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
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
15 Sep 2023 Economy
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
Think tank says central government is “not set up to deliver” current agenda or Labour’s plans for reducing regional inequality
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
15 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
Dave Smith takes on "influential role critical to ensuring the UK can realise the benefits of new technologies"
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
14 Sep 2023 Finance
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
Civil servants are "victims of the secretary of state’s sanctions budget", NIPSA union says
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
14 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
NAO says 20% of the department’s centrally held stockpile is either unserviceable or past its use-by date
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
14 Sep 2023 Property & Estates
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
Departments are surveying their sites to check if they have ageing RAAC after schools were closed over collapse risk
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
13 Sep 2023 HR
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
Just 30% of prison officers have a decade or more of experience, down from 60% in 2017, analysis finds
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
13 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
Lack of cybersecurity experts should send chill down government’s spine, PAC says
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
13 Sep 2023 HR
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
12 Sep 2023 Education
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
“We’re more than a little disappointed,” Public Accounts Committee chair tells Susan Acland-Hood
Civil Service Club to receive royal visit to mark 70th anniversary
12 Sep 2023 HR
Civil Service Club to receive royal visit to mark 70th anniversary
Venue has served as a social hub for current and former officials since 1953
HMRC racks up ‘record’ with Croydon hub
12 Sep 2023 HR
HMRC racks up ‘record’ with Croydon hub
Construction Industry Council salutes department’s work creating accessible and inclusive workplaces
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
11 Sep 2023 HR
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
STEM Futures "will ensure central government has direct experience and expertise from the front lines of science and technology"
MoJ’s 'dysfunctional' relationship with Home Office revealed by ex-justice secretary
11 Sep 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ’s 'dysfunctional' relationship with Home Office revealed by ex-justice secretary
Sir Robert Buckland lays bare the tensions between the two departments
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
11 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
08 Sep 2023 HR
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
Government “respectfully does not agree” with PACAC's finding that corporate governance code is not fit for purpose
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
Low pay at Border Force creates 'breeding ground' for corruption, watchdog says
08 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
Low pay at Border Force creates 'breeding ground' for corruption, watchdog says
Report also flags ‘confused’ leadership structures, unclear accountability and poor morale as concerns
MP who drunkenly groped civil servant announces resignation
07 Sep 2023 HR
MP who drunkenly groped civil servant announces resignation
Chris Pincher’s decision follows standards commissioner’s report describing his behaviour as “completely inappropriate” and an “abuse of power”
Charity Commission chief exec to step down next year
07 Sep 2023 HR
Charity Commission chief exec to step down next year
Helen Stephenson to leave in 2024 after seven-year term
Ministry of Defence documents leaked in cyber attack
07 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
Ministry of Defence documents leaked in cyber attack
Russian-linked ransomware group steals thousands of MoD papers
DHSC lacked economic advice to support Covid response, ex-minister says
06 Sep 2023 Commercial
DHSC lacked economic advice to support Covid response, ex-minister says
Bethell also criticised No.10’s "odd" approach to managing the pandemic, and argued that government should be like Transformers
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
06 Sep 2023 HR
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
Pilot to assess "wellbeing, environmental, and productivity benefits" of shorter week will begin later this year
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
06 Sep 2023 Finance
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
MPs say just 1.9% of £1.1bn wrongly lent to small business has been recovered
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
05 Sep 2023 Education
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
Schools minister says Keegan felt officials' hard work wasn't being acknowledged amid building-safety crisis