Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
25 Feb

Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit

Cross government employment-aid efforts, apprenticeships drive and founder of eating-disorder support group among latest recipients
by CSW staff
MPs refuse to endorse Home Office pick for next immigration watchdog
26 Feb HR
MPs refuse to endorse Home Office pick for next immigration watchdog
Civil service career ladder ‘must be broken up’, top No.10 aide says
26 Feb Civil Service Reform
Civil service career ladder ‘must be broken up’, top No.10 aide says
Acoba chief Pickles sets out proposals for beefed-up scrutiny of post-government jobs
26 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Acoba chief Pickles sets out proposals for beefed-up scrutiny of post-government jobs
MPs question Home Office progress on reform after Covid outbreak at asylum centre
25 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
MPs question Home Office progress on reform after Covid outbreak at asylum centre
MPs ask if officials are "seeing the face behind the case" after 178 asylum seekers contract virus in a month while held at barracks
Outsourcing giant Serco announces 36% hike in profit
25 Feb Commercial
Outsourcing giant Serco announces 36% hike in profit
Business insists £400m worth of coronavirus related contracts accounted for less than 1% of increase in underlying trading profit
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
25 Feb Economy
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
Cash added to £4bn for “priority local infrastructure” in England set out in November’s Spending Review
MHCLG warned not to over-promise on impact of Wolverhampton HQ
25 Feb HR
MHCLG warned not to over-promise on impact of Wolverhampton HQ
Think tank says simply moving staff out of London will not transform decision making
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
25 Feb Coronavirus
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
24 Feb Commercial
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
Dido Harding says consultants are "scaling down" work on NHS Test and Trace, but won't commit to longer-term cuts
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
24 Feb Coronavirus
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
PACAC chair William Wragg says cabinet ministers should not “shy away from scrutiny”
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
24 Feb Brexit
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
Government urged to commit in law to publishing impact assessments of all post-Brexit free trade deals, including "a clear statement" on their "net benefit to the country".
Government to pilot capability assessments for top civil servants from September
23 Feb HR
Government to pilot capability assessments for top civil servants from September
Submission to the Senior Salary Review also reveals extension of capability-based pay progression to DGs
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb Coronavirus
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
Schools will reopen to all pupils on 8 March while limits on social gatherings could go in June
All the key dates in Boris Johnson’s roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb Coronavirus
All the key dates in Boris Johnson’s roadmap to end lockdown
Four-phase plan includes earliest targets for non-essential shops and pubs to reopen
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
23 Feb Commercial
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
Health secretary brushes off questions on High Court transparency decision and says it would be “ridiculous” to stop work being won by acquaintances of ministers
Hancock broke law by failing to publish DHSC coronavirus contracts on time, court finds
22 Feb Commercial
Hancock broke law by failing to publish DHSC coronavirus contracts on time, court finds
DHSC failed to meet transparency guidance on publishing details of contracts
Union launches judicial review of PM's support for Priti Patel after bullying probe
22 Feb HR
Union launches judicial review of PM's support for Priti Patel after bullying probe
FDA's legal action will seek to overturn Boris Johnson's staff that Patel did not break the ministerial code
Anti-corruption watchdog reports surge in new-job casework
22 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Anti-corruption watchdog reports surge in new-job casework
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments also flags concerns about arm’s-length bodies and resourcing woes
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — February 22
22 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — February 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
22 Feb Civil Service Reform
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
Housing secretary says department will have more than 500 staff working in West Midlands by 2025
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
19 Feb Energy & Environment
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
Post-Brexit gap in environmental governance and sentencing bill among Liaison Committee's concerns
'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
19 Feb Science & Engineering
'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
Dominic Cummings's brainchild, UK ARPA, will be known as Aria
Government Legal Department names successor to Jonathan Jones
18 Feb HR
Government Legal Department names successor to Jonathan Jones
Susanna McGibbon appointed as new GLD perm sec, Treasury solicitor and HM procurator general
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
18 Feb Brexit
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
Conservative peer will become Cabinet Office minister tasked with overseeing future EU relations
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
18 Feb Civil Service Reform
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
Some departments will embrace "blended" flexible working model, finance minister says
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
18 Feb Coronavirus
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
Select committee chair is “very disappointed” DHSC has not found an extra £7bn for social care as recommended by MPs
HSE names head of new Building Safety Regulator
17 Feb HR
HSE names head of new Building Safety Regulator
Former director of building safety and construction Peter Baker will lead post-Grenfell watchdog