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
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
28 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
Cuts could force staff to "cover more ground with fewer resources"
£180k price tag kills plan to wrap Cardiff office in union flag
27 Sep 2021
£180k price tag kills plan to wrap Cardiff office in union flag
Design on Ty William Morgan hub not "good value for the taxpayer"
Health security agency seeks commercial experts
27 Sep 2021 Commercial
Health security agency seeks commercial experts
Three deputy director jobs intended to give UKHSA's “best-in-class commercial department"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 27
27 Sep 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Departments take cautious approach on return to office
27 Sep 2021 Coronavirus
Departments take cautious approach on return to office
Ministries trial hybrid-working plans but fears remain about staff being pressured back to desks
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
27 Sep 2021 Project Delivery
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
Lessons-learned report highlights successes and failures from high-profile programmes rolled out at pace
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
24 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
Joanna Davinson says digital function is working with HR colleagues to promote greater movement between disciplines
Ministers can’t continue treating equalities brief as a ‘side hustle’, MPs warn
24 Sep 2021 HR
Ministers can’t continue treating equalities brief as a ‘side hustle’, MPs warn
Committee chair says it is “obvious” the latest cabinet line-up has no space to properly address inequalities
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 Culture
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Gove urged to clarify ‘confused’ levelling-up rhetoric
24 Sep 2021 Economy
Gove urged to clarify ‘confused’ levelling-up rhetoric
Institute for Government warns flagship drive cannot be all things to all people and places
MoJ convenes group to boost credentials of electronic signatures
23 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MoJ convenes group to boost credentials of electronic signatures
Expert panel intends to implement standards and increase confidence in use of technology
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
23 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
“Brownfield site” of legacy tech poses a particular challenge, civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm tells MPs
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
23 Sep 2021 Economy
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
Independent advisory body warns ministers that properly aiding “left behind” areas will require a fundamental shift in funding
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
22 Sep 2021 HR
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
Civil service recruitment watchdog Ian Watmore will step down next month
Human error saw DWP underpay more than £1bn in pensions, NAO reveals
22 Sep 2021 Finance
Human error saw DWP underpay more than £1bn in pensions, NAO reveals
"Outdated and unautomated" systems led to errors, review finds
Former No.10 chief of staff cleared to work at HSBC
22 Sep 2021 HR
Former No.10 chief of staff cleared to work at HSBC
Edward Lister will start at investment banking giant next week after six-month “pause” proposed by watchdog
MPs back Shawcross as next public appointments commissioner
21 Sep 2021 HR
MPs back Shawcross as next public appointments commissioner
Ministers told to up their game over extensions to watchdogs’ terms of office and interim postings
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
21 Sep 2021 HR
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
Gray says she is "excited" about move under Michael Gove but denies being "titan"
MoD to probe data breach that 'put Afghan interpreters' lives at risk'
21 Sep 2021 Security & Defence
MoD to probe data breach that 'put Afghan interpreters' lives at risk'
Email error has “needlessly” endangered lives of interpreters who aided the UK, Labour Party says
Rebrand levels up housing ministry as ex-Bank chief named as task force head
20 Sep 2021 Local & Devolved
Rebrand levels up housing ministry as ex-Bank chief named as task force head
New 'levelling up secretary' Michael Gove promises 'relentless focus' on government's flagship policy as he takes over at MHCLG
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 20
20 Sep 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government insists UK gas supplies are ‘secure’ as fears grow over food shortages
20 Sep 2021 Energy & Environment
Government insists UK gas supplies are ‘secure’ as fears grow over food shortages
Alok Sharma says government’s ‘clear message is that people shouldn't be concerned about the risk to supply’
Civil service needs ‘culture shift’, warns national security adviser
20 Sep 2021 Security & Defence
Civil service needs ‘culture shift’, warns national security adviser
Stephen Lovegrove says departments should be more open to outside voices on security issues
Union rebuffs Defra pay offer
17 Sep 2021 Energy & Environment
Union rebuffs Defra pay offer
Department should offer staff an across-the-board £300 bonus instead of non-consolidated individual awards, says PCS