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
Civil Service Awards 2021 winners revealed
16 Dec 2021 HR
Civil Service Awards 2021 winners revealed
Game-changing pandemic programmes and inspirational individuals saluted
High Court bid seeks 2% cut in civil service pension contributions
15 Dec 2021 HR
High Court bid seeks 2% cut in civil service pension contributions
Ministers’ failure to apply cost-control agreement is leaving officials hundreds of pounds a year worse off, union says
Former Home Office chief Phillip Rutnam appointed to NHS board
15 Dec 2021 Health & Social Care
Former Home Office chief Phillip Rutnam appointed to NHS board
Acoba says the appointment of the former perm sec, who resigned last year over a bullying row with Priti Patel, is "low risk"
DfT names second permanent secretary
15 Dec 2021 HR
DfT names second permanent secretary
DG Gareth Davies to take on role, which includes overseeing the decarbonisation of transport
Perm secs told to produce 'concrete plan' to free up civil servants to volunteer for booster rollout Exclusive
14 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
Perm secs told to produce 'concrete plan' to free up civil servants to volunteer for booster rollout
Registered healthcare professionals across the civil service to get "unlimited" volunteering leave until the end of January
Pay ballot will ‘send message to ministers’ says civil service union
14 Dec 2021 HR
Pay ballot will ‘send message to ministers’ says civil service union
Officials facing biggest hit to living standards for decades, warns PCS general secretary
DIT has made progress in improving capacity for trade deals, says NAO
14 Dec 2021 Brexit
DIT has made progress in improving capacity for trade deals, says NAO
But department needs to ensure agreements are delivering “real benefits”, watchdog warns
Chisholm seeks civil service volunteers for Covid booster drive
13 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
Chisholm seeks civil service volunteers for Covid booster drive
Up to 120,000 officials could be drafted in to hit “million a day” target for vaccinations
Cabinet secretary ‘to finish Downing St party probe this week’
13 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet secretary ‘to finish Downing St party probe this week’
Investigation expanded to include quiz hosted by Boris Johnson days before No.10 get-together
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 13
13 Dec 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
National Crime Agency offers £223k for next DG
12 Dec 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
National Crime Agency offers £223k for next DG
Law-enforcement body launches recruitment drive for permanent successor to Lynne Owens
Former Vote Leave chair Gisela Stuart lined up as first civil service commissioner
10 Dec 2021 HR
Former Vote Leave chair Gisela Stuart lined up as first civil service commissioner
IfG warns appointing ex-Labour MP to top watchdog role is a mistake
PM’s standards adviser ‘could quit’ after being ‘misled’ about Downing Street flat refurb
10 Dec 2021 HR
PM’s standards adviser ‘could quit’ after being ‘misled’ about Downing Street flat refurb
The Electoral Commission uncovered WhatsApp messages which Boris Johnson failed to hand over to Lord Geidt
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
10 Dec 2021 Commercial
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
Public Accounts Committee highlights failure to understand issue of decades-old ‘legacy’ systems used in border control and state pension
Treasury accused of putting up 'barriers' to public sector pay rises
09 Dec 2021 Economics
Treasury accused of putting up 'barriers' to public sector pay rises
FDA union says that "price stability’" aim means pay restraint will continue
Fears officials will be scapegoats in Downing St party probe
09 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
Fears officials will be scapegoats in Downing St party probe
Civil service unions say ministers must take responsibility for any lockdown rule-breaking
Lack of political leadership was 'fundamental failing' of Afghan crisis, ex-national security adviser says
09 Dec 2021 Security & Defence
Lack of political leadership was 'fundamental failing' of Afghan crisis, ex-national security adviser says
Lord Ricketts says National Security Council could have helped overloaded FCDO, while former Army head calls for perm sec to resign
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
09 Dec 2021 Economy
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
As DLUHC delays publication of white paper, local leaders want commitment from Sunak, Institute for Government says
Allegra Stratton resigns after No.10 Christmas party video leak
08 Dec 2021 Communications
Allegra Stratton resigns after No.10 Christmas party video leak
The PM's former spokesperson said she will regret joking about a party during lockdown last year "for the rest of my days"
FCDO chief admits he was wrong to continue holiday as Afghan crisis unfolded
08 Dec 2021 Foreign Affairs
FCDO chief admits he was wrong to continue holiday as Afghan crisis unfolded
But Philip Barton says whistleblower's work-life balance claims about his department are a "misunderstanding"
Cabinet Office ‘must make working from home default’ for civil servants
08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet Office ‘must make working from home default’ for civil servants
Union says emergence of Omicron Covid variant should be point where departments stop lurching from crisis to crisis in pandemic response
On the Case: PM orders civil service head to investigate No.10 Christmas party claims
08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus
On the Case: PM orders civil service head to investigate No.10 Christmas party claims
Boris Johnson also apologised "unreservedly" for a video in which officials joke about a party during Covid lockdown
MPs sound alarm over Home Office’s £1.1bn police IT programme
08 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs sound alarm over Home Office’s £1.1bn police IT programme
Department’s “miserable record of exorbitantly expensive digital programmes that fail to deliver” continues, says Public Accounts Committee
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
08 Dec 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
But department accuses construction firms and building inspectors of abusing the trust placed in them