Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Commercial

Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’

Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
by Jim Dunton
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Revealed: the UK’s top 40 best value days out for summer Partner Content
04 Jul 2022 HR
Revealed: the UK’s top 40 best value days out for summer
The staycation trend is here to stay in 2022, and with the summer holidays just around the corner, families throughout the UK will be looking for fun ways to spend their days for less
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
04 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
Government efficiency minister wants to replace "ridiculous" courses with "sensible" ones
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
04 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
01 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Busiest and emptiest departmental HQs revealed
01 Jul 2022 HR
Busiest and emptiest departmental HQs revealed
Cabinet Office says figures show number of civil servants working from offices is increasing across Whitehall
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
01 Jul 2022 Coronavirus
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
Kate Josephs keeps job as Sheffield Council chief exec after showing "genuine remorse"
Government seeks ‘better outcomes’ by linking data on homelessness, crime and addiction
30 Jun 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government seeks ‘better outcomes’ by linking data on homelessness, crime and addiction
MoJ-led series of pilot programmes aim to better connect information to improve outcomes for those with complex needs
Watchdog flags UK aid failings following FCO and DfID merger
30 Jun 2022 Foreign Affairs
Watchdog flags UK aid failings following FCO and DfID merger
Budget uncertainties and transparency issues fuel multiple “inadequate” assessments
Chancellor's economic adviser says he ‘expects’ to be made redundant
30 Jun 2022 Economy
Chancellor's economic adviser says he ‘expects’ to be made redundant
Tim Leunig announces move to DHSC for six months to work on cancer, mental health and other issues before anticipated job cuts redundancy at Christmas
ICO sets out plans to reduce impact of fines on public sector bodies
30 Jun 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO sets out plans to reduce impact of fines on public sector bodies
Commissioner will only issue fines in the most serious cases, under a new approach focusing on raising standards and “preventing harms from occurring in the first place”
Simon Case: Ministers accelerated job cut plans due to economic pressures
29 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Simon Case: Ministers accelerated job cut plans due to economic pressures
Cabinet secretary Simon Case tells PACAC 'efficiency', 'transformation' and 'prioritisation' will be key as departments prepare submissions on achieving job cut targets
Union agrees to halt Natural England industrial action after commitment to pay reform
29 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Union agrees to halt Natural England industrial action after commitment to pay reform
Prospect warns it "will not hesitate" to take further industrial action if progress does not materialise
Covid inquiry: Government lawyers sign £23m deals for document disclosure
29 Jun 2022 Knowledge & Information Management Profession
Covid inquiry: Government lawyers sign £23m deals for document disclosure
Long-term contracts cover data from a range of specified departments
Case ‘must clarify’ protection measures for civil servants
28 Jun 2022 HR
Case ‘must clarify’ protection measures for civil servants
Union chief calls on cabinet secretary to set out post-Geidt safeguarding arrangements
Haldane takes on new government advisory role
28 Jun 2022 Leadership
Haldane takes on new government advisory role
Former levelling up perm sec to lead advisory council, providing "challenging and support" to drive forward government's flagship levelling up agenda
DWP signs potential £1m deal to measure and analyse employee experience
28 Jun 2022 HR
DWP signs potential £1m deal to measure and analyse employee experience
Department awards contract to specialist supplier – which will also lead a pilot of a more sophisticated customer feedback system
‘Frustrating and dispiriting’: Government has work to do to prove devolution commitment, think tank says
28 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Frustrating and dispiriting’: Government has work to do to prove devolution commitment, think tank says
Report highlights frustration across UK local authorities at ‘reluctant’ attitudes to devolution in central government
Home Office relaunches search for National Crime Agency chief amid cronyism row
27 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office relaunches search for National Crime Agency chief amid cronyism row
Job application process is reportedly being re-run after Boris Johnson's favoured candidate did not make the final two
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
27 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
Select committee says crucial legal “safety net” for EEA nationals is not mentioned in memo for decision makers
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
27 Jun 2022 Commercial
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
27 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
24 Jun 2022 Security & Defence
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
BAE Systems non-exec role is latest in a string of post-government appointments
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
24 Jun 2022 HR
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
But minister tells MPs at least 1,100 staff say they cannot move to a new site when their office shuts