DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
12 May HR

DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations

3,000 officials will move to Talbot Gateway site as Cabinet Office ups pressure to move jobs "closer to frontline services"
by Beckie Smith
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
12 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
17 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
Ian Watmore tells MPs there is a case for reviewing whether NHS Test and Trace role handed to Conservative peer demonstrates “cracks” in the system
Civil service should not lead harassment investigations into former Scottish Government ministers, says review
17 Mar 2021 HR
Civil service should not lead harassment investigations into former Scottish Government ministers, says review
Report by makes a number of recommendations, and effectively calls for the procedure to be replaced
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
17 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
Document sets direction of travel to 2030 “including in departments that would not previously have been considered part of the national security community”
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
17 Mar 2021 Commercial
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
Five interim staff will fill finance-oriented roles at the National Institute for Health Protection
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
16 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
Next immigration watchdog appointed despite opposition from MPs
16 Mar 2021 HR
Next immigration watchdog appointed despite opposition from MPs
Home affairs committee refused to endorse David Neal, citing "insufficiently robust" recruitment process
Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
16 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
Michael Gove acknowledges “complex issues of ethics, privacy and inclusion” in pandemic recovery
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
16 Mar 2021 Brexit
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
£1.2m contract signed as team managing projects, including Operation Brock site, lacks "capacity or capability" to deliver, DfT says
Ministers commit to banning gay conversion therapy after advisers quit
15 Mar 2021 HR
Ministers commit to banning gay conversion therapy after advisers quit
Three members of government LGBT+ advisory panel have quit, citing a "lack of engagement" and "hostility" towards LGBT+ people
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
15 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
DfT opens new offices in English cities, while Cabinet Office and FCDO look north of the border
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
15 Mar 2021 Culture
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
National Audit Office says less than half of £1bn in grant funding earmarked for allocation via the government’s Culture Recovery Fund has so-far been paid out
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 15
15 Mar 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 15
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
Move to delay import checks by six months the "latest example" of ministers excluding officials from decision making, union says
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
12 Mar 2021 Economy
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
Employment, travel and productivity metrics questioned, and deprivation measures notably absent
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
Report blames “lack of effective leadership, management and oversight” for £173m cost of delayed Digital Services at the Border programme
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
11 Mar 2021 HR
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
Independent adviser who quit after finding home secretary bullied staff says new freedoms would help PM and cabinet secretary
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
11 Mar 2021 HR
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
Jayne Ozanne said LGBT+ advisory panel has seen “an increasing lack of engagement” from ministers
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar 2021 Commercial
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
11 Mar 2021 Commercial
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
Bosses offered tips on successful nominations as email addresses revealed in data breach
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
10 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
Up to £125,000 on offer for 'high-profile international role'
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
10 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
Treasury minute also reveals plans to "enhance strategic workforce planning" to plug skills gaps and reduce reliance on private firms
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society