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
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
09 Feb 2023 Economy
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
Department teams up with charity to provide women with interview clothes and extra coaching
DWP perm sec signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
09 Feb 2023 Commercial
DWP perm sec signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
Programme will deliver return on investment of £2.4bn over three decades
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
08 Feb 2023 HR
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
Stats chief will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data
Civil service strikes: Mass walkout planned for Spring Budget day
08 Feb 2023 HR
Civil service strikes: Mass walkout planned for Spring Budget day
PCS union members at 123 government departments and agencies will stage action on 15 March
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
07 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls
07 Feb 2023 Commercial
Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls
Removal of guidelines could mean departments can now spend up to £20m on consultants without requiring external approval
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
07 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
BEIS perm sec Sarah Munby moves to new science department, while Sarah Healey moves from DCMS to DLUHC
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
07 Feb 2023 Culture
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
Machinery of government change creates new departments for energy; business and trade; and science, innovation and technology
DVLA staff set for further strike dates
07 Feb 2023 HR
DVLA staff set for further strike dates
PCS members working on drivers’ medical issues plan six-day walkout at end of this month
Truss's ex-chief of staff Mark Fullbrook avoids two-year lobbying ban
06 Feb 2023 HR
Truss's ex-chief of staff Mark Fullbrook avoids two-year lobbying ban
Acoba makes exception, citing Fullbrook's 49-day stint at No.10 and abandonment of mini-budget policies
Are you ready for the changes to procurement rules? Partner Content
06 Feb 2023 Commercial
Are you ready for the changes to procurement rules?
Proxima's Susan Hilgers and David Hansom of Clyde & Co look at the new Procurement Bill and what you can do now to prepare for the biggest changes to procurement practice since 2015
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
06 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
Unions Prospect and Unison join forces in dispute over low pay and understaffing
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Public Sector Fraud Authority chief
06 Feb 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Public Sector Fraud Authority chief
Department launches campaign to find permanent head for new organisation
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 6
06 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 6
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
David Davis slams ‘really crap’ Brexit negotiators and ‘useless’ Whitehall lawyers
03 Feb 2023 HR
David Davis slams ‘really crap’ Brexit negotiators and ‘useless’ Whitehall lawyers
Former Brexit secretary also claims calibre of civil servants “dropped dramatically” between 1990s and 2010s
Whitehall & Industry Group picks next chief exec
03 Feb 2023 HR
Whitehall & Industry Group picks next chief exec
Neil Bentley-Gockmann will join the charity, which promotes closer ties between government and the private sector
MoD must fundamentally change how it operates ‘before it is too late’, MPs warn
03 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
MoD must fundamentally change how it operates ‘before it is too late’, MPs warn
Department "bogged down in delayed, critical IT projects" and missing digital skills to turn things around, Public Accounts Committee warns
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
02 Feb 2023 Commercial
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb 2023 Analysis
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
No 'regional jobs ceiling' at Treasury's Darlington base but 'accelerator' roles lacking, MPs told
02 Feb 2023 HR
No 'regional jobs ceiling' at Treasury's Darlington base but 'accelerator' roles lacking, MPs told
IfG researchers praise career opportunities but say accelerator roles are lacking and campus's long-term success is "fragile"
More civil service policy advice should be made public, think tank says
01 Feb 2023 Policy
More civil service policy advice should be made public, think tank says
Publishing more civil service advice would improve quality of evidence and analysis and help with recruitment, the Institute for Government says
Civil service strikes: PCS chief rules out ‘pay-for-conditions’ deal
01 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Civil service strikes: PCS chief rules out ‘pay-for-conditions’ deal
At the Cabinet Office picket line, Mark Serwotka says striking civil servants have already sacrificed conditions "over the years"
'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
31 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
Value of senior civil servants' wages down by nearly a quarter but pay squeeze is not achieving expected savings, IfG warns
Closure of some departments’ second HQs ‘almost inevitable’, MPs told
31 Jan 2023 HR
Closure of some departments’ second HQs ‘almost inevitable’, MPs told
Leading public sector academic also questions evidence base for civil service relocations