ensure that public money is spent where it generates real value”
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
14 May Civil Service Reform
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
As FDA general secretary Dave Penman signals pay reform progress is close, chief secretary to the PM Darren Jones confirms changes to SCS bonuses
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
14 May Civil Service Reform
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
Trust is in short supply after Wormald and Robbins removals, FDA general secretary warns in speech at annual conference
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
14 May Civil Service Reform
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
IFG welcomes plans to improve accountability and protect impartiality, but says "we cannot wait for years" to enact change and calls for "rapid white paper, followed by legislation"
Q&A with Cabinet Office official competing for MasterChef title
14 May Culture
Q&A with Cabinet Office official competing for MasterChef title
Frankie Dunn says career move from teaching to the civil service gave her the “headspace and flexibility” to apply for the contest
Reusing IT: MHCLG extols benefits of government-led programme
13 May Digital, Data & Technology
Reusing IT: MHCLG extols benefits of government-led programme
Department encourages other organisations to join device reuse programme
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
13 May Civil Service Reform
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
Ministers to bring forward proposals to "safeguard" civil service's impartiality and core values
DfE creates new ‘digital and infrastructure’ DG role
13 May Digital, Data & Technology
DfE creates new ‘digital and infrastructure’ DG role
Director general will lead “new, highly capable and multi-disciplinary” group
DSIT unit CustomerFirst trialling ‘NewCo’ approach
12 May Civil Service Reform
DSIT unit CustomerFirst trialling ‘NewCo’ approach
Unit explores shift in approach "from designing solutions to testing constraints"
Former senior civil servants appointed to MoJ board
12 May HR
Former senior civil servants appointed to MoJ board
Justin Russell and Rob Whiteman appointed as non-executive directors
HM Government Communications Centre announces new chief exec
11 May Security & Defence
HM Government Communications Centre announces new chief exec
Dr Simon Fabri takes on top job at the UK body, which creates secret technologies to support national security
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
11 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
Gascoyne appointment follows retirement of Richard Las
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
11 May Digital, Data & Technology
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
Paper picks out "recurring weaknesses" in AI evidence-building in the public sector
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
11 May HR
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
Keir Starmer names veteran parliamentarian and ex-PM Gordon Brown as advisers after local election losses
Civil Service Pensions Taskforce head Angela MacDonald to retire
08 May Digital, Data & Technology
Civil Service Pensions Taskforce head Angela MacDonald to retire
Cabinet Office will appoint an operational director to serve as a permanent successor but HMRC says it has “no plans” for a new second perm sec
Border Force official convicted in unlawful surveillance case
08 May HR
Border Force official convicted in unlawful surveillance case
Immigration officer Chi Leung Wai worked with a former Hong Kong police officer to gather information on UK-based dissidents