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
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
22 Mar 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
Study finds 84% of services involving decision and exchange of information between government and citizen could be easily automated
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
22 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
Almost a thousand jobs from DLUHC alone were moved away from the capital between October and December last year
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
22 Mar 2024 HR
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
MPs describe latest Civil Service People Plan as "vague" and demand step-change in performance management
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
22 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
Mike Clancy says his priority this year is to “get as many people out of the civil service delegated pay remit as possible”
Union estimates investing £1bn in HMRC could raise more than £11bn
21 Mar 2024 HR
Union estimates investing £1bn in HMRC could raise more than £11bn
Report comes as department announces – then U-turns on – plan for summer closure of tax self-assessment hotline
PCS claims 'progress' in getting four-day week for Defra civil servants
21 Mar 2024 Economy
PCS claims 'progress' in getting four-day week for Defra civil servants
But Defra says there are no plans for a four-day week
Simon Case quits men-only club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Simon Case quits men-only club
Resignation from Garrick Club comes less than 24 hours after the cabinet secretary defended his membership of the organisation
The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation 'deficit' Partner Content
20 Mar 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation 'deficit'
New research reveals many public sector transformation strategies are being driven by technology or competitive impulse rather than by citizens’ needs
Huge civil service pay hike needed to match 2010 levels, PCS research finds
20 Mar 2024 HR
Huge civil service pay hike needed to match 2010 levels, PCS research finds
Wages will need to rise by 18-62% to counteract falls in real-terms pay since 2010, union says
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
Cabinet secretary tells MPs it's easier to change outdated institutions from the inside
New civil service commissioners named
20 Mar 2024 HR
New civil service commissioners named
Elizabeth Hambley, Tony Poulter and Neil Wooding have now begun their five-year terms
United Nations takes aim at UK's disability benefits reforms
19 Mar 2024 Health & Social Care
United Nations takes aim at UK's disability benefits reforms
Session describes agenda that "demonises" disabled people and is a block to an adequate standard of living
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
19 Mar 2024 Coronavirus
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
Cab sec's appearance at the inquiry was postponed as he was on medical leave from late October
Departing civil service COO 'not worried' about drop in Fast Stream applications
19 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Departing civil service COO 'not worried' about drop in Fast Stream applications
Sir Alex Chisholm says he hasn't seen "any signs at all" that the fall in applicants is affecting the quality of the scheme
Cabinet Office to scrap Fast Stream line-management roles
18 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to scrap Fast Stream line-management roles
Fast streamer support will come almost solely from departments under the plans
Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
18 Mar 2024 HR
Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
Oliver Dowden orders suspension of network pending an investigation into comments by webinar convenors
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
18 Mar 2024 HR
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
'Returns and Enforcement Unit' would target the 40% fall in asylum removals since 2010, shadow home secretary says
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
18 Mar 2024 Education
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
Union says minister's comments "serve to further stoke division between inspectors and school leaders"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 18
18 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 18
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Former first civil service commissioner to chair GLD board
15 Mar 2024 HR
Former first civil service commissioner to chair GLD board
The Government Legal Department has announced two new non-executive directors
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
Job candidate with hearing difficulties did not get proper support at interview
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
15 Mar 2024 HR
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
PCS says the hybrid working directive has caused anger among staff
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
Workers recognised for providing CPR and using a defibrillator after cardiac arrest
Brexit has decreased public sector productivity, report finds
14 Mar 2024 Brexit
Brexit has decreased public sector productivity, report finds
Findings follow chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget call for return to pre-pandemic efficiency levels