Tips for the top: Are you a civil service star, a sector sage or an ALB aficionado?
19 Oct Culture

Tips for the top: Are you a civil service star, a sector sage or an ALB aficionado?

Report offers wannabe public-sector chiefs a guide to the galaxy of arm’s length body opportunities
by Jim Dunton
HMRC told to examine whether Making Tax Digital is ‘reasonable and affordable’ before further rollout
20 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC told to examine whether Making Tax Digital is ‘reasonable and affordable’ before further rollout
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
20 Oct Security & Defence
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
Policy Exchange recruits heavy-hitters to take on civil service reform
19 Oct Civil Service Reform
Policy Exchange recruits heavy-hitters to take on civil service reform
Government spokesperson for televised briefings named
09 Oct Communications
Government spokesperson for televised briefings named
Current media spad to Rishi Sunak set to take on high-profile post
Unions blast Defra's 'bargain basement' pay offer
09 Oct HR
Unions blast Defra's 'bargain basement' pay offer
Unions say pay rises less generous than they appear because offer is “loaded" with non-consolidated money
‘Civil service morale is high’ Chisholm tells MPs
09 Oct Brexit
‘Civil service morale is high’ Chisholm tells MPs
Chief operating officer says he expects 2020 People Survey to reflect ‘sense of pride and achievement’ felt by staff dealing with Covid-19 response and Brexit
Home Office and MHCLG detail £60m coronavirus policing package
08 Oct Coronavirus
Home Office and MHCLG detail £60m coronavirus policing package
Law-enforcement funding targets boosted town-centre visibility and compliance checks
Northern Ireland Civil Service could need interim head ‘for a year’
08 Oct HR
Northern Ireland Civil Service could need interim head ‘for a year’
Executive looks to change role of top official following failure to find successor to David Sterling
HSE hunts for chief inspector to lead post-Grenfell building regulator
08 Oct HR
HSE hunts for chief inspector to lead post-Grenfell building regulator
Watchdog offers up to £140k for safety role created in response to Grenfell Tower disaster
DfE minister says civil service must ‘demonstrate leadership’ as care leavers internship applications open
08 Oct HR
DfE minister says civil service must ‘demonstrate leadership’ as care leavers internship applications open
Children’s minister says government must show leadership to support care leavers as new programme launches
Repair damage to civil servants' trust by concluding Patel bullying probe, PM urged
07 Oct HR
Repair damage to civil servants' trust by concluding Patel bullying probe, PM urged
Union chief urges Boris Johnson to "consider your obligations" to civil servants, months after investigation launched
Civil service starts rollout of guaranteed job interview for veterans
07 Oct HR
Civil service starts rollout of guaranteed job interview for veterans
Handful of government departments will guarantee ex-service personnel interviews or online tests
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
07 Oct Energy & Environment
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
Staffer handed conditional discharge after printworks blockade that saw campaigners chained and cemented together
Scottish Government offers £140k for next chief medical officer
06 Oct Health & Social Care
Scottish Government offers £140k for next chief medical officer
Successful candidate for "highly visible" role will replace Catherine Calderwood, who resigned after flouting coronavirus advice
Amazon hosting deal with GDS doubles to £6.6m as minister fends off questions over UK chief’s advisory role
06 Oct Commercial
Amazon hosting deal with GDS doubles to £6.6m as minister fends off questions over UK chief’s advisory role
New contract came into effect on 1 July, as minister claims "robust measures" in place to mitigate against possible conflicts of interest
'Good people are trapped inside the system': minister for reform blasts 'broken' civil service
06 Oct Civil Service Reform
'Good people are trapped inside the system': minister for reform blasts 'broken' civil service
Lord Agnew criticises dearth of commercial skills and excess of "urban metropolitan thinkers"
Priti Patel could be first secretary of state to appear at employment tribunal
06 Oct HR
Priti Patel could be first secretary of state to appear at employment tribunal
Former Home Office head Philip Rutnam’s constructive dismissal case might also call ex-cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill as a witness
'Robust measures' implemented as test and trace glitch means contacts missed
05 Oct Coronavirus
'Robust measures' implemented as test and trace glitch means contacts missed
"We fully understand the concern this may cause," Public Health England head says after delay in recording nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — October 5
05 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — October 5
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Darlington tipped as site for Treasury's northern campus
05 Oct Civil Service Reform
Darlington tipped as site for Treasury's northern campus
Covid-19 remote working arrangements prove civil servants don't need to be in London, Gove says
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
05 Oct Civil Service Reform
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
Committee chair “astonished” government failed to consult stakeholders before announcing creation of FCDO
GDS opens recruitment for chief executive
02 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
GDS opens recruitment for chief executive
Digital agency offers salary of £168k in search for first permanent head in more than a year
Cabinet Office to probe leaks of asylum-seeker detention ideas
02 Oct HR
Cabinet Office to probe leaks of asylum-seeker detention ideas
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft tells MPs "everything is on the table" after reports detail controversial blue-sky thinking on offshore holding centres
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
02 Oct Coronavirus
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
British Academy project sets out ‘five principles to draw on "full breadth of knowledge" for policy
Levelling-up agenda at risk from Brexit and Covid-19 recovery work, IFS warns
02 Oct Coronavirus
Levelling-up agenda at risk from Brexit and Covid-19 recovery work, IFS warns
Think tank says drive to fix regional inequalities will compete with “Build Back Better” coronavirus recovery and end of transition period
DWP to ‘create new digital function’ as BPDTS is brought back in-house
01 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
DWP to ‘create new digital function’ as BPDTS is brought back in-house
Union says move completes 'full circle' of change for outsourced benefits and pensions technology services
Home Office culture change pledge branded 'laughable' as government considers offshore detention centres
01 Oct Civil Service Reform
Home Office culture change pledge branded 'laughable' as government considers offshore detention centres
Human rights group criticises "improvement plan" amid reports officials considered putting asylum seekers on oil rigs