Major civil service job cuts on the table amid 'budget pressures', Dowden confirms
27 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Major civil service job cuts on the table amid 'budget pressures', Dowden confirms
Minister says the "only difference" to scrapped 91,000 cuts plan "is we will be driven by outcomes”
Gove mangles Places for Growth figures in speech gaffe
27 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Gove mangles Places for Growth figures in speech gaffe
Levelling up secretary tells conference "20,000 senior posts" have already relocated north
Ministers won't renegotiate this year's civil service pay deal, Dowden says
26 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Ministers won't renegotiate this year's civil service pay deal, Dowden says
Soaring inflation will likely be "partly" reflected in 2023-24 pay settlement, minister tells MPs as strikes continue
Ex-perm secs attack Wednesday Morning Colleagues sessions
20 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Ex-perm secs attack Wednesday Morning Colleagues sessions
Weekly get-togethers of civil service top brass are dubbed distanced from reality
Vetting service failures ‘putting national security work at risk’
19 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Vetting service failures ‘putting national security work at risk’
Watchdog says it is “essential” that Cabinet Office sets clear route to reform to get service back on track
Civil service ‘can’t deal with poor performance’, says former No.10 Policy Unit boss
19 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘can’t deal with poor performance’, says former No.10 Policy Unit boss
Munira Mirza claims sideways-move culture is “very demoralising” for officials and needs to be fixed
EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month Exclusive
17 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month
Prospect union could join PCS strikes, with UKHSA, DSTL and Met Office among employers in formal ballot
Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
17 Jan 2023 Civil Service Reform
Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
FDA union says Fast Stream members are "tired of empty promises" after pay rises just 3.7% in 12 years
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
21 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee questions value for money of hubs programme, and ambitions to raise £2bn through property sales and efficiency savings
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
21 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
Prime minister says he hopes to make an announcement soon
Government to create new head of resilience role
20 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Government to create new head of resilience role
New strategy aims to improve transparency and accountability over resilience work
Cabinet Office ‘has questions to answer’ on impact of civil service relocations
14 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office ‘has questions to answer’ on impact of civil service relocations
NAO staff urge MPs to quiz department on how it will evaluate economic benefits of drive to move jobs out of London
Evaluation, managing demand and investing in digital the path to saving public money, watchdog says
12 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Evaluation, managing demand and investing in digital the path to saving public money, watchdog says
NAO head Gareth Davies suggests how departments can get more out of their budgets amid mounting pressures
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
08 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
Development minister also planning restructure which could include new second perm sec
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
07 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
Report also suggests putting relationship between ministers and the civil service on a formal statutory footing
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
05 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
Other bodies to be offered space amid plans to become "exemplar for remote working"
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
03 Nov 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
Public sector have mixed views on scrapped 91,000 job-cuts plan but call for more "streamlined" government
Civil service job-cuts target scrapped but 2% pay cap looms
01 Nov 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service job-cuts target scrapped but 2% pay cap looms
Fast Stream recruitment to resume alongside U-turn on Johnson-era plans to axe 91,000 jobs
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