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 ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
16 May Digital, Data & Technology
DWP reverses ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
16 May Economy
CMA told to prioritise economic growth in priority 'reset'
Let civil servants sacrifice pension contributions for higher pay, IfG says
31 Jul 2024 HR
Let civil servants sacrifice pension contributions for higher pay, IfG says
New controls on job-hopping and scrapping success profiles also feature on think tank's 20-point plan to "fix civil service"
Kemi Badenoch denies bullying allegations as 'false smears'
31 Jul 2024 HR
Kemi Badenoch denies bullying allegations as 'false smears'
Sources allege former business secretary's behaviour was "bullying and traumatising"
Rayner announces new towns taskforce to 'get Britain building'
31 Jul 2024 HR
Rayner announces new towns taskforce to 'get Britain building'
Sir Michael Lyons appointed to chair independent New Towns Taskforce
Hunt says £22bn black hole claims 'risk bringing civil service into disrepute'
30 Jul 2024 Finance
Hunt says £22bn black hole claims 'risk bringing civil service into disrepute'
Ex-chancellor asks cabinet secretary whether perm secs who signed off on main estimates will be sanctioned if figures are wrong
Just one in 20 SCS applicants meeting minimum standards, SSRB warns
30 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Just one in 20 SCS applicants meeting minimum standards, SSRB warns
Senior Salaries Review Body raises concerns over recruitment and retention as it confirms 5% pay rise for senior civil servants
DESNZ security guards and cleaners accept pay offer
30 Jul 2024 HR
DESNZ security guards and cleaners accept pay offer
Outsourced staff get 4% rise and same entitlements for holidays and sick pay as their insourced colleagues
Civil servants to get 5% pay rise
29 Jul 2024 HR
Civil servants to get 5% pay rise
Pay remit guidance is published as Rachel Reeves accepts public sector pay review body recommendations
Departments told to shave 2% off admin budgets and stop 'unnecessary' consultancy spend
29 Jul 2024 Commercial
Departments told to shave 2% off admin budgets and stop 'unnecessary' consultancy spend
Reeves orders immediate halt to “non-essential” spending on consultants and government comms amid savings push
Reeves commits to spending review every two years
29 Jul 2024 Finance
Reeves commits to spending review every two years
Chancellor announces next spending review date and fiscal-planning reforms
Civil service learning contracts extended by £150m amid 'high demand' Exclusive
29 Jul 2024 Commercial
Civil service learning contracts extended by £150m amid 'high demand'
Year-long extension to KPMG and EY contracts comes after training demand "increased beyond levels originally forecast"
Reeves to announce efficiencies drive and consultancy spend squeeze in major speech
29 Jul 2024 Economics
Reeves to announce efficiencies drive and consultancy spend squeeze in major speech
Chancellor will set out reforms to "put an end to wasteful spending in government" and address £20bn black hole
GLD: Pay boost has reduced turnover and boosted recruitment
29 Jul 2024 HR
GLD: Pay boost has reduced turnover and boosted recruitment
But legal department says further pay reform may be needed to address attrition in its corporate services division
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 29
29 Jul 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 29
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
McFadden promises pay update within days
26 Jul 2024 HR
McFadden promises pay update within days
Cabinet Office minister also pledges “end to culture wars on civil service”
Health secretary dubs care regulator 'unfit for purpose'
26 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
Health secretary dubs care regulator 'unfit for purpose'
Report finds Care Quality Commission is unable to "consistently and effectively" judge the services it regulates
DSIT announces new AI Opportunities Unit
26 Jul 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT announces new AI Opportunities Unit
Team will deliver on newly-commissioned AI Opportunities Action Plan being developed by tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford
NAO calls for crackdown on 'poor-quality' procurement frameworks
26 Jul 2024 Commercial
NAO calls for crackdown on 'poor-quality' procurement frameworks
Report says Cabinet Office headcount cap has hampered work of Crown Commercial Service
RSS case-study project to help statisticians make decisions under pressure
26 Jul 2024 Statistics
RSS case-study project to help statisticians make decisions under pressure
Statistics Under Pressure programme aims to "raise awareness around the need for trade-offs in real-world circumstances"
GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to create offshore wind farms
25 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to create offshore wind farms
Offshore windfarm initiative aims to leverage £60bn of private investment
EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
25 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
Cabinet Office takes on two new responsibilities, while several bodies leave the department
Cabinet Office signs £7m deal for cross-government learning platform
25 Jul 2024 Commercial
Cabinet Office signs £7m deal for cross-government learning platform
Pearson will develop Government Skills Campus digital platform that will help map skills across government
'Challenging internal operating environment' damaging DWP performance, NAO says
25 Jul 2024 HR
'Challenging internal operating environment' damaging DWP performance, NAO says
Department “generally not meeting" performance benchmarks or standards for customer satisfaction, payment timeliness and in-house call response
Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
24 Jul 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
Lucy Neville-Rolfe says she "lost confidence in the quality of Shareholder Executive's advice"
Home Office to close Bibby Stockholm asylum barge
24 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to close Bibby Stockholm asylum barge
Not renewing contract for floating hostel will save at least £20m next year, ministers say