NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate
18 Jul Digital, Data & Technology

NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate

Paul Chowles handed five-and-a-half year sentence after pocketing cryptocurrency from Silk Road 2.0 co-founder
by Tevye Markson
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
18 Jul HR
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
NAO refuses to sign off Whole of Government Accounts again
18 Jul Finance
NAO refuses to sign off Whole of Government Accounts again
Deadline for Civil Service Awards nominations extended
18 Jul Civil Service Reform
Deadline for Civil Service Awards nominations extended
Ofsted scoops stats award for work to identify childcare 'deserts'
17 Jul Statistics
Ofsted scoops stats award for work to identify childcare 'deserts'
Project will "empower families and shape the lives of their children for years to come", says UK Statistics Authority chair
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
17 Jul Civil Service Reform
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
Newly published covenant aims to "reset relationship" between government and civil society
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
17 Jul Economics
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
Jeremy Hunt also speaks about the advice he gave to Wes Streeting and why he's not a fan of "mission-driven" government
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
16 Jul Local & Devolved
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
Teams of policy officials, tech specialists and other experts will have an “explicit mandate to try new things and be creative"
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
16 Jul Security & Defence
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
Information Commissioner's Office says the "deeply regrettable incident" put "thousands of vulnerable people at risk" and "can never happen again"
UK’s capacity to absorb economic shocks is shrinking, OBR chair warns
15 Jul Finance
UK’s capacity to absorb economic shocks is shrinking, OBR chair warns
Richard Hughes says there has been “a de facto willingness” on the part of successive governments to allow debt to continue growing
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
15 Jul Civil Service Reform
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
Top-level pay controls guidance update also includes new exceptions
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
14 Jul Communications
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
Guidance is "causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion" and should be withdrawn, experts say
New business-case rules for major projects come into force
14 Jul Finance
New business-case rules for major projects come into force
Treasury issues guidance for departments on new requirements for projects and programmes in the GMPP
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
14 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
Annual accounts show fraud-and-error rate dipped to 3.3% in 2024-25, down from 3.6% the previous year
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
14 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
11 Jul HR
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
Former civil servant and Love Island star Sharon Gaffka says she "always intended to go back"
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
11 Jul Foreign Affairs
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
Olly Robbins says less than £500k was spent on department’s aborted Glasgow move
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
11 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
Home Affairs Committee says it is “unconvinced” the Home Office has the “capacity or imagination” to deliver the government's VAWG target
Departments ‘must get better at using data analytics to combat fraud’
10 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
Departments ‘must get better at using data analytics to combat fraud’
NAO says properly harnessing technology and taking a preventative approach could turn “modest” savings into “billions”
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
10 Jul Energy & Environment
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
Department also appoints Prospect's Sue Ferns as non-exec
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
10 Jul HR
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
Watchdog says latest failures demonstrate “inadequacies of the framework” in which the anti-corruption system operates
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
09 Jul Analysis
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
Officials tell CSW-Re:State survey they know what their department's priorities are, but express concern about having the right resources to deliver on them
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
09 Jul Communications
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
Collaboration aims to strengthen support for UK civil servants as charity approaches 140th anniversary
Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
09 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
Department for Business and Trade hit with a range of "must do" recommendations over Post Office IT failings
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
09 Jul Foreign Affairs
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
Perm sec says department is aiming for 500 voluntary exits this year and has begun wider restructure by looking at DG and director-level cuts
ONS launches ‘internal’ campaign for new perm sec role
08 Jul HR
ONS launches ‘internal’ campaign for new perm sec role
Only civil servants at DG level and above can apply to lead turnaround of troubled statistics body
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
08 Jul Commercial
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
Plaque unveiled in memory of first female civil servant
08 Jul Civil Service Reform
Plaque unveiled in memory of first female civil servant
Jeanie Senior's appointment in 1873 was 'fiercely resisted', but she challenged establishment thinking around workhouses in her role as an inspector of education of girls