Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Commercial

Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’

Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
by Jim Dunton
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
12 Dec 2023 Finance
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
Settlement would include lump sum for public sector pay rises and extend the repayment deadline for overspends
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
12 Dec 2023 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
Government also announces three departments will create new second HQs outside London
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
PM says having Covid Taskforce in place from start of pandemic would have “definitely improved things”
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
Charities accuse government being “no longer committed to protecting victims of modern slavery”
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
Hillsborough Charter sets out "duty of candour" but will not be legally enforceable
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
Former prime minister claims lack of detail from messages sent during key early weeks of pandemic is due to program "going down and coming back up again"
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 11
11 Dec 2023 HR
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
08 Dec 2023 HR
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
Petition seeks 20% reduction in hours with no impact on wages
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
08 Dec 2023 HR
Civil Service Awards 2023 winners revealed
See the full list of winners, including a double-gong for DCMS
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
08 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
WhatsApps reveal PM apologised to cabinet secretary for “insane business” and pledged they would “get through it and come out on top”
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
07 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
About 60,000 civil servants are already using new GovPass smart card system, as property unit seeks long-term supplier for £1m contract
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
07 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
Immigration minister quits amid decision not to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
07 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
Former PM tells Covid Inquiry his repeated “let it rip” comments were just a challenge to consensus among experts
Dstl signs data-analysis deal to block activists from recruitment
06 Dec 2023 Security & Defence
Dstl signs data-analysis deal to block activists from recruitment
"Animal extremist checks contract" will "ensure we do not recruit any form of activists", MoD research agency says
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
06 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
Ex-PM says he had "no difficulty recruiting the best possible people" despite claims people were deterred by working environment
Ministers name choice for next chief inspector of probation
06 Dec 2023 HR
Ministers name choice for next chief inspector of probation
Parole Board chief exec Martin Jones lined up for watchdog role covering England and Wales
Treasury gets departments to meet evaluation commitments without sanctions
05 Dec 2023 Analysis
Treasury gets departments to meet evaluation commitments without sanctions
All departments have now met 2021 Spending Review evaluation conditions, after some were given extended deadlines
MoD doubles payment to harassment victims over four years
05 Dec 2023 Security & Defence
MoD doubles payment to harassment victims over four years
Payments to staff revealed in wake of letter complaining of "toxic culture" at Ministry of Defence
MPs back Doug Chalmers as new Committee on Standards in Public Life chair
05 Dec 2023 HR
MPs back Doug Chalmers as new Committee on Standards in Public Life chair
Army veteran keen to explore how Nolan principles can be embedded into artificial intelligence
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 4
04 Dec 2023 HR
Latest civil service and public affairs moves – December 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
EXCL: DWP civil servants describe ‘unbearable’ workloads amid ‘all-time low staffing’ levels Exclusive
04 Dec 2023 HR
EXCL: DWP civil servants describe ‘unbearable’ workloads amid ‘all-time low staffing’ levels
Pressures causing Department for Work and Pensions officials to skip breaks, work long hours and "leave in droves" or take long-term sick leave
Civil service gender pay gap narrows – but Cabinet Office bucks the trend
04 Dec 2023 HR
Civil service gender pay gap narrows – but Cabinet Office bucks the trend
Departmental champion Elizabeth Gardiner dubs latest figures “incredibly disappointing” for second year running
Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
01 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
Former health secretary admits it was misleading to say the government had thrown a protective ring around care homes from start of pandemic
Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
01 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
Former health secretary says No.10 needs to be capable of operating effectively even when “unprofessional” individuals have significant power