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
MoJ agrees sentencing delays as prisons near capacity limits
12 Oct 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ agrees sentencing delays as prisons near capacity limits
Judges urged to postpone jailing some categories of criminal to ease pressure on places
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
12 Oct 2023 HR
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
Michèle Dix was managing director of planning and Crossrail 2 at Transport for London
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
11 Oct 2023 Communications
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
Former political adviser described Cabinet Office as “terrifyingly shit, no plans, totally behind pace"
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
11 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
IPPR calls for an end to "age-old debate about whether a smaller or larger state", in favour of "a smarter state"
HMRC offers staff 'frankly embarrassing' 1% pay bump to give up flexible hours
11 Oct 2023 HR
HMRC offers staff 'frankly embarrassing' 1% pay bump to give up flexible hours
Union warns officials off scheme as department rolls our permanent annual-leave selling scheme
BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
11 Oct 2023 Communications
BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
Regulator targets ‘avoidable’ mistake as part of ongoing drive to improve standards
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
10 Oct 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
Gus O’Donnell says he had “relatively easy time” compared with successors
HS2 'assessing impact' of cancellation on contracts
10 Oct 2023 Commercial
HS2 'assessing impact' of cancellation on contracts
Signed contracts include £300m of framework agreements signed shortly before cancellation of Manchester leg
Labour government would halve consultancy spending, Reeves says
10 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Labour government would halve consultancy spending, Reeves says
Shadow chancellor also pledges to appoint a Covid corruption commissioner and review government's major projects
Defra accused of 'fire-and-rehire by stealth' after blocking internal transfers Exclusive
10 Oct 2023 Energy & Environment
Defra accused of 'fire-and-rehire by stealth' after blocking internal transfers
Union says NDPB staff feel "trapped" after department says they must resign before taking up civil service jobs
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
10 Oct 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
Second perm sec Nick Dyer says his old job is an “opportunity to make a positive difference to lives across the globe"
DfE apologises over £270m schools-funding error
09 Oct 2023 Analysis
DfE apologises over £270m schools-funding error
Education secretary orders review of assurance process as schools forced to recalculate budgets
Deleted transport schemes ‘just examples’ of how HS2 savings can be used, minister claims
09 Oct 2023 Finance
Deleted transport schemes ‘just examples’ of how HS2 savings can be used, minister claims
Mark Harper says swiftly deleted announcements for Network North projects showed "the sorts of things" HS2 savings could be spent on
MoJ’s rape adviser quits over civil service's 'lack of will'
09 Oct 2023 HR
MoJ’s rape adviser quits over civil service's 'lack of will'
Some civil servants "bought into" myths about rape, Emily Hunt says as she describes "dispiriting" lack of progress despite some "excellent" officials
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
09 Oct 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
Department recruits for 600 fraud-and-error officers who will work at Swindon complex
DfT perm sec admits HS2 now represents ‘poor value for money’
06 Oct 2023 Finance
DfT perm sec admits HS2 now represents ‘poor value for money’
Stripped-back plans for high-speed rail are now costed at £54bn to connect London with the West Midlands
DLUHC names full intervention team for Birmingham City Council
06 Oct 2023 Finance
DLUHC names full intervention team for Birmingham City Council
Cabinet Office’s crown representative for top tech firms is one of six specialists being parachuted in to help “bankrupt” authority
Generalist scheme axed in Fast Stream revamp Exclusive
06 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Generalist scheme axed in Fast Stream revamp
Grad programme pathway is split into individual policy and operational delivery schemes
Former Carillion chief exec hit with 8-year boardroom ban
05 Oct 2023 Commercial
Former Carillion chief exec hit with 8-year boardroom ban
Richard Howson was responsible for company accounts that "falsified and concealed the reality of the deterioration" of major contracts, Insolvency Service says
Think tank calls for accounting shakeup to boost preventative spending
05 Oct 2023 Finance
Think tank calls for accounting shakeup to boost preventative spending
Creation of “PDEL” category for departmental budgets would ring-fence allocations and drive innovation, Demos says
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Education
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
'No longer safe': Watchdog finds 'prison-like conditions' at Home Office detention centre
05 Oct 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'No longer safe': Watchdog finds 'prison-like conditions' at Home Office detention centre
Prisons inspector "concerned about deteriorating outcomes" at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
04 Oct 2023 Corporate Finance
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
Successful candidate will work "at the heart of the MoD as the principal financial adviser for Defence"
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct 2023 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