Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme
30 Apr HR

Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme

Perm sec Cat Little tells MPs she’s confident that leaner department will be more focused and better able to “coordinate under pressure”
by Jim Dunton
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
Environment Agency flags spike in recruitment of enforcement staff
07 May Energy & Environment
Environment Agency flags spike in recruitment of enforcement staff
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
07 May Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
Security watchdogs take aim at Cabinet Office
06 May Security & Defence
Security watchdogs take aim at Cabinet Office
MPs and peers call for more funding and freedom from “continued interference” on part of officials
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 6
06 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 6
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DCMS appoints new NEDs amid abolition rumours
06 May Culture
DCMS appoints new NEDs amid abolition rumours
Report claims department’s operations will be split between HM Treasury, DfE and DBT next month
ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
02 May HR
ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
Historic England and Trade Remedies Authority name joint bosses
Research questions link between NHS waiting times and rising welfare claims
02 May Economy
Research questions link between NHS waiting times and rising welfare claims
IFS says longer waiting lists “not a significant driver” for surge in people claiming working-age health benefits
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
02 May Civil Service Reform
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
Refresh sets out new structures for responding to catastrophic crises, including new crisis SRO role
DBT seeks watchdog's advice on £136m Post Office subsidy to replace Horizon IT system
01 May Commercial
DBT seeks watchdog's advice on £136m Post Office subsidy to replace Horizon IT system
Department has proposed giving the public corporation significant funding to deliver ongoing tech upgrade work this year in support of eventual migration from Fujitsu platform
Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
01 May HR
Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
Pay and job security concerns at energy regulator could see more than 700 members of PCS union walk out
‘Lessons being learned’ over GPA spending-control failings, MPs told
01 May Corporate Finance
‘Lessons being learned’ over GPA spending-control failings, MPs told
Cabinet Office perm sec Cat Little says checks and balances failed to expand at same pace as rest of agency
HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
30 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
PAC report finds rising costs of tax compliance and outdated systems have damaged trust in HMRC
British Steel: Ministerial direction issued to allow for speedy intervention
30 Apr Commercial
British Steel: Ministerial direction issued to allow for speedy intervention
Perm sec sought ministerial direction to allow civil servants to “rapidly implement” policy
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
29 Apr Energy & Environment
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
Policy profession head's "expertise, knowledge, and experience have been invaluable in driving forward real progress", environment secretary says
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
Union calls decision to move ALB's functions into HMRC a “slap in the face to hard-working civil servants”
Offer civil servants who defer pensions higher payments, IFS director says
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
Offer civil servants who defer pensions higher payments, IFS director says
Paul Johnson proposes a "virtually costless" way to encourage more officials to stay in work for longer
Ministers reject plea to reinstate courts inspectorate
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
Ministers reject plea to reinstate courts inspectorate
Minister says there are costs and "little benefit” to bringing back the HM Inspectorate of Courts Administration
Treasury seeks technical efficiencies of ‘at least 1% a year’ from departments
28 Apr Finance
Treasury seeks technical efficiencies of ‘at least 1% a year’ from departments
Perm sec tells MPs “stretching and realistic” Spending Review targets are being worked up with the Office for Value for Money
Ex-Charity Commission chief backed as next parliamentary and health service ombudsman
28 Apr HR
Ex-Charity Commission chief backed as next parliamentary and health service ombudsman
Former Student Loans Company chief Paula Sussex wins MPs’ support for watchdog role
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4-28
28 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4-28
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MHCLG’s new towns push will ‘require whole-of-government effort’
25 Apr Economy
MHCLG’s new towns push will ‘require whole-of-government effort’
Built Environment Committee hears historic “churn of institutions” will hamper housing drive
DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials
25 Apr HR
DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials
Union representatives also tell MPs that stigma around job centres needs to be removed to attract more people to the role
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
24 Apr Foreign Affairs
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
GMB lauds "great win for security guards" working at FCDO buildings
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
24 Apr Education
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
John Edwards will join two other former senior civil servants running South Yorkshire authorities
Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
24 Apr Analysis
Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
One-third of major projects now have a high quality evaluation plan in place, compared to just 8% in 2019
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
23 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
Exit scheme “part of us beginning to get smaller, and we expect that to continue”, second perm sec says