Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
23 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
GPA contractors begin work on Croydon hub, with Home Office officials to start move by 2024
Treasury confirms £95k redundancy pay cap – one year on from consultation
22 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Treasury confirms £95k redundancy pay cap – one year on from consultation
Treasury says government will take forward proposals to limit public sector payoffs
Home Office staff to undergo training on race in 'sweeping' post-Windrush reforms
22 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Home Office staff to undergo training on race in 'sweeping' post-Windrush reforms
Home Office will also review hostile environment policy so “no one with a legal right to be here is wrongly penalised”
Civil servants invited to air frustrations as Chisholm reveals 'prospectus for reform'
21 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Civil servants invited to air frustrations as Chisholm reveals 'prospectus for reform'
"This is a call to join a movement, not a top-down initiative," COO tells officials
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge DfID with the Foreign Office
17 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge DfID with the Foreign Office
Government urged to retain the ICAI aid watchdog after overseas aid department's abolition
Cabinet Office urged to review pay disparities of up to £56,000 for specialist staff
16 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office urged to review pay disparities of up to £56,000 for specialist staff
Pay flexibility so departments can recruit and retain staff prompts "workforce issues" and concern about "internal markets", NAO says
Chisholm takes on churn and ‘costly, inefficient processes’ in the civil service
15 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Chisholm takes on churn and ‘costly, inefficient processes’ in the civil service
Coronavirus crisis has added "renewed weight" to the imperative for reform, COO says
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
13 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
Senior officials already sizing up properties on Rightmove, according to The Times
Michael Gove on No.10 adviser Dominic Cummings: blunt, original and not always right
06 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Michael Gove on No.10 adviser Dominic Cummings: blunt, original and not always right
Cabinet Office minister also reveals some top officials provided feedback to landmark reform speech
Government confirms comms reform drive
06 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Government confirms comms reform drive
PM’s official spokesperson says work will begin this week to move to a single employer for government communication service
Government plans televised media briefings in major civil service comms shake-up
03 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
Government plans televised media briefings in major civil service comms shake-up
Reports say No.10 wants to slim down departmental communications and centralise PR
Gove pledges to reform civil service training and 'whirligig of transfers and promotions'
30 Jun 2020 Civil Service Reform
Gove pledges to reform civil service training and 'whirligig of transfers and promotions'
Government needs a “proper, and properly-resourced campus for training”, Cabinet Office minister says