Civil service managers 'should be given more responsibility for staff development', report says
01 Nov 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service managers 'should be given more responsibility for staff development', report says
Report calls for staff training and development to be given greater priority in civil service
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
26 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
Departmental officials have faced more than their fair share of challenges over the past 12 months. This year’s awards finalists show civil servants rising to the immediate task and taking a longer-term view, too
Sunak has no mandate for cuts, civil service unions say
25 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Sunak has no mandate for cuts, civil service unions say
New PM faces calls to dump headcount reduction plans and address shrinking real-terms pay
Civil Service Commission takes action over Cabinet Office recruitment failures
25 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Commission takes action over Cabinet Office recruitment failures
Poor compliance with recruitment rules leads to creation of new CSC rating "requiring regulatory intervention"
MPs to examine civil service office plans amid 'seismic shift' in working culture
21 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs to examine civil service office plans amid 'seismic shift' in working culture
PACAC will ask whether the Government Property Strategy delivers value for money and meets civil service needs
Civil service reform brief changes hands again as Philp named Cabinet Office minister
17 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service reform brief changes hands again as Philp named Cabinet Office minister
Edward Argar becomes chief Treasury secretary as Kwasi Kwarteng exits as chancellor
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
12 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
Unit leaves Cabinet Office amid deregulation row, as union brief returns from DLUHC
‘Absurd’: Truss urged to be transparent about civil service cuts
10 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Absurd’: Truss urged to be transparent about civil service cuts
‘Pretending there’s fat to be trimmed without impacting on public services is dishonest,” union chief says
Liz Truss backs off from 2025 target to cut 91,000 jobs
07 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Liz Truss backs off from 2025 target to cut 91,000 jobs
Staff cutbacks to 2016 levels still the "overall ambition" but three-year target "no longer set in stone"
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
30 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
Department ready to reduce staffing budget by 7.5% as part of 91,000 job cuts plan, David Williams adds
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
29 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
Former chief people officer Rupert McNeil urges officials to drown out the noise
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
28 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
Boris Johnson's administration “unleashed a relentless assault" on officials, unions say
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
07 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
Nadhim Zahawi and Edward Argar will oversee public service reform after government efficiency minister's promotion
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
07 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
FDA and Prospect bosses call on new PM to appoint successor to Christopher Geidt
Tory attacks on civil service ‘pathetic’, George Osborne says
06 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Tory attacks on civil service ‘pathetic’, George Osborne says
Former chancellor and ex cabinet secretary call for Liz Truss to end "war” on Whitehall
Liz Truss to become next PM after winning Tory leadership race
05 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform
Liz Truss to become next PM after winning Tory leadership race
Truss has attacked Whitehall “waste and orthodoxy” during the campaign, pledging to scrap diversity roles and slash the civil service headcount
Senior civil servants could join industrial action over pay, union warns
31 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Senior civil servants could join industrial action over pay, union warns
Threat comes as PCS leader says civil service strikes could last months
Union sets out pay, pension and redundancy demands ahead of strike ballot
22 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Union sets out pay, pension and redundancy demands ahead of strike ballot
PCS writes to Alex Chisholm, saying the union will ballot members to take industrial action unless concerns are addressed
'Bizarre': Unions slam Rees-Mogg's announcement of Cabinet Office job cuts in the press
22 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Bizarre': Unions slam Rees-Mogg's announcement of Cabinet Office job cuts in the press
Rees-Mogg's pledge to cut 25% of department jobs branded “political posturing”
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
19 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
Department to “lead by example” in headcount reduction, minister says, in attack on "bureaucratic bloat of Whitehall"
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
19 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
Think tank calls for raft of changes to restore trust in selection of non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies
Job cuts, secondments and cab sec contenders: What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
19 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Job cuts, secondments and cab sec contenders: What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
The ex-chancellor set his sights on Whitehall reform with a series of civil service proposals
'Aggressive' probation service merger 'caused unnecessary pressure' on staff
18 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Aggressive' probation service merger 'caused unnecessary pressure' on staff
Renationalisation of probation services "mostly successful" but rushed, Institute for Government says
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
16 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned