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
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
20 Mar 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
DVLA criticised for ‘antiquated’ operations and unclear modernisation strategy
17 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DVLA criticised for ‘antiquated’ operations and unclear modernisation strategy
Backlogs report also accuses Department for Transport of taking “hands-off approach” to licensing agency
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
17 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
Machinery of government changes should only happen if there is a "really good argument" for it, James Bevan says
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
17 Mar 2023 HR
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
Around 1,000 Passport Office staff are set to strike, close to a quarter of the organisation's workforce
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
17 Mar 2023 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
Philip Duffy will succeed James Bevan at Horizon House from July
Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed
17 Mar 2023 Health & Social Care
Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed
Government "treating their own workforce worse than anyone else", unions say after "failure to hold meaningful talks"
TikTok banned on government devices in new security rules
16 Mar 2023 Communications
TikTok banned on government devices in new security rules
NCSC review has identified "risk around how sensitive government data is accessed and used by certain platforms"
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
16 Mar 2023 Security & Defence
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
Departments may have to cut £18bn following Hunt's announcements yesterday, IFS says
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
16 Mar 2023 Finance
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
MPs are told that dealing with delayed local-council accounts could be hampered by NHS changes
Money 'will have to be found from somewhere' for public sector pay rises – IFS
16 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
Money 'will have to be found from somewhere' for public sector pay rises – IFS
Government will need to stump up at least £11.5bn to keep pay rises in line with private sector, Hunt warned after Spring Budget
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar 2023 Economics
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
15 Mar 2023 Health & Social Care
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
White paper promises to boost "trust and transparency" as Jeremy Hunt announces “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade"
Universal Credit sanctions tightened again as DWP told to publish research on their effectiveness
15 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Universal Credit sanctions tightened again as DWP told to publish research on their effectiveness
ICO tells DWP to publish evaluation as chancellor says sanctions will be applied "more rigorously"
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
15 Mar 2023 HR
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
Chief exec says low pay is "bad for the country" as staff are forced to leave and this "impacts on outcomes"
High Court rejects challenge to Civil Service Pension Scheme costs
15 Mar 2023 Finance
High Court rejects challenge to Civil Service Pension Scheme costs
Judge sides with ministers over failure to reduce member contributions because of botched reforms
Integrated Review ‘refresh’ finds extra £5bn for MoD
14 Mar 2023 Security & Defence
Integrated Review ‘refresh’ finds extra £5bn for MoD
Sunak sets new ‘aspiration’ for UK to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence amid concerns over Russia and China
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
14 Mar 2023 Economics
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
MPs says closure is "unnecessary", pointing to OTS claim that it "achieves far more than it costs"
Ipsos to review 'lack of good quality evaluation' across major government projects Exclusive
14 Mar 2023 Project Delivery
Ipsos to review 'lack of good quality evaluation' across major government projects
Evaluation Task Force signs up market research firm for £250,000 review into Government Major Projects Portfolio
Union 'wins significant concessions' that could end HMCTS dispute
14 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Union 'wins significant concessions' that could end HMCTS dispute
PCS asks legal advisers and court associates to back offer on Common Platform IT system
Simon Case: Conservative Party chair has apologised for 'activist civil servants' email Exclusive
13 Mar 2023 HR
Simon Case: Conservative Party chair has apologised for 'activist civil servants' email
Cab sec says he takes undermining of civil service impartiality ‘incredibly seriously’ following row over comments attributed to Suella Braverman
More political appointments would improve civil service churn, ex-cabinet minister says
13 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
More political appointments would improve civil service churn, ex-cabinet minister says
Liam Fox says "hybrid" approach would improve institutional memory – and criticises Sue Gray's Labour Party job
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
13 Mar 2023 Economy
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
John Armitt’s comments come as Department for Transport announces delivery of section of high-speed line will be pushed back by two years
Home Office paid Motorola £45m to end Emergency Services Network contract early
13 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office paid Motorola £45m to end Emergency Services Network contract early
NAO report finds that ultimate costs, delivery date and likelihood of success of £12bn-plus programme all remain uncertain
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 13
13 Mar 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team