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
DHSC perm sec rules out pay-dispute arbitration with junior doctors
20 Apr 2023 Communications
DHSC perm sec rules out pay-dispute arbitration with junior doctors
Chris Wormald tells MPs third-party mediation is “not something the government is pursuing”
1,000 more Passport Office staff to strike for 'reasonable' pay offer
20 Apr 2023 HR
1,000 more Passport Office staff to strike for 'reasonable' pay offer
PCS follows through on warning to escalate industrial action following 4.5% pay award announcement
FDA union announces first national pay strike ballot in 40 years after 4.5% offer
19 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
FDA union announces first national pay strike ballot in 40 years after 4.5% offer
Government has sent "clearest possible signal" it wants to treat civil service differently from rest of public sector, Penman says
Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
19 Apr 2023 Commercial
Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
Department to develop single internal infrastructure that will replace two incumbent platforms
Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say
19 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say
MPs warn of "optimism-bias" budgeting, cycle of costly delay and failure, and skills shortage
Sir Humphrey Appleby to return to stage in Yes, Minister stage play
19 Apr 2023 Culture
Sir Humphrey Appleby to return to stage in Yes, Minister stage play
Beloved satire's final chapter will be "funnier than King Lear", says writer Jonathan Lynn
Civil Service Commission seeks more independence from Cabinet Office
18 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Commission seeks more independence from Cabinet Office
Gisela Stuart says the regulator has at times been "treated like a business unit of the Cabinet Office"
DWP staff at 13 jobcentres to strike in May
18 Apr 2023 Economy
DWP staff at 13 jobcentres to strike in May
Walkouts will disrupt "ill-thought-out plans" for strict Universal Credit pilot and support PCS's campaign for better pay, union says
Rishi Sunak being investigated for alleged failure to declare interest
17 Apr 2023 Politics & Constitution
Rishi Sunak being investigated for alleged failure to declare interest
Parliamentary commissioner launches investigation as PM denies failing to declare interest
Alok Sharma denies bullying civil servants
17 Apr 2023 HR
Alok Sharma denies bullying civil servants
Sharma refutes allegations he was “difficult, unpredictable and quick to lose his temper” as Cop26 president
‘Maturing’ departments get more control over property spend
17 Apr 2023 Finance
‘Maturing’ departments get more control over property spend
Cabinet Office says departments are now "ready" to take more responsibility for their own spending
DLUHC offers £120k for next chief digital officer
17 Apr 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DLUHC offers £120k for next chief digital officer
But successful candidate must be based at department’s Wolverhampton second headquarters
Civil service unions vow to ramp up strikes after 'insulting' 4.5% pay offer
14 Apr 2023 Economy
Civil service unions vow to ramp up strikes after 'insulting' 4.5% pay offer
Sub-inflation offer is dubbed “unconscionable” and out of step with awards agreed with other public sector workers
Think tank calls for all departments to get a chief exec
14 Apr 2023 HR
Think tank calls for all departments to get a chief exec
Reform plans also target churn and prospect of annual £80bn in savings from better productivity
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
14 Apr 2023 Security & Defence
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must 'be prepared to defend your choices'
Ministers reject call for HMRC to set out its compliance-resourcing needs
13 Apr 2023 Finance
Ministers reject call for HMRC to set out its compliance-resourcing needs
Refusal follows MPs’ concerns over loss of billions of pounds through failure to reduce the “tax gap”
NS&I picks veteran employee as new chief executive
13 Apr 2023 HR
NS&I picks veteran employee as new chief executive
Dax Harkins has worked at the Premium Bonds organisation since November 2003
ONS blames civil service strikes for ‘flatlining’ economic growth
13 Apr 2023 Economics
ONS blames civil service strikes for ‘flatlining’ economic growth
Public sector industrial action offsets boosts in construction and retail sectors, data shows
DWP picks former Boots and NHS exec as new digital chief
12 Apr 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP picks former Boots and NHS exec as new digital chief
The role was advertised with a salary of £200,000-a-year
GCHQ to get first female chief
12 Apr 2023 Security & Defence
GCHQ to get first female chief
MI5 deputy DG Anne Keast-Butler will take helm of intelligence and security hub next month
ICO to fast-track public interest Freedom of Information complaints
12 Apr 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO to fast-track public interest Freedom of Information complaints
Regulator expects to give up to a fifth of complaints faster treatment
Civil service’s biggest union grows as pay battle intensifies
11 Apr 2023 HR
Civil service’s biggest union grows as pay battle intensifies
PCS says headcount grew by almost 5% in 2022 and is continuing to rise as strike action continues
Long-suppressed DWP report shows benefits sanctions 'slow progress into work'
11 Apr 2023 Policy
Long-suppressed DWP report shows benefits sanctions 'slow progress into work'
DWP forced to release 2020 report – after making more people subject to sanctions
Government has implemented just four of 57 ethics recommendations, says charity
11 Apr 2023 HR
Government has implemented just four of 57 ethics recommendations, says charity
Spotlight on Corruption says it hopes the post-Greensill audit will be a "wake-up call" to the government