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
DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
14 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
14 Jul 2021 HR
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
Up to £149k on offer to lead second largest law enforcement entity in the UK
Government Property Agency expansion boosts headcount
14 Jul 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government Property Agency expansion boosts headcount
Annual report flags savings of £506m but says Covid prompted pause to smarter working programme
Cut civil service numbers, increase pay and abolish perm secs: commission shares radical reform proposals
13 Jul 2021 Civil Service Reform
Cut civil service numbers, increase pay and abolish perm secs: commission shares radical reform proposals
A new Prime Minister's Department and ability to appoint non-MPs as ministers also among suggestions
Former ethics chief Sue Gray ‘blocked’ from giving evidence to Greensill probe
13 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former ethics chief Sue Gray ‘blocked’ from giving evidence to Greensill probe
MPs say Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove intervened personally to stop questions
Cummings called out by watchdog over paid-for blog
13 Jul 2021 HR
Cummings called out by watchdog over paid-for blog
PM’s former chief adviser failed to get official clearance for subscription web service says Acoba
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
12 Jul 2021 Government Tax Profession
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
Nearly 230 staff have until the end of July to accept redundancy offers
Civil Service HR sets up secondments unit
12 Jul 2021 HR
Civil Service HR sets up secondments unit
Secondments "play an important role in bringing expertise into government", chief people officer says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 12
12 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
MPs launch probe into Cabinet Office’s FoI clearing house
12 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs launch probe into Cabinet Office’s FoI clearing house
Move comes after tribunal finds “profound lack of transparency” about department’s operations
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
12 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
Disappointed ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says government needs to know if it is on track to meet workforce needs
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
09 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
Minister asks for early sight of report to ensure "coordinated government response"
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
09 Jul 2021 HR
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
Payout to end Philip Rutnam’s constructive dismissal case cost at least £30k in legal fees alone, annual report confirms
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
09 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
Plan comes as review dubs current system “unfit for purpose” and says cash alone will not be enough to fix crisis
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
08 Jul 2021 HR
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
But PM draws fire for “unusual” funding arrangements and slow approach to answering queries
Government lawyers 'underpaid', ex-GLD chief says
08 Jul 2021 Legal
Government lawyers 'underpaid', ex-GLD chief says
Jonathan Jones also says he doesn't think PM "cares about the law or the rule of law"
Cabinet manual must not be ‘swept aside or ignored’, ministers warned
08 Jul 2021 Politics & Constitution
Cabinet manual must not be ‘swept aside or ignored’, ministers warned
Peers say decade-old handbook on running government at risk of being left to wither if it is not updated soon
Cameron: I have no recollection of approving Lex Greensill's No.10 role
08 Jul 2021 Finance
Cameron: I have no recollection of approving Lex Greensill's No.10 role
Ex-PM says he had "no formal involvement by myself" in hiring the financier who later employed him as a lobbyist
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
Officials emailed British Business Bank eight times to check in on accreditation, NAO finds
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
Move follows social media footage of Chris Whitty being accosted in central London park
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
07 Jul 2021 Brexit
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
Former ambassador Julian Braithwaite leaves FCDO to advise PM and David Frost on Europe
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
07 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
Kevin Cunnington will be an unpaid adviser to Department for Work and Pensions equivalent
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
06 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
Department has made “great progress” in 30 years since policy was scrapped, according to perm sec Philip Barton
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
06 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
Planned ending of restrictions set to go ahead despite concerns over Delta variant