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

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
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
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Education
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
'No longer safe': Watchdog finds 'prison-like conditions' at Home Office detention centre
05 Oct 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'No longer safe': Watchdog finds 'prison-like conditions' at Home Office detention centre
Prisons inspector "concerned about deteriorating outcomes" at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
04 Oct 2023 Corporate Finance
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
Successful candidate will work "at the heart of the MoD as the principal financial adviser for Defence"
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct 2023 Coronavirus
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
Simon Case compared politicians pushing for restrictions to end to children testing limits with their parents, panel hears
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct 2023 Security & Defence
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Department also targets increased recruitment of employees with military background
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
04 Oct 2023 Energy & Environment
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
Net-zero systems tool “captures the innovative spirit of operational research and its potential to drive positive change"
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
03 Oct 2023 HR
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
The civil service needs a “powerful change manager” with authority to take on challenges like churn, Maude says
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
03 Oct 2023 Communications
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
03 Oct 2023 Economy
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
Exercise will cover 90 bodies and look to “capitalise” on post-Brexit freedoms
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
03 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
Hunt says breaking down barriers to diversity should be "everyone’s job, not a box to be ticked by hiring a diversity manager"
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
02 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
Chancellor says civil service expansion will be “frozen” and plans drawn up to return civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
02 Oct 2023 Corporate Finance
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
Sir Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the DMO, will retire next year
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct 2023 Communications
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
02 Oct 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
Cabinet Office unveils plans to recruit 2,500 roles for apprenticeship and early-talent programmes by June 2025
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
02 Oct 2023 Analysis
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho asked to set out basis for savings promised by prime minister
Cabinet Office flags digital successes with three-year roadmap
29 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office flags digital successes with three-year roadmap
Update sets new target for 6% of the civil service workforce to be members of the DDaT profession
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
29 Sep 2023 Transport
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
Allan Cook says No.10, HM Treasury and DfT have been fully involved in financial decisions about rail project
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal Exclusive
29 Sep 2023 Commercial
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal
Home secretary turns down PAC's request to read details of UK-Rwanda asylum agreement in a private room
Gus O’Donnell: Current spending plans are ‘totally unsustainable’
28 Sep 2023 Economy
Gus O’Donnell: Current spending plans are ‘totally unsustainable’
Former cab sec says matching Conservative spending commitments won’t help Labour at next election
Former Cop26 president Alok Sharma to step down at general election
28 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Former Cop26 president Alok Sharma to step down at general election
Ex-business secretary says it has been "a privilege to serve in government and represent the UK on the international stage"
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
28 Sep 2023 Commercial
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
Replacement service will "increase ease of use", department says as suppliers are invited to bid for £20m contract
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
28 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
Tribunal says public interest in withholding stop-and-search policymaking document was “negligible”
Former ombudsman named interim probation inspector
27 Sep 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Former ombudsman named interim probation inspector
Sue McAllister will take over from Justin Russell in October
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
27 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
Armed forces could provide "contingency support" as police "step back from armed duties" after officer is charged with the murder of Chris Kaba