'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct Coronavirus

'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry

Simon Case compared politicians pushing for restrictions to end to children testing limits with their parents, panel hears
by Jim Dunton
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
04 Oct Corporate Finance
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct Security & Defence
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
04 Oct Energy & Environment
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
03 Oct HR
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
The civil service needs a “powerful change manager” with authority to take on challenges like churn, Maude says
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
03 Oct Communications
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
03 Oct Economy
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
Exercise will cover 90 bodies and look to “capitalise” on post-Brexit freedoms
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
03 Oct Civil Service Reform
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
Hunt says breaking down barriers to diversity should be "everyone’s job, not a box to be ticked by hiring a diversity manager"
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
02 Oct Civil Service Reform
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
Chancellor says civil service expansion will be “frozen” and plans drawn up to return civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
02 Oct Corporate Finance
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
Sir Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the DMO, will retire next year
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct Communications
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
02 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
Cabinet Office unveils plans to recruit 2,500 roles for apprenticeship and early-talent programmes by June 2025
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
02 Oct Analysis
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho asked to set out basis for savings promised by prime minister
Cabinet Office flags digital successes with three-year roadmap
29 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office flags digital successes with three-year roadmap
Update sets new target for 6% of the civil service workforce to be members of the DDaT profession
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
29 Sep Transport
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
Allan Cook says No.10, HM Treasury and DfT have been fully involved in financial decisions about rail project
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal Exclusive
29 Sep Commercial
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal
Home secretary turns down PAC's request to read details of UK-Rwanda asylum agreement in a private room
Gus O’Donnell: Current spending plans are ‘totally unsustainable’
28 Sep Economy
Gus O’Donnell: Current spending plans are ‘totally unsustainable’
Former cab sec says matching Conservative spending commitments won’t help Labour at next election
Former Cop26 president Alok Sharma to step down at general election
28 Sep Energy & Environment
Former Cop26 president Alok Sharma to step down at general election
Ex-business secretary says it has been "a privilege to serve in government and represent the UK on the international stage"
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
28 Sep Commercial
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
Replacement service will "increase ease of use", department says as suppliers are invited to bid for £20m contract
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
28 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
Tribunal says public interest in withholding stop-and-search policymaking document was “negligible”
Former ombudsman named interim probation inspector
27 Sep Justice & Home Affairs
Former ombudsman named interim probation inspector
Sue McAllister will take over from Justin Russell in October
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
27 Sep Security & Defence
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
Armed forces could provide "contingency support" as police "step back from armed duties" after officer is charged with the murder of Chris Kaba
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
27 Sep Education
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
Jo Saxton leaves for university applications body after just two years in the role
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
27 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
Department for Work and Pensions is among seven organisations reprimanded by the data watchdog
Ministers name ALBs targeted for 5% savings reviews
26 Sep Civil Service Reform
Ministers name ALBs targeted for 5% savings reviews
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, UK Health Security Agency and Crown Prosecution Service among bodies set for review
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
26 Sep Finance
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
Work to build Treasury’s second HQ will start next year and complete in 2026, Cabinet Office says
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
26 Sep Operational Delivery
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
Kerslake Commission says departments should collaborate and have collective accountability for rough sleeping
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
25 Sep Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
Unions have rejected accusations that the civil service is holding back the government and needs reform