Civil servants to get 3.25% pay rise
22 May HR

Civil servants to get 3.25% pay rise

Unions warn 2025-2026 pay remit guidance won't address skills shortages or historic earnings erosion
by Jim Dunton
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
22 May Justice & Home Affairs
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
One Login security concerns have been addressed, minister says
22 May Security & Defence
One Login security concerns have been addressed, minister says
Cabinet Office names next civil service reform DG
22 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office names next civil service reform DG
Watchdog flags ‘reasons for real concern’ on ministerial conduct
16 Nov 2020 HR
Watchdog flags ‘reasons for real concern’ on ministerial conduct
Trust in politicians is beginning to decline 25 years on from Nolan Report, according to Committee on Standards in Public Life chair Jonathan Evans
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
16 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
Official expected to strike "appropriate balance between delivering at pace and managing operational risk" on delayed and over-budget programme
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 16
15 Nov 2020
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 16
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain leave Downing Street after No.10 power struggle
15 Nov 2020 Communications
Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain leave Downing Street after No.10 power struggle
Special advisers had been key parts of prime minister Boris Johnson’s inner circle
‘Garnish with (wasted) thyme’: Sir Jonathan Jones’s No.10 cocktail recipe
13 Nov 2020
‘Garnish with (wasted) thyme’: Sir Jonathan Jones’s No.10 cocktail recipe
This cocktail is bang up to date, says former perm sec of the Government Legal Department amid Downing Street infighting
Dominic Cummings to leave government by Christmas
13 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform
Dominic Cummings to leave government by Christmas
High-profile adviser who had vision for civil service reform insists departure not linked to No.10 infighting
UK was not as prepared for Covid as it could have been, ex-chief medic says
13 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
UK was not as prepared for Covid as it could have been, ex-chief medic says
UK has been "found wanting", Dame Sally Davies says, with the government responding too slowly to the pandemic
Civil servants should be banned from switching departments, says Maude
12 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform
Civil servants should be banned from switching departments, says Maude
Former Cabinet Office minister says experts can’t expect market rates to work in Whitehall but ministers should get a pay rise
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
12 Nov 2020 HR
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
Committee on Standards in Public Life chair says allegations of bullying at the Home Office need to be seen to have been “properly and independently investigated”
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
12 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
Software and analytical engineer with “near photographic memory” handed four-and-a-half year sentence for breaking Official Secrets Act
PM’s comms chief praises 'unsung' civil servants as he quits amid No.10 infighting
12 Nov 2020 Communications
PM’s comms chief praises "unsung" civil servants as he quits amid No.10 infighting
Shock resignation comes amid reports Dominic Cummings also threatened to resign
'You need to pull on all the talents': test and trace head defends use of consultants
11 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
'You need to pull on all the talents': test and trace head defends use of consultants
Harding also defended the reliance on outsourcers in the "team of teams" that is NHS Test and Trace
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
11 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
Moving jobs out of London will not automatically level up the country, IfG says
MHCLG ‘jeopardised civil service impartiality’ with £3.6bn Towns Fund, say MPs
11 Nov 2020 Economy
MHCLG ‘jeopardised civil service impartiality’ with £3.6bn Towns Fund, say MPs
MPs say lack of transparency raises concerns choice of places invited to bid was “politically motivated”
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
11 Nov 2020 Finance
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
Union sends petition to chancellor calling for resources to deal with backlog of 45,000 cases
Civil servants ‘under investigation’ in probe into leak of latest lockdown plans
10 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
Civil servants ‘under investigation’ in probe into leak of latest lockdown plans
Up to 70 staff set to be interviewed as Downing Street rejects suggestion its own comms team was responsible
Immigration watchdog's term extended again, six months into recruitment for successor
10 Nov 2020 HR
Immigration watchdog's term extended again, six months into recruitment for successor
Home secretary Priti Patel says move will "prevent a gap" in scrutiny of her department's work
UK at ‘front of the pack’ for breakthrough Covid vaccine, says prime minister
10 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
UK at ‘front of the pack’ for breakthrough Covid vaccine, says prime minister
Progress positive but job not yet a slamdunk, says Johnson
Companies House bins paper reminder letters
10 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Companies House bins paper reminder letters
Ending service will save £1.2m as organisation moves to end paper communications by 2025
Vaccine task force signs £670,000 deal for PR consultants who 'duplicate' BEIS press officers
09 Nov 2020 Commercial
Vaccine task force signs £670,000 deal for PR consultants who 'duplicate' BEIS press officers
Chair Kate Bingham under pressure after reports she 'insisted' on boutique team to aid task force
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
09 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
Former chancellor also floats boosted powers for departmental boards to sack perm secs
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
09 Nov 2020 HR
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
Report reveals plans after Lord Agnew says overuse of consultants "infantilises" officials
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 9
09 Nov 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 9
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
06 Nov 2020 Brexit
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
Watchdog says Covid-19 has hampered preparations for end of transition period and ‘significant risks’ remain