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
'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis Exclusive
29 Sep 2022 HR
'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis
Civil servants describe being "let down, seriously underpaid and undervalued" as they choose between basics and visit foodbanks
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
29 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
Former chief people officer Rupert McNeil urges officials to drown out the noise
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
29 Sep 2022 HR
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
PCS says department has issued redundancy offers to nearly 800 staff despite claiming it would do everything it could to find them jobs elsewhere
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
29 Sep 2022 Finance
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
Chief Treasury secretary insists spending review allocations will not be revised despite financial crisis
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
29 Sep 2022 Commercial
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
CSW survey finds two-thirds of officials struggle to find common ground with other government departments
Bank of England warns of 'risk to UK financial stability' in emergency intervention
28 Sep 2022 Economics
Bank of England warns of 'risk to UK financial stability' in emergency intervention
Bank buying government debt to stabilise market after government’s “mini-budget” triggered fall in the pound
National Archives plans digital service for officials to access sensitive records
28 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
National Archives plans digital service for officials to access sensitive records
Organisation seeks support with design and delivery of prototype platform
More than 900 civil service jobs moved from London to Glasgow
28 Sep 2022 HR
More than 900 civil service jobs moved from London to Glasgow
Cabinet Office and FCDO among departments that have moved jobs under Places for Growth
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
28 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
Boris Johnson's administration “unleashed a relentless assault" on officials, unions say
Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
27 Sep 2022 Economics
Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
Treasury says chancellor's plan will set out further details on the government’s fiscal rules
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
27 Sep 2022 Commercial
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
Fullbrook joins government payroll as a special adviser following criticism of "questionable" contract
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
27 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
Nick Macpherson says government has ‘broken a cardinal rule’ and flags fears over public sector pay
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep 2022 Communications
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
26 Sep 2022 Commercial
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
Liz Truss's chief of staff is being paid as a contractor through Fullbrook Strategies
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
26 Sep 2022 HR
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
PCS says ballot is most significant in union's history amid "biggest cut in living standards civil servants have ever known"
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
26 Sep 2022 Economics
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
Real-terms pay cuts expected as government abandons planned spending review
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
26 Sep 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
DWP has been accused of undermining trust by refusing to publish evaluation of benefit sanctions
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
23 Sep 2022 Finance
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs flagship Johnson policy aligns with Truss’s growth drive
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
22 Sep 2022 HR
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
Tom Scholar's sacking risks looking like "petty recrimination", former special adviser Salma Shah warns
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
22 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
Cabinet Office-based role comes with remit to develop technical and commercial strategy
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
22 Sep 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
Common Platform pause is “a reasonable first step", says PCS union, which had planned strikes