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
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
20 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
20 Feb 2023 Health & Social Care
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
Volunteers could help "reduce pressure on services and enable better outcomes" in adult social care
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
20 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
More than 100 specialists join international aid response
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
17 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
Berlin-based David Smith was “motivated by greed and a hatred of our country” says Crown Prosecution Service
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
17 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
Cab sec reveals reforms to this year's Fast Stream recruitment in university lecture
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
17 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
Embattled justice secretary Dominic Raab says government is “determined to provide the swift justice that victims deserve”
DLUHC hires former senior No.10 official as levelling-up director
16 Feb 2023 HR
DLUHC hires former senior No.10 official as levelling-up director
Ed Whiting will work on flagship policy from Leeds, but plans for 12 regional levelling-up chiefs remain “under review”
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
16 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
Defence secretary says defence budget has been "effectively raided" over three decades
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
16 Feb 2023 HR
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
Other departments will be encouraged to take the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, perm sec Peter Schofield says
Home Office delays workforce review
15 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office delays workforce review
Home secretary Suella Braverman has halted the Migration Advisory Committee's shortage occupation list review
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence and new data sources
15 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence and new data sources
Judges are "particularly interested to see strong examples of the development of new data sources" this year
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data Exclusive
15 Feb 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data
ICO has reprimanded CPS for poor processes after it lost case files and interviews of assault victims
Some government lawyers offered 16% two-year pay rise: 'Welcome news for the lucky few' Exclusive
14 Feb 2023 HR
Some government lawyers offered 16% two-year pay rise: 'Welcome news for the lucky few'
Government Legal Department perm sec apologises that offer excludes more junior staff but says it was "the best overall outcome we were going to get"
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
14 Feb 2023 Finance
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
Andy Street says civil servants he has worked with "have been committed to making people’s lives better"
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
14 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
Half of public servants work from home some or all of the time, ONS survey finds
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
14 Feb 2023 Communications
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
Current media chief Helen Bower-Easton is set to join the Financial Conduct Authority
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
13 Feb 2023 Commercial
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
MoD figures so “riddled with anomalies” they could not be included in database of government procurement card spend, Labour says
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
13 Feb 2023 Culture
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
MPs slam BBC chair's “significant error of judgement” in failing to disclose talks with Johnson and Simon Case before appointment
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
13 Feb 2023 HR
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
New appointments at BaT, ESNZ, DIT, DCMS and elsewhere in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, reflecting 'evolving approach to public sector pay'
10 Feb 2023 HR
MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, reflecting 'evolving approach to public sector pay'
Inflation and "difficult economic circumstances" also influenced decision to increase wages to £86,584
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
10 Feb 2023 Finance
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
Minister says new regime is a “delegation approach” that gives HMT sign-off on capital spend
DWP to close 20 temporary jobcentres
10 Feb 2023 HR
DWP to close 20 temporary jobcentres
First tranche of closures announced after opening of 194 sites to support Plan for Jobs
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
09 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
Braverman accepts 34 review recommendations but opponents criticise increased focus on Islamist threat
PM’s new standards adviser ‘must have role in Raab probe’, says union boss
09 Feb 2023 HR
PM’s new standards adviser ‘must have role in Raab probe’, says union boss
Rishi Sunak risks undermining the integrity of current investigation, according to FDA general secretary