Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
20 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
Samantha Jones will oversee beefed-up PM's department while Cabinet Office will be civil service's “corporate headquarters”
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
20 May Civil Service Reform
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
Philip Rycroft highlights enduring need for post-Brexit roles as he questions if plan is “well thought through”
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
19 May Civil Service Reform
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
Union says Cabinet Office officials confirmed voluntary exit schemes will be needed to hit PM’s target
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
13 May Civil Service Reform
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
Johnson says his experience of working from home mainly consists of "walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop"
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
13 May Civil Service Reform
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
Civil service commissioner and ex-MP also says she is “amused” at the suggestion she cannot be impartial
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
13 May Civil Service Reform
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
Unions slam proposal as an “outrageous act of vandalism on our public services"
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
11 May Civil Service Reform
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
Manchester will open next as part of a strategy the department says will save it more than £300m by 2026
HMRC accused of ignoring public health guidance in demand for Wales office return
04 May Civil Service Reform
HMRC accused of ignoring public health guidance in demand for Wales office return
Department's “move away” from Welsh Covid guidance is “deeply concerning”, PCS says
Ex-civil service head questions plans for large-scale staff cuts
03 May Civil Service Reform
Ex-civil service head questions plans for large-scale staff cuts
Lord Kerslake says huge challenges require “right-sized” workforce as former civil service chief exec Manzoni issues caution over skills gaps
Cabinet Office finally kicks off clearing house review eight months after announcing it
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office finally kicks off clearing house review eight months after announcing it
Plans for in-house investigation of FoI unit published the night before critical PACAC report is released
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
Cabinet Office perm sec is asked again for details, more than two months after original queries
‘Substandard’: MPs tell Cabinet Office to ‘drive cultural shift’ on freedom of information
29 Apr Civil Service Reform
‘Substandard’: MPs tell Cabinet Office to ‘drive cultural shift’ on freedom of information
Inquiry criticises “mere baseline compliance” with FoI Act and failure to provide basic information on secretive clearing house
Unions slam PM’s ‘absurd’ threat to privatise Passport Office
27 Apr Civil Service Reform
Unions slam PM’s ‘absurd’ threat to privatise Passport Office
Home Office recruitment failures and poor management to blame for backlog, unions say
Rees-Mogg sets out guidance for new ‘bonfire of the quangos’
27 Apr Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg sets out guidance for new ‘bonfire of the quangos’
Teams asked to identify minimum of 5% savings as PM eyes potential for outsourcing ALB functions
‘Images of Marley’s ghost’: Dorries slams Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian' war on home working
25 Apr Civil Service Reform
‘Images of Marley’s ghost’: Dorries slams Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian' war on home working
Backlash at government efficiency minister’s views on officials working from home
Slow government risks wasting another reform opportunity, think tank warns
22 Apr Civil Service Reform
Slow government risks wasting another reform opportunity, think tank warns
Institute for Government calls for Declaration on Government reform refresh to prevent history from repeating itself
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
12 Apr Civil Service Reform
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home
Cabinet Office recommends 2% pay rise for SCS
08 Apr Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office recommends 2% pay rise for SCS
Pay rises should be “affordable” and weighted towards the lower end of pay scales, Cabinet Office tells SSRB
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar Civil Service Reform
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
21 Mar Civil Service Reform
Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
Winners will be selected this summer and the best ideas will become government policy
More than 1,000 DWP staff could lose jobs as department announces office closures
17 Mar Civil Service Reform
More than 1,000 DWP staff could lose jobs as department announces office closures
Union accuses government of "clapping and then scrapping" workers, claiming more than 8,000 jobs could be at risk
Civil service diversity training to be reformed – and guidance to advise ‘impartiality in language and practice’
17 Mar Civil Service Reform
Civil service diversity training to be reformed – and guidance to advise ‘impartiality in language and practice’
Government unveils strategy to tackle racial inequality in Inclusive Britain report
Civil service headcount hits 10-year high
16 Mar Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount hits 10-year high
Growth may be slowing down amid government plans to cut 65,000 jobs
Sue Gray wrong choice to conduct Partygate probe, former standards adviser argues
15 Mar Civil Service Reform
Sue Gray wrong choice to conduct Partygate probe, former standards adviser argues
Sir Phillip Mawer says independent adviser on ministerial standards should have powers to investigate civil servants