DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
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
Civil Service College retirement flats come with £1.2m price tag
01 Sep 2021 Property & Estates
Civil Service College retirement flats come with £1.2m price tag
Details emerge of homes at converted Sunningdale training base
Truss names new HM trade commissioners
01 Sep 2021 Economy
Truss names new HM trade commissioners
Former acting DG for negotiations and German-based deputy start new roles
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
31 Aug 2021 Coronavirus
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
Institute for Government says Sunak will need to find additional funding to protect public services
Employment tribunal decision could cost MoD £1.5m, says union
31 Aug 2021 Security & Defence
Employment tribunal decision could cost MoD £1.5m, says union
Hundreds of former staff at Babcock-owned dockyard could get boosted exit payments after Rosyth case
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
31 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
So-called “communications playbook” says additional wings and refurbishment schemes should all be classified as part of flagship government drive
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
30 Aug 2021 Brexit
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
Government signals intent for more-business friendly environment as it plans partnerships with the likes of the US, Colombia, India and Kenya
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 30
30 Aug 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 30
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy Exclusive
27 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy
“This is a basic policy of wellbeing and it’s hard to believe that these things haven’t already been provided," one MP says
New Zealand privacy watchdog John Edwards chosen as next information commissioner
27 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
New Zealand privacy watchdog John Edwards chosen as next information commissioner
Government chooses preferred candidate to replace Elizabeth Denham
MPs to probe FCDO's handling of Afghan crisis after sensitive documents found at Kabul embassy
27 Aug 2021 Foreign Affairs
MPs to probe FCDO's handling of Afghan crisis after sensitive documents found at Kabul embassy
Defence secretary Ben Wallace says failure to destroy details of local contacts was “clearly not good enough”
Scottish Government lifts lid on civil servants’ second jobs
27 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish Government lifts lid on civil servants’ second jobs
FOI response details 99 officials with company directorships or other business interests
Scottish Government to hold own Covid-19 inquiry
26 Aug 2021 Coronavirus
Scottish Government to hold own Covid-19 inquiry
With UK-wide public inquiry delayed until 2022, Sturgeon says Scotland's probe should start "as soon as possible"
Cabinet Office ‘needs to step up for civil servants who suffer pregnancy loss’ Exclusive
26 Aug 2021 HR
Cabinet Office ‘needs to step up for civil servants who suffer pregnancy loss’
Union says official HR policy does not guarantee parental bereavement leave after miscarriages within 24 weeks of pregnancy
Cabinet Office unveils ‘Government School of Property’ plans
26 Aug 2021 HR
Cabinet Office unveils ‘Government School of Property’ plans
Chief property officer says school will be one-stop location for 5,000-strong property profession
Raab: 'With benefit of hindsight, I would have been back earlier' from holiday as Kabul fell
25 Aug 2021 Foreign Affairs
Raab: 'With benefit of hindsight, I would have been back earlier' from holiday as Kabul fell
"We were all surprised by the scale and the pace of the collapse of the situation," foreign secretary says after calls to resign
‘The vast majority have been thwarted’: minister praises DWP's fraud response
25 Aug 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
‘The vast majority have been thwarted’: minister praises DWP's fraud response
Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well: with challenges
‘Never underestimate the importance of your diary manager’, ex-minister warns
25 Aug 2021 Energy & Environment
‘Never underestimate the importance of your diary manager’, ex-minister warns
Nick Hurd says most junior member of private office team has key role in system geared up to “waste ministerial time”
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
24 Aug 2021 Commercial
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
Booster programme will help "future-proof the country from the threat of Covid-19"
HMRC needs greater freedom from Treasury meddling on tax collection, MPs say
24 Aug 2021 Finance
HMRC needs greater freedom from Treasury meddling on tax collection, MPs say
Cross-party group says HMRC should be able to ignore directions that stop it from maximising direct returns from taxpayers
Civil servants 'will feel guilt and responsibility forever' over death of five-year-old Afghan refugee
24 Aug 2021 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants 'will feel guilt and responsibility forever' over death of five-year-old Afghan refugee
"Misleading to suggest that the Home Office does not take our responsibilities towards children in our care seriously," DG says
‘Officials would say, we’ll do that, then it didn’t get done’: ex-ministers criticise risk aversion
24 Aug 2021 Communications
‘Officials would say, we’ll do that, then it didn’t get done’: ex-ministers criticise risk aversion
Interviews also highlight civil service’s ‘inappropriate’ attitude to the media, driven by determination to only share good news
Home Office urged to open evacuation route for LGBTQ+ Afghans
23 Aug 2021 Foreign Affairs
Home Office urged to open evacuation route for LGBTQ+ Afghans
"It is essential the government does what it can to help and protect LGBTQ+ Afghans like women and girls and religious minorities," MPs' group chair says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 23
23 Aug 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 23
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Leadership and management training overhaul to provide 'tangible skills'
23 Aug 2021 Civil Service Reform
Leadership and management training overhaul to provide 'tangible skills'
Updated programmes will offer "unrivalled development opportunities"