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
Second government hub gets 'top-tier workplace' ranking
22 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
Second government hub gets 'top-tier workplace' ranking
Quay House in Peterborough is dubbed one of the best workplaces in the world as it gets Leesman+ status
Ex-MoD perm sec named government's AUKUS adviser
22 Aug 2024 Security & Defence
Ex-MoD perm sec named government's AUKUS adviser
Stephen Lovegrove, former national security adviser, will gauge progress on the partnership so far
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
22 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
Legal advice says ministers and senior officials could be held vicariously liable if war crimes are proven
Cabinet Office hire prompts more questions over civil service appointments
21 Aug 2024 HR
Cabinet Office hire prompts more questions over civil service appointments
Appointment of former Labour Together staffer to Cabinet Office constitution group attracts more criticism in ongoing cronyism row
FCDO delays move from East Kilbride to Glasgow
21 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
FCDO delays move from East Kilbride to Glasgow
HMRC reaffirms "long-term commitment" to Scottish city as its staff are told they will stay put in Queensway House
NCA to recruit 100 extra officers to target smuggling gangs
21 Aug 2024 HR
NCA to recruit 100 extra officers to target smuggling gangs
Plus, Home Office says it has reassigned hundreds of caseworkers to work on failed asylum and returns cases
PM 'should sack' staff responsible for critical Sue Gray briefings
20 Aug 2024 HR
PM 'should sack' staff responsible for critical Sue Gray briefings
Veteran Whitehall watcher flags historical precedent behind current stories and "dangerous" implications for Labour
Starmer backs flexible working to boost productivity
20 Aug 2024 HR
Starmer backs flexible working to boost productivity
No.10 slams "culture of presenteeism" ahead of detailed policy announcement on reform
NICS seeks 500 administrative officers in mass recruitment campaign
20 Aug 2024 HR
NICS seeks 500 administrative officers in mass recruitment campaign
Drive follows hiring freeze last year as Northern Ireland departments scrambled to find cuts
Foreign Office official resigns over arms sales to Israel
19 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office official resigns over arms sales to Israel
Mark Smith says it is his "duty as a public servant" to raise concerns about FCDO's potential complicity in "war crimes"
Glen urges Civil Service Commission to investigate alleged 'cash for jobs' appointments
19 Aug 2024 HR
Glen urges Civil Service Commission to investigate alleged 'cash for jobs' appointments
Ex-minister asks appointments watchdog to investigate four SCS hires of people who have worked for the Labour Party
PCS threatens more strikes over proposed jobcentre security guard cuts
19 Aug 2024 HR
PCS threatens more strikes over proposed jobcentre security guard cuts
Reductions to security staffing being considered at 17 jobcentres across UK
MHCLG urged to rethink four-day-week opposition
16 Aug 2024 HR
MHCLG urged to rethink four-day-week opposition
Council asks department to remove obstacles to "overwhelmingly positive" trial
Office for Place offers £80k for first chief exec
16 Aug 2024 HR
Office for Place offers £80k for first chief exec
Top official will initially work in MHCLG before moving to the NDPB when it becomes independent
Former DfID perm sec appointed to chair international development review
16 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Former DfID perm sec appointed to chair international development review
Exercise will assess government's approach to international development and how to improve capability
Pressure mounts on Treasury over director role given to Labour donor
15 Aug 2024 HR
Pressure mounts on Treasury over director role given to Labour donor
Former chief secretary Laura Trott demands answers from perm sec James Bowler and chancellor Rachel Reeves
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
15 Aug 2024 Finance
Scrap £4bn jail-building scheme, former prisons inspector tells ministers
Expansion of prison places not a "good way to spend money", Nick Hardwick says
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
15 Aug 2024 Security & Defence
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
29 breaches, affecting more than 35,000 individuals, were escalated to the ICO in 2023-24
Fast Stream adds cybersecurity track in scheme shakeup
14 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Fast Stream adds cybersecurity track in scheme shakeup
Risk management stream also added to the grad scheme for 2025
Scottish finance secretary orders emergency spending controls
14 Aug 2024 Finance
Scottish finance secretary orders emergency spending controls
New spending will only be permitted if it is “truly essential or unavoidable”, Shona Robison says
Treasury fines Home Office £500,000 over salary rule breach
14 Aug 2024 Finance
Treasury fines Home Office £500,000 over salary rule breach
Department failed to seek ministerial approval for senior civil servant's pay package of more than £150,000
MoD action on sexual misconduct 'too limited', unions say Exclusive
13 Aug 2024 HR
MoD action on sexual misconduct 'too limited', unions say
Joint statement criticises “pace of progress” of the Reaffirming our Standards programme
Rees-Mogg berates Sunak for 'not being interested' in civil service reform
13 Aug 2024 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg berates Sunak for 'not being interested' in civil service reform
Former Cabinet Office minister says last government "bungled" opportunity to reshape Whitehall
Treasury formally launches Spending Review process
13 Aug 2024 Finance
Treasury formally launches Spending Review process
Darren Jones tells secretaries of state their departments will need to find cash-saving efficiencies