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
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