DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
12 May HR

DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations

3,000 officials will move to Talbot Gateway site as Cabinet Office ups pressure to move jobs "closer to frontline services"
by Beckie Smith
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
12 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
10 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
Polling finds 36% of public sector workers have seen introducion of monitoring technology
Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
10 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
Quicker statistics enable faster policy responses, but numbers used in public should be published, Norgrove says
SCS pay reforms ‘will fail without £45m of extra ringfenced funding’
10 Nov 2021 HR
SCS pay reforms ‘will fail without £45m of extra ringfenced funding’
Report also warns ministers that capability-based remuneration will not fix churn
Gove eyes new cabinet-level committees to deliver levelling up
09 Nov 2021 Economy
Gove eyes new cabinet-level committees to deliver levelling up
Agenda requires similar structures to those for Brexit and net-zero, minister tells MPs
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
09 Nov 2021 HR
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
Successful candidate for migration and borders role must be a “strong, engaging and collaborative leader”
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
09 Nov 2021 Communications
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
Updated guidance recommends copying private messages to corporate email addresses or exporting material regularly
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
08 Nov 2021 HR
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
Members have "spoken loudly and clearly" after row over plans to intensify testing schedules
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
08 Nov 2021 Civil Service Reform
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
Limited oversight of internal appointments a "powerful incentive" not to advertise jobs externally, Policy Exchange say
UK still faces Brexit delivery risks, NAO warns
08 Nov 2021 Brexit
UK still faces Brexit delivery risks, NAO warns
Government cannot delay the introduction of import controls “indefinitely”, watchdog says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 8
08 Nov 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Attempted standards overhaul 'deeply at odds with democracy', government adviser says
05 Nov 2021 HR
Attempted standards overhaul 'deeply at odds with democracy', government adviser says
"Extraordinary proposal" was "deeply at odds with the best traditions of British democracy", Lords Evans says
DWP ‘needs hiring drive’ to fix pensions woes
05 Nov 2021 HR
DWP ‘needs hiring drive’ to fix pensions woes
Union blames staff shortages and “underpayments correction exercise” for backlog in processing new payments
Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
05 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
But department’s annual report estimates fraud in Covid support schemes topped £6bn in 2020-21
'Broken' defence procurement system wasting billions, MPs say
04 Nov 2021 Commercial
'Broken' defence procurement system wasting billions, MPs say
PAC 'extremely disappointed and frustrated' that MoD has not learned lessons
Ministers U-turn on plans to reform standards process for MPs
04 Nov 2021 Policy
Ministers U-turn on plans to reform standards process for MPs
Civil service unions dubbed proposals 'absolutely extraordinary' and 'shameful'
HMRC: Digitised income tax will not require paid-for software for ‘straightforward tax affairs’, minister claims
03 Nov 2021 Civil Service Reform
HMRC: Digitised income tax will not require paid-for software for ‘straightforward tax affairs’, minister claims
The department expects a ‘competitive market’ for providers, including various free options
Government to focus on moving out of 'high cost' offices in new estate plan
03 Nov 2021 Civil Service Reform
Government to focus on moving out of 'high cost' offices in new estate plan
Minister reveals renewed focus for property following Spending Review
Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
03 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
Wellcome Trust director says experts have provided 'vital advice' under 'huge pressure'
'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
02 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
Chancellor defends £37bn spent on test and trace scheme and cost of furlough fraud
Information commissioner succession plans confirmed
02 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Information commissioner succession plans confirmed
Elizabeth Denham will remain in post for an extra month and her deputies will take on regulatory duties for a further month until incoming chief John Edwards starts in new year
Ex-officials who break lobbying rules must face 'meaningful sanctions', watchdog says
01 Nov 2021 HR
Ex-officials who break lobbying rules must face 'meaningful sanctions', watchdog says
Greater independent oversight of ministerial code is also needed, Committee on Standards in Public Life says
Cyberattack on environment watchdog pinned on organised crime group
01 Nov 2021 Security & Defence
Cyberattack on environment watchdog pinned on organised crime group
Investigators praise Scottish regulator for openness
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 1
01 Nov 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
29 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
MPs claim scheme has proven "eye-wateringly expensive" and has not achieved its main objective