Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
21 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
Winners will be selected this summer and the best ideas will become government policy
More than 1,000 DWP staff could lose jobs as department announces office closures
17 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
More than 1,000 DWP staff could lose jobs as department announces office closures
Union accuses government of "clapping and then scrapping" workers, claiming more than 8,000 jobs could be at risk
Civil service diversity training to be reformed – and guidance to advise ‘impartiality in language and practice’
17 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service diversity training to be reformed – and guidance to advise ‘impartiality in language and practice’
Government unveils strategy to tackle racial inequality in Inclusive Britain report
Civil service headcount hits 10-year high
16 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service headcount hits 10-year high
Growth may be slowing down amid government plans to cut 65,000 jobs
Sue Gray wrong choice to conduct Partygate probe, former standards adviser argues
15 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
Sue Gray wrong choice to conduct Partygate probe, former standards adviser argues
Sir Phillip Mawer says independent adviser on ministerial standards should have powers to investigate civil servants
PCS withdraws from Cabinet Office review into racism and discrimination
14 Mar 2022 Civil Service Reform
PCS withdraws from Cabinet Office review into racism and discrimination
Civil service’s biggest union accuses department of carrying out “exercise in damage limitation”
Job cuts are ‘about empowering civil servants’, says Cabinet Office minister
25 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Job cuts are ‘about empowering civil servants’, says Cabinet Office minister
Steve Barclay claims reducing middle management in departments will allow junior officials to shine
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
22 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
Minister's pledge to cut 65,000 jobs condemned as "personal crusade against public sector"
Rees-Mogg pledges to cut 65,000 civil service jobs to get headcount 'under control'
21 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg pledges to cut 65,000 civil service jobs to get headcount 'under control'
New minister for government efficiency says he wants to fulfil Francis Maude’s legacy on civil service reform
Gisela Stuart's imminent appointment as civil service watchdog 'raises questions', Starmer says
16 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Gisela Stuart's imminent appointment as civil service watchdog 'raises questions', Starmer says
Ex-Vote Leave chair is "closely politically connected to the current government", Labour leader says
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
11 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
Alex Chisholm urged to clarify new department's "status and what its relationship with the Cabinet Office will be"
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
10 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
Samantha Jones led private healthcare provider before advising Boris Johnson on NHS reform
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
09 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
Stephen Barclay will remain Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities after taking on new "all-consuming job"
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
Moves follow Stephen Barclay’s appointment as No.10 chief of staff after raft of Downing Street resignations
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
Think tank calls for acceleration of Places for Growth reforms with binding targets for departments
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
Move will make the NIO a “more accessible, open and modern civil service department”
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
07 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
PACAC members raised concerns about her suitability for the role and her “perceived impartiality”
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
07 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
"You can't just make it up as you go along", the head of the racial equality unit said, calling for ethnic monitoring and improved racial literacy
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
03 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
Close to 10,000 new relocations were announced in yesterday's levelling up white paper, bringing the running total to more than 15,000
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
03 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
Levelling up white paper promises "rigorous curriculum" including updates to existing programmes
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
02 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
"Justice collaboration centres" to open as part of Places for Growth programme
Civil service grows by 10% – but mostly in London, despite levelling up pledge
01 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service grows by 10% – but mostly in London, despite levelling up pledge
Government has made "promising start" on civil service relocation but the plan now needs to be delivered, says Institute for Government
White applicants to Fast Stream three times more likely to be successful than black candidates
25 Jan 2022 Civil Service Reform
White applicants to Fast Stream three times more likely to be successful than black candidates
Candidates from black backgrounds had a success rate of one in 143 compared to 1 in 44 for white applicants