Government Property Agency expansion boosts headcount
14 Jul Civil Service Reform
Government Property Agency expansion boosts headcount
Annual report flags savings of £506m but says Covid prompted pause to smarter working programme
Cut civil service numbers, increase pay and abolish perm secs: commission shares radical reform proposals
13 Jul Civil Service Reform
Cut civil service numbers, increase pay and abolish perm secs: commission shares radical reform proposals
A new Prime Minister's Department and ability to appoint non-MPs as ministers also among suggestions
Cabinet Office and Treasury urged to create new ‘joint office’
23 Jun Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office and Treasury urged to create new ‘joint office’
Commission says move would strengthen centre of government and could pave the way for a future Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
22 Jun Civil Service Reform
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
Angela Rayner says departments should be less focused on recruiting staff with A-levels and degrees
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
17 Jun Civil Service Reform
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
15 Jun Civil Service Reform
‘The civil service can never stand still’: cab sec rallies officials to reform
Officials must become "more disciplined about how we prioritise and evaluate what we do", Simon Case says
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
15 Jun Civil Service Reform
Gove sets out plan ‘to rebalance government away from Whitehall’
Cabinet Office minister says 50% of senior roles will be based outside capital by 2030 and pledges pay and performance-management changes
New procurement rules: don’t simply award contracts to the lowest bidder, departments told
04 Jun Civil Service Reform
New procurement rules: don’t simply award contracts to the lowest bidder, departments told
Post-Brexit guidance sets out how public spending should drive wider benefits like jobs and environmental protection
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
22 Apr Civil Service Reform
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
Blair-style team will be headed up by coronavirus vaccination lead Emily Lawson
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
19 Apr Civil Service Reform
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
Skilled businesspeople should get the chance to work in government with 'ethical safeguards', says report calling for skills strategy
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
12 Apr Civil Service Reform
Soon-to-retire officials stand in the way of tackling 'cronyism', senior MP says amid Greensill scandal
Civil servants and politicians nearing the end of government careers "don't want to have the conversation", Bernard Jenkin says
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
06 Apr Civil Service Reform
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
Contract will provide space for DWP's temporary jobcentres and give officials access to co-working spaces
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
31 Mar Civil Service Reform
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
May's flagship strategy being "transitioned" into government's Plan for Growth
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
30 Mar Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
Public-spending watchdog sets out 14 pitfalls hampering departments’ operational delivery
DWP’s second HQ should be ‘People’s Palace not Kremlin’, minister says
26 Mar Civil Service Reform
DWP’s second HQ should be ‘People’s Palace not Kremlin’, minister says
Thérèse Coffey seeks rebrand for Leeds office now known as as department’s main base outside London
Goodbye single departmental plans, hello outcome delivery plans: new system to monitor Whitehall performance revealed
24 Mar Civil Service Reform
Goodbye single departmental plans, hello outcome delivery plans: new system to monitor Whitehall performance revealed
New system will require departments to “more thoroughly consider affordability, capability and risk”, say Cabinet Office and Treasury chiefs
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
PM's former top aide tells MPs Department of Health had to be bypassed for coronavirus Vaccine Taskforce
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
15 Mar Civil Service Reform
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
DfT opens new offices in English cities, while Cabinet Office and FCDO look north of the border
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
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"
Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms home of Treasury's northern base
03 Mar Civil Service Reform
Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms home of Treasury's northern base
Darlington will be home to the "economic campus", Rishi Sunak says
Unions vote to accept HMRC's freeze-busting pay deal
01 Mar Civil Service Reform
Unions vote to accept HMRC's freeze-busting pay deal
Overwhelming backing for pay offer means all civil servants below SCS will get a pay rise
Civil service career ladder ‘must be broken up’, top No.10 aide says
26 Feb Civil Service Reform
Civil service career ladder ‘must be broken up’, top No.10 aide says
PM’s deputy chief of staff Simone Finn also backs Teesside as “obvious location” for Treasury’s northern base