Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Commercial

Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’

Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
by Jim Dunton
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
27 Sep 2022 Commercial
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
Fullbrook joins government payroll as a special adviser following criticism of "questionable" contract
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
27 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
Nick Macpherson says government has ‘broken a cardinal rule’ and flags fears over public sector pay
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep 2022 Communications
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
26 Sep 2022 Commercial
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
Liz Truss's chief of staff is being paid as a contractor through Fullbrook Strategies
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
26 Sep 2022 HR
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
PCS says ballot is most significant in union's history amid "biggest cut in living standards civil servants have ever known"
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
26 Sep 2022 Economics
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
Real-terms pay cuts expected as government abandons planned spending review
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
26 Sep 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
DWP has been accused of undermining trust by refusing to publish evaluation of benefit sanctions
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
23 Sep 2022 Finance
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs flagship Johnson policy aligns with Truss’s growth drive
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
22 Sep 2022 HR
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
Tom Scholar's sacking risks looking like "petty recrimination", former special adviser Salma Shah warns
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
22 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
Cabinet Office-based role comes with remit to develop technical and commercial strategy
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
22 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
Common Platform pause is “a reasonable first step", says PCS union, which had planned strikes
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
22 Sep 2022 HR
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
21 Sep 2022 Analysis
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
Shortage occupation list review may end up using 2010 stats if issue with ONS dataset is not resolved quickly
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
21 Sep 2022 Analysis
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
MPs' request for "vital" assessment rejected, with Treasury citing need to move at "immense speed"
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
21 Sep 2022 HR
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
Edward Argar requested the meeting with PCS, the FDA and Prospect
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
21 Sep 2022 HR
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
The job is based in Newport but "will include significant domestic and international travel"
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
20 Sep 2022 Commercial
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
Contract covers a range of licence subscriptions to be used across department
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
20 Sep 2022 Economics
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
Chancellor also eyes new “low-tax growth zones” and planning reforms in mini-budget
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
20 Sep 2022 Policy
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
Last year's winning idea became government policy as well as winning £25,000 prize
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
16 Sep 2022 Finance
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
Fiscal event will set out new PM’s tax-cut plans and give further details on energy price-cap
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
16 Sep 2022 Communications
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
Style-guide tips channel Jacob Rees-Mogg after new health secretary's appointment