Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Civil Service Reform

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
14 May Digital, Data & Technology
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
14 May Civil Service Reform
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
14 May Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
14 Feb 2023 Communications
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
Current media chief Helen Bower-Easton is set to join the Financial Conduct Authority
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
13 Feb 2023 Commercial
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
MoD figures so “riddled with anomalies” they could not be included in database of government procurement card spend, Labour says
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
13 Feb 2023 Culture
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
MPs slam BBC chair's “significant error of judgement” in failing to disclose talks with Johnson and Simon Case before appointment
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
13 Feb 2023 HR
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
New appointments at BaT, ESNZ, DIT, DCMS and elsewhere in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, reflecting 'evolving approach to public sector pay'
10 Feb 2023 HR
MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, reflecting 'evolving approach to public sector pay'
Inflation and "difficult economic circumstances" also influenced decision to increase wages to £86,584
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
10 Feb 2023 Finance
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
Minister says new regime is a “delegation approach” that gives HMT sign-off on capital spend
DWP to close 20 temporary jobcentres
10 Feb 2023 HR
DWP to close 20 temporary jobcentres
First tranche of closures announced after opening of 194 sites to support Plan for Jobs
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
09 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
Braverman accepts 34 review recommendations but opponents criticise increased focus on Islamist threat
PM’s new standards adviser ‘must have role in Raab probe’, says union boss
09 Feb 2023 HR
PM’s new standards adviser ‘must have role in Raab probe’, says union boss
Rishi Sunak risks undermining the integrity of current investigation, according to FDA general secretary
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
09 Feb 2023 Economy
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
Department teams up with charity to provide women with interview clothes and extra coaching
DWP perm sec signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
09 Feb 2023 Commercial
DWP perm sec signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
Programme will deliver return on investment of £2.4bn over three decades
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
08 Feb 2023 HR
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
Stats chief will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data
Civil service strikes: Mass walkout planned for Spring Budget day
08 Feb 2023 HR
Civil service strikes: Mass walkout planned for Spring Budget day
PCS union members at 123 government departments and agencies will stage action on 15 March
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
07 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls
07 Feb 2023 Commercial
Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls
Removal of guidelines could mean departments can now spend up to £20m on consultants without requiring external approval
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
07 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
BEIS perm sec Sarah Munby moves to new science department, while Sarah Healey moves from DCMS to DLUHC
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
07 Feb 2023 Culture
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
Machinery of government change creates new departments for energy; business and trade; and science, innovation and technology
DVLA staff set for further strike dates
07 Feb 2023 HR
DVLA staff set for further strike dates
PCS members working on drivers’ medical issues plan six-day walkout at end of this month
Truss's ex-chief of staff Mark Fullbrook avoids two-year lobbying ban
06 Feb 2023 HR
Truss's ex-chief of staff Mark Fullbrook avoids two-year lobbying ban
Acoba makes exception, citing Fullbrook's 49-day stint at No.10 and abandonment of mini-budget policies
Are you ready for the changes to procurement rules? Partner Content
06 Feb 2023 Commercial
Are you ready for the changes to procurement rules?
Proxima's Susan Hilgers and David Hansom of Clyde & Co look at the new Procurement Bill and what you can do now to prepare for the biggest changes to procurement practice since 2015
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
06 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
Unions Prospect and Unison join forces in dispute over low pay and understaffing
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Public Sector Fraud Authority chief
06 Feb 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Cabinet Office offers £120k for Public Sector Fraud Authority chief
Department launches campaign to find permanent head for new organisation
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 6
06 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 6
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
David Davis slams ‘really crap’ Brexit negotiators and ‘useless’ Whitehall lawyers
03 Feb 2023 HR
David Davis slams ‘really crap’ Brexit negotiators and ‘useless’ Whitehall lawyers
Former Brexit secretary also claims calibre of civil servants “dropped dramatically” between 1990s and 2010s