Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
27 Mar Civil Service Reform
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
PCS says scrapping the civil service-wide hybrid working policy will reduce costs for both civil servants and departments
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
26 Mar Civil Service Reform
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
Government departments will now have to conduct public interest tests on whether £1m-plus outsourced service contracts can be delivered more effectively in house
Ethics watchdog highlights ‘unimplemented’ past advice in letter to PM
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Ethics watchdog highlights ‘unimplemented’ past advice in letter to PM
Doug Chalmers welcomes request for review of lobbying, disclosure and access to government but notes that "adoption of recommendations makes the real difference"
Regulation ‘too often the default response’ to policy problems, report warns
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Regulation ‘too often the default response’ to policy problems, report warns
Re:State report calls for sweeping reforms to regulatory system, including returning the brief to the Cabinet Office
Minister: Wholesale replacement of perm sec cadre is 'for the birds'
17 Mar Civil Service Reform
Minister: Wholesale replacement of perm sec cadre is 'for the birds'
Cabinet Office minister responds to reports a Reform UK government would swap the current crop of perm secs for people “more likely to implement" its policies
Maude unpacks ‘challenges’ of quango-reduction
11 Mar Civil Service Reform
Maude unpacks ‘challenges’ of quango-reduction
Former Cabinet Office minister tells MPs coalition-era drive “underestimated opposition from House of Lords”
MPs express doubts over plan to halve consultancy spend
11 Mar Civil Service Reform
MPs express doubts over plan to halve consultancy spend
Public Accounts Committee warns of inconsistent data on consultancy spending across government
Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services
11 Mar Civil Service Reform
Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services
Chief secretary to PM says Digital ID can save tens of millions of pounds each year by reducing need for call centres and paperwork
‘Excellent choice’: Six ex-cab secs back Antonia Romeo pick
23 Feb Civil Service Reform
‘Excellent choice’: Six ex-cab secs back Antonia Romeo pick
Former civil service bosses praise Romeo’s track record after Starmer appoints her to top job
‘I will stand up strongly for the civil service’: Antonia Romeo delivers first message to officials
20 Feb Civil Service Reform
‘I will stand up strongly for the civil service’: Antonia Romeo delivers first message to officials
"I want us to be known for excellence in delivery", new cabinet secretary tells civil servants
Antonia Romeo appointed as cabinet secretary
19 Feb Civil Service Reform
Antonia Romeo appointed as cabinet secretary
Home Office perm sec takes up top role with immediate effect, following Sir Chris Wormald's departure last week
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
13 Feb Civil Service Reform
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
Former cabinet secretary calls on Starmer to “get a grip” on his special advisers as head of civil service exits government