All civil servants to get AI training
09 Jun Digital, Data & Technology

All civil servants to get AI training

For the latest One Big Thing project, officials will be trained on AI and tasked with assessing how they can use the tech to streamline their own work
by Tevye Markson
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
10 Jun Foreign Affairs
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
Ex-Test and Trace director appointed as Starmer’s expert adviser on health
10 Jun Health & Social Care
Ex-Test and Trace director appointed as Starmer’s expert adviser on health
DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
09 Jun Commercial
DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
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
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
05 Jul 2021 HR
Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park
Boris Johnson condemned "despicable harassment" of chief medical officer
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
05 Jul 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — July 2
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
02 Jul 2021 Education
Deprived schools lost out under 'levelling-up' education funding reforms
Watchdog hails transparency boost but urges DfE to determine whether resources are being matched with need
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
01 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office pledges new era of accountability for arm’s-length bodies
Alex Chisholm tells MPs service-level agreements with departments could be part of future arrangements
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
01 Jul 2021 Security & Defence
MoD updates guidance on ‘red teaming’ for problem-solvers
Handbook targets civilian staff across all departments as well as military leaders, authors say
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
01 Jul 2021 Brexit
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
01 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
MPs said care homes were "thrown to the wolves" in the pandemic last year