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
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
29 Sep 2020 Security & Defence
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
RUSI says investing in analytical capability 'the most cost-effective means of real change' to improve UK's risk management
DWP ‘rethinks’ estates strategy because of Covid-19
29 Sep 2020 HR
DWP ‘rethinks’ estates strategy because of Covid-19
Union says three-month stay of execution for transition sites should be made permanent
IFS calls for another one-year Spending Review as it warns of sharp choices ahead
29 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
IFS calls for another one-year Spending Review as it warns of sharp choices ahead
Think tank says previous government spending forecasts have been rendered ‘obsolete’ by coronavirus
SSCL’s recruiting expertise to support DWP's ambitious new 'Work Coach' scheme Sponsored
28 Sep 2020
SSCL’s recruiting expertise to support DWP's ambitious new 'Work Coach' scheme
Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) has been engaged by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to recruit 9,000 new Jobcentre Work Coaches as part of its ambitious plan to get the UK back to work
Home Office to trial outsourced asylum interviews to clear coronavirus backlog
28 Sep 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to trial outsourced asylum interviews to clear coronavirus backlog
Six-week pilot will trial use of external supplier to “get the system moving again”
FCDO admits ‘some roles may change’ because of merger
28 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
FCDO admits ‘some roles may change’ because of merger
MPs are told department will await the outcome of a wider review before deciding on new nationality requirements
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — September 28
28 Sep 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — September 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
28 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
25 Sep 2020 Economics
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
Selection of available jobs includes 244 roles for generalist officials
Johnson dubs lockdown-inspired call for public services shake-up ‘exciting’
25 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Johnson dubs lockdown-inspired call for public services shake-up ‘exciting’
Danny Kruger’s community-empowerment manifesto eyes creation of £2bn “Levelling Up Fund” with cash from dormant funds
Deliver social value to win contracts, government tells suppliers
25 Sep 2020 Commercial
Deliver social value to win contracts, government tells suppliers
Commercial officials to get training in new rules to take account of the wider impact of firms bidding for work from departments
Turmoil as ministers fail to agree on new head for Northern Ireland Civil Service
25 Sep 2020 HR
Turmoil as ministers fail to agree on new head for Northern Ireland Civil Service
Union warns DUP and Sinn Féin not to put “partisan interests” ahead of leadership for public services
Sunak confirms furlough scheme will end but unveils new job support plans
24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Sunak confirms furlough scheme will end but unveils new job support plans
Union anger as chancellor tells MPs the economy is facing a ‘more permanent adjustment’ because of coronavirus pandemic
GOV.UK to trial personalised accounts
24 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
GOV.UK to trial personalised accounts
Citizens will be offered the chance to create an online login to government portal
DfE seeks perm sec with 'political sensitivity and personal resilience' to succeed Slater
24 Sep 2020 Education
DfE seeks perm sec with 'political sensitivity and personal resilience' to succeed Slater
Up to £162,500 on offer for job vacated following a row over A-Level grades last month
Gus O’Donnell blasts ministers for ‘weak strategy and leadership’ in Covid-19 response
24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Gus O’Donnell blasts ministers for ‘weak strategy and leadership’ in Covid-19 response
Ex-cab sec says placing rhetoric over substance is damaging public trust in government and scientific institutions
Civil service to launch 'autism internship programme' next year
23 Sep 2020 HR
Civil service to launch 'autism internship programme' next year
Three-week paid internships will support people on the autism spectrum to apply for Fast Stream and other civil service roles
Cabinet Office commissions pay benchmarking study to give 'assurance and transparency' for top roles
23 Sep 2020 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office commissions pay benchmarking study to give 'assurance and transparency' for top roles
Review will provide 2020 data to support senior and delegated grade recruitment for 47 departments
Civil service return-to-work target was ‘never based in reality’, says union chief
23 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Civil service return-to-work target was ‘never based in reality’, says union chief
FDA general secretary dubs U-turn a ‘shambles’ while PCS seeks assurances working from home will be the norm until next year
Perm sec defends MHCLG's handling of £3.6bn ‘struggling towns’ fund picks
23 Sep 2020 Economy
Perm sec defends MHCLG's handling of £3.6bn ‘struggling towns’ fund picks
MPs quiz Jeremy Pocklington on selection of 101 towns from more than 1,000 candidates in 2019 pump-priming drive
Gove confirms return-to-work drive for civil service has been halted
22 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Gove confirms return-to-work drive for civil service has been halted
Cabinet Office minister says plan to see 80% of staff back at their workplaces by end of month has been ditched as second spike of coronavirus approaches
‘PM must choose’: Johnson faces further calls to clarify Dido Harding’s role
22 Sep 2020 Civil Service Reform
‘PM must choose’: Johnson faces further calls to clarify Dido Harding’s role
Dual work as public-health head and Conservative peer ‘blurs the fundamental distinction that officials cannot act in a party political way’, Downing Street is warned
BEIS permanent secretary seeking £130k successor for her old job
22 Sep 2020 Economy
BEIS permanent secretary seeking £130k successor for her old job
Senior roles in business department key to ‘leading Britain’s recovery from coronavirus’, candidates told
Rail franchising system scrapped
21 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
Rail franchising system scrapped
New ‘recovery’ contracts given to rail firms ahead of new system coming into force