Civil service reformer Michael Gove named housing secretary in PM's reshuffle
16 Sep Civil Service Reform

Civil service reformer Michael Gove named housing secretary in PM's reshuffle

Moves also include Dominic Raab moving from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to the Ministry of Justice
by Beckie Smith
Union rebuffs Defra pay offer
17 Sep Energy & Environment
Union rebuffs Defra pay offer
HMRC reports £2bn expansion in ‘tax gap’
17 Sep Finance
HMRC reports £2bn expansion in ‘tax gap’
Civil service ‘complacency’ contributed to Grenfell tragedy, inquiry told
16 Sep Justice & Home Affairs
Civil service ‘complacency’ contributed to Grenfell tragedy, inquiry told
Shawcross pledges to be ‘champion of diversity’ as appointments commissioner
16 Sep HR
Shawcross pledges to be ‘champion of diversity’ as appointments commissioner
Controversial author and reviewer of the Prevent programme is quizzed by MPs on approach to regulator role
'Justice is beyond price': sacked justice secretary tells PM to invest in legal system after 'years of underfunding'
16 Sep Justice & Home Affairs
'Justice is beyond price': sacked justice secretary tells PM to invest in legal system after 'years of underfunding'
"As a government we should always be prepared to invest in it," says Robert Buckland
Cummings rapped by sleaze watchdog over secretive consulting gig
16 Sep HR
Cummings rapped by sleaze watchdog over secretive consulting gig
Acoba wrote to the Cabinet Office this summer after Cummings failed to wait for its advice
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
15 Sep Finance
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
Public bodies with directly employed staff will be compensated from a £2bn pot for the 1.25% NICS rise
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
15 Sep Coronavirus
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
Department is focusing on ongoing improvements and government-wide public inquiry, perm sec Susan Acland-Hood says
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
15 Sep Communications
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
Hybrid working is here to stay, Chisholm says
14 Sep HR
Hybrid working is here to stay, Chisholm says
Remote work and teleconferencing also create "great opportunities" to save taxpayers money, civil service boss tells MPs
Defence secretary launches National Shipbuilding Office
14 Sep Security & Defence
Defence secretary launches National Shipbuilding Office
Rear Admiral Rex Cox will lead body created to promote UK’s maritime engineering enterprise
Treasury eyes savings from cull of duplicated civil service roles
14 Sep HR
Treasury eyes savings from cull of duplicated civil service roles
DHSC and NHS cross-over is a particular area of focus for Spending Review, according to report
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
13 Sep HR
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
UKHSA chief people officer must 'live and breathe the ambition for change and transformation'
Jenrick opens MHCLG's new Wolverhampton base
13 Sep HR
Jenrick opens MHCLG's new Wolverhampton base
Up to 250 civil servants could be working at new office by next April
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
13 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
Fragile technology is limiting policing capability, warns NAO
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 13
13 Sep HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
10 Sep HR
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
Cicero/AMO founder Iain Anderson tasked with driving efforts to reduce workplace discrimination
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
10 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
Academics say digital tactics raise legal and ethical questions
Unions vote through MoJ reform deal to increase pay, but cut overtime rates
10 Sep HR
Unions vote through MoJ reform deal to increase pay, but cut overtime rates
Three-year offer will see wages rise by 9.9% on average in return for terms-and-conditions tweaks
Welsh Government appoints NHS Wales chief as new perm sec
10 Sep HR
Welsh Government appoints NHS Wales chief as new perm sec
Health chief Andrew Goodall will succeed Shan Morgan as Wales’ top civil servant in November
Home Office to use 'dispiriting and unsuitable' Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2025
09 Sep Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to use 'dispiriting and unsuitable' Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2025
Priti Patel says continued use of the disused army buildings is "vital"
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
09 Sep HR
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
Proposed 20% headcount reduction follows post-Brexit loss of EU fees income
Home Office warns settled EU citizens of benefit cut-off
09 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office warns settled EU citizens of benefit cut-off
Data-matching exercise using DWP and HMRC records leads to threats people could be stripped of rights and payments – even though they already hold settled status
Gove calls for 'better planning' to tackle recruitment delays
08 Sep HR
Gove calls for 'better planning' to tackle recruitment delays
Decisions to turn down appointable candidates not 'taken lightly', Cabinet Office minister insists
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
08 Sep Finance
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
Manifesto-commitment-busting 1.25% increase based on National Insurance will also bankroll Covid catch-up work
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
07 Sep Finance
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
Three-year settlement for departments and agencies will come alongside Autumn Budget
NI grace periods to be extended indefinitely
07 Sep Brexit
NI grace periods to be extended indefinitely
Extension will “provide space for potential further discussions”, David Frost says