Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
13 May Security & Defence
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
13 May Communications
Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
20 Jun 2022 Finance
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
Department offers up to £160,000 for successful candidate
Civil servant jailed for spiking lover’s drink with abortion pills
20 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servant jailed for spiking lover’s drink with abortion pills
Home Office deputy director tried to terminate mistress’s pregnancy with laced orange juice
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
17 Jun 2022 HR
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
Civil servants will be at risk without a way to ensure the ministerial code is followed, union warns
Dismantling Natural England would be 'calamitous', campaigners say
17 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Dismantling Natural England would be 'calamitous', campaigners say
Government accused of “obsession with moving furniture around” as Defra confirms structural changes are being considered
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
17 Jun 2022 HR
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
Whistleblowers accuse senior managers of bullying and claim “widespread mismanagement” is slowing attempts to clear backlogs
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
16 Jun 2022 HR
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
PM’s former adviser says proposals for a “deliberate and purposeful breach” of the ministerial code pushed him over the edge
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
16 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
Hub will replace the Piccadilly Gate office, which will be demolished to build a new HS2 station
Vaccine Taskforce to become part of UK Health Security Agency
16 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Vaccine Taskforce to become part of UK Health Security Agency
Task force staff will join new directorate within UKHSA in bid to retain “innovative approaches” gained during the pandemic
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
16 Jun 2022 HR
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
Civil Service Commission launches Mark of Excellence to champion diversity work
Boris Johnson ‘not worthy of the office’ of PM, ex-cab sec says
16 Jun 2022 Culture
Boris Johnson ‘not worthy of the office’ of PM, ex-cab sec says
Lord Turnbull says "something has to be done" about PM's conduct
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
16 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
Downing Street says it is “disappointed” Geidt has decided to step down after barely a year in post
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
15 Jun 2022 Communications
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
Just Eat boss David Buttress has also said "Boris has to go" and called him a "dead man walking politically"
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
15 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
Ministers are "highly confident" the next deportation flight will take off after an intervention by the ECHR, minister says
Civil service headcount still rising amid plans to cut more than 90,000 jobs
15 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount still rising amid plans to cut more than 90,000 jobs
Cabinet Office says estimate of 91,000 jobs to be cut remains unchanged as union pledges industrial action
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
15 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
Lack of central guidance partly to blame for inconsistencies in how greenhouse gas emissions are reported, watchdog says
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
15 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
William Hague says civil service needs more fast streamers if it is to reinvent itself successfully
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
14 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
Christopher Geidt refuses to tell MPs whether he backs calls for his powers to be made statutory
DLUHC ‘must do more’ to protect residents, Gove admits five years after Grenfell fire
14 Jun 2022
DLUHC ‘must do more’ to protect residents, Gove admits five years after Grenfell fire
Department has been too slow to fund replacement of dangerous cladding, minister admits
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
14 Jun 2022 HR
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
PACAC chair William Wragg says the inquiry aims to consider how NEDs should be held accountable
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
14 Jun 2022 HR
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw joins from the Care Quality Commission
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
14 Jun 2022 HR
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
Adviser says Scottish Government's Covid response has put her in an "extremely difficult position" as a clinically vulnerably person
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
13 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
13 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
"We knew that this policy would attract attacks," PM says
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
13 Jun 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
Process to recruit tech supremo is now in its ‘final stages’