'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
Johnson says his experience of working from home mainly consists of "walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop"
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
Gisela Stuart hits out at ‘wrong and counterproductive’ criticism of civil servants
Civil service commissioner and ex-MP also says she is “amused” at the suggestion she cannot be impartial
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
13 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
Prime minister announces plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs
Unions slam proposal as an “outrageous act of vandalism on our public services"
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
11 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
Manchester will open next as part of a strategy the department says will save it more than £300m by 2026
HMRC accused of ignoring public health guidance in demand for Wales office return
04 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
HMRC accused of ignoring public health guidance in demand for Wales office return
Department's “move away” from Welsh Covid guidance is “deeply concerning”, PCS says
Ex-civil service head questions plans for large-scale staff cuts
03 May 2022 Civil Service Reform
Ex-civil service head questions plans for large-scale staff cuts
Lord Kerslake says huge challenges require “right-sized” workforce as former civil service chief exec Manzoni issues caution over skills gaps
Cabinet Office finally kicks off clearing house review eight months after announcing it
29 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office finally kicks off clearing house review eight months after announcing it
Plans for in-house investigation of FoI unit published the night before critical PACAC report is released
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
29 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
Cabinet Office perm sec is asked again for details, more than two months after original queries
‘Substandard’: MPs tell Cabinet Office to ‘drive cultural shift’ on freedom of information
29 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Substandard’: MPs tell Cabinet Office to ‘drive cultural shift’ on freedom of information
Inquiry criticises “mere baseline compliance” with FoI Act and failure to provide basic information on secretive clearing house
Unions slam PM’s ‘absurd’ threat to privatise Passport Office
27 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam PM’s ‘absurd’ threat to privatise Passport Office
Home Office recruitment failures and poor management to blame for backlog, unions say
Rees-Mogg sets out guidance for new ‘bonfire of the quangos’
27 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg sets out guidance for new ‘bonfire of the quangos’
Teams asked to identify minimum of 5% savings as PM eyes potential for outsourcing ALB functions
‘Images of Marley’s ghost’: Dorries slams Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian' war on home working
25 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Images of Marley’s ghost’: Dorries slams Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian' war on home working
Backlash at government efficiency minister’s views on officials working from home
Slow government risks wasting another reform opportunity, think tank warns
22 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Slow government risks wasting another reform opportunity, think tank warns
Institute for Government calls for Declaration on Government reform refresh to prevent history from repeating itself
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
12 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home
Cabinet Office recommends 2% pay rise for SCS
08 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office recommends 2% pay rise for SCS
Pay rises should be “affordable” and weighted towards the lower end of pay scales, Cabinet Office tells SSRB
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"