Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says
17 May HR

Rutnam's constructive dismissal payout did not have NDA attached, Home Office says

Reported six-figure sum not a result of Treasury U-turn on payout caps, perm sec Rycroft tells MPs
by Beckie Smith
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
18 May Justice & Home Affairs
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
18 May Coronavirus
Cost of Covid rises to £372bn, National Audit Office finds
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
17 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17
MoD staffer accepts five-figure settlement over disability discrimination
17 May Security & Defence
MoD staffer accepts five-figure settlement over disability discrimination
Payout for operations manager followed “outrageous” lack of support from employer, union says
Johnson urged to ‘be a leader for the civil service’
17 May HR
Johnson urged to ‘be a leader for the civil service’
FDA’s Dave Penman urges PM to remember it is officials who will deliver his policies
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
14 May Health & Social Care
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
Select committee members say they will be “extremely disappointed” if a 10-year social-care plan does not appear by the end of 2021
Cameron denies intimidating civil servants with Greensill lobbying
14 May Finance
Cameron denies intimidating civil servants with Greensill lobbying
Former PM admits he has lessons to learn but calls for tough rules on second jobs for officials
Cash didn’t fuel my Greensill lobbying, says former PM
14 May Finance
Cash didn’t fuel my Greensill lobbying, says former PM
But David Cameron tells MPs he had a “serious economic interest” in failed financial firm
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
13 May HR
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
Lord Geidt says he is confident his role will be robust despite being unable to trigger investigations himself
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
13 May HR
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
Officials will be recruited from across government for new unit
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
13 May Coronavirus
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
But Downing Street admits at least one internal lessons-learned probe has already completed
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
13 May
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
'I am riding to the rescue with my friend Lex Greensill': Cameron’s texts to officials revealed
12 May Commercial
'I am riding to the rescue with my friend Lex Greensill': Cameron’s texts to officials revealed
Messages to ministers and Treasury top brass show the extent of the ex-PM's lobbying for supply-chain finance firm
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
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
Plans to “create a stronger, healthier and more prosperous nation” with more than 30 new pieces of legislation
Welsh Government kicks off nine-month search for next perm sec Exclusive
11 May HR
Welsh Government kicks off nine-month search for next perm sec
Move confirms that Shan Morgan's five-year contract will not be renewed.
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
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
11 May HR
PM faces sleaze watchdog probe over Caribbean holiday
Standards commissioner confirms Boris Johnson is being investigated over his 2019 getaway
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
10 May Politics & Constitution
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
Rachel Reeves, who previously shadowed Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove, promoted
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