Major civil service job cuts on the table amid 'budget pressures', Dowden confirms
27 Jan Civil Service Reform

Major civil service job cuts on the table amid 'budget pressures', Dowden confirms

Minister says the "only difference" to scrapped 91,000 cuts plan "is we will be driven by outcomes”
by Tevye Markson
Prospect union launches strike ballot over civil service pay
27 Jan HR
Prospect union launches strike ballot over civil service pay
Home Office U-turns on Windrush inquiry recommendations
27 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office U-turns on Windrush inquiry recommendations
Gove mangles Places for Growth figures in speech gaffe
27 Jan Civil Service Reform
Gove mangles Places for Growth figures in speech gaffe
Katharine Birbalsingh resigns as Social Mobility Commission chair
06 Jan Education
Katharine Birbalsingh resigns as Social Mobility Commission chair
Educator says media portrayal of “controversial” opinions was jeopardising Cabinet Office body’s work
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
06 Jan HR
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
Civil service unions say attempts to curb public-sector strikes show government is in denial
Cabinet Office unveils plans to expand departments’ powers to share personal data
06 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office unveils plans to expand departments’ powers to share personal data
Proposals will allow for more information to be processed to support One Login identity-verification service
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
05 Jan Commercial
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
Department to lead project looking at potential use of tech in avoiding 20-mile backlogs of vehicles
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
05 Jan HR
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
Sunak says he will seek “reasonable dialogue with unions” about what is “responsible and fair” for the nation
'Retirement regret', Braverman blasts 'low' productivity – and other civil service news you may have missed over Christmas
04 Jan HR
'Retirement regret', Braverman blasts 'low' productivity – and other civil service news you may have missed over Christmas
The ex-officials considering a return to work, ALBs under the microscope: catch up on the stories you missed
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
04 Jan Culture
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
Report warns of "careful balancing act" amid strain on technology systems and staffing resources
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
03 Jan HR
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
Award “is for the countless public servants who are doing a brilliant job... with little credit”, Rycroft says
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan HR
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
Ministers ‘making no effort’ to resolve public-sector strikes, union chief claims
03 Jan HR
Ministers ‘making no effort’ to resolve public-sector strikes, union chief claims
Plus, think tank criticises government for hiding behind independent pay-review bodies to avoid negotiations
Sunak names new independent standards adviser
22 Dec 2022 HR
Sunak names new independent standards adviser
Historic England chair Laurie Magnus will fill role left vacant since Christopher Geidt’s resignation
Immigration services union doubtful “massively theoretical” Rwanda plan will go ahead
22 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration services union doubtful “massively theoretical” Rwanda plan will go ahead
The Immigration Services Union says court decision that deportation policy is lawful "isn't going to change anything anytime soon"
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
22 Dec 2022 HR
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
Meanwhile, Prospect chief predicts members will vote for “most widespread industrial action” in a decade
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
21 Dec 2022 Analysis
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee questions value for money of hubs programme, and ambitions to raise £2bn through property sales and efficiency savings
Competition and Markets Authority names new chief
21 Dec 2022 Economy
Competition and Markets Authority names new chief
Interim CEO Sarah Cardell will take up role on a permanent basis
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
21 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
Prime minister says he hopes to make an announcement soon
Government to create new head of resilience role
20 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Government to create new head of resilience role
New strategy aims to improve transparency and accountability over resilience work
DHSC launches bid to get £122m back from PPE firm linked to peer
20 Dec 2022 Coronavirus
DHSC launches bid to get £122m back from PPE firm linked to peer
Legal move relates to 25 million gowns ordered from company recommended by Michelle Mone
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
20 Dec 2022 HR
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
Nearly a third of Government Legal Department officials want to leave within a year and just one in ten are happy with pay and benefits, according to latest People Survey data
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
19 Dec 2022 HR
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
Technology will report on whether desks and meeting rooms are occupied or not and numbers of people leaving or entering part of a building
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
19 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
But judges say cases of eight asylum seekers who were due to be deported earlier this year were not properly considered by the home secretary
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
16 Dec 2022 HR
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
Actor and campaigner says civil service is "our only hope" after year of turbulence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
16 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
Union says government did not hold consultation before closing the pool in Edinburgh