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
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
17 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
16 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
Gove rebuked again as PACAC demands clarity
Civil servants face crackdown on post-government jobs
16 Jun 2021 HR
Civil servants face crackdown on post-government jobs
Standards watchdog eyes new contractual obligations and ban on taking jobs with links to previous policy, regulation or contracting work
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
15 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
Officials must become "more disciplined about how we prioritise and evaluate what we do", Simon Case says
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
15 Jun 2021 Legal
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
Campaign groups Foxglove and The Citizens to launch court case in two weeks if practice is not stopped
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
"Unlocking" unlikely to go ahead until 19 July at the earliest, rather than 21 June
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
A vaccine-status certification scheme would be discriminatory, PACAC said
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
15 Jun 2021 Civil Service Reform
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
Cabinet Office minister says 50% of senior roles will be based outside capital by 2030 and pledges pay and performance-management changes
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
Former NHS London chair Richard Sykes appointed to replace Kate Bingham
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 14
14 Jun 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 14
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Damehoods for Elizabeth Gardiner and Kate Bingham: all the civil servants in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours
14 Jun 2021 HR
Damehoods for Elizabeth Gardiner and Kate Bingham: all the civil servants in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours
Universal Credit head Neil Couling and ex-deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara also recognised
Union questions ministers’ commitment to closing gender pay gap
14 Jun 2021 HR
Union questions ministers’ commitment to closing gender pay gap
PCS says department-by-department pay deals have fuelled gender-based segregation
Ministers cannot scapegoat Jeremy Heywood for Greensill, his widow warns
11 Jun 2021 Commercial
Ministers cannot scapegoat Jeremy Heywood for Greensill, his widow warns
Francis Maude wrong to say he appointed Lex Greensill to avoid "a fight" with ex-cab sec, Suzanne Heywood says
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
11 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
Health secretary refutes Dominic Cummings' claims he misled Boris Johnson during the pandemic
Treasury blasted for botched public sector pensions reform
11 Jun 2021 Finance
Treasury blasted for botched public sector pensions reform
MPs say £17bn cost of McCloud judgment could be “just a ripple” compared to looming “tsunami”
Tech expert named head of Northern Ireland Civil Service
11 Jun 2021 HR
Tech expert named head of Northern Ireland Civil Service
Jayne Brady joins Executive Office from Belfast City Council
Ex-chief commercial officer's Greensill role created 'no conflicts', Manzoni says
10 Jun 2021 Commercial
Ex-chief commercial officer's Greensill role created 'no conflicts', Manzoni says
Ex-chief exec says he approved the secondment, while Bill Crothers denies "double hatting"
Ministers 'bungled use of emergency powers' during pandemic
10 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Ministers 'bungled use of emergency powers' during pandemic
Committee accuses government of confusing the public with claims of legal requirements that did not exist
Home Office names new second perm sec
10 Jun 2021 HR
Home Office names new second perm sec
Tricia Hayes will succeed Shona Dunn as No.2 at Marsham Street
Immigration watchdog launches hiring drive as ex-inspector says understaffing a 'nightmare'
09 Jun 2021 HR
Immigration watchdog launches hiring drive as ex-inspector says understaffing a 'nightmare'
Up to 14 jobs on offer as chief inspector begins new programme of work
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
09 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
‘I have no intention of travelling or going on a holiday abroad this summer’, says George Eustice
New procurement rules ‘to boost social value’
09 Jun 2021 Commercial
New procurement rules ‘to boost social value’
The government’s chief commercial officer shares more details about the impetus behind the creation of a national procurement policy
Dido Harding eyes NHS chief executive job
08 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding eyes NHS chief executive job
Controversial Conservative peer who ran Test and Trace says she’s thinking about applying to become Sir Simon Stevens' successor
Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
08 Jun 2021 HR
Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
Sir Andrew Mackenzie will provide "strong, commercially-minded leadership" to UK Research and Innovation, Kwarteng says