DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
12 May HR

DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations

3,000 officials will move to Talbot Gateway site as Cabinet Office ups pressure to move jobs "closer to frontline services"
by Beckie Smith
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
12 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
19 Sep 2023 HR
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
Lisa Commane appointed to oversee delivery and operations at the GPA
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
18 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
18 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
Officials have been faced with ‘strategic drift’ in recent years, aid watchdog says
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep 2023 Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
PCS chief: ‘We’ll push Labour for inflation-busting pay rises’
15 Sep 2023 HR
PCS chief: ‘We’ll push Labour for inflation-busting pay rises’
Mark Serwotka says strike success has demonstrated the need for a better deal for civil servants
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
15 Sep 2023 Economy
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
Think tank says central government is “not set up to deliver” current agenda or Labour’s plans for reducing regional inequality
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
15 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
Dave Smith takes on "influential role critical to ensuring the UK can realise the benefits of new technologies"
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
14 Sep 2023 Finance
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
Civil servants are "victims of the secretary of state’s sanctions budget", NIPSA union says
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
14 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
NAO says 20% of the department’s centrally held stockpile is either unserviceable or past its use-by date
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
14 Sep 2023 Property & Estates
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
Departments are surveying their sites to check if they have ageing RAAC after schools were closed over collapse risk
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
13 Sep 2023 HR
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
Just 30% of prison officers have a decade or more of experience, down from 60% in 2017, analysis finds
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
13 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
Lack of cybersecurity experts should send chill down government’s spine, PAC says
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
13 Sep 2023 HR
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
12 Sep 2023 Education
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
“We’re more than a little disappointed,” Public Accounts Committee chair tells Susan Acland-Hood
Civil Service Club to receive royal visit to mark 70th anniversary
12 Sep 2023 HR
Civil Service Club to receive royal visit to mark 70th anniversary
Venue has served as a social hub for current and former officials since 1953
HMRC racks up ‘record’ with Croydon hub
12 Sep 2023 HR
HMRC racks up ‘record’ with Croydon hub
Construction Industry Council salutes department’s work creating accessible and inclusive workplaces
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
11 Sep 2023 HR
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
STEM Futures "will ensure central government has direct experience and expertise from the front lines of science and technology"
MoJ’s 'dysfunctional' relationship with Home Office revealed by ex-justice secretary
11 Sep 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ’s 'dysfunctional' relationship with Home Office revealed by ex-justice secretary
Sir Robert Buckland lays bare the tensions between the two departments
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
11 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
08 Sep 2023 HR
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
Government “respectfully does not agree” with PACAC's finding that corporate governance code is not fit for purpose
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
Low pay at Border Force creates 'breeding ground' for corruption, watchdog says
08 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
Low pay at Border Force creates 'breeding ground' for corruption, watchdog says
Report also flags ‘confused’ leadership structures, unclear accountability and poor morale as concerns