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
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
16 Mar 2021 Brexit
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
£1.2m contract signed as team managing projects, including Operation Brock site, lacks "capacity or capability" to deliver, DfT says
Ministers commit to banning gay conversion therapy after advisers quit
15 Mar 2021 HR
Ministers commit to banning gay conversion therapy after advisers quit
Three members of government LGBT+ advisory panel have quit, citing a "lack of engagement" and "hostility" towards LGBT+ people
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
15 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
DfT opens new offices in English cities, while Cabinet Office and FCDO look north of the border
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
15 Mar 2021 Culture
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
National Audit Office says less than half of £1bn in grant funding earmarked for allocation via the government’s Culture Recovery Fund has so-far been paid out
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 15
15 Mar 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 15
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
Move to delay import checks by six months the "latest example" of ministers excluding officials from decision making, union says
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
12 Mar 2021 Economy
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
Employment, travel and productivity metrics questioned, and deprivation measures notably absent
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
Report blames “lack of effective leadership, management and oversight” for £173m cost of delayed Digital Services at the Border programme
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
11 Mar 2021 HR
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
Independent adviser who quit after finding home secretary bullied staff says new freedoms would help PM and cabinet secretary
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
11 Mar 2021 HR
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
Jayne Ozanne said LGBT+ advisory panel has seen “an increasing lack of engagement” from ministers
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar 2021 Commercial
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
11 Mar 2021 Commercial
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
Bosses offered tips on successful nominations as email addresses revealed in data breach
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
10 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
Up to £125,000 on offer for 'high-profile international role'
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
10 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
Treasury minute also reveals plans to "enhance strategic workforce planning" to plug skills gaps and reduce reliance on private firms
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
09 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
Alex Chisholm tells MPs Border Force needs 2,000 extra staff while Defra is funding training for 500 new Port Health Authority officials
Home Office housed asylum seekers in ‘unsafe’ barracks during Covid pandemic
09 Mar 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office housed asylum seekers in ‘unsafe’ barracks during Covid pandemic
Department says it expects ‘highest possible standards from our service providers and have instructed them to make improvements at the site’
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
09 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
White House-style nerve centre will form Whitehall focus of defence, security and foreign policy review next week
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
08 Mar 2021 Legal
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
Susanna McGibbon becomes the second woman to hold the post
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
08 Mar 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
Immigration inspector finds "little evidence of a plan" to address flaws in work
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
08 Mar 2021 Communications
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
Digital minister Dinenage declines to detail the work of the Counter Disinformation Unit
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
08 Mar 2021
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People