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
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
22 Feb Civil Service Reform
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
Housing secretary says department will have more than 500 staff working in West Midlands by 2025
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
18 Feb Civil Service Reform
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
Some departments will embrace "blended" flexible working model, finance minister says
HMRC's three-year pay offer is 'positive', unions tell members
03 Feb Civil Service Reform
HMRC's three-year pay offer is 'positive', unions tell members
PCS and ARC recommend department staff vote "yes" to the deal
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
28 Jan Civil Service Reform
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
Around 10,000 officials joined the civil service last year, with the increase mostly driven by Covid-19
MPs poised to put civil service churn under the spotlight
28 Jan Civil Service Reform
MPs poised to put civil service churn under the spotlight
Committee demands five years of data on departmental pay bands and moves from chief people officer
Cabinet secretary and civil service COO ‘need more power’, think tank says
22 Jan Civil Service Reform
Cabinet secretary and civil service COO ‘need more power’, think tank says
Institute for Government argues Whitehall also requires a strong new central delivery unit
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
15 Jan Civil Service Reform
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
Updated curriculum will reduce risk of duplication and offer better value for money, Cabinet Office says
Civil servants could get military-style training at Sandhurst, PM says
14 Jan Civil Service Reform
Civil servants could get military-style training at Sandhurst, PM says
Boris Johnson also calls free school meals parcels a "disgrace" at Liaison Committee session