PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
30 Oct Civil Service Reform

PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'

Union says Cabinet Office has recognised "problems caused by years of pay restraint" and need for "greater standardisation"
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DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct Economics
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
30 Oct Civil Service Reform
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
Heywood Fellow calls for new strategy-focused No.10-HM Treasury unit
29 Oct Civil Service Reform
Heywood Fellow calls for new strategy-focused No.10-HM Treasury unit
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct Civil Service Reform
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
29 Oct Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
Reform UK says it wants to shut six Whitehall offices, give ministers powers to hire and fire civil servants and ban "DEI woke agenda"
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
28 Oct HR
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
Union warns against 'scapegoating' of prison officers
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
28 Oct HR
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
PCS says 16 weeks of strike action taken so far has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations"
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct Security & Defence
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
27 Oct HR
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
Watchdog says HMPPS underestimated the number of staff the service requires
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 October
27 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 October
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Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
MPs warn of ‘clear risk’ over Civil Service Pension Scheme admin transfer
24 Oct HR
MPs warn of ‘clear risk’ over Civil Service Pension Scheme admin transfer
Public Accounts Committee says Capita may not be ready to take over scheme from December
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
Chief executive says organisation still does not know how many unique records were compromised over a period of several months
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
MOG change moves key digital priority away from DSIT
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct Civil Service Reform
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct Energy & Environment
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct Civil Service Reform
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
22 Oct HR
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
PCS says officials will "fight callous decision with all they have"
Digital and data challenges could hamper DWP’s fraud strategy, NAO warns
22 Oct Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Digital and data challenges could hamper DWP’s fraud strategy, NAO warns
Public spending watchdog positive about department's progress in bringing multi-billion-pound benefit overpayments down
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
21 Oct Security & Defence
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
Crews who tackle small boat gangs and smugglers in English Channel vote for action over six-year wait for allowances to be updated
Six sentenced over £20m HMRC fraud
21 Oct Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Six sentenced over £20m HMRC fraud
Department's "tenacious" criminal investigators dismantled "complex and sophisticated” system that allowed businesses to cheat VAT bills
‘Not enough urgency’: Union warning as MoD spends £5m on settling bullying claims
21 Oct Security & Defence
‘Not enough urgency’: Union warning as MoD spends £5m on settling bullying claims
FDA says high sums spent settling bullying, harassment and discrimination claims "come as no surprise"
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
20 Oct Analysis
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
ONS is making progress on addressing issues with leadership, culture and quality of statistics, Tierney says
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
20 Oct Security & Defence
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
David Williams lists 49 incidents related to ARAP and the Afghanistan Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 19 September to 20 October
20 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 19 September to 20 October
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