DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
08 Mar 2021 Legal
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
Susanna McGibbon becomes the second woman to hold the post
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
08 Mar 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
Immigration inspector finds "little evidence of a plan" to address flaws in work
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
08 Mar 2021 Communications
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
Digital minister Dinenage declines to detail the work of the Counter Disinformation Unit
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
08 Mar 2021
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
08 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
MPs also warn government lacks clarity on its ambitions for November’s COP26 and question diplomatic resources for pre-conference negotiations
DWP plans to hire hundreds of digital staff this year
08 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP plans to hire hundreds of digital staff this year
Department seeks to enable ‘once-in-a-generation’ transformation
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
05 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
Business secretary tells members move will "mark a departure from the industrial strategy brand"
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
05 Mar 2021 HR
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
Appointments watchdog Acoba admits potential risks exist but clears new role with Linklaters
Former Home Office perm sec Rutnam settles constructive dismissal case
04 Mar 2021 HR
Former Home Office perm sec Rutnam settles constructive dismissal case
Priti Patel spared employment tribunal appearance as ex-official reaches “six figure settlement” over departure from government
‘More important than ever that stats are credible’: RSS invites entries for awards
04 Mar 2021 Statistics
‘More important than ever that stats are credible’: RSS invites entries for awards
Government statisticians asked to put projects forward for two trophies
Budget 2021: Pay freeze anger as figures show rising cost to civil servants
04 Mar 2021 Finance
Budget 2021: Pay freeze anger as figures show rising cost to civil servants
IFS warns non-protected departments face new financial squeeze while Labour claims £30bn has been “cut” from NHS budget
Budget 2021: Sunak sets out £280m investment in HMRC
03 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Budget 2021: Sunak sets out £280m investment in HMRC
Cash will cover 1,265-strong task force to combat Covid-19 support-scheme fraud and IT upgrades to boost tax revenue
Budget 2021: Sunak ups Covid support but warns of need to 'rebuild fiscal resilience'
03 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
Budget 2021: Sunak ups Covid support but warns of need to 'rebuild fiscal resilience'
OBR warns departments could face "increasingly tight budgets" as chancellor pledges to rebuild "fiscal resilience”
Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms home of Treasury's northern base
03 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms home of Treasury's northern base
Darlington will be home to the "economic campus", Rishi Sunak says
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
03 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
The OEP cannot become a statutory body until the environment bill passes
PM eyes charity for No.10 makeover to bypass ‘cheap’ civil service
03 Mar 2021 Finance
PM eyes charity for No.10 makeover to bypass ‘cheap’ civil service
Reports suggest latest upgrade plans cost more than three times the official £30k spending limit
Cabinet Office names new propriety and ethics DG
03 Mar 2021 HR
Cabinet Office names new propriety and ethics DG
Darren Tierney will leave DIT to follow in footsteps of Sue Gray and Helen MacNamara
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
02 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
Coalition-era PM slams “very bad” error of combining cab sec and national security adviser roles plus merger of DfID and FCO
MPs demand answers over £4bn takeover bid for contracting giant G4S
02 Mar 2021 Commercial
MPs demand answers over £4bn takeover bid for contracting giant G4S
Head to head auction and takeover process raises "many questions", PAC chair says
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
02 Mar 2021 Economy
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
PCS union says economic cost of Covid “shouldn’t fall on public sector workers’ shoulders“
Unions vote to accept HMRC's freeze-busting pay deal
01 Mar 2021 Civil Service Reform
Unions vote to accept HMRC's freeze-busting pay deal
Overwhelming backing for pay offer means all civil servants below SCS will get a pay rise
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
01 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee says Defra and Environment Agency lack clear picture on quality of defence measures
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 1
01 Mar 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
MPs refuse to endorse Home Office pick for next immigration watchdog
26 Feb 2021 HR
MPs refuse to endorse Home Office pick for next immigration watchdog
Despite an "impressive CV", panel says former army officer may not have the skills required for ICIBI role