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
‘I agree that ministers and civil servants need trust-based partnership’: PM responds to union's concerns
12 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
‘I agree that ministers and civil servants need trust-based partnership’: PM responds to union's concerns
Keir Starmer answers FDA letter raising concerns about ‘tepid bath’ comments
Senior civil servants should get 2.8% pay rise, Cabinet Office says
11 Dec 2024 HR
Senior civil servants should get 2.8% pay rise, Cabinet Office says
The Treasury “has been clear that there will be no additional funding to departments for 2025-26 pay awards”, evidence to SSRB says
Meg Hillier elected Liaison Committee chair
11 Dec 2024 Politics & Constitution
Meg Hillier elected Liaison Committee chair
Former PAC chair, who currently leads the Treasury Committee, picked for "supercommitte"' role
Civil Service Awards 2024 winners revealed
11 Dec 2024 HR
Civil Service Awards 2024 winners revealed
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Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
10 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
Email to civil servants promises that ministers will provide the leadership officials need for delivery
Spending Review: Departments to face external 'challenge panels'
10 Dec 2024 Finance
Spending Review: Departments to face external 'challenge panels'
Treasury eyes clampdown on "non-essential spending" and 5% efficiency savings spread over three years
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
10 Dec 2024 HR
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
Matthew Rycroft says civil servants "rushed" acquisition "out of good faith and seeking to do a good job in difficult circumstances"
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
09 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
Pat McFadden responds to questions over PM's criticism of Whitehall and also says he believes civil servants should be working in the office "on the whole"
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
09 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
Government to deploy ‘test-and-learn’ teams and simplify recruitment processes
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 9
09 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 9
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
06 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
“I don't think the PM understands how damaging his words have been," warns FDA boss
Cabinet Office perm sec eyes Civil Service People Survey changes
06 Dec 2024 HR
Cabinet Office perm sec eyes Civil Service People Survey changes
Comments come during select committee hearing which sees Cat Little quizzed over Cabinet Office's high scores for bullying, harassment and discrimination
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
05 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
PM uses 'Plan for Change' speech to warn civil servants against a 'lack of ambition' in reforms
Simon Case praises eight inspiring officials in final speech as cabinet secretary
05 Dec 2024 Leadership
Simon Case praises eight inspiring officials in final speech as cabinet secretary
If we keep hiring people with these characteristics, I'll remain optimistic about the future of the civil service, Case tells audience during valedictory lecture
UK civil service ranks sixth in new global index
04 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
UK civil service ranks sixth in new global index
The Blavatnik Index replaces the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, which last reported in 2019
No clear plan for NHS reform, says Audit Scotland
04 Dec 2024 Health & Social Care
No clear plan for NHS reform, says Audit Scotland
Auditor general calls for clarity on how NHS Scotland will address operational pressure and drive change
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
04 Dec 2024 HR
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
National statistician says transition to new labour force survey system could take until 2027
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser
03 Dec 2024 Analysis
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser
Department offering a salary of £149,000 for expanded director-general level role
MPs grill HMRC top brass over 'appalling' customer service
03 Dec 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs grill HMRC top brass over 'appalling' customer service
Perm sec Jim Harra pledges no helplines will close in his remaining months in office
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
03 Dec 2024 Coronavirus
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
Rachel Reeves says money clawed back by anti-fraud commissioner will go back into public services
Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
02 Dec 2024 HR
Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
DHSC permanent secretary will replace Simon Case as head of civil service
MoD to set up defence industrial council
02 Dec 2024 Security & Defence
MoD to set up defence industrial council
Council will have a broader membership than the current Defence Suppliers Forum, bringing in tech firms, SMEs, universities and trade unions
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 2
02 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 2
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Civil servants' anxiety levels 'still higher than before Covid', study warns
29 Nov 2024 HR
Civil servants' anxiety levels 'still higher than before Covid', study warns
Analysis finds no central government department has recovered to pre-pandemic levels of wellbeing