DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May Digital, Data & Technology
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
13 Jun 2024 HR
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
Recruitment campaign launches for inaugural director of Centre for Police Productivity
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
13 Jun 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
Concerns raised that government has not learned lessons from Windrush scandal
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
PCS charter also calls for more resources for Home Office and HMRC
Border Force official jailed for aiding drug smugglers
12 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Border Force official jailed for aiding drug smugglers
Kevin Smith gets two years in prison after waving 15kg of MDMA through ferry terminal
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
12 Jun 2024 Energy & Environment
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
Alex Chisholm led BEIS when it struck Hinkley Point C deal with energy giant in 2016 but watchdog says risk of foul play is minimal
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
12 Jun 2024 Economics
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
Think tank warns the party's plans signal "an even tougher time" for departments
Union to investigate work-related stress
11 Jun 2024 Security & Defence
Union to investigate work-related stress
Prospect delegates back motion to investigate work-related mental health issues, starting with the defence sector
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
11 Jun 2024 Finance
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
Party chairman flaunts letter from cabinet secretary as union seeks end to "opposition costings"
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
11 Jun 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
Chancellor's plan to reduce workforce to pre-Covid levels would now mean job cuts of around 86,000
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
10 Jun 2024 Security & Defence
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
The think tank has urged political parties to set out their plan
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Economy
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
06 Jun 2024 Finance
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
IFS's Paul Johnson says it is a "pure matter of arithmetic" that unprotected departments will face cuts
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
06 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
UKSA chair says politicians should be clearer about the source of stats after PM said officials had signed off on claim Labour would raise taxes by £2,000
High Court hears civil service union's Rwanda scheme concerns
06 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
High Court hears civil service union's Rwanda scheme concerns
Judicial review set to determine whether officials will be breaking the civil service code if they ignore ECHR requests to stop deportation flights
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
05 Jun 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
APHA’s next boss will oversee a “transformation journey, modernising and digitising” the agency’s operations
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
05 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
Watchdog will speak out if stats are used in a misleading way, political parties are told
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
05 Jun 2024 Economics
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
James Bowler said ministers should not say a Conservative costing was produced by civil servants
'Current systems are deficient': HMRC warned over 'digital-by-default' approach
04 Jun 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'Current systems are deficient': HMRC warned over 'digital-by-default' approach
Industry bodies say there is a "gap" between the availability of online tools and HMRC's perceptions of what taxpayers can actually do
Public sector productivity drive 'unlikely to ease spending pressures', IFS warns
04 Jun 2024 Economics
Public sector productivity drive 'unlikely to ease spending pressures', IFS warns
Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts reduced waiting lists and courts backlogs will come before budget savings
Corrupt Border Force official jailed for supplying drugs
04 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Corrupt Border Force official jailed for supplying drugs
Field intelligence officer was caught with ecstasy pills in National Crime Agency investigation