Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
Defra announces closure of Newcastle office
15 May Energy & Environment
Defra announces closure of Newcastle office
Treasury appoints new second perm sec to support economic growth mission
15 May Economics
Treasury appoints new second perm sec to support economic growth mission
Civil servants 'are hungry for reform': Union boss urges ministers to set clear plan
14 May Civil Service Reform
Civil servants 'are hungry for reform': Union boss urges ministers to set clear plan
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 9
09 Aug 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 9
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Departments ‘need more challenge’ on managing climate change risks
06 Aug 2021 Economy
Departments ‘need more challenge’ on managing climate change risks
Fewer than half of audit and risk assurance committees surveyed say their organisation has a climate or sustainability risk policy
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
06 Aug 2021 Commercial
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
Transparency campaigners question why Lord Bethell’s documents cannot be retrieved
Hiring drive gets under way to support Home Office transformation
06 Aug 2021 HR
Hiring drive gets under way to support Home Office transformation
10 jobs open up as department calls in headhunters
MoD relaunches hunt for new Armed Forces recruitment partner
05 Aug 2021 Security & Defence
MoD relaunches hunt for new Armed Forces recruitment partner
Firms sought to deliver up to 20,000 new Army, Navy and Air Force recruits every year
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
05 Aug 2021 Security & Defence
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
Department runs 30-day exercise in partnership with ethical hackers
No.10 and DfE ‘refused to make Covid contingency plans for schools’
05 Aug 2021 Coronavirus
No.10 and DfE ‘refused to make Covid contingency plans for schools’
Fear of leaks led to “unforgivable” pandemic decisions, think tank says
1,000 more jobs across seven departments to move to Leeds hub
05 Aug 2021 HR
1,000 more jobs across seven departments to move to Leeds hub
Hybrid working means HMRC's Wellington Place building has space for extra staff
Civil servant who lost secret MoD papers was in line for Nato ambassador job
04 Aug 2021 Security & Defence
Civil servant who lost secret MoD papers was in line for Nato ambassador job
Angus Lapsley was also previously political and security ambassador to the EU
HMRC sets 2023 shutdown date for CHIEF customs platform
04 Aug 2021 Brexit
HMRC sets 2023 shutdown date for CHIEF customs platform
One year shy of its 30th birthday, outgoing system will be finally and fully replaced by Customs Declaration Service
Cabinet Office eyes ‘geographical capability map’ for civil servants
04 Aug 2021 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office eyes ‘geographical capability map’ for civil servants
Idea inspired by the Places for Growth relocation programme is longlisted as part of Dragons' Den-style data challenge for departmental staff
Disability champion dubs workplace adjustments woes ‘unacceptable’
04 Aug 2021 HR
Disability champion dubs workplace adjustments woes ‘unacceptable’
Strategy says managers will get more training and clearer guidance will be in place within months
A quarter of DfE officials return to office as Sunak urges young people to ditch home working
03 Aug 2021 Coronavirus
A quarter of DfE officials return to office as Sunak urges young people to ditch home working
"Quite frankly, they are all excited to come back," education minister says
Investor and ex-Unilever exec named next UKGI chair
03 Aug 2021 Finance
Investor and ex-Unilever exec named next UKGI chair
Vindi Banga is also chair of Marie Curie and sits on the GSK board
Man pleads guilty to assaulting chief medical officer
03 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Man pleads guilty to assaulting chief medical officer
Estate agent handed suspended sentence for putting Chris Whitty in “loose headlock” for park “selfie”
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
02 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
"Strategic thinker" sought to lead engagement with sector after Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 2
02 Aug 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 2
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
ESFA appoints interim as chief quits for combined authority
02 Aug 2021 Education
ESFA appoints interim as chief quits for combined authority
Eileen Milner will earn more than £200k a year running Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Research finds 87% of Scottish Government staff want a four-day week
02 Aug 2021 HR
Research finds 87% of Scottish Government staff want a four-day week
Think tank says shorter working week would boost productivity and help retention and recruitment
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
30 Jul 2021 Commercial
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
Peers warn prioritisation of competition over collaboration in public service commissioning risks compromising expertise and innovation
MoD moves to nationalise one-of-a-kind steel firm
30 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
MoD moves to nationalise one-of-a-kind steel firm
Department pledges to invest £400m in Sheffield Forgemasters after acquisition
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
30 Jul 2021 Communications
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
29 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
Health service's current COO becomes successor to Sir Simon Stevens
ONS digital team creates eight new roles in ‘ambitious expansion’
29 Jul 2021 Statistics
ONS digital team creates eight new roles in ‘ambitious expansion’
Statistics body recruiting for a range of positions