Civil servants to get 3.25% pay rise
22 May HR

Civil servants to get 3.25% pay rise

Unions warn 2025-2026 pay remit guidance won't address skills shortages or historic earnings erosion
by Jim Dunton
Generative AI ‘could help with almost 50% of civil servants’ work’
04 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
Generative AI ‘could help with almost 50% of civil servants’ work’
DSIT takes on responsibility for government cybersecurity
04 Jun Civil Service Reform
DSIT takes on responsibility for government cybersecurity
Strategic Defence Review targets ‘minimum’ 10% savings from civil service
03 Jun Security & Defence
Strategic Defence Review targets ‘minimum’ 10% savings from civil service
PACAC to shine spotlight on propriety and ethics in government
03 Jun Civil Service Reform
PACAC to shine spotlight on propriety and ethics in government
Committee will “push the government on its commitments, ensuring changes are properly stress-tested and scrutinised”
'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
03 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
Cyberattack was enabled by the "fragility of the LAA’s IT systems", Sarah Sackman says
MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
02 Jun HR
MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
Up to £100,000 on offer for director to lead work on probation policy and community and reoffending policy
OBR chief in line for another five-year term
02 Jun Economy
OBR chief in line for another five-year term
Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Richard Hughes to serve as watchdog chair until 2030
Ex-civil servant Peter Unwin returns as Natural England deputy chair
02 Jun Energy & Environment
Ex-civil servant Peter Unwin returns as Natural England deputy chair
Peter Unwin's four-decade civil service career includes a stint as acting perm sec at Defra
From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government
02 Jun Civil Service Reform
From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government

The outgoing chief executive of The Whitehall & Industry Group – and a former senior civil servant in several departments – sits down with Suzannah Brecknell to discuss international negotiations, super departments, and the perils of hierarchies
Places for Growth: More than 23,000 civil service jobs have been relocated, new data shows
30 May Civil Service Reform
Places for Growth: More than 23,000 civil service jobs have been relocated, new data shows
Cabinet Office figures reveal slower progress on target for 50% of senior civil servant roles to be out of London
Tribunal flags ‘unsatisfactory aspects’ in Home Office ‘disability blind’ recruitment system
30 May HR
Tribunal flags ‘unsatisfactory aspects’ in Home Office ‘disability blind’ recruitment system
Judge questions whether disabled applicants are getting enough support in "rather opaque recruitment process"
NI Civil Service ‘wouldn't be able to handle 80% office attendance’
30 May HR
NI Civil Service ‘wouldn't be able to handle 80% office attendance’
Committee hears estate-rationalisation programme is on track to significantly cut workplace numbers by 2028
MoD seeks deputy cyber security awareness chief to 'drive behavioural change'
29 May Security & Defence
MoD seeks deputy cyber security awareness chief to 'drive behavioural change'
Successful candidate will support the MoD's ambition to have the "best cybersecurity culture across UK government"
MoD announces £1bn investment in digital battlefield technology
29 May Security & Defence
MoD announces £1bn investment in digital battlefield technology
Strategic Defence Review will also see creation of a “Cyber and Electromagnetic Command” to lead defensive operations against cyber-attacks
DSIT estimates 62% of tasks done by lowest-grade officials could be automated
29 May Civil Service Reform
DSIT estimates 62% of tasks done by lowest-grade officials could be automated
FoI docs, uncovered by Politico, say none of the work done by the most senior civil servants, on the other hand, is routine
Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
28 May HR
Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
Michael Padfield previously led AGO’s domestic law team and served as general counsel in No.10
Home Office seeks 'AI infrastructure delivery partner'
28 May Commercial
Home Office seeks 'AI infrastructure delivery partner'
Multimillion-pound contract will support creation of a centralised service to help guide officials through the process of deploying AI
Cabinet Office appoints lead non-exec
28 May HR
Cabinet Office appoints lead non-exec
Two non-exec appointments made after exodus last summer
DWP taskforce hits £1bn savings milestone by spotting overpayments
27 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP taskforce hits £1bn savings milestone by spotting overpayments
Universal Credit Targeted Case Review team is projected to save £13.6bn by 2030 by correcting errors
Dad and son convicted for assaults on Environment Agency staff
27 May Energy & Environment
Dad and son convicted for assaults on Environment Agency staff
Anglers ordered to pay £12,000 in fines and costs after fracas following fishing-licence checks
Scottish Government launches evaluation-and-appraisal centre
27 May Analysis
Scottish Government launches evaluation-and-appraisal centre
Creation of the centre recognises key role the two processes play in effective decision making, minister says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 May
27 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 May
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
DWP perm sec says MPs should not worry about work coach shortages
23 May Civil Service Reform
DWP perm sec says MPs should not worry about work coach shortages
Peter Schofield and the department's new jobs and careers service chief exec set out efforts to ease work coach pressures
FCDO’s £450m maintenance backlog ‘could take a decade to fix’
23 May Foreign Affairs
FCDO’s £450m maintenance backlog ‘could take a decade to fix’
National Audit Office urges department to consider reducing the number of overseas bases and leasing properties
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
22 May Justice & Home Affairs
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
David Gauke sets out recommendations to tackle prison capacity crisis
One Login security concerns have been addressed, minister says
22 May Security & Defence
One Login security concerns have been addressed, minister says
Concerns that the sign-in system is “carrying a high level of risk” are "outdated", online safety minister says
Cabinet Office names next civil service reform DG
22 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office names next civil service reform DG
Janet Hughes will move from Defra, where she is director of the Future Farming and Countryside Programme