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
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
02 Dec 2022 Finance
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
MPs complain of late, poor-quality and “missing in action” accounting-officer assessments
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
01 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
Commissioner claims that fining public bodies simply creates a ‘money-go-round’
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
01 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
Performance-related pay and “senior specialist” roles would help departments attract more outside talent, IfG says
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
01 Dec 2022 Leadership
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
Disruption halted publication but Sunak will not scrap ODPs in the long run, minister confirms
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
30 Nov 2022 Communications
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
Tweet shared after nurses' strike announced remains up despite warning it could harm public confidence
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
30 Nov 2022 Commercial
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
29 Nov 2022 Health & Social Care
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
After suspected cases among asylum seekers dispersed from Manston, expert says situation "should have been prevented through joint working"
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
29 Nov 2022 HR
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
Case and Scottish Government perm sec are working on what Supreme Court judgement means for the civil service
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
29 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
PCS chief says billionaire employer can “easily” end pay dispute – plus, more HMCTS strikes announced
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
28 Nov 2022 Security & Defence
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
28 Nov 2022 HR
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
Huge Swansea presence left agency exposed to local infection rates, Julie Lennard tells MPs
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
28 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
End to DVLA flexible working sees DfT lose ground on pay gap too
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
28 Nov 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
25 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
Cost of controversial partnership rises to £140m as Rycroft admits there is no sign of deterrent effect yet
Roads projects at risk because of spiralling inflation, NAO warns
25 Nov 2022 Finance
Roads projects at risk because of spiralling inflation, NAO warns
Watchdog says National Highways and DfT schemes could be scrapped or delayed because of rising costs
'Inexcusable': DVLA staff 'told to wear coats' after heating breaks at Swansea HQ
25 Nov 2022 HR
'Inexcusable': DVLA staff 'told to wear coats' after heating breaks at Swansea HQ
Union slams "failure to communicate" with vulnerable staff as DVLA announces the problem is fixed
Passport Office crisis ‘fixed’, says Braverman – but no promise of return to pre-Covid processing target
25 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Passport Office crisis ‘fixed’, says Braverman – but no promise of return to pre-Covid processing target
Braverman says 99% of applications are now being processed within 10 weeks
BEIS contract workers offered 12% pay rise after strike vote
24 Nov 2022 HR
BEIS contract workers offered 12% pay rise after strike vote
Union says it hopes outsourcing giant Aramark's offer will be "first of many successes this winter"
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
24 Nov 2022 HR
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
Justice secretary is already being investigated over two formal complaints
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
24 Nov 2022 HR
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
Retention allowance revealed amid reports Home Office is recruiting low-paid, inexperienced staff who are quickly leaving
Sunak appoints employment barrister to investigate Raab bullying complaints
23 Nov 2022 HR
Sunak appoints employment barrister to investigate Raab bullying complaints
Barrister Adam Tolley has experience defending government departments in employment tribunals
Home Office empties Manston asylum centre after legal challenge
23 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office empties Manston asylum centre after legal challenge
Detainee claimed centre was “overcrowded, unhygienic and unsafe” and Home Office violated rights not be arbitrarily detained
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
23 Nov 2022 Economy
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
Striking is not the “right thing to do now”, Raab says as civil servants gear up for industrial action