PM orders inquiry into David Cameron and Greensill lobbying row
13 Apr Commercial

PM orders inquiry into David Cameron and Greensill lobbying row

Probe comes after “significant interest in this matter", spokesperson says
by Beckie Smith
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency
13 Apr Commercial
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency
DWP staff ‘angry’ over pandemic safety at jobcentres
13 Apr Coronavirus
DWP staff ‘angry’ over pandemic safety at jobcentres
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
12 Apr Communications
Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
12 Mar Economy
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
Employment, travel and productivity metrics questioned, and deprivation measures notably absent
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar Coronavirus
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
12 Mar Brexit
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
Report blames “lack of effective leadership, management and oversight” for £173m cost of delayed Digital Services at the Border programme
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
11 Mar HR
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
Independent adviser who quit after finding home secretary bullied staff says new freedoms would help PM and cabinet secretary
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
11 Mar HR
Government equality adviser quits over 'hostile environment' for LGBT+ people
Jayne Ozanne said LGBT+ advisory panel has seen “an increasing lack of engagement” from ministers
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar Commercial
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
11 Mar Commercial
Execs at Serco and other government contractors given advice on honours nominations
Bosses offered tips on successful nominations as email addresses revealed in data breach
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
10 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
BEIS seeks 'inspiring leader' to be next UK Space Agency chief exec
Up to £125,000 on offer for 'high-profile international role'
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar Coronavirus
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
10 Mar Civil Service Reform
Government 'consulting hub' to be set up next year
Treasury minute also reveals plans to "enhance strategic workforce planning" to plug skills gaps and reduce reliance on private firms
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar Coronavirus
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
09 Mar Brexit
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
Alex Chisholm tells MPs Border Force needs 2,000 extra staff while Defra is funding training for 500 new Port Health Authority officials
Home Office housed asylum seekers in ‘unsafe’ barracks during Covid pandemic
09 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office housed asylum seekers in ‘unsafe’ barracks during Covid pandemic
Department says it expects ‘highest possible standards from our service providers and have instructed them to make improvements at the site’
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
09 Mar Security & Defence
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
White House-style nerve centre will form Whitehall focus of defence, security and foreign policy review next week
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
08 Mar Legal
International Women's Day: Treasury solicitor praises progress on gender equality but warns against complacency
Susanna McGibbon becomes the second woman to hold the post
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
08 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
Immigration inspector finds "little evidence of a plan" to address flaws in work
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
08 Mar Communications
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
Digital minister Dinenage declines to detail the work of the Counter Disinformation Unit
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
08 Mar
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
08 Mar Energy & Environment
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
MPs also warn government lacks clarity on its ambitions for November’s COP26 and question diplomatic resources for pre-conference negotiations
DWP plans to hire hundreds of digital staff this year
08 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
DWP plans to hire hundreds of digital staff this year
Department seeks to enable ‘once-in-a-generation’ transformation
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
05 Mar Civil Service Reform
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
Business secretary tells members move will "mark a departure from the industrial strategy brand"
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
05 Mar HR
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
Appointments watchdog Acoba admits potential risks exist but clears new role with Linklaters
Former Home Office perm sec Rutnam settles constructive dismissal case
04 Mar HR
Former Home Office perm sec Rutnam settles constructive dismissal case
Priti Patel spared employment tribunal appearance as ex-official reaches “six figure settlement” over departure from government
‘More important than ever that stats are credible’: RSS invites entries for awards
04 Mar Statistics
‘More important than ever that stats are credible’: RSS invites entries for awards
Government statisticians asked to put projects forward for two trophies