High Court backs PM’s decision on Patel bullying report
06 Dec HR

High Court backs PM’s decision on Patel bullying report

But union says ruling on handling of home secretary’s conduct still boosts civil servants’ workplace rights
by Jim Dunton
'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
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'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
Companies that fail to deliver could be banned from winning public contracts
07 Dec Brexit
Companies that fail to deliver could be banned from winning public contracts
Civil servants ‘hosted Downing Street party’ during Covid lockdown
07 Dec Coronavirus
Civil servants ‘hosted Downing Street party’ during Covid lockdown
Ministers need to ‘walk the talk on transparency’, says information commissioner
26 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers need to ‘walk the talk on transparency’, says information commissioner
Denham slates Cabinet Office for FOI ‘clearing house’ stance and exemptions for new public bodies
Pay sparks strike threat at Natural England
25 Nov Energy & Environment
Pay sparks strike threat at Natural England
Action to start on 4 January, union says
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
25 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
Move will accelerate transformation and enable consistent messaging, leaders of tech units say
Home Office 'failing to keep on top of asylum cases' as children wait 550 days for decisions
25 Nov HR
Home Office 'failing to keep on top of asylum cases' as children wait 550 days for decisions
Inspectors find "no evidence of any case type being prioritised"
HMCTS offers up to £130k for next chief exec
25 Nov HR
HMCTS offers up to £130k for next chief exec
Campaign comes more than a year after Susan Acland-Hood became DfE perm sec
Home Office should lose Windrush compensation scheme role, MPs say
24 Nov Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office should lose Windrush compensation scheme role, MPs say
Badly-managed scheme has "compounded the injustices" of the Windrush scandal, MPs say
MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
24 Nov Finance
MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
Treasury Committee urges government to publish a full impact assessment "as soon as possible"
Departments get ‘how to’ guide on greening government estate
24 Nov Energy & Environment
Departments get ‘how to’ guide on greening government estate
Cabinet Office playbook sets out how public-sector buildings can contribute to net-zero carbon goal
Bingham fires broadside at civil service ‘foot dragging’
23 Nov Coronavirus
Bingham fires broadside at civil service ‘foot dragging’
Former Vaccine Taskforce boss bemoans lack of science skills in government and says obstacles to decision-making must be overcome
GOV.UK login system received £100m funding in Spending Review
23 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
GOV.UK login system received £100m funding in Spending Review
Head of Central Digital and Data Office says that her team worked closely with Treasury colleagues to ensure tech initiatives were supported by funding round
PM: 'No civil servant could have come up with Peppa Pig'
22 Nov Energy & Environment
PM: 'No civil servant could have come up with Peppa Pig'
Boris Johnson has said that “no Whitehall civil servant” could have created the “pure genius” of Peppa Pig, in a speech to the CBI today
HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
22 Nov Coronavirus
HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
Taskforce likely to recover minority of support paid in error and fraud as NAO says department needs to increase its debt recovery capacity
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
22 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
Joint statement from 10 governments pledges cooperation in delivering transformation objectives
CMA and Defra detail northern expansion plans
22 Nov HR
CMA and Defra detail northern expansion plans
Manchester, Darlington and Newcastle set for civil service jobs boosts
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 22
22 Nov HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
19 Nov Coronavirus
Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
Lessons from previous simulation exercises "not fully implemented", watchdog says
NI Civil Service pay growth outstrips private sector
19 Nov HR
NI Civil Service pay growth outstrips private sector
Annual statistics show officials posted 5.2% hike in median earnings in year to March
Scottish Government appoints senior DWP official as next perm sec
18 Nov HR
Scottish Government appoints senior DWP official as next perm sec
John-Paul Marks will succeed current perm sec Leslie Evans from January
Drop social distancing to get more civil servants back to offices, departments told
18 Nov Coronavirus
Drop social distancing to get more civil servants back to offices, departments told
Guidance update "should support you to remove some or all of the measures associated with social distancing", Chisholm says
Ministerial code ‘not about protecting civil servants’ rights’, PM’s lawyer says
18 Nov HR
Ministerial code ‘not about protecting civil servants’ rights’, PM’s lawyer says
High Court is told Boris Johnson’s decision on Priti Patel bullying probe was a “matter of judgment for him”
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
18 Nov Commercial
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would "completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact"
PM proposes ban on MPs working as paid consultants
17 Nov HR
PM proposes ban on MPs working as paid consultants
Boris Johnson endorses recommendation from 2018 report by standards committee
Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
17 Nov Coronavirus
Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
MPs say department’s £8.3bn overpayment of benefits is ‘simply unacceptable’
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
17 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
Departments urged to fix information exchange system that is ‘broken’ partly due to misunderstanding of GDPR rules, inspectorates say