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
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
Cost estimate for new ‘national flagship’ rises to £250m
29 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
Cost estimate for new ‘national flagship’ rises to £250m
Defence secretary says MoD taskforce will ensure project 'comes in on time and on budget'
Skilled, innovative, ambitious: new vision for 2021 Civil Service Awards
29 Jul 2021 HR
Skilled, innovative, ambitious: new vision for 2021 Civil Service Awards
Annual awards get an overhaul, with new categories to align with Modern Civil Service vision
Immigration watchdog sets out inspection plan as report calls barracks asylum housing 'dispiriting' and 'dirty'
28 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog sets out inspection plan as report calls barracks asylum housing 'dispiriting' and 'dirty'
Latest inspection report says Home Office was "too hands-off" in managing Napier and Penally accommodation
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
28 Jul 2021 Civil Service Reform
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
Report identifies continued prevalence of ageing tech as one of the major challenges facing the civil service’s digital ambitions
UK and EU prepare for September ‘pressure point’ over Northern Ireland protocol
28 Jul 2021 Brexit
UK and EU prepare for September ‘pressure point’ over Northern Ireland protocol
EU has paused legal action against the UK over its decision to take unilateral action on the protocol to create ‘necessary space’ for negotiations
Home Office ‘failing Windrush generation all over again’
27 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office ‘failing Windrush generation all over again’
MPs say compensation scheme for victims of 'hostile environment' policy is beset with fundamental problems
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
27 Jul 2021 Analysis
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
27 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
Scheme uses algorithms to identify coronavirus by processing recordings of an individual’s cough
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
26 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
Auditors identify pattern of decisions being rushed and ill-informed, while digital leaders lack support
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 26
26 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
'Financial risk for years to come' as Covid costs hit £372bn, MPs warn
26 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
'Financial risk for years to come' as Covid costs hit £372bn, MPs warn
Some departments cannot provide "robust assessment of their Covid-related activity"
‘Perm secs are remarkably immune from accountability for spending’: Maude calls for stronger functions to boost oversight
23 Jul 2021 Finance
‘Perm secs are remarkably immune from accountability for spending’: Maude calls for stronger functions to boost oversight
Delivering the benefits of spend controls requires "strong and capable central leadership" of functions, ex-minister's review finds
Government-commissioned Greensill probe dubbed ‘a whitewash’
23 Jul 2021 Commercial
Government-commissioned Greensill probe dubbed ‘a whitewash’
Boardman review says late cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood should have recognised Lex Greensill was building a supply-chain-finance business by 2015
Gove 'fails to grasp' urgency of need to invest in SCS pay
23 Jul 2021 HR
Gove 'fails to grasp' urgency of need to invest in SCS pay
Comparisons to private sector pay “at best wrong, and at worst deliberately misleading”, unions say
Pay overhaul for senior civil servants 'well overdue'
22 Jul 2021 HR
Pay overhaul for senior civil servants 'well overdue'
Failure to fund pay progression "creating significant costs and inefficiencies", SSRB says
Civil service watchdog reports 600% increase in ‘exceptional’ appointments
22 Jul 2021 HR
Civil service watchdog reports 600% increase in ‘exceptional’ appointments
Commission says pandemic response drove a surge in hirings that were not subject to normal merit rules