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
Government could save billions on procurement – IfG
20 Sep 2024 Commercial
Government could save billions on procurement – IfG
Report calls for end to automatic renewal of management consultancy contracts and increased transparency over spending
Sue Gray pay row: Starmer urged to 'impose authority' on rival factions
20 Sep 2024 HR
Sue Gray pay row: Starmer urged to 'impose authority' on rival factions
PM insists he's "completely in control" but refuses to discuss chief of staff's salary arrangements
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 2 to September 20
20 Sep 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 2 to September 20
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
DWP takes action to tackle call waiting times minister admits are 'longer than we would like'
19 Sep 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP takes action to tackle call waiting times minister admits are 'longer than we would like'
Minister for transformation says some Child Maintenance Service users are waiting too long for telephone support, but has talked up the use of new systems
'A political Trojan horse': Report flags pitfalls of public sector pay-review bodies
19 Sep 2024 HR
'A political Trojan horse': Report flags pitfalls of public sector pay-review bodies
Civil service's biggest union says collective bargaining is best solution for securing fairness for staff
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
19 Sep 2024 Commercial
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
PCS members on G4S's security contract are considering walkouts at the Old Admiralty Building and 10 Victoria Street
Business secretary says WFH can be 'good for productivity'
18 Sep 2024 HR
Business secretary says WFH can be 'good for productivity'
Jonathan Reynolds dubs Jacob Rees-Mogg's civil service back-to-the-office drives "pretty bizarre"
MoD and GCHQ launch hunt for chief scientific advisers
18 Sep 2024 HR
MoD and GCHQ launch hunt for chief scientific advisers
One successful candidate could earn in excess of £160,000 a year
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
18 Sep 2024 HR
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
"Lost learners" are less likely to say recent training had improved their job performance or helped develop their career
DfE signs £6m deal for ‘cyber specialists’
17 Sep 2024 Commercial
DfE signs £6m deal for ‘cyber specialists’
Specialist tech consultancy will provide expert personnel in disciplines including analysis and management of vulnerabilities, and responding to incidents
Think tank sets out how government can drive change in health sector
17 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Think tank sets out how government can drive change in health sector
Project led by Ara Darzi and Sally Davies calls for "Climate Change Commission" approach to push cross-departmental working
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 HR
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
16 Sep 2024 HR
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
Department says senior civil service role would be "figurehead" for speaking up in the face of wrongdoing
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 HR
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
Cutting public spending would 'damage foundations of the economy', Reeves warned
16 Sep 2024 Economics
Cutting public spending would 'damage foundations of the economy', Reeves warned
Former cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell among economists who have urged the chancellor to update fiscal rules instead
'Inquiry into inquiries' calls for strengthened Cabinet Office unit
13 Sep 2024 Civil Service Reform
'Inquiry into inquiries' calls for strengthened Cabinet Office unit
Cabinet Office Inquiries Unit is under-resourced, little-known and has failed to engage with non-governmental experts, Lords report finds
John Glen and Bernard Jenkin miss out as PAC and PACAC chairs elected
13 Sep 2024 Civil Service Reform
John Glen and Bernard Jenkin miss out as PAC and PACAC chairs elected
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown takes helm of Public Accounts Committee and Simon Hoare becomes Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chair
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
13 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
Union's survey of Crown Prosecution Service professionals flags court backlogs, staffing levels and IT woes as major issues
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
13 Sep 2024 HR
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
Mastermind of Blair-era Prime Minister's Delivery Unit will serve as unpaid "adviser on effective delivery"
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
13 Sep 2024 HR
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
Chief inspector of probation says reports show system is "under huge strain"
Darzi review: Underfunding and raids on capital budget have 'left NHS estate crumbling'
12 Sep 2024 Finance
Darzi review: Underfunding and raids on capital budget have 'left NHS estate crumbling'
Report that will inform NHS 10-year plan highlights "desperate" shortage of capital funding and “dysfunctional” state of regime
MHCLG keeps four-day-week council in 'special measures'
12 Sep 2024 HR
MHCLG keeps four-day-week council in 'special measures'
Authority's call for immediate end to scrutiny regime imposed over working experiment falls on deaf ears
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 Commercial
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
12 Sep 2024 Civil Service Reform
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
Former ethics watchdog chair says Starmer will need to embed “clear structures” for handling standards issues and ensure they are "insulated from political problems”