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
Former ethics chief Sue Gray ‘blocked’ from giving evidence to Greensill probe
13 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former ethics chief Sue Gray ‘blocked’ from giving evidence to Greensill probe
MPs say Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove intervened personally to stop questions
Cummings called out by watchdog over paid-for blog
13 Jul 2021 HR
Cummings called out by watchdog over paid-for blog
PM’s former chief adviser failed to get official clearance for subscription web service says Acoba
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
12 Jul 2021 Government Tax Profession
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
Nearly 230 staff have until the end of July to accept redundancy offers
Civil Service HR sets up secondments unit
12 Jul 2021 HR
Civil Service HR sets up secondments unit
Secondments "play an important role in bringing expertise into government", chief people officer says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 12
12 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
MPs launch probe into Cabinet Office’s FoI clearing house
12 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs launch probe into Cabinet Office’s FoI clearing house
Move comes after tribunal finds “profound lack of transparency” about department’s operations
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
12 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
Disappointed ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says government needs to know if it is on track to meet workforce needs
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
09 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
Minister asks for early sight of report to ensure "coordinated government response"
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
09 Jul 2021 HR
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
Payout to end Philip Rutnam’s constructive dismissal case cost at least £30k in legal fees alone, annual report confirms
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
09 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
Plan comes as review dubs current system “unfit for purpose” and says cash alone will not be enough to fix crisis
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
08 Jul 2021 HR
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
But PM draws fire for “unusual” funding arrangements and slow approach to answering queries
Government lawyers 'underpaid', ex-GLD chief says
08 Jul 2021 Legal
Government lawyers 'underpaid', ex-GLD chief says
Jonathan Jones also says he doesn't think PM "cares about the law or the rule of law"
Cabinet manual must not be ‘swept aside or ignored’, ministers warned
08 Jul 2021 Politics & Constitution
Cabinet manual must not be ‘swept aside or ignored’, ministers warned
Peers say decade-old handbook on running government at risk of being left to wither if it is not updated soon
Cameron: I have no recollection of approving Lex Greensill's No.10 role
08 Jul 2021 Finance
Cameron: I have no recollection of approving Lex Greensill's No.10 role
Ex-PM says he had "no formal involvement by myself" in hiring the financier who later employed him as a lobbyist
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
BEIS took 'unusual' interest in Greensill's application for Covid lending scheme
Officials emailed British Business Bank eight times to check in on accreditation, NAO finds
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
07 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Second man charged with assaulting chief medical officer
Move follows social media footage of Chris Whitty being accosted in central London park
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
07 Jul 2021 Brexit
Cabinet Office appoints new director general for the EU
Former ambassador Julian Braithwaite leaves FCDO to advise PM and David Frost on Europe
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
07 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
Kevin Cunnington will be an unpaid adviser to Department for Work and Pensions equivalent
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
06 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
FCDO says sorry for diplomatic service’s ban on LGBT+ staff
Department has made “great progress” in 30 years since policy was scrapped, according to perm sec Philip Barton
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
06 Jul 2021 Coronavirus
Lockdown lifting ‘now or never’ says Johnson as he confirms plan for 19 July reopening
Planned ending of restrictions set to go ahead despite concerns over Delta variant
Cabinet Office steps up transparency around government contracts
06 Jul 2021 Commercial
Cabinet Office steps up transparency around government contracts
New dashboard and register of deals among steps taken
'Decisive' chief commercial officer sought for FCDO
05 Jul 2021 Commercial
'Decisive' chief commercial officer sought for FCDO
Newly-created role will incorporate commercial strategy and activity from the FCO and DfID
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
05 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
Institute for Government also calls for ban on ministers using personal phones for official business
Atomic Weapons Establishment transfer to public ownership dubbed ‘complete shambles’
05 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
Atomic Weapons Establishment transfer to public ownership dubbed ‘complete shambles’
Union says return of operation back into public management has 'undermined relationship' with specialised workforce