Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May Foreign Affairs

Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’

Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
by Tevye Markson
Minister insists Boris Johnson believed lockdown drinks in leaked photo was a work event
24 May Coronavirus
Minister insists Boris Johnson believed lockdown drinks in leaked photo was a work event
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
24 May HR
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
23 May Energy & Environment
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
Cabinet Office hires external firm to investigate bullying case Exclusive
23 May HR
Cabinet Office hires external firm to investigate bullying case
Unions say independent investigators will bring “impartiality, experience and authority to the table"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
23 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
23 May HR
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
Ministers accused of attempting to dodge “timely scrutiny” of job-cuts plans with select-committee veto
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
20 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
Samantha Jones will oversee beefed-up PM's department while Cabinet Office will be civil service's “corporate headquarters”
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
20 May Civil Service Reform
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
Philip Rycroft highlights enduring need for post-Brexit roles as he questions if plan is “well thought through”
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack' Exclusive
20 May HR
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack'
Decision to cut civil service numbers by 91,000 was “not taken lightly”, Simon Case and Alex Chisholm say
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
19 May Civil Service Reform
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
Union says Cabinet Office officials confirmed voluntary exit schemes will be needed to hit PM’s target
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
19 May HR
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
Attempt to frame Maude-era reforms as wasteful bureaucracy astonishes civil service unions
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
19 May Coronavirus
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
Sue Gray report expected next week as No.10 confirms Boris Johnson will not receive another fine
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
19 May Coronavirus
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
Public Accounts Committee says the department officials failed to properly warn ministers of how severe potential fraud levels might be
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
18 May HR
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
Union chief says minister's support of plan to reduce government estate shows "how poorly thought through his comments on hybrid working are"
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
18 May Communications
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
Government Communication Service pledges central team at Cabinet Office will shrink as part of three-year vision
Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts Exclusive
17 May HR
Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts
Cabinet Office minister has yet to comment on plans to cut 91,000 jobs – a figure unions say has been “plucked from the air"
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
17 May Communications
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
Stats watchdog criticises Boris Johnson as he continues to incorrectly state there are more people in employment than before the pandemic
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
17 May HR
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
Former public appointments commissioner also says MPs should be able to grill ministers on hiring choices
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
17 May Commercial
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
Jenny Harries reveals average day rates for management consultants – who are paid between £706 and £3,100 a day
‘Lack of clarity’ over anti-corruption rules a problem, says watchdog as Grenfell inquiry DG rapped for breach
17 May HR
‘Lack of clarity’ over anti-corruption rules a problem, says watchdog as Grenfell inquiry DG rapped for breach
Acoba also slams hospital trust’s ‘unacceptable’ conduct in separate breach of the rules
Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
17 May Finance
Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
Clive Martin will spearhead work to produce an accredited learning and development offer for risk-focused officials
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 16
16 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 16
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
16 May HR
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
Union pledges to "fight for every job in the civil service" as perm secs apologise for the way the news was announced
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
16 May HR
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
Barclay says any exceptions to diversity-boosting move will require ministerial sign-off
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
13 May Civil Service Reform
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
Johnson says his experience of working from home mainly consists of "walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop"
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
13 May HR
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
Cabinet secretary admits 20% headcount cut will be “exceptionally challenging” for departments
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
13 May HR
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
Members urged not to volunteer to be trained for programme to send asylum seekers to East Africa