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
GCHQ legal director to lead Attorney General’s Office
20 May 2021 Legal
GCHQ legal director to lead Attorney General’s Office
"Inspiring leader" Douglas Wilson named as AGO's next director general
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
19 May 2021 HR
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
3,000 Home Office and BEIS jobs to move out of London, PM announces as part of "levelling up" plan
PM appoints ‘special envoy’ for LGBT rights after disbanding advisory panel
19 May 2021 HR
PM appoints ‘special envoy’ for LGBT rights after disbanding advisory panel
New role created weeks after equalities minister disbanded advisory panel, after three members quit
Government not as prepared for a pandemic as it could have been, watchdog finds
19 May 2021 Coronavirus
Government not as prepared for a pandemic as it could have been, watchdog finds
Watchdog says £372bn costs to date will be increased by “medium and long-term” commitments and liabilities
Covid will ‘reset’ attitudes to contingency planning, Chisholm tells MPs
19 May 2021 Coronavirus
Covid will ‘reset’ attitudes to contingency planning, Chisholm tells MPs
Cabinet Office perm sec says there is “no question” government’s pandemic response could have been better
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
18 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
MPs demand home secretary explain "contradictions" between evidence she gave on Napier Barracks and inspection report
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
18 May 2021 Coronavirus
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
HMRC has highest pandemic spending level of any government department, according to watchdog
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
17 May 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says
17 May 2021 HR
Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says
Reported six-figure sum not a result of Treasury U-turn on payout caps, perm sec Rycroft tells MPs
Johnson urged to ‘be a leader for the civil service’
17 May 2021 HR
Johnson urged to ‘be a leader for the civil service’
FDA’s Dave Penman urges PM to remember it is officials who will deliver his policies
MoD staffer accepts five-figure settlement over disability discrimination
17 May 2021 Security & Defence
MoD staffer accepts five-figure settlement over disability discrimination
Payout for operations manager followed “outrageous” lack of support from employer, union says
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
14 May 2021 Health & Social Care
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
Select committee members say they will be “extremely disappointed” if a 10-year social-care plan does not appear by the end of 2021
Cameron denies intimidating civil servants with Greensill lobbying
14 May 2021 Finance
Cameron denies intimidating civil servants with Greensill lobbying
Former PM admits he has lessons to learn but calls for tough rules on second jobs for officials
Cash didn’t fuel my Greensill lobbying, says former PM
14 May 2021 Finance
Cash didn’t fuel my Greensill lobbying, says former PM
But David Cameron tells MPs he had a “serious economic interest” in failed financial firm
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
13 May 2021 HR
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
Lord Geidt says he is confident his role will be robust despite being unable to trigger investigations himself
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
13 May 2021 HR
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
Officials will be recruited from across government for new unit
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
13 May 2021 Coronavirus
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
But Downing Street admits at least one internal lessons-learned probe has already completed
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
13 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
'I am riding to the rescue with my friend Lex Greensill': Cameron’s texts to officials revealed
12 May 2021 Commercial
'I am riding to the rescue with my friend Lex Greensill': Cameron’s texts to officials revealed
Messages to ministers and Treasury top brass show the extent of the ex-PM's lobbying for supply-chain finance firm
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May 2021 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
Queen’s Speech: Key bills in PM's plan to 'turbo-charge' pandemic recovery
11 May 2021 Politics & Constitution
Queen’s Speech: Key bills in PM's plan to 'turbo-charge' pandemic recovery
Plans to “create a stronger, healthier and more prosperous nation” with more than 30 new pieces of legislation
Welsh Government kicks off nine-month search for next perm sec Exclusive
11 May 2021 HR
Welsh Government kicks off nine-month search for next perm sec
Move confirms that Shan Morgan's five-year contract will not be renewed.
Civil Service People Survey: Engagement and pay satisfaction hit new highs
11 May 2021 HR
Civil Service People Survey: Engagement and pay satisfaction hit new highs
Staff sentiment rises despite pandemic pressures and Brexit strain, latest workforce barometer shows
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
11 May 2021 HR
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
Standards commissioner confirms Boris Johnson is being investigated over his 2019 getaway