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
Budget: Reeves says all department spending settlements have been agreed
23 Oct 2024 Economics
Budget: Reeves says all department spending settlements have been agreed
Chancellor is reportedly seeking to plug a funding gap of £40bn in next week's budget
Pay rise for lowest-earning DWP officials to be partly unconsolidated
22 Oct 2024 HR
Pay rise for lowest-earning DWP officials to be partly unconsolidated
Union says the overall offer to staff “falls well short" of expectations
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
22 Oct 2024 HR
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
Gauke says it is “a privilege to serve, not least because such a review is timely and necessary”
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
22 Oct 2024 HR
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
Document says impact of the bill on growth will be "small"
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
21 Oct 2024 HR
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
Surge and rapid response team offers 142 apprenticeships to "enthusiastic" team players
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
21 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
21 Oct 2024 Economy
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
Social Security Advisory Committee raises concern about department's ability to process pension credit claims "in a timely way” and potential impact on winter fuel payments
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
18 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
Move will free up prison space set aside for defendants on remand, department says
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
18 Oct 2024 HR
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
Lea Paterson is a civil service commissioner and board member at the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
18 Oct 2024 HR
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
This year's Commissioners' Mark of Excellence will focus on hiring teams which have brought new skills and talent into the civil service
Starmer: We must end cycle of fear around change in the civil service
18 Oct 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Starmer: We must end cycle of fear around change in the civil service
PM says there is "always an inhibition in government when it comes to technology and change"
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
17 Oct 2024 Security & Defence
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
Recruitment drive comes after Danny Kinahan quit role following "frank conversation" with secretary of state Hilary Benn
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
17 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
Plus, DESNZ agrees deal for government-owned company to work with Scottish public bodies
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
17 Oct 2024 HR
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
16 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
Liz Kendall says department is "determined to put this right" after thousands of carers were told to repay huge sums
CQC names next chief executive
16 Oct 2024 Health & Social Care
CQC names next chief executive
Julian Hartley set to take helm of regulator declared "unfit for purpose" by health secretary
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
16 Oct 2024 HR
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
PCS urges end to outsourcing as it announces strikes at Cabinet Office, DSIT and DBT
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
16 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
Dan Corry will examine whether the department's regulations and regulators are "fit for purpose"
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
15 Oct 2024 Economy
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
Microsoft UK chief executive will chair new independent advisory council
Reeves slashes budget for National Wealth Fund
15 Oct 2024 Finance
Reeves slashes budget for National Wealth Fund
UK Infrastructure Bank will be rebranded as NWF, but will come with less new money
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
15 Oct 2024 Commercial
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
"Larger and better equipped" unit now straddles No.10, the Department of Business and Trade and the Treasury
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
15 Oct 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
Research also finds technological barriers remain a significant challenge to data sharing and AI
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
14 Oct 2024 Operational Delivery
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
Claimants described benefits application process as “physically and mentally exhausting” and say health assessments can "set back their wellbeing for days"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 14
14 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 14
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People