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
PCS credits HMRC pay deal with membership boost
19 Apr 2021 HR
PCS credits HMRC pay deal with membership boost
Union reveals halt to a “decade of decline” in subs
Crown rep worked for Greensill, it emerges as ex-civil servants sound alarm over 'revolving door'
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Crown rep worked for Greensill, it emerges as ex-civil servants sound alarm over 'revolving door'
Kerslake says he is “baffled” by process that saw chief commercial officer cleared to moonlight for financial firm
Staff churn ‘means lawyers have better policy knowledge than officers’
16 Apr 2021 Legal
Staff churn ‘means lawyers have better policy knowledge than officers’
Think tank argues policymaking processes should be improved before rules on High Court challenges are changed
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
Health secretary's sister's company won NHS Wales contracts worth £300,000 last month
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
16 Apr 2021 Commercial
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
Home Office says new service will visit up to 10,000 people a day who are supposed to be isolating at home
PACAC launches inquiry into Greensill lobbying scandal
15 Apr 2021 Commercial
PACAC launches inquiry into Greensill lobbying scandal
Pickles warns of “much wider implications” if Cabinet Office cannot detail approvals given for officials’ second jobs
Senior civil servants must declare second jobs, Case tells perm secs amid Greensill row
15 Apr 2021 Commercial
Senior civil servants must declare second jobs, Case tells perm secs amid Greensill row
Case wrote to perm secs after revelation former top official Bill Crothers was a part-time adviser to the firm
Auditor sought to scrutinise work of MoJ
15 Apr 2021 Internal Audit
Auditor sought to scrutinise work of MoJ
Government Internal Audit Agency offers up to £117,800 a year for the right candidate
Government disbands LGBT+ panel after three advisers quit over 'hostility'
14 Apr 2021 HR
Government disbands LGBT+ panel after three advisers quit over 'hostility'
Chair quit last month saying ministers had created "hostile environment" for LGBT+ people
Test and Trace hired £40,000-a-day digital team after failure ‘to source civil servants with these skills’
14 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
Test and Trace hired £40,000-a-day digital team after failure ‘to source civil servants with these skills’
Procurement data reveals consultancy brought in to cover six-month drive to recruit specialists
Dstl to set up Newcastle outpost
14 Apr 2021 Security & Defence
Dstl to set up Newcastle outpost
Unit will be based at the National Innovation Centre for Data
Top commercial official ‘worked for civil service and Greensill at same time’
14 Apr 2021 Commercial
Top commercial official ‘worked for civil service and Greensill at same time’
Anti-corruption watchdog tells Cabinet Office to publish its conflicts of interest policy as clearance loophole emerges
PM orders inquiry into David Cameron and Greensill lobbying row
13 Apr 2021 Commercial
PM orders inquiry into David Cameron and Greensill lobbying row
Probe comes after “significant interest in this matter", spokesperson says
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency Exclusive
13 Apr 2021 Commercial
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency
PwC has helped draft business case for Treasury, hire staff and prepare for the Spending Review
DWP staff ‘angry’ over pandemic safety at jobcentres
13 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
DWP staff ‘angry’ over pandemic safety at jobcentres
Union says strike action could follow “reckless” increase of face-to-face interviews
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
12 Apr 2021 Communications
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
Government will not make public announcements or issue press releases unless they are necessary for public safety
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
12 Apr 2021 Civil Service Reform
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
Civil servants and politicians nearing the end of government careers "don't want to have the conversation", Bernard Jenkin says
Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped
12 Apr 2021 Finance
Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped
Panel also calls for departmental boards to get greater powers to scrutinise top officials’ performance
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
12 Apr 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
09 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
Department for Transport set to publish a traffic light travel system to provide information on safe destinations
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
09 Apr 2021 Commercial
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
Chancellor ‘pushed officials to explore options’ messages reveal, but no support was agreed
Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
08 Apr 2021 HR
Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
Whitehall comeback follows three years running Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
08 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
PCS says more than 1,400 members walked out of agency’s Swansea HQ on first day of Covid-safety dispute
Home Office appoints director of homeland security
08 Apr 2021 HR
Home Office appoints director of homeland security
Former National Cyber Security Centre strategy director will lead Office for Security and Counter Terrorism