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
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
14 Mar 2024 HR
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
POA calls for uplift to target real-terms pay erosion and high turnover of prison staff
MoD culture under fresh criticism as minister reveals extent of bullying allegations
14 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
MoD culture under fresh criticism as minister reveals extent of bullying allegations
There are 99 open cases of alleged bullying, harassment, discrimination and victimisation in the department, minister reveals
UKSA review warns of 'systemic, often cultural barriers' to departments sharing data
14 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
UKSA review warns of 'systemic, often cultural barriers' to departments sharing data
Report urges Cabinet Office and Treasury to tackle the issue
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar 2024 Finance
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Union threatens legal action over Rwanda bill
13 Mar 2024 Legal
Union threatens legal action over Rwanda bill
FDA union outlines concerns about guidance instructing Home Office staff to ignore European court rulings which block deportations to Rwanda
Treasury shakes up leadership as Cat Little departs
13 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Treasury shakes up leadership as Cat Little departs
Beth Russell will take on new responsibilities while the Treasury considers recruiting a replacement second perm sec
Civil service headcount reaches 500,000 mark
13 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount reaches 500,000 mark
Civil service hits highest headcount since 2007 despite Hunt's plans to introduce a cap and cut 66,000 jobs
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
12 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
The former prime ministers and cab sec warn of "massive rise in the number of bureaucrats" at the centre of government
'Very worrying': Interest in the Civil Service Fast Stream plummets Exclusive
12 Mar 2024 HR
'Very worrying': Interest in the Civil Service Fast Stream plummets
As Civil Service Fast Stream applications fall dramatically for a second year, experts weigh in on the "worrying" trend
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
12 Mar 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
Public Accounts Committee chair questions commitments to transparency and flags "vagueness" on investment for recovery work
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
11 Mar 2024 HR
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
Former cabinet secretary also tells MPs officials need to be incentivised to stay in their jobs for longer
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
11 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
MPs alarmed at MoD’s lack of proper plan to fund armed forces
08 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
MPs alarmed at MoD’s lack of proper plan to fund armed forces
Public Accounts Committee calls on Ministry of Defence to make "difficult choices about which equipment programmes it can and cannot afford”
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
08 Mar 2024 HR
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
DWP in line for funding boost to speed up processing of disability benefits
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
07 Mar 2024 HR
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
Union general secretary Fran Heathcote says government has refused to commit to inflation-proof pay rises for 2024-25
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
07 Mar 2024 Finance
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
IFS predicts increasing pressure on prisons, courts and local government – and dubs defence spending pledge "not worth the paper its written on"
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
07 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
Jeffrey Cook pocketed kickbacks worth at least £70,000 in exchange for defence contracts whilst he was an MoD civil servant
GLD names first chief operating officer
07 Mar 2024 HR
GLD names first chief operating officer
Richard Cornish joins the GLD in a new position, arriving from Defence Business Services, where he was chief executive
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
06 Mar 2024 Economy
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
Jeremy Hunt also says that the next spending review will “prioritise” proposals that pay for themselves with cash savings within five years
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
06 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Hunt announces tax cuts, child benefit reforms and extra levelling up cash
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar 2024 Civil Service Reform
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
Home Office asylum seeker ankle tag-monitoring pilot 'highly intrusive', watchdog finds
06 Mar 2024 Security & Defence
Home Office asylum seeker ankle tag-monitoring pilot 'highly intrusive', watchdog finds
Department rejects ICO decision that it failed to address privacy risks in the GPS monitoring pilot