Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped
12 Apr Finance

Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped

Panel also calls for departmental boards to get greater powers to scrutinise top officials’ performance
by Jim Dunton
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
12 Apr Communications
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
12 Apr Civil Service Reform
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
12 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
09 Apr Coronavirus
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
Department for Transport set to publish a traffic light travel system to provide information on safe destinations
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
09 Apr Finance
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
Chancellor ‘pushed officials to explore options’ messages reveal, but no support was agreed
Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
08 Apr HR
Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
Whitehall comeback follows three years running Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
08 Apr Coronavirus
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
PCS says more than 1,400 members walked out of agency’s Swansea HQ on first day of Covid-safety dispute
Home Office appoints director of homeland security
08 Apr HR
Home Office appoints director of homeland security
Former National Cyber Security Centre strategy director will lead Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
MHCLG drops plans for new algorithm method to calculate housing need
08 Apr Local & Devolved
MHCLG drops plans for new algorithm method to calculate housing need
Move follows backlash over predicted increase in rural and suburban development rather than urban regeneration
Cabinet Office in £15m research drive to gauge public attitudes to government policies
07 Apr Communications
Cabinet Office in £15m research drive to gauge public attitudes to government policies
Market-research companies will poll public and businesses on EU exit, coronavirus and other No.10 priorities
Liz Truss to move into Ian Fleming's old office as DIT moves to Old Admiralty Building
07 Apr HR
Liz Truss to move into Ian Fleming's old office as DIT moves to Old Admiralty Building
Move intended to "bring the department closer together operationally and geographically"
Government hiring a £3,750-a-week consultant to ‘normalise testing as part of everyday life’
07 Apr Communications
Government hiring a £3,750-a-week consultant to ‘normalise testing as part of everyday life’
Communications role to develop plan to support expansion of asymptomatic testing
Dstl chief exec Gary Aitkenhead quits to take up private-sector role
07 Apr Security & Defence
Dstl chief exec Gary Aitkenhead quits to take up private-sector role
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory COO Doug Umbers will serve as interim chief
Government to trial vaccine passports as PM confirms next stage of lockdown easing
06 Apr Coronavirus
Government to trial vaccine passports as PM confirms next stage of lockdown easing
Possible role for ‘Covid-status certification’ discussed as Cabinet Office review continues
Department for Transport offers £200k for next chair of HS2
06 Apr HR
Department for Transport offers £200k for next chair of HS2
Campaign seeks “exceptional” candidate but offers £30k less than current rate for three-day-a-week role
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
06 Apr Civil Service Reform
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
Contract will provide space for DWP's temporary jobcentres and give officials access to co-working spaces
Cabinet Office threatened with legal action over racism and bullying allegations
06 Apr HR
Cabinet Office threatened with legal action over racism and bullying allegations
Union says there is “no point” in further talks with senior managers and looks to Equality and Human Rights Commission
PM's most senior black adviser to quit as ministers defend landmark race report
01 Apr HR
PM's most senior black adviser to quit as ministers defend landmark race report
Report criticised for recommending a "new story" about slavery be taught in schools
DWP hits recruitment target for 13,500 additional work coaches
01 Apr Coronavirus
DWP hits recruitment target for 13,500 additional work coaches
But department is unable to say whether “jobs army” drive has doubled work-coach headcount to 27,000
No plans to change BEIS's name despite industrial strategy’s demise
01 Apr
No plans to change BEIS's name despite industrial strategy’s demise
Department shouldn't expect new signage but some civil servants may be "redeployed"
Departments ‘don’t have resources to design effective net-zero policies’
01 Apr Energy & Environment
Departments ‘don’t have resources to design effective net-zero policies’
Institute for Government says ministers must learn lessons from the debacle over the Green Homes Grant cancellation
Pressure mounts for probe into Greensill Capital lobbying of Whitehall
31 Mar Commercial
Pressure mounts for probe into Greensill Capital lobbying of Whitehall
Standards watchdog insists it “has no remit” to investigate but pledges to feed concerns into ongoing ethics review
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
31 Mar Civil Service Reform
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
May's flagship strategy being "transitioned" into government's Plan for Growth
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
30 Mar Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
Public-spending watchdog sets out 14 pitfalls hampering departments’ operational delivery
HMCTS could need ‘several years’ to deal with pandemic backlogs
30 Mar Coronavirus
HMCTS could need ‘several years’ to deal with pandemic backlogs
Constitution Committee report says rule of law is at risk because of delayed hearings, with the most vulnerable people the hardest hit
PM refuses to rule out another lockdown as Covid restrictions ease
30 Mar Coronavirus
PM refuses to rule out another lockdown as Covid restrictions ease
Covid cases are no longer falling as rapidly as they have been, Boris Johnson warns
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
30 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
Lead sought for transformation programme that aims to make better use of workforce data