Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
14 May Digital, Data & Technology
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
14 May Civil Service Reform
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
14 May Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
Gus O'Donnell: Cabinet secretary role is 'massively underpaid'
07 Oct 2024 HR
Gus O'Donnell: Cabinet secretary role is 'massively underpaid'
"It's a huge job and it's massively underpaid in my view," says former cab sec
Gray resigns as Starmer shakes up team
07 Oct 2024 HR
Gray resigns as Starmer shakes up team
Sue Gray says "intense commentary" around her position "risked becoming a distraction to the government’s vital work of change"
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
04 Oct 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
Successor to Charlotte Watts will earn up to £120,000 a year and have one of "the most rewarding and challenging jobs in government"
HMRC perm sec Jim Harra to stand down
04 Oct 2024 HR
HMRC perm sec Jim Harra to stand down
Department launches recruitment drive offering up to £200k a year for successor
'Great news': Former cab sec welcomes increased Fast Stream interest
04 Oct 2024 HR
'Great news': Former cab sec welcomes increased Fast Stream interest
But union warns government not to get complacent on pay
DfT appoints chair for Shadow Great British Railways
04 Oct 2024 Transport
DfT appoints chair for Shadow Great British Railways
West Midlands Combined Authority chief executive Laura Shoaf will drive creation of new body to oversee rail infrastructure and services
DWP hiring more caseworkers to tackle PIP review delays, minister says
03 Oct 2024 HR
DWP hiring more caseworkers to tackle PIP review delays, minister says
Department has increased caseworker numbers by 5.5% in the last year amid benefits application backlog
Survey flags departments' failure to measure success of DDaT initiatives effectively
03 Oct 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Survey flags departments' failure to measure success of DDaT initiatives effectively
Almost half of civil servants tell poll their organisation does not track progress with digital and data projects well enough
Simon Case rejoins Garrick Club
03 Oct 2024 HR
Simon Case rejoins Garrick Club
Cabinet secretary reverses resignation after club axes all-male policy
ONS officials vote to strike in office-attendance row
03 Oct 2024 HR
ONS officials vote to strike in office-attendance row
PCS union members vote to escalate action protesting 40% in-office rule
DWP security strike: PCS members reject pay offer
02 Oct 2024 HR
DWP security strike: PCS members reject pay offer
Ballot backs further walkouts at jobcentres and other departmental sites in tussle with outsourcer G4S
Fast Stream diversity gaps widen
02 Oct 2024 HR
Fast Stream diversity gaps widen
Ethnic-minority candidates made up 36% of applicants in 2024 but just 22% of those offered a place
Unions hit back after Badenoch says 5-10% of civil servants 'should be in prison'
02 Oct 2024 HR
Unions hit back after Badenoch says 5-10% of civil servants 'should be in prison'
Conservative leadership hopeful cites leaks and "undermining ministers" as reasons
Cabinet Office goes public with recruitment drive for next cab sec
01 Oct 2024 HR
Cabinet Office goes public with recruitment drive for next cab sec
Sharon White rules herself out of fray to succeed Simon Case by joining Civil Service Commission selection panel for the process
McFadden: Next civil service pay award will be 'as close to start of year' as possible
01 Oct 2024 HR
McFadden: Next civil service pay award will be 'as close to start of year' as possible
Minister tells SSRB to keep "challenging financial position" in mind when making recommendations on SCS pay
Simon Case to step down: 'Whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not'
30 Sep 2024 HR
Simon Case to step down: 'Whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not'
Cabinet secretary says his decision is because of his health “and nothing to do with anything else”
AI unit grows to more than 40 staff after move to DSIT
30 Sep 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
AI unit grows to more than 40 staff after move to DSIT
i.AI has grown headcount to 60% of its target, minister says
Fast Stream applications climb after three-year dip
30 Sep 2024 HR
Fast Stream applications climb after three-year dip
Interest bounces back after applications to the civil service grad scheme plummet from 2021 to 2023
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
30 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
Candidates must be able to respond to "unprecedented evolution in medicines and medical technology", including genomics and AI
Targeting higher pay rises at senior civil servants would be 'justifiable' – IFS
27 Sep 2024 HR
Targeting higher pay rises at senior civil servants would be 'justifiable' – IFS
Directors general are 16% worse off in real terms than a decade ago, think tank finds
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
27 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
Damning long-view document tracing historical background to scandal was created in response to Wendy Williams' review
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
27 Sep 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
Chief medical officer admits he still worries about whether the threat posed by Covid was "overpitched" to the public
Minister admits council finances are a barrier to further devolution
26 Sep 2024 Finance
Minister admits council finances are a barrier to further devolution
Power shifts won't work if local authorities "are going bust left, right and centre", Jim McMahon says
Some HMRC staff in line for 6.2% rise, pay offer reveals
26 Sep 2024 HR
Some HMRC staff in line for 6.2% rise, pay offer reveals
Delegated officers at higher grades set for sub-5% annual uplifts, union says