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
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
21 Oct 2024 HR
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
Surge and rapid response team offers 142 apprenticeships to "enthusiastic" team players
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
21 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
21 Oct 2024 Economy
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
Social Security Advisory Committee raises concern about department's ability to process pension credit claims "in a timely way” and potential impact on winter fuel payments
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
18 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
Move will free up prison space set aside for defendants on remand, department says
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
18 Oct 2024 HR
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
Lea Paterson is a civil service commissioner and board member at the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
18 Oct 2024 HR
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
This year's Commissioners' Mark of Excellence will focus on hiring teams which have brought new skills and talent into the civil service
Starmer: We must end cycle of fear around change in the civil service
18 Oct 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Starmer: We must end cycle of fear around change in the civil service
PM says there is "always an inhibition in government when it comes to technology and change"
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
17 Oct 2024 Security & Defence
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
Recruitment drive comes after Danny Kinahan quit role following "frank conversation" with secretary of state Hilary Benn
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
17 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
Plus, DESNZ agrees deal for government-owned company to work with Scottish public bodies
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
17 Oct 2024 HR
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
16 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
Liz Kendall says department is "determined to put this right" after thousands of carers were told to repay huge sums
CQC names next chief executive
16 Oct 2024 Health & Social Care
CQC names next chief executive
Julian Hartley set to take helm of regulator declared "unfit for purpose" by health secretary
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
16 Oct 2024 HR
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
PCS urges end to outsourcing as it announces strikes at Cabinet Office, DSIT and DBT
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
16 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
Dan Corry will examine whether the department's regulations and regulators are "fit for purpose"
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
15 Oct 2024 Economy
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
Microsoft UK chief executive will chair new independent advisory council
Reeves slashes budget for National Wealth Fund
15 Oct 2024 Finance
Reeves slashes budget for National Wealth Fund
UK Infrastructure Bank will be rebranded as NWF, but will come with less new money
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
15 Oct 2024 Commercial
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
"Larger and better equipped" unit now straddles No.10, the Department of Business and Trade and the Treasury
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
15 Oct 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
Research also finds technological barriers remain a significant challenge to data sharing and AI
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
14 Oct 2024 Operational Delivery
Benefits system 'exacerbating health conditions', DWP study finds
Claimants described benefits application process as “physically and mentally exhausting” and say health assessments can "set back their wellbeing for days"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 14
14 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 14
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO joins trial of digital system to help civil servants move between departments
14 Oct 2024 Civil Service Reform
FCDO joins trial of digital system to help civil servants move between departments
Foreign Office is one of 12 departments and agencies piloting multimillion-pound, cross-government digital employee transfer service
Cabinet Office extends project to improve departments’ readiness to tackle bullying
11 Oct 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office extends project to improve departments’ readiness to tackle bullying
Project helps departments identify inefficiencies that are thwarting their ability to prevent and address bullying, harassment and discrimination
Is it good to share? DWP co-location study flags staff gripes
11 Oct 2024 HR
Is it good to share? DWP co-location study flags staff gripes
Officials tell of parking woes, privacy concerns and socialising strife at multi-organisation sites
Climate change watchdog appoints new chief
11 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate change watchdog appoints new chief
Energy UK's Emma Pinchbeck to lead Climate Change Committee