Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
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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
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
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
FCDO to sell off slice of Tokyo embassy compound
18 Oct 2021 Foreign Affairs
FCDO to sell off slice of Tokyo embassy compound
Proceeds will fund upgrade of remaining buildings and work on wider diplomatic estate
MoD offers £290k for next DE&S chief
18 Oct 2021 Security & Defence
MoD offers £290k for next DE&S chief
Bristol-based role is responsible for 11,000 staff at equipment and support agency
Civil service must embrace change or risk losing public trust, Simon Case warns
15 Oct 2021 Civil Service Reform
Civil service must embrace change or risk losing public trust, Simon Case warns
Cabinet secretary also uses Newcastle speech to flag need for officials to “rocket boost” their data skills
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
15 Oct 2021 HR
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
PCS union says it expects up to 1,000 staff to walk out
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
15 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
Smartphone platform will form part of wider One Login programme
NCSC issues warning over ‘bring your own device’ IT policies
14 Oct 2021 Security & Defence
NCSC issues warning over ‘bring your own device’ IT policies
National cyber body updates guidance on use of employee-owned technology – a practice which proliferated during the pandemic
Government needs to end reliance on secondary legislation, warns ex-legal chief
14 Oct 2021 Legal
Government needs to end reliance on secondary legislation, warns ex-legal chief
Jonathan Jones calls for 'reset' of secondary-legislation rules and a new statutory instruments act
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
13 Oct 2021 HR
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
Green agenda and transport’s role in levelling up flagged as key work areas
Civil servants are working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister
13 Oct 2021 Civil Service Reform
Civil servants are working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister
Latest salvo comes despite No.10 confirming “steady return” of officials to workplaces
Cabinet Office instant messaging guidance revealed at High Court
13 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office instant messaging guidance revealed at High Court
Labour says guidance is a threat to transparency and accountability
EU offers to end most Northern Ireland checks in bid to break Brexit deadlock
13 Oct 2021 Brexit
EU offers to end most Northern Ireland checks in bid to break Brexit deadlock
Proposals expected to dramatically reduce the number of checks on goods moving from Great Britain
BEIS sends Treasury demands for tackling energy crisis
13 Oct 2021 Energy & Environment
BEIS sends Treasury demands for tackling energy crisis
Plan would support high-energy sectors including steel, ceramics, and paper
Ex-Tesco chief drafted in to help with supply chain crises
12 Oct 2021 HR
Ex-Tesco chief drafted in to help with supply chain crises
Lewis appointed after fuel shortages and PM's promise to "save Christmas"
Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
12 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
Initial pandemic response 'one of the UK's most important public health failures', MPs say
Ex-homelessness tsar to lead review of Met Police standards and culture
12 Oct 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Ex-homelessness tsar to lead review of Met Police standards and culture
Former DCLG and Home Office director general Louise Casey “will ask difficult questions” in probe prompted by Wayne Couzens outrage
IDS slammed for 'ahistorical drivel' after saying home-working officials fall short of 'wartime generation'
11 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
IDS slammed for 'ahistorical drivel' after saying home-working officials fall short of 'wartime generation'
Ex-work and pensions secretary compared to "old man on a park bench screaming into the wind"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 11
11 Oct 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Attorney General’s Office names deputy head
11 Oct 2021 HR
Attorney General’s Office names deputy head
"Inspiring and highly respected civil servant" started his career in New Zealand
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
11 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
Judith Paget hired for 18-month stint as chief executive of NHS Wales and director general
NICS sets up project delivery profession after cash-for-ash scandal
08 Oct 2021 Energy & Environment
NICS sets up project delivery profession after cash-for-ash scandal
Finance minister details response to public inquiry recommendations into £490m blunder
Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
08 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
Pandemic sparked “unprecedented public engagement" with health data but highlighted challenges, OSR says
Think tank backs call for civil service ‘compliance function’ after Greensill scandal
08 Oct 2021 Civil Service Reform
Think tank backs call for civil service ‘compliance function’ after Greensill scandal
IfG says perm secs should lead a culture change in departments following Boardman Review recommendations
DCMS seeks leader for smart device security policy team
08 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS seeks leader for smart device security policy team
Role comes with remit to support regulation and engage with industry
Boris Johnson pledges shift to ‘high wage, high skill’ economy
07 Oct 2021 HR
Boris Johnson pledges shift to ‘high wage, high skill’ economy
But PM’s conference speech fails to mention public sector pay freeze or thank civil servants for pandemic efforts