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
Minister quits over BEIS and Treasury fraud failings
25 Jan 2022 Civil Service Reform
Minister quits over BEIS and Treasury fraud failings
Cross-government efficiency chief Agnew says he couldn’t get officials to "lift their game"
PM's standards adviser to get bigger team after flat refurb row
21 Jan 2022 Civil Service Reform
PM's standards adviser to get bigger team after flat refurb row
Cabinet office perm sec Alex Chisholm confirms expansion following Geidt’s call for “greater authority and independence”