Civil Service People Survey: Engagement and pay satisfaction hit new highs
11 May HR

Civil Service People Survey: Engagement and pay satisfaction hit new highs

Staff sentiment rises despite pandemic pressures and Brexit strain, latest workforce barometer shows
by Jim Dunton
Queen’s Speech: Key bills in PM's plan to 'turbo-charge' pandemic recovery
11 May Politics & Constitution
Queen’s Speech: Key bills in PM's plan to 'turbo-charge' pandemic recovery
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
11 May HR
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
10 May Politics & Constitution
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
Government seeks official to manage relationship with tech titans
10 May HR
Government seeks official to manage relationship with tech titans
Salary of almost £70k on offer for head of Big Tech Strategic Engagement Unit
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 10
10 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 10
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
07 May Digital, Data & Technology
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
Work to ensure tasks are not replicated across different tools could deliver significant financial benefits
Civil service launches matchmaking website for jobs
07 May Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service launches matchmaking website for jobs
Career Matcher quizzes would-be officials about interests then recommends professions
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
07 May Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
Newly published information-sharing register reveals programme took place last autumn
Cameron set for grilling over Treasury lobbying
07 May Finance
Cameron set for grilling over Treasury lobbying
Former PM and financier Lex Greensill will face select committee probe next week, MPs confirm
Innovation agency gets first permanent chief exec in three years
06 May Science & Engineering
Innovation agency gets first permanent chief exec in three years
Former Watchstone head Indro Mukerjee takes over from Ian Campbell
Cab sec ‘not told’ about PM’s plans for trust to bankroll No.10 refurb
06 May Finance
Cab sec ‘not told’ about PM’s plans for trust to bankroll No.10 refurb
Simon Case was unaware of controversial proposals until media reports emerged in February, Cabinet Office confirms
Defra buys £1m ‘safe workplace’ software to support return to office
06 May Digital, Data & Technology
Defra buys £1m ‘safe workplace’ software to support return to office
Technology manages PPE inventories and keeps tabs on staff vaccinations
DWP staff balloted over Covid safety fears
05 May Coronavirus
DWP staff balloted over Covid safety fears
Union asks jobcentre workers for views on strike action as face-to-face interviews increase
Cabinet Office to review civil service’s approach to apprenticeships
05 May Education
Cabinet Office to review civil service’s approach to apprenticeships
Strategy eyes “focus on quality and rigour” that goes “beyond a numerical target”
Windrush: Compensation claims filed two years ago still not settled
04 May Justice & Home Affairs
Windrush: Compensation claims filed two years ago still not settled
Home Office figures show 281 claims being processed were submitted more than a year ago
NHS Digital drafts in Test and Trace CIO as interim chief
04 May Digital, Data & Technology
NHS Digital drafts in Test and Trace CIO as interim chief
Simon Bolton appointed at health-service tech agency after Sarah Wilkinson decides to step down
Treasury threatened with court challenge over civil service pensions ‘theft’
04 May Finance
Treasury threatened with court challenge over civil service pensions ‘theft’
Unions preparing judicial review plans over department’s “diabolical” proposals to pay for McCloud case costs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 3
03 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 3
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
NHS England chief to stand down after seven years in post
30 Apr Health & Social Care
NHS England chief to stand down after seven years in post
Boris Johnson praises Sir Simon Stevens for leading the health service with “great distinction”, especially during the coronavirus pandemic
Departments face new transparency call over ‘unregulated appointments’
30 Apr HR
Departments face new transparency call over ‘unregulated appointments’
Watchdog Peter Riddell salutes decision to hire Kate Bingham for UK Vaccines Task Force work but says wider phenomenon is a problem
Cyber attack compromises civil service apprentices’ details
29 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Cyber attack compromises civil service apprentices’ details
Cabinet Office offers support package but union flags wider security fears
MPs demand answers on settlement awarded to ex-Home Office perm sec Rutnam
29 Apr HR
MPs demand answers on settlement awarded to ex-Home Office perm sec Rutnam
PAC says Priti Patel must explain why the reported figure was higher than the maximum awarded at employment tribunals
PM blocks new standards adviser from launching own investigations
29 Apr HR
PM blocks new standards adviser from launching own investigations
Johnson says giving Queen's former aide Lord Christopher Geidt such powers would invite “vexatious complaints”
Crothers quizzed on role with firm that sold NHS wage app to Greensill
29 Apr Commercial
Crothers quizzed on role with firm that sold NHS wage app to Greensill
Appointments watchdog seeks answers from government's former chief commercial officer over involvement with venture-capital company PUBLIC Group
Former Treasury perm sec says Greensill got ‘unusual’ level of access
29 Apr Finance
Former Treasury perm sec says Greensill got ‘unusual’ level of access
MPs told BEIS non-executive director is “wrong man” to probe government’s involvement with collapsed financial firm
DCMS adds Deliveroo chief and cooking-sauce entrepreneur to boardroom menu
28 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS adds Deliveroo chief and cooking-sauce entrepreneur to boardroom menu
Department orders in two food-focused techies
Ministers need new rules for the WhatsApp age, ex-cab secs say
27 Apr Communications
Ministers need new rules for the WhatsApp age, ex-cab secs say
O’Donnell and Sedwill says ministers should not communicate with businesses and press without an official record