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
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
03 Feb Security & Defence
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
First recipients of Humanitarian Medal are people who responded to disasters in Morocco, Libya and Gaza
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
31 Jan Health & Social Care
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
Covid-19 makes up around 7% of civil service sickness absence in 2023-24, down from 21% the year before
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
31 Jan HR
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
Stress levels and bullying and harassment rates fail to improve, latest sentiment barometer reveals
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
31 Jan Civil Service Reform
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
Government's next lead non-executive director Baroness Casey tells CSW's inaugural Collaboration Conference that civil servants should be confident and open to change
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
31 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
Civil service is close to having 6% of officials as members of the digital and data profession, MPs are told
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
30 Jan Economics
New fiscal framework becomes law as MPs back Charter for Budget Responsibility
MPs approve charter designed to create a "stable and predictable fiscal policy environment"
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
30 Jan HR
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
PCS announces new Border Force strike ballot over “unworkable” rosters
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
30 Jan Civil Service Reform
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
Winners of CSC commissioners’ Mark of Excellence praised for taking "new and different approaches”
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
29 Jan Economics
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
Green Book update to report back in June Spending review
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
29 Jan Civil Service Reform
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
Gisela Stuart also shares support for keeping cab sec and head of civil service roles together and gives update on plans to strengthen the regulator's independence
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
29 Jan HR
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
William Shawcross calls for greater transparency about No.10's involvement in recruitment processes
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
29 Jan Civil Service Reform
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
PAC report says DHSC and NHS officials lack ambition, fresh thinking and readiness to be radical
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
28 Jan Analysis
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
HMRC team “set precedent for inclusivity practices across civil service”
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
28 Jan Analysis
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
Supplement to Treasury's Magenta Book aims to "enhance safety and confidence" in departments' adoption of new technologies
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
28 Jan HR
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
Craig Hoy says Scottish Government civil service wage bill has risen by 10% in the past two and a half years
Treasury sets out scope of new loan charge review
28 Jan Finance
Treasury sets out scope of new loan charge review
Terms of reference for second review of HMRC's loan charge scheme published
Civil service 'incompetence' to blame for rising debt, ex-minister says
27 Jan Civil Service Reform
Civil service 'incompetence' to blame for rising debt, ex-minister says
Lord Agnew says failures of the state are "blocking economic growth" and "eroding our status as a first-world economy"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
27 Jan HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Jenny Harries to step down as UKHSA chief exec
27 Jan Health & Social Care
Jenny Harries to step down as UKHSA chief exec
Agency's chief scientific officer Isabel Oliver will also leave – to become chief medic for Wales
PCS renews call for civil-service-wide collective bargaining on pay
24 Jan HR
PCS renews call for civil-service-wide collective bargaining on pay
Union says Labour's Employment Rights Bill reforms don't go far enough
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
24 Jan Health & Social Care
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
Up to £200k salary on offer for next DHSC permanent secretary
Treasury perm sec predicts NAO will reject next Whole of Government Accounts
24 Jan Finance
Treasury perm sec predicts NAO will reject next Whole of Government Accounts
Missing data likely to mean 2023-24 figures will fail to achieve sign-off, just like 2022-23 accounts
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
23 Jan Legal
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
Planning reforms will give campaigners just one chance to challenge major projects in the courts, PM says
PAC chair defends criticism of HMRC’s customer service approach
23 Jan Government Tax Profession
PAC chair defends criticism of HMRC’s customer service approach
Committee chair and HMRC perm sec exchange letters over scathing report