Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
11 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
GDS, CDDO and AI unit all moving to innovation and technology department
PM orders strategic defence review that will 'set roadmap' to reaching spending pledge
10 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
PM orders strategic defence review that will 'set roadmap' to reaching spending pledge
"Root-and-branch review" will set out a plan to hit 2.5% defence spending commitment, Starmer says
'No more gimmicks': DLUHC reverting to old name
09 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
'No more gimmicks': DLUHC reverting to old name
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner confirms departmental name-change
Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
08 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
Starmer meets with standards adviser on first day in post and clarifies how civil servants should refer to him
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
27 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
Ian Trenholm says milestone moment is good time to move on
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
25 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
Paul Johnson says pay for officials is just one example of why public service cuts will be so difficult to achieve for next government
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
24 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
Researchers warn UK is not doing enough to build general public administration skills among officials, and call for better collaboration between government and academia to create courses for officials
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
18 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
Reform paper makes series of recommendations to tackle barriers to effective delivery
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
PCS charter also calls for more resources for Home Office and HMRC
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
03 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Words of advice from former senior officials, including ex-perm sec David Bell, on managing the transition period
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
29 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
Report also calls for a slimmed-down Cabinet Office and revival of national government campus
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
28 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
MPs bemoan continued "lack of cross-government leadership" and the varying approaches of departments
Starmer calls for 'duty of candour' after infected blood scandal
23 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer calls for 'duty of candour' after infected blood scandal
Infected blood scandal is "truly shocking, but it is not unique", with "concerns raised but ignored", Labour leader says
Cabinet Office rebuts call to give more detail on 'vague' Civil Service People Plan
22 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office rebuts call to give more detail on 'vague' Civil Service People Plan
MPs said civil service workforce strategy "does not provide enough clarity" on how it will meet its aims
PCS conference votes for new strike strategy, including demand for 100,000 more civil service jobs
22 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
PCS conference votes for new strike strategy, including demand for 100,000 more civil service jobs
Union delegates at conference ignore warnings that pivot to new approach could bring pay dispute “back to square one”
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
21 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
Call for senior civil servants to face new statutory duties over advice to perm secs and ministers
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
16 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
Departments which failed to meet threshold include Cabinet Office, DWP, HMRC and Treasury
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
15 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
Proposal to ban lanyards that aren’t “standard design” not included in Cabinet Office guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion
McVey announces 'common sense' plan to streamline equality and diversity work
13 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
McVey announces 'common sense' plan to streamline equality and diversity work
Esther McVey takes aim at “woke hobby horses”, external EDI spending and non-standardised lanyards
Milestone-based reward trial for senior civil servants to begin in summer
09 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Milestone-based reward trial for senior civil servants to begin in summer
John Glen announces pilot of long-awaited approach to reducing churn and driving up performance standards